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.
ITALIAN FASCIST 1932 MODEL MVSN OFFICERS DAGGER.
Silver aluminum eagle head hilt with excellent detail to the eagles head. Black celluloid grip plates are in perfect condition, the obverse side is fitted with Fascist insignia. Mint plain blade. The scabbard is the silver plated type for ceremonial occasions which is harder to find than the blued steel type for day to day wear. Complete with gold an black bullion belt loop showing light wear. A fine example of this scarce dagger model. [Condition: Near Mint]
SA STANDARTENFUHRER KEPI OF SA GROUP BERLIN - BRANDENBURG.
A fine looking and very rare kepi belonging to a high ranking office from the Berlin SA group. Brown body with black center band for the Berlin SA district and with silver piping to the crown, the kepi also features 1cm wide silver tresse rank piping and above this black and silver edge piping for the rank of SA Standartenfuhrer (Colonel). Complete with silver metal eagle, silver button and brown leather chin strap which is held in place by two small brown buttons. The interior of the cap features the typical brown lining, it is also size marked 58, fine quality brown leather sweat band with one old tear but no missing parts, there is a brown RZM label under the sweat band. This is a very nice high ranking SA leaders kepi and being from the SA Berlin district makes it even more desirable. Please see the book Headgear of Hitlers Germany volume 5 by Wilhelm Saris, including page 388 for similar examples in wear. Exc++
PAIR OF SS OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES.
This very nice set is for an SD officer. Black backing with silver edge piping, the right patch features three metal pips for the rank of SS Untersturmfuhrer, the left patch is blank for SD service. Near mint.
ARMY PANZER OFFICERS PEAK CAP.
A very nice looking army Panzer officers peak cap with good high front. Field grey woolen top with dark green center band and pink piping for Panzer troops. Complete with silver metal army eagle, cockade and silver cap cords which are held in place by two small silver side buttons. The interior of the hat features an artificial leather sweat band, it is complete but has a couple of age tears. Gold silk lining with celluloid patch which is about 65% complete and it bears the makers details for the high quality and desirable maker, Clemens Wagner. A very nice looking cap, Panzer officers hats are always in high demand and this is an espeally nice looking example. Exc++
SET OF DOCUMENTS BELONGING TO AN ALLGEMINE SS NCO.
This is an interesting set as the owner was born and served in Braunau am Inn, this being the town that Adolf Hitler was born and lived his early life in and it became a place of pilgrimage for his supporters.The set belonged to SS Obercharfuhrer Franz Mittermayer and comprises his SS green Ausweis ID card dated 1938, it is ink signed by an SS officers and it is complete with a photograph of Mittermayer wearing two NSDAP party badges, one on his tie and the other one on his jacket. SA sports book Uckunde which shows that he was awarded the SA sports badge in bronze on the 10.10.1940, good photograph of owner to inside cover wearing his black Allgemine SS NCO tunic. SA Wehrabzeichen book the book is fully filled out with lots of entrys. Brown NSDAP membership card for Franz Mittermaier with official stamps for 1938 /1939. Small SA sports badge ausweis card with superb photograph of owner wearing Allgemine SS black tunic. Citation for the the Austrian Anschluss medal ink signed by an NSDAP Kreispersonalamtleiter (political leader). Citation for the NSDAP 10 year long service medal in bronze awarded on the 20.4.1940 (Adolf Hitlers Birthday) and awarded by the same Kreisleiter. Seven items in all, a very interesting set belonging to an SS NCO from Adolf Hitlers town of Birth. [Condition: Exc++]
RAD OFFICERS DAGGER BY ALCOSO SOLINGEN.
Very nice example which has never been cleaned and has a very attractive black age patina.Fine detail to the eagles head hilt with good sharp swastika to the crossguard spade and wheat sheaf design. The white grip plates are in perfect condition. Superb mint blade, the obverse side features the RAD motto and the reverse side the Alcoso Solingen makers details. The scabbard is in fine condition with a matching black age patina which could easily be cleaned if required. A very nice example at a very reasonable price. [Condition: Exc++]
THIRD REICH NAVAL SWORD WITH ISSUE STAMPS BY HOLLER.
