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.
WAFFEN SS MANS BELT AND BUCKLE.
Aluminium pattern buckle still retains some original frosted finish, buckle displays the SS eagle and motto. The reverse side is maker marked RZM 155/43 SS. Complete with black leather belt with unusual cloth backing to protect the owners tunic which shows some wear and fading from age. The belt leather tab is size marked 98, it has also been marked in old black ink with the owners details, W.Dicke 5./ Pz.Rgt 7 and so it might be possible to research the original owner history. Exc++
RLB 1ST PATTERN MANS DAGGER.
The black wooden grip is in perfect condition and it is complete with the 1ST patter RLB metal silver badge with blue enamel RLB letters & swastika, the blue enamel does show some wear as they normally always do. The RLB silver crossguard is in fine condition, the matching silver pommel shows some lifting to the plated finish but it still looks good. Blade by Paul Wayersberg shows some faint age spotting but over all this is still an extremely nice blade. The scabbard retains about 98% original black paint, most of the wear is to the reverse side. Complete with leather hanger which is fitted with metal suspension clip. A good example of a very difficult to find dagger at a very reasonable price. [Condition: Exc++]
DLV FLYERS KNIFE BY SMF.
This is a very early nickel silver example that has a very attractive age patina to the metal mounts but would easily clean if required. The blue leather grip is in superb condition. the pommel and crossguard are also in fine condition, the black enamel swastikas are in perfect condition, no damage at all, the tip of the crossguard is stamped 96 which is the first time I have seen this stamping on a DLV dagger and it is so small it can only be seen with a loop. The blade is by SMF Solingen and it is in excellent condition. Blue leather scabbard with nickel silver mounts with a matching age patina, the throat of the scabbard is not DLV or NSFK stamped but it is double stamped with a tiny eagle similar to a waffen amp mark. Complete with leather hanger with metal clip. A very nice dagger with some very interesting issue stamps which makes it more unusual than most. [Condition: Exc++]
LARGE GROUPING OF WAFFEN SS PHOTOGRAPHS AND PERSONAL DOCUMENTS.
The owners appears to be originally a member of the Austrian army, after the Anchluss he entered the German army and then transferred to the Waffen SS. This grouping consists of four field post letters, large water colour painting dated 1934 which depicts injured and dead people in a park with an inscription below, I believe this was produced as a health warning and it is very strange to say the least. Photograph of the original owner in what I believe is an Austrian army uniform with German Third Reich army insignia, photograph of the owner wearing Waffen SS uniform as a SS Sturmmann just after his award of the Iron cross 2nd class, photograph as an SS Untersharfuhrer with a comrade and both decorated with various military awards and both wearing SS M43 caps , a very nice photograph after his promotion to SS Oberscharfuhrer wearing full uniform with his mother and wife. Death certificate dated 1960 for his wife. Six further family photographs including one of a man in army uniform. The set also contains four documents belonging to his parents and three photographs of them during different stages of there life. An in interesting SS group worthy of further research / translation, especially the letters.[Condition: Exc++]
SILVER VICTORIAN NOVELTY RIFFLE AND BAYONET SPOON COMEMORATING THE BOAR WAR.
This superb silver novelty rifle was produces as a spoon and it is a highly detailed model of a British Le Metford riffle with fitted bayonet, the riffle / spoon has a bowl which is engraved, SOUVENIR OF THE ANGLO BOAR WAR 1899-1900. The stock of the gun is stamped, Lee Metford. The reverse side features a registration number so the spoon could not be copied and it also has a full set of silver hallmarks for London 1899 and by Saunders & Sheppard. The detail is outstanding and the size is approcamatly 5 inches or 12cm long. Mint.
WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN BAVARIAN OTHER RANKS PICKELHAUBE HELMET.
The black leather skull is in perfect condition and it is complete with blackened steel war time fittings, comprising Bavarian helmet plate, spike and leather chin strap with steel buckles. The cockades are now missing from the helmet but it is priced accordingly. The helmet features a black leather liner with makers stamp to the interior of the helmet with date which appears to be 1914 but it is rather faint now. The front and back peaks of the helmet are now slightly loose but they are still attached to the helmet and a tiny spot of glue would solve the problem but i have left the helmet just as it was obtained.[Condition: Exc++]
JAPANESE WW2 NAVAL MARINE LANDING OFFICERS SAMURAI SWORD.
A very good Japanese katana pattern sword being the scarce model for the Marine landing forces. A very nice clean blade with no nicks or damage and just showing light use. The sword is fitted with the special naval land forces type hilt fittings with black iron suba. The grip is complete with cloth cord binding which is in fine condition, the fish skin covering is also is in perfect condition.The officers naval landing scabbard still retains almost all original paint finish. A very nice and difficult to find Japanese officers sword. [Condition: Exc++]
SS DAGGER 1933 MODEL BY HAMMESFAHR COMPLETE WITH VERTICAL HANGER.
This dagger has never been cleaned and it has a very nice age patina. Black ebony grip in very nice condition and it is complete with silver eagle and the SS runic badge which is turned to the 1 o'clock position, there are a number of daggers in Tom Wittmann's SS book which shows this interesting feature. All early nickel silver hilt fittings have a matching age patina, the lower guard is SS district marked III for Munich. The blade is in very nice condition, the obverse side features the SS motto and the reverse side the makers details, Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen and it still retains some cross grain. Black anodised scabbard is in excellent condition and it is fitted with nickel fittings with a matching age patina which perfectly matches he hilt fittings. Complete with early style black leather vertical frog hanger fitted with early style spring clip, I have not removed the hanger but I doubt if it will be SS or RZM marked as it is almost certainly to early for this. Exc++
LUFTWAFFE OBSERVERS BADGE.
A very nice early quality example which still retains much factory blueing to the eagle with excellent detail to the swastika. The reverse side features pin and hook, the badge is not maker marked. Exc++ or better.
1871 PATTERN OFFICERS CAVALRY HELMET OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY.
A beautiful example of this exceptionally rare officers yeomanry cavalry metal helmet. Silver metal skull with a fine black age patina as the helmet has never been cleaned and it is in superb condition.Complete with large silver and gilt helmet plate featuring the galloping yeomanry horse and title, Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry. Fitted with gilt metal officers plume holder with blue and white horse hair plume. Original gilt metal chin chain on velvet backing.The interior of the helmet features officers white silk lining showing some light sweat staining from age but no damage. An exceptional example of this extremely rare helmet which is one of the hardest of all the yeomanry helmets to find, I know of only 5 others and two of those are in the Northamptonshire Regimental museum. [Condition: Near Mint]