Okay, my girlfriend's former step-father who died a while back was in World War II and was a spy in Nazi Germany, he brought back a lot of souveniers from the war including the following:
-A nazi knife with a swastika on the handle that has "blood and glory" etched into the blade in German.
-A Walther PPK 7.65 cal automatic from the early 50's thats in good condition and still fires.
-Postcards in almost mint condition from around the time of the war.
-an intact MRE kit from WW2 with a mini-pack of cigarettes and other stuff still in its wrapping.
-A small-ish nazi flag that was grabbed off one of their cars towards the end of the war (we think).
-Papers/identification from german soldiers he killed.
and other stuff like that.. its all in a bag in my closet now, I was thinking maybe theres people out there who would pay money for this kind of stuff?
2007-12-18 06:01:43 · 8 answers · asked by Concerned 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well after reading these responses and considering I don't know that much on the subject, i'm going to try and get an expert to evaluate the worth of the stuff.
To the people saying "you shouldn't sell his legacy".. why not? its just been rotting and rusting away in storage for the last 15+ years, why not let people who appreciate such things have it and display it somewhere? Also, I don't personally believe going off to a war and shooting people should be the greatest thing a person should be remembered for.. sorry but if some nazi memoribilia is someone's greatest claim in life then they didn't have much of a life.
Plus if I have kids I don't want them to A) find a gun in the house, considering the PPK has a full ammo clip in the holster, B) find a nazi flag/knife/etc and tell other people about it and give out the wrong impression.
2007-12-18 19:29:15 · update #1
Your best bet is to have the whole group evaluated by an antique dealer who deals in militaria, or a militaria dealer recommended by a reputable antique dealer. This group sounds like it may be worth a great deal (she won't be able to retire on it, but it might be worth a few semesters of college).
Please don't try to do it yourself via eBay or the other on-line auctions.
2007-12-18 09:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by psyop6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A PPK from the '50s will get you about $250, but it isn't Nazi...WW2 ended in 1945.
MRE's didn't come into the Army until the 1980s. If it has cigarettes and tin cans then it is most likely a C or K Ration.
A full C or K ration might get you $20.
If the knife is real...maybe $40...have to see it to know.
The car flag...maybe $35-$50 depending on condition.
The postcards might get you about $40..maybe more. People tended to throw stuff like that away so it's less common now.
I have no idea about the ID papers. It would depend on who's papers they are. A General's ID will get you more than a Corporal. Waffen SS is worth more than Wermacht. Gestapo papers would be worth a lot.
2007-12-18 06:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by Willie D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I Think WW2 Stuff is now worthless , This generation is not into it , and not to many left in that generation who do care . My Dad was in WW2 and after the War he was in the Nuremberg Trials as a Guard and had all the Germans on trial for War crimes autograph two one dollar Silver Certificates , All the best autographs .It was left to me ,I tried to sell them because I'm not in to it eather , It's Funny ! ,all the offers I got , I got 4 of the cheapest new Tires I could find for our old car , And that's worth more then a piece of WW2 History , So I'm going to put them away and not care anymore , after time they probably get lost or something, Who cares .
2014-03-22 05:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Nate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
holy **** if you can find the right person you could score big from this i think personally i would keep all of this for a couple more years but yes people at gun shows would go crazy for that kind of stuff. just because its Nazi doesn't mean its automatically bad its about the history behind it.
2007-12-18 06:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by Tyler T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big Money... The pistol wouldn't be Nazi as the Third Reich captiulated in 1945. However the rest of the stuff would command high dollars at auction. If you are in the United States that is. If in Europe I would look at local and national laws.
2007-12-18 06:11:15 · answer #5 · answered by Jubal S 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
its a shame you are selling his legacy,he was a hero,and you should be damm proud of him.if that was my father i would keep to show my children and their children what a great man your father was.money isn't everything.please reconsider.consider loaning to a war museum.but i guess because he's not blood, it's just not important to your girlfriend.
2007-12-18 09:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by ole man 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there are people who would pay for it,
My guess is that besides private collectors (try selling them on amazon or ebay) or to be better try the Smithsonian or a museum.
2007-12-18 06:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how would he feel if you sold it, should these things not be something that are kept in the family. handed down from generation to generation. i think it would be an insult to him and all he fought for if these things were put on ebay and flogged to the highest bidder
2007-12-18 06:11:29 · answer #8 · answered by Conor F 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