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Adam,
Congrats on getting something you have wanted for some time from the conflict.
I also collect WWII items, mostly signed books and prints, and have a fair representation of some fairly famous WWII folks. One prize I had given to me was a sword taken from a German SS Staff Sergeant’s body by Sgt Mike Smith, 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Abn Div. The SS trooper from the 2nd SS Panzer Division, "Das Reich" leading an assault, fell to Sgt Smith's BAR during a night action at Bastogne, Belgium on 12-23-1944. That is one of two items I have in glass cases.
I guess I was lucky to start, when these guys were still alive in great numbers. Oh, the stories of Mike Smith were one reason I joined the 101st.
Ed
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