Welcome to the forum!!
Interesting presentation but I can tell you right now that although the actual rounds look original, those swastikas and the boxes are not. You mentioned swastikas on the inside of the grips, which also raises BS alarms. Grips were proofed and numbered. They never had swastikas stamped into them.
Lastly, the German badge is a Luftwaffe Flak Range Finder's proficiency insignia, (The Gothic "E" is for Entfernungsmesser (Range Finder)), which seems a little incongruous to the set it is included with.
In order to help you evaluate this ensemble, you would need to photograph each item seperately and in detail, so each individual piece can be judged on its own merits. As a "set", it is a previous owner's fantasy, not something that was issued or even presented by the Third Reich.
A look at the swastikas inside the grips would be very instructive.
I'm not trying to bust any bubbles here. It looks like you might have some nice items, they just don't necessarily belong together.
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