A non decalled 58 liner size German WWII camouflage combat helmet. The exterior has been covered in a brown with traces of green heavy camouflage finish, some of which has removed itself from the shell. Liner retaining much original colour with some roughness and dryness around the lower edge, complete with its original drawstring. Size stamped '58', the helmet is with its original chinstrap.

10 YEAR NSDAP 5 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 Honour Cross with swords. The NSDAP 10 year Long Service Medal with its bronze eagle and swastika Political motif attached. The 25 year National Faithful Service Cross with the miniature attached having an enamel centre swastika.

12 ASSORTED SINGLE SHOULDER BOARDS. 12 single shoulder straps of Third Reich Germany and Imperial Germany, including 2 Luftwaffe tropical boards and one Imperial german Generals board, as viewed on web images.

14th ARMY PATCH. A very finely crafted theatre made wire woven arm patch of the 14th Army. A sword running through the roman numerals 'XIV'. This famous force, known as 'The Forgotten Army' who initially suffered terrible defeats at the hands of the Japanese fought it to a stand-still in the jungles of Burma and eventually retook the whole peninsular of Burma including the port of Rangoon. The chindits which were part of the 3rd Division of this 14th Army.

1923 GAU BADGE WITH LARGE AND SMALL SIZE NSDAP GOLDEN PARTY BADGES. Three badges all owned by the same person, comprising:- General Gau Honour Badge of 1923, this is the hollow backed version with the manufacturer’s mark ‘R.Wachtler and Lange of Mittweida’ in raised relief to the reverse side of swastika, in raised relief the 800 silver content. The wreath of the award retains virtually all of its original silvering. The black lacquered finish is missing in parts as can be clearly seen from our web site images, with the accompanying persons 25mm and 30.5mm Golden Party Badges. The 30mm version has excellent undamaged enamel with just slight scuffing, good gilt to the wreath, marked to reverse side ‘Deschler & Sohn, Munchen Ges.Gesch’ with the number ‘48998’. The 25mm version has very minor chipping between one arm of the swastika and surface scuffing. Good gilt to the wreath, although rubbed to the high spots. Reverse side numbered only ‘48988’, these three items although unfortunately we are unable to place documentation with them to prove they were owned by the same person, they all appeared on the market together from one source. The 1923 style Gau Badge was the only Gau Badge awarded in 8 Gau areas and were awarded for loyal and all outstanding service to the Party.

1923 MUNICH PUTSCH COMMEMORATION ARM BAND. A very unusual printed arm band being in white linen. Blue centre field having applied printed the Veteran's triangular standard with the twin dates 9th November 1923 followed by 9th November 1933. Some age foxing to the arm band but otherwise good condition. We can only assume that this was an arm band produced for a 10th anniversary commemoration of the Munich Putsch and worn by members of the Old Comrades Association and is consequently a very rare arm band within the Third Reich period.

1928 & 1928 A1 THOMPSON MACHINE GUN REPRODUCTION FRONT GRIP A modern reprodution front grip for the U.S. Thompson Machine Gun, Mint Condition.

1930's BRITISH PATRIOTIC BADGE. A U.S. made Sterling silver marked 2 3/4 inch high pin back badge with standard Britannia within an Art Deco style 'V' for victory. Britannia is standing on the outstretched German eagle with a reversed order hammer and sickle. The organisation for which this badge was produced is unknown, however it is of the highest quality.

1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC'S BADGE. An unusual 1936 Olympics Badge, it's function we have been unable to ascertain, being a 1 inch finely struck metal badge showing the Brandenburg Gate, the five Olympic rings with the 1936 Olympiad Berlin to the base of the Brandenburg Gate. Fitted behind the badge is an orange silk rosette, which is itself fitted to the reverse pin back tinny fixing. Mint condition.

1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS LARGE PAPER GROUPING. A very interesting grouping of individual documents, programmes, coloured magazines and books. They were all collated by SA Oberscharffuhrer Reinhold Seissmann, who was an Oberschaffuhrer in SA Sturm 1/6 Berlin. The group comprises:- Seissmann's Betriebs Ausweis No. 129, dated July 1936, which allows him access to the Reich Sport Feld. Various documents relating to his timetable for the sports meetings. 9th August light athletic passes. A water sports and swimming programme of events. A day programme for the 7th August 1936, which is a huge booklet in itself outlining all of the events for that particular day. An organisations committee booklet, which is probably only handed out to officials regarding the general running and officiating of the results. A complete programme for the 3rd August 1936 which again is a huge booklet in itself. A seating plan for the stadium, with a timetable of events running from the 1st August through to the 16th August. A beautifully illustrated, both in colour and black and white thick booklet on the games. The German magazine Die Woche (The Week) a special edition for the Olympic two weeks of 1936 with many black and white pictures. A single opening card, which is plain to reverse side, on the face side beautifully illustrated in colour, being all of the official badges that are to be worn with their colour co-ordinated backing colours for officials at the Berlin Olympics, this in itself much be the rarest item amongst this collection, it shows all of the badges with their coloured bases, indicating the ranks from an International Committee Member down to an attaché and lower ranks, with individual badges for press, film, photograph, radio and medical. Another programme produced by the DAF beautifully coloured front being the day's programme for the 10th August 1936. Lastly a beautifully produced hard cover book, which when on opening the main cover the book is a pull-out entitled 'Olympia Tonbuch' it is a book on the Olympiad in words and pictures, with again many black and white pictures of the games. This was obviously produced after the games. There is an interior section of two flaps and when on opening them a 78rpm record of the games is included in each flap. We have had many Olympiad 1936 items but never had this excellent work. A very good group for the Berlin Olympics collector.

1936 OLYMPIC HANDBALL PRIZE VASE. A beautiful crystal glass vase possibly from Bohemia-Moravia measuring 13½ inches high, 5 inches maximum width at the top, which commemorates the gold and silver winners for the 1st Olympic handball competition held in the summer Olympics. Handball was introduced in 1936 was then dropped and was re-introduced in 1972 it has been a constant part of the Olympic Games since. The first winners were the gold medal to Germany and silver for Austria. The central panel on the vase is in a semi Lalique style showing two handball players, one with a stylised eagle to the breast of his vest, above that panel Gothically engraved to the glass 'DEUTSCHLAND -OSTERREICH'. To the reverse side of the glass is the German stylised eagle with the Olympic rings below having 'Berlin 1936' in Gothic lettering. Around the central panel of the two handball players, again in Gothic script 'Germany Olympic Gold Winners Prize from the International Amateur Handball Federation', with the Berlin Olympic bell below. Maker's name 'Moser' to the base. An historic item for the Olympic collector.

1936 WINTER OLYMPICS ALBUM GROUPING. Three photograph albums to whom we believe were owned by Karl Schrag. The first album containing over 100 photographs are mainly family portraits with some minor military. On the opening page is a death notice to Karl Schrag. However there are other death notices of soldiers in the album. This first album is all pre WWII. The second album has both pre WWII and post WWII photographs intact with very few military in the Reichwher early Third Reich period. The third album is excellent, it contains 290 photographs, the majority relating to the Winter Olympics in 1936 and the summer Olympics in August 1936 with many images of athletics and winter sports. Each image in the album is numbered. At the back of the album there are two loose folded sheets, typed, which describe opposite the number of the photograph the place and date and the description of the image, all taken between 1934 and 1939. It would appear that the owner, who we believe to be Karl Schrag was a keen athlete and skied with the German Olympic team.

1938 NUREMBURG PRESS BADGE. We have never encountered one of these badges before and luckily we have found two, possibly belonging to the same person for subsequent years. This example, the central outline is the 1938 Reich Party Day badge with a half circlet of gilded laurel leaves with the word 'Presse' in gilt to a lower scroll. The badge has suffered some slight damage to the reverse side and is with its original closed clasp tinny style fixing pin.

1939 BAR TO THE IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS. WWI. The large size pin back bar to the Iron Cross 1st class to the WWI Iron Cross retaining all original frosting and highlighted swastika and date with just minor dullness around the head and neck area of the eagle. Reverse side with its wide straight pin marked 'L11'.

1940 BATTLEDRESS TROUSERS. A lightly worn pair of 1940 pattern battledress trousers. Long leg. Waist band approximately size 31. Nap of cloth thin in places. One repair just below large thigh pocket. Moth nips in crotch area.

1940 DATED STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT BRODIE PATTERN HELMET. A tropical coloured painted Brodie pattern helmet, dated 1940, complete with its undamaged liner with three part elasticised canvas chin strap. To the front of the helmet has been hand painted, crudely, a crown over the Staffordshire knot in red.

1940 PATTERN BATTLEDRESS TROUSERS. A good pair of 1940 pattern battledress trousers, all nap of cloth present. Two of the original fly buttons missing, one has been replaced with a metal button. Marked size '7' in the reverse lining.

1940 PATTERN BATTLEDRESS TROUSERS. A good service worn pair of battledress trousers. Nap of cloth thin. One ordnance field repair to seat. Other minor ordnance repairs to lower inside left leg. Waist band 32.

1942 DATED BRITISH OFFICERS BOOTS. An excellent pair of the brown pebbled leather issue officers boots made by Upsons Limited, dated 1942 size 6. These are the style of boot that are 3/4 length, complete with double cross over fitting straps.

1943 DATED BRITISH MACHETTE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Blade marked 'J.J.B. 1943' (J.J.Beale). A fibre type grip with five rivets identical to the item shown on page 108 of British & Commonwealth Military Knives by R. Flook. In its original scabbard, which has at least 70% of original olive green paint finish remaining. Marked 'B.H.G.' broad arrow to the reverse of the leather belt loop, unfortunately the last two numbers of the date are indecipherable.

1943 DATED GURKHA'S KUKRI. An excellent condition, blade dated '43' scabbard dated '42' and '44' Gurkha's kukri. The blade is excellent with Calcutta maker's mark to the blade with the date '43' Wood grips good with slight abrasions, in its leather over wood scabbard. Complete with its frog, the upper part of the scabbard is marked with full date of '1944', below that is 'C' broad arrow, '6.42'. Frog undated. The base of the scabbard is complete with its brass tip.

1943 DATED GURKHA'S KUKRI. J.N.B.43. A very good blade with some slight marks, marked 'J.N.B.43'. Undamaged wood grip. Faint traces of markings to the scabbard, which is in good condition with scuffing, complete with its original brass bottom chape.

1944 DATED BRITISH MARK 3 COMPASS. The British military issue Mark 3 liquid prismatic compass, dated 1944, marked on base 'T.G & Company Limited, London' with broad arrow and issue numbers. Some paint missing from the body and bubbles within the liquid of the compass. It needs emptying and refilling with new liquid.

1944 JAPANESE SHIN GUNTO SWORD BY KANEYOSHI. A very good 1944 pattern army officers sword with a good blade measuring just under 27 inches in length. There is evidence of some light staining and scratches to the sharpened edge of the blade. Good curvature. The tang is signed Kaneyoshi and dated Showa 20, which is 1945. The blade is a factory made blade. Mounts are standard 1944 pattern with good original lacquer remaining. The ray skin grip, of which the skin is undamaged, is with its correct dark brown cloth wrap. The metal scabbard in its light olive colour generally retains all of its original paint with just some minor abrasions, all the other fittings are in their original blackened finish.

1944 SS DIARY. Recently we have been able to acquire a large quantity of Third Reich and Croat insignia, as collected by an ex British 8th Army Intelligence Officer, who was interrogating German prisoners of war and Fascist Croats on the Italian/Slovenian/Yugoslavian/Austrian border at the end of the war in May 1945. Some of the insignia is obviously used and some unused. This Intelligence Officer made his way back to the U.K. overland through Germany and collated some of the unused items en route. With each item offered we are showing on our internet site a photograph of the grouping as it was found. Many of the items were covered in years of dust and many of the cloth items are slightly distorted. We are showing the items in their original state. For sale we have cleaned and pressed some of the cloth items and they are being offered individually. With the grouping there were effects of the officer and a quantity of both allied military Government, Croat and Greek banknotes. The remains of an SS mans 1944 diary, the front cover of which the silvering of the runes have disappeared through age in the bottom right hand corner. The pictures of both Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler have been torn out from the opening pages. All of the dated pages are present from the 1st January 1944 until the 31st December 1944. All of the colour plates at the end of the diary are present. The most commonly encountered SS diaries are 1943, to find a 1944 is extremely difficult. Obviously taken out of one of the pockets of the SS prisoners captured in northern Yugoslavia/Italian/Austrian border.

1945 DATED BRITISH OFFICERS BOOTS. A pair of the brown pebbled leather boots worn by British officers. 3/4 length with double cross over straps. These are the issue boots, stamped WD to the interior. 'C.W.Horrell Limited' maker marked and '1945' dated to the interior. Virtually mint unissued condition.

19th PANZER DIVISION PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. This album is hand made, it has a beautiful cover that is stitched together with binding, both to the edges and the spine. To the front cover are very good drawings of German tanks with the divisional logo plus 19th PZ Division to right hand base. The album contains 192 excellent images of the operations of this Panzer Division, all appear to be in the Russian campaign. The album opens with an excellent shot of possibly the Commanding General of the Division wearing his Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck, General's cap, German Cross to right hand breast, all other awards at left hand breast. Other officers and men in their black uniforms in the turret of their tank. Other officers wearing the old style field cap in conference. Life on campaign in Russian. Excellent images in the field wearing raincoats, all different styles of peak caps, mixtures of black and field grey uniforms. Lots of different types of vehicles. Motorcyclists filthy black from the open road. Open staff cars. Meetings in the forest areas and eating at tables. Parades in the field, Iron Cross award ceremonies in the field. Very good close-up's of German soldiers with faces showing hardened battle. A wonderful shot of a German officer standing on the mudguard of a rare 1930's Mercedes open sports car. Winter scenes with officers being drawn by horse sleds. Excellent picture of an Army Assault Gunner wearing his grey assault gun jacket with the Tank Destruction Bar to right hand sleeve clearly being shown. Military funerals. Panzer General boarding a Junker JU52 transport plane. Convoys on the move through both mud and clear weather. Images of pontoon bridges being crossed. Destroyed Russian villages. Tanks on the move with men in the black uniforms in the turrets. Russian peasants. Many destroyed Russian armoured vehicles and lines of prisoner. After action battlefield scenes with many dead and destroyed vehicles. A rare Russian armoured train shot. Crashed aircraft. Surrendering Russian prisoners with hands in the air. Regimental pets. All in all a wonderful album of a Panzer Division on the move in Russia.

1st ALLIED AIRBORNE ARM PATCH. A scarce 1st Allied Airborne arm patch, finely embroidered in white yellow, black and purple on blue felt backing. This rare patch was won by members of the headquarters of the 1st Allied Airborne army for D-Day invasion. At present lightly glued to a Grace Gibson display card with her lettering 'Allied Airborne Army' below. This could be removed without damage to the insignia, or cut with the card. Formerly from the Grace Gibson collection, Miss Gibson, born in 1915, died in 2002, was an avid collector of many historical artefacts. Whilst working within the British Civil Service in 1936 her interest was raised in military insignia at that time, the First World War. When WWII began she transferred to the Red Cross and Voluntary Aid Department and subsequently entered full time into the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) where, as a recruit, she trained in the same Motor Driving Company as the now Queen Elizabeth II and drove many types of vehicles for the remainder of WWII. During this time she avidly collected British WWII insignia, also some American insignia. Her collection, which also encompassed metal badges, involved many thousands of articles and was recently sold at auction in the U.K.

1ST PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES MILITARY KNIFE. A good example of the 1st pattern Fairbairn Sykes produced by Wilkinson Sword. The blade with slight rusting to the point. The F & S Fighting Knife plus Wilkinson Sword logos are clear to the flat upper section of the blade. Distinctive S shape to the nickel plated cross guard of which some of the plating on the upper side is lightly rusted. The all nickel plated knurled hilt is good and clear. All fitted into its original leather scabbard with its nickel plated rounded point lower chape. There are indentations to the reverse side. The leather is supple, both leg straps removed and complete with its Newey male/female closing hilt retaining strap.

1ST PATTERN RAD HANGER. Excellent example of the 1st model hanger for the RAD manns hewer. Some corrosion to the reverse side of the metallic clip with some of the plating missing from the face side. Leather in excellent condition. Complete with it's gold blocked Luneschloss Solingen trademark, plus the RAD acceptance stamp within a triangle gold blocked to reverse side.

1st SOUTH AFRICAN DIVISION BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A rare South African made battledress blouse, worn by a member of the 1st South African Division. Blouse generally in good condition. Some moth damage to the front left hand breast pocket and other various minor spots, especially to the red overseas service stripes below the bronze shoulder titles. The size of tunic is size 1, for a person 5'3 to 5'4 with a 32 to 33 inch chest. Each sleeve fitted with very frail 1st Division green and yellow circular divisional badges. Each epaulet having the red overseas service strip with the brass cut-out shoulder titles both in Afrikaans and English. To the lower left hand sleeve is a wound stripe, to the lower right hand sleeve is a long service set of stripes. To the back of the tunic has been painted a red triangle. The red triangle denoting his position as a prisoner of war while in German or Italian custody. To the inside of the tunic there is the Union of South Africa ordnance stamp. The division was formed in Kenya in 1940 and was involved in the Abyssinia campaign to the final fall of the Italian army. The division next saw action in the Middle East, it was part of the 30 Corps of the 8th Army and took part in the El Alamein offensive October 1942.

2 AWARD CITATIONS - PIONEER WALTER HERBEL. Pioneer Walter Herbel was a member of the 2nd Company 290th Engineer Battalion of the 290th Infantry Division. Two A5 sized citations, both without punch-holes with faint single folds. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation dated 25th December 1941, signed by General Leutnant Freiherr Von Wrede, who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 22nd February 1942. The Silver Wound Badge citation dated 25th December 1941, also signed by the same General Leutnant Freiherr Von Wrede. The small group unusual, as a Silver Wound Badge certificate for a single wounding signed by the Divisional Commander is not the norm, since a Wound Badge certificate is normally signed by either the Battalion Commander or a Doctor at a hospital. It is most probable that the act of bravery which lead to Walter Herbel's being awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class involved being very severely wounded, the fact that both certificates are signed by the Divisional Commander is probably due to the General visiting the casualty clearing station and presenting the awards in person. The Silver Wound Badge awarded for one wound is normally the result of having been severely wounded, which involved the loss of a limb or eyesight. Accompanying the two citations are four A4 size double sided sheets both in text and map form of research regarding the actions of the division, all on the Russian Front all put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this collection was obtained from.

2 LUFTWAFFE KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS AUTOGRAPHS 2 Knights Cross winners autographs on the page as removed from a Hitler Youth member’s autograph book. Oberfeldwebel Otto Tanger and Oberleutnant Hans Joachin Lehmann. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

2 WAFFEN SS TOTENKOPF PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. Two albums to a member of Totenkopf Infantry Regiment 9 containing 334 photographs, 35 are post WWII. First album begins in May 1933 showing various images of the Allgemeine SS, one impressive large group photograph. There then follows many family event images, virtually all the pages are annotated, then in 1937 a good series of photograph of the Hitler Mussolini visit to Essen, which comprises of one of the official sets of photographs available of this visit, plus other loose images. The remainder of this album mainly contains family shots including the post war section but interspersed with the occasional shot of the owner in uniform with his family, one particularly good shot shows the owner of the album seated with his two children wearing his Totenkopf collar patch and cuff title clearly in a studio environment. The owner of the album was obviously a prisoner of the Russians as the last section of the album is preceded by a statement that these images of the home and family were whilst he was a prisoner from May 1945 until the 14th January 1956. None of these images contain the owners picture but are of his children growing up. The predominantly wartime album which contains 154 images begins with a large format group photograph of the 9th Battalion, Totenkopf Infantry Regiment in Danzig 1939, which is over pen signed by the SS Hauptsturmfuhrer and Company Chief. Many good images of early SS uniforms in 1939. Many of the pages and some individual images are annotated, beginning of the war in 1940 in Danzig with groups of Totenkopf men. Excellent shots of Westerplatt where the war began, with German ships in the harbour. Various snow scenes of SS troops in 1940. Training in the winter of 1940 prior to the invasion of France. Groups of SS men in field grey uniforms. There are no combat shots in this unit but it did appear that they were involved in the invasion of France as there are many shots dated April 1941 in the southern area of France. All of the images in this album are of a Waffen SS nature with many good close-ups of uniforms and weapons.

25 TANK ASSAULT BADGE. A good solid construction, non maker marked example of the 25 Tank Assault Badge. All of the patina finish remaining to the tank. The silver finish to the main body of the award is only remaining in the lower areas of the wreath and eagle. The finish can be clearly seen on our web images. To the reverse side is faint traces of the silvered finish remaining but all finish remaining to the wide tapering pin.

25 YEAR NATIONAL SERVICE CROSS CITATION. A4 size citation for the 25 Year True Service Cross in silver. Dated 1942 with facsimile signature of Head of the Chancellery Meissner.

25 YEAR POLICE AND FIRE THREE MEDAL GROUP. Interesting group of three medals, Court mounted, being a mint condition Third Reich Police 25 Year Long Service Medal retaining all of its original gilt with its correct yellow embroidered Police eagle to the blue ribbon. A 40 Year Fire Service Long Service Medal with lastly the Kaiser Wilhelm 1897 Jubilee Medal on its yellow ribbon.

26 SIGNALS BATTALION SHOULDER STRAPS. A Model 36 pair of stitch-in shoulder straps for a Signaller in the 26 Signals Battalion. Stitch-in shoulder straps with lemon yellow embroidered No. '26' and lemon yellow wool piped waffenfarbe.

29th WAFFEN GRENADIER DIVISION SS COLLAR PATCH. The Dachau produced machine embroidered grey on black Melton cloth insignia showing a Maltese Cross over crossed swords, mainly worn by members of the infamous Kaminski Brigade.

2ND DIVISION OFFICERS SLEEVE INSIGNIA. The 2nd Division, which became one of the two divisions which formed the 14th Army in Burma, known as The Forgotten Army, officers sleeve insignia. Locally made with typical Burmese or Indian embroidery on thick black backing cloth. Small pin hole with evidence of a drawing pin fixing between the upper parts of the insignia where this has been removed from an old display board. Some threads missing from the lower right hand handle of key.

2nd PATTERN E BOAT BADGE BY SCHWERIN. A good condition Kriegsmarine 2nd pattern E Boat Badge, the face side retaining at least 85% of its original gilt on the wreath and eagle with the high spots rubbed. Good finish remaining to the central boat. All black finish remaining to the reverse side with, in raised relief, the designer 'Peekhaus Berlin' followed by the maker 'Schwerin, Berlin'. The badge has its original wide tapering horizontal hook with its uniform retaining hook behind the neck of the eagle.

2ND PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES KNIFE BY CLARK OF SHEFFIELD. A rare variation of the 2nd pattern Fairbairn Sykes designed military knife of WWII. Virtually all of the Fairbairn Sykes models were made by Wilkinson's of London. This is a rare variation by Clark of Sheffield. Blade full length, some evidence of old corrosion but without re-profiling. Steel cross guard, which is clearly marked 'ENGLAND' dated '1942' 'Clark & Son, Sheffield' with a broad arrow mark. The brass cross hatched hilt also broad arrow marked below with the number '9' below. In its original leather scabbard, which has its blackened brass bottom chape present with oxidisation, some scuffing to the leather. The elastic hilt retaining strap is present but heavily frayed. Both leg retaining leather straps removed. This knife clearly described and shown on page 60, plate number 127, of the excellent work British and Commonwealth Military Knives by Ron Flook.

2ND PATTERN KRIEGSMARINE E-BOAT BADGE. Excellent condition, the wreath, eagle and swastika retaining virtually all its original gilt. Some of the silvering of the E-Boat on the keel and bow is missing, the remainder good. Complete with its uniform retaining hook placed behind the head of the eagle, its horizontal wide tapering pin with the manufacturer's mark 'Schwerin, Berlin' plus the designer's name in raised relief on the reverse side.

3 AWARD CITATIONS TO OBERST ERICH BERNHARDT. An unusual group of three awards to a Colonel of the 1st Battalion 105th Infantry Regiment, part of the 72nd Infantry Division. Comprising: Third Reich awarded War Honour Cross with Swords, date of award 25th January 1935. The A5 size punch-holed citation for the rare Royal Bulgarian Order of Bravery 4th Class, 1st Grade, with the facsimile signature of General Field Marshall Keitel, date of award 2nd December 1941. The punch-holed A5 citation to Oberstleutnant Erich Bernhardt for the Krim Shield dated 23rd August 1942 with the facsimile signature of General Field Marshall Von Manstein. The awards are unusual insomuch as the Royal Bulgarian Order was awarded through Army High Command. Berndardt was obviously a WWI veteran and who served in the Landespolizie in between the wars. Accompanying the three citations are four A4 sized sheets of research, both in text and map form showing the area of operations, deployment and after action reports of the 73rd Infantry Division, which after 1940 were all on the Eastern Front and a lot of action in the area of Sevastopol. All of the research put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom these citations were obtained from.

