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.
ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY THE IMPORTANT ENGLISH GUN MAKER NOCK OF LONDON.
A very nice flint lock pistol by the very desirable gun maker Nock of London.The wooden frame is in fine condition.The steel flint lock mechanism is in good working order and the frame is engraved H.Nock.The barrel is in excellent condition and it is stamped with a good set of proof marks, the top edge is engraved London.The ram rod fitting and trigger guard are produced in brass with some decorative engraving. Complete with steel ram rod. A very nice antique pistol dating to about the 1790's. [Condition: Exc++]
RAD OFFICERS DAGGER BY ALCOSO.
Fine detail to the impressive eagles head hilt.The white celluloid grip plates are in fine condition.Mint blade, the obverse side features the RAD motto and the reverse side the makers trade mark, Alcoso Solingen and this being there 1938 / 40 pattern.The matching RAD silver scabbard is in fine condition. A very nice example of a scarce RAD officers dagger. [Condition: Exc++]
RAD OFFICERS DAGGER BY KREBS.
Much original silver finish remaining to the hilt of the dagger with excellent detail to the eagle head hilt, the crossguard features the Rad insignia of a wheat sheaf with spade and swastika. The white grip plates are also in excellent condition. The blade is in really nice condition, the obverse side features the RAD motto and the reverse side the makers trade mark for Carl Julius Krebs Solingen with there crown trade mark. The scabbard is in fine condition with most of the silver plating remaining. A really nice example, much better than most.[Condition: Exc++]
DLV / NSFK FLYER'S KNIFE BY RARE MAKER COMPLETE WITH HANGER.
This is a very early production example of the 1934 DLV dagger by E. P & S (Pack Solingen) which is a very rare maker for this model dagger. All early nickel silver fittings have a nice black age patina as they have not been cleaned for a very long time, the black enamel swastikas to the crossguard are in perfect condition. Fine condition blue leather grip showing just slight use and handerling but no damage.The blade of this example is very interesting as it is by Pack Solingen with there Seigfried trade mark, although this company is well known for there SA daggers and other models i do not recall ever having a DLV by this maker before and so it is obviously a very rare maker for this model dagger, the blade is also in very nice condition. The scabbard still retains all original blue leather and it is complete with matching early quality silver fittings, the scabbard throat is double stamped with the DLV acceptance stamp and also the NSFK acceptance stamp something not seen that often and it shows that the original owner of this dagger transfered from the DLV to the NSFK when this organization was established in 1937.When i purchased this dagger the original leather was complete but a little faded with age but some dark blue leather polish brought the colour back to life perfectly. A very interesting DLV dagger by a rare maker which is double marked and in fine condition. Some might remember this dagger as I featured it in one of the December up-dates, it was quickly reserved and payment was promised but never received so i am featuring it again. [Condition: Exc++]
ENGLISH ANTIQUE FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH SPRING BAYONET.
A very nice English flintlock pistol dating to about 1800 by Wheeler of London. The flintlock action is still tight and it is in full working order.The side of the pistol is fitted with a spring bayonet, pulling the catch back releases a lethal spring bayonet. The gun is fitted with a sliding safety catch. Fine quality brown wooden grip inset with silver blank escutcheon. A very nice pistol and those fitted with spring bayonets are scarce and always in demand. [Condition: Exc++]
WW1 BRITISH MEDAL GROUP FOR BRAVERY WITH PHOTOGRAHS OF OWNER.
