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.
CASED SS 4 YEAR LONG SERVICE MEDAL.
These cased examples of the SS long service medal have become very hard to find over the last few years, the example I have to offer is in superb condition. The medal is in fine condition with all original black finish remaining and it is complete with the correct style ring and tear drop suspension loop.The blue ribbon is in fine condition. Complete with black leatherette card case of issue, the exterior of the lid features the SS runes and the interior base has sections to accommodate the medal and ribbon. A fine example of the SS 4 year medal. The medal and ribbon are Mint and the box is in EXC++
POLITICAL LEADERS YELLOW PIPED PEAKED CAP FOR THE ORDENSBURG SCHOOLS.
A very rare and superb looking hat with a good high front. Brown cloth body with dark brown center band with light yellow piping for the Ordensburg political schools (Reich level also used yellow piping but on those hats it is a slightly different shade of yellow).Complete with gilt metal eagle and cockade. Interior of the hat features a gold silk lining with plain celluloid diamond patch with paper insert with size stamp 58. Brown leather sweat band with RZM label to the underside. An extremely nice and very rare hat. [Condition: Near Mint]
POLITICAL LEADERS STANDARD FOR ORTSGRUPPE ROSENTHAL WITH INTERESTING HISTORY.
A rare early political leaders district flag with the early style static swastika. Red flag with white circle with separately applied black swastika and with silver bullion fringe to three sides. Brown unit box with blue edge piping for the Ortsgruppe level of political leadership with white chain stitched town name, ROSENTHAL.The flag was captured by American serviceman Raymond Richard Ritter of the 99th Recon troop in 1945 and comes with some photocopy documents concerning Ritter with photocopy photographs of his unit and his comrades including the mention of the capture of the town flag of Rosental. The flag shows age and wear with some moth nips but still displays well, the white circle bears the date of the capture of the flag but these are very small and not especially noticeable until closely examined. A rare early flag with interesting history and provenance. [Condition: Exc+]
NSDAP DEPUTY GAULEITERS BULLION CAR PENNANT, EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
This is one of the rarest car pennants that i have had the pleasure of offering for sale, it is extremely beautiful and highly impressive. At the height of the Third Reich only 43 political leaders held the very high party rank of deputy Gauleiter, the German Reich was split into 43 Gau's and each of these Gau's had one Gauleiter and one deputy Gauleiter with a staff of lower ranking NSDAP officials, so to find any item belonging to a deputy Gauleiter is extremely rare because as stated above there were only 43 people holding this high NSDAP rank at any one time, it is also interesting to note that the Gauleiter's were selected and appointed by Adolf Hitler but the deputy's Gauleiters were normally recommended by Martin Bormann which then gave him great influence in the districts often to the great annoyance of the Gauleiter's. This is the 1939 pattern car pennant which is far more desirable and attractive than the earlier type, the pennant is double sided, the cloth background colour's are red and white with a red border with a small white chain stitched inner border, beautiful fine quality gold bullion eagle and swastika with gold bullion oakleaves below and then Gothic gold bullion letters GL.The pennant is contained in its original protective leather and celluloid cover and amazingly the cover is still in perfect condition as normally these covers are cracked and damaged. The pennant is still complete with the metal car fitting, the top fitting is RZM marked.There is no moth or damage to the cloth pennant but there are a few age marks but much of this could probably be brushed of or carefully cleaned if the pennant was removed from it's protective cover but it is very tightly fitted inside the cover and so i do not want to force it to remove it. Extremely beautiful and this would be a highlight of even the most advanced collection. [Condition: Exc++]
BRITISH VICTORIAN ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICERS SABRETACHE COMPLETE WITH LEATHER COVER.
A superb bullion sabertach which incorporates in the design the Royal coat of arms in heavy bullion foliage and mounted with a gilt metal cannon with Artillery Regimental motto below. Complete with it's original leather cover storage case which has certainly helped preserve this sabretache's beautiful colored bullion work. Slight rubbing to the bullion work at the bottom right hand corner of the sabretache but over all it is in fine condition and a center point of any collection. [Condition: Exc++]
ANTIQUE PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX PISTOL.
