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Hello Boys! Peiper is in town! Just heard this one is mine now...

"Wonderful photo of Joachim Peiper from 1971.
Reverse side signed by him."

 

Hi Kai are you going to get this one a nice frame or put it in a book ?

 

That's quite an autograph to have in your collection, Kai.....

 

Yes, I am very happy to have this Peiper autograph! Now I have proof that he actually did give signatures post-war, which I thought was not possible at all. I recall reading that he´d been hiding at his house for obvious reasons.

 

Oh lucky me. Some more excellent "Birds" that I just caught.Especially the Nowotny one is absolutely breathtaking for me....
War time signed studio photo of Walter Nowotny wearing the Diamonds.

And

War signed private portrait photo of the Holder of the Swords to the Knights Cross Egon Mayer.

 

very special and clean looking fotos Kai congrats on these two and Peiper's.

Great pose for Nowotny and what a way out he took in combat with 2 Mustangs from the 20th and 357th fg's. Brave and very active pilot to the end with the early 262 jet Kommando but so was Egon designing the use of frontal attacks which were so un-nerving and really spectacular, surprising with the only the few moments to attack bombers that any victories were achieved, another lost in combat.

 

Egon's picture is an absolute beauty. The man shot down several B-24s only minutes away from my home.

 

in transit to my cave # 113 Aurich from Dresden

 

Hi Kai, great photos and i owe you a salute soon as i get more.

E, nice cross. Is it my early Christmas gift this year? ;-0) im also getting another ekII in but from the wife of a deceased vet ;-(

 

is it whom I think it is .... KM ?

 

Great E.K. ! it looks in great condition .I found some more goodies today, not only on the market but I was approached by a man who had two tongs for sale, one British with WD arrow marked Charles PUGH Birmingham and a German one dated 1942 with GYR markings. I offered him money for it and he agreed to sell me both. I will post them here after cleaning (they are quite rusted and dirty)

 

Some WWII Finnish officer´s medals: from left to right

Mannerheim badge ( boy scouts ), two Freedom Crosses class IV, Winter War medal with "Summa battle" badge, Continuation war medal, Summa Cross, 1.Division Cross, HQ Cross, and the Blue Cross ( for veterans in the 1960´s), plus some post-war work related badges.

 

Wow that framed set is a real beauty

 

Really neat medals kai petri thanks for posting!

 

my latest,early 1942 PU scope from a Soviet Mosin Nagant m91/30 sniper rifle,this model was the 1st ever PU scope designed for the m91/30 - These scope's are extremely rare,few survived the war. The 1942 model has square turrets under the adjustment knobs unlike the later 1943/1944 common models which are a straight tube. Condition is not excellent but the wear adds character I think,if only it could talk
Surpisingly the optics are excellent,tried to get some pics through the scope but they came out kinda blurry.

 

Now you are making me jaleous, that's in real good condition!

 

Great looking ekII Erich, .....that's a lot of medals Kai, nice group!

Vintovka, I dont know much about scopes but that looks really cool.

 

Thanks for looking skipper and AndyPants,I just bought another even earlier 1942 PU sniper scope like this except only rarer-with brass lens fittings,will post pics when this one come's too
kind regards

 

Cool , I'd love to see that one too

 

Yesterday my new helmet arrived, but i posted pics in the Imperial thread instead