THESE COLLECTORS’ PRICELESS ITEMS ARE SOLD AS A LOT, CONSISTING OF 4 BRASS BEER STEINS, MADE ENTIRELY FROM THE BRASS SHELL CASINGS OF FRENCH 75mm CASINGS, USING THE ONCE LIVE PROJECTILES AS HANDLES; ITEM NUMBER TWO ARE THE LETTERS OF AUTHENTICATION, WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY TWO OF THE ASSASINATION SQUAD WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO GAIN CLANDESTINE ENTRY TO THE RED BARON’S BUNKER, THROUGH ITS INTRICATE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL SYSTEM. THE SQUAD MISSED THEIR TARGET AS THE BARON MADE HIS ESCAPE THROUGH THE OPPOSITE END OF THE TUNNELS. BEFORE EXITING, THE SQUAD REMOVED THE BARON’S HIGHLY PRIZED SET OF SIX PEWTER SHOT GLASSES, EACH WITH THE NAME OF ONE OF THE SIX AIRFIELDS THE BARON USED TO FLY HIS SORTIES INTO ENEMY TERRITORY. THE FINAL ITEM IS THE LEATHER CASE FOR THE SHOT GLASSES.
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th April 2009 at 21:03
AHA!!
Must be real
Damn!
Rumbled again, eh? 🙁
The letter in biro was not half as big a mistake as signing my name in letraset and Dymo tape. Could have sworn they had that in 1918. Should have checked! 🙂
By: WJ244 - 7th April 2009 at 17:46
Anyone fancy the arrester hook I have just found in the back of my shed. I have authentic documents to prove it was from the only B-17 to land on the deck of a swiss navy carrier during WW2!
By: J Boyle - 7th April 2009 at 14:39
So I suppose the chap advertising black labrador puppies…the great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, grandchildren of Guy Gibson’s Ni@@er no less, isn’t on the up and up?
He only want’s 5000 for each.
He say’s the buyer will be able to rent it for huge money it to Peter Jackson for his new film.
By: JägerMarty - 7th April 2009 at 13:33
AHA!!
Must be real
LMFAO :diablo:
By: RAFRochford - 7th April 2009 at 11:16
Priceless!
Unfortunately, not a descriptive that could be applied to the said “Sopwith Camel” joystick!
It certainly was! Still makes me smile everytime I think about it!
Just wish that I had saved a photo of it….
Regards;
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th April 2009 at 11:04
I know that I’ve already mentioned this recently…
…But the chair leg that appeared on Ebay advertised as a “Sopwith Camel Joystick” is still my favourite. It sold too!!
I seem to remember one of the forumites emailing the seller to see if he could buy one of the three remaining joysticks…
Regards;
Steve
Priceless!
Unfortunately, not a descriptive that could be applied to the said “Sopwith Camel” joystick!
By: RAFRochford - 7th April 2009 at 10:42
I know that I’ve already mentioned this recently…
…But the chair leg that appeared on Ebay advertised as a “Sopwith Camel Joystick” is still my favourite. It sold too!!
I seem to remember one of the forumites emailing the seller to see if he could buy one of the three remaining joysticks…
Regards;
Steve
By: Graham Adlam - 7th April 2009 at 10:13
And back to the “competition”….
How about a rare ETC bomb rack from a Me 109-E? Its rare because it has developed an ability to change its history during the duration of its (various) e-bay listings and also rare because it was from the only 109 E during the Battle of Britain to be equipped with twin racks for TWO (yes two!) 500kg bombs.
As the item in question came from a Me 109 from which the bomb rack was recovered in 1940 it was clearly a centre fuselage mounted twin-rack 109. A rarity indeed.
See. You don’t have to make this stuff up to win the most unlikely item competetion! The stuff is out there and listed on e-bay already.;)
A serious question now, why would an ME 109 be fitted with a Bomb rack During the Battle of Britain surely their job was to escort bombers not drop bombs, excuse my ignorance???
