Bought today at local swap meet

Aaron · 09-23-2001, 04:33 PM

Today there were no gun shows within reasonable traveling distance, so I went to the local swap meet, and found what looks like a very unusual item. It is a heavy glass paperweight about 4" by 3" and about 1/2" thick. Embedded in the glass is a mirrored image showing the SS runes and a picture of a Luger. There is an inscription and the date "1936." The inscription says: "Fur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit," which the best translation I can come up with is "In memory of my time in service." There are oak leaf decorations all around the borders. It appears to be original to me, as I have never seen one of these before. I would like to know if anyone else is familiar with this item. Wish I knew how to post a pic, but I just can't get the hang of putting it on an URL, so if anyone wants to look at it, please e-mail me and just say "paperweight" in the subject, and I'll send you a photo. Thanks to all.

09-23-2001, 04:33 PM	#1
Aaron Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Bought today at local swap meet Today there were no gun shows within reasonable traveling distance, so I went to the local swap meet, and found what looks like a very unusual item. It is a heavy glass paperweight about 4" by 3" and about 1/2" thick. Embedded in the glass is a mirrored image showing the SS runes and a picture of a Luger. There is an inscription and the date "1936." The inscription says: "Fur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit," which the best translation I can come up with is "In memory of my time in service." There are oak leaf decorations all around the borders. It appears to be original to me, as I have never seen one of these before. I would like to know if anyone else is familiar with this item. Wish I knew how to post a pic, but I just can't get the hang of putting it on an URL, so if anyone wants to look at it, please e-mail me and just say "paperweight" in the subject, and I'll send you a photo. Thanks to all.