{"id":138,"date":"2016-06-04T20:10:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adroystermilitaria.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2016-06-12T16:06:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T16:06:57","slug":"newsletter-no-200-june-4-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adroystermilitaria.com\/de\/newsletter-no-200-june-4-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter No. 200, June 4, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Goering Panzer Division Presentation Sword to Hermann Goering<\/h3>\n

by Frank D. Thayer. PhD<\/p>\n

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Copy vs Original<\/h3>\n

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Here we have a picture of the so-called \u201cG\u00f6ring Panzer Sword.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fake Chinese copy of Goering sword-Note the leather covered grip and the wire wrapping.\u00a0Picture from Germania International via iCollector.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Note the gold color of the metal on the reproduction sword<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This replica is made in China\u00a0and it, and a fake dagger entitled, \u201c G\u00f6ring Panzer Dagger\u201d is also made in the same country. These sell in auctions and on websites stuffed with other similar\u00a0 fakes, for large sums of money.<\/p>\n

These copies are based on an original piece manufactured by the German sword and dagger maker, St\u00f6cker Stahl- und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG ,(SMF) and paid for (RM 250-) by the staff of the Hermann G\u00f6ring Panzer Division by Oberst Ewerth via Oberzahlmeister Hoffmann (see pictures below)<\/p>\n

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Gold plated cross guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The entire hilt. Note the handle is ivory, not leather nor wire wrapped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of the trademark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Goering<\/a>
Length in perspective. All pictures of the original courtesy of Christopher Lihou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This sword, from a private collection, was designated as a presentation by the Panzer divisional\u00a0staff to Chef der Division<\/em>, Reichsmarshall<\/em> G\u00f6ring. \u00a0Delivery was made to the Divisional headquarters in Italy on 18. Juli, 1943. \u00a0In shape it closely resembles the so-called Wedding Sword\u00a0made up in 1935 by the Solingen-based firm of Carl Eichhorn for Goering when he married Emmy Sonnenmann.<\/p>\n

Also note that the eagle on the cross guard is not found on any issue Luftwaffe sword but is found\u00a0on the Wedding Sword.<\/p>\n

The above sword is 34 \u00bd inches overall and the grip is aged ivory. \u00a0The modern Chinese copy is 38 inches overall. \u00a0As Hermann Goering was 5′ 6′ in height, the longer sword would not have been made for him but the shorter one would be correct in size.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that when ivory is fresh it always reacts, very brightly,\u00a0 to the ultra-violet light. As ivory ages, the reaction to the ultra-violet light is far less bright and the more aged the ivory, the darker it becomes when exposed to ultra-violet light. Eventually, when the ivory becomes old enough, there is no reaction to the light. Also, fresh ivory is white in color and old ivory becomes a darker yellow with age.\u00a0 This ivory hilt has been tested with a black light. \u00a0There is no reaction, and the ivory is at least 70 years old.<\/p>\n

As with any object of value, provenance is considered to be vital in establishing its authenticity and, to an equal degree, its value. \u00a0In this case, the sword in question was given by Goering’s family to one Jack G. Wheelis. \u00a0Wheelis was born in Mart, Texas, April 22, 1913 and died in Kileen, Texas on May 13, 1954.\u00a0He served in Germany after World War II and was stationed in Nuremburg during the war crimes trials.<\/p>\n

During that period, he became friendly with Hermann Goering and, in return for his courtesies, Goering smuggled a letter out of jail to his wife, asking her to make available to Lt. Wheelis a number of items, including a sword he had put away in a secure place. \u00a0This she did and with this sword is a USFET Form No 33 <\/a>(also known as a bring back certificate)\u00a0permitting Lt. Wheelis to ship the sword back to the United States as a war trophy. \u00a0It is ink-signed by his commanding officer, Major Harold J. Prangle, USA. Wheelis is well-known in the collecting world as having\u00a0 more authentic Goering items.<\/p>\n

Also accompanying the sword is a bill of sale<\/a> from a Heinz A. von Hungen, MD of Modesto, California who acquired the sword after it was sold by the Wheelis people to a Doctor Julian Milestone of Los Angeles, California, a collector of Goering items, and then sold by von Hungen to the militaria firm of Globe Militaria of Keene, New Hampshire. \u00a0This document is also ink-signed.<\/p>\n

Placing an accurate evaluation on this unique piece is not easy but the Wedding Sword, from which this piece is copied, sold to a collector for one million dollars. \u00a0Though not as well-publicized and not as elaborate, \u00a0this piece could easily fetch upwards of\u00a0four hundred and fifty thousand dollars at auction, especially with the accompanying provenance which the Wedding Sword did not have.<\/p>\n

Dr Frank D. Thayer is a published expert on many aspects of the Third Reich, is retired as emeritus as former head of the Journalism Department of the University of New Mexico, Las Cruces, and has been an advanced collector of militaria for thirty years.<\/em><\/p>\n

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