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.
JAPANESE WW2 ARMY OFFICERS SWORD WITH VERY OLD FAMILY BLADE.
This is a really nice WW2 officers Katana model sword with very early family blade. Cloth bound fish skin grip complete with three metal Manuke to each side. Decorative gilt brass suba. The blade is very impressive with a good clear hammon line and it is in excellent condition, it is an old family blade cira 1650, the tang is fully signed by Bushu Shitahara Ju Hiroshiga, please see the last photograph in the set of ten for some research of the original blade maker. Army officers matching scabbard still retains much original brown paint. Complete with WW2 Japanese officers sword knot. This is a really impressive Katana sword. Exc++
NPEA CHAINED LEADERS DAGGER BY KARL BURGSMULLER.
The NPEA leaders dagger is one of the hardest standard production daggers to find, in the last 40 years this is only the 3rd example I have offered for sale, as a rarity comparison I have probably sold over 100 chained SS daggers. The hilt fitting are the later plated type and they retain about 90% silver plating over the base metal. The grip is in very nice condition and it is inset with a silver eagle. The blade features the NPEA motto to the obverse side, the reverse side is marked, Karl Burgsmuller Berlin, the blade shows some age spotting and there are faint traces of sharpening to the blade edges, the buffer pad is still in place but it is fairly worn now. The scabbard retains 90% original olive green paint, the wear is mainly to the edges, there is also two tiny dents just below the upper fitting. The matching scabbard fittings are the plated type and the upper two fitting have the Burgsmuller type ramps, the central mount is held in place by pressure as it does not have screws which is correct for this model and is what you want to see. Complete with chain hanger, the spring clip is correctly marked on the reverse side DRGM in a box. Extremely rare dagger often missing from even the most advanced collections. Exc+
BRITISH WW1 OFFICERS SWORD STICK, MIDDLESEX REGIMENT.
High quality malacca cane with staghorn handle. Silver collar featuring the badge of the Middlesex Regiment. Pulling the handle away from the stick reveals a long lethal steel blade, the blade shows age spotting but it could be cleaned if required. Exc++
HITLER YOUTH 1939 GAUSIEGER BADGE IN SILVER.
A very nice silver HJ Gau sports competition badge with perfect enamel. The reverse side is fitted with pin and hook and it is maker marked, G.BREHMER MARKNEUKIRCHEN. Superb looking award in near mint condition.
GAU MUNICH COMMEMORATIVE BADGE OF THE 9TH OF NOVEMBER 1923.
A round bronze badge produced to commemorate the Munich Putsch of the 9th of November 1923 and it was awarded by the Munich Gau of the NSDAP in 1923.The bronze badge features a circular oakleaf wreath with inscription which translates to, AND YET YOU HAVE CONQUERED and with a swastika to the centre with date 1933. The reverse side features safety pin pin hook and makers details, Deschler & Sohn Munchen. The award was discontinued when the blood order medal was introduced in 1934. Near mint.
SS PRESENTATION CIGARETTE BOX.
Brass cigarette box sitting on four ball feet. The lid of the box has a decorative central oval design with inscription, SS ORDENSBERG VOGELSANG. At this location there was an NSDAP Ordensberg School and also apparently an SS training camp. This box came with the SS Unterscharfuhrer Schmidt group but I am selling it separately as I cannot confirm that it was his but it probably was. Near mint.
LUFTWAFE SHORT MODEL PARADE BAYONET BY SEILHEIMER COMPLETE WITH ENGRAVED BLADE AND BROWN FROG.
The black celluloid grip plates are in mint condition. The hilt retains at least 95% silver plating, the wear is mostly to the top. The riffle slot is complete with red felt insert and it is in working condition. The blade is in in near mint condition, the obverse side features long ornate panel with remembrance motto and then Luftwaffe 1st pattern eagle to the right side and the left side features the state eagle, the reverse side features the Paul Seilheimer Solingen stamped trade mark. The scabbard retains 95% black paint complete with Luftwaffe brown frog. Luftwaffe engraved parade bayonets are hard to find. Exc++
HITLER YOUTH BOYS SIDE CAP
Brown cotton overseas side cap with red piping and complete with cloth HJ swastika diamond insignia. Interior features an artificial brown silk lining complete with cloth RZM tag which is rather faded with age. Near mint.
THIRD REICH CASED IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS BY HOFFSTATTER.
The cross retains all original black paint with good high swastika. The cross has never been cleaned and has a very nice and attractive age patina. The reverse side features pin and hook and it is stamped with makers code L/19 which is the code for Ferkinand Hoffstatter Bonn and which is a difficult maker to find. Complete with black leatherette box of issue with iron cross design to the lid which is in fine condition. A near mint set.
THIRD REICH IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS, RARE SCREW BACK MAKER MARKED EXAMPLE.
The cross is in fine condition with all black paint remaining and it has a nice high swastika and the frame has a nice age patina as it has never been cleaned. The reverse side is fitted with screw disk, the cross is maker marked L59 for Louis Keller of Oberstein, there is also a second stamped mark which is a tiny square with unidentified design to the centre, I do not recall seeing this second mark before. A very nice example of a hard to find private purchase maker marked screw back iron cross. Ex++