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I guess it's saleability from an ethical perspective depends on whether it's simply an infantry officers sword or something with much darker insignia or motifs.
There are loads of arms and armour fairs all over the country where you could take it to a few dealers.
From this website if it's an SS sword it could be worth a fair bit (probably about 50% of those retail prices) but pretty distasteful.
http://www.snyderstreasures.com/pages/germanswords.htm
If it was me I'd prefer to loan it to a museum I think.
Take a pic, email it with what you know about the sword to the Imperial War Museum, they may have a specialist, or can refer you to a reputable expert.
They'll most likely refer you to a specialist in Germany as they did me.
In most countries, the sale of Nazi Memorabilia is, quite rightly, illegal.
Ah yes, censorship, one of Hitler's favourite tools...
Ethics?
This is all really interesting - thanks.
I'd love to know more about it but its provenance went with my Granddad - he cleared out all his war stuff before he died.
This link sent shivers down my spine:
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http://www.wwiidaggers.com/SSPOL.htm
It looks very very similar to lots of these, though it isn't in perfect condition.
I'll get some pics and do a bit of 'fishing'
I'd love an original fairbairn-sykes if anyone has one they'd like to sell me for cheap. Or free.
I wonder how many Chinese factories turn out historical copies 😆
Years ago I almost bought a Bren gun from a military Collectables shop in Brighton. Mrshora said it wouldn't look right on the coffee table 😀
We have some originals which I think we'll hang onto because they meant a lot to my grandfather. One is a MASSIVE uboat flag like the bottom one [url= 
]here[/url] and the other a Liebstandarde Adolf Hitler ceremonial bayonet and belt with the name of the soldier carved into the inside of the belt.
We talk periodically of sending them to a museum or selling them to a collector but they meant a lot to him so for now, they come out of the cupboard once in a blue moon to show to someone in the family or what have you.
I'd love an original fairbairn-sykes
see, that would send [i]shivers[/i] down my spine
see, that would send shivers down my spine
Why?
Lets see a photo FGS !!!
Brought up with sporting guns, learnt how to use and respect them. Same with knives - in terms of pocket knives, small sheath knives, machetes, even. Tool for a job - respect it, use it properly, be safe with it. My grandfather told me as a kid - always carry a knife, it will save your life some day (I don't, btw...)
Combat knife - that's a bit different, IMO. Singleminded in purpose, cold blooded.
Many years ago we found a very long, very old bayonet - hidden on a ledge inside an old chimney breast. IIRC we came to the conclusion that it was a WW1 bayonet for a Lee Enfield. Quite a chilling find. Don't know what my parents did with it.
Bit like this, but with a nasty kink in the middle...
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I've changed my mind - definately sell it. Even if it goes to a right-wing nut - it's not going to make them any more of a right-wing nut, and it will mean they have less money to spend on spreading hated and bile...
Relevant, perhaps, to the discussions on ethics and Nazi Germany.
Perhaps the idea, like the Breivik trial, is to expose the hatred and vileness of the real ideology lurking beneath the apparently cultured shell...?
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17923208 ]Mein Kampf - republished in Germany???[/url]
there are websites and dealers for this type of thing.
Some of our local antique shops have military sections, so may be worth enquiries along those lines, but check the websites first so u have an idea of price.