3 AWARD DOCUMENTS ROBERT NOLTE. Obergefreiter Robert Nolte was a member of the 1st Company, 2nd Army Assault Regiment. A good group of three award certificates belonging to a former member of an unusual infantry unit. These assault battalions would appear to have an escort roll as well as probably acting as an Army Level Fire Brigade Unit. Little is known about them. Nolte appears to have served in a 2nd Army Supply Unit prior to his transfer to the Army Assault Regiment. The three citations are all single folded. They do have some foxing and slightly creased edges. The Infantry Assault Badge in silver citation has a stain at the bottom. Winter Medal in the East, 3rd July 1944. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation dated 24th August 1944, signed by General Oberst Weisse, who was awarded the Knights Cross and the Oak Leaves. The Infantry Assault Badge in silver dated 4th December 1944, as an Obergefreiter in the 1st Company, 2nd Army Assault Regiment. The designation in German to both the Iron Cross 2nd Class and the Infantry Assault Badge in silver is 1./Sturm-Regiment AOK2. Accompanying the citations is a single A4 sheet of research showing the areas of action whilst Nolte was serving in the Assault Battalion, all on the Eastern Front. We have recently acquired a fantastic collection of citations and other artefacts from a collection within the U.K. by possibly the leading U.K. researcher of citations and battle front reports.

3 AWARD DOCUMENTS. UNTEROFFIZIER THEODOR GERECKE. 3 Award documents and substantial research for Unteroffizier Theodor Gerecke who was a member of 3rd Company, 194th Infantry/Grenadier Regiment, part of the 71st Infantry Division. Documents comprise of A5 size non punch holed, single folded, citation for the Iron Cross 2nd Class, dated October 1942 and pen signed by General Major Von Hartmann who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 8th October 1942. He was killed in Stalingrad on the 26th January 1943. Wound Badge in Black, non punch holed, single folded, awarded 16th August 1942, signed by the Captain and Company Commander. The Iron Cross 1st Class citation dated 15th November 1943, pen signed by General Major Raapke, who was awarded the German Cross 28th May 1944 as Commander of the 71st Infantry Division. This citation also non punch holed, single folded. This is a scarce bravery group, plus two excellent photographs of Gerecke, half bust, wearing his Iron Cross in one image as an NCO, wearing overseas cap and Model 43 uniform. The other image wearing an overseas cap with inverted 'V' waffenfarbe with dark green collar, M.36 uniform. He was an infantryman who saw service in Russia, Yugoslavia and Italy. His Iron Cross would have been awarded for an act of bravery during the initial fighting at the centre of Stalingrad. Somehow he escaped from the disaster and survived to fight on with his old regiment. The Iron Cross 1st Class was given for bravery in anti partisan combat in the North East Italy, Trieste area, on the Adriatic Coast. Accompanying these certificates are 5½ full A4 size pages of research into his regiment and division with much text and maps of the area of operations that the unit was involved in throughout the whole war, all put together by the foremost researcher on the German Army in the United Kingdom, an ex British Army Tank Major from whose collection this grouping was obtained from.

3 CITATION GROUP AND RESEARCH. HERMANN LIENENBRINK. Oberschirrmeister Hermann Lienenbrink was a member of 50th Anti Tank Battalion 9th Panzer Division and the 4th MG Company of the 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 9th Panzer Division. An interesting group, the three award certificates to an NCO who was probably a member of the Austrian Federal Army prior to the Anschluss in 1938. The three award documents, all A5 size, all punch holed, comprise the Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with the Prague Castle Bar, dated 31st October 1939, with the facsimile signature of the famous Panzer General Hans Guderian. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation, punch holed, single folded, awarded to Lienenbrink as part of Panzer Jager Abteilung 50. Pen signed by General Major Ritter Von Hubicki, General Major of the 9th Panzer Division, who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 20th April 1941 and subsequently the German Cross in Gold on the 22nd April 1942. War Service 2nd Class with swords to Lienenbrink whilst a member of the subsequent unit, the 4./Panzer Grenadier Regiment 10, punch holed and single folded, pen signed by Oberst Jollaffe who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 2nd November 1941 and the German Cross in Gold on the 6th January 1944. Accompanying these three award citations are 7 double sided printed A4 sheets of research on both of Lienenbrink's units the 50th Panzer Anti Tank Battalion and the 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiment including lines of battle, movements of the unit, unit insignias, all completed by the foremost researcher on the German Army in the United Kingdom, an ex British Armoured Corps Major from whose collection this grouping was obtained from.

3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Including pin back fixing. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. War Service Cross with swords. Memaland Medal.

32ND SEARCHLIGHT REGIMENT BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A good condition officers battledress blouse, 1940 pattern, dated 1943, size 9. This has not been re-tailored for officers wear. White on red cloth rank pips to each epaulette for the rank of Lieutenant. Printed red on blue Royal Artillery shoulder titles to each arm. The printed black on red anti aircraft command divisional patch below with a wool red and blue artillery arm of service stripe with below, again, a very finely machine woven square insignia of the 32nd Searchlight Regiment. The insignia is a blue square, two vertical red and white stripes, to the centre is a white flaming grenade with the number '7' to the centre. The history of this unit is interesting. They were first formed in London in 1861 and were designated the 3rd London Rifle Volunteer Corps. In 1908 they were the 7th Battalion (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment with their headquarters right on the edge of the central city of London. In 1915 they were the 1st Battalion, 7th City of London Battalion, in 1922 they were the 7th City of London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) and in 1935 were converted in anti aircraft duties as the 32nd (7th City of London) Anti Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers. Further in 1940 with the same designation, 32nd (7th City of London) Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery, they went through further changes after 1947 and finally in 1961 their lineage with the 7th London Regiment was discontinued. They were therefore one formation or derivatives of that one formation for over 100 years. To the upper right shoulder is a red lanyard. Good nap to cloth. One moth hole between the two lower button holes with further very minor moth close to the upper right hand breast pocket.

4 AWARD CITATIONS TO UNTEROFFIZIER WERNER BURMEISTER. 4 Award citations to Werner Burmeister, who was an NCO in the 3rd Company, 688th Grenadier Regiment of the 337th Infantry Division. Citations are all of A5 size, non punch holed but single folded. Iron Cross 2nd Class awarded 1st August 1943, pen signed by General Leutnant Schunemann who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 20th December 1941. He was the 339th Winner of the Oak Leaves awarded 28th November 1943, plus awarded the German Cross in Gold on the 11th February 1943. He was killed in June 1944 as Commander of the 39th Panzer Corps in Russia. Wound Badge in Black citation dated 27th August 1943, signed by Major and Company Commander. The Iron Cross 1st class citation dated 20th September 1943 also signed by General Schunemann. The infantry Assault Badge in silver, signed by Colonel and Company Commander, awarded 9th October 1943. The dates of the award coincide with the movements of the unit, the initial deployment of this unit was occupation troops in France, then being sent to East Front in November 1942. It is not known if Burmeister survived the collapse of Army Group Centre in June and also the war. Accompanying the award citations are 7 double sided A4 size sheets of research into the unit, its movements in text and in map form, all of its operations, all put together by the foremost researcher on the German Army in the United Kingdom, an ex British Army Tank Major from whose collection this grouping was obtained from.

4 DIPLOMATIC SERVICE BUTTONS. A group of four white metal painted hollow Diplomatic Service tunic buttons.

4 MEDAL RIBBON BAR COMPLETE WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. NSDAP 10 Year Long Service with bronze motif attached. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with miniature Prague Castle Bar. Red Cross Medal 2nd Class.

4½ ' x 2½' DUTCH MADE NAVAL BATTLE FLAG. The most displayable of all the Kriegsmarine battle flags being the 80 x 135 2½ ' x 4½' battle flag. Excellent unused condition. Minor staining to the central swastika area otherwise no holes. Unusually Dutch made. Fully maker marked in Helmond, Holland, followed by the markings 'KR.FL.80 x 135'.

6 AWARD CITATIONS TO JOSEF MUSIOL. This is a good group of 6 award certificates, which include two from different units, comprising Infantry Assault Badge in bronze, dated December 1942, signed by Oberstleutnant and Regimental Commander. Wound Badge in silver dated February 1943. The Medal in the East dated October 1942. Iron Cross 2nd Class, dated November 1942, pencil signed by General Major Heinrichs, who was awarded the Knights Cross 13th September 1941. Wound Badge in black, dated 20th December 1941, signed by Oberst Von Erdmannsdorff as an Oberst and Regimental Commander, awarded the Knights Cross 27th February 1942. A second award citation for the wound Badge in black, issued at the reserve hospital for the same wound. All citations in good condition, no punch holes, with some frayed edges and folding to the Infantry Assault Badge and the Wound Badge in silver. Accompanying the group of awards are 8½ double sided pages of research on the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry/Grenadier Regiment that was part of the 18th Infantry Division, with all the action being in the period pertaining to this soldier on the Eastern Front. All the research that accompanies these citations was completed by an ex British Army Officer, a customer of Regimentals, who is probably the foremost researcher on the German Army in WWII. This item came from his collection.

6 AWARD GROUP CITATION - RUDOLF MEIER. Scarce and interesting group of 6 award citations to an infantryman who fought on the Eastern Front in two different infantry regiments and in two different divisions. Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross as well as being wounded five times. The area of operations were North Russia, Demjansk and in 1944/45 Kurland and West Prussia. All citations are of A5 size, have been punch holed and folded plus worn and stained, thus indicating that Meier carried these citations with him during the huge retreats of the German Armed Forces. The Wound Badge in Black dated 15th October 1941 as a Schutz in the 11th Company, 6th Infantry Regiment of the 30th Infantry Division. Signed by Doctor of the Reserve Hospital. The Iron Cross 2nd Class dated 10th May 1942, pen signed by General Major Allmendinger who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 17th July 1941 and was 153rd recipient of the Oak Leaves on the 13th December 1942 as General Officer commanding of the 5th Jager Division. The Winter Medal in the East citation dated 21st August 1942, signed by a Major in the 6th Replacement and Training Battalion. The Wound Badge in Silver dated 10th May 1943 with three individual dates indicating three separate wounds entered onto the citation, signed by Chief Doctor of Reserve Hospital. The Wound Badge in Gold, awarded 15th September 1944, this is a field typed citation with Meier now as a member of the 2nd Battalion 82nd Grenadier Regiment, part of the 31st Infantry Division with the dates of his 5 wounds all typed to the citation, signed by the Battalion Major. The Iron Cross 1st Class citation dated 2nd October 1944 signed by General Major Von Stolzmann, who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 29th September 1940 and the German Cross in Gold on the 28th February 1942. Accompanying these documents are 7 A4 sized double sided printed pages of research, both in text and map form, as to the operations and construction of both the units that Rudolf Meier was part of. This is a superb fighting soldier's group of documents. Although he achieved nothing higher than the Iron Cross 1st Class, we can only begin to imagine the conditions and type of service he was involved in from 1941 to 44 all on the Russian Front. All of the research put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this excellent grouping was obtained from.

6 DIPLOMATIC BUTTONS. Six Assmann and Sohn marked all white metal Diplomatic Service buttons, solid backs, with the Assmann mark and qualitat wording. 22cm diameter for the Diplomatic Service tunic.

6 SECTION NSDAP 10 AND 15 YEAR MEDAL RIBBON BAR AWARDS. Comprising the WWI Iron Cross 2nd class with the very small 1939 2nd award bar motif. The 1914-18 War Honour Cross with swords. The NSDAP 10 and 15 year Long Service Medal Ribbons with their appropriate bronze and silver political motif attached. The 1st Oktober 1938 Medal ribbon with its Prague Castle Bar attached. The West Wall Medal.

6 x 30 DIENSTGLAS. A pair of the small 6 x 30 standard issue service binoculars issued in the German Army. Lens is slightly cloudy. Marked 'Dienstglas 6 x 30' with its issue number. Some oxidisation to the central frame and rubbing of the aluminium edges of the lenses. Still complete with their original strap.

7 SECTION IMPERIAL AND THIRD REICH MEDAL RIBBON BAR. A well service worn 7 section medal ribbon bar, comprising the WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Third Reich War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, the Wurttemburg Golden Military Merit Medal with swords, the Third Reich awarded 1914 War Honour Cross with swords, the Entry into Czechoslovakia 1st Oktober 1938 Medal with Prague Castle Bar, the Third Reich Police 18 Year Long Service Medal with its silvered Police eagle motif attached, the Bulgarian Commemorative War Medal with swords.

75 TANK ASSAULT BADGE A scarce example of the 75 Tank Assault Badge produced by JFS. The oak leaf wreath and eagle and swastika have lost all of its gilt and there is very faint traces remaining to the left hand edge of the wreath. Unusually all of the silver finish to the tank is complete with the exception of a section on the barrel. The JFS logo is in raised relief to the right hand side of the wreath. Two small domed rivets affixing the tank to the main body. Wide tapering gilded pin. This is classic JFS construction. A very rare badge.

8 KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS SIGNATURES. 7 IDENTIFIED. The original double sided page from the Hitler Youth boys autograph collection book, containing 8 Knights Cross Winners, 7 have been identified, 1 being SS. Luftwaffe Feldwebel Otto Eichloff, pilot in 4/KG 30, Knights Cross award 16th August 1940 with accompanying newspaper photograph. Pencil on paper signature. SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Marcus Faulhaber, Chief of 3rd Battalion SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9, Germania. Pencil on paper signature, date of award 25.12.1942. Army Oberfeldwebel Josef Schreiber, member of Sturm Regiment 14. Knights Cross 31.3.1943. Oak Leaves Winner 5th October 1943, pencil on paper signature. Luftwaffe Pilot Oberleutnant Hans Baasner, pencil on paper signature, date of award 9th July 1941. Luftwaffe Oberstabsarzt Dr. Heinrich Neumann, who was the doctor belonging to Fallschirmjager Regiment 9, with accompanying photograph. Pencil on paper. Dr. Neumann is well known for his medical efforts in the battle of Crete. One unidentified signature, then a pen on paper signature of Army Hauptmann Friedrich Lindenberg, part of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 63. Knights Cross award 30.1.1943. Luftwaffe Hauptmann Hans Romner, Luftwaffe Stafel Kapitan. Knights Cross award June 1944 pencil on paper signature. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

9 AWARD DOCUMENTS - OBERST MEDER-EGGEBERT. A good group of 9 award citations and four accompanying documents to a former German Army signals officer who served in both world wars, plus the Police Service in the intervening years. Certificates comprise of the Third Reich awarded 1914 War Honour Cross for combatants, with swords, awarded 8th January 1935, punch-holed. The Armed Forces 18 year Long Service Cross, A4 size, punch-holed, awarded 2nd October 1936. The Bulgarian 1914-18 War Commemorative Medal, awarded 20th June 1938, it is a slightly larger size than A5, punch-holed, highly attractive. The Hungarian 1914-18 War Commemorative Medal awarded 13th September 1938, small pink colour printed citation, punch-holed. The 1st Oktober 1938 Commemorative Medal for the Entry into Czechoslovakia with the Prague Castle Bar, dated 1st January 1940, A4 size, punch-holed. The A5 sized punch-holed 1939 Bar to the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, dated 18th March 1940, pen signed by General Der Flieger Volkmann to Oberstleutnant Kurt Meder-Eggebert, who was Commander of Signals Unit 194. The A5 size punch-holed Iron Cross 1st Class citation dated 18th May 1940, signed by General of Infantry Geyer, who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 25th June 1940 and subsequently committed suicide on the 10th April 1946. The A5 sized punch-holed Armelband Afrika cuff title citation, awarded 1st February 1944 with a pencil signature of General of Infantry Glokke, Meder-Eggebert now with the rank on the citation of Oberst. The A5 size punch-holed War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Sword citation, dated 20th April 1944. The four accompanying documents relate to the Police Sports Festival Prize, accompanying letter for the War Honour Cross, plus two printed notes accompanying the Hungarian and Bulgarian Medals. Accompanying these citations is a single A4 size double sided sheet of research into the Signals Unit that Oberts Kurt Meder-Eggebert was Commander of, put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this collection was obtained from.

A PAIR OF ARMY INFANTRY REGIMENTAL TRUMPET BANNERS. To find one infantry trumpet banner is rare, to find a matching pair is possibly unique. A beautiful pair of trumpet banners from Infantry Regiment 46. this Regiment was formed on the 1st October 1934 in Neumunster near Lubeck. It was one of the Infantry Regiments of the 30th Infantry Division. During the 1939 Polish campaign it suffered very heavy casualties, it went on to fight in France 1940 and in Russia. The Division was one of those surrounded at Demjansk. In October 1942 it was re-titled the 46th Grenadier Regiment. After heavy fighting throughout the Russian campaign it was fully surrounded in the Kurland Peninsular and destroyed in 1945. These two trumpet banners with the face side being in lightweight red flag cloth, fully trimmed in heavy silver wire fringe with the eagle over the letters ‘JR’ with Roman numerals ‘II/46’ are all executed in the typical very fine quality German silver wire embroidery with the black chain stitched swastika. The reverse side has, again, the classic chain stitched swastikas in silver to each corner with the wings picked out in black, all laid onto a white/cream lightweight flag cloth with a very finely embroidered Coat of Arms of the City of Lubeck to the centre. On this reverse side the edge is not only trimmed with the silver fringing but with the addition of a black, red and white national colour corded edging. There are some light areas of mothing across the white section of both the banners. The red side is perfect. They both have their original sprung loaded attachment clips fitted, for some reason the leather tabs that surround the trumpet have been removed.

A PRIMER OF MILITARY KNIVES. By Gordon Hughes. The very first work on fighting knives by Gordon Hughes, part two of the two section series. 202 line drawings of mixed military knives of the world. Brand new condition. Published 1981.

A RARE PAIR OF BRITISH No.3 COMMANDO TITLES. British made titles, red on black, wartime produced. Unworn pair. No.3 Commando were the first Army Commando unit formed.

A SELECTION OF SINGLE COLLAR PATCHES A group lot of all single collar patches, comprising of 17 luftwaffe, 9 forestry and 5 others including Army Panzer.

A U.S. Gauntlet type Gloves. Summer flying gloves. Marked inside 'Summer Flying type B3A' 1944 production. Size 10. Marked to exterior with U.S. Army Acceptance Stamp in white. Some minor wear use.

A WHITE METAL HAND MADE AFRIKA KORPS RING. An all white metal ring that appears to be cast, with the shank having desert scenes of palm trees and desert animals, with the square front shank having a chain edge, palm tree over swastika with the lettering DAK 1941.

A WWII BRITISH WOMENS NAVY TRICORN HAT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A high quality female officers hat In a velvet fabric, complete with WREN pattern blue leaved cap badge. Mohair center badge and black silk lining.

A2 LEATHER FLYING JACKET. Thick quality leather A2 flying jacket with supple leather having it's original zip with zip puller missing. Original elasticated woollen band for base complete showing some minor wear and moth. Cuff woollen bands missing. Original interior rust coloured liner has been replaced which is a period replacement. Exterior of jacket having a finely woven large size unidentified Squadron patch showing a four engined bomber flying upwards with the nose and fin of a yellow bomb running from left to right, all situated onto a light blue circular base field. Patches finely embroidered in a multi constructed pattern. Minor repairs to seams of jacket.

ADOLF GALLAND SIGNATURE. Pen signed 'Galland' below a magazine photograph of Galland half bust, hatless, standing in one of the classic poses of his describing a fighter action.

ADOLF GALLAND SIGNATURE. Pen signed Adolf Galland on the front of a Willerich card, which was Wolfgang Willerich's charcoal image of Adolf Galland in the cockpit of his aeroplane. As well as the full signature, the card has been posted from Berlin to Herman Schneider, Munich 19, with a field post stamp to the left hand side to reverse of card. It is interesting to note that in this collection there was another Adolf Galland card, which was a Hoffman image, also posted from Berlin on the identical date that the Willerich card here offered was posted on. On the original Hoffman card it is addressed to Rudolf Schneider, on the Willerich card it is addressed to Herman Schneider. It is obvious that both cards were sent to Berlin at the same time for signing but not wishing to be observed as wanting two cards from the same person, one was most probably addressed to the father. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

ADOLF HITLER BRONZE PLAQUE. This Adolf Hitler bronze plaque is relatively easy to obtain, but it is normally found loose. This example is in its original presentation case, which is of the highest quality. The bronze plaque measuring 3 3/4 inches x 5½ inches shows Hitler's head side on view with cast inscription below with raised swastika. To the reverse side the maker's mark in Hannover is cast to centre. It is fitted into its elaborate black pebbled leather covered case, which is grey velvet lined to the base and grey silk lined to the upper inner lid. Laying inside the box is a yellow red and white ribbon printed in black '9.Gaulingen, 13th June 1937'. Minor rust staining to the lower left hand corner of the box. Two minor scratches to the rear lid of box.

ADOLF HITLER BRONZED HEAD. A very impressive 1½ times life size head of Adolf Hitler. An indistinct casters mark on the back of the neck, all fitted onto its heavy granite base. At one stage in its life it has been dropped and a crack has appeared behind the left hand ear.

ADOLF HITLER HEAD BUST. A very impressive virtual life size head of Adolf Hitler. Unusually constructed in heavy cast aluminium, painted over, all set on a marble base. An extremely good image by the original artist of Adolf Hitler. Cast into the base is the casting company's name 'schmidt-Hofer'. At one stage the head has broken away from its cast base and has been repaired. There are also patches to the head where the original olive green close to black paint is flaking from the head due to the oxidisation of the aluminium below. Prospective purchasers should consider speaking to us with regard to delivery costs by virtue of the extreme weight. The size from the neck to the head is 11½ inches in height with 6½ inches width from ear to ear. The overall height including the base is 15 inches.

ADOLF HITLER OIL PAINTING. Over the past 35 years we have only ever owned two quality oil paintings of the Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. This example was one of the two originally owned by us. We have been fortunate to be able to obtain the painting again and offer it here on our web site. The painting, oil on board, measuring 30 inches x 37 inches, in its original frame, which measures overall 39 inches x 46 inches. It is signed to the left hand base and dated ‘1938’. The signature is in the old German Sutterlin script of the well known artist Arthur Seufert born 1880 died 1973. In our opinion it is a superb example of an original sitting of Adolf Hitler. He is seated in a typical leather backed chair of the period with the grey double breasted jacket he is seen wearing in many poses and in many situations. To the left of the lapel can just be seen the tip of his Party Membership pin. Sitting on the desk in front of him is a copy of his work ‘MEIN KAMPF’. We originally obtained this work in Ostende, Belgium about 20 years ago and it reputedly hung in a bank in Antwerp during WWII. It was sold by us initially in the U.K. and as previously stated we have been fortunate to obtain it again. Slight chipping to the edges of the frame, which hopefully can be viewed on our web images, these can easily be repaired.

AFRIKA CORPS BATTLE DAMAGED BELT BUCKLE. An interesting souvenir brought back by a veteran of the 8th army, being the all steel single stamped belt buckle in the tropical olive drab paint. Complete with it's webbing tab which has been struck by a missile, dented the front and distorted the buckle.

AFRIKA DOCUMENT GROUP. ERHARDT. A three document and letter grouping belonging to Martin Erhardt, who is a member of Army Group Afrika. A5 citation for the Wound Badge in black, dated 15th January 1942 whilst a member of the 10th Battalion Rifle Regiment 115. The wound occurred on 18th December 1941. A slightly trimmed from A5 size document for the Arm Band Afrika to Obergefreiten Martin Erhardt dated 24th February 1944. A field printed A5 citation to Obergefreiter Martin Erhardt for the Panzer Battle Badge in bronze, dated Afrika 1st April 1942, signed by the Unit Commander. Half A4 size page letter, field typed, 'Afrika 20th May 1942' informing Erhardt's wife that her husband or son had been awarded the Panzer Battle Badge in bronze. A hand written letter, half A4 size, annotated 'Afrika 28th April 1942' also to Frau Erhardt

AFRIKA KORPS BREECHES, LIGHTLY WORN. A very lightly worn pair of Afrika Korps breeches, constructed in the heavy cord material. Fully maker marked and size stamped to interior white cream waist band. Light rust marks from metal prongs of three pronged hidden belt.

AFRIKA KORPS FIRE WORKER TRADE PATCH. A yellow gold embroidered Gothic F on light tan tropical background for the Afrika Korps uniform.

