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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: scotttt1970 on July 11, 2013, 10:33:00 am
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Hi my name is Scott and the other day I passed this building that looked like it had been built a long time ago. So I decided to get my metal detector out and look around for a bit, and beside some really old coins I found this ashtray. I had to put powder on it so the picture would show the symbols on it. I have searched endlessly and was left with no other alternative but to see if I could get lucky and post it on some forums to see if anyone has any information on it. The only thing besides the symbols on this thing is on the back rim it says made in japan. Any information would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance
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Well it's a bit tatty, and appears to be silvered, but the eagle in the middle is similar to the Reichsadler or Bundesadler eagle used by Germany / the Deutsches Reich. Could have been for military use
Impossible to say with any certainty.