By: avion ancien - 7th April 2009 at 10:05
He moved out of there soon after this event and lived in far more salubrious surroundings at Der Gasthof Storch! 🙂
…………is that the one in the little lakeside retreat in Fieseler – and was he in room number 156?
By: Graham Adlam - 7th April 2009 at 09:57
Of course….but I reckon you’d need…ooooh….about $49,000 on top to make it a fair deal for you – given how much they cost you, that is! 😀
Ahh but the seller did not reveal all in his add along with the glasses he threw in a complete uniform, iron cross and some bottles of vintage brandy I am keeping these in my personal collection although I will send you pictures of me drinking said Brandy dressed in the uniform only £5000 per picture, please form an orderly queue my inbox is flooded with offers.:)
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th April 2009 at 09:53
And back to the “competition”….
How about a rare ETC bomb rack from a Me 109-E? Its rare because it has developed an ability to change its history during the duration of its (various) e-bay listings and also rare because it was from the only 109 E during the Battle of Britain to be equipped with twin racks for TWO (yes two!) 500kg bombs.
As the item in question came from a Me 109 from which one bomb rack was recovered in 1940 it was clearly a centre fuselage mounted twin-rack 109. A rarity indeed.
See. You don’t have to make this stuff up to win the most unlikely item competetion! The stuff is out there and listed on e-bay already.;)
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th April 2009 at 09:47
Of course….but I reckon you’d need…ooooh….about $49,000 on top to make it a fair deal for you – given how much they cost you, that is! 😀
By: Graham Adlam - 7th April 2009 at 09:44
He moved out of there soon after this event and lived in far more salubrious surroundings at Der Gasthof Storch! 🙂
Quite so I carried out a seance to contact the Red Barron he confirmed these artifacts were his I have now bought them and have had to break up the set, they are to good to sell so i will only accept a trade of genuine Spitfire parts for each glass, there are only six so its first come first served i am afraid. I will include a copy of the seance tape. Please wait a couple of days the paint seems to be a little sticky after being stored in the bunker and I am drying it.
Andy would you swap that Spit grip of yours for one?
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th April 2009 at 07:47
A Messerschmitt 109 E with a tail-repair patch made from a Dornier 17-P, repainted in Dulux gloss?;)
Now, how unlikely would it be to find something like that on e-bay!?
By: *Zwitter* - 7th April 2009 at 07:43
Documents proving once and for all that Una Stubbs flew Beaufighters
By: GrahamSimons - 7th April 2009 at 07:09
In the spirit of this and and other recent Ebay finds…
Let’s have a competition to see who can come up with the most outrageous (mythical) relic.A sample…
a room service bill from Douglas Bader at a certain Liverpool hotel…
Glenn Miller’s music bag, containing 15 previously unknown tunes and arrangements, along with a toupé
By: J Boyle - 7th April 2009 at 03:34
In the spirit of this and and other recent Ebay finds…
Let’s have a competition to see who can come up with the most outrageous (mythical) relic.
A sample…
a room service bill from Douglas Bader at a certain Liverpool hotel…
By: A79-RAAFVampire - 7th April 2009 at 02:45
Anyone notice the feedback score? Or the recency of the opening of the account? I nearly fell over when I read the price!
By: mark_pilkington - 7th April 2009 at 00:21
I am sure the Red Barron would be horified at having to live in a bunker:)
No, the Baron was very much at home in the bunker, he kept an entire squadron of Fokker Triplanes stored in the bunker to make him feel at home, and they remain there still to this day, awaiting to be recovered and also sold on ebay.
Of course to get to them you would need to remove the entire squadron of Fw-190’s parked in front of them that were placed into the same bunker during WW2.
smiles, gets his coat, and leaves
Mark Pilkington
By: Richard gray - 6th April 2009 at 23:41
Must be good paper those letters were written on, nearly 100 yrs old and still look as good as new.
Hitlers clock just come up in general discussion thread.:)
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