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198.0. "Nazi Dagger for Sale" by A1VAX::GRIFFIN () Tue May 11 1993 15:04

    Moderator... I don't know if this is appropriate here or not. I just
    thought there might be a collector in this environment who could be
    interested. Feel free to delete if you think it's inappropriate.
    
    
Bob Griffin
ZKO3-2/M37
DTN 381-1136
A1VAX::Griffin <-- mail please


		Nazi Luftwaffe Dress Dagger ... $225

	Here's a rarely seen piece of WW II memorabilia, a dagger
	from a Luftwaffe officer's dress uniform.

	The dagger is about 15" in length, with a narrow gently
	tapered blade.

	The hilt-guard is in the form of an eagle? with outstretched
	wings, holding a swastika in its claws.

	The hilt (handle) itself is made of some type of white
	composition material that looks like ivory, and has a
	twisted metallic cord running around it in a spiral.

	At the top of the handle is a small white-metal? globe
	which has a swastika on either side, each surrounded by
	an oak-leaf wreath, with three small acorns at the bottom.

	The blade has a few slight discolorations which look like
	they'd come off with a little metal polish, but I didn't 
	want to "shine it up" because I figure some purists might
	object.

	The $225 price I think is reasonable, but I'm not an expert
	in Nazi collectibles. I have seen similar material offered
	at $400, but I have no idea how inflated a price that was.
	

    If anyone objects please let me know either through this conference or
    via mail. 
    
    Dave

Oh, I dunno, seems like a conference frequented by a bunch of reservists would
be a natural place to put an ad like this... 

Maybe we should just open a "classified" topic?

/mike