Highly detailed lions head hilt which still retains much original gilt finish, the detail to the lions head is exceptional.The white celluloid grip is in mint condition and it is complete with wire wrap, these grips are often damaged so to find a perfect example is very nice.The folding guard to the obverse side features a large fouled anchor, the reverse side is stamped with an issue number O.3354 showing that the sword was issued from the German eastern naval command on the Baltic coast. The blade is in near mint condition and it is by Holler Solingen. The black leather scabbard is in fine condition and it is fitted with three brass mounts still retaining much gilt finish. Third Reich naval swords are far harder to find than army or Luftwaffe swords and this example is especially nice. [Condition: Exc++]
TENO GENERALS PEAK CAP, VERY RARE.
This is a rare Teno Generals peak cap, this organization was controlled by the SS and all Teno officers and Generals were also members of the SS. Dark blue almost black wool top, black velvet center band and gold generals piping. Complete with gilt metal Teno Eagle, cockade and gold bullion cap cords which are held in place by two small gold side buttons.The interior of the hat features a silk lining and a plain celluloid diamond, the sweat band shows some wear but it is in perfect condition.The cap is in very nice condition with no moth or damage and just light wear to the interior. This is a very rare hat and it is only the 2nd example of a Teno Generals hat that I have ever offered for sale. [Condition: Near Mint]
SA HIGH LEADERS HONOR DAGGER BELONGING TO SA OBERGRUPENFUHRER FRANZ BOCK.
It has been a number of years sine I have had one of these very rare SA honor daggers to offer for sale and this is a superb chained example being the 1938 model with an Eickhorn maker marked damascuse blade, this dagger was recently obtained direct from the Bock family in Germany. This dagger is especially interesting to collectors as it features the 1935 / 41 Eickhorn trade mark, this trade mark is recorded on SA honor daggers but mostly they will feature the 1933 / 35 trade mark or the late 1941 pattern, the 1935 / 1941 trade marked is extremely rare to find on an honor dagger. The fine quality silver crossguards are the honor pattern which are decorated with oak leaves and acorns to the obverse and reverse sides, the upper crossguard is internally stamped 49 and the lower crossguard is stamped 89, the numbers do not match but this is normal for an honor dagger, on most original honor daggers the numbers will not match, only on rare occasions will you find matching numbers. The brown wooden grip is a typical late 1930's Eickhorn example but featuring a very fine grain, it is inset with the silver eagle and SA insignia. The blade is produced in beautiful damascuse steel and the quality and condition is outstanding, the obverse side features the SA motto with oak leaf and acorn sprig to each end of the motto, the gilding to the motto and oak leaves is remarkable with almost 100% still remaining (this is original gilding, it has not been re-gilded as most SA honor's have), the obverse side of the blade features the rarely seen Eickhorn Solingen 1935 / 41 squirrel trade mark, this fine blade would rate near mint. The tang of the blade is lightly stamped on the obverse side with the capital letter D for damascuse which is the correct marking for the latter produced honor dagger blade, early produced example's will feature the full title Damast, the tang probably also originally featured the HCA billet clamp mark, but if so this was ground of during the fitment of the grip at the factory. It is interesting to note that there is a fine quality brown leather buffer pad fitted to the blade, I have only ever seen this a couple of times on honor daggers but it is a nice extra feature to see, if you lift the pad there is a deep age pattination around it against the lower crossguard. The scabbard features the original brown leather covering, the leather is applied to the scabbards in two parts and is cut around the fittings which is the correct method for an SA honor dagger scabbard, it has a fine brown grain and it is totally original (most honor daggers have had there leather covering replaced), it shows a little wear mostly to the reverse side but all the leather is remaining and it is still in beautiful condition. The matching silver scabbard mounts are the honor pattern with grooved fittings to the obverse and reverse sides, the center mount features the swivel type fitting not the early riveted ramped type which is seen on the more common early type chained honor daggers. The chained hanger features links decorated with swastikas, five upper links and seven lower links, the belt clip is decorated with the large SA insignia, the clip is still in working order, the reverse side of the chain is plain with out makers mark or RZM code marking which is totally correct for a chained honor dagger of this period of production, only