@Oliver Aeternus Im in the British Isles. Ive got an Iron Cross that was liberated from the Reichs Chancellery by a British Officer in July 45. Agreed our soldiers didnt tend to really bring stuff home.

Been in militaria for over 40 years, he’s not as squeaky clean as you may think.

i want to buy a few pieces from him, could you tell me where he lives or how do i find him? i know he has a webpage but i want to buy personally. Thanks

most easely to fake

@@TheRdamterror Yep you are just a joke but that can’t be faked!!

@@mikewest5529 im no joke im real

@@mikewest5529 and i DIT NOT say it was fake only i say its the most easly thing to fake so to me to one of the least inpresive things in that collecsion

@@TheRdamterror Easy to fake the item but hard to fake the paperwork connecting it to someone who served and came back.

Tom would make a great Dinner Guest for sure , He has become a International Treasure for Sure .

I wonder how a US interrogator got it.

You would never know how old it is!! Stunning with a terrible story!!

I think the blade being broken on purpose according to tradition makes the blade even cooler, I love blades and items that I can associate a genuine story with.

fred brant 🤣🤣🤣

@fred brant my mama told me he's my Daddy

How sweet would that be if you did a genealogy kit like ancestry.com and find out he is your long lost grandfather or something. That would be amazing.

@@b-radfrommalibu I'd be to scared to do a genealogy test. I'm probably third generation Neanderthal.😂😂😂

Connor Richardson I really doubt he is pushing fake stuff on the level of knowledge he shows the public. He’s a top collector on the web.

@@hellbillygoebig9446 you're CLEARLY new to collecting Third Reich militaria. Visit War Relics or Wehrmacht Awards forum & search Wittman's name and let me know what you find rookie. Dealers like Wittman love collectors like you

@@hellbillygoebig9446 I know you're a rookie for one because veterans know that 3R militaria is so extensive that no dealer can know everything and that every now & again, even the world renowned dealers have fakes slip by. The issue isn't an isolated incident of a fake here or there. The issue is countless fakes & dealers who do not remove them from sites when presented with evidence that proves the item in question is a fake. That said, if you're the type of guy who would buy a piece of ocean front property in Arizona because you easily get caught up in the charm put forth by the seller, then there isn't much I can do for you. At the end of the day, it's your money and your loss if you buy fakes because you didn't do your research. I do however take issue with lazy buyers who refuse to do research because they keep fakers in business & keep our beloved militaria hobby flooded with fakes.

Connor Richardson cause your pushing vids on the web with your collection. Your collectors talk page looks like a collectors sausage fest gossip page. Obviously you’re jealous of Whitman. Take up your issues with him. All in all the Hobby lacks common sense for surviving tactics anyways rookie. Hope u can carry your collection. I collect but obviously not on your level stain. Simply because of fakes. Lord knows I only have one head for my one m35 double decal. And it’s Luftwaffe bitch, so u know it’s a real double. And if I’m a rookie, then I’ve been a rookie since history class 15 yrs ago. This rookie is smart when collecting, buying anything cloth from those times is damn near a waist because of fakes, besides flags maybe. Hope all your arm bands are real champ? Plus I’d rather spend money on modern needs & wants for my family & I. Hope the fire doesn’t get your entire collection lame. Hey thanks for the websites. My guy is “Veterans Foot locker” look him up & tell me he’s a fake bitch

@@hellbillygoebig9446 Lol, seems I touched a nerve, "bitch". I get it bro, you bought shit from Wittman & you want to defend your purchase. You say you're a smart collector yet you buy the story not the item. There are not fake flags out there? I bet you think helmets are not faked either. You're such a fucking dolt that you think Luft dd's are never faked lmao. #rookie. I'm jealous of Wittman? Why? I'm not a dealer. In fact, I support dealers who have bigger collections & are more renowned than Wittman. Buying anything cloth is a waste? Do you not own any reference books? Do you not study your items? It's VERY obvious that you do not. Once again, you buy the story hook, line, & sinker. I can see why by your masterful command of grammar. Do yourself a favor & get educated, rookie. Post your Luft M35 to WA or WR. Let's see if it shakes out or not. Also, give me the link to your dealer. I would love to examine his collection.

Never thought nazis were keeping swords

Lol

In the Hitler era, the gouvernement tried to use old designs, to show the german people, that they ( the Nsdap party) are keepers of german tradition. One of those things ,tradition keeping' had been the uncommon, strange soundig ranks of SS. Before the thirty years war the military words had been german, but after the war lots of french words came in use. A Hauptmann became a Capitaine, or a Feldwebel became a Sergeant or a Fähnlein became a battailon. So the Gouvernement tried to reintroduce german sounding rank names.