Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
WWII GERMAN IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS, 1939 27
1939 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction. Single piece iron core and a two piece alloy frame. The obverse features an embossed, high relief, central, canted, swastika with the re-institution date, "1939", to the bottom arm. The reverse bottom arm has the embossed original institution date, "1813". The swastika is in nice high relief while the dates are somewhat lower. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon 2 5/8''. Maker marked 27 Anton Schenkl's Nachf. Wien
WWII GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE OFFICER'S BREAST EAGLE
Stamped alloy national eagle with spread wings and a gilt wash. Eagle shows nice detailing and reverse is a mirror image of obverse. Reverse with solid, soldered hinge, thin round horizontal pin and soldered catch all intact. Reverse of eagle also has a vertical retaining prong to wreath. Unmarked example.
WWII GERMAN HJ MEMBERSHIP BADGE M1/146
Roughly 25mm tall, 14mm wide, die struck alloy, diamond shaped badge with red, white and black enamel work. The vertical diamond badge features translucent red enamel with an underlying pebbled field to the top and bottom quarters and solid white enamel to the side quarters. The center of the badge has a diamond with a central canted black enamel swastika. Pin back device intact. RZM M1/146 Anton Schenkis Nachf., Wien