Nazi Banner/Flag, is it real? Whats it worth?

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Nazi Banner/Flag, is it real? What's it worth?

First and foremost, I hope I don't offend anyone or break any rules posting this. My sincerest apologies if that's the case.

So my grandfather was stationed in Berlin during ww2. Not sure if this was something he brought home or not but I've inherited it. I have a hunch that it's real. Any idea on how to authenticate it, any idea on possible value?

I'm going to get it checked out tomorrow. From my brief research, it shouldn't shine under a black light for whatever reason. Also if you were to remove a loose fiber and burn it, it's supposed to burn a certain way. I'd post more details about these tests but I'm tuckered out and just wanted to get this posted sooner than later. I've had great luck getting quite timely and helpful responses here.

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Well without any further information, and all feelings of people who can somehow assign blame that rightfully belongs to people who are long dead, to an object that happened to be around at the time..... For an original period NASDAP parade banner that size in good condition, which from the brightness of the colors, this one is..... an average retail price is around the 300$ mark, depending on who you talk to. If I were still collecting and looking to buy it, it would be as a resale or trade piece and I'd offer around 150$
 

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nycarlos said:
I know all about the sanskrit origins of the swastika. That's a Nazi flag. It represents white supremacy, death, atrocities, xenocide, death camps, hatred and murder. Burn it. No great loss.
It's the same as mass murderer memorablia that sickos collect.
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Go away!
 

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jeff of pa said:
burning it will not turn back time, and prevent the past from happening.


ww2 and everything that happened before and during will still be in the history books to remind us.

If the purpose of destroying such memorabilia , is to make a Point,
such events should be buried & forgotten,
You must also Destroy every history Book that mentions the period,
and every relic from every country including the U.S.
the whole era. & ban talk from historians and anyone who may still be alive and remember
that time.

This flag / parade banner did not rise up and kill anyone,
it is just an historical artifact that fits together with that period,
and what we are told happened in the history books.

imo destroying it would be a crime against the right to knowledge.

and if the purpose of destroying such relics is to make a statement,
and hurt Hitler's feelings...
may I suggest you invent a Time machine,
go back to Hitler & call him a poopy-kopf (poopy-head) :thumbsup:
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"may I suggest you invent a Time machine,
go back to Hitler & call him a poopy-kopf (poopy-head) :thumbsup:"

ROFLMBO


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I'm guessing your Grandfather brought it back as a souvenir from WWII, if it's from him and he fought in WWII than why would it be a fake flag? Considering he fought there there would be a big chance he brought it back from the war to just a a novelty or souvenir, perhaps he had an idea that nazi stuff may get popular and expensive in the future due to WWII and the whole infamy of the nazis. I'm guessing that it is real and worth around $200-$300. I you were looking to sell it, a good place would be a WWII convention/show/expo, or military memorabilia show. Just because the colors are bright does not mean it is fake, it is more complex than that, it looks like a real flag that was stored in an attic and never used much.

It looks to be this one, a very common style of nazi flag. If they want to fake something wouldn't they do something more valuable and rare?
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They fake unit patches worth a few bucks. Why not a flag worth a few hundred.

I ran across a swastika arm band in an auction a few years back framed with all kinds of WW2 memorabilia. Assumed it was legit and offered it for sale to a collector. That was the first time I was explained the UV light test. It failed....it glowed. After looking at it closely, and it had the old musty smell also, we both came to the conclusion it was most likely Klan from the 50's or 60's. Live and learn.
 

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Awesome piece of history right there! Don't be ashamed to frame that and hang it in the house... Your grandfather had to do his part to bring that home.

I'm betting "NYCARLOS" wouldn't appreciate the pro-Taliban propaganda poster I snatched up on my first deployment, haha.


~Tejaas~
 

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Nazi Banner/Flag, is it real? What's it worth?

Some believe this symbol is knowledge of prehistoric star navigation, specifically the North Star with other stars going around. Its appearance globally could be a clue to early human globalization. It's too bad the Nazis ruined it, because it being such a turn off greatly hampers the study it deserves.
 

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Tejaas said:
Awesome piece of history right there! Don't be ashamed to frame that and hang it in the house... Your grandfather had to do his part to bring that home.

I'm betting "NYCARLOS" wouldn't appreciate the pro-Taliban propaganda poster I snatched up on my first deployment, haha.


~Tejaas~
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I almost got political :tongue3:

sounds like a cool piece of history to me :thumbsup:

it is truly sad how many people only want to see one side of past events,
and forget or Hide the other.
 

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NOLA_Ken said:
The reason it shouldn't glow under a black light is that it would pre-date the use of UV brighteners in the fabric dyes. Can you post some close ups of the fabric so I can see the weave and the stitching? Also do the edges appear to have been cut? I collected German Third Reich items for quite a while so I can get a fairly good idea if it's an authentic period piece. Smell it.... Sounds weird, but old cloth will have a smell of age to it that a modern repro just won't have

The reason I ask if it's cut is that it looks to be a parade banner from the lack of eyelets. (is it double sided?) These are a lot more common than actual flags and don't bring the same kind of values, but they're still very desirable to collectors
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Agreed. Appears to be a banner versus a flag. What are the dimensions? Need close ups for authentication, plus any other unique details you could provide related to the construction of the piece.

nycarlos said:
Catholic Church on one hand. On balance a force for good in the world.
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There are many that would argue that statement as well. What did you do, join up just to complain about this piece?
 

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seems to look like its cotton of some type, if so, there should be an ink stamp on the outter edge ( a photo was shown on the 2nd page of this thread )

could you provide additional images of the outter edge of the flag ..... ???
 

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