Hi:  I saw this sign in a French flea msrket. The owner/seller said something about Vichy Period?  I had to take a picture.

It's entirely possible that he never got a WWI Victory medal.  If he was on colonial service, he wouldn't have got one.  The potential is there ....late, I know!   -Ski

I see no red flags with it.  Looks genuine to me.    

I like it.  

At least now you know for certain.  

That is certainly sage advice....   -Ski

Quite a variety of these knives it seems.  Any issue fighting knives as opposed to private purchase?      

Welcome aboard!  Nice man-cave.    

Hi all, I always thought this was a Dutch bayonet but my google image tells me it's Japanese which I know it's not. It's about 13 inches long with a T back blade and metal scabbard. My google does not tell me what the marks are either. Any help is appreciated so I can mark it properly.  Thanks Mark

Once and for all putting this to rest, I had it authenticated at a militaria show and it’s a Chinese knockoff!

hello..what do you think of this case covered in Kai gunto leather? 

FOR SALE: a personal scrapbook, compiled during the 1990’s by former SS officer Heinz Macher, a large 275-page book absolutely chok-blok filled from front-to-back with newspaper clippings, photographs, letters and trinkets. This massive tome measures 11” high x 9” wide x 4” thick and weighs 6.5 pounds!   This scrapbook contains literally hundreds of miscellaneous items of personal interest to the “author.” There are about 100 pages of newspaper clippings, which touch on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local political and criminal matters to events and controversies involving former SS members, and so much else! There are 40 pages of friends & family photos, including Macher’s brother, wife, son and grandkids. More than 30 pages of military-related images focused on his buddies in the SS Kameradschaft group, plus some 20+ pages of letters (personal correspondence received by Macher) pasted directly into the album. The old guy must have really enjoyed going out-to-eat because there are approximately 30 pages which contain restaurant-related things like menus, receipts, photos of the places/owners and pics of the food! He must have been somewhat of a photography enthusiast because there are 40 pages of color photos “nature scenes” also included. Sprinkled in randomly are things like his veterans’ reunion “Treffen” badge, a Third Reich vintage 5-mark coin, and black paper cut-out profiles. The final entry is a photograph of Macher’s wrecked car, where he actually glued the car-key from the wrecked vehicle into the album!   $1500 includes tracked domestic postage via USPS Priority Mail. International shipments @ actual cost. I assume PayPal payment (no extra charge from my side) but I also accept cash, personal checks, postal money-orders and Western Union.   For those of you who are not familiar with Heinz Macher, click here:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Macher