AFRIKA KORPS IMAGE, LARGE SIZE. Excellent large size image of an Afrika Korps man measuring 9 inches by 11 inches, which is situated in a wall mounted frame, which measures 15 inches by 18 inches. The head and upper shoulders image shows clearly the 1st pattern Afrika M.41 visored field cap with dark waffenfarbe, the image is so good that the stitches can clearly be seen on the eagle. It also shows the collar patches and the shoulder boards.

AFRIKA KORPS INFANTRY SIGNAL BLITZ A tropical signal blitz, un issued and with white embroidered lightning bolt, signifying Infantry.

AFRIKA KORPS INFANTRY SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD A single Enlisted Mans tropical shoulder strap with white piping for Infantry, Blue wool underlay eaten by moths or mice.

AFRIKA KORPS MANS BELT AND BUCKLE. A good complete Afrika Korps mans canvas belt with its olive green steel one-piece stamped buckle, which has faint traces of its maker’s mark and date ‘42’. The buckle is complete with its rare canvas tab, the belt is with its inner leather adjuster.

AFRIKA KORPS MEDAL, PHOTO AND DOCUMENT GROUPING. A small but very interesting grouping to a soldier killed in North Africa. The group comprises:- Wound Badge in black, single stamped version with the majority of the black finish to the high spots removed. The Italian/Afrika Medal in good condition with a short section of ribbon. A much better than average quality North African produced aluminium cigarette case, beautifully hand engraved to the interior, with both back and front cut out images of Arabic scenes laid onto blue, yellow and red imitation enamel backgrounds. A magnificent photograph of Gefreiter Egon Serbecke wearing his virtually pure white bleached Afrika tunic and field cap with his block capital AFRIKA KORPS cuff title clearly shown and an accompanying printed card being a commemoration that took place on the 11th March 1945 for the Divisional dead in Africa. It is pen signed by General Major Helmut Bohlke, who won the Knights Cross 24.9.1942, the Knights Cross with oak leaves 25.1.1945 and the German Cross in Gold 27.10.1941. A very interesting and unusual Afrika grouping.

AFRIKA KORPS MOUNTAIN TROOPER ENLISTED MAN'S OVERSEAS CAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare mint condition large size 59 Afrika Korps enlisted mans overseas cap, complete with its correct Bevo woven eagle in blue on brown with correct tropical cockade. An inverted V in mountain green waffenfarbe surrounding the cockade. Standard red lining. Maker marked, plus the coding '1142', which was common to many of the overseas caps that were found in a large group over 25 years ago.

AFRIKA KORPS MOUNTAIN TROOPS SINGLE SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARD. A rare mint unworn condition mountain green silk piped shoulder board worn by an Afrika enlisted man. The exterior of the board is in the ribbed tropical tunic material. The underlay is in European grey/green wool cloth. The tab, the exterior in the tropical tunic material with the interior being of light gauge cotton.

AFRIKA KORPS P.O.W. 1st PATTERN NCO TUNIC A standard four pleated pocket, split cuff tropical tunic maker marked FR DERWIG &SOHN BERLIN N58 for a NCO in the Panzer Grenediers. Tropical bevo collar tabs with a shorter that normal field applied luftwaffe litzen to collar representing a field up rank to NCO. A matching pair of lime green piped tropical shoulder straps with earth brown wool under lay, classic double stitch construction with crudley field applied luftwaffe NCO tresse. One Italian campaign ribbon bar above left breast pocket and remains of loops for an award. To the back of the tunic in stenciled red ink is the large letters PW and then to each arm is the letter P and W. The tropical bevo breast eagle has been neatly re-hand stitched to the right breast probably by the man after his release from the POW camp. The tunic is dated 41 and all visible evidence suggests that this soldier was an enlisted man in the Afrika campaign where he probably won the iron cross, he most likley then went on to fight in Italy where he would have been field up ranked to NCO untill taken as a prisoner of war. As per regulations his eagle would have been removed however he possibly kept it for re-attachment after the war. A great historic tunic that has seen much action, over all condition is well used but not damaged.

AFRIKA KORPS PANZER GRENADIER SIGNAL BLITZ A tropical signal blitz, un issued and with apple green embroidered lightning bolt, signifying a Panzer Grenadier unit.

AFRIKA KORPS PANZER GRENADIER SINGLE SHOULDER STRAP a cutt off Panzer Grenadier Enlisted Mans shoulder strap, olive drab cotton board with field grey wool underlay and lime green silk piping, strap has been cut removing the tongue, possible done by a souvenier hunter during the campaign in Afrika.

AFRIKA KORPS PHOTO ALBUM. 129 images of an Afrika Korps man. Opening page image shows possibly the owner of the album wearing the 1st pattern pleated pocket tunic, visored field cap with soutache, followed by images of the Afrika Korps unloading their vehicles, possibly in Tunis Harbour and preparations for the route down to southern Italy to Africa. Camp life in southern Italy prior to embarkation. The standard shots that we seem to see in every Afrika album of the route across the sea, the unloading of vehicles, which are possibly not private but part of a set which was available. Images in Tripoli. Afrika Korps band playing. Tented life wearing full Afrika Korps uniform with both visored field caps and many images of the trophelm being worn. Parades. Sunken ships in harbours. German tanks coming through Arab towns. Excellent images of German Kubelwagons with officers wearing full tropical kit including long boots and wearing the visored field caps. Many images of local tribal life. Images of Roman ruins with Afrika Korps soldiers touring. Life in the desert wearing sunglasses, trophelms, shorts. Lined up vehicles. Guard duty. The last image in the album where it shows the owner wearing his tropical uniform, hatless, with the annotation 'Heimat Erlaub' Home and Leave.

AFRIKA KORPS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A small album containing 61 photographs of which 25 are in Africa. The album starts with the early days of the owners army training. Groups of soldiers wearing steel helmets and combat uniforms. The album begins just before 1940, some of the group photographs, many of the soldiers are wearing single decal helmets, others wearing double decal. The album then follows with the campaign in France. General shots of damaged French villages. German artillery on the move. Lines of French prisoners. Once again the classic picture of the French black soldiers, which seem to appear in nearly every German album of the French campaign. Severe damage of French vehicles in streets. An interesting shot possibly just after the action of a group of German soldiers sitting in a French street drinking after taking a table out of a shattered bar. French captured officers. German funerals. German graves with the helmet on top of the cross. The unit obviously then moves to Africa. General views with local population. German heavy weapons destroyed. Large half tracks with the Africa palm with swastika insignia to mudguard. A very interesting shot of a donkey inside an 18 ton half track. Life in the field and the desert in tents and eating. Groups of soldiers on the move in the desert, resting. Heavy weapons, motorcycle combinations. German tanks. A good close-up of Field Marshall Rommel in his staff car. Desert camels and donkeys. Some good close-ups of colleagues who have just received the Iron Cross wearing the desert field cap with soutache.

AFRIKA KORPS SOLDBUCH. A scarce soldbuch to Kurt Friemann, who was a member of the 15th Panzer Division, Signals Unit No.82. The swastika to the face side of the soldbuch has been defaced. The photograph of Friemann, which is stapled to the inside cover, has previously been in another document and has been over-stamped after the insertion into this soldbuch. Accompanying is another photograph of Friemann on leave wearing a tropical field cap with peak with an accompanying Naval and Luftwaffe officer. The image stapled in the soldbuch shows Friemann wearing the Afrika Korps overseas cap and shirt with shoulder boards. His unit was Panzer Signals Unit 82. The soldbuch is all complete and on page 22 is inserted his award for the Panzer Battle Badge in bronze, the Iron Cross 2nd and the Afrika cuff title. Accompanying the soldbuch is a six page print-out of the movements and composition of both the division, the army and the signals unit that he belonged to.

AFRIKA KORPS TRANSPORT UNTEROFFIZIER SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on shoulder board for an Afrika Korps Feldwebel in a Transport unit. The centre of the board is the earth brown woolly material as is the base. Wool piped light blue. Tropical tress. The tab is a combination of the earth brown wool with a light canvas interior.

AFRIKA KORPS TRENCH ART PLATE A small metal plate approx. 10 inch by 10 inch. Made from an artillery shell. 1inch rim. Beautifully embossed with pattern. Centre of plate is engraved with a palm tree, swastika, the date 1942 and the wording AFRIKA above the name 'Horst Kusche.'

AFRIKA KORPS TROPHEIM. Minor moth tracking to the felt covered cork body, complete with its virtually unworn condition leather liner, which is '1942' dated size '57' stamped. All leather edging complete. Chin strap plus the twin metal armed forces decals.

AFRIKA WITH PALMS CUFF TITLE. A totally unused Afrika with palms award type cuff title. Constructed in machine grey cotton weave on brown velvet-like cloth. Silver cotton band to the upper and lower portions of the cuff title. Four minor rust marks to the face side. Full length, uncut.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION LAPEL PIN. Large 3/4 inch x 3/4 inch swastika with sword and wheat sheaf motif attached. Maker marked 'Deschler, Munich' to reverse. Complete with its lapel pin.

ALLACH BOX. A cardboard box with the exterior in black having white edges, which is the construction of the classic Allach presentation box. We have not been able to ascertain as to which figure this box contained, however the measurements are 5 3/4 inches in depth, 3½ inches in width, 8 inches in length. The edges of the lid of the box are slightly frail, remainder of the box excellent.

ALLACH FLORIATED CANDLE HOLDER. A small white porcelain candle holder standing 2 inches high on a 3 inch base with raised floriated pattern for holding one candle. SS Allach marked to base.

ALLACH MOTHER AND CHILD FIGURE. A beautiful undamaged figure of a German mother sitting with her young baby measuring 12 inches in length 8 inches in height. Cast into the base is the designer's name P.Horn with the model number '98' with the impressed SS runes to the inner base. The Allach Porcelain Works was set up under the guidance of Heinrich Himmler in the small town of Allach next to Dachau. Many great porcelain artisans and designers were brought together from all over Germany to create the image of the Third Reich in art.

ALLACH MUNICH MAIDEN, BOXED. The Allach Munich Maiden is one of the more commonly encountered Allach factory produced figures, however a boxed example is extremely rare. This example is in absolutely mint condition, the raised fingertip is normally the part of the item that is damaged on a Munich Maiden, even this is totally intact. This figure measures 6 3/4 inches high with the Allach trademark in green paint into the glaze within a raised octangle on the base. The designer's name Professor T. Karner is impressed into the base with the model number '81'. The figure fits snugly into its original factory box, which is a yellow/orange colour in a flock material to the interior with its black Rexene imitation leather covering to the exterior. The Coat of Arms of Munich with eagle and swastika above are to the top left hand side of the box, with the lettering below describing the item under the City name of Munich. It would appear that its upper inner lid packing material has been removed, splits to the edge of the lid.

ALLACH THREE BRANCH CANDELABRA. A mint condition three branch Allach candelabra. We have had many of these candelabras in the past both three and five branch, virtually all have been either plain white or white with the Baroque styling. This particular example is extremely unusual being in white with beautiful Art Deco colouring of deep orange stripes around the base of each holder, plus the lower edges of the central stand plus the edges of the branches. Marked at base with standard double SS runes with Allach below.

ALLGEMEINE SS ENLISTED MANS AND NCO'S SHOULDER BOARD. The black and silver twisted cord shoulder board with black underlay for an Allgemeine SS black uniform. Stitches where removed from tunic.

ALLGEMEINE SS ENLISTED MANS VISOR CAP. A well service worn but still generally good condition Allgemeine SS enlisted mans service cap. Constructed in the heavy black twill material. White piped to the crown, upper and lower sections of the centre band. There is no moth or damage to the main body of the cap, however there is moth damage on the lower back edge which hopefully has been picked up on our web site images. It is complete with its matching set of eagle and skull, its correct leather chin strap which is RZM stamped to the interior of the strap. It has its large gold blocked SS runes in the area of the centre celluloid lozenge of which the majority of the celluloid has broken away, some is intact. It is clearly size stamped '56'. The mid tan leather sweat band has evidence of much wear use especially in the forehead area where the colour has darkened somewhat, the remainder of the sweat band is present but does have some light moth or rodent damage. There are faint traces of an original owner's name 'Zebrak' hand applied to the liner band. The remainder of the inner area is lined in the heavy cotton russet brown material. There is evidence of Statni numbers to the interior upper inner crown. The Statni numbers indicate that this was at one time in the previously Communist dominated Czechoslovakian State Film Company's Costume Department. After the breakdown of the eastern barriers in 1989 a huge amount of exceptionally good and original material came from this source.

ALLGEMEINE SS ENLISTED MANS VISOR CAP. A good example of a service worn Allgemeine SS enlisted mans or NCO’s service cap, constructed in a slightly woolly ribbed material commonly found in the construction of Allgemeine SS uniforms. There is no moth to the crown area or anywhere else on the main body of the cap. The white waffenfarbe, which surrounds the crown and the upper and lower sections of the black cloth ribbed centre band is slightly toned overall. The cap is with its correct single centre buckled leather strap, which does not appear to be rubber ink SS stamped to the interior. Matching equally worn to the cap is a set of eagle and skull. The interior visor is of an unusually smooth russet brown colour, which is ink ‘RZM’ stamped. The sweat band, which still retains much of its original light tan colour, although wear use is evident around the forehead area is in leather and all complete and undamaged. On pulling away the sweat band the original tuchmutze SS issue label is evident to the area below the sweat band. The interior sides are lined in the russet brown lightweight cotton material, which all the folds are present. The upper inner crown area is lined in the ribbed russet brown waterproof material of which the central celluloid protective lozenge is missing, with the gold blocked SS runes to the area below where the lozenge was originally situated still good and clear. The cap is stamped in the half metric, half imperial sizing of 57½ , there is sweat staining to the crown and traces of an original name applied to the crown area.

ALLGEMEINE SS FOOT REGIMENT NO.39 PHOTO ALBUM & PAPERS. A medium size photograph album that belonged to Allgemeine SS Mann Arnold Schmidt. Album contains 137 photographs of life within the 39th Allgemeine Standarte. Album begins with pictures of the Standarte band with a large disc to the front surmounted by SS runes Wachkommando Kamp 1937 with the men wearing a mixture of black uniforms and the early field grey uniforms with black visor caps. Parades. Sports Events. Band practises. Concerts. Barrack life. Large group images. Hut building. Guard duties. Marching parades. Allgemeine mann with his lady wearing his model 33 dagger. Life on the beach. Excellent image of one of the officers of the Standarte wearing his model 36 dagger. Pictures of Horst Wessel's grave. Large third Reich monuments. Images of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Some tourist shots in Berlin. Interesting view of Berlin Police band on parade. Nuremberg rally fields with excellent images of all the large swastika drapes and Fuhrer standard. More Allgemeine men on parade. Life in and around the Nuremberg fields. All of the images of the Allgemeine men show good uniform detail and close-up's. Accompanying the album are 3 items of paperwork, one dated 1936, recording Arnold Schmidt's transfer from the Hitler Youth into the SS, plus two further promotion documents within the 39th Standarte. A small citation for his sports award in bronze, plus the sports award book with photograph of Schmidt in civil dress.

ALLGEMEINE SS OFFICERS SHOULDER BOARD. A rare Allgemeine SS officer's shoulder board for the rank of Standartenfuhrer through to Oberfuhrer. Three aluminium twist cord lengths intertwined on black wool base. It is unworn.

ALLGEMEINE SS PHOTOGRAPH. A slightly damaged photograph showing an Allgemeine SS man with his wife, the photograph measures 8 inches x 6 inches. A studio portrait laid onto a hard card backing. The Allgemeine man is hatless, unusually his uniform is without collar patches, he is of NCO rank indicated by the black and silver twisted cord collar edging. He is wearing his Party badge to his black tie, a row of medal ribbons. The swastika arm band is slightly damaged unfortunately from poor storage of the photograph. Clearly in his hand can be seen the upper enamelled runic SS inset on the grip of his dagger, which he is holding.

AMERICAN ARMOURED VEHICLE PERISCOPE. A periscope used in American armoured vehicles with designation periscope type C and ‘1942’ dated.

AMERICAN OSS SMATCHET. Designed and virtually copied directly from the British smatchet, made by W.R.Case & Sons Cutlery Company, this excellent condition American OSS smatchet. The blade has virtually all its original Parkerizing, it has not been reprofiled and still retains its tear-drop shape. Grips perfect. Heavy aluminium pommel excellent. Unusually fitted into a British made wooden scabbard, which is covered with leather. The reverse side angled belt fitting all riveted and in place. Slight scuffing to leather but generally good and strong and not rotted.

AMERICAN WOMAN’S VOLUNTARY SERVICES UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A scarce woman’s Voluntary Services uniform of WWII. The all mid grey four pocket tunic with its ‘A.W.V.S.’ gilded buttons attached. To the upper left hand side of the tunic is the rectangular badge of the American Woman’s Voluntary Services. Red and blue collar patches. Matching skirt and matching hat with the machine embroidered ‘AWVS’ Motor Transport badge affixed. The American Woman’s Voluntary Service saw service in the USA and abroad supporting the Armed Forces. A rare uniform, unusually a mixed race organisation.

AN INTERESTING GROUP OF SPANISH WAR INSIGNIA.MOSTLY UNISSUED CONDITION. From a highly interesting collection of Spanish Civil War items recently purchased by Regimentals. A Bevo type insignia for the CNT, which was the anarchist Union of the Spanish Republic, they fought bravely against the Fascist forces, made by the maker Tovaaaa and beautifully silk machine embroidered in mint unworn condition. These were worn on the worker’s overalls and combat clothing that they wore in the front lines. A machine gun section badge, a simple brass badge with prongs to the rear, red painted, these again were worn by both sides. Anti tank unit badge, a rare zinc pressed badge with the skull and cross bones of the anti tank artillery badge below. A Fascist woman’s Falange section white woollen badge with yellow embroidered yoke and arrows, together with their male equivalent, this again is in a Bevo fashion with the red arrow and yoke on the deep blue background.

ARBEITSBUCH FUR AUSLANDER. A scarce arbeitsbuch for an overseas worker belonging to Arzwimiel Waclow, who was a Polish slave worker of the Reich. Photograph of Waclow in civilian dress. He was working near Ercklinghausen late 1944.

ARMED FORCES BAKERLITE TUNIC LAMP. A rare variation of the field service lamp attached to a combat tunic being constructed in Bakelite. Maker marked ‘Zeiler’ to the face side in embossed lettering. Red and green filters present with its leather attachment strap. One thin metal bar holding the attachment strap to the upper rear part of the lamp is missing.

ARMED FORCES BREAD BAG WITH SHOULDER STRAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint condition RB numbered Armed Forces bread bag with its RB number and 1943 dated full length strap. All leather fittings bright. All white stitching bright. Correct zeltbahn buttons. Unused condition.

ARMED FORCES COMPLETE BELT HANGER AND SHOULDER STRAP. Normally only the leather belt hanger itself appears available on the market, this is the complete over the shoulder felt bandolier with its leather base pebbled aluminium attachment clip fitted, which is marked 'DRGM' plus maker marked 'Assmann'. Attached to that is the complete brown leather sword hanger, which is marked 'OLC' to the reverse side of the clip.

ARMED FORCES DRIVER'S GAUNTLETS. The mixed grey/green canvas and grey leather palm strengthened gauntlets used by Armed Service drivers. Marked size '7' with RB number to interior. One minor burn nip to the exterior grey canvas. All strapping and male/female pop studs working correctly.

ARMED FORCES FUR BACKPACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The early issue fur backpack with virtually all of it's fur remaining to the exterior flap. All fittings are good and it is complete with it's wide shoulder straps which are RB numbered to the interior. All buckles are in working condition.

ARMED FORCES M.42 COMBAT HELMET WITH WIRE COVER. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An extremely good condition 'CKL 64' stamped M.42 shell, never issued with a decal and complete with a frail wire covering. A section of string has been used to pass through the back of the wire covering and under the front of the helmet, the purpose of this string is unknown to us. The helmet is complete with its original chin strap, which is RB numbered and in mint condition.

ARMED FORCES MESS TIN. A large capacity Armed Forces mess tin being the same size as the WWI style, possibly initially used by Reichwher troops and then early SS VT Units. Good paint finish remaining with some rubbing through to the aluminium on high spots.

ARMED FORCES SPLINTER PATTERN ZELTBAHN. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good bright camouflaged zeltbahn, which is RB numbered. Generally in good condition, it has lost its zeltbahn buttons and has one large moth or rodent hole to the centre.

ARMED FORCES WATER BOTTLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The standard water bottle, felt covered and totally without moth damage. With it's original water bottle strap. The aluminium painted black cup is dated '1941' which has one indentation to the corner and areas of paint missing which can be viewed on our web images. Spring clip for belt fixing is working correctly.

ARMED FORCES WATER BOTTLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent example of a 1942 dated bottle with a 1939 dated drinking cup. The cup retains virtually all of its original olive drab paint with two minor indentations and light scratches to the edge. All the felt to the water bottle is undamaged with one slight stain. The bottle is complete with its good condition canvas tropical web cradle.

ARMED FORCES WHITE METAL SERVING TRAY. An impressive 18 x 12 inch oval shaped serving platter having a very small armed forces eagle stamped to the rim on the face side of the tray. To the reverse side are the makers marks of 'MWF' followed by other unidentified letters and numbers. It can only be speculated as to what branch of the armed forces this was used for. The material is very similar to the Wellner produced plate ware used on the German railway system.

ARMY ARTILLERY ENLISTED MAN/NCO'S VISOR CAP. An excellent saddle shaped visor cap worn by an army artillery enlisted man or NCO, private purchase quality, fine quality material, deep red artillery piping, matching stamped aluminium national eagle and cockade. One moth nip to the body of the cloth on the side overhang and two moth nips to the red waffenfarbe. Excellent condition double buckled visor strap. The interior sweatband in mid tan leather still showing good colour with some light age foxing. The inner lining is in light tan artificial silk with some light water staining with its complete and undamaged centre celluloid lozenge, which is marked 'HPC Frisch Luft' (fresh air DRGM). The HPC caps are extremely rare in the realms of hat makers of the Third Reich, they had their own individual patent, on pulling down the front visor a canvas section is visible with six air vents, there is a flap to the side, which enables the air vents to be closed off, the air circulates through the front of the metal cockade and through to the interior of the cap.

ARMY ARTILLERY HERRNGBONE TWILL MITTENS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A pair of mittens from the Army Artillery late war suit, constructed in the green herringbone material. Extra re-enforced thumb in a grey leather. Complete with both their canvas adjusting straps with the roller buckle adjustments.

ARMY ARTILLERY NCO'S M.42 TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A highly interesting and modified tunic of an army artillery. As has happened in many instances this NCO has had his tunic re-modelled. The garment has had a dark green NCO's pointed collar fitted. The tunic has been slightly shortened and the lower pockets moved upwards approximately 1 inch and the bellows effect from the lower pockets have been removed. Also, interestingly, a Bevo woven grey on dark green eagle has been machined to the tunic over an existing mouse grey Bevo woven eagle and a further interesting point is that the first eagle had been machine stitched in a zigzag pattern directly through the tunic lining. On placing the fingers on the eagle the lower eagle can be felt underneath, this is a trait that we have noticed on many modified tunics. Slip-on field grey centred silk red piped Army Oberfeldwebel shoulder boards. Red artillery Bevo woven collar patches laid onto a section of dark green backing cloth. To the upper left sleeve is fitted an army Krim Shield on field grey backing. Loops to the upper left pocket for two awards with two further loops for a short medal ribbon bar above the pocket. To the lower right sleeve is a yellow embroidered army trade patch surrounded by NCO twist cord for an Army Schirmeister (saddler). The tunic has no moth, damage or staining. Interior grey silk lining profusely stamped with size numbers plus an unidentified 'B.A.F.' (army clothing depot - F?). One seam of the lining is open.

ARMY ARTILLERY OBERLEUTNANT'S SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARD. We have recently been clearing out our drawers of accumulated items that have come in on the end of collections which have got parts missing from them or are incomplete, or damaged and we have decided to offer them for sale here. All are priced accordingly. A single slip-on army Oberleutnant's shoulder board with the rank pip missing.

ARMY ARTILLERY OFFICER'S VISOR CAP. A service used but good condition Army Artillery Officer's visor cap. The main upper body of the cap constructed in a very fine doe skin without any evidence of moth damage. The colour of the upper body contrasting extremely well with the dark green of the wool centre band. Red piped around the crown and upper lower sections of the centre band for the Artillery arm of the Army. There are minor moth nips to the upper and lower section of the waffenfarbe on each side of the dark green band, but mainly in the hidden reverse side under the rear overhangs of the cap. The hat is fitted with it's original matched stamped aluminium national eagle and cockade. One fixing pin to the Armed Forces eagle has broken away. Standard Officer's wire woven cap cords. Standard type of peak which has one slight crack to the centre where at some time the hat has probably been semi folded. The mid tan all leather sweat band is intact and in excellent condition with evidence of service wear. The interior of the cap is all very light tan bordering on gold lined in artificial silk. The original central celluloid lozenge has been removed and there are faint remains of the original paper uniform supplier's label still attached to the upper inner crown area. The size of the cap although un marked is possibly a size 59. It has an excellent saddle shape and is a very good example of a service worn but untouched Army Artillery officer's visor cap.

