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.
TURKESTANI EM VOLUNTEER'S SHOULDER STRAPS
Second pattern, (Circa May 1943-May 1945), Turkistani volunteers shoulder straps as introduced on May 29TH 1943. Wide, pointed tip, blue/green badge cloth construction slip on shoulder straps with light blue rayon waffenfarbe piping. The bottoms of the shoulder straps are in a combination of field-grey and stone grey wool while the slip on, retaining tongues are in stone grey wool with an olive drab cotton/rayon reinforcement panel machine stitched to the reverse of one and a black rayon reinforcement panel machine stitched to the reverse of the other. The shoulder straps are in overall very great condition with minimal age toning and minor nap wear. The shoulder straps signify a Turkistani volunteer with the rank of, "Freiwilliger", (Volunteer/EM).
KRIEGSMARINE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CANDIDATES SH
Narrow, pass-through style, administrative officer candidates shoulder cords in silver Russian braiding tarnished gold with gilt washed, stamped sheet metal, Caduceus (two serpents intertwined on a winged Mercurian staff), with two pips indicating administrative service, all mounted on a white wool base. The pass-through end of the shoulder cords have their white wool covered, transverse, wooden, retaining dowels. Some motheing to the back.
GERMAN MARTINSHORN SIGNAL HORN
Nice signal horn made of brass used by police and fire. Size is 8 1/2'' long, marked DRGM with a arrow, one small dent as shown.
WWII PANZER RECON COLLAR TABS MINT
Mint tailor made pair still tied together, never had skulls attached, has maker stamp on the back. Doug
WWII GERMAN EICKHORN PRINTING BLOCK
Eickhorn printing block, looks like copper over steel over wood 5/8'' x 3/4'' x 1'' tall
WWII GERMAN FIRE POLICE HELMET WITH COMB.NECK FLA
WWII German Fire Police Helmet. The original decals are in excellent condition and the original liner is still soft with some wear. The original chin strap shows a little age. The decal on this piece is gold. There is a leather skirt on the rear that keeps ashes from going down the collar and is in excellent condition. Very nice condition WWII German Helmet. Colin
SS-FREIWILLIGEN PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION, "HORS
Right hand side, unit designation, black wool construction collar tab features machine embroidered, stylized "SA" runes in silvery/grey rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a tan buckram backing. Nice example.
WWII GERMAN HITLER YOUTH POLE FLAG
Scarce flag with pole loops to the top . Size is 48'' x 64'', great displayable size. Missing bottom corner and is dirty.
WWII GERMAN DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT ARMBAND
Yellow cotton construction armband with machine woven, black, Gothic script in two lines to the obverse, "Deutsche Wehrmacht", (German Armed Forces). The top and bottom edges of the armband have interwoven rows of reinforcement stitching and the reverse of the armband has a machine stitched, vertical seam. Very clean
WWII GERMAN Orts Level Administrative Political L
This political armband is in excellent condition! second pattern, multi-piece wool and rayon construction Ortsgruppe level, administrative armband. Armband features a heavy red wool base with central white rayon circular field with canted, black, machine woven rayon swastika to the center. Both the white circular field and the swastika are bordered in machine woven golden yellow threads. Both the top and bottom edges of the armband are piped in light blue rayon piping. Has one small cut as shown, unsewn ends, very long 21'', has tag. Jeff