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.
1930 "STAHLHELM" MEMBER'S COMMEMORATIVE BADGE
A slightly convex, 31mm diameter, nickel-silver alloy badge, against whose black enameled obverse is pinned a profiled M16 helmet. To the right of the pin is embossed the manufacturer’s logo of an underlined and stylized "S," "T," and "H." To the left of the pin is embossed "Ges. Gesch. No chips
WWII GERMAN FAD MEMBER'S BELT BUCKLE
Typical pattern FAD buckle. Slightly convex, stamped tombac with silver wash, one-piece construction FAD buckle. Against its pebbled, obverse field is embossed a circular outline to a smooth, upright spade head, with a sprig of barley extending upwards from either side of its base. To its reverse is brazed an alloy buckle catch, and plated metal prong bar with dual prongs. The reverse is marked with, Ges. Gesch and the maker witch is probably F. W. Assmann & Sohn Lüdenscheid is removed as seen on many buckles.
WWII GERMAN BEREITSCHAFTSLEITER LEADER ARMBAND
Red cotton with white chainstitch 2'' tall x 7'' Bereitschaftsleiter (Readiness Leader) was a Nazi Party political rank which existed between 1939 and 1945. There were three levels of the rank, known as Bereitschaftsleiter, Oberbereitschaftsleiter, and Hauptbereitschaftsleiter. The rank was created to replace the older rank of Stellenleiter, itself a replacement of the even old rank of Zellenwart. Those holding the rank of Bereitschaftsleiter were most often assigned to the position of Zellenleiter on the local level of the Nazi Party. In the higher Party levels (County, Region, and National), the rank of Bereitschaftsleiter was used as a low level staff or clerical position.