Post by karl on Jun 14, 2014 13:26:30 GMT
Congratulations Ben, I hope this forum is successful for you. As for my collecting history. When I was a kid in the 60's I thought the German war souvenirs that the neighborhood kids had laying around in there cellars and garages were cool. I would trade a bayonet for a German helmet (helmets were my favorite item then).
After the mid 70's I was busy raising a family and didn't have the resources to collect. But in the 90's with the advent of the internet and the wealth of knowledge on every imaginable topic my collecting interest was rekindled.
I was particularly drawn to the beauty of the Schirmmütze. My main collecting goal was to have at least one nice example from each of the military branches of the Wehrmacht. (But as many of you know it's hard to stop with just a few.) I'd like to thank Stonemint and Ben for helping me get to that goal..
After the mid 70's I was busy raising a family and didn't have the resources to collect. But in the 90's with the advent of the internet and the wealth of knowledge on every imaginable topic my collecting interest was rekindled.
I was particularly drawn to the beauty of the Schirmmütze. My main collecting goal was to have at least one nice example from each of the military branches of the Wehrmacht. (But as many of you know it's hard to stop with just a few.) I'd like to thank Stonemint and Ben for helping me get to that goal..
