Thanks. I have lots more. If there's any interest, I will post them.
You all are a wealth of information! Thanks so much for your help!
Wow. You all are amazing. You've given me more to research. I am so clueless on all this stuff. Thank you for all the info!
This photo was also in the album I bought at a yard sale recently. Anyone recognize him or what his uniform and medals can tell me? Some of the...
Thank you for the information! I looked up Obergefreiter and it said: Obergefreiter {m} [Luftwaffe] mil. Leading Aircraftman [RAF]Do you think the...
I recently purchased a photo album which I believed belonged to a German officer. This isn't the album owner but a postcard of a handsome young...
I was so touched to read about what you and your wife have gone through and will continue to deal with as she recuperates. My hopes and prayers...
The handles are pretty smooth on the top part where the hand would push down but the body of the handle is a little rough. Except for the design...
Welcome, Tex, from another newbie! How awesome that you got to visit the actual battlefields in Europe. Have you found any interesting artifacts...
Thanks for all the welcomes! SteveM, shopping at yard sales is a numbers game. You wouldn't believe how many hundreds of yard sales I hit every...
Thanks, Sniper! You are a wealth of information! I can't tell if the head is encased in a separate body or if it is all one piece. I also wouldn't...
Agreed, Suzie. If these hand stamps are indeed reproductions, I have to say I'm amazed and impressed at how convincing the people were at making...
I was thinking you could just click on my member name and then click on my album there. I'm not the sharpest tack in the box so if you can give me...
Skipper, the hand stamp looks very similar but the handle is a bit different and the letters are also different. I'm still convinced that these...
I purchased a photo album a couple weeks ago and it has opened up a whole new interest for me. The album appears to have belonged to a German...
Absolutely yes, Ulrich, you may share the photos! Please share with us anything you might find out about these interesting pieces. Oh, and...
I believe you're right, Milleniumgorilla! I can't believe how exciting it was to find out what the odd characters on this hand stamp were. What a...
Hey, Clint. I tried the carbon paper method but the photos came out much clearer than anything I could get on paper. Thanks for the tip though.
So do you think they transposed the "L" and the "I" on the word "Batailon"? Do you have any idea what this old German font is called? I...
That was my guess for the last letters (BATALEON) but that was as far as I got. Here is a photo showing the handles. The lady I bought them from...
