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Good job on getting the correct period slings on your long guns. I keep buying slings and frogs that I don't have a rifle or bayonet for but may need down the road. That is how you fill up a drawer full of accouterments that you have no present need for. Ah well, that is the essence of collecting is it not?

I have found there are closet Italian fascist period collectors but they seem to be a quiet lot. One does not see much stuff come on the market IMHO.

I am an accouterments junkie myself. I love slings, frogs, lanyards, pistol rigs, etc. I see you have the same penchant for these things.

People are passing away and their collections are sold. They made millions of daggers and US GIs brought a huge amount home. Daggers are one of the most sought after German collectible and there are thousands of dagger collections here in the US.

Can you show the backs of the pins?

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.