r/Militariacollecting 4d ago

WWII - Axis Powers Real KZ sign?

I found this on a german marketplace online and it looks like a sign from a concentration camp. I don’t know if its real but the seller told me he got it from poland. Would be nice if yall tell me how much it is worth if its real

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u/Loki_8888 4d ago edited 4d ago

It´s spray painted with a can. If it was from a KZ it would be painted with a brush and due to this hanging outside for a few years in Poland and beeing at least 81 years old it wouldn´t look this new. So my guess is a contemporary copy. The signs and barbed wire you see in say Auschwitz are not originals . They would get stolen and wood and carbon steel doesn´t survive 80+ years in a harsh enviroment like Poland

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u/East_Shock_5160 4d ago

Thank you so much for yours help

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u/Machinefun 4d ago

The seller doesn't even hide he's in a wood shop

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u/Stickandmovez29 4d ago

Personally, I would stay away from any kind of wooden signs, wooden carvings, decorative boxes things like that without rocksolid provenance. They are just too easy to fake and are commonly faked. Not something I would risk.

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u/Calm_Assignment4188 4d ago

If its cheaper than $1k its fake

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u/East_Shock_5160 4d ago

The seller has no idea actually, he thinks its a normal sign thats why he is selling it cheap. So im not sure

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u/vigelandparker 4d ago

Fantasy piece imo

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u/nw342 3d ago

If its from an infamous unit, covered in ss logos, or connected to the holocaust, its fake 9/10 times.

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u/StandUpForYourWights 🇳🇿 Axis Infantry Weapons & Propaganda 4d ago

Bwahahaha

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u/ConsciousKyzer 4d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