Unfortunately, it is not always easy as a militaria collector determining the authenticity of individual pieces. The market is flooded with ever better fakes of medals and uniforms. In my 35 years as a collector of militaria I have acquired a very good knowledge due to the fact that I still had the opportunity to meet countless veterans, study their awards and personal items and learn what to look out for when it comes to separating the gems from the trash. My main collecting area has always been uniforms as well as the German mountain troops. I have now decided to make my help available to everyone who needs it, at no cost. If you have any questions please contact me via email. Have fun collecting!
It is not advisable to have the pieces “discussed” on the basis of pictures in various militaria forums.
There are a lot of “self-appointed experts” with dangerous half-knowledge. Very quickly a piece is talked to crap and is then almost unsaleable !!!! Pieces are also very often “talked down” in order to buy them cheaply afterwards.
This Website is dedicated to researchers, archivists and collectors of historical military memorabilia. This site carries no affiliation whatsoever with any political ideology, especially of hate or intolerance. Any visitor to this site does so with the understanding that it is strictly for the purposes of historical collecting and research as stated above.
Due to the changed legal situation in Germany and Austria, we will not be selling or shipping to these countries with immediate effect.