BBC Scotland News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A Scottish auction house has defended selling Nazi memorabilia in a military auction.<\/p>\n A collection put together by McTear’s included swastika bunting, a “Third Reich” military medal and an SS dagger.<\/p>\n The Nazi items fetched more than \u00a31,600 at a sale in Glasgow. <\/p>\n McTear’s said the items provided a link to an important period in history and insisted they had been “handled with sensitivity”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Listed as “Scotland’s only auction dedicated to military history”, the sale was introduced on the McTear’s website as a “piper’s delight” because it included historic bagpipes, as well as artefacts from “Anglo-English” history.<\/p>\n Of the 62 items on sale, 11 were listed as “Third Reich” artefacts.<\/p>\n The Nazi items included a Luftwaffe dress dagger, which sold for \u00a3220, and an “SS-type” dress dagger, which did not sell.<\/p>\n An Iron Cross military medal, which came with a swastika pin badge, sold for \u00a3300, while Swastika bunting was bought for \u00a350.<\/p>\n The collection also included four silver plates, emblazoned with the Nazi eagle, said to have been taken from Herman G\u00f6ring’s personal train dining carriage. <\/p>\n Two of the plates were auctioned for \u00a3500 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n G\u00f6ring, the Luftwaffe chief and high-ranking Nazi, killed himself in 1946 the day before he was due to be hanged for war crimes and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n A \u00a31 Nazi “propaganda note”, a Hitler Youth book and a “bandit-warfare” badge were also included in the collection. <\/p>\n The note and book sold for a combined \u00a365, while the badge was not purchased.<\/p>\n Second World War Japanese naval binoculars were also auctioned for \u00a31,300, while a war-era Japanese sword went for \u00a3360.<\/p>\n A Japanese flag, which McTear’s said was possibly a “Kamikaze flag”, went for \u00a360.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A McTear’s spokesperson said: “As the only auctioneer in Scotland to run dedicated sales of historic militaria, McTear’s has frequently consigned important artefacts from both world wars. <\/p>\n “On occasion, our auctions, like many others across the world, include items related to the Third Reich, which are always handled with sensitivity. <\/p>\n “It is important to note that these historical artefacts provide a tangible link to an important – albeit extremely dark – era in our history that should never be forgotten.”<\/p>\n McTear’s, based in Glasgow, was founded in 1842 and describes itself as Scotland’s “favourite auction house”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It is not illegal to sell Nazi memorabilia in the UK, but such auctions have been heavily criticised. <\/p>\n In 2019, a Belfast auction house has cancelled the planned sale of Nazi memorabilia after a Jewish community leader described the planned sale as “sick”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"McTear's](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/211c\/live\/4553cfb0-e92f-11ef-a819-277e390a7a08.jpg.webp\")
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