ARMY ASSAULT GUNNERS COMPLETE UNIFORM. A very rare combination of an Army Assault Gunners jacket and virtual matching trousers. The Army Assault Gunners tunic modelled exactly on the black Panzer Army tunic in wrap over style, four closing buttons to the front. The tunic is full length, we state this as it is quite common for a lot of wrap over jacket wearers to shorten their jackets, which was very prevalent amongst the armoured troops wearing the black uniform. The tunic retains virtually all of the nap of the cloth, there is one small moth nip to the front closing flap of the tunic, apart from that one hole it is moth free. The insignia fitted are slip-on shoulder boards red wool piped dark green centred with semi subdued NCO lace, subdued NCO lace to the collar, Bevo woven red and grey collar patches laid onto a rectangle of dark green backing cloth piped in red artillery artificial silk waffenfarbe to each collar, the breast eagle is of the standard Bevo grey on green variety. The interior lining is lightweight grey cotton, which is size stamped and has the initials 'KW' below the size stamping. To the opposite side of the lining just above the open inner pocket is the name 'J.Silmanson'. Some minor nicks to the interior lining otherwise the lining is as good as the exterior of the jacket. The tunic is complete with its very close matching colour Assault Gunners trousers, which are in the correct configuration having the Panzer style three pronged hidden waist belt, single button flapped pockets to the front, twin flapped rear pockets. Some area of the trouser nap of cloth is very thin, there is a considerable moth hole just to the right hand seam of the trouser close to the right hand pocket flap as the trousers are worn. There are two moth holes to the upper front thigh area. The crotch area, surprisingly, is moth free. To the white cotton lining, profusely size stamped with the designation 'E.44'. To find a complete Assault Gunners uniform is rare.

ARMY BALLOON BADGE A very good slightly worn example of the extremely rare Army Balloon Badge in silver. We have only had approximately three Army Balloon Badges in the past 30 years, two of which were the bronze examples and were both unused. Our previous silver example was also unused. This example, although an obvious silver colour from the face side, has lost the majority of its semi frosted finish from the high points of the badge, but still retains some of the silver wash in the lower parts. The reverse side has virtually all of it silver wash in the lower field with the high points being rubbed. The construction is the standard one piece stamping with the Iron Crosses on the balloon repeated on the reverse side in raised relief. Thick needle pin, which shows wear on the upper part, which indicates its fitting to either a uniform loop or to a hole directly through the tunic. Simple circular hook to base.

ARMY BEVO WOVEN BREAST EAGLE. White on green Bevo woven breast eagle for enlisted man's tunic. Slight fraying to the Bevo weave of the white eagle.

ARMY BLACK PANZER WRAP OVER TUNIC. An extremely good condition black Panzer wrap over tunic worn by an enlisted man in an armoured unit. The tunic is full length, we state this as it was quite common for Panzer troopers, officers and NCO's to shorten their jackets. All the nap of the cloth good. Standard configuration of four lower large buttons, one closing button just below the national eagle and two above the eagle allow the tunic to be worn in a closed collar configuration. White on black Bevo woven breast eagle. Wool pink piped collar patches with skulls attached. Slip-on shoulder boards, black centre with black underlay being piped in a pink artificial silk having the more commonly encountered grey cotton twill lining, which has faint traces of its maker's name, which cannot be identified with size stampings below, depot coded 'B.42'. Slight wear to the nap of cloth at the neck and on the edges of the collar and the lower inner cuff area, otherwise no moth, damage, staining, distress of repairs anywhere to the tunic, with excellent nap of cloth overall.

ARMY CAVALRY BLACK WRAP OVER TUNIC AND TROUSERS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very rare uniform being the all black wrap over tunic and trousers of an Army Cavalry Oberleutnant. The tunic is an enlisted mans quality, fluffy black wool, grey cotton lining. Size stamped to the interior plus RB numbered. The Bevo woven white on black breast eagle to the upper right hand breast. To the shoulders are a set of slip-on Army Cavalry Oberleutnant's yellow wool based shoulder boards. The collar patches are black wool, yellow piped with aluminium skulls attached. To the upper left breast are loops for three awards. All of the buttons are of the DAF swastika centred style, which we have encountered many times over the years on Panzer uniforms. The tunic has been very slightly shortened as was quite common amongst the Panzer arm of the service. The trousers are a large size, absolutely matching in colour and texture to the tunic, correct Panzer style with single button down flaps. Unfortunately the inner hidden belt is missing from the trousers. Profusely size stamped to the white lining with the depot coding 'E44'.

ARMY CAVALRY HAUPTMANN’S SHOULDER BOARDS. An extremely good pair of cavalry yellow based subdued grey overlay wire Hauptmann’s shoulder boards for a cavalry Hauptmann. Stitch-in style. Virtually unused condition.

ARMY CAVALRY NCO'S M.36 COMPLETE UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good M.36 combat tunic with virtually all nap of cloth remaining. One moth nip to the lower left sleeve, one to mid upper right sleeve, one moth nip to right hand collar patch as the tunic is viewed. Standard M.36 configuration. Four pleated pockets with the bottom two pockets being of the bellows style. Five button front. Dark green issue collar. Shoulder boards fitted are of the stitch-in style, dark green centred with golden yellow waffenfarbe, NCO's lace to each board with to the centre embroidered in yellow for Reconnaissance Battalion No.3. In the classic chain stitch. The collar patches are of the early style yellow centred Bevo laid onto a section of dark green backing cloth which is then laid onto the tunic collar. Surrounding the tunic is silver tress with some oxidisation and wear matching the wear on the tress to the shoulder boards. This NCO has had extra padding fitted to the interior of the shoulders for a smarter fit. There is an opening cut in the lower portion of the tunic for the passing of the hanger for the sword or dagger. It is size stamped and coded with date '40' plus maker stamp on the bandage pocket. Fitted to the upper left breast is a three section medal ribbon bar comprising:- Iron Cross 2nd Class and two Armed Forces Long Service Medal, blue ribbons with eagle and swastika motifs attached. Loops to the upper left pocket for two awards. With the tunic is a matching pair of cavalry enlisted mans breeches in good matched colour. Excellent condition, no moth with suede re-enforced seat and inner thighs. The zips to both bottom base legs of the breeches complete and working.

ARMY CAVALRY OFFICERS BREECHES. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good set of army cavalry officers breeches, they are identified as cavalry by the large light tan colour leather insert to the seat and inner thighs. They are constructed in the soft canvas-like material. One small moth hole repair near the fly area. Some wear to the open pocket flaps. Some light coloured staining to the inner thigh area and one larger field repair to the rear right hand seat, otherwise excellent condition. Both zips are present, one fully functioning, the other has its zip runner but will not close.

ARMY CAVALRY PANZER OFFICERS OVERSEAS CAP. A very rare piece of headdress from the Third Reich being an Army Panzer Cavalry officers overseas cap. The hat is not size stamped but is approximately size 56 to 57. To the main body the nap of the cloth is thin on the exposed areas, on pulling down the sides of the cap the original nap can clearly be seen. The silver waffenfarbe that surrounds the crown and front scallop is lightly oxidised and discoloured in places. The cap is fitted with a single ‘V’ section of golden yellow cavalry waffenfarbe. The insignia fitted is a short winged wire woven silver on black backing cloth national eagle with a matching oxidised cockade in silver wire. One air grommet to each side of the cap. Lightweight black cotton lined. No maker marks. Some of the stitching that runs around the lower edge of the cap in the area at the front is slightly degrading with threads loose.

ARMY CLOTH GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD. A mint unissued Army cloth version of the German Cross in Gold with its grey/green cloth backing. All gilt to the 1941 dated wreath with its paper backing and still white imprinted makers mark. A better example would be difficult to find.

ARMY DAGGER WITH STRAPS BY PUMA. Clean blade with some very light stains the rare maker for army daggers of Puma. Deep orange grip. All black patina finish remaining to the lower field of the pommel and the grip ring. Good finish also to cross guard. Some staining to scabbard with slight lifting of plating but good early heavy quality,

ARMY DEMJANSK AWARD GROUPING - BREITLING. Four 5A sized citations, all punch-holed and single folded, to Leutnant Walter Breitling. An interesting group of 4 awards certificates to a Junior Artillery officer, commissioned from the ranks, who saw action in the Demjansk pocket as part of the 1st Battalion 118th Artillery Regiment. It is probable that as a result of his wounds in February 1942 he was evacuated from the pocket and subsequently posted to the 242nd Artillery Regiment in the South of France for recovery. The award to the Iron Cross 2nd Class is linked to the period of his service in Kurland. Award certificates comprise:- Wound Badge in Black citation, dated 9th March 1942, signed by the Chief Doctor in the 102nd Reserve Hospital. The award for the Demjansk Shield with the facsimile signature of General Infantry Brockdorf-Ahlefeld dated 20th December 1943. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation awarded 13th August 1944 signed by General of Infantry Wegener who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 27th October 1941 and was the 66th winner of the Oak Leaves on the 19th January 1942 and subsequently the 97th recipient of the Swords in September 1944. He was subsequently killed on the 23rd September 1944 on the East Front. The Wound Badge in Silver citation dated 2nd August 1944. The entry is twice, indicating he was wounded twice on the same day and signed by the Chief Doctor at the Dresden Reserve Hospital. Accompanying the citations are 1½ single sided printed A4 sheets of research on the movements of the 818th Artillery Regiment, put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this collection was obtained from.

ARMY DRIVING MITTENS A mint pair of army driver's fingerless mittens. Maker marked. Dated 1942

ARMY EARTH BROWN M.43/44 COMBAT TROUSERS. A scarce pair of late war earth brown M.43 long combat trousers, normally issued with the earth brown M.44 blouse. The interior blue canvas lining is profusely size stamped with the letter coding plus ‘44’. Slash pockets without flaps, with a flat fob pocket. Wide belt loops. No moth. From the front the trousers are perfect, on turning the trousers, in lower leg area there are two darkened stains of which maybe either oil or ink. They are at an identical level on each leg.

ARMY ENGINEERS VISOR CAP. An enlisted mans or NCO's teller form visor cap, constructed in a ribbed material. Black piping for Engineers to the crown, upper and lower sections of the dark green centre band. Matching stamped aluminium national eagle and cockade. Patent leather strap. There are some minor patches of moth to the crown and the overhang of the cap. The interior is stamped size '56' below the totally undamaged non maker marked centre celluloid lozenge. Rust coloured cotton lining with mid tan leather sweat band, which shows hardly any wear use. The cap is stamped to the inside of the sweat band 'Robert Lubstein, Berlin No.55 1939'.

ARMY ENLISTED MANS BELT BUCKLE. The one piece stamped aluminium belt buckle. Some wear to the breast of the eagle. Maker marked in raised relief 'HA' to the reverse side.

ARMY ENLISTED MANS M.43 VISORED FIELD CAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint unissued condition field grey/green M.43 Army enlisted mans visored field cap. The material is very thick, heavy and fluffy, fitted with the one-piece Bevo woven triangular shaped national eagle with cockade below. Twin pebbled buttons in field grey paint. The interior grey twill cotton lining is RB numbered, coded ‘M4/44’ with size ‘57’ clearly marked. Absolutely mint, no moth, damage or staining.

ARMY FELDGENDARMERIE ARM EAGLE. The machine embroidered orange on grey/green backing cloth with black swastika arm eagle for Army Feldgendarmerie units.

Army Feldwebel Heinz Rothardt Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, Army NCO's cap.

Army Feldwebel Paul Ebel Post war signature on photograph, wearing parade uniform with peak cap.Knights Cross at neck.

ARMY FORESTRY SERVICE OFFICER'S UNIFORM. A rare complete uniform of an Army Forestry Revierforster uniform, comprising:- Beautiful quality visor cap, virtually mint unworn, forestry green piping and matching centre band. Stamped aluminium forestry eagle with the rare silver wire embroidered cockade, which has been embroidered directly onto the centre band of the cap. Standard army officers cap cords. The interior has gold lining and undamaged centre celluloid lozenge with a full maker's name gold blocked to the lozenge. Light tan sweat band, which is marked 'Stirnduckfrei' with DRGM patent numbers. Matching open collar four pocket uniform in forestry green with beautifully constructed silver wire woven on light grey collar patches for the rank of Revierforster. Silver piped dark green collar. Stitch-in shoulder boards with dove grey underlay and one gilt rank pip to each board. Army NCO's silver wire breast eagle on dark green backing cloth attached above the upper right hand pocket. A hole has been tailored into the left hand lower pocket for the hanging strap for the hunting/forestry side arm. Uniform breeches in matching colour to the tunic and completed by it forestry green all leather service belt with its dark patinated oval forestry service buckle.

ARMY FORESTRY SERVICE OFFICIAL'S VISOR CAP. A magnificent condition Army Forestry service official's visor cap. Size stamped 54 to a small paper tag. The cap has a very high saddle shape. It is in absolutely perfect un mothed and un damaged condition to the exterior. The Forestry service eagle and cockade still have frosting to their highlights. The cap is fitted with it's original double buckled strap. The light tan pure leather liner is in excellent condition with just minor evidence of wear use. The interior gold lining is mint with an un damaged central celluloid lozenge with the retailers mark 'Uniforms Fabrik W Michovius Of Cottbus Sonderklasse.'

ARMY GENERAL FRANZ WESTHOVEN SIGNED IMAGE. Post war signature on head and shoulders bust of Westhoven, Knights Cross at neck. Pen signed to front.

ARMY GENERAL MAJOR KARL KRIEBEL SIGNATURE. Army Major General Karl Kriebel seated, hatless, wearing Army General's uniform and Knights Cross at neck. Signed in pen at an angle across the photograph. There is also a two line dedication to the collector Rolf Schneider dated 2nd July 1943 to reverse side of photograph. Complete with a photocopy of the image as shown in the Hitler Youth boys original book. Kriebel was Commander of the 56th Infantry Division. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

ARMY GENERAL MAJOR SCHERER SIGNATURE. Pencil signature of General Major Scherer on a section of brown paper, with an original Hoffmann card of General Major Scherer. Accompanying these two items is a photocopy of the original page showing the section of paper gently pasted to the page below the Hoffmann card of Scherer. Scherer is wearing Army General's uniform with General's visor cap. Knights Cross & Oak Leaves at neck. Knights Cross award 22.2.42 the Oak Leaves 6.5.1942.

Army General Major Wolf Ewert Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck.hatless.

ARMY GENERAL SHOULDER BOARD. Small type, stitch-on, all bullion gold and silver with attachment wings, possibly for summer tunic, complete with gold button.

ARMY GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS CRUSHER CAP. A rare piece of Third Reich headdress, known as 'The Old Style' cap, which was based on the soft crushable caps of WWI. This example is to a member of the Army General Staff. The upper body is generally good with some light moth tracking but no moth holes with the exception of the rear of the cap having three moth nips to the waffenfarbe. The dark green centre band has suffered from some moth damage, which we hope can be viewed on our web images. The insignia is the correct officers flat wire Bevo weave eagle and national cockade. Soft crushable peak. Mid green leather sweat band all complete and undamaged with wear use obvious. Light gold artificial silk lining all intact, some staining, with its original centre celluloid lozenge present with slight cracks and one small section missing. The carmine coloured waffenfarbe has faded slightly to the upper crown area, on lifting the overhang sides of the cap the original deep carmine can be seen.

ARMY GENERAL'S BREAST EAGLE. A mint condition cellion constructed gold General's breast eagle laid on dark green backing cloth.

ARMY GENERAL'S CAP COCKADE. A mint unused all metal cap cockade with national roundel in excellent Mercury frosted gilt finish.

ARMY GENERAL'S COLLAR PATCH. Superb quality all bullion embroidered long collar patch on standard red backing.

ARMY GENERAL'S COLLAR PATCH. A good quality cellion woven left hand collar patch for an Army General on fluffy Melton backing cloth. Unused condition.

ARMY GENERAL'S CUFF INSIGNIA. A rectangular section of cuff patch for an Army General's parade tunic. Excellent gold embroidery on red rectangular background. One moth hole to red base.

Army General's Wolf Ewert KC Winner Card. Post War signed photograph of Army General Wolf Ewert. Head and shoulders bust. General's uniform. Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Felt signed to face of small image.

ARMY GREY GREEN LONG BLOUSED COMBAT TROUSERS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A virtually mint pair of the grey green coloured long blouse combat trousers. All nap of cloth good, no moth damage or staining. Two angled side pockets without button closures. A slightly narrower waist band than standard with two side waist adjusters. Rear pocket with securing tabs. The interior lightweight cotton lining is profusely stamped with what appears to be film costumier inventory stamps, possibly from the Statni Film Company in Czechoslovakia. After the fall of the Eastern borders many original items from dress items through to combat items such as these were acquired from this source.

ARMY GROSSDEUTSCHLAND FIELD GREY MANS CUFF TITLE. The scarce Sutterlin script machine embroidered Grossdeutschland enlisted mans cuff title on field grey background with twin Russia braid edges, for use with the field grey assault gun uniform. Some minor staining to central lettering otherwise unused and uncut.

ARMY GROSSDEUTSCHLAND OFFICERS CUFF TITLE. Good condition Sutterlin script officers heavy wire cuff title with the upper and lower edges of the band having their silver waffenfarbe fitted. Stitches visible where cuff title has been removed from a tunic. On the left hand edges at a distance of approximately 2½ inches the lower part of the cuff title has a split in the material that has been sewn.

Army Gunther Carston Hauptmann. Signature. Wearing Bundeswehr uniform Post war signature on photograph. WAS £10 NOW £5

Army Hauptmann Albert Dubricki Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

Army Hauptmann Dr.Fritz Bachmaier Signature. Small photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck, M.43 cap, German Cross in gold. Post war signature on photograph.

Army Hauptmann Erick Roseke. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless.

ARMY HAUPTMANN HEINRICH SCHULER SIGNATURE. On half of the original page as removed from the Hitler Youth members book, small format photograph of Schuler in the field, wearing army officers uniform. Knights Cross, Oak Leaves & Swords at neck, German Cross to lower right breast with Knights Cross and Infantry Assault Badge to left hand breast. Pen signature on section of paper laid below photograph, awarded Knights Cross 18th September 1942, Oak Leaves 9th April 1943, with a photocopy of the complete page that this was original part of. Was £70 Now £40

Army Hauptmann Johannes Hans Pongratz Card. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, officers visor cap.

ARMY HELMET COVER. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Helmet cover reversible splinter pattern camouflage, field made, with extra foliage loops with both grey canvas pull cords visible for fitting to the helmet.

ARMY HOLLER 21 SWORD. One of the most desirable patterns of all the army swords, known in the Holler catalogue as Pattern No.21. The hilt has the unusual lion’s head with the finely detailed main, red jewelled eyes, the arte nouveau style langet with the large eagle and swastika with the remainder of the hilt being deeply floriated. This is the brass version gilded, which retains virtually all of its original gilt, which is brighter obviously in the lower areas that have been untouched. The fineness of detail to the lion’s main and the breast and wings of the eagle are superb. The original grip wire is in place, two strands are slightly loose, the blade is absolutely mint, non maker marked. The sword is in its original scabbard which has no dents and retains at least 85% of its original black painted finish.

ARMY HOLLER 21 SWORD. Possibly the most beautiful of all the army pattern swords, known in the Holler catalogue as pattern number 21. The hilt having the unusual lion's head with the finely detailed mane, Red jewelled eyes. The art nouveaux style langet with the large eagle and swastika with the remainder of the hilt being deeply floriated. This is the brass version which is slightly more desirable than the aluminium version. Original grip with grip wire complete. Excellent paint finish to scabbard with some scuffing. Blade generally mint and bright with some minor evidence of indentations and scuff sharpening marks to sword edge. Marked 'Holler' to blade under langet of sword.

ARMY INFANTRY HAUPTMANN'S SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARDS. An excellent pair of the slip-on constructed style shoulder boards for an Army Infantry Hauptmann. White wool underlay. Subdued grey wire exterior with four gold rank pips, one being oxidised.

ARMY INFANTRY M.42 NCO'S TUNIC. A well worn generally good condition M.42 Army combat tunic. Standard six button configuration with four non pleated pockets. Matching collar to tunic. Slip-on light green centre bodied shoulder boards with white waffenfarbe. Silver NCO's tress to boards. Matching tress to edge of collar. Universal grey on grey Bevo woven collar patches. The light grey on green Bevo woven breast eagle. The tunic has seen considerable service wear. Most of the nap of the cloth is missing. There is no undue damage or repairs. Slight paint spots in the area close to the upper left hand breast pocket with one small L shaped tear close to the lower right hand pocket. The stitching between the left hand sleeve and back shoulder is slightly loose in a 2 inch section. Interior lining is of an unusual light grey/light blue colour, which has faded considerably due to wear. The interior markings including the code B.44 with the RB number are clear.

ARMY INFANTRY NCO'S SHOULDER BOARDS. Recently we have been able to acquire a large quantity of Third Reich and Croat insignia, as collected by an ex British 8th Army Intelligence Officer, who was interrogating German prisoners of war and Fascist Croats on the Italian/Slovenian/Yugoslavian/Austrian border at the end of the war in May 1945. Some of the insignia is obviously used and some unused. This Intelligence Officer made his way back to the U.K. overland through Germany and collated some of the unused items en route. With each item offered we are showing on our internet site a photograph of the grouping as it was found. Many of the items were covered in years of dust and many of the cloth items are slightly distorted. We are showing the items in their original state. For sale we have cleaned and pressed some of the cloth items and they are being offered individually. With the grouping there were effects of the officer and a quantity of both allied military Government, Croat and Greek banknotes. A slightly mismatched but worn as a pair 1942 pattern slip on shoulder boards for an Infantry NCO. Light grey centre. Matching subdued tress surrounding the board with imitation silk white piping. One board slightly longer than the other.

ARMY INFANTRY NCO'S SHOULDER BOARDS. A mint unissued pair of slip-on dark green centred white infantry wool piped shoulder board for an army infantry NCO. The complete board is surrounded by NCO's tress. It has never been fitted with pips or ciphers and are totally unused.

ARMY INFANTRY OFFICERS OVERSEAS CAP. A very fine Melton material constructed army officers overseas cap. Size approx. 54 or 55. Very minor moth tracking with two moth holes to the left hand side of the cap. Good bright Waffenfarbe to crown and front scallop. Fitted with the white infantry v shape soutache around the heavy wire woven national cockade, and fitted with the heavy matching wire woven officers short winged cap eagle. The interior is in grey artificial silk. It still has it's grey leather sweat band in the forehead area only. The officer has constructed an extra inner sweat band in a material very similar to the grey twill cotton lining of issue army tunics which has partially covered the original size stampings of the cap.

ARMY INFANTRY OFFICERS PHOTO ALBUM. A fascinating well laid out album of 151 photographs which cover the period February 1936 to February 1937. Every image annotated. It covers the career of one man who started in the albums as Infantry Unterfeldwebel and finishes as a newly commissioned Infantry Officer. It is evident that during this time he was on a Senior NCO or Officer Candidate course at Doeberitz. Photographs clearly show the same NCOs who clearly formed part of the same course as himself, the periods covered are as follows: Ski course February 1936, Lecture tour 1936, Berlin Olympic Games August 1936, Infantry School Doeberitz November to February 1937. Many interesting photographs of comrades in various types of uniforms, training, general views Olympic Games. All images good and clear.

Army Johann Condne Signature. Wearing Army uniform, hatless, Knights Cross at neck. Post war signature on photograph.

ARMY LARGE SIZE CAMOUFLAGE M.40 HELMET. A very large ET68 stamped shell that has at least 70% of its original Normandy camouflage pattern remaining. Basically camouflaged in ordnance tan with a very light mist of green applied over the skull. Faint traces of the original army decal is visible. Originally issued as an army M.40 single decal, this must have been an early M.40 as the original paint finish, which is in parts visible, are of the dark apple green variety. From its inception in 1935 with the M.35 double decal the colour tone of the green became gradually darker. The helmet is fitted with its original liner, which is stamped size ‘59’, it is supple with some good original colour remaining without any damage. One original owner’s name has been scratched on the leather and is fitted with its original chin strap which has traces of its maker’s name to the very tip. To the inner rear of the helmet is the original wire clip fitted to the liner to enable the camouflage net to be attached to the helmet on a secure base.

