My interest in German Third Reich came
about as an off shoot of my Post WWII German Police insignia collecting. I had a
hard enough time trying to research the patches, insignia, ranks and structure
of the old West German states. Because of that I never really had the time to
devote to WWII Items.
Now after twenty years of collecting police
insignia, I needed a new challenge. If you don't know it, collecting 3rd
Reich items can be extremely difficult due to the vast amounts of fakes &
reproductions. It requires a lot of time and effort to research and study
pieces. Looks can be, and in many instances are, deceiving. Many items
purporting to be WWII are actually post WWII manufacture using the original
tooling. So before you plunk down your hard earned money, you'd better know the
differences.
Clicking on any of the links below will
take you to each respective website. Once again, I have no affinity for
the politics or actions associated with this period of time. I am simply a
collector of historical items.