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.
DOCUMENT AND PHOTOGRAPH GROUPING BELONGING TO KREISLEITER DR ARTHUR KOLB.
This very interesting set comprises, Kreisleiter Dr Kolb's Ahnenpass (ancestors book) which is fully filled out with his family history proving that he was of Ayran decent and of pure blood, The book contains 48 pages and and almost all have entry's and official stamps, the first page is written in his own hand giving his rank of, Oberbereichsleter Kreisleiter and with his name and address. The 2nd item is a large photograph of Kreisleiter Dr Kolb wearing his brown political leaders tunic with bullion collar patches and wearing his peak cap. The third item is a five line hand written note by Dr Kolb on brown paper. Arthur Kolb was born in 1885, during WW1 he served with the Baruthia Corps for a period of time before returning to Germany to train as a dentist, he qualified in 1919. In 1920 he took part in the suppression of the Bavarian Soviet Republic in Nuremberg and also took part in the Kapp Putsch. During the early 1920's he was involved with the right wing Volkish politics of the time. In 1926 he joined the NSDAP and the SA serving as the adjutant to the SA Standartenfuhrer. Dr Kolb then became a political leader serving as a Reich speaker and he was also the Gau dental special consultant, he was also an elected member of the Reichstag for the NSDAP. From 1933 he headed the Bavarian state office for health insurance and was a senior member of the Reich doctors association. He was the Kreisleiter of Amberg until 1945. On the 22nd of April 1945 American forces approached the town of Amberg, Dr Kolb and several members of the town council planed to drive to Reigering but during this journey they came under fire from American forces and Kreisleter Kolb was shot in the stomach and captured by the American forces, he was taken back to Amberg and his wounds were bandaged, it seems that his identity then became known and he was then apparently dragged through the town of Amberg possibly attached to a vehicle, he was then shot in the head and his body thrown into a pigsty. Complete with some post war research. Near mint.
TENO OFFICERS DAGGER.
Mint orange grip.Most of the silver plating remaining to pommel and crossguard with fine detail to the Teno eagle. The blade is in excellent condition with just a few age marks but over all it is extremely nice, the obverse side is stamped with the Teno issue number 1557, the reverse side is etched with the Teno eagle and the makers details, Eickhorn Solingen and featuring there 1935 /41 pattern trade mark. The scabbard is also in extremely nice condition and retains almost all of the factory finish, the top scabbard mount is stamped with issue number 1557 which matches the blade number. Complete with silver knot. A very nice example of a rare dagger.[Condition: Exc++]
SS METAL SKULL BUTTON.
Rare metal SS button that has been removed from an SS forage or overseas cap. Fine detail to the skull with stippled background including the eye sockets. The reverse side has button fitting and it is marked, RZM 63 SS. Difficult item to find especially if your hat is missing the all important button. Near mint.
BRITISH WW1 OFFICERS RANK STICK WITH CONCEALED BLADE.
This is a very high quality officers stick, the exterior is covered in very high quality brown leather and it is in fine condition. Pulling the handle away from the body of the stick reveals a 14 inch long blade, the obverse side is etched with a floral design and also the blade manufacturers details, H.T.S LTD BORLINGTON ST LONDON W1, the reverse side of the blade is plain, the blade has some faint age spotting but over all it is very nice. During WW1 British officers only carried a service pistol into battle and so a weapon like this would have been very handy. Exc++
SS SILVER AND ENAMEL FINGER RING.
This is the type of private purchase silver ring that was sold in the SS barracks and also by jewellers. Silver band with black enamel central block with silver SS runes. The inside of the ring band is stamped 835 for the silver content. Near mint.
INK SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHE OF FREIER VON NEURATH.
Photo shows Baron von Neurath in black Allgemine SS uniform of an SS Gruppenfuhrer complete with all his decoration, gold party badge, long medal ribbon bar, iron cross 1st class, large foreign state decoration, he is also holding his SS sword, from the appearance of the hilt this sword appears to be the special Himmler SS honor (Birthday) sword,rather than the standard sword (see the special items on our web site for an example of this ultra rare sword). Photo is complete with a good ink signed signature of von Neurath. Von Neurath was born in 1873 and came from a distinguished German family, he entered the diplomatic corps in 1901,he served in WW1 as an officer, He became the German foreign minister from 1932 until 1938,when he was replaced by von Ribbontroppe.In 1939 he was appointed Reich Protector for Bohemia and Moravia, serving with Reinhard Heydrich and Karl Hermann Frank.Von Neurath was tried at Nuremberg after the war and was found guilty on four counts of crimes against humanity and he was sentenced to 15 years in imprisonment at Spandau Prison,he was released early in 1954 and died in 1956. [Condition: Mint]
THIRD REICH POLITICAL LEADERS PEAK CAP, EARLY MODEL FOR ORTSGRUPPE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP.
This is an early model peak cap for an Ortsgruppe level political leader dating to about 1936. Brown cloth top with dark brown velvet centre band and blue piping for Ortsgruppe level of leadership. Complete with silver 1936 model eagle, enamel swastika badge to centre band and nicely aged cap cords which are still in nice condition and held in place by two small silver buttons. The interior of the hat features a gold silk lining with plain celluloid diamond, the brown leather sweat band is in fine condition and there is a RZM label to the underside. This cap has never been in a collection, it comes direct from a former soldiers estate and was his personal war souvenir brought back to England in 1945. A really nice example with no moth or damage just light wear and age. These early political leader hats are far harder to find than the latter model. Exc++
SS CHAINED LEADERS DAGGER, 1936 MODEL.
This is an early nickel silver example from the initial production period of 1936, latter examples are produced with plated fittings. The nickel silver hilt fittings are in fine condition. The black wooden grip is very high quality and fits the crossguard's perfectly, the grip is inset with the SS rune badge and silver eagle, there is a small flake to the grip on the obverse side lower left but this is covered with a silver portepee, the flake is shallow and not a major problem and could be easily repaired if required. The blade is in near mint condition, the obverse side features the SS motto, the reverse side is plain with out a makers name and which is correct for the 36 model SS dagger. The scabbard retains about 85% original black paint, most of the wear is to the reverse side, the scabbard fittings are matching nickel silver and the central mount is decorated with six highly detailed linked swastikas, the fitting is held in place by a single screw and this is what you normally see with a painted scabbard. Complete with a matching set of early 2nd pattern chains, the links still retain much black factory finish, the reverse side of one of the links is stamped with the SS Kulturzeichen mark, the spring clip is in perfect condition and still in working order. Complete with silver knot which were worn by Waffen SS and SD officers on there chained daggers. A very reasonably priced example because of the minor grip damage, with a perfect grip this would be a £7k dagger especially as this is the most desirable type of a chained SS dagger. EXC+
POLITICAL LEADERS ARM BAND OF GAU LEVEL.
A superb red wool arm band with white circle and black swastika which is highlighted in gold. Red edge piping and with gold bullion oakleaf borders to top and bottom for GAU LEITER EINER STELLE (Leader of a post). RZM paper label to the inside of the arm band.Two small moth nips on the reverse side but other than that this rare arm band is in beautiful condition. [Condition: Near Mint]
LUFTWAFFE SINGLE DECAL STEEL HELMET.
This is an M42 model raw edge helmet and it is also a good large size which are always desirable with collectors. The helmet retains about 80% original field grey paint. The helmet features the 2nd pattern Luftwaffe eagle which is about 70% complete, the swastika is fairly worn but it is still about 20% remaining. The interior retains the original leather liner, it is complete but shows wear. It also has chin strap attached which is still in good condition. The shell is stamped, hK 066 3057. Exc+