ARMY LATE WAR M43 TUNIC. A scarce M43 tunic in the scarce late war earth brown material. This medium size six button front four patch pockets without pleats combat tunic is constructed in the late war material normally found on the M44 tunics. The tunic generally in excellent condition. Good nap to cloth. No moth damage, heavy duty wool. Grey cotton twill lining. It is fitted with slip on shoulder boards of the late war variation. red artificial silk piping for artillery. Universal grey on grey BEVO woven colour patches. Both of which have shredded slightly on one tip. War service cross ribbon to the second button hole. BEVO woven grey on green breast eagle. The tunic is RB numbered to the inner lining with all of it's size stampings. Coded 43. Unusually the bandage pocket has been added after the inner lining has been size stamped. All of the fibre buttons are in place in the collar area for attachment of the inner collar.

ARMY LEUTNANT BRUNO KOHN SIGNATURE. A two line inscription plus signature on a section of green card of Army Knights Cross Winner Leutnant Bruno Kohn. The section of green card is gently pasted to a newspaper photograph of Kohn wearing the uniform of an NCO receiving his Knights Cross from a high ranking political leader. Accompanying the card and photograph is a photocopy of these two items as laid onto the page of the original Hitler Youth members autograph book. Date of Knights Cross 17.12.1942 and eventually winning the Oak Leaves on the 6.3.1943.

Army Leutnant Christian Robfeld Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Army parade uniform as an NCO.Knights Cross at neck. NCO's visor cap.

Army Leutnant Georg Donhauser Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck. NCO's uniform with Army M.43 cap.

Army Leutnant Paul Golbach. Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

ARMY LEUTNANT WEISSWEILLER DOCUMENTS. Soldbuch with photograph of Weissweiller head and shoulders, hatless. Weissweiller was a Zahlmeister of the reserve. Was an army veteran of the campaigns in Russia and France. Awarded the Wound Badge in black and silver, Iron Cross 2nd Class and Infantry Assault Badge. Later on in the war he served in the Reichbahn as a paymaster. Two A5 citations for the Wound Badge in black, dated 1940, field printed style. The Wound Badge in silver issue style, pre printed, dated 1941 as part of Infantry Regiment 407, we can only imagine that through his wounds he was not fit for front line duty and served in the Reichbahn. Six accompanying documents up to February 1945 relating to his post military service and service within the Reichbahn. At the rear of the soldbuch is a postcard photograph of Weissweiller in uniform wearing his service dress uniform with saddle shape visor cap and his awards. Soldbuch is well worn and is held together on spine with cellotape and extra strengthened cardboard.

ARMY M.35 DOUBLE DECAL BULLET DAMAGED HELMET. A NS64 shell size Model 35 helmet, originally issued in the light apple green colour. This helmet has been subsequently hand over painted in a slightly darker shade of apple green, presumably to subdue the possibility of light reflection. The army decal is good and clear with one major abrasion across the right hand wing, the army national tri-colour is also good and clear with minor abrasions. The exterior shell has been hit by either a bullet or section of shrapnel to the upper right hand side of the left hand air vent, which has resulted in a 2½ inch crack the skull. Interior liner is all complete, although in a very dark colour, with two tears to the main body of liner. It has its early square edged buckle retaining straps and 1939 dated strap.

ARMY M.35 DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A Q64 size shell originally issued as an apple green double decal army helmet, it would seem to have been ordnance over painted with a darker shade of matt apple green. When getting into the hands of a collector the over paint in the area of the decals has been removed to expose the original decals below. Some abrasions overall. On inverting the helmet the original apple green is clearly visible. The inner liner is intact with its original drawstring, it is supple, it has darkened considerably but no damage. Early aluminium liner band with square edged buckle attachments. Original chin strap, which is non maker marked.

ARMY M.35 DOUBLE DECAL HELMET. An apple green M.35 double decal army helmet, with a good amount of apple green paint overall. The army decal has some abrasions mainly to upper left tip, neck of the eagle and left wing, the swastika is good and clear. National decal has minor abrasions overall. It has an original maker marked chin strap intact and in good condition. The inner skirt is marked 'E.T 64,' and hand written in black paint is the mans name 'LAUD,' at the rear. Half of the eight tongue leather liner is in good condition but three of the tongues are broken off and severely stained, possibly by blood, leaving the front section of the liner crispy and fragile.

ARMY M.35 SINGLE DECAL CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT HELMET. A small sized M.35 shell stamped ‘SE62’. To the interior all of its original apple green paint finish is remaining. The original owner’s name ‘Becker’ is hand painted in white paint to the interior rear skirt. The lining with good original colour and is fitted with its strap, which is Vienna maker marked and dated ‘1940’. To the exterior there is approximately 40% of its original tan over-paint camouflage. It would appear that after its issue in apple green it was then brush painted in a matt green camouflage and then over-sprayed with ordnance tan. It can be seen from our web images the proportions of paint remaining and also the slight abrasions and damage to the national eagle. The various layers of paint have removed themselves from the liner retaining rivet heads.

ARMY M.35 SNOW CAMOUFLAGED HELMET. An incredibly rare totally original army M.35 ET66 stamped shell double decal helmet which has been snow camouflaged. The exterior still has all of its snow camouflage finish remaining with one chip on the rear of the skull and minor chippings to the crown area. Rust has flooded through the paint. It has lost its camouflage paint finish to the three liner retaining rivet heads. On observing the helmet closely the clear outline of the armed forces decal can be seen in shadow form underneath the white wash paint. To the opposite side of the helmet, again in outline form only can be seen the national tri-colour, this is shown as a block and not as individual sections. To the interior faint traces of its early apple green finish can still be seen. The name, Oberleutnant abbreviated to Oblt.Peters, has been hand painted in white paint to the interior rear skirt of the helmet. Of the liner the aluminium liner band and only a short section of the leather remains to the liner, but unusually the complete original chin strap is in place, dry but complete and undamaged, with faint traces of the maker mark to the strap visible. This helmet is an obvious barn find and was recently found in Poland. The amount of original snow camouflaged helmets we have had over the years can possibly be counted on the fingers of one hand. Any serious and knowledgeable collector viewing these web images will immediately recognise this as an original piece.

ARMY M.36 SMOKE TROOPS NCO'S SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARD. A single shoulder board with dark green centre for the M.36 army tunic with wine coloured piping for chemical/smoke troops units. Complete with its slip-over tab.

ARMY M.38 OVERSEAS CAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An extremely good condition large size '58' army enlisted mans M.38 visorless field cap. Good nap to cloth. One air vent. Zigzag stitched Bevo woven grey on green national eagle with cockade below. One moth hole just to the left of the national eagle as the cap is viewed. Grey cotton twill lining profusely stamped '58' with a Rosenheim maker and clearly dated '1940'.

ARMY M.40 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. NS66 size stamped shell which retains at least 70% of its original grey green paint finish with rubbed areas as can be seen on our web images. All of the three liner retaining rivet heads have their paint intact. The Armed Forces national decal has abrasions but is good and clear. The inner helmet liner, which is of the zinc banded type and rounded edges to the buckles has good colour to its liner but with various abrasions and staining as can be seen. The helmet is also with its correct chin strap, which is Vienna maker marked and dated '1942'.

ARMY M.40 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An ET64 size shell. At least 95% of the original paint finish is remaining with minor abrasions. The colour is closer to a green than a grey indicating that it is possibly an early M.40. The decal is good and clear with abrasions as can be seen in our web images. The liner is all complete and appears to have been covered in mud at some time, however the leather is firm and strong with its original drawstring, the strap is missing. The zinc liner band is distorted in one area.

ARMY M.40 TUNIC, MINT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A virtually mint unissued condition, huge size, M.40 enlisted mans army tunic. All the nap of the cloth is thick and good, no moth tracking or moth holes. The interior is lined with the lightweight grey cotton twill. The size stampings are the largest we have ever seen. It is depot marked 'B.II 40' within a rectangle and unit marked '5./G.A.R.78'. The insignia fitted are the universal green on grey Bevo woven collar patches machined directly to the collar, a pair of slip-on red wool artillery piped shoulder boards with the central colour of the shoulder boards virtually matching the tunic. A Bevo woven grey on green enlisted mans breast eagle.

ARMY M.42 ENLISTED MANS INFANTRY COMBAT TUNIC. An extremely good condition M.42 enlisted mans infantry service tunic. Good nap to cloth overall. No moth, damage or staining. White artificial silk piped shoulder boards with grey centres of which the cloth matches the tunic exactly. Subdued Bevo woven grey on green collar patches. Bevo woven grey on green breast eagle, which has been machine sewn directly through the lining, the pockets are also sewn directly though the lining indicating that the pockets were applied with the eagle after the garment was constructed. Artificial silk lined. RB numbered. Size coded and depot issue H43. Loops for two sets of awards to the upper left breast pocket.

ARMY M.42 ENLISTED MANS OVERSEAS CAP. A good well marked army mans M.42 field cap, complete with its single 'T' shaped Bevo woven grey on green insignia with integral national cockade, twin button front. The interior grey cotton twill lining marked 'Lago Munchen' dated '1943'. Excellent nap to cloth. No moth or damage. Stamped size '54'.

ARMY M.42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET WITH SKELETON STRING COVER. An unusual large size M.42 army single decal combat helmet. The inner rear skirt stamped 'EF68' with the liner stamped size '58'. To the exterior the helmet retains virtually all of its paint finish with minor abrasions. The remains of the Armed Forces decal can clearly be seen. The helmet had a skeleton string cover placed over it and around it attached by wire to the edges of the helmet, presumably for the addition of foliage through the string. On moving the string slightly that covers the dome of the helmet a clear mark underneath into the paintwork can be seen where the string has been place since it was first put in place during WWII. The wire holding the string to the edges of the helmet have also reacted against the steel and rust has formed in this area. The inner lining retains much original colour but with obvious wear use in the lower edges. Chin strap is minus. The whole helmet has a good dusty barn find feel to it.

ARMY M.42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A very good M.42 raw edge Army single decal combat helmet. The exterior retains virtually all its original finish with some abrasions. The decal is good and clear. Traces of the original decal can be seen to the right hand side of the Armed Forces eagle, this has obviously been back through an ordnance repair depot. The interior liner all complete, retaining much good colour, with the remains of its drawstring. The chin strap is present and has been repaired.

ARMY M.42 SLIGHTLY BATTLE DAMAGED HELMET. An army M.42 raw edged helmet. Non size stamped but approximately size 58 liner size. The exterior shell has lost the majority of its paint finish and has had one dent to the crown area. The army decal is still clear as can be seen from our web images. Original interior liner all complete with obvious service wear but with the leather still supple and all intact. The helmet is with its original chin strap, which is RB numbered.

ARMY M.43 FIELD CAP INSIGNIA. Being the combined Bevo woven eagle and roundel on it's artificial silk triangle which has been neatly cut out from the cap around its field grey wool backing section.

ARMY M.43 INFANTRY ENLISTED MANS COMBAT TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An extremely fine condition six button fronted M.43 combat tunic with all the original nap of cloth showing, no moth, damage or staining. The tunic has been fitted with an M.36 dark green collar to which are attached the universal grey on grey Bevo woven collar patches. To each shoulder board there are a set of slip-on artificial silk white piped shoulder boards with Regiment No. 115 slip-on's attached. To the upper right breast is an NCO's quality Bevo woven breast eagle. To the upper left hand sleeve there is an Obergefreiter inverted triangular rank patch. The four pockets are without pleats. To the collar the removable green and cream inner collar is fitted. The grey artificial silk lining is fully size stamped with the designation 'ST43'. For extra smartness the owner of the tunic has removed the bellows effect from the lower pockets and have been tailor stitched directly to the body of the tunic.

ARMY M.43 PANZER MANS VISORED FIELD CAP. A very unusual piece of head dress originally constructed from the SS herringbone twill camouflage material. The weight of the material is identical to the tunic weight. The cap has then been dyed green and images of the original camouflage pattern can be seen through the original dye. It has been Army issued, had the standard Army Bevo woven national eagle and roundel machine sewn with an inverted Panzer 'V' of waffenfarbe. Twin air vents have been constructed to each side of the hat by machine sewing. Interior lining is of grey silk, which is size stamped 58 plus RB numbered. There is considerable wear and damage to the cap. The central seam running from back to front has a 1½ inch split. There is another snag just forward of that split and a further snag at the rear of the cap. The cardboard interior peak has split in the centre on the underside thus revealing the cardboard and splitting the material, nevertheless a very unusual adaptation of SS camouflage material and totally original.

ARMY M.43 TUNIC, MINT. A very near mint condition large size Army M.43 signals enlisted mans tunic. Large size. All nap of cloth remaining with very small area of moth tracking to the nap of the upper left hand sleeve otherwise all nap thick. Standard Bevo woven breast eagle attached. Universal mouse grey Bevo woven collar patches. Late war silk backed slip-on lemon/yellow piped enlisted mans shoulder boards. Grey silk lining. Number stamped and dated 1943 to bandage pocket with all size stampings to the inner green silk lining. To the upper inner collar all of the three buttons are in place for the fitting of the removable inner collar.

ARMY M.44 BLOUSE. A good service worn example of the scarce M.44 Army field blouse. Considerable wear to collar. Some light moth nips to back panel and one to the front collar. Interior light grey cotton lining all intact. Nap worn overall. Tunic is complete with its universal pattern Bevo woven collar patches. Triangular M.44 enlisted mans breast eagle and slip-on late war pattern white silk piped Unteroffiziers shoulder boards.

ARMY M42 NON DECALLED COMBAT HELMET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very good size 59 M.42 non decaled combat helmet. The exterior having all its original finish with some light rust flooding through. The interior liner having good colour remaining, some light roughness and degrading to the leather at the lower edge. The liner is with its original drawstring. The helmet band is of the zinc type but is unusually fitted with the earlier square edged buckle straps normally associated with the M.35 helmet.

Army Major Dr. Erick Fellmann Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, Army crusher cap.

Army Major Dr.Stefan Dittrich Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck with visor cap.

Army Major Erich Becker Post war signature. Wearing Knights Cross at neck, German Cross in Gold, hatless.

Army Major Everhardt Pasternack Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck. Army officers crusher cap.

Army Major Freidrich Wilhelm Buschhausen Signed. Wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless. Post war signature on photograph.

ARMY MAJOR GRASSMANN SIGNED IMAGE. A 3 X 2 inch head and shoulders bust ring Knights Cross at neck, hatless of Army Major Knights Cross Winner Graffmann. Post war pen signed to front of image.

Army Major Gunther Goebel. Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, with visor cap.

ARMY MAJOR HANS SCHMED IMAGE. Knights Cross Winner Major Schmed. 2½ x 2 inch image, head and shoulders wearing officers visor cap, Knights Cross at neck. Pen signed to front and reverse of image. Dated 1974.

Army Major Heinrich Benner Signature on Photo. Wearing Knights Cross at neck with visor cap. Post war signed.

Army Major Heinrich Oeller Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

Army Major Helmut Beck-Brochstiffer Signature. Photograph of Willrich type pencil drawing with Knights Cross at neck. Army crusher cap. Post war signature on photograph.

Army Major Karl Glatzer Post war signature on photograph, wearing piped field service tunic, Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

Army Major Klaus Deiwell Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck. Officers M.43 cap.

ARMY MAJOR KONRAD HUPFER SIGNATURE. The complete page as removed from the Hitler Youth member book with a large format photograph of Hupfer hatless, wearing Knights Cross & Oak Leaves at neck, possibly removed from newspaper or magazine, with his pen signature laid onto a section of paper at base of page. Knights Cross award 21st September 1941, Oak Leaves award 28.10.1943.

ARMY MAJOR OAK LEAVES WINNER ADOLF WEITKUNAT Signed image 3 x 2 inch head with top of shoulders bust. Pen signed to front by Adolf Weitkunat, post war signature.

Army Major Overhoff Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck with officers visor cap.

ARMY MARKSMANSHIP AWARD. NEW PATTERN PLAQUE. Army eagle surmounting a laurel leaf surround with twin swords over a crossed shield to centre. Mounted on its plaid bullion twist. These new plaques were introduced just prior to 1939. Very minor oxidisation damage to the crossed swords with a small section of damage to the lower left hand side of laurel wreath.

ARMY MEDICAL LEUTNANT'S SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on style shoulder board for an Army Medical Leutnant. The slip-on tab has been removed. Subdued aluminium wire overlay with deep blue backing cloth.

ARMY MEDICAL OBERFELDWEBEL'S SHOULDER BOARDS. A pair of slip-on high quality model 36 shoulder boards for an army medical Oberfeldwebel. Blue piping in a mixture of artificial silk and wool. Dark green centres. Silver tress surrounding both boards with twin pips and twin medical devices fitted. One device has its original frosting remaining, the other dull.

ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS UNIFORM INSIGNIA SET. A complete set of service used blue wool piped army Oberleutnant's shoulder boards and collar patches. The stitch-on style shoulder boards both having bright gilt medical motifs attached with one subdued rank pip for the rank of Oberleutnant to each board. Complete with the blue centred wire woven collar patches, as removed from tunic.

ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS VISOR CAP. Approximately size 59, a good service worn Army Medical Officer's visor cap. One large moth hole to the left hand side of crown, close to the blue waffenfarbe with other smaller moth nips to the rear of the dark green band. One further to the aluminium national cockade. Good shape. Blue waffenfarbe for Medical Service. Matching aluminium national eagle and cockade. Officers wire cap cords. The interior centre celluloid lozenge is missing with faint traces of the original maker or retailer. Sweat band all intact and undamaged with evidence of good service wear.

ARMY MOUNTAIN TROOP OFFICERS CRUSHER CAP. Known as the old style cap, this rare piece of headdress being an extremely large size, the main body constructed in a dark grey/green finely corded material with mountain green waffenfarbe to the crown, upper and lower sections of dark green centre band. The crown has four very minor either moth nips or rodent nips, the lower body has two similar. The national eagle is the Bevo flat silver wire weave on dark green background with the national cockade in the same weave on a lighter green background. Soft crushable leather peak, which has some congealing to the exterior from heat. Interior lining all matching light tan silk-like cotton with its complete centre celluloid lozenge with the faint traces of the silvered retailer below. None of the wording can be deciphered. Mid tan leather sweat band all complete and undamaged.

ARMY MOUNTAIN TROOPS OBERST'S STITCH-ON SHOULDER BOARDS. An excellent pair of mountain green wool based shoulder boards for a mountain troops Oberst. Intertwined wire woven exterior, each with twin gilt rank pips attached.

ARMY NCO ADOLF BAUM SIGNATURE. Post War signature on good image 4½ x 3½ inches seated, hatless, wearing NCO's uniform, Knights Cross at neck.

ARMY OBERFELDWEBEL CHRISTOPH KRAMER SIGNATURE. Kramer's image is printed on a veteran's newsletter from the 7th Panzer Division. Image shows Kramer wearing Knights Cross at neck, Army Assault Gunner's tunic, M.43 field cap. Reunion Day October 1976.

ARMY OBERLEUTNANT ALFRED JAROSCH SIGNATURE. 4 x 2½ inch studio shot, head and upper bust, wearing army M.43 cap. Knights Cross at neck. German Cross in gold plus others. Pen signed to reverse of image. Post war.

Army Oberleutnant Barger Signature. Coloured post war photograph wearing Chief of the German Fire Service uniform with 1957 Knights Cross at neck. Post war signature to reverse.

ARMY OBERLEUTNANT CONRAD REHNITZ SIGNATURE PLUS 1 OTHER The original page as removed from a Hitler youth members autograph book, the lower half of the page having a small format photo of Rehnitz in uniform, with pen signature at base, below photo is a two line inscription also with a signature of Rehnitz. To the top of page is another un identified Knights Cross winners autograph in pencil. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased. Was £85 Now £45

ARMY OBERLEUTNANT KARL HORN SIGNATURE. Excellent image 4½ x 3½ inches studio shot, head and half bust wearing officers visor cap, Knights Cross at neck, plus further awards. Pen signed to front. Undated to reverse. Post war.

Army Oberleutnant Reinhardt Peters. Post war signature, ¾ bust wearing full deocrations, Knights Cross at neck Army officers visor cap.

ARMY OBERLEUTNANT'S OF SIGNALS UNIFORM INSIGNIA SET. A complete set of service used lemon yellow wool based shoulder boards and collar patches for an Army Oberleutnant of Signals tunic. The shoulder boards, which have stitches where removed from its tunic, have lemon yellow wool base with subdued grey exterior. One gilt rank pip to each board with their matching silver wire woven with plaided lemon yellow wool centres laid onto dark green background cloth.

ARMY OBERSCHUTZ RANK PATCH. Grey embroidered rank star on herring bone twill backing for the herring bone twill combat tunic. Rank of Oberschutz.

Army Oberst Dr. Johannes Erasmus. Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

Army Oberst Ernst Biehler Signature. Wearing German Cross in gold without Knights Cross, hatless. Post war signature on photograph.

Army Oberst Heinrich Busse Signature. Wearing Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck with officers M.43 cap. Post war signed on photograph.

Army Oberst Heinz Von Brese Signature. Wearing Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck. Hatless. Post war signature on photograph.

Army Oberst Josef Fischer. Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, with visor cap.

Army Oberst Jurgan Gauss Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, Army crusher cap.

ARMY OBERST KARL GOEBAL The original page as removed from a Hitler Youth members autograph book, large format photo of him wearing Officers parade uniform and decorations. Pen signature to lower right hand side. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

Army Oberst Ulric Dinkelaker Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

Army Oberstleutnant Anton Ritter Photocard. ¾ bust. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

ARMY OBERSTLEUTNANT FRITZ MULLER IMAGE. Post war signed image. Excellent photograph. Head and half bust wearing Mountain Troops cap with ski jager badge to side. Knights Cross, oak leaves at neck with all further decorations. Post war pen signed to front with a five line inscription to reverse dated 1976.

Army Oberstleutnant Kurt Ehle. Post war signature. Three quarter bust image in field wearing Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck. Hatless.

Army Oberstleutnant Otto Klos Photo. Wearing German Cross in Gold. Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Post war signature at reverse of photograph and unusually the Luftwaffe Ground Combat badge.

Army Oberstleutnant Possinger Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck. Army M.43 cap.

Army Oberstleutnant Valentin Dietz Signature. Post war signature on photograph wearing Knights Cross at neck. Combat clasp with visor cap.

Army Oberstleutnant Werner Kamischke Photo. Post war signature to photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, head bust. Was £10.00 Now £6.00

Army Oberstluentnant Max Fabrich Post war signature on photograph, wearing assault gun jacket. Knights Cross at neck, with visor cap..

Army Officer Hans Ender. Post war signature on photograph, wearing Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

ARMY OFFICER JOSEF HISSMANN SIGNATURE. Post war 3½ x 2½ inch image, possibly taken in North Africa. Pen signed across front of image, in the field. 3/4 bust, hatless, with Knights Cross at neck.

Army Officer Leutnant Karl Nieble Post war signature, wearing Army officers combat uniform. Knights Cross at neck with officers visor cap.

ARMY OFFICER LUDWIG BACHMEIER SIGNATURE. Pencil signature on paper on a section of page removed from Hitler Youth boys collection book. Ludwig Bachmeier was an Army Captain in Infantry Regiment 179. Won the Knights Cross 26th December 1941. Missing in action in Russia 12th March 1944, with a photocopy of the original complete page from the Hitler Youth members collection book. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased. WAS £35 NOW £25

Army Officer Overhof Signed Photo. Head and shoulders bust wearing Knights Cross at neck. Officers visor cap. Post war signature to face of card.

ARMY OFFICER STEFAN DITTRICH SIGNED IMAGE. Post war 4½ x 3½ inches half bust wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless. Pen signed to lower right front. Knights Cross Award 4.6.44. Was £15.00 Now £8.00

ARMY OFFICER WIDO TILMANN SIGNATURE. Pen signature on a photograph probably cut out from Signal Magazine shown wearing army officers uniform, hatless with Knights Cross at neck. Complete with a photocopy from the original page from Hitler Youth members book this was removed from.

ARMY OFFICERS BREAST EAGLE. A used and taken from the tunic oxidised aluminium wire woven officers breast eagle on green backing cloth.

ARMY OFFICERS BULLION CAP COCKADE. The bullion wire woven on green base cloth cockade with metal national roundel centre for the Army Officers visor cap.

ARMY OFFICERS DAGGER BY EICKHORN. An excellent condition army officers dagger having an extremely good blade by Eickhorn with all its cross grain finish remaining. The coloration and condition of the top pommel, cross guard and scabbard are all identical with a good age patination. One minor indentation to the scabbard approximately 3 inches from the base with its matching set of hanging straps, excellent green velvet backing with brocade without oxidisation. All silvering to the oval buckles complete. The dagger is with its deep orange grip and with its original portapee knot, which does have some light oxidisation and fraying.

