Silver Mein Kampf book at auction.

[MickB]

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/humbert-ellis-auctioneers-ltd/catalogue-id-srjp10246/lot-97d18b97-d19c-41d4-a2b5-a93700bf3769

For some reason my local newspaper website had this as an article, even though the auctioneer isn't in my area.

Estimated to go for between 3-4,000 pounds at auction.

[Oystonousted]

Thanks find this history/silver memorabilia stuff interesting.

Any idea what the silver 800 is?

[KDave]

Amazing and unique piece of history there. Not easy to get past the feelings that years of anti Nazi conditioning have ingrained in me though. 

(Also way out of my budget). 

[StackerNoob]

Ignore the content for a moment, that thing looks absolutely sick! An amazing adornment to any desk Im sure!

 

Remember, you shouldnt be offended by history. You should learn from it. This book is the embodiment of a fanatical, angry and deranged man. Let it be a lesson on how someone could be driven to commit such attrocities and how we can stop them occuring in the future.

[MickB]

3 hours ago, Oystonout said:

Thanks find this history/silver memorabilia stuff interesting.

Any idea what the silver 800 is?

Maybe @SILVERFINGER could help with his knowledge on militaria.

At a guess it might mean it's .800 silver.

[SILVERFINGER]

Yep 800 was the grade of silver the Germans used during that period on the rims of the iron crosses and some awards too, very nice rare historic item, I can see this going for a lot of money, maybe more than the estimate.

[SILVERFINGER]

[Iamdeadboy]

I want that.

 

How much do you think the silver is worth?

[SILVERFINGER]

On what ?

[Iamdeadboy]

The book.

 

It really is a beautiful piece...the fuhrer had taste 

[augur]

I don't see anything special here, just typical symbology on a silver book case: rising sun, eagle and swastika on the front are the stately symbols of the Third (Roman) Empire and fist and ring  (sometimes depicted as a snake) are old germanic symbols. 

What would make this special is the proof that this really belonged to Göring.

It also still puzzles me that Katherine (now Duchess of Cambridge) was staying in the Hotel Goring (yes, Göring) of all places before her wedding to Prince William.

[SILVERFINGER]

Its a lower grade of silver, .800, which the germans used on higher medals and awards like the Iron Crosses, its is the rarity and who it belonged to and was given by that the real value lie in.

[Iamdeadboy]

Yes I wish there was a little more in discussing the authenticity of the item?