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.
NSKK OFFICERS KEPI.
Brown woollen top with black centre band and with officers silver piping to the top of the kepi and also the edge of the kepi flap. The kepi is complete with officers quality wire woven NSKK eagle and silver metal button that features the NSKK eagle, the black leather chin strap is the correct style and it is held in place with two small black buttons. The interior of the kepi features a brown cotton lining, the brown leather sweat band shows light wear but it is still complete, under the sweat band is a Tuchmutze RZM label. A very nice looking example of a rare NSKK officers kepi. Exc++
AFRIKA KORPS TROPICAL HAT.
This is a second model other ranks Afrika Korps tropical issue field cap which has been heavily repaired on the reverse side. Afrika Korps tropical hat complete with army eagle on tropical backing and cloth cockade, the hat is also fitted with white infantry inverted V waffenfarbe. The interior of the hat features the standard red cotton lining, it is size marked 59, dated 1942 and with makers details. The cap has some staining to the the exterior side of the visor. The reverse side of the hat has some damage which has been subsequently repaired but certainly not professionally, basically it has been patched with closely matching tropical cloth and then stitched together, there is also some light damage to the left side of the hat which has also been repaired but this is not so substantial. A very interesting restored example which has certainly seen some history. Exc.
LUFTWAFFE FORESTRY BAYONET / SIDARM BY WAFFEN LOESCHE BERLIN.
This is an extremely rare Third Reich sidearm in over 30 years this is only the 5th example i have owned. Herman Goring formed a forestry service to manage Luftwaffe forestry reserves close to air force instillations and also his own hunting estates such as Carenhall and it is believed that these rare sidearms were carried by the members of this very small elite forestry organization. These sidearms resemble a bayonet but they do not a fitment for attachment to a rifle so they can only be used as a hunting knife or parade sidearm. Fine quality stag horn grip plates are in superb condition.The oval steel crossguard is in perfect condition.The blade is in excellent condition just showing very light use and it is still very bright and extremely nice, it is stamped on the reverse side Waffen Loesche Berlin, the reverse side is stamped CH.A.W, the spine of the blade is stamped with a capital H and these are the correct and only markings you will find on an original example of this rare sidearm.The black painted scabbard shows light wear as you would expect but it is still in excellent condition. Complete with brown leather frog hanger. A very rare knife often missing from even the most advanced collection. [Condition: Exc++]
THIRD REICH POLICE OFFICERS PEAK CAP.
This is a beautiful high quality example in superb condition with a good high front. Fine quality field grey top with brown centre band and green piping. Complete with silver cap cords which are held in place by two silver buttons, aluminium police eagle and cockade. The interior features a fine quality leather sweat band which is in perfect condition, grey silk lining and celluloid patch with full makers details, Erwin Freudemann, Waffen Ausrustungen Berlin. This is a superb example and probably the best I have ever offered for sale. [Condition: Near Mint]
NSKK 1ST PATTERN MOTORCYCLIST HELMET.
The NSKK motorcyclist helmet are difficult to find and this is the 1st one I have had for several years. Black leather body with large metal eagle and swastika helmet plate to the front of the helmet. Complete with neck protector, ear flaps and chinstrap with original buckle. The helmet is complete with its original liner witch is in perfect condition and it is marked in black ink with the original owners name and other details there is also an official NSDAP issue stamp, it is a bit faint and I did not notice it initially. The reverse side of the visor also has a manufactures stamp but is is difficult to make out now, it is also NSKK unit marked, 12/ M18 (12th company of the 18th NSKK Regiment). Exc++
GOLD PARTY BADGE BELONGING TO AN SS OFFICER WHO WAS ALSO A BLOOD ORDER HOLDER.