the latter chained honor daggers with the Eickhorn 1941 trade mark will have an RZM marked chain, the earlier examples are always plain with out any maker markings at all. This dagger probably dates to 1939-1940 period, the earliest chained honor daggers date from 1938 and they used up existing old stock damascuse blades featuring the Eickhorn 1933 / 35 trade mark, when these were exhausted new blades were produced featuring the new up to date 1935 / 41 trade mark and the new type and more simplified scabbard center mount swivel fitting, which is the model which I have. There are basically three types / periods of chained SA honor daggers, the most commonest are those that feature the post 1941 Eickhorn trade mark and the RZM marked chain hanger, the damascuse blade although made of original damasuse steel has a more factory made look to it than the earlier types, after that the second commonest are those that feature the 1933 / 35 trade mark with riveted and ramped scabbard fittings and a non maker marked chain, but the rarest with out doubt is this example which features the 1935 / 41 Eickhorn trade mark and the new type swivel ring scabbard fittings and with an unmarked chain. When I originally purchased this dagger although I knew it belonged to SA Obergrupenfuhrer Franz Bock, I thought it was unmarked as most honor daggers are with out the owners details or name, it was only after returning home and carefully examining the throat of the top scabbard mount and cleaning of some old dried oil and dirt that I noticed the very small but nicely engraved owners initials FB ( the F is very clear the B is more age worn now), this then conclusively confirms that the original owner of this SA chained high leaders honor dagger was SA General Franz Bock. Franz Bock was born on the 28th of June 1905 in Kaltenbrunn, he attended Volksschule, his early professional carrier was as a cashier in a bank and then working in the tobacco and ceramic industry. Bock joined the NSDAP and the SA in 1922 making him a very early member, he took part in the Munich Putsch with Hitler on the 9.11.1923 and was awarded the Blood Order medal for his involvement in this historical event (Blood Order medal number 791). Bock rejoined the party and the SA when it was reformed in 1925, NSDAP number 33014. His carrier and promotion in the SA was rapid and impressive, from 1927 -1932 he was the SA Fuhrer for Worms-Rheinhessen, by 1930 he was an SA Sturmfuhrer, 1931 he was promoted to SA Sturmbannfuhrer, 1932 SA Standartenfuhrer and Adjutant to SA Group West based in Koblenze, he then held various Adjutant positions untill mid 1933, 1.7.1933 he was promoted to SA Oberfuhrer serving as Stabsfuhrer for SA Gruppe Bayerische Ostmark, from October 1934 untill February 1935 he was the commander of SA Jager Standarter 3 and then from March 1935 until December 1936 he was the commander of SA Brigade 75 based at Gladbach-Rheydt, he was promoted to SA Brigadfuhrer on the 20.4.1935. From the 31.3.1937 untill 1942 he served with the high command of the SA (OBERSTE SA FUHRUNG or better known as the OSAF) as a department chief and successfully heading over time various departments in this SA organization, his last assignment with the OSAF was as chief of the SA Gruppenschulen. On the 9.11.1938 Bock was promoted to SA Gruppenfuhrer. After the death of the SA commander of SA Group Niederrhein, Bock was transferred to lead this SA group and held this position from 1.2.1942 untill 1945, on the 9.11.1944 Bock was promoted to SA Obergruppenfuhrer. Bock was also a member of the Reichstag representing Dusseldorf Ost from 1936 untill 1945, he also held a reserve rank in an army infantry regiment but probably did not see any military service as his SA carrier would have taken up most of his time. Bock survived the war and died in 1974 in Koln. Complete with the dagger is an original copy of the 1938 published book, THE SA BROWN BATTALIONS, page 32 shows an excellent photograph of Franz Bock at this time serving with the OSAH, he is in full SA Brigadefuhrers uniform wearing blood order ribbon, gold party badge and one other award. This truly is an exceptional dagger with a great history and it is in beautiful condition, very few SA honor dagger's can be attributed to an individual and especially to one as interesting as SA Obergrupenfuhrer Franz Bock…………PRICE ON REQUEST……….. [Condition: Exc++]
THIRD REICH RAILWAY OFFICERS PEAK CAP.
Blue wool body with black silk centre band and red piping. Complete with gilt metal eagle and machine woven winged wheel gold cockade which is fitted with a metal center device. The hat is also fitted with correct gold and black chin cords which are held in place by two gilt buttons. The interior of the hat is also in perfect condition, it is fitted with an artificial leather sweat band and a brown lining which is then maker marked, REICHSBAHN KLEIDERKLASS PETER KUPPER W.RONSDORF, and it is size marked 56. A really nice looking hat in fine condition. Near mint.