Baltic Putter with Swastika

[flopdarock]

those grammar jokes had me rollin at 15 on the stimp meter... lol

[Austin Guy]

I also have a putter exactly as described. No, I am not a racist, Nazi sympathizer, or anything remotely associated with it. I also have a curiosty about the history of this putter which was given to me by my stepfather before he passed away several years ago (no, he was not German or a Nazi sympathizer either). I am an avid golfer (retired now) that just wants to know something about the history of this putter.

[Domenic]

moving on..............how 'bout them Packers, not so undefeated now, are we?

[mlf16507]

Originally Posted by Domenic

moving on..............how 'bout them Packers, not so undefeated now, are we?

If Meatloaf thinks 2 outa 3 ain't bad, then 13-1 has to be better!

[WWBDD]

Holy crap guys ... the reactionary to knowledge ratio here is pretty high.

Swastikas are still common all over Asia as Budhist and Hindu symbols.

I lived in Taipei for awhile and you could tell the vegetarian Budhist restaurants by the giant red swastikas on their signs.

It doesn't surprise that they were used on goods in the west prior to WWII.

[daulton webb]

i have ran across on like the one they where talking about and mine has three swastika's on it if your want i can send you pics of it let me know.

Daulton webb

[Dr Heelhook]

I found this thread on Google and I just had to register and chime in.

The swastika as a Baltic symbol has absolutely nothing to do with Nazism. It's an ancient symbol which played a great role in Baltic mythology and culture hundreds and hundreds of years before WW2 and it's use on that golf putter has nothing to do with Nazism.

It was an Indian symbol (no, Indian as in the Asian country of India, not Native American, who the hell started talking about Native Americans? LOL) before it came to Lithuania and the Balts and is often used in Asian countries with no connection to Nazism whatsoever.

It is sometimes drawn pointing in either one direction or the other, there is no "good" way of drawing it as opposed to a supposed "bad Nazi" way of drawing it.

It is an inherently positive symbol that was stolen and abused by the Nazis and has to be taken BACK. People need to stop associating it with negativity and be aware of it's real origins. Nazis can go to hell.

A lot of people here have obviously not even read the wikipedia page about the symbol, so please do that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

[joe mirando]

I have a mid iron wood 1939 with swatiska on toe.

moderate condition. any offers ?

The rappa

[Backhand]

I have a 6 IRON with two swastikas on it. An it is a Belleville, name Mashie Niblick.

[dana rheaume]

On 7/5/2009 at 4:36 AM, Saig55 said:

Can anyone tell me if they have seen one like this? It looks like a hickory shaft. On either side on the back, on toe and heel, are two swastika's.
Interesting piece.

I have a putter like this, was made in Scotland about 1905 by Roycraft....this is well before the Nazi's. The swastika symbol is known by many different names throughout the world and is very old. Is thought to be a variation of the christian cross in ancient Europe. However at this time in Europe it was considered a good luck charm (early aviators in the 1900's would wear a medallion with the symbol...they needed good luck) Thus the golf club was engraved with this for the golfers good luck. It is also and old symbol for some American Indian tribes, especially in the southwest. Weird fact...the 45th American infantry division used this symbol on their patches and flag until the 1930's...when they removed if due to what the Nazi's were using it for.Unfortunately the Nazi's used the symbol and the meaning is now forever changed for most people..(FYI...Adolf Hitler attended a church in his youth that had this symbol used extensively throughout its cathedral...which is common in old churches in Europe).

[freshmanUTA]

On July 5, 2009 at 3:26 PM, twinke masta said:

The attention to the Swatstika on a 1925 putter is not necessary at all.

Be honest, would you have clicked it without swatstika in the title?

[Ernest Jones]

1 hour ago, freshmanUTA said:

Be honest, would you have clicked it without swatstika in the title?

That's a 7 year old post. Just sayin'....

[Patch]

I always thought the swastika was around 10K years old and Hitler just stole it's design. As for supporting wrongful, hatred thinking, I have this feeling everytime I buy a gallon of gas,  some of my coins go into some nut job's pocket.

As for the putter. If it putts well, use it. 

[vangator]

I saw a documentary several years ago where many buildings have swastikas on them.  Nothing to do with Nazis.  The symbol has been co-opted much like the Confederate Battle flag.  Personally I wouldn't display either, but I certainly wouldn't hold it against someone if they wanted to putt with a piece of memorabilia.  Too much PC these days.

I bet it putts like crap.    Everything would go to the left.

Edited March 13, 2016 by vangator

[SavvySwede]

6 minutes ago, vangator said:

I saw a documentary several years ago where many buildings have swastikas on them.  Nothing to do with Nazis.  The symbol has been co-opted much like the Confederate Battle flag.  Personally I wouldn't display either, but I certainly wouldn't hold it against someone if they wanted to putt with a piece of memorabilia.  Too much PC these days.

I bet it putts like crap.    Everything would go to the left.

You mean right.

[vangator]

6 hours ago, SavvySwede said:

You mean right.

No, left.  The Nazis were very far left.

[SavvySwede]

39 minutes ago, vangator said:

No, left.  The Nazis were very far left.

Nazis were far right. The Communists were the far left ones.

[Fourputt]

3 hours ago, vangator said:

No, left.  The Nazis were very far left.

 

2 hours ago, SavvySwede said:

Nazis were far right. The Communists were the far left ones.

Yep.  Hitler's fascism was extreme right.  But it was still a despotic dictatorship, no less than Stalin's communism.