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.
SA DAGGER 1933 MODEL WITH FULL ROHM INSCRIPTION BY EICKHORN.
This is a superb personalized SA Rohm honour dagger with a complete inscription and with some interesting features and it is certainly one of the nicest examples I have owned. All early nickel silver fittings, the lower crossguard is marked with bench number 4, there is no SA group mark and this is occasionally seen with Rohm daggers, it is believed that daggers with out a group mark were personally presented by Rohm and not by the SA groups and were probably presented to his Staff members and to personal acquaintances and friends. The brown wooden grip is also very interesting, it is inset with the SA insignia and silver eagle and at the very bottom of the grip it has been finely carved with a small shield with a design to the centre, probably a family coat of arms or the owners initials, but after 86 years it is difficult to make out now, the only other person I know that featured insignia in this position on his SA dagger was Rohm so this really is an extraordinary feature to see. The blade is in beautiful near mint condition, the obverse side features the SA motto and the reverse side the complete Rohm inscription and it also features the small Eickhorn double oval trade mark 1933/35 patten but this example features the squirrel with the smooth tale which is rarer than the serrated tale type, but both are seen on Rohm daggers. Brown anodized scabbard is in superb condition with much factory finish remaining, the scabbard is fitted with nickel silver mounts and the lower mount has a small dent to the base of the ball which most do. Complete with short brown leather hanger with correct early type metal clip. This really is an exceptional example, expensive but I doubt if you will find a better or more interesting example and it is close to near mint condition and so if you want the best this is probably it. [Condition: Exc++]
BRITISH GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL WITH PALESTINE BAR.
George the 6th General service medal, this is a very nice example complete with Palestine 1946 - 1948 bar and ribbon. The medal was awarded to, 14898924 PTE A.T.GOLBY R.WARICK (Royal Warwickshire Regiment). Complete with a copy of the owners birth certificate which shows he was born in 1908 at Nuneaton which is a town in Warwickshire. Near mint.
LARGE ANTIQUE BRASS HOLSTER PISTOL BY JOVER & SON.
Scarce brass barrel and frame. long 6 inch octagonal barrel with white metal sight. Square frame with percussion cock / hammer in good working order. The frame is engraved Jover and Son London with martial trophies and floral decoration. Walnut slab sided grip with plain silver escutcheon. Complete with fitted ramrod. Barrel has several proof mark. The pistol dates to about 1795, at some stage it was then converted into a percussion pistol as many were, Size almost 12 inches long or 29cm. A very impressive large pistol.[Condition: Exc++]
WW2 JAPANEASE ARMY OFFICERS SWORD WITH PORTEPEE KNOT.
This is the attractive dress model. Gilt metal hilt decorated with floral designs. Black celluloid grip is in perfect condition. The blade is in mint condition and it has an impressive hamon. Silver scabbard is in fine condition. Complete with scarce original black cloth portepee knot. An attractive sword in fine condition. Near mint.
WW2 GERMAN ARMY ENGINEERS PEAK CAP.
A fine quality army engineer officers peak cap with a good high front. Field gray top with green wool center band and black piping for engineers. Complete silver cap cord, metal cockade and army eagle. The interior of the hat features brown leather sweat band, gold silk lining with celluloid patch and with full makers details, Adler Mark, Deutsches Qualitats with eagle trade mark, under the celluloid patch is the original owners name tag which also gives his unit details. [Condition: Near Mint]
THIRD REICH RAILWAY LEADERS PEAK CAP.
A superb looking cap with good high front and in mint condition. Dark blue top with black velvet center band and red piping. Complete with gold metal eagle and matching large gold winged wheel cockade to the center band. The cap is fitted with its correct style gold and black cap cords which are held in place by two small gilt buttons. The interior features an artificial leather sweat band with a brown cloth lining complete with celluloid patch with makers details, which is three shields bearing coat of arms and the design of a peak cap, this really is an impressive makers trade mark. Mint condition.
LUFTWAFFE 2ND MODEL OFFICERS DAGGER WITH ENGRAVED BLADE, VOOS STYLE.
Superb detail to the crossguard eagle and pommel, the pommel swastikas still retain some original gilt finish. The white grip is in superb condition and it is better quality than normally seen as it simulates ivory. The double engraved blade is in almost mint condition, it is the Voos style but it is not maker marked which most are not, it is engraved with long ornate foliage panels on both sides and the obverse side features the Luftwaffe eagle and swastika in a panel, the blade is very impressive and almost a work of art. The matching factory blued scabbard is also in fine condition. Complete with silver knot showing light wear to the cord and a fine set of deluxe quality Luftwaffe officer dagger straps. A rare high quality deluxe dagger set, for the collector who wants the best. Near mint.
HITLER YOUTH TRUMPET BANNER.
Red cotton field with separately applied white strip and white diamond, the black swastika is also separately applied and of multi piece construction. White fringe to three sides, the top edge of the trumpet banner has two loops for attachment to a trumpet, the banners is also double sided. This is a scarce early example with horizontal strip rather than the standard vertical type, please see photographs showing this rare pattern being used by an HJ unit. Near mint.
SS DAGGER 1933 MODEL BY KLASS COMPLETE WITH VERTICAL FROG HANGER.
This is a very nice double marked RZM example produced in 1939. Black wooden grip is in perfect condition and it is complete with SS runic badge and silver eagle. The crossguards are produced in nickel silver, Klass was obviously using up old stock before changing to the plated type. The blade is extremely nice, the obverse side features the SS motto, the reverse side features the makers trademark, Robert Klass Solingen with there kissing Krane's trade mark, it is also marked below, RZM M7/37 RZM 1051/39 SS, the blade has some faint age spotting close to the tip but over all this is an extremely nice blade. Black painted scabbard with some age lifting to the paint mainly to the reverse side and it is fitted with plated fittings, there is some age lifting to the fittings but mostly to the upper fitting and this is completely covered by the vertical hanger. Complete with a very nice black leather vertical frog hanger, the interior is SS marked. Exc++
PERSONALISED LUFTWAFFE 2ND MODEL DAGGER BY KLASS, COMPLETE WITH STRAP AND SILVER KNOT.
This very nice set was purchased privately and it has never been in a collection, it is especially interesting as the scabbard is engraved with the original owners name. Excellent detail to eagle crossguard and swastika pommel. The attractive orange grip is in perfect condition. The blade is by Klass Solingen and depicts there kissing cranes trade mark, the blade does show some age spotting especially near the tip but it could be cleaned if required. The scabbard is in perfect condition, the edge of the scabbard just between the scabbard bands is engraved with the original owners name, Otto Bugel, below this there is another word but it is difficult to make out perhaps it is a unit or town name (please see photographs). Complete with silver knot and hangers. An interesting named set that would make an interesting research project. Exc+