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.
SPANISH CROSS IN BRONZE WITH SWORDS.
A fine example with all bronze finish remaining to the award with excellent detail to the central swastika and the tiny Luftwaffe eagles.The reverse side is fitted with pin and hook. [Condition: Near Mint]
LUFTWAFFE HONOUR GOBLET AWARDED TO KNIGHTS CROSS HOLDER AND ROYAL ARISTOCRAT, HAUPTMANN DIETER CLEMM
Historically important Luftwaffe honour goblet belonging to a member Austria's former Royal family.The Luftwaffe Honour Goblet was Hermann Goring's personal award to his aircrew's and it is believed that less than 15,000 were ever awarded. The obverse side of the goblet features two eagles in combat, the reverse side features the design of the 1939 Iron cross. The base or foot of the goblet is embossed, FUR BESONDERE LEISTUNG IM LUFTKRIEG. Above this is the presentation inscription, HAUPTMANN DIETER CLEMM VON HOHENBERG AM 31.7.42. The base is marked with the makers details, Feinsilber, Alpaka, Auflage, Jon Wagner & Sohn. The goblet is in beautifull condition with an attractive age patina which could easily be cleaned if required. Deiter Hans Clemm Von Hohenberg was born in 1915, he served in WW2 as a Luftwaffe bomber pilot serving with 1/Kampfgeschwader 55 and he was the commander of 11 (k) Lehrgeschwader 1. His awards include, pilots badge,honour goblet, flyer's clasp in gold, EK2 & EK1, German cross in gold, Knights cross. He served in Poland 1939, France 1940, Russia/Stalingrad 1942/43, France 1944. He was killed in action on the 30.6.1944 and was posthumously promoted to Major.The Hohenbergs are an extremely important family as they are directly related to the Austrian Royal family and Archduke Ferdinand who was assassinated in 1914, this event was the main reason for war being declared in 1914 which became know as the great war or WW1.The original family titles include, Prince of Hohenberg and the Duke of Hohenberg. The family still exists and the family resides at Artstetten castle in Lower Austria and which is now open to the public. I have sold a fair few Luftwaffe Honour goblets over the years but this has to be the most historically important and certainly my favorite of all of them. [Condition: Mint]
LUFTWAFFE HERMANN GORING DIVISION CUFF TITLE.
This is the last style of the Hermann Goring cuff title which was produced from 1942 until 1945. Block capital letters on dark blue wool backing. Many of the letters have tiny cotton links that link the letters together which is something normally seen on original examples. Fine condition and removed from a tunic.[Condition: Near Mint]
SA ENLISTED MANS KEPI FOR THE SA GROUP STAFF.
This is a rare and very high quality brown wool kepi and it would probably have been worn with a brown wool four pocket SA tunic rather than a brown shirt. High quality brown ribbed material with bright red centre band for the SA staff and which is a rare branch of service to find. Complete with silver SA eagle, metal button and brown leather chin strap which held in place by two small brown buttons. The interior features brown cloth lining, the celluloid patch has been removed, the brown leather sweat band is in perfect condition. A very nice high quality SA kepi and rare being for the SA staff . Exc++
GERMAN 1921 MODEL NAVAL OFFICERS DAGGER, GOLD KNOT AND STRAPS.
This is a really difficult naval dagger model to find as the German Navy was very small at this time and most of the daggers which were issued were updated in 1928 with a white grip and in 1938 with the eagle pommel, so for a dagger to remain in its original 1921 form the owner had probably died or left the service by 1928. Brass flam ball pommel, the crossguard is the early style with a fouled anchor on the obverse side and a flower design on the reverse side with fitted push button. The black grip is in fine condition. The plain blade is in near mint condition. Lightning bolt scabbard with rope ring bands is in excellent condition. Complete with superb gold knot, the acorn is considerably smaller than what is seen on latter naval daggers and a good set of matching naval straps. A rare dagger model to find and especially nice as a complete set. Exc++
PAIR OF MATCHING SA NCO COLLAR PATCHES.
A nice set removed from a tunic. Burgundy coloured collar patches for SA group Niedersachen. The right patch has two rank bars for the rank of SA Rottenfuhrer and the left collar patch with white chain stitched unit numbers for 4/143. Exc++
WW1 BRITISH OFFICERS SWAGGER STICK WITH CONCEALED BLADE.
During WW1 the only weapons that a British officer carried into battle was a service revolver and a leather covered officers stick, a few officers opted to purchase privately a special officers stick that contained a lethal long steel blade, basically a miniature sword stick. Fine quality brown leather covered wooden officers stick, pulling hard on the handle reveals a long lethal blade which would be ideal for trench warfare. Fitted to the handle is the original brown leather wrist band. Total length of the officer stick is approcamatly 23 inches or 58cm and the blade is approcamatly 7 inches or 17cm long. I have sold several of these officers sticks over the years but this is probably the nicest of all of them all. Near mint.
WW1 BRITISH OFFICERS RANK STICK WITH CONCEALED BLADE.
All British officers carried a rank stick but those with concealed blades are rare as they were an expensive private purchase items. Leather covered British officers stick, pulling the handle from the shaft reveals a long lethal steel blade. During WW1 most British officers only carried a service revolver so this weapon would have been very handy in trench warfare. [Condition: Exc++]
BRITISH 1822 MODEL ARMY OFFICERS SWORD.
Brass hilt with Queen Victoria Royal cypher to the hand guard. Black wire bound fish skin grip is in fine condition. The blade is by, Jones, 6 Regent St, London, and it is double etched with long floral panels and the Royal cypher and crown, the blade does show some old age spotting but it could be cleaned if required but it is not that bad at all, just age. Black leather scabbard with matching gilt brass mounts. Wrapped around the sword handle is the original sword portepee white leather strap but the acorn is now missing.The sword dates to circa 1840. Exc+
THIRD REICH HUNTING ASSOCIATION DAGGER BY CLEMMEN AND JUNG IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
All early quality nickel silver fitting have a very attractive age patina as the dagger has never been cleaned but would clean to sparking mint if required.Fine quality stag horn grip complete with DJ swastika badge, the clamshell is the fluted type.The blade is in mint condition and it is double etched with hunting designs such as stags in forest, dogs attacking wild boar all set in ornate decorative panel, the blade is stamped with the letter Z in a crowned shield which is the makers trade mark for Clemmen and Jung of Solingen.The green leather scabbard is in fine condition with matching nickel silver fittings. A superb example, a very difficult dagger to find in nice condition. [Condition: Near Mint]