German Wall Plaques

Dr Strange

I started collecting these some time ago. They were usually awarded as shooting prices, end of service gifts and mementoes.

Here are some from my collection:

Stahlhelm Plaque. The Stahlhelm was a nationalist post-WWI organisation for soldiers.


Presentation to a company leader by the 6. Kompanie in 1940


WWI Decoration: Iron work and steel-like defence, protect our freedom and honour


SS Sniper Course 1943 - Best Participant Harnack


End of duty presentation after 12 years service in 1936


Decorative gift plaque 6. Marine Artillerie


One of the more common shooting prices - here for machine guns


Another machine gun shooting price for best shooter


Shooting price for PAK37


First price for Karabiner 98k standing position


2nd Place shooting for Karabiner 98k kneeling position


Some more in the next post.

Best,

Preusse

Dr Strange

More:

Decorative carving from political office


WWI wall decoration


Wehrmacht decorative motif


Shooting club price 1937


Presentation plaque


Memento


Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) memento - German National Work Service 1941


Best,
Preusse

SpitfireIV

Those are really interesting Preusse! I've never seen one of them in real life, or for sale for that matter. Some really great detailing in some of them. What is the average size of them?

I have to say I like the side profile ones of the soldiers wearing the stahlhelms, thanks for sharing!

Dr Strange

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Those are really interesting Preusse! I've never seen one of them in real life, or for sale for that matter. Some really great detailing in some of them. What is the average size of them?

I have to say I like the side profile ones of the soldiers wearing the stahlhelms, thanks for sharing!

Thanks CB1798.

Size varies between 21cm to over 40cm. Most of the shooting prices are about 25cm x 15cm approx.

marcsignal

Adolf Wall Plaque, found in an old cellar in Altomuenster Bavaria, and restored.

Degsy

Preusse wrote: »

More:

Decorative carving from political office


WWI wall decoration


Wehrmacht decorative motif


Shooting club price 1937


Presentation plaque


Memento


Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) memento - German National Work Service 1941


Best,
Preusse

Absolutely awesome,Preusse.Are these all your own collection?

Dr Strange

Degsy wrote: »

Absolutely awesome,Preusse.Are these all your own collection?

Thanks Degsy! Yes, they are all from my own collection. I am always on the look-out for these.

Sometimes you have to decide what to buy if more than one item is available at the same time. For this month and the next I am already done with spending as I have just bought two more deactivated Sten submachine-guns (a MkII and a MkIII) in Germany. I will post pics as soon as they are here. Just waiting to get the papers in order.

Degsy

What kinda price range were they?

Dr Strange

Degsy wrote: »

What kinda price range were they?

The Stens or the plaques?

Degsy

Preusse wrote: »

The Stens or the plaques?

Plaques..

Dr Strange

Ah right. You can get them between ~80 and ~150 Euro. Depending what's on them it can go up to ~250 Euro.