Mauser made silver bars too!

Vlim · 01-18-2010, 04:29 PM

Alvin,

Like in most countries, emergency funds were simply printed on paper. The town of Oberndorf am Neckar printed emergency money for example, I saw an example of such a bank note a while ago. Mauser had no need to do so herself, although it may have cooperated with the town.

So these 'silver bars' are just fantasy pieces.

apis mellifera · 01-18-2010, 05:42 PM

Pure imagination made possible by the availability of the stamps. At best the seller is either a fool or a crook depending on whether he bought them or made them.

If you didn't know that those stamp were available and didn't know what Waa63 meant, you might fall for it. But I'd think the look of them would be the red flag for most. The Nazis, being a flashy lot known for precision, wouldn't make poured bars like that.

If you google "nazi silver bar" apparently there are a lot of them out there - surprising for something so "rare".

01-18-2010, 04:29 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Alvin, Like in most countries, emergency funds were simply printed on paper. The town of Oberndorf am Neckar printed emergency money for example, I saw an example of such a bank note a while ago. Mauser had no need to do so herself, although it may have cooperated with the town. So these 'silver bars' are just fantasy pieces.

01-18-2010, 05:42 PM	#2
apis mellifera User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV Posts: 149 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	Pure imagination made possible by the availability of the stamps. At best the seller is either a fool or a crook depending on whether he bought them or made them. If you didn't know that those stamp were available and didn't know what Waa63 meant, you might fall for it. But I'd think the look of them would be the red flag for most. The Nazis, being a flashy lot known for precision, wouldn't make poured bars like that. If you google "nazi silver bar" apparently there are a lot of them out there - surprising for something so "rare".