When you want to start collecting
Militaria, you will encounter many fakes and you will be scr...ed sometimes
ending up with junk.
There is not much you can do about
it.... Many people have left the hobby, because there are so much reproductions.
I don't mind buying repro's from time to time as a sort of
"replacement" until I find the real deal, the only thing I do hate is
when repro's are being offered (and sold for the same prices) as real
stuff.
Most of the stuff I have is
original, but no doubt there are fake items that I don't know about.... Maybe it
is even better I don't find out :-)
There is no way you can avoid this,
the only tip I can give is this: LITERATURE !!!!!!
Studying pictures of real equipment
is the only way to recognise fakes and copys, and even then it is very hard !!
so try to get your hands on as many books as you can.
On this page you will find the books
I use. Some are invaluable, some are just nice for the pictures.
I never have done reviews of books
in my entire life, so I will not start now. I'll just give an idea if I like it
or not.
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Title:
German Combat Equipment 1939-1945
Writer:
Jean-Philippe Borg
Publisher:
Histoire & Collections
ISBN number:
978-2-35250-304-0
Year:
2014
What I think:
If you are new to German equipment : buy this one
!, If you are an advanced collector: buy this one !
This book from my good friend J-P Borg is an
absolute must !! (and not just because my name is mentioned in the book
at the acknowledgements :) ) It describes the basics of German Equipment
throughout the war, illustrated by colour pictures of the items, and
black and white pictures of the soldiers wearing them.
I also see this book as a tribute to
Laurent Huart, a dear friend who passed away
too soon !!!
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Title:
Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945
Vol. 1
Writer:
John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht
Publisher:
R. James Bender Publishing
ISBN number:
0-912138-30-0
Year:
1984
What I think:
Volume 1 is about Uniforms.
They
are out of print I believe, so they are a little bit difficult to find.
Pictures are in black and white.
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Title:
Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945
Vol. 2
Writer:
John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht
Publisher:
R. James Bender Publishing
ISBN number:
0-912138-34-3
Year:
1986
What I think:
This Part is about Insignia, Badges, and Armbands
They
are out of print I believe, so they are a little bit difficult to find.
Pictures are in black and white.
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Title:
Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945
Vol. 3
Writer:
John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht
Publisher:
R. James Bender Publishing
ISBN number:
0-912138-37-8
Year:
1987
What I think:
Part 3 is about equipment and weapons. Almost every piece of german equipment is described
in this book so this is an absolute must, try to get one of these !!
They
are out of print I believe, so they are a little bit difficult to find.
Pictures are in black and white.
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Title:
German Army Uniforms of World War II in Colour
Photographs
Writer:
Wade Krawczyk
Publisher:
Windrow & Greene Ltd. - London
ISBN number:
1-85915-052-7
Year:
1995
What I think:
A lot of colour photo's of german uniforms and
equipment In my humble opinion also a very nice addition.
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Title:
German Combat Equipments 1939-45
Writer / Illustrator:
Gordon Rottman / Ron Volsrad
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing (Men-at-Arms 234)
ISBN number:
0-85045-952-4
Year:
1991
What I think:
Basic information about german equipment with colour
illustrations of Ron Volstad. A very good and inexpensive start to see
what the equipment looked like with some basic information.
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