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 BAHNHOFSWACHE ARMBAND
Railway station guard .Woven, yellow rayon construction armband with machine woven, black, Gothic script "Bahnhofswache". 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.
WWII GERMAN DRK PERSONNEL'S DUTY ARMBAND
White rayon armband, upon which is machine woven a red Balkan cross, with "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz" scrolled around it in black Gothic script. Consignment item! CK
WWII GERMAN LW EM/NCO'S BELT BUCKLE
Injection molded, aluminum construction box buckle features a pebbled outer field with a central, embossed, high relief, horizontally oval, laurel leaf wreath encompassing a highly domed, pebbled inner field with an embossed, early, Luftwaffe eagle, with out-stretched wings, clutching a canted swastika in one talon, to the center. The reverse of the buckle is a mirror image of the obverse, excluding the outer pebbled field and has the integral, raised, slotted buckle catch and the separate prong bar and prongs all intact. The buckle has no visible manufacturers markings. Nice early buckle.
INFANTRY TYPE 30 BAYONET TOKYO?
Original era manufacture. Blued blade with a strong point and no sharpening, blue steel scabbard, hooked quillon and bird head pommel. The scabbard has no denting. The wood grips show no denting. Serial numbers on pommel.
TANK BADGE STICKPIN
Silver grade 16mm by 11mm, correct knurled pin , unmarked.
REICHSNAHRSTAND MEMBERS STICKPIN
Solid backed with silver and gold finish, finish is tarnished but still looks nice. Marked on back with maker and Ges.Gesch. Early quality with nice detail, shows wear and age. RARE
WWII GERMAN "OST" RUSSIAN/UKR. FORCED LABOR PAT
Great used OST patch, folded over carboard,you never see used ones, Rare on Hold Bob
WWII GERMAN HELMET TRENCH ART M40
This is original trench art as received from a WWII Vet. Large size 68 shell with band in place. This was once a lamp base as indicated by the hole at the crown. I do not know if there are decals under the paint as I have not scratched it to make that determination. Consignment TP.
WWII GERMAN NSDAP PENNANT
Nice flag with price tag still attached. Has some dirt to white disc. Size is 7 3/4'' x 14''
Superb - and truly complete! - 12-pieced medal-/a
Superb - and truly complete! - 12-pieced medal-/award grouping, all pieces as originating from a 'Panzerjäger'-soldier who served within the: '4./Pz.Abw.E.17' (ie. within the: 'Schw.Heeres Pz.Jäger Abt. 525') - Russia (and/or Italy ie. Monte Cassino!) Superb - and truly complete! - 12-pieced medal-/award grouping, all pieces as originating from a 'Panzerjäger'-soldier who served within the: '4./Pz.Abw.E.17' (ie. within the: 'Schw.Heeres Pz.Jäger Abt. 525') - Russia (and/or Italy ie. Monte Cassino!) The neat grouping - that was recently found as such at a private household in Germany and that was never before in collectors'-hands - was kept as such for decades. It comprises respectively of a medal-set: 'Winterschlacht im Osten' (or: Eastern Front medal or: 'Ost-Medaille'), being a non-marked specimen, that was produced by the company: 'Mittweidaer Metallwarenfabrik Rudolf Wächtler & Lange' based in the town of Mittweida. The medal comes stored in its reddish-brown-coloured- (and/or 'Zellstoff'-based-) pouch (that bears the makers'-designation as mentioned above). The award comes with its period ribbon and/or accompanying 'Band-/Feldspange'. (Of additional interest is the fact that the soldier marked the pouch with the places where he was stationed when awarded this medal, being: 'Charkow, Obojan and/or Kursk' - see pictures). Furthermore, there is a medal-set: 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerter' (or: war-merits'-cross second class with swords), being a non-marked specimen, that was produced by the company: 'Deschler & Sohn' based in the town of Münich. The medal comes stored in its reddish-brown-coloured- (and/or 'Zellstoff'-based-) pouch (that bears the makers'-designation as mentioned above). The award comes with its period ribbon and/or accompanying 'Band-/Feldspange'. (Of additional interest is the fact that the soldier marked this pouch with his name and added some (hard to decypher-) writing - see pictures). Furthermore, there is a medal-set: 'Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross second class), being a non-marked specimen, that was produced by the company: 'Klein u. Quenzer' based in the town of Oberstein. The medal comes stored in its light-blue-coloured- (and/or: 'Zellstoff'-based-) (that bears the makers'-designation as mentioned above). The IC comes with its period ribbon and/or accompanying 'Band-/Feldspange'. (Of additional interest is the fact that the soldier marked the pouch with the place where he was stationed when awarded this medal, being: 'Obojan/Russland' - see pictures). There is also a nice example of an: 'Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen' (or General Assault Badge ie. GAB), being an unmarked, zinc-based- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) hollow-back-version that came stored in an etui that was originally intended for storage of an: 'Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross First class). This example is in a wonderfull, uncleaned condition and comes mounted on its period pin-/pin-/catch set-up. Of additional interest is the fact that the top of the etuis'-lid is 'personalised' by the awardee and bears the writing: 'Sturmabzeichen 1941 - 3. Nahkämpfe' (see pictures). He also won the: 'Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross First class) which medal comes also with the set: it deals with an attractive and neatly maker- (ie. '65'-) marked example that was produced by the maker: ' Klein & Quenzer A.G.' based in the town of 'Oberstein ad. Nahe'. He apparently won this award for his participation within the famous battle for Monte Cassino (something that can easily be concluded by the written text in the etuis'-lid that simply reads: 'Eisernes Kreuz I. Kl. - Mt. Cassino' - see pictures). All five awards as described above are decent examples that are not damaged nor cleaned: all retain a nice and/or minimally darkened age-patina (as can be seen on the pictures). Next to these medals the set contains the soldiers' 'Erkennungsmarke' (or ID-disc) being a neat zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based example that shows the unit-designation: '4.Pz.Abw.E.17' (as can be seen on the pictures). This disc was clearly used ie. worn and does show some minimally 'torn-out'-holes. Last but not least does the group comprises of a (miniature-) unit-flag ie. desk-ornament. This piece - which has an approximate height of 23 cms. has a wooden-based and/or rounded foot that shows the writing: 'Schw.Heeres Pz.Jäger Abt. 525 - 26 August 1944' - has a metal-based (and hand-painted!) pink-coloured-, regimental-flag showing a detailed tiger-emblem with below the unit-designation: '2/525' being presumably the unit-symbol of this unit (as can be seen on the pictures). The unit in which this soldier served was equipped with the vehicles of the type: 'Nashorn' (armed with the famous '88'-canons!). The grouping was as stated recently found as such and was never in collectors-hands: I deem that this very attractive set merits further investigation: