Soldbuch Completion Service

[Heerespfarrer Heinz]

Check out this auction on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :MESELX:IT

[Feldjager]

Is this your auction?

[Heerespfarrer Heinz]

Yes, I admit that it is. Know anyone who needs a book done?

Drew

[Stigroadie]

How did German pens of the period differ from those of other nations?

[Hoffman Grink]

They had little swastikas on them as well as "Property of the Reich"

[Peter Bauer]

Gotta remember this, I will need one later on

[Feldjager]

They had little swastikas on them as well as "Property of the Reich"

And they are so rare, they only come in boxes of 50 at Beltring

[Heerespfarrer Heinz]

Yeah, they have the sign of the Bremerhaven Instrument Company, or BIC, stamped on them.

No, in reality, there is probably not a great deal of difference between the German Pelikans vs the Mont Blanc, etc (and of course tons of Mont Blancs were used by the Wehrmacht). The real difference is between that era of pen and many of the more modern fountain pens that some people use.

Another problem that a lot of guys have is that they use black ink in their books, when it was very seldom used on Third Reich documents. They tended to favor 'Schwarzblau', or black/blue, as well as a multitude of other colors (brown, violet, light blue, red, etc), as well as different varieties of pencil.

Lastly, the writing of course is the most vital. My wife and I are both quite good at suetterlin script (she is a real German), and have had a lot of practice. If anyone wants some sample pictures, email me at aircorpsdrew@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to send you some.

I didn't put it in the ebay listing, but I also typically put inserts into the books (typed on my original WH typewriter) for various entries (soldbuch accuracy checks, tropical duty exams, ownership of personal pistol, etc) which I think adds a lot to the final product. Its the small things that can make a book really stand out.