kenv1950
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This ones got me.
I'm stumped--what is it
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gman51
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I would say that's a boat anchor if you didn't already know that. It is used to hold the boat steady while dredging for guns tossed into the lakes.
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kenv1950
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gman51
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Haven't you ever seen one of those boats in a bottle? LOL
gman51
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If the name on it is Deutschland then it could be it is a miniature anchor off a miniature scale of the Deutschland German war ship.
German cruiser Deutschland - Wikipedia
German cruiser Deutschland - Wikipedia
deadin
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2 x 3 inches??
Maybe some kind of a patent model for a German designed anchor???
Maybe some kind of a patent model for a German designed anchor???
fiasconva
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It's one of those "Ve have ways of making you talk" instruments.
M E Morrison
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For removing seriously ingrown teeth? 
shouldazagged
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Let's put it this way: Chuck Norris never buys toilet paper.
carpriver
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It's for those who have trouble holding up their pants when carrying a full size 1911.
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Likely something that an "Watch Officer or officer of the Day" would wear as a symbol of his position. I have a photo showing some Luftwaffe officers with another officer-that is wearing a Luftwaffe version of this duty badge. I think its known as an "Officer in charge of the airfield" badge. Yes--these are very rare and ive never seen a Kriegsmarine version.
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kenv1950
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What are those little hoops for ?
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Probably for attachment to uniform pocket.
ParadiseRoad
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...maybe it's a German tent stake...works like one of these winch dead man anchors...the harder you pull on it...the deeper in the ground it tries to go...
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Correction on one of my posts. The Luftwaffe version is called: Commander Airfield.
Haven't a clue - or even a smart aleck remark (at least not one that could top the beer opener comment!) - but it looks cool.
They keep the anchor at an angle that allows the flutes to bury in.
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...maybe it's a German tent stake...works like one of these winch dead man anchors...the harder you pull on it...the deeper in the ground it tries to go...
Now that's a Kentucky Tater Plow and I know it !! Got that hindge in it for going around the mountains!!!
This ones got me.
It looks to me like a retrievable mooring anchor. In this case, since it is so small, it's most likely a model, such as used for instruction in a mariners class. Being German, it's more complicated than necessary, and probably has a name with 36 letters.
And it's a very cool little doo-dad.
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I believe that is a liebermauserschmidtmeister device. 
crsides
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Spurs for those lipizzaner stallions
Charlie
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Don't be mixing Austrian and German.
Collo Rosso
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Definitely German. If it was Italian it would at least be pleasing to look at.
What we need is a US Navy Anchor Clanker to tell us what it is for.... 
LittleCooner
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German for sure, complicated, way more expensive that the US of A alternate and in the end, probably made of inferior material, imported from china. Note to file: stick with US of A products, especially anchors.
Don't forget Hunter S. Thompson's immortal quote, from The Curse of Lono: "How much is an anchor?"
Tyrod
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I think it's an antique climbing spike.
jlrhiner
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What we need is a US Navy Anchor Clanker to tell us what it is for....
Well, where do you find one of those?
And I'm thinking watch fob.
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