Quote Originally Posted by Lakey View Post
The thing is I don't think a lot of the German companies that engaged in war time production had much choice. and a lot of the products were really well made, so the survival rate of guns and the like is quite good. I dont have any Nazi items in my collection, but I do kind of understand some peoples fascination with the period. Each to their own.
I agree there are some really technically impressive and interesting things made in Germany 1933-45, not least weapons. And they are worth having in a collection.

What I don’t get (well, I think I do, but heavily dislike it and think it’s unhealthy) is why, say, where legal, a Walther PP made for the police in 1932 is worth less than an identical 1941 one with Nazi markings and provenance (former used to apprehend criminals, latter to shoot Jews in the back of the head). Or the fascination with SS etc dress daggers, whether real, fake, or repro.

Also, a lot of those companies did make a choice - to employ slave labour.

Getting off soapbox. Dinner awaits.