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re: Biggest collection of Nazi artifacts found in Argentina
Posted on 6/20/17 at 2:41 am to Sticky37
Posted on 6/20/17 at 2:41 am to Sticky37
My late grandfather's best friend visited Germany at one point in his life. be After my grandfather passed he came to our house with a box and said that my grandpa always told him how much I loved history and especially WW2 so he wanted to give me some Nazi artifacts. That box contained a large Brass German eagle holding the Swastika mounted on a thick solid wood plack, an official Werhmacht officers dress dagger, and an Iron Cross medal with ribbon. I still have everything locked away safe and sound.
I also own a Mauser k98 rifle dated 1944 used by the German army. While cleaning it I found very old dried blood under the metal butt plate. I didn't clean that off just carefully replaced the butt plate and quietly hoped that blood got on that rifle on the battlefield and not in a camp.
History should be kept close to the present. So that we may learn the lessons that it teaches us. So that we may not repeat the horrible mistakes of the past.
I also own a Mauser k98 rifle dated 1944 used by the German army. While cleaning it I found very old dried blood under the metal butt plate. I didn't clean that off just carefully replaced the butt plate and quietly hoped that blood got on that rifle on the battlefield and not in a camp.
History should be kept close to the present. So that we may learn the lessons that it teaches us. So that we may not repeat the horrible mistakes of the past.
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Posted on 6/20/17 at 2:48 am to Sticky37
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That box contained a large Brass German eagle holding the Swastika mounted on a thick solid wood plack, an official Werhmacht officers dress dagger, and an Iron Cross medal with ribbon. I still have everything locked away safe and sound.
That's fricking awesome.
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also own a Mauser k98 rifle dated 1944 used by the German army. While cleaning it I found very old dried blood under the metal butt plate. I didn't clean that off just carefully replaced the butt plate and quietly hoped that blood got on that rifle on the battlefield and not in a camp.
Good God. You're one lucky sob. That's amazing. I'd love to have some wwii artifacts.
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History should be kept close to the present. So that we may learn the lessons that it teaches us. So that we may not repeat the horrible mistakes of the past.
I wish I could just get paid to read and research all things wwi and wwii related. As nerdy as it sounds, I wish I could get a curator job at the wwii museum. 
Posted on 6/20/17 at 3:37 am to VolInBavaria
In another 50-100 years or so when WW2 is a little less fresh on our minds I think that stuff will start being openly collected and be worth a LOT of money.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 4:07 am to VolInBavaria
Came for the WWII intrigue, stayed for the puns.
Now I'm off to breakfast at Waffen Haus.
Now I'm off to breakfast at Waffen Haus.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 4:09 am to dbeck
No way, the place where the nazi's who escaped Germany went, has Nazi artifacts?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 4:23 am to TheFonz
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Who knew about this collection? Did Jew know about it?
Nein.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:03 am to beerJeep
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Good God. You're one lucky sob. That's amazing. I'd love to have some wwii artifacts.
Yes I'm very lucky to have what I have but man I wish I could have a lot more. But hey ain't that true for all of us? Lol
Man if I ever got a position to be a caretaker at a WW1 or WW2 museum/collection that would be the death of me. I'd forget to eat and drink. I'd probably last a week, then they'd find my corpse in the back somewhere holding a cleaning rag and Patton's revolvers in one hand and the Kaiser's sword in the other lol.
But to comment to another poster yeah some of these relics are already very valuable. My officer's dress dagger is going for about $800 right now and it's not really that rare. But that's the thing really, all German army officers were presented with the same type of dagger. Idk if mine belonged to some Captain on the Eastern front or a dang Field Mashal. Love the mystery behind historical relics.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:38 am to Athis
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I almost bid on some Nazi Storm Trooper boots (with Hobnails).
Were they slip-on or lace up? If they had laces, did they tie them with a bow or little knotsies?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:48 am to upgrayedd
CNN: trump has home in Argentina
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:53 am to jmarto1
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Not going to lie, I'd love to have a lot of that for the pure historical value.
Take my edelweiss and never admit that publicly.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:01 am to Spankum
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I always found it interesting how many of the Nazis went to south America when their shite came crashing down. what would make them pick that continent to resettle?...
Some people will go to great lengths to avoid paying a huge gas bill.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:05 am to VolInBavaria
There was a really good mini series on discovery channel i think about hitler in Argentina. For those interested in this theory i suggest you watch it. Called hunting hitler.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:11 am to VolInBavaria
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quote: Inb4 nazi puns I did Nazi that coming
Some of you are sick.... Anne Frankly I don't see the humor in these puns
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:35 am to Elleshoe
Amazing to me. Heil does stuff like this simply become lost to history?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:51 am to VolInBavaria
Now that you mention it it would be funny to see the American picker guys stumble into a nazi collection.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:55 am to SlowEasyConfident
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Anyone ever watched the greatest story never told
More people should.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 7:02 am to gthog61
Who Mike and frank?
Well both their names are German so they would love to put the stuff on
Well both their names are German so they would love to put the stuff on
Posted on 6/20/17 at 7:07 am to CaptainsWafer
Did they find Hitler?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 7:33 am to VolInBavaria
Posted on 6/20/17 at 7:43 am to VolInBavaria
found Nazi artifacts. Jews pissed. 4 new holocaust movies to be released ASAP.
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