This set of four medals including the military medal for bravery were awarded to Sargent Charles Wood of the Liverpool Regiment.The set are mounted on a medal ribbon bar and comprise the rare WW1 military medal for bravery, WW1 British war medal, WW1 Victory medal and the WW2 defense medal (possibly for service in th home guard), the three WW1 medals are engraved with the owners details, 53808 SGT C.W.WOOD 4 / L POOL R, the WW2 medal as usual is not named. Complete with WW1 miniature ribbon bar for 3 awards to include the military medal and also 4 post cards of Sargent Wood, three of the post cards are identical and show Sgt Wood wearing the military medal ribbon bar on his military tunic, two of these post cards also have inscriptions on the reverse side and one names Sgt Wood, the last phonograph is of a grouping of soldiers, Charles Wood is shown as a corporal at that time and he is holding an enamel cup. A really nice grouping of bravery medals which have not been in a collection before, i obtained them from a contact in the Antique trade who obtained them from a house clearance.
ARMY CAVALRY COLONELS PARADE TUNIC.
A beautiful quality tailor made high ranking cavalry officers parade tunic. Fine quality field gray tunic with dark green collar which is piped in yellow for cavalry troops, the cuffs and the front of the tunic is also piped in the matching colour waffenfarbe. Silver bullion collar patches on yellow backing, matching silver bullion shoulder straps with cavalry yellow piping and with gray underlay denoting an officer of the reserve, each eppaulette has the matching Regimental number VI and a single rank star for Lieutenant Colonel. Fine quality silver bullion breast eagle. Loops on tunic for a very long medal ribbon bar and loops for three pin back badges and also a special fitment for a screw back award (probably an iron cross 1st class), obviously the original owner was highly decorated. Attached to the tunic is a silver bullion aiguilette. The interior of the tunic features a very high quality silk lining with large tailors label for Willi Otto, the interior of the dark green collar has a detachable collar protector which is also maker marked. An exceptional parade tunic for a very desirable branch of service, originally belonging to a high ranking officer and in fine condition, they do not come much better than this. [Condition: Near Mint]
LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS SWORD, EARLY EXAMPLE BY WAYERSBERG IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
This is a superb early nickel example which has never been cleaned and which has a fine black age patina and it is in near mint condition. Fine detail to the swastika pommel and crossguard. The blue leather grip is in perfect condition. Mint blade by Paul Wayersberg Solingen with waffen amp stamp.The leather scabbard is in perfect condition and it is fitted with matching nickel silver mounts. Complete with leather hanger.The is a sword for the collector who wants the very best, an exceptional example. [Condition: Near Mint].......THIS ITEM IS NOW RESERVED.............
THIRD REICH REICHSNAHRSTAND FLAG POLE TOP.
A superb and rare flag pole top for the RNST which was the German agriculture organization. Large silver swastika with gilt sword and wheat sheaf insignia with long silver shaft with screw hole fitting. The edge of the large swastika has the correct marking for one of these rare flag pole finials, GES GESCH PREISSCMANN RAUER & CO MUNCHEN . A very large and impressive banner top standing at about 37cm in hight. [Condition: Exc++]
NPEA MANS DAGGER BY BURGSMULLER.
The NPEA school system was established in 1933 to educate the most gifted German Children who would then hopefully in the years to come would be the new National Socialist leadership, after graduation from the NPEA they were encouraged to seek a career in the armed forces, party or the state organizations.The NPEA being an elite school system there were only about 40 schools ever established, the last one being in 1944 and with probably less than ten thousand students in total and many would never have received a dagger and so NPEA daggers are very rare. The silver plated crossguard's still retain much original silver finish.The brown wooden grip is plain with out insignia which is correct for the students dagger, the reverse side of the grip has some tiny nicks close to the upper crossguard but they are extremely minor. The blade features the NPEA students motto on the obverse side, WEHR SEIN ALS SCHEINEN (be more than you appear to be), the reverse side has the makers details, Karl Burgsmuller Berlin Charlottenburg 5, the blade is in very nice condition with just a few very faint marks from age. The scabbard is the standard Burgsmuller bayonet type and the underside of the scabbard frog stud has the all important stamping 753, the scabbard paint is the standard olive drab colour and it still retains about 85% original paint.The blade buffer pad is still in place which is nice to see as these are often missing. A very difficult dagger to find.[Condition: Exc++]