A very nice 6 cylinder British pepperbox revolver.The frame and top hammer fitting are highly decorated with foliage designs, cylinder has proof marks. Extra large trigger guard. Wooden grip plates are in perfect condition and the but cap is engraved with matching floral decoration. Good working order, circa 1840 /1850. A very nice example, much better than most and in fine condition. [Condition: Exc++]
LARGE SIZE GOLD PARTY BADGE OF THE NSDAP STILL IN FULL GILT.
This 30mm example is in beautiful condition with all gilt finish remaining to the oak leaf wreath, the enamel party badge is in superb mint condition.The reverse side is marked Ges GESCH and it is fitted with the safety pin style pin and hook, the pin plate is marked, DESCHLER & SOHN MUNCHEN and bellow this the original party members NSDAP membership number 37669, the reverse side of the badge is also in almost full gilt with just very slight wear to the gilt finish from rubbing on the owners tunic. The great thing with gold party badges is that they can be researched and the owner identified which can then greatly increase there value. [Condition: Near Mint]
HITLER AND MUSSOLINI COMEMORATIVE CIGGARETTE CASE.
This case is produced in tin and then colored to appear to be tortoiseshell, it shows some light wear to the finish. Set into the center of the case is a large brass plaque which was probably originally gilded and features the heads of Hitler and Mussolini with large eagle and then set in separate wreaths a swastika and the Italian fascist insignia and with lettering Vincere. The case opens with press button to the side of the case. A most unusual souvenir showing just how close these two country's became in the late 1930s. [Condition: Exc+]
ALLGEMEINE SS OFFICERS KEPI.
This is an extremely rare example for an officer, the SS kepi is one of the harder pieces of SS headdress to find and although it was replaced by the peaked cap in 1932 it was still worn as part of the traditional uniform with the brown shirt on special occasions as late as 1940 if not later and it is still actually shown in the 1943 edition of the NSDAP organisation book. Fine quality black wool body with cloth visor, on each side of the kepi there are two sets of air grommets which are often seen on kepis. The crown of the kepi has officers black and silver rank piping, this officers piping and the extra quality of the kepi distinguishes this rare hat from the standard enlisted mans SS kepi.The front of the kepi is complete with early style silver frosted eagle and below this a black button with the early style matching silver frosted SS skull below, the black leather SS style chin strap is held in place with two side buttons.The interior of the kepi has a fine quality black cloth lining with faint size stamp, the brown leather sweat band is in fine condition, the interior of the hat shows just light wear. A very rare hat missing from many collections, this hat comes from an old long established SS collection. [Condition: Near Mint]
ALLGEMEINE SS GENERALS WHITE SUMMER ISSUE PEAKED CAP.
This extremely rare hat was located many years ago in eastern Europe, approximately late 1980's or there abouts, when it was originally discovered the insignia was missing but this was later replaced so the hat could be properly displayed by the collector who obtained it and has owned the cap up until now. White cotton top shows some faint brown age staining but just to the very edge of the top of the hat. Black fine quality velvet center band with silver edge piping.The hat is complete with as previously mentioned replacement silver metal SS eagle and skull badges, the silver cap cords are held in place with two small silver side buttons, it is interesting to see that the cap cords have impressed themselves into the black visor of the hat after resting there for many decades and they have also impressed themselves into the velvet center band of the hat which is a very nice feature to see. The interior of the hat features a white cotton liner with celluloid patch, under the celluloid patch are a set of gold embossed SS runes in a circle.The under side of the peak is stamped with the black SS RZM mark. The fine quality brown leather sweat band has one large and also one small split and it does show wear as you would expect but it is still complete and no parts are missing, under the front of the sweatband are the remains of the orange sponge material often seen on German hats but it is now very dry and fragile, if there was an RZM tag under the sweat band this is now missing.This hat shows age and wear but it is exceptionally rare and displays very nicely and it is priced very realistically because of the slight condition problems, if it was in mint condition it would be considerably more expensive. [Condition: Exc++]