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very nice lid - that had to hurt!!

Nice group of German bayonets. Ken

I usually monitor several on-line auction sites for U.S. military edged weapons that I’m familiar with and collect. Still, I consult a variety of my collector books before I buy anything. On several prominent auction sites (to include a site that currently has a live edged weapons auction underway) there are almost always more German blades up for sale, than any other nationality, and by far. Most interesting is the wide variety of German blades that come up for sale from every branch of military service, plus obscure German civil organizations from WWII period and earlier. So my questions are as follows: How does such a large volume of German blades consistently come up for sale in these auctions - does this stuff just get repeatedly purchased and flipped by buyers hoping to make a profit? Are the majority of blades in these type auctions usually legitimate? Are there foreign companies out there making what appear to be very close reproductions, and this stuff is being marketed as legitimate to unsuspecting buyers? I just don’t understand how this extremely large volume of German blades repeatedly come up in these on-line auctions. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks. I’ve collected for over 40 years.

Thank you. A local friend says he thinks it is a Rack # for a training unit.

I’m enjoying all your posts. Fantastic collection!

That is interesting

The third flag with a lot of kanji written on it is upside down. It is strange considering the position of the string, but the direction of the kanji indicates it.

What a great find! Thanks for sharing.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice. Canteen is great. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice. Rich A. in Pa.

Nice group Rich. Scott

Nice flags! I like WWII Italian items and think they are often overlooked by collectors.