ARMY OFFICERS DAGGER BY SHUTTELHOFER OF SOLINGEN-WALD. A very good condition army officers dagger by the rare maker of Shutttelhofer. Good finish to blade. Light orange grip with two minor cracks to the grip close to the top pommel. Dagger all matching in colour and condition with slight rubbing to plating on the lower half to the rear of the cross guard. Slight pitting to top of pommel. Remainder of finish excellent overall.

ARMY OFFICERS DAGGER. An extremely good condition non maker marked Army officers dagger. The blade is absolutely mint and bright. All of the fittings, again matching in bright finish with one very tiny section of plating missing from the lower left hand edge of the scabbard, the remainder of which is totally undented or undamaged. All bright finish remaining to all of the other fittings, complete with its deep orange grip which has faded on the front side through being exposed to sunlight. One minor chip at the very top reverse side of the celluloid grip.

ARMY OFFICERS DOVE HEAD SWORD. A very good condition army officers dove head sword with blade by WKC. Blade is full length and mint bright. The lower langet of the hilt has the large outspread winged eagle and swastika. The remainder of the hilt retains much of its original gilt. The celluloid black grip is undamaged with all of its grip wire intact. Scabbard in excellent condition with some abrasions.

ARMY OFFICERS PANZER BERET INSIGNIA. A rare pair of flat silver wire silver woven national eagle and swastika with the cockade below that fits as a pair to the Panzer beret. Stitches still remaining where removed from the beret. Some erosion to the left had wing of the eagle as the eagle is viewed and some threads missing from the lower part of the wreath. Extremely rare set.

Army Officers Post War Photo Von Rosen Signed photograph of Knights Cross Winners Kersten Frhr.Von Rosen. Half bust hatless, wearing Knights Cross at neck. Pen signed to face and reverse of card. Was £15.00 Now £8.00

Army Officers Signed card Ulric Dinkelaker Head and shoulders bust, hatless, wearing Knights Cross at neck, felt signed to face of card. Was £13.00 Now £6.00

ARMY OFFICERS SWORD, NON MAKER MARKED. A mint bladed army officer sword without a maker to the blade. Lion's head hilt with red jewelled eyes, which are bright and clear. Gilt slightly dull to grip with the outspread winged national eagle and swastika. Black section of grip undamaged with all its grip wire intact. The scabbard paint is mint with minor abrasions to the base.

ARMY PANZER ALBUM. 143 images in a standard leather bound album, starting with pre war period with family shots. Moving onto training in small tracked vehicles. Other aspects of training life many wearing the black Panzer wrap over uniform. The unit is identified as the 6th Company of Panzer Regiment 7. We have ascertained this from a wall plaque affixed behind one of the images in the album. Servicing of half track vehicles. Excellent shots with the wearing of the Panzer beret and the Panzer beret situated next to the owner. More training with large 8 ton half tracks. Mixture of uniforms, again with the early pink piped Panzer jacket plus field grey uniforms. Camp life. Excellent shot of three Panzer men wearing their berets next to an overturned tank. Some tourist shots internally within Germany. Nurnburg rally field shots with good close-up of Adolf Hitler arriving. 6 wheeled armoured cars, tanks being moved by train to the rally fields. Winter scenes with half track vehicle hanging over the edge of a bridge. At the very end of the album there are some fun shots of soldiers dressed up with WWI pickelhaube with faces turned into clowns. This is a good pre-war small format Panzer album with many interesting shots.

ARMY PANZER ALBUM. An extremely good Panzer album containing 155 images belonging to Unteroffizier Siegfried Geiss 1st Company 2nd Panzer Regiment 16th Panzer Division. Good album with 157 photographs which records Geiss’s military service in the Panzer arm of the German Army. It begins with a photograph of Geiss as a Panzerschutz taken in Hargen 1941 and an ID photograph of him as an Unteroffizier, both wearing the black Panzer wrap over tunic. It appears that Geiss joined 2nd Panzer Regiment either just before or when the Regiment was in Bulgaria. Photographs indicate that he was a crew member of Tank 111. (Troop Leaders Tank 1st Company). During the time leading up to Stalingrad it would appear that Geiss was amongst some 4,000 men of the division who were not taken at Stalingrad. After this disaster when the battalion was equipped with Panthers it was evident that he was a Tank Commander of Tank 123 (2nd Troop 1st Company). At one time an Oberfeldwebel Gros who was later awarded a German Cross in gold in 1942 and a Knights Cross on the 4th December 1943 was his Crew Commander and troop leader. Excellent photographs go through the album of parades of the unit wearing their black Panzer uniforms with Panzer berets. Many images annotated with dates and places. Visits by high ranking officers to the unit. Destroyed Russian buildings. Medal award ceremonies. Black Panzer men wearing all their awards to their breast. Great close-ups of the full black uniform. Good close-ups of all different models of tanks. Destroyed Russian units. German tanks in snow camouflage. A great shot of crew standing next to Tank 123 with one of the tankers wearing a Luftwaffe flying helmet. Track changing in the field. German Cross and Knights Cross Winners. Accompanying the album are many pages of research on the unit and the unit’s history compiled by one of the top researchers in the U.K. an ex Major in the Royal Armoured Corps.

ARMY PANZER BEVO WOVEN EAGLE AND COCKADE. The scarce T shped single section BEVO woven light greay/white on black background for the Panzer M43 field cap with a national tri-colour below. This example has been removed from a cap with some thread still remaining.

ARMY PANZER CAVALRY SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch on shoulder board with wool golden yellow piping, black centred with NCO's tress with silvered number '2' to centre, worn by an NCO in the 2nd Company of a Panzer Regiment formerly a cavalry regiment.

ARMY PANZER ENLISTED MANS OR NCO'S VISOR CAP. A very fine condition saddle shaped privately purchased Army Panzer ordinary ranks or NCO's visor cap, produced in officers quality material. The pink waffenfarbe against the grey/green material is outstanding with the dark green wool centre band. Exact matching stamped aluminium national eagle and central cockade. Standard ordinary ranks or NCO's double buckled visor strap with the very tip of the strap on the left hand side broken away, the strap is held to the button by thread. There are no moth holes or moth tracking to any part of the exterior of the cap. The visor is of the green variety on the interior with wear marks where the green has rubbed away through fingering of the wearer. The mid green leather sweat band good with one tear. Minor evidence of old collector glue repair in the area where the visor fits underneath the lower velvet edged sweat band of the cap. Green artificial silk inner lining with a complete central celluloid lozenge, which has one split, silver blocked below the lozenge 'Stirndruckfrei Deutches Reichspatent', the original wearer's name and unit label is tucked within the lower area of the celluloid lozenge 'P.Z.Schutz Steiner 6/PZ RGT 7'. The cap is approximately size 59 or 60.

ARMY PANZER ENLISTED MANS/NCO VISOR CAP. LARGE SIZE. A very large size 59½ semi tellerform Panzer NCO's visor cap. One moth hole to crown and one dark stain. Constructed in the enlisted mans twill material. Panzer pink piping to the crown, upper and lower areas of the dark green centre band, which has one moth nip to the band. Fitted with matching stamped aluminium national eagle and swastika, the eagle having unusually straight cut wings on the early style. The interior is stamped '59½' below the undamaged centre celluloid non maker marked lozenge. At least a 3½ inch section of the leather sweat band has rotted away in the same area rot has affected the upper inner crown lining, which is of the russet brown cotton variety. The remainder of the liner is very dry and is probably unit stamped below the liner band. Because of its stiffness we do not intend to turn the band down to inspect the interior for markings, as it could split further.

ARMY PANZER GRENADIER HAUPTMANN'S COMBAT TUNIC. A rare enlisted mans quality officer worn four pocket combat tunic for a Hauptmann of Panzer Grenadiers. Heavy fluffy wool enlisted mans quality tunic, deep turned back cuffs, four pockets all with pleats, dark green officers collar, light apple green underlay with the subdued grey wire embroidered outer edge, twin gilt rank pips to each board, heavy wire embroidered officers collar patches with a twist style light apple green centre to each collar patch, the heavy wire embroidered officers breast eagle which matches the condition of the shoulder and collar insignia exactly, twin loops above the left upper breast pocket for a medal ribbon bar, one set of loops to the central pleat of the upper left hand pocket with the remains of loops just to the right hand side of the pleat, a moth hole to that upper pocket. Faded Iron Cross 2nd class ribbon to the second button hole. Grey silk lining, twin inside pockets, a tailored hole through the lower left hand bellows pocket for the threading of the Army dagger hanging straps. Nap of cloth good. No other moth damage.

ARMY PANZER GRENADIER OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES. A pair of heavy wire woven officers collar patches on their dark green backing cloth for a Panzer Grenadier officer. Light apple green centres. Stitches around the edge of the dark green cloth indicate they have been removed from an officers tunic.

ARMY PANZER GRENADIER OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A non maker marked Army Panzer Grenadier officers visor cap. Large size, possibly 59 or 60. Good quality officers material with slight moth tracking to the crown and minor moth nips. Other moth damage to the light apple green waffenfarbe, which we have tried to illuminate on our web site images. Wire woven officers cap eagle with matching central cockade. Standard wire woven cap cords with the central section slightly oxidised. The interior sweat band is of the ersatz variety, of which some of the imitation leather colouring has come adrift. Brown cotton lining with an undamaged and non maker marked centre celluloid lozenge.

ARMY PANZER GRENADIER OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A good example of the rare Panzer Grenadier officers visor cap constructed in the finely ribbed smooth material in a light shade of grey. Standard dark green centre band. Apple green piped to crown and upper and lower sections of the centre band. Fitted with aluminium national eagle. Wire woven cockade. Wire woven cap cords with aluminium pebbled side buttons. One quite large moth hole to the right hand side of the dark green centre band, otherwise no moth to the exterior of the cap whatsoever. Mid tan leather sweat band all intact and in excellent condition showing minor wear use to the forehead area. On opening the sweat band the code 'HB39' is revealed. The inner lining is all in a gold silk which does show some age spotting and some slight fraying behind the leather sweat band. The cap is complete with its centre celluloid which has the very faint remains of the silver embossed makers mark below the undamaged celluloid.

ARMY PANZER GRENADIER SHOULDER BOARDS. A rare pair of model 36 Panzer Grenadier Unteroffizier's slip-on shoulder boards. Dark green centres, surrounding tress. The light apple green wool piping has faded slightly. Absolute matching pair.

Army Panzer Hauptmann Erdmann Gabriel Wearing Panzer wrapover jacket, Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Post War signature.

ARMY PANZER HAUPTMANN'S SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch-in shoulder board with bright aluminium braid with gilt Panzer Regiment No.2 and two gilt rank pips. Rose pink underlay cloth.

ARMY PANZER M.36 TUNIC AND CAP. A tunic and cap belonging to an enlisted man in an Army Panzer unit. A very large size five button standard M.36 configuration, four pocket combat tunic having all the nap of the cloth in virtually unworn condition, four pockets with pleats. The only moth damage is one moth hole in the area between the upper right hand epaulette and the dark green collar. Stitch-in dark green centred pink wool piped shoulder boards. Bevo woven pink centred collar patches laid onto a rectangle of collar backing cloth and applied to the collar. Standard Bevo woven Armed Forces national eagle. The interior of the tunic is heavily stamped with sizes, coded ‘F40’, maker marked ‘Max Muller, Nuremberg’ with its matching large size 59 ½ semi Tellerform visor cap constructed in enlisted mans ribbed material, one minor moth nip to the crown, bright pink wool piping to the complete cap, dark green centre band excellent with its exact matching stamped aluminium national eagle and cockade. Double buckled patent leather chin strap, standard visor. The interior brown leather sweat band with evidence of some wear use, russet brown heavy cotton interior lining. Stamped 59 ½. It would appear that there was a celluloid lozenge, which has been removed. On turning back the sweat band the interior is heavily stamped with the maker’s name and address plus the date ‘1936’. By virtue of this huge size jacket and large size cap we have to assume this is the same owner, although there are no names attached.

ARMY PANZER NCO'S VISOR CAP. A heavily mothed Panzer NCO's Tellerform visor cap constructed in the ribbed material normally found on the Tellerform early period hats. Moth damage, which can be seen from our web images. Pink waffenfarbe good and clear. Good quality stamped aluminium matching national eagle and cockade with standard NCO's strap to the front. In size stamped to the upper inner crown size '55'. Ersatz style liner all complete to the inside and undamaged apart from generally crazing to the surface. Fully lined with the russet brown lightweight cotton.

ARMY PANZER NCO’S SHOULDER BOARD. Recently we have been able to acquire a large quantity of Third Reich and Croat insignia, as collected by an ex British 8th Army Intelligence Officer, who was interrogating German prisoners of war and Fascist Croats on the Italian/Slovenian/Yugoslavian/Austrian border at the end of the war in May 1945. Some of the insignia is obviously used and some unused. This Intelligence Officer made his way back to the U.K. overland through Germany and collated some of the unused items en route. With each item offered we are showing on our internet site a photograph of the grouping as it was found. Many of the items were covered in years of dust and many of the cloth items are slightly distorted. We are showing the items in their original state. For sale we have cleaned and pressed some of the cloth items and they are being offered individually. With the grouping there were effects of the officer and a quantity of both allied military Government, Croat and Greek banknotes. A pink wool piped light green centred shoulder board for a Panzer NCO with one single row of tress surrounding board. Still with slip-on tab which has one moth hole.

ARMY PANZER OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A huge size army Panzer officers visor cap, possibly size 61, constructed in the officers ribbed material. Bright pink waffenfarbe. No moth to crown. One minor moth nip to the very rear of the cap on the waffenfarbe and one on the left hand side. There is some moth damage on the very lower edge of the reverse of the cap, which has affected the waffenfarbe itself and the lower cloth, two moth nips in this area of the cap on the opposite side. Matching stamped aluminium national eagle and cockade with an Erel vented cockade. Standard officers silver cap cords with pebbled side buttons. Standard black fibre visor with a smooth tan interior. A wider than standard mid tan leather sweat band, which is maker stamped 'Erel'. The interior artificial silk lining in gold has suffered light water staining. The central celluloid lozenge is all intact but is non maker marked below. This is typical construction of a late war Erel produced visor cap.

ARMY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM - BALKANS. 103 photographs of occupation life and combat in the Bosnian part of Greater Yugoslavia. Anti Partisan operations. Damaged vehicles. Wrecked bridges. Home life scenes in Bosnia. Many shots of Italian allied troops.

ARMY PRE WAR SHOULDER BOARDS. A scarce set of matching slip-on shoulder boards being in the early dark green, which are unpiped. The standard pre war shoulder board in the unpiped version had points at the tips of the boards, it is generally accepted that from this was developed the piped shoulder board with rounded tips, this must be a short interim version which are unpiped with the rounded tips. Worn by an NCO with lace attached and one rank pip to each board. A scarce variation for the insignia collector.

ARMY PROPAGANDA COMPANY OFFICERS INSIGNIA SET. An ultra rare set of insignia for an Oberleutnant in an Army Propaganda Company. Both the shoulder boards and collar patches are extremely worn. Evidence of where removed from tunic. The outer section of both shoulder boards are oxidised. The gilt remains to the Oberleutnant's glass rank pip. Stitches across the base of each board where removed from tunic having the dove grey underlay for the Propaganda Company. Collar patches, again, strands of wire worn and loose with the central sections of each patch having the dove grey centres and once again stitches remaining where removed from tunic.

ARMY PROPOGANDA DEPARTMENT NCO'S VISOR CAP. One of the rarest waffenfarbes used by the army, introduced during wartime, the branch of service colour previously used by the Propaganda companies was lemon/yellow. Constructed from the twill material in a semi saddle shape form. No moth damage or staining anywhere on the cap. Light grey waffenfarbe without moth, complete with its matching national aluminium eagle and cockade. NCO's strap. Standard visor. The interior does have evidence of wear use. The mid tan sweat band is slightly discoloured, but totally undamaged. Gold lining has some staining. Central celluloid lozenge is half broken away with a retailer or maker's stamp below 'ARWA' over a felt hat, over the number '18' black stamped to the centre of the lozenge.

ARMY REGIMENT 69 NCO'S SHOULDER BOARDS. An excellent condition pair of possibly parade stitch-in shoulder boards for a Hauptfeldwebel in Infantry Regiment 69. Dark green centred boards, parade lace surrounding each board, bright frosted rank pips with matching frosted number '69' to the centre.

ARMY RESERVE MEDICAL HAUPTMANN’S INSIGNIA. A mint, removed from tunic, set of shoulder boards and collar patches for the parade tunic of an Army Reserve Medical Hauptmann. Stitch-in shoulder boards bright wire exterior with mint gilt to the rank pips with mint silvering to the medical motif between the rank pips. Reserve grey lower base colour with medical blue above with beautifully wire woven officers parade collar patches. The collar patches still have the stitch marks and stitching where removed from the officers parade tunic.

ARMY SERVICE CORPS PLASTIC WAR ECONOMY BADGE. Maker marked in raised relief to reverse. Two pins present.

ARMY SIGNALS FELDWEBEL'S SHOULDER BOARDS. A matched pair of slip-on shoulder boards for an Army Signals Feldwebel. Dark green centres. Silver tress surrounding complete edge of board. Slip-on tabs complete. Lemon/yellow piping with some minor areas of moth to the lemon/yellow piping.

ARMY SIGNALS LEUTNANT'S INSIGNIA SET. An unissued condition set of slip-on lemon yellow based shoulder boards for an Army Signals Leutnant. Minor moth nips to the yellow underlay of one board with their matching mint unissued pair of wire embroidered lemon yellow centred officers collar patches.

ARMY SIGNALS STANDARD-BEARER'S ARM PATCH. A lemon/yellow Bevo woven standard-bearer's arm patch for an Army Signals unit. These arm patches are the best and most colourful examples of machine weave from the Company of Bevo, Wuppertal. Cut from roll.

ARMY SINGLE GENERAL'S SHOULDER BOARD. A slip-on shoulder board for an Army General. Excellent gold and silver wire. Red underlay. Complete with its fixing tab.

ARMY SMOKE & CHEMICAL WARFARE OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES. An excellent condition pair of wire embroidered collar patches for an officer in the Smoke & chemical Warfare Section, all laid onto dark green backing cloth, Bordeaux red centre.

ARMY SMOKE/CHEMICAL WARFARE OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES. A matched pair of wire woven carmine centred collar patches laid onto a section of dark green backing cloth, as removed from a chemical warfare officers tunic. Stitches where removed from the tunic are still visible.

ARMY SNIPER SMOCK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very fine example of the army tan and water pattern sniper smock, complete with its hood. On close inspection it would appear that this hood was never fitted with a veil, the garment is in virtually mint condition, it is RB numbered to the interior of the right hand pocket flap. Normally these garments are size indicated by Roman numerals from size I through to III, although we cannot find those size stampings by the general size, it would appear to be the largest size. The garment is complete with all its waist adjuster ties, its closing tape for the neck and is completely free of moth damage or staining.

ARMY SOLDBUCH JOHANNES BUHR. A good condition Army soldbuch having uniform photograph, the large format type, showing Buhr hatless, wearing Model 43 combat uniform. Buhr served in various transport units in the east as a driver. Interestingly the first unit he served with was a security battalion. A good full soldbuch but without any awards.

ARMY SOLDBUCH PETER KUPFERSCHMIED. Army soldbuch with modern repaired spine. Pass photograph three quarter bust of Kupferschmied wearing M.43 combat tunic, hatless. Peter Kupferschmied served with the Panzer Army Signals Regiment No.4, which was the Signals Unit of the 4th Panzer Army active in Leningrad, Moscow area, Kursk, River Don, Charkof, Tarnopol and Cholm and finally Eastern Germany in Berlin. In September 1944 he was injured during an air raid. His soldbuch shows him entitled to the Winter War Medal in the East plus the Wound Badge in black. A well filled out Russian Front pay book.

ARMY SOLDBUCH WILLY BECKER. Fair condition soldbuch. The spine had been hand repaired by Becker in an embroidered fashion and has been secured by modern cellotape. Swastika part of eagle erased to cover. Excellent large uniform pass photograph showing Becker hatless wearing the M.43 combat uniform with his regimental number slip-ons clear. Soldbuch starts October 1940. He was awarded the Would Badge in black. He served with the Security Battalion 790 of the 201st Security Division active in Russia, this unit was used for guard duties and military installation, escort of convoys, also on anti-partisan actions. In autumn of 1944 he was transferred to Grenadier Regiment 351 of the 183rd Volks Grenadier Division active in the west. Finally he served with Grenadier Regiment 404 of the 246th Volks Grenadier Division active in the Eifel mountains. A fully filled out soldbuch from 1940 through to the end of war in 1945.

ARMY SPLINTER PATTERN NON REVERSIBLE WINTER SUIT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very good condition army issue splinter camouflage pattern hooded padded jacket and matching trousers. The jacket, which shows slight discoloration to the grey silk-like lining up near the collar area shows it has been worn. It is constructed in at least three different pieces of slightly different shaded stitch pattern camouflage material. One slight nick to the cloth on the right hand side of the jacket as it is viewed. Very minor discoloration showing light wear to the cuff edges with two abrasions to the material in that area. The remainder of the jacket with its hood is in absolutely perfect condition. All original buttons fitted. It has its original waist adjuster internal belt. It has its ex owner's initials 'GMH' applied in indelible ink to the interior back panel. There is also one 'L' shaped stitched repair to a tear that has gone through the lower back panel, with its matching trousers, with matching interior grey silk-type lining with no apparent wear use to the trousers at all, which are complete with their original braces made from light tan canvas and splinter pattern material. Inside the fly area of the trousers are size markings which are a '12' within a block, plus Roman number 'III', which was quite a commonly used size measurement for camouflage garments.

ARMY SPLINTER PATTERN REVERSABLE TO WHITE PADDED HOOD. The hood from the winter padded uniform. Good strong splinter pattern camouflage finish. Reversible to white with some age staining to the interior white. Otherwise generally good with it's neck tie.

ARMY SPLINTER PATTERN REVERSIBLE MITTENS. A mint unissued slightly mis-matched pair of the padded mittens in the splinter pattern camouflage, which is part of the reversible to white camouflage suit. The only difference being between the two gloves are the interior markings, the RB numbers are different.

ARMY TAN AND WATER PADDED TROUSERS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The trousers only in tan and water camouflage of the three piece Army camouflage reversible to white with the padded suit. Good bright colours to the finish. Some snags from possible rodent bites which you can see in our web images. Good clear white interior. The tapes for tightening the base of the legs are all complete.

ARMY TAN AND WATER PATTERN ANORAK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The anorak in tan and water pattern camouflage as part of the four-piece army issued camouflage reversible to white winter padded suit. Very minor fading in parts of the camouflage. The jacket is generally in good condition with slight nicks and some wear through the material in the lower cuff area. All buttons remaining. One patch repair to the back panel. Complete with its fitted non padded but reversible to white hood.

ARMY TAN AND WATER PATTERN HOOD. A good example of the tan and water pattern reversible to white hood which is part of the army four part winter padded suit. Complete with it's neck tie. It is stamped sized '59' plus various other RB numbers.

ARMY TAN AND WATER PATTERN MITTENS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint unissued set of army tan and water pattern camouflage mittens, which are part of the winter padded camouflage suit. A matched pair in size and unlined in a slightly different material than usually found, being a thick pile wool. Complete with their strap for securing around the neck of the wearer.

ARMY TAN AND WATER REVERSIBLE TO WHITE WINTER PADDED ANORAK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good service worn hooded anorak, reversible to white, which is part of the winter padded suit. Interior white finish excellent, the camouflage to the exterior is good and pronounced. There are some snags to areas of the material and two patches, one between the third and fourth button hole, which has been patched with SS camouflage material, another small patch on the top left hand shoulder patched in tan and water pattern material. All buttons are present, complete with its waist tie. The base of each cuff are strong with some light repairs with all cuff adjusters complete.

Army Trade Patch. Supply Administration NCO yellow embroidery on grey/green background.

ARMY TROPICAL 2ND MODEL FIELD CAP. An absolutely mint condition size 57 Army tropical 2nd model visored field cap. Over 20 years ago a huge quantity of tropical long trousers, breeches, webbing belts without buckles and bundles of tropical overseas caps were found on the Bavarian/Austrian border area, many of the overseas caps were made by the Company Hans Brandl of Magdeburg and were stamped with their name and address plus the numbers '842' which to date the identification of these series of numbers has not been identified. Recently a small quantity of possibly 15 of the 2nd model visored field cap have been discovered in the same area, also produced by the Hans Brandl Company with the 842 numbers stamped to the inner red lining. Amongst the fifteen at least twelve were of the same material, three of which were of a slightly lighter weight ribbed material. We were able to purchase three of the more popular heavyweight versions, one has since been sold, two are remaining. They are both with their complete and original Bevo woven tropical cap eagle and cockade, the interior sweat band can be seen in our web site images. The 2nd model field caps were never fitted with the Army of Service waffenfarbe. Over the years there have been other mint 2nd model field caps on the market but generally these have been in the sizes 52 to 55, these are in the generous sizes of 57.

