I own a long dagger/short sword. The hilt is in the design of the German eagle with its wings spread out as the hand guard and in the middle of the hand guard is a swastika. The scabbard is also adorned with swastikas on the top, mid section, and bottom.

I don’t want to own this piece as I don’t want to be seen as a Nazi sympathizer or anything of the sort, but I don’t want to sell it to someone who actually is a Nazi sympathizer or something like that.

What do I do with it besides trash it? I don’t want to trash it because it’s decent quality. It’s not historic in any way (which disturbs me to think about) but it’s well made.

What can I do with it?

*The item in question is not historical

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldOP
    21·
    5 months ago

    I doubt that. As I said it’s not historical. It was made within the last two decades so I don’t see a museum being interested.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      Oh yeah, so it’s just junk.

      If it were actually from WWII, I’d say there’s no reason not to hold on to a piece of history, but if it’s just neo-nazi garbage? I agree with the others saying modify it or toss it.

    • errer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      My only other thought besides destroying it: maybe gift it to a theater so it can be used as a prop? There are plays that focus on nazis/neo-nazis (e.g. The Producers) so maybe they could get some use out of it?

      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        5 months ago

        It was a gift though I don’t even remember who gave it to me.

        Edit: It was my sister. The blade was her exes and she didn’t want to keep it due to obvious reasons.

        • Urist@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          You did not have a big reaction as in “WTF are you on about?!” after being gifted a nazi prop? IMO both you and the gifter should’ve had an unfavorable memory of the event etched onto your brains forever.

          • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldOP
            1·
            5 months ago

            No it was one of those “I need to get rid of this and you’re the only person I feel comfortable having it because I know you’re not a Nazi” things.

            They gave it to me because they knew I would appreciate it as a blade and not as Nazi fan art shit.

            It was my sister btw. It was her exes and she gave it to me. I just remembered since people keep asking and I’ve been thinking about it.

            • Urist@lemmy.mlEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              No worries, figured there was a story behind it. That is a pretty wild ex though, good riddance (the ex and not the blade).