This gold party badge was awarded to SS Haupsturmfuhrer Josef Mahler. 25mm badge with fine detail to the oakleaf border, the enamel centre is in perfect condition. The reverse side is fitted with safety style pin and hook and it is also maker marked, Jos Fuess Munchen and below this the original owners NSDAP number 29370. Josef Mahler was born in Gottingen on the 27.2.1900, he served in the German army from May 1918 until 1920. During 1920 he also served with the Friekorps Oberland and Epp. In 1922 Mahler joined the SA, on the 8th / 9th of November 1923 he took part in the famous Munich Putsch serving with the SA Augsburg unit, battalion Theodor Korner and he was eventually awarded the blood order medal for taking part in this uprising. After this event the NSDAP was banned but it was reformed after Adolf Hitler's release from Prison in 1925. Mahler re-joined the NSDAP soon after the party was re-founded in 1925 and receiving NSDAP membership number 29370 and he served with various SA units during this period. In 1929 Joseph Mahler joined the SS and received SS membership number 1774, he was an extremely early member of the SS with a very low membership number, he served in various SS NCO positions with various units. On the 20.4.1934 Mahler was promoted to Officer rank, on the 30.1.1937 he was promoted to SS Oberstumfuhrer and on the 9.11.1938 he was promoted to SS Hauptsturmfuhrer (Captain) and by this time he was serving with the SD. He died in 1942 serving in the east. His awards include, The Schlesischer eagle 1st and 2nd class, 1st model blood order medal issue number 316, gold party badge, SA sports badge, SS pin and the SS ring. Complete with very large research folder of documents concerning this officer. It is extremely difficult to find a gold party badge to an SS officer but even more so to one who was awarded the very rare blood order medal, a true old fighter of the party. EXC++
EXTREMLY RARE THIRD REICH ARMY HONOUR BAYONET WITH EAGLE HEAD HILT WITH RED GLASS EYES.
This is one of the rarest of all German bayonets to find and they were awarded by German army Regiments as a 1st prize for marksmanship at a military shooting contest or a similar advent, it is the only example I have ever offered for sale in 35 years and there is probably less than a dozen examples in existence residing in very advanced collections and this is an especially nice example as it has superb provenance and it has also peen published in a highly regarded reference book. Highly detailed silver eagles head hilt, the detail to the feathering is exceptional, the beak of the bird appears extremely aggressive and the eyes are fitted with red glass stones. The crossguard is also highly decorated with a floral pattern and below this is the clamshell featuring an open wing eagle. High quality stag horn grip, the obverse side is fitted with two gilt acorns which cleverly cover the grip rivets. The blade is in mint condition and it is by Paul Wayersberg Solingen who was the only maker of this rare bayonet model. Complete with scabbard which still retains 99% of the original black paint. Complete with black leather frog (the frog was missing when I obtained the bayonet so I have added a very nice example). This actual bayonet is from the famous Dr Milestone collection and it is pictured in the reference book, Collecting the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich by LTC Tomas Johnson, volume 1, page 183, in the book it states that this bayonet has an inscription on the blade but this is incorrect as it actually has a plain plated blade except for the makers name, the author was obviously getting confused with the bayonet on the previous page which is engraved or another bayonet. Comparing the staghorn grip on my bayonet and the one in the book it is obviously the same bayonet as no piece of staghorn is exactly the same, basically it is like a finger print. Except for the German Diplomatic bayonet (two examples known) this is the rarest of all German bayonets with almost certainly less than a dozen in collections world wide. Near mint.
SS DAGGER 1933 MODEL BY RARE MAKER ED GEMBRUCH COMPLETE WITH HANGER AND BELT LOOP.
All early nickel silver fittings, the dagger does not have an SS district stamp something seen occasionally on early SS daggers and interestingly the example shown by this maker in Tom Wittmanns SS book also does not have a district mark. The grip is in excellent condition and it is inset on the obverse side with the silver eagle and the SS runes badge. The blade features the SS motto on the obverse side, the reverse side is maker marked, ED GEMBRUCH SOLINGEN with there fish trade mark, this is a very rare maker to find and I have only had two or three in the past 35 years as a dealer, the blade has a few age marks but over all it is in excellent condition. Black anodized scabbard with matching nickel silver fittings. Complete with black leather hanger and belt loop. EXC++
NAVAL 2ND MODEL E.BOAT BADGE BY SCHWERIN.
This is a very nice 2nd model badge by a very desirable maker, mid war example. The badge still retains at least 95% original gilt finish with excellent detail to the boat and eagle. The reverse side features pin and hook and also the retaining hook at the top of the bade, often this is missing, the badge is maker marked, FEC.W.E.PEEKHAUS BERLIN AUSF.SCHWERIN 68. A difficult badge to find. Exc++
CASED GERMAN EAGLE ORDER 2ND CLASS.
A beautiful award with superb detail to the 4 gilt eagles, the white enamel is 100% mint. The reverse side features pin and hook with 900 silver mark to the pin.Red leatherette box with gilt eagle to the lid, the interior of the case has award details to the lid and the base is fitted for the award. For some strange reason the 2nd class eagle order is a lot harder to find than the 1st class neck order. [Condition: Mint]