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.
NAVY K-98 BAYONET MINT
This is your typical early period example, displaying the smooth finish to the hilt and scabbard. The hilt surfaces display no wear. The mortise button is fully functional and upon closer examination is stamped (37). The reverse, upper pommel edge is twice Waffen-Amt stamped with the number 37 below. The grip plates are the purple bakelite style exhibiting a few scratches! They are retained by the standard screws and spanners showing no wear. The blade has a blued finish, grading 95% with the wear confined to the runner areas. The blade grades excellent! The obverse ricasso is stamped with the serial number 3697 over the letter e. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the maker's name , GEBR HELLER Finally, the spine is stamped with the number 39, which signifies that this piece was made in the year 1939. The straight scabbard, like the bayonet itself, has a smooth finish. The reverse scabbard ball is stamped with a single mark ? . The obverse scabbard throat area is matching stamped the serial number 3697 over the letter e. The frog is the smoothtexture variety, without a retaining strap, exhibiting little wear, grading excellent-. The reverse side is stamped with a Unit marking (M) for navy! And is maker marked and dated 1941. The frog grades excellent. A NICE piece for a combat display!
78th INFANTRY GROUPING GERMAN OCCUPATION
Nice staff sergeant tunic serving with the 78th infantry. A fully lined od wool Ike jacket. the button front has been modified with the addition af a luftwaffe flight suit zipper (DRP RI-RI) marked. The german fully bullion embroidered patches are fantastic. The sleeves have the staff sergeant stripes, overseas bars and service stripes.The collars have domed US disc, Military police 759-A domed disc screw backs and two MP DI'S clutch backs. The ribbon bar is one of a kind with a brass plate with painted ribbons under a domed plastic front with the germany bar affixed. Hat one has green piping and mothing, hat two has red piping and DI on front. Pants are mint with size markings. Second tunic has german made shaef patch and issue 78th patch with 1948 staff sergeant stripes, has button front. All items are stamped with the numbers H8715. In World War II, the 78th Division was reactivated at Camp Butner, North Carolina on August 15, 1942. After two years as a Training Division, the 78th embarked for the European Theatre. There, in combat in Belgium, France and Germany our men brought even more honor to an already proud name. The Siegfried Line, the Roer and Rhine rivers, the Cologne plain, the Remagen bridgehead, the Ruhr pocket - all lay along the road to Berlin, where after six months of occupation duty, the Division was officially deactivated in May of 1946.
RARE NAVY EM/NCO BUCKLE IN GOLD
Early, injection molded aluminum buckle, with tab. The buckle retains about 85% of the original finish. Buckle is marked R.S & S. Leather tab is marked with maker and dated 1938 and also marked with a eagle and swastika over a M indicating Kriegsmarine issue. Very rare buckle missing from most collections.
RED CROSS OFFICERS BUCKLE
This is the 1938 style silver aluminum Red Cross Officers buckle. It is a 50mm diameter with the second pattern Red Cross emblem centered on a circular pebbled field with a full laurel leaf wreath on the outer edge. The reverse is stamped Ges.Gesch 2. These were worn by all Officer ranks up to (but not including) DRK Generalführer, overall near excellent overall.
WAFFEN SS STEEL BUCKLE
This example is the pressed steel version of the hard to find Waffen-SS buckle. This example shows minor wear to the high spots and retains 5% of the original silver radiator finish. It has the elongated u shaped belt catch with welded flat feet. This steel SS EM/NCO'S Belt Buckle by "RZM 155/40 SS" was produced by the Assmann firm in 1940. This example has a good combat-worn look.
NAZI DRV CUFFLINK
Silver metal with chain, maker marked. 16mm by 18mm.
M35 AK TROPICAL NAVY HELMET SUPER RARE!!!
NEW PRICE!! This is a consignment piece from an old collection. A reissue M35 helmet with a M40 Liner period reissue. The helmet has the gold NAVY eagle and the typical textbook AFRICA KORPS Tan paint with a Pinkish tint. The shell is marked ET64 and 3487 with a 56 liner. The chin strap is brown leather in good condition. The liner is complete and is suppel. The attaching clips to the liner do not show any signs of tampering as shown in the photos. This is a very scarce helmet in this condition and the decal is in very goood shape as shown.
LUFTWAFFE OFFICER FLIGHT BLOUSE w/ GERMAN CROSS i
NEW PRICE!! This is a flight blouse for a Luftwaffe Observer as indicated by the OBSERVER flight badge which is sewn on. The tunic also has the cuff title for the Bomber Group BOELCKE and the GERMAN CROSS in GOLD. This is is of very high quality as pictured. The insignia is tailor sewn as pictured. The bomber badge, iron cross,belt and hat ARE NOT included in this sale, there are however loops on the tunic for these badges. There is no size marking on the tunic and the size appears to be that of a small to medium sized person. Consignment item!
GENERAL STAFF NAMED SERVICE TUNIC (NEW PRICE)
This is a consignment item from an old collection. This is a tunic as pictured once belonging to a Major on the General Staff. The name is Kesselheim as appears on the name tag in the interior pocket. There are several small moth bites as pictured and also the Adjutants Cord has one tip missing as shown. This is a salty tunic showing wartime use.
NSKK EM DAGGER RZM M7/36
This NSKK is in as found condition. The mounts show a bit of patina. The dagger does not appear to have been taken apart in modern times. The grip appears to be a mahogany type. It shows usage on the obverse, and the same on the reverse . The SA button is nicely placed and does have good enameled surfaces. The eagle still shows all details to the head, breast , wings, talons, wreath and mobile swastika. The scabbard shell is NOT. This shell shows quite a bit of age. Also, the scabbord paint is black with brown under the black. The matching scabbard mounts are in good shape. The original screws are all in place and are unturned. The blade of this example is nice and has not been sharpened. This blade will clean up if someone wanted to work with it. The SA motto is deeply etched and still has about 90% of the original darkening in the backgrounds. The reverse blade is marked with RZM M/736. This dagger was picked up by me form a vet. Never been cleaned!