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.
ANTIQUE IRISH OVER AND UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOL.
Double turn over barrels. The metal frame is engraved, Rigby Dublin and is also engraved with floral designs. The cock is in working order and it is very interesting as it is designed as a fish with scales and it even has eyes. Large impressive wooden grip with metal butt cap. The concealed trigger is in good working order. Circa 1840. Size 6 inches or 15cm. Shows light wear as you would expect. Exc++
WW2 RUSSIAN SOVIET SHASHKA SWORD AND BAYONET.
This is the 1927 model of the Russian Cossack cavalry sword with fitted moisin nagant bayonet. Brass pommel decorated with communist hammer and sickle and red star. The wooden ribbed grip is in perfect condition. The hilt has various issue stamps and it is dated 1934. The long cavalry blade is very impressive and it is also dated 1934 and has other Russian stamps, the blade is in excellent condition. Black leather covered scabbard is in perfect condition and it is fitted with matching brass mounts each of which is stamped with a capital M. The reverse side of the scabbard is fitted with a Moisin Nagant bayonet which is stamped with an issue number. Soviet examples of the shashka sword are far harder to find than those of the imperial period. Exc++
BRITISH BLACK JACK.
A black rope bound double weighted club. Complete with original wrist lanyard. Purchased with a few other British WW1 items recently. Please confirm with photo ID that you are over 18 years of age to purchase this item. Exc++
GERMAN FIRE SERVICE OFFICERS DAGGER.
This model dagger was worn by fire service officers during the late 1920s and was continued to be issued and worn during the Third Reich period. All silver hilt fittings with excellent detail to the flame ball pommel, the attractive crossguard features a flower design to the central block. Black horn grip is in mint condition. The blade is in near mint condition and it is double etched with fire fighting motifs including a fireman\'s ladder. Black leather scabbard with matching silver fittings. The dagger is not maker marked but from the style of the fittings and blade etch the maker was WKC Solingen. A very attractive and difficult to find dagger. Near mint.
VICTORIA CROSS 1854 - 1889 AND HOW WON.
Original Victorian book by Colour Serjeant T.E.Toomey and published in 1890. High quality red leatherette cover with gold embossed title and Victoria cross design. Over 70 pages listing all the British soldiers who had been award the famous bravery medal by 1889 with a short history of each of them. The book also lists the various services of the British forces with list of awards to each, Royal Navy, Cavalry, line Regiments, medical service and others. Exc++
IMPERIAL GERMAN EAGLES HEAD SWORD STICK.
A most unusual sword stick, the silver metal handle is designed as an eagles head with long peak, small staring eyes and feathers to the neck, it looks rather sinister. The shaft of the stick is constructed from bamboo. Pulling the handle away from the staff reveals a lethal steel blade which measures 27cm long, the blade is marked Solingen and has various other stampings which might identify the maker. A most unusual and very attractive sword stick. Exc++
RARE THIRD REICH MINING SERVICE OFFICERS SWORD BY WKC WTH SUPERB ETCHED BLADE.
Most German miners swords which are occasionally seen are imperial German examples or plain hilt army swords that have peen converted at some period into a miners sword with attachment of grip insignia, this example is an actual Third Reich manufactured example and it is the first one that I have offered for sale for many years. The plain brass hilt has a very nice age patina as it has never been cleaned, attached to the hilt of the sword by two small pins is the organisation badge of the Miners organisation, a pair of crossed silver miners hammers. The black celluloid grip is in perfect condition (Imperial examples have fish skin or leather grips), The superb engraved blade is by WKC and it features there Third Reich pattern trade mark which is the stamped knight head with letters WKC, the blade is triple etched, the obverse side features a long floral panel with miner lamp, crossed miners hammers and the Miners organisation motto, Gluck Auf (good luck), the reverse side features a long floral panel and even the spine of the blade is etched with oakleaves, there are a few minor age marks to the blade but over all it is very nice. Black leather scabbard fitted with three matching brass fitting which also have a nice age patina, the lower fittings has some small minor dents but these could be removed if required. A rare German Mining officers sword missing from most collection. Exc++
SS / SA BERLIN RALLY BADGE.
Silver oval badge features the SS runes and the SA insignia inside two shields with oakleaves above and large eagle and swastika below. The reverse side features safety pin style of pin and hook. SS day badges are difficult to find and always in demand. Exc++
SS POLICE OFFICER SOLDBUCH WITH PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM.
This interesting set comprises SS Police officers soldbuch, small photograph album containing 12 photographs of mainly police interest and four large post card size photographs of the owner and his comrades. The soldbuch belonged to Lieautant Johann Kra, with photograph to inside cover of owner wearing police officers uniform, he was born 15.2.1915 in Nord Bayern and he was a professional policeman in adult life, the soldbuch was issued in October 1943 when he was transferred to the SS Police Regiment 17.This unit served in the East including Serbia against Tito and Hungary. He received seven awards, SA sports badge, Czech 1938 occupation medal, Police 8 year long service medal, wound badge in silver, Iron Cross 2nd class, Infantry assault badge and the Iron Cross 1st class. Interesting small photograph album containing 12 unique photographs of Kra with his comrades and some wearing police uniforms, the album probably dates from the late 1930\'s. Four post card photographs, two showing officer in uniform and two others of his police unit. Police Regiment 17 had an unpleasant reputation, it was formed in July 1942 as a Police Regiment and was posted to Poland in 1943 and was also then re-designated SS Police Regiment 17, it was used for anti partisan operations and took park in the first Warsaw uprising in Spring 1943, Kra was transferred to the SS Police Regiment in the autumn of 1943 probably to help make up combat losses and he apparently served in the east until the end of the war. The Regiment was involved in the killing of at least 1000 Jewish civilians in the Lublin area of Poland in 1944 although if Kra took part in this action I do not know but it is a possibility. This set would make an interesting research project. Exc++
LUFTWAFFE 2ND MODEL DAGGER BY SMF WITH GOLD POMMEL SWASTIKAS.
This dagger comes from a grouping of 10 daggers which I purchased privately and they have not been in a collection. The pommel still retains almost all gilt finish to the swastikas, the wear is mostly to the reverse side, normally this gilt finish is worn away and so is rare to see. Excellent detail to the Luftwaffe eagle crossguard. The orange grip is in mint condition. The blade is by SMF Solingen and it is also stamped with a Luftwaffe waffen amp mark, there are a few tiny scratches to the blade but it is still in near mint condition. The matching scabbard is in really nice condition with much factory finish remaining. A desirable maker in fine condition. Near mint.