SAVED FROM THE LOCAL TIP

[ASR142]

Hi Guys
This little lot nearly got lost forever to day found in the metal bin at the local tip !! steve

[ASR142]

whats not shown is the pips , crowns and buttons etc steve

[arrestingu]

Amazing what gets chucked out...cracking wings !!
I remember my Jewish grandfather deciding to bin my whole german militaria collection because it contained Nazi items !!! I was aged 12 at the time and all my stuff was given to me !! Ohhhhh the gems that I lost.....one very lucky bin man did well that day ....

[leigh kitchen]

Very nice. Just give your mobile number to a bloke at the tip.
I haven't, but a guy at my local tip always used to put ceramic plant pots to one side for me. A set of 6 hardwood garden chairs ($1000 in America) cost me £10, all my garden furniture's cost me a few quid, but apart from a Mk VI lid I've never had any militaria.
I sit in my cheap second hand garden chair and drink beer and brood about that.

[Marcus H]

I nearly choked on my tea - amazing finds!

The 27L embroidered badges are of course especially nice.

Best,

Marcus

[KOMalta]

What a find!!! Well done!

[rboorman]

I hope they were not stolen and dumped by the thief? Someone may be missing them!

[NEMO]

Originally Posted by rboorman

I hope they were not stolen and dumped by the thief? Someone may be missing them!

This is actually a valid point.

[ASR142]

Hi Guys
Thanks for the interest
They were from a house clearance that the family where doing which is why I will hold on to them for a bit in hope ! ATB Steve

[leigh kitchen]

Contained in an old tin dumped as scrap in the metal skip perhaps?
I have a batch of about 40 WWII era German navy badges contained in a small white cloth bag that a friend bought for 20p at a jumble sale, presumably the seller didn't know what the bag contained.
These things happen (just not to me often enough).
From personal experience I know darned well that when relatives clear a house all kinds of treasures just get dumped in a skip.

[Mike B]

And the moral of the story is ... take steps to ensure the same thing does not happen to your own collections
I know I am taking precautions
Mike

[leigh kitchen]

Originally Posted by Mike B

And the moral of the story is ... take steps to ensure the same thing does not happen to your own collections
I know I am taking precautions
Mike

All I have to do is keep wife away from a box of matches.

[ASR142]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

Contained in an old tin dumped as scrap in the metal skip perhaps?
I have a batch of about 40 WWII era German navy badges contained in a small white cloth bag that a friend bought for 20p at a jumble sale, presumably the seller didn't know what the bag contained.
These things happen (just not to me often enough).
From personal experience I know darned well that when relatives clear a house all kinds of treasures just get dumped in a skip.

i could show you the tin but its named and am looking into it ! steve

[RSM]

It never ceases to amaze me that in this age of the internet, with the world at one's fingertips, that the person who threw these items away didn't take a few seconds to see if they were worth anything? A mate of mine had a similar experience recently when he found a bunch of medals and citations thrown into a skip! I guess though humans are fickle, and one man's rubbish is another man's gold. A great find, I bet you were well excited when you discovered them!

[irish]

Fantastic find. Will any 0f these pieces be loaded to your website?