SS WOODEN BOX

HELLO
IAM NEW TO THE SITE ,SO PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED.

I INHERITED A WOOD BOX , I BELEIVE IT TO BE SS .

CAN ANY ONE HELP ?
I WOULD APPRECIATE THE EXPERTS HELP , IE WHAT IS IT ?

PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTION CAN BE SUPPLYED ,
IF A PHOTO CAN BE POSTED I WOULD BE GREATFULL ON THE ADVISE HOW TO DO IT .

 

add pics,as this is the only way your likely to get help on the box..

click on go advanced,then click attachments,then you click choose file and choose pics then click download ,and pics are added to posting,ray.

 

HI THANKS

I HAVE TRIED THAT BUT TO LITTLE SUCCESS .
THE PICTURE SIZE IS TOO BIG ?

PICTURES CAN BE SUPPLYED IF MEMBERS FORWARD EMAIL ADDRESS ,

I WILL HAVE TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THIS CAMERA .

 

hello there and welcome to the forum

if you upload your photo to a site like "flicker"......it will sort out / resize the photo for you....then you can copy and paste the URL


(if it's your first time using flicker / or any of the other photo sites you will have to register an account with them first - it's free)

hope this helps

 

imageshack is another site too,but reg will be needed too..ray.

 

THANKS FOR THE MEMBERS HELP .

PHOTOS NOW ON

 

It looks like a hand made cigar box which was probably made for an Officer. It could be trench art or a birthday present made by soldiers for a Superior or given by relatives. In this regard it's pretty unique and it's the first time I see this kind of box.

 

THANKS SKIPPER
IT IS A VERY NICE BOX , AND QUITE LARGE IT MEASURES 10 INCH X 6 INCH
SO I SUPPOSE ITS THE RIGHT SIZE FOR CIGARS

 

glad you got the photos up

it's a nice box alright........perhaps even a Presentation box for a sidearm maybe?

 

Strongly reminiscent of a box for presentation copies of Mein Kampf I once saw at Beltring?

Similar size/style thing here (Scroll down):
Ulric of England

~A

 

THANKS
YES, I MUST AGREE , THE BOX IS VERY SIMILAR , VERY INTERESTING ...

 

There was a similar box to that making an appearence on War Rellic Forum . eu and they seemed to share the same opinion as VP.

Brad

 

I saw one of these for sale over on a site not long ago. Adam is correct its a presetation case for copies of Hitlers book.

 

One way to find to out is to find the size of an orignal Mein Kampf and compare. Besides the box could have had other purposes once the book was taken out and put on a shelve. What I like is the handmade aspect.

 

Was reading a couple of threads on these boxes on Wehrmacht Awards last night:
SS Mein Kampf box...Real or.... - Page 6 - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
SS MK wooden casket - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
(Chap on there that appears to have a bit of a specialism on them.)

As with any Nazi/SS item there seems to be a fair amount of faking going on, but if it's real then the prices for such an item seem remarkable.

~A

 

I'd too have to agree with VP - that's probably a Mein Kampf presentation box.

My copy of MK measures to be 8"x5" but there were different versions so...

 

hello terriertypething.. would it be impertinent to as you how and when you inherited this box. Can you tell me if it is valuable? when you give measurements are they the actuall box dimentions or the sixes of the top. I would appreciate if you could take a few more good pics and post them.
are there any dates or other markings (Maker name)on this?

 

Its a Mein Kampf presentation box for shure Terrier .
Seen those more often . Common are the ones in just plain oak wood ,
this one was propably given to a SS officer as a party gift .
Had a look at the way its carved and I have no doubts whatsoever its genuine .
Theyre not overly expensive moneywise ,most collectors haven't got a clue what they are ,so they don't always sell that easily .
Does the underside bear any visible markings ? Sometimes youll find a single letter scratched or stamped in near a corner with puchmark . Think its an interesting box though ,if you ever consider parting from it give me a PM ,I have a thing for old nazi woodworx

Couldnt help smiling reading the WAF articles referred to and seeing the paper sticker on the back of the casing in the pics there ..described as 'Coffin of SS man' ;-)

 

This is the genuine box all right. Purpose not entirely recognized, but most often attributed to contain a copy of Mein Mampf.

 

By the way, if you ever want to sell, please let me know.