17th Hussar Rgt. Death Head Sword...[OT]

Heydrich · 10-02-2002, 02:56 PM

I totally agree Ron. Imperial Lugers rule. Besides, I’ve been around the Third Reich collectables much of my adult life, and it gets old after awhile. And the hootin’ and a hollerin’ for the German WW2 collectables has just gotten out of hand in the last few years. You see guys almost having a gasm over the stuff sometimes. I want no part of it anymore.

This is totally off topic, but has anyone besides me ever wondered why the German totenkopf (death’s head) symbolism holds such fascination for so many collectors and guys in general? I can understand a teenager liking it (the image is unspeakably cool), but a grown man? I guess it gets down to trying to come to grips with a basic understanding of male psychology. There is an old saying: “Men worship death, while women worship life.” I come from a German family, and I’ve always been intrigued with all the Germanic images, like the iron cross, crossed swords, the swastika, and the totenkopf. (Although I don’t support or believe in Nazism in any way.) It’s strange, you never see black people, South Americans, or Asian people embracing such symbolism like you do white people. The death’s head is obviously an evil symbol. I can understand why people like Malcolm X openly stated that white people are messed up in the head.

For example, here are some images of cups from the Web site in question:

10-02-2002, 02:56 PM	#13
Heydrich Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I totally agree Ron. Imperial Lugers rule. Besides, I’ve been around the Third Reich collectables much of my adult life, and it gets old after awhile. And the hootin’ and a hollerin’ for the German WW2 collectables has just gotten out of hand in the last few years. You see guys almost having a gasm over the stuff sometimes. I want no part of it anymore. This is totally off topic, but has anyone besides me ever wondered why the German totenkopf (death’s head) symbolism holds such fascination for so many collectors and guys in general? I can understand a teenager liking it (the image is unspeakably cool), but a grown man? I guess it gets down to trying to come to grips with a basic understanding of male psychology. There is an old saying: “Men worship death, while women worship life.” I come from a German family, and I’ve always been intrigued with all the Germanic images, like the iron cross, crossed swords, the swastika, and the totenkopf. (Although I don’t support or believe in Nazism in any way.) It’s strange, you never see black people, South Americans, or Asian people embracing such symbolism like you do white people. The death’s head is obviously an evil symbol. I can understand why people like Malcolm X openly stated that white people are messed up in the head. For example, here are some images of cups from the Web site in question: