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In reply to the discussion: What is the fascination with Nazis? And why do people want to idolize Nazis? [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Granted, the folks who sold them, also sold US Nam era uniforms, bayonets et al.
In fact, I bought a bayonet, it was used as a rescue knife for many years, together with a dedicated one. It probably saved my life too, and the dedicated Gerber knife could not have done that. Started to slip on the side of a steep hill, dug that thing so hard into the ground that it held, until I could get my footing back... by the way my prusik cord (and knott) failed.
Yup it took two weeks with a sharpening stone and ten minutes every day, to remove all the pits on the sharp edge.
As to what is the fascination? It is the last good war, and many of the vets brought these things across... now their kids and grandkids want them... I mean what did grand dad do during the war?
Of course there are the sick fucks who actually believe the ideology... and at times separating one group from the other can prove interesting.
Oh and the guy who sold these things... he was a WW II vet himself, he spent some time in the Boccage. His war came to an end when he stepped on a mine... as he put it., it's a living.