ARMY TROPICAL 2ND PATTERN FOUR POCKET COMBAT TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A magnificent condition tropical 2nd pattern four pocket combat tunic worn by an Infantry NCO. The tunic is in excellent condition, standard five button configuration, four non pleated pockets. Subdued tropical tan tress surrounding the collar and the edge of the shoulder boards, of which the central material matches the tunic exactly. The white infantry piping has subdued to a grey colour, with its correct matching Bevo woven collar patches and blue over tan Bevo woven breast eagle. Loops for one award to the upper left hand breast pocket. RB numbered to the interior flap of tunic followed by size stampings and code 'M.43/4'. The buttons are the removable type. The tunic is in virtually unworn condition. Stitch marks to the lower right hand sleeve where the cuff title has been removed.

ARMY TROPICAL ALBUM PLUS TOURIST ALBUM. A photograph album belonging to a member of the Afrika Korps containing 183 images. The album has an outline of the German helmet to the exterior, plus gold block 'KRIEGSERINNERUNGEN' (war memories). The album begins with the officer, whom we believe to be the owner of the album, with his horses, obviously a cavalry officer, then seen riding. Image in Munich wearing his white officers summer tunic, wearing visor cap and dagger with possibly wife. The album then seems to move to southern Italy showing his unit on the route through Italy preparing to embark for North Africa. Groups of men all in tropical kit with the long field boots. Columns of vehicles with men wearing tropical uniform and trophelm helmets. In tented camps prior to embarkation in Italy. Good images of the early visored field cap with coloured soutache. Views of southern Italy and Naples. Afrika Korps men marching. The album is interspersed with purchasable tourist images, one obviously the Blue Grotto in the Island of Capri. Groups of Italian Alpini soldiers. Officers all in Afrika Korps uniform. Views of southern Italy. Mount Etna erupting. German naval ships in harbour. Crashed Heinkel bombers. Afrika Korps personnel loading their vehicles onto trains. Views in North Africa with open desert land with German vehicles. JU52's crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Many views of local life in North Africa with tribesmen. Accompanying this album is another large album, absolutely full of purchasable tourist images of Paris, Naples, Venice and other interesting cities of Europe. Also with this group are two cigarette card albums, one headed 'Builder Deutsche Geschichte' (pictures of German history). All of the cigarette cards pasted in with the accompanying already printed text are of the views of German military history dating back to the early ages of 800 A.D. up until 1914. The book is full with 200 images on cigarette cards. Accompanying this is another card album on German history. 80 pages of text, all of German history in the renaissance period, all cards are of large format. Whole grouping of two albums plus two cigarette card albums.

ARMY TROPICAL HELMET ESCUTCHEONS A pair of metal helmet escutcheons for the cork tropical tropheim. The national eagle in stamped aluminium with all its three pins, marked 'J.R & S' to reverse side. The tri-colour of a cast metal variety, one of the three pins missing. Good pair in matching colour.

ARMY TROPICAL RUCKSACK. An all tan Armed Forces rucksack with the shoulder strapping identical to the material used for tropical Y straps. Some minor rodent nips to the base of the rucksack, otherwise some wear use but generally good and clean.

ARMY TROPICAL SMOKE TROOPS TRADESMAN'S PATCH. A rare piece of tropical insignia being the machine woven in silver grey thread on tropical cloth for the smoke projector chemical warfare operator.

ARMY TRUPPEN SONDERDIENST OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A rare colour piping for the Army being the Truppen Sonderdienst. The colour blue is mid way between medical deep blue and supply light blue. The upper body of the cap in excellent condition. Slight thinness to the nap around the upper crown area. No moth, damage or staining. Dark green centre band, which has faded slightly at the front, with its stamped aluminium national eagle which has a good deep strike, with a small size, possibly earlier pattern wire woven officers wreath with separately applied metal cockade. Standard officers cap cords. Very minor moth tracking on the hidden upper part of the dark green centre band. Unusually small tunic pocket buttons have been used to affix the officers cap cords. The interior of the cap has an ersatz sweat band in light tan, there are two tears one to each side close to the area of the side buttons. The upper inner crown is lined in gold artificial silk, which has some staining. The centre celluloid lozenge is missing with faint traces of the manufacturer or retailer’s mark blocked to the upper inner crown artificial silk. The cap is of a large size, possibly 59 or 60, and is constructed in a saddle shape style. The TSD, which is the abbreviation for the Truppen Sonderdienst is a rare colour piping, it was the judicial branch of the Army who administered the Field Ministry Courts and Court Martial etc.,

ARMY UNTEROFFIZIERS SCHOOL CUFF BAND. A mint unissued example of the Bevo woven NCO's School cuff band. Silver Bevo wire on green background. Full length, uncut.

ARMY UNTEROFFIZIERS SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A small photograph album of an army member attending the Under Officers School. On the opening page is an original Bevo woven full length uncut Unteroffiziers Schule cuff title placed within the front cover. 21 images of the original owner attending the Unteroffiziers Schule with various group images, training, officers etc., Three images at least of the cuff title being worn with the remaining amount of photographs, 27 in full, being of life outside of the school. A postcard size image at the very end of the album showing the owner with his lady friend wearing his Unteroffiziers School tunic with the Gothic lettering of the school clearly shown on his shoulder board.

ARMY VETERINARY NCO'S SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch on quite worn shoulder board with red piping for artillery unit having a strip of silver tress surrounding board for rank of Feldwebel, with the veterinary serpent symbol to the centre. This would indicate a veterinary nco attached to an army artillery unit, which of course there would be many as most of the German Army's artillery was horse drawn.

ARMY VETERINARY OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A rare colour waffenfarbe for an army veterinary officer. Large size visor cap, possibly size 60. Good quality officers cloth. No moth to the main upper body. The nap of cloth is thin to the dark green centre band. Fitted with a stamped aluminium national eagle, heavy wire woven national cockade, standard officers cap cords. The sweat band, which seems to be unworn, is of the substitute paper variety in light tan. The interior lining is a mixture of light and dark gold lightweight cotton with a complete and undamaged centre celluloid lozenge having gold blocked ‘DEUTSCHE WERTARBEIT SONDERKLASSE’.

ARMY VETERINARY OFFICERS VISOR CAP. One of the rarer colours of the waffenfarbes of the German Army, a large size Erel produced cap, possibly size 60, high quality material. The cap is peppered in areas from moth damage with one larger hole on the rear overhang. The moth is slightly more concentrated on the waffenfarbe than the main body of the cap. We have tried to illuminate the areas of moth in our web images. Wire woven officers cap eagle with some strands loose, with matching wire woven central cockade. The interior of the cap shows minor wear use, the leather sweat band has most of its original colour remaining. The interior lining is excellent gold silk with the undamaged centre celluloid lozenge clearly silver blocked below 'EREL SONDERKLAAS'.

ARMY/LUFTWAFFE HELMET COVER. A field made helmet cover from zeltbahn material with foliage loops and hooks for attaching the cover to the helmet. Some hooks missing. Originally constructed with 11 hooks, only five remaining, the others have rusted away from their fitting points.

ARMY/WAFFEN SS CAMOUFLAGE INSIGNIA. A single section of camouflage clothing insignia, being the rectangular section of material, green on black, for the rank of Army Oberleutnant or SS Obersturmfuhrer. Excellent condition.

ARMYARTILLERY ENLISTED MANS SHOULDER BOARD. A long shoulder board, possibly from a greatcoat, mid war, field grey centred, red silk piped for Artillery with slip-on facility.

ARNHEM GERMAN PARATROOPER DOCUMENT GROUP. A rare group of three documents belonging to Ober Gefreiter Adolf Harms who was a member of the heavy unit of the paratrooper rocket launcher unit. S.Fallsch.Werfer-Abt.21. All three documents A5 size, all have been folded. The Iron Cross 2nd Class is heavily stained. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation awarded 28th September 1944, Wound Badge in silver awarded 25.9.1944, to 2./Schw.Fall.Werfer-Abt.22. He was awarded the Wound Badge in silver for one wound indicating he must have lost a limb. Luftwaffe Flak Artillery Badge awarded 16th April 1943 to Adolf Harms, then serving with 1./Flakschw.Abt.198.

ARNHEM GLIDER GROUPING Uniform, documents and medals belonging to Cyril Lloyd Jones. Battledress blouse, Army issue shirt, red beret, France and Germany Star, Italy Star, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, 1939-45 Medal and letters. A signed letter by Cyril Jones dated 20th March 2001 where he describes his wartime history. He was a member of the Oban Air Landing Anti Tank battery. In 1940 to 1941 he trained at Catterick in North Yorkshire. He was sent to Dover on anti tank coastal defence duty, where they received shelling from the French coast. He then went to North Africa, then on to Italy, back to England and then trained for Gliderborne forces. He landed at Arnhem in a glider, under siege for 10 days, he was located on the north side of Arnhem, on the north side of the bridge. He was captured whilst looking after a wounded officer, Lieutenant McGuinness. He then endured months of captivity in Germany, with worse to come, whilst being moved by the German authorities away from the advancing Russians he was left by the roadside at least three times to die and was saved by local German civilians and was released by U.S. troops and eventually flown home to the U.K. This is just a precis of his own written statement. Accompanying this letter there are seven accompanying 1945 dated letters to his family informing them that the German authorities had announced on German radio that Cyril Lloyd Jones prisoner no.93713 was safe and well, a prisoner of the German High Command. The medals are all in their original packets and all located in their original addressed official ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ box. Within the box there was one plastic war economy collar badge of the Royal Artillery. 1944 dated red beret, 7¼, with the manufactured white ink marking being rather indistinct, the date luckily can be made out as 1944. It would appear that the beret has never had a badge affixed. 1943 dated 1940 pattern Belfast made battledress blouse, size 9, having the each sleeve the printed Pegasus, a straight Airborne title with Lance Corporal’s rank below. To the lower right hand sleeve are four inverted red chevrons printed on one piece of backing cloth, indicating four years overseas service. It is obvious from the condition of this blouse that it was issued to him on his return in 1945, it has hardly been worn and we would imagine he was demobilised from the forces shortly after his return from Germany. 1945 Army issue shirt, unworn. Cyril Lloyd Jones came from Liverpool, this grouping appeared on the market from the family approximately 4 to 5 years ago and was brought into a militaria shop in Liverpool, it has subsequently been in the hands of a serious collector and is now offered for sale here.

ARTILLERY OBERLEUTNANT'S STITCH-ON SHOULDER BOARD. Standard stitch-on shoulder board with dull grey wire weave exterior with artillery red underlay.

ASERBAIDSCHAN ARM SHIELD. A mint unworn example of the Bevo woven Aserbaidschan volunteer arm shield with the lettering 'ASERBAIDSCHAN' above the blue, red and green horizontally sectioned shield.

ASSMANN & SON LUFTWAFFE PARATROOPER BADGE. A good original example of the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge manufactured by Assmann & Son. At least 75% of the gilt remains to the diving eagle. The patina finish to the oak and laurel leaf wreath good. Thin needle pin to reverse side with the very distinctive letter 'A' for the family name Assmann impressed to the rear of the diving eagle. Two flat securing rivets.

ATS LEATHER JERKIN Scarce jerkin worn by female ATS personnel. Label reads 'JERKIN LEATHER ATS CAMOUFLAGE' dated 'November 1941 Size 1'

AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN'S KHAKI DRILL UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A tunic and shorts, as worn by an officer in the Australian Division in North Africa. Khaki drill four pocket tunic with the two upper pockets and two lower pockets with flaps. Four button front. Buttoned cuffs. Fixed belt. To each epaulette is affixed a canvas slip-on with three embroidered rank pips with white on the tan canvas backing 'AUSTRALIA' to the base of each slip-on. Marked inside '8' broad arrow '45'. The waist band of the shorts are marked 'ZWD' over '823'. The whole outfit is in mint condition.

AUSTRALIAN COLT 45 HOLSTER. A very interesting factory made shoulder holster for a Colt 45 pistol used by an Australian Pilot or Air Crew member. The holster section for the weapon has been hand tooled with clover leaves and has the initials ‘MC’ stamped to the main body. One of the magazine pouches has been hand stamped with each individual letter comprising the full length ‘AUSTRALIA’. The shoulder harness strap has been shortened and hand modified. An interesting item of the huge Australian participation in WWII. To the main body is officially stamped ‘C3694’.

AUSTRALIAN COMMANDO KNIFE. This rare Australian commando military knife is the example plate 407 on page 173 of 'British & Commonwealth Military Knives' by Ron Flook. A variety of the knives were made in Australian by Whittingslowe & Greg Steel. Blade design taken from the British Fairbairn Sykes knife. They were made in various varieties with also the hilts modelled on the Fairbairn knife. This example has a totally different style of hilt The original owner of the knife has undoubtedly removed the rather badly designed thin ribbed hilt and fashioned his own three grooved pommel style hilt. All fitted into its original R.G.Brown 1943 broad arrow 'D' Australian marked scabbard. The original hilt retaining strap is missing.

AUSTRALIAN HBT BATTLEDRESS SUIT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very rare piece of Commonwealth uniform, being the Australian produced in Australian herringbone twill material battledress uniform. The tunic, modelled exactly on the pattern 37 British designed blouse, with two upper patch pockets with pleats and button down flaps. Adjustable waist belt. Stitched on epaulettes. Inside the suit is a label reading 'Made in Australia 1942'. Some wear with a slight repair to the left hand shoulder seam, otherwise good very lightly service worn condition. Complete with its equally rare battledress trousers, which have two rear flapped pockets, two angled side pockets without flaps and were different in design than the British 37 pattern trousers in not having the large cargo pocket. Matching condition to BD blouse. No label.

AUSTRALIAN ISSUED JUNGLE MACHETE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A British Sheffield made jungle machete in it's U.S B.M.Co '1945' dated fibre scabbard with fittings for the U.S equipment belt. Marked 'A1' to the reverse side of the scabbard and 'A' in yellow to the face side. Typical composition of war aid equipment supplied to allied troops in the Pacific.

AUSTRALIAN MADE SURVIVAL KNIFE. A very good example of the scarce Australian made aluminium hilted survival machete. These knives are profusely illustrated in the excellent work 'BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVES' by Ron Flook on page 163 and 164. This example marked 'East Brothers, Sydney'. Blade excellent. Alloy hilt broad arrow marked with the initials 'HN'. In it's original leather scabbard, which is marked 'Goldseal Sydney 1944'. Broad arrow marked with the initials below 'FP'. The scabbard has been personalised with the initial 'JWM' followed by 'JACK' followed by an ace within a heart. To the back of the scabbard is also marked 'JACK'. The hilt retaining strap is held together by male/female pop stud. The legs straps are all intact, although the tip from one is missing, the other is delicate. Accompanying the knife is an excellent National Archives large size photograph of two presumably RAF personnel with just the base of their legs showing wearing RAF leather flying boots, one with the same knife attached to the outside of the boot, the other flyer having a different style of knife tucked inside his boot.

AUSTRIAN 1933/38 AIR GUNNERS WING. A beautifully gold bullion embroidered wing with a finely enamelled bow and arrow pointing upwards on a red and white Austrian coloured shield circular centre, complete with the enlisted mans blue embroidered cap insignia.

AUSTRIAN WRAP BAVARIAN & THIRD REICH MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Imperial German Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon. The Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with swords and crown. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Honour Cross with swords. The NSDAP National Faithful Service decoration with its enamelled motif. The Hungarian Fire Cross.

AWARD CERTIFICATES & SOLDBUCH TO GUNTHER HEIMERMANN. Heimermann was part of the 14th Anti Tank Company of the 409th Grenadier Regiment 122nd Infantry Division. Born in 1917 in Essen, soldbuch begins with the date of the 15.1.1940. Various units and stations, until being sent to the Russian Front and was involved in the breakthrough to the Demjansk pocket. Soldbuch in good condition with image of Heimermann wearing M.36 combat uniform, hatless, with many notations to all of the pages in the soldbuch. Certificates comprise: The Drivers Proficiency Badge in Silver, A5 size, no punch holes, dated 24th December 1942, pen signed by Oberstleutnant Lehmann who was awarded the German Cross in Gold as a Major on the 6th January 1942. The Iron Cross 2nd Class A5 size citation, no punch holes, awarded 13th April 1943 and signed by General Major Chill, who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 25th October 1943 and the German Cross in Gold on the 1st December 1941. The Wound Badge in Black citation, as an Obergefreiter with the 409th Grenadier Regiment, signed by the Chief Doctor of the Hospital 916. Although there is no award certificate present, the entry in the soldbuch indicates that he was awarded the Medal for the East Front. Accompanying the soldbuch and citations are 5 double sided A4 sheets of research into the deployment, battles, actions of the 122nd Infantry Division, all on the Eastern Front all put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this soldbuch and award certificates were obtained from.

BATTLE DAMAGED JAPANESE COMBAT HELMET. The standard Japanese combat helmet of WWII retaining virtually all of its original brown paint finish with some abrasions, which has been shrapnel damaged, with one large hole just below the Japanese star, two minor holes to the left hand side of the major hole. The helmet is complete with its original liner, although it is slightly loose from its retaining point. A short section of the canvas neck tie is also present. A good battlefield pick-up piece.

BATTLE DAMAGED M.35 DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A Q64 M.35 double decal combat helmet that has had a shrapnel or heavy calibre round go right through the forehead area of the skull and has taken away a section of the liner from the inside. The swastika decal is abrased and rubbed but still clear. Interestingly the national tri-colour, in our opinion, has originally been over-sprayed as per the 1940 regulations and the paint has subsequently been rubbed away and the tri-colour exposed. Painted in heavy white paint below the shrapnel hole is the date '9.8.42' with the original owners name hand applied to the interior rear skirt. A hole has been drilled through the lower rear skirt to display this helmet on a wall. The short section of the chin strap only present. The square edged buckle for retaining the chin strap to the opposite side has broken away. An interesting battlefield relic.

BATTLEFIELD EXCAVATION PARATROOPER HELMET. A Luftwaffe paratrooper helmet that has been battle damaged and excavated from a battlefield. Large size shell is obviously corroded overall but has battle damage to the skull itself, which has been caused by an explosion. There are faint traces of its tropical finish remaining to it as can be seen on our web images and all of the original three hole spanner bolts are complete with the remains of the liner straps to the interior.

BATTLEFIELD PICK-UP SS BUCKLE. A heavily corroded all steel enlisted mans SS buckle, discovered in a Russian battlefield, still with the outline of the SS eagle and swastika. The motto is unreadable. One corrosion hole through the buckle in the scroll area.

BATTLESHIP GRAF SPEE GROUPING. For further details of this very historical battleship Graf Spee album and document grouping please see our special items page description.

BAVARIAN STATE FORESTRY OFFICIAL'S BUCKLE. A superb bright gilt circular officers buckle with fixed keeper. Standing lion with oak leaf surround centre. Frosted highlighted swastika to base.

BC41 COMMANDO KNIFE. The famous BC41 was issued to British Commandos prior to the introduction of the FS knife. It's design was copied from the George Ibberson knuckleduster Bowie bladed knife of WWI. This example is the cast steel hilt variety and is photographed profusely on pages 35, 36 and 37 on the excellent work of British and Commonwealth Fighting Knives by Ron Flook. It has the standard stamping 'BC41', within the two centre finger holes of the knuckleduster hilt. Blade is dull and does have some minor corrosion marks but is still in its original form and has not been sharpened or re-shaped. The reverse side of the blade is also stamped 'BC41'. Complete with its excellent condition leather scabbard of which the male/female press stud is working correctly, although we believe the male part has been replaced.

BELGIUM CIVILIAN GAS MASK. TYPE L/702. Produced by Englebert. Some rusting to exterior tin. Complete with its shoulder strap. Inner mask good.

BERGKAUKASIEN VOLUNTEER ARM SHIELD. Very fine quality Bevo woven arm shield for the units of Bergkaukasien. Cut from roll.

BERLIN PRESENTATION VASE. A very fine quality 12 inch high by 5 inch rectangular configuration flower vase in white porcelain with the four legged base having a gilded floriated base and legs with gilding to the upper edge of vase. To the reverse side a lithophane, or painted underneath the glaze is a maroon Prussian style eagle, with, in gilt below, 'GESTIFTET VOM GAULEITER UND OBERPRASIDENTENT DER MARCK BRANDENBURG', this area which is now a large area of Germany known as a Bundeslande was originally an Independent state and Berlin was the capital allowed itself to be the capital of Prussia.To the face side in raised relief within the porcelain is a very impressive down swept winged Reich eagle and swastika. To the base of the vase is a maker's mark in gilt and green 'Sorau Porcelain' with a crown above.

BONE SILVER EAGLE HEADED POSSIBLE SNUFF HOLDER. A very interesting item from the Third Reich period, being a carved bone eagle's head with glass eyes, which is hollow from the inside. It is fitted with a bone handled wooden closing peg all fitted into a silver holder, which is marked 'NS' then manufactures 'MWF'. There are four circular swastikas laid around the circumference of the holder.

BOXED LUFTWAFFE GOGGLES. A mint unissued set of Luftwaffe flying goggles by O.W.Wagener & Company of Rathenow. Goggles are of the Auer type with clear lenses, metal frames with large rubberised exterior face protecting section. Wide elasticised ribbed strap. All situated in its manufacturers cardboard box which has a large printed label to the exterior with the date '21st May 1943'.

BRASS ADOLF HITLER WALL PLAQUE. A side on view of Adolf Hitler cast in brass measuring 9 x 7 inches, the artist's signature 'J.Linden' with the date '1933' at base of casting.

BRITISH 12TH ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A good condition Indian made 1942 dated size 11 battledress blouse worn by a Lieutenant Colonel in the 12th Army. Very minor moth nips to the blouse, with its original label. Medal ribbons of the 1939/45 Star, Burma Star, War and Defence Medal. One cloth pip and crown indicating Lieutenant Colonel to each epaulette. Attached to each sleeve are a most beautiful hand embroidered pair of theatre made 12th Army divisional patches. The badge shows a Burmese dragon in white and gold superimposed on a background of two red and one central black horizontal bar above the Roman figures 'XII' in white. 12th Army was originally a Middle East force and re-adopted as Headquarters 33 Corps in Burma in May 1945 and they took part in the final operations against the Japanese which led to the liberation of Burma. It was responsible for the final clearance of the Japanese from Burma after the capture of Rangoon and was disbanded in January 1946.

BRITISH 1937 PATTERN LARGE PACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Canadian manufactured and ordnance stamped large pack for the Canadian made British design 1937 pattern battle equipment, dated ‘1942’. Unit stamped to the exterior flap ‘BN’

BRITISH 1941 DATED MARCHING COMPASS. A good example of the British Mark 3A marching compass, dated '1942', broad arrow marked, in its original leather carrying case which is Canadian Ordnance marked and dated '1941'. Complete with its neck carrying leather strap.

BRITISH 1944 DATED BINOCULARS. An excellent condition pair of X6 magnification Kershaw 1944 dated officers binoculars. The main body is profusely marked plus broad arrow. Optics excellent, complete with its webbing neck strap.

BRITISH 44TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A Canadian made 1937 pattern battledress blouse, dated ‘1944’, size 10, Canadian Ordnance marked, worn by a Captain in the 44th Royal Tank Regiment. Some light moth to the upper back panel, otherwise good nap of cloth overall. To each epaulette is fitted a section of purple and yellow regimental lace, three embroidered tan on yellow rank patches for the rank of Captain. To each upper sleeve is the embroidered black on white Brigade patch of the 4th Armoured Brigade having a black Jerboa (Desert Rat) on white background. The Brigade served in the Middle East with the 8th Army and in North West Europe as part of the 21st Army Group. Below the Brigade patches are the yellow and red strips of the Royal Armoured Corps.

BRITISH AMMUNITION BOOTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint unissued pair of 1945 dated size 6 large British marching boots known as ammunition boots, constructed in the classic black pebbled leather with stitched toe cap. The boots are with their original toe and heel cleats but without the studs. WD marked '6 LARGE' and dated '1945'.

BRITISH ARMED FORCES FIRE SERVICE BOOTS. A good pair of 1943 dated broad arrow stamped maker marked Armed Forces Fire Service boots, constructed in pebbled leather. Virtually identical to the German Jack boot, these boots were not only worn by the Armed Forces Fire Service but by the civilian fire services also.

BRITISH ARMY SERVICE BINOCULARS UNCASED. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent pair of Kershaw and Son Limited of Leeds Power Six binoculars. All crackle finish remaining to the body. The optics are excellent. Broad arrow marked in six different places on the binoculars, complete with their leather neck strap.

BRITISH ATS HANDBAG. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The canvas issued handbag for member of the Auxiliary Transport Service and other army women’s organisations, with its leather shoulder strap. The zip is coming adrift from the main body. Named ‘Private Perrott A.S.’ with the army number. To the interior is a pair of small size khaki woollen women’s gloves. Slight snag damage to the wool but generally good.

BRITISH BATTLEDRESS TROUSERS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent condition pair of 1940 pattern British battledress trousers. Large size. Some moth around the crotch and knee area. Good nap to cloth.

BRITISH CAVALIER TANK INSTRUCTION BOOK. The Cavalier tank was one of the least successful of their British cruiser tanks during WWII, it suffered from low power. Designed in 1941, very few were built, at least 12 were used by the French Army in 1945. 208 pages of text, excellent drawings and photographs of all the equipment, running instructions, transmission, weapon mountings of the Cavalier 1, dated 'June 1943'. Hard cover, dated '1943' First Edition, with gold blocked instructions into the cover.

BRITISH COMET 1 TANK MANUAL. The Comet cruiser tank, which came into service in December 1944 and stayed in service up until 1958 and was used in WWII and the Korean War. 1186 were built. After the success of the Sherman Firefly with the British 17 pounder gun, it was decided that Great Britain would build its own 17 pounder heavy tracked tank of which the Comet was the outcome. Used by the 11th Armoured Division in December 1944 and was involved in the crossing of Rhine. This November 1945 hand book for the Comet 1, which contains 197 pages of text and illustrations relating to the running, maintenance and all aspects of the Comet tank. In its semi flexible hard cover which has a closing flap held together with male/female pop studs.

BRITISH COMMANDO SMATCHET A very good example of the British produced smatchet. This massive weapon with its long leaf shaped type blade, wood grips having four fitting rivets. Quite often the blades of these smatchet have been re-profiled. This is in its original form. Straight oval shaped nickel cross guard, in its correct leather covered wooden scabbard with its rear angled belt loop. Excellent reading on this knife is on page 39 of Ron Flook's excellent work on British & Commonwealth Military Knives where he states that these knives were very rarely ever marked by either maker or ordnance marks. Very few cases of WD marked knives have ever appeared, subsequently the maker of these knives has never been identified. Also variations of scabbards exist. We have recently had a mint example with an RAF blue web covered wooden scabbard.

BRITISH CROMWELL I. SERVICE INSTRUCTION BOOK. The Cromwell tank, a cruiser tank from WWII named after the English Civil War Leader Oliver Cromwell, was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks in WWII of the British Forces. It was the fastest British tank to serve in WWII and was eventually gunned with a 75mm weapon, however it was still no match for the German heavy armour. It first action was in June 1944 Operation Overlord, D-Day. This hard cover instruction book dated '1944' has 345 pages of text, diagrams and photographs, everything that is needed for the researcher or restorer of a Cromwell tank.

BRITISH CRUSADER TANK INSTRUCTION BOOKS. Two rare instruction books for the WWII constructed Crusader Cruiser Mark 3 tank. The Crusader was perhaps the most important British tank of the North African campaign, over 5,300 were built. Generally one of the better of the British WWII produced tanks it was still completely out-gunned by the German heavy armour but was then up-gunned to have a 6 pounder gun. It first saw action in the second battle of El Alamein in October 1942. These two rare maintenance booklets are for the Crusader Mark III, A.A.II and III. These were the anti aircraft versions based on the same chassis. The first volume, 129 pages long of text and diagrams is Crusader III, A.A.II, III part one, description, part two maintenance, part three description and maintenance of guns mountings and ammunition. The second booklet reads 'Crusader III A.A.I, part one tank description, part two tank maintenance, part three 40mm Bofors gun description and maintenance. 235 pages of text, illustrations and photographs. Dated November 1943. Both hard cover volumes are closed with a male/female pop stud. Invaluable works for the tank historian and/or restorer.

BRITISH DISPATCH RIDER BOOTS Dated 1945. Size 7. Constructed in the standard British black pebbled leather, boot extended to obviate the use of gaiters and to be worn with the despatch rider's breeches. 'WD' marked. Unused condition.

BRITISH FIRST BATALLION PARACHUTE REGIMENT OFFICERS TUNIC. A four pocket officers service tunic of WWII. The property of 'Captain Robert Allan Norris Stevenson,' whilst a captain with the Gloucestershire regiment. This is a large size four pocket tunic having gilt rank pips to the rank of captain. All Gloustershire regiment buttons, with bronze Gloustershire regiment officers collar patches fitted. To the right hand upper sleeve is the WWII parachute qualification wing. To the upper inner back of the tunic there is a label reading 'Hawkes & Co Ltd Savile Row West 1,' With the name 'R.A.N.Stevenson,' and dated '28/11/41.' Captain Stevenson was a member of the Gloustershire regiment and attached to the first battalion parachute regiment. He died at the age of 22 on the 8th march 1943. He is buried at Tabarka Ras Rajel, war cemetery in Tunisia. The first battalion parachute regiment were heavily involved in the fighting at the tail end of the North African campaign in Tunisia. His service number was 114092. We have no details of how he died and in what action. Slight moth nips to the bottom of both bellows pockets also the base of one upper pocket, otherwise the tunic is moth free.

BRITISH HOME FRONT GAS MASK AND HANDBAG. A rare artefact for the Home Front/gas mask collector, being a ladies leatherette handbag, the base being in box form, the upper section folding as a standard ladies handbag closes with gilded brass bands to the top and its own inter-twined leather handle. On opening the handbag a standard purse is revealed. Within the purse is a handfull of copper coinage, being half pennies, pennies, farthings and a three penny bit. The lower box section of the handbag has an opening side flap with two male/female pop studs revealing a rubber face gas mask with its own filter. The mask is dated 29th July 1938, the webbing head strap marked 'Medium'. These purse/handbags/gas mask containers of this quality were only available at some of the most expensive stores and a rare artefact of the Home Front in WWII.

BRITISH HOME GUARD? GAITERS. A pair of black pebbled leather gaiters, possibly Home Guard.

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE CORPS OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A scarce visor cap to an officer in the Intelligence Corps. The cap itself is standard WWII private purchase officers cap with gold blocked to the mid tan leather sweatband 'Bates Hatters, 21 Jermyn Street, St.James's, London', with the faint remains of the same label below the inner crown celluloid protecting material. Minor moth nips to the leather sweatband but otherwise generally good. Two moth nips below the visor. Exterior of the hat has very slight moth tracking to the rear but otherwise good, with its original brown leather sweatband. The white metal Intelligence Corps badge and the rare addition of the Intelligence Corps side buttons.

BRITISH INTER WAR SCOTS GUARDS OFFICERS CAP. a very high quality officers peaked cap to the Scot's guards. Manufacturing label to the interior to 'Herbert Johnson.' The leather sweat band is complete. To the exterior the diced band and bullion peak edging to front. Sterling silver two piece Scot's guards officer's pattern cap badge, with green enamel to the reverse of the thistle. The cap remains in good used condition, with no moth damage.

BRITISH KHAKI DRILL 42 DATED SHORTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint pair of 1942 dated British khaki drill shorts worn in North Africa and Southern Italy. One slight nick to the cloth. Minor age staining otherwise good.

BRITISH MARK 3 CAMOUFLAGE HELMET. The mark 3 combat helmet, dated '1944' to the liner, in a camouflage green and brown pattern. The interior liner is complete, dated '1944' with one short section of its canvas chin strap. At least 70% of the original green and brown splotch pattern camouflage remaining. One dent to the crown with an indecipherable written inscription to the crown. Any of these early 43 and 44 dated mark 3 helmets are scarce, they were first worn in combat on D-Day.

BRITISH MARK 3 COMBAT HELMET. A 1945 dated British Mark 3 combat helmet, after issue the liner was removed with the exterior being painted in a heavy all one colour camouflage finish. Very faintly visible to one side of the helmet in a lighter shade of green are three Roman numeral 'XXX' we have been unable to positively identify the unit, it could possibly be either 30 Corps of the 1st Battalion the East Lancashire Regiment, who were in fact the 30th Foot. The helmet liner is dated on the outside of the liner '1945', to view the date the liner has to be removed, this was quite common on these Mark 3 helmets, unlike the earlier Brodie helmets which were always dated on the inside viewable part of the liner. Helmet complete with elastic webbing chin strap. Excellent condition.

BRITISH NAMED GAS MASK. A civilian gas mask in its personalised container, a rectangular with rounded edges hard card container in box form for a British civilian WWII gas mask. Original owner's name 'Mr.Leslie Lee of Camden Square, London NW1' is applied to the upper inner lid. The gas mask is dated '1937' and is in excellent order. These customised gas mask cases are an interesting artefact of the civil affairs of Britain in WWII. Some light distress to the face section otherwise excellent condition.

BRITISH NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE PAINTED BRODIE. A good Brodie pattern helmet profusely stencilled and decorated to the upper bowl having the National Fire Service decal laid onto a painted triangle of which there are a further seven painted triangles on the complete circumference of the shell. A decalled number '7' on a white oval field is below the National Fire Service decal with the twin decals of the Company ICL Combustion above, this Company produced many items for the War Effort in WWII. The helmet has been given an overcoat of brown but the original dark green can be seen in many places. The stencilled issue number is on the inner skirt with what appears to be the owner's painted initials. The liner is all complete with its elastic canvas chin strap with one of the bands being size stamped, maker mark stamped and dated '1939'.

BRITISH NO. 74 STICKY BOMB. This rare grenade was introduced in approximately 1940 and officially designated the number '74', as an anti tank grenade. The bomb comprises a circular glass flask covered with the sticky material, the striker and safety pin are in the throwing handle. For use in combat the protective metal hinged circular shield surrounding the sticky material was removed. This one has all of its sticky material and throwing handle. The metal protective cover is missing.

BRITISH NO.10 INTER-ALLIED COMMANDO SINGLE SHOULDER TITLE. No.10 Commando was formed in 1940, was disbanded later that same year but reformed in 1942 as the Inter-Allied Commando, comprising groups from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Yugoslavia, France. Mint unissued condition.

BRITISH NO.3 COMMANDO SINGLE SHOULDER TITLE. Mint unissued condition embroidered red on blue, 1943 version.

BRITISH NO.4 COMMANDO SINGLE SHOULDER TITLE. Mint condition, woven red on blue single shoulder title for No.4. Commando. In 1942 three troops of French Marines were added to the unit.

BRITISH OFFICERS BINOCULAR CASE AND BINOCULARS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very good condition pair of Taylor-Hobson ‘1941’ dated x 6 magnification binoculars. Optics good. Fitted with their original Armed Forces canvas strap. Some light wear to the black paint finish on the brass frame of the binoculars. They appear to have been issued and used by the Italian Armed Forces after WWII, stamped to the front ‘ESERCITO ITALIANO’. All fitted in their mint condition ‘1941’ dated webbing pouch. Complete with its 1937 pattern attachment loops minus the shoulder strap.

BRITISH OFFICERS RIDING BREECHES. In heavy Bedford cord material, marked 'HQRA' plus other stampings of 42nd Armoured Division.

BRITISH PARATROOPER JACKET AND GROUP. The following group of three items has been discovered recently in a house clearance in the Northampton area of Great Britain. A WWII US produced war aid battledress blouse, worn by a Captain in one of the British Airborne Divisions. The blouse, which unfortunately has had its labels removed, these were all dated either 43 or 44, is stamped size 6. The collar has been converted for open collar wear. There is one moth hole and some minor moth tracking on the turned back collar, the remainder of the tunic is complete moth free. Good nap to the cloth overall. The insignia comprises three white on blue Captain's rank pips to each epaulette. To the upper right hand sleeve are the yellow on blue printed titles for the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, abbreviated to R.E.M.E. followed by a Paratroopers Qualification wing, printed Pegasus patch and straight Airborne patch. To the left hand sleeve is the same configuration as the right with the exception of the Paratrooper wing, which was only worn on one sleeve. To the upper left breast are medal ribbons for the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, the War and Defence Medal with a Mention in Despatches oak leaf palm fitted. Unusually both sleeve buttons are missing. The blouse shows service wear. Accompanying the blouse was a privately purchased light canvas waist belt worn under the tunic with an internal money pouch, which has fitted to it sixteen regimental or corps badges of the British Army, beginning with R.E.M.E., Hampshire Regiment, Middlesex Regiment, Parachute Regiment, Army Medical Corps, Black Watch, Royal Artillery, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Worcestershire Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment back badge and large beret or cap badge, Rifle Brigade, the Suffolk Regiment, RAF, Royal Army Service Corps and a Light infantry bugle horn from one of the Lancashire Regiments. The blouse and the belt were found in an undated WWII Commando or Royal Marine Bergen rucksack. Applied to the upper inner leather of the sack is the name 'Tony Hirst' plus broad arrow stamps with an unusual stamping of 'OFF' (officers?). All webbing straps complete. Metal frame non twisted. The initials 'T.H' are applied to the exterior webbing.

BRITISH QUEEN ALEXANDRIA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY NURSING SERVICE UNIFORM. A rare woman's uniform from WWII, comprising grey visored cap, manufactured in the same style as the Woman's Royal Air Force and ATS caps. Three minor moth nips to crown, complete with its white nickel King's crown cap badge. Multi stitched lightweight cotton silk-like liner and sweat band. The rare two pocket tunic in matching colour, red edging to collar. Both collars having their white metal collar badges. Two rank officer pips to each shoulder board. A row of medal ribbons comprising the 39/45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star and North West Europe Star, with its belt, which is not fixed to the tunic and is only attached by loops and is a rarity that the belt is still attached. A black tie in one of the two lower pockets. The grey tape with its four button front, red piped collar with its 'Moss Brothers' label attached, with only faint traces of the original owner's name.

BRITISH R.E.M.E. GUARDS ARMOURED DIV. BATTLEDRESS SET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good set of battledress comprising blouse, 1940 pattern, size no.10. WD marked and dated '1945'. Converted to officers open collar wear with metal and enamel rank pips to the epaulettes for the rank of Captain. Yellow on blue machine embroidered R.E.M.E. (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) shoulder titles with the ALL SEEING EYE Divisional patch of the Guards Armoured Division to both sleeves below the titles. To the upper left breast are medal ribbons, comprising:- the 39/45 Star, North West Europe Star, the War and Defence Medal with a Mention in Despatches palm leaf attached. The tunic is in magnificent condition, no moth, damage or staining, complete with its khaki lanyard. An old cleaning label attached. Complete with its exact matching colour set of battledress trousers with large cargo pocket with an old cleaning label attached. With the set is an officers quality collarless shirt. The Guards Armoured Division, formed in 1941 and formed part of the 21st Army Group in the invasion of Europe, as part of 8 Corps it landed in Normandy in June 1944 and took part in the fighting around Caen and the Falaise Gap and was operational in all areas of North West Europe up until the end of the war in May 1945.

BRITISH RAF MARK 7 FLYING GOGGLES. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint condition set of Mark 7 flying goggles, all blue metal frames. Brown leather nose piece, suede padded interior, brown leather elastic head strap. Marked crown over 'AM' to the bridge piece across the nose. These were originally designed with the flip up visor, which were removed on this model.

BRITISH SAS WINDPROOF SUIT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good condition example of the smock windproof, size number ‘3’, maker marked and dated ‘February 1944’, broad arrow stamped, with its central zip, originally these were issued without zips , the zip fitted has some old corrosian and is similar to the zips fitted to RAF flying jackets, The camouflage is bright and in excellent condition with very faint traces of an old red paint stain on the back of the jacket. Matching trousers, with its label dated 1943 size 7. Complete with the suit is a British camouflage scarf face veil. This suit was actively worn by the SAS units in France just before and after the invasion of Normandy.

BRITISH WOMAN'S ATS LEATHER JERKIN. A scarce leather jerkin, generally in good condition, with some wear use for members of the Women's Service the ATS. Label dated 1942, which reads 'Jerkin leather ATS size No.2' with maker's name 'Castle Golf Company Limited', with adjustable belt at the rear.

BRITISH WOMAN'S LAND ARMY GREATCOAT, BREECHES, PULLOVER. Three scarce items of the woman's organisations of WWII being a mint condition Woman's Land Army overcoat with label reading 'Greatcoat Woman's Land Army Size No.3' dated '1943. A pair of the corduroy ladies breeches with label 'Woman's Land Army Size 7' dated '1943'. Excellent condition with slight storage staining. No moth damage. Woman's Land army 'V' neck pullover with the brass and enamel Woman's Land Army badge affixed to the upper right hand top of jumper. Original owners red embroidered label into neck area with '1943' size 2 label affixed. Some light moth to front of pullover as shown in our images.

BRITISH WOMEN'S ANKLE BOOTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A virtually unworn pair of size 5 black pebbled leather British women's boots. They are stitched with a broad arrow mark just above the toe and are maker marked 'John White 1942' to the interior.

BRITISH WOMENS BOOTS A mint unissued pair of wartime dated woman's black pebbled leather ankle boots. Size 4.

BRITISH WWII 13TH DIVISION PRIVATE PURCHASE BATTLEDRESS SUIT. A private purchase battledress suit made by Henry Poole & Company in Savile Row, London, constructed identically as a 37 pattern blouse from fine quality khaki woollen cloth. The jacket is fully silk lined, red backed insignia of a crown and pip to each epaulette, for the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and to each sleeve woven Royal Artillery titles plus a printed flash for the 13th Division, plus embroidered Arm of Service strips. Medal ribbon at chest show WWI War & Victory medals, 1939-45 Medal, Africa Star, Defence Medal and 1937 Coronation Medal. Lt.Colonel J. Hooper served as a Lieutenant in WWI with the Royal Field Artillery, he remained in the army between the wars and was promoted Major on the 1.8.1938 and then Temporary Lieutenant Colonel on the 9.1.1944, serving in North Africa and Greece. The 13th Division insignia is rare, it was raised in Greece in 1945 to help control the civil unrest in that country, they chose as their sign the horseshoe, which was thought would offset the possible bad luck from their number. The matching trousers have the original maker's label inside, which is rather faint. The trousers, which are also styled on the 37 pattern battledress trousers with the large cargo pocket. No moth. Magnificent condition. The separate belt for the trousers is also labelled clearer than the trouser label, typed to the label 'Lt.Colonel J. Hooper RA.'

BRITISH WWII BEACH ORDNANCE BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A very rare battledress blouse worn by a member of the Beach Ordnance Units. 1940 pattern, size 10, label '1945' dated. These special units were used on invasion beaches for clearing enemy beach ordnance. Red embroidered shoulder title on blue with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps double red and blue Arm of Service flash below. No moth or damage. Substantial amount of service wear to the inner material. Some nap of cloth gone.

BRITISH WWII CIVIL DEFENCE RESPIRATOR. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good example of the heavy duty civil defence respirator. '1942' dated carrying bag. Mask and filter in excellent condition. Complete with it's anti dimming container. The nose flapper has broken away from the front of the mask. Bag with it's shoulder strap.

BRITISH WWII ENLISTED MANS BRODIE WITH WHITE COVER. A standard British WWII Brodie pattern helmet, stamped size 7 to its interior liner with the first two digits of the date '19' only being visible. Chin strap missing. Fitted with a highly unusual white cover, the cover is white linen typical of the material used for clothing in Indian or Egypt. It has been crudely wrapped over the edges of the helmet and tucked into the outer edges of the liner band. A simplified Indian style pagri has been hand applied to the cover close to the area where the base of the skull meets the rim, in fact similar in style to any tropical helmet with a pagri. Good condition, it has had rust flooded through from the shell of the Brodie. Minor pin holes in the light cotton cover. Under the pagri it can clearly be seen the original pure white colour of the linen below. Various theories can be brought to bear on this helmet as to its usage, it could possibly be for a parade use by Indian troops or for the use of deflection of the sun in combat situations. However a very interesting rare variation of a British WWII helmet.

BRITISH WWII FRENCH INTERPRETER'S TUNIC. A very interesting 4 pocket officers service tunic belonging to Major Temporary Colonel Dessains. The tunic has its Royal Artillery bronze officers collar badges to each collar. All Royal Artillery Kings Crown buttons. Khaki lanyard to left hand shoulder. Major's crowns to each epaulette with two pin holes visible of where a star was attached for the rank of Colonel. The only reason we can imagine that the rank has been reduced is that he was possibly a Brevett Colonel (Temporary). To each sleeve is a halves lozenge in wine red and cream with a County of Cheshire acorn and leaves embroidered.This is the insignia of the Cheshire Cadet Force, The double row of medal ribbons stand both the First and Second World War, they comprise British War Medal, the Victory Medal WWI, the Defense Medal 1939-45, the French Croix de Guerre with pal leaf attached, the French Operations of the Exterior Medal with star, a French Foreign Legion North African Decoration in blue and white with a red and white striped French War Medal. Although we have the name of the owner, we do not have written history, but we are led to believe he was a member of the French Foreign Legion between the wars and somehow was entitled to the British First and Second World War Medals, maybe through mixed parentage. The tunic originated in the County of Cheshire in England. The loose belt is with the tunic in its pocket.

BRITISH WWII HEAD PHONE AND SPEAKER SET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A scarce and excellent condition set of head phones and speaker set worn by RAF ground liaison personnel. Used as forward observers for air to ground artillery. Complete and in excellent condition with it's lead and jack plug. Separate set of head phones.

BRITISH WWII MARK 3 MARCHING COMPASS. A nice example of the British Government issue marching compass. The compass itself is in good functioning condition. The locking screw functioning correctly. The compass movement is fluid and good. All hinges working correctly. Glass unscratched with no breakages. Bevelled ring complete. Some perishing to the rubber cushioning ring to the base. Broad arrow marked, dated '1940'. Completing this unit is the rare mounted pattern compass pouch, these heavy compass pouches had an extra strap so they could be mounted to the D rings of a saddle. The leather is of beautiful quality, it has names and markings stamped and scratched into the surface. The leather is supple, some light flaking to the closure strap however this does not effect the functioning of the case.

BRITISH WWII MOUNTED PATTERN WATER BOTTLE. A scarce 1940 mountain pattern water bottle. Olive enamel bottle with khaki covered felt. All fitted with its original two-section cradle and long shoulder strap, these were extensively worn by stretcher-bearers, although designed for mounted troops.

BRITISH WWII SLEEVELESS JERKIN. This is the unlined variety made in India.

BRITISH WWII WHITE WEAPONS COVER. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A weapons cover for the Bren gun, for snow camouflage use, marked ‘H & S 1944’ to the interior flap. Some exterior staining but generally good condition.

BRITISH/OSS BURMA COMPAIGN OFFICERS BLOUSE AND PAPERS. A highly unusual grouping, formerly the property of John Archibald Caddy, born 25th September 1908, died April 1989 in London. Second Lieutenant 31.1.1929, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 1.12.1942. Retired Full Colonel 15.3.1952. We believe John Caddy was originally an artillery officer, other than that we have been unable to find any further research on the interesting story of this officer. The group comprises his 1949 pattern battledress blouse with Staff Officers gorget patches, medal ribbons include Burma Star, War and Defence Medal, Coronation Medal. Two white embroidered on red rank pips and a crown ranking insignia. To each sleeve is fitted a circular unit patch, which we believe to be a patch designating membership of the Ministry of Supply. A large private tailor's label to the interior. Named to Lieutenant Colonel J.A.Caddy. Battledress blouse mint. Two passports, the first being an Australian passport, where it confirms he is of Australian origin by birth and a British subject, which holds a photograph of John Caddy in battledress, hatless. The passport was issued in 1949 and has many stamps in it from 1950 onwards. A British passport issued to Lieutenant Colonel John Archibald Caddy in which strangely he had annotated as British subject by birth, which is at odds with the comment in his Australian passport, which clearly states he was born in Melbourne, Australia. Photograph also in military shirt and tie, passport issued by the Foreign Office on the 11th September 1941. This passport is the most interesting. As is well known travel during WWII was virtually impossible, even by military personnel, he must have been involved in some very serious activities, his passport shows entries during the war into Canada, Australia, the United States, Burma, Iraq, Egypt, Hawaii, Singapore after the end of hostilities. There are many American entry visas, the Republic of Ireland in 1944, Newfoundland, Colombo in Ceylon, India plus other stampings which we have been unable to identify. Every page in the passport is full, with an accompanying letter heading of the Military of Supplies headed paper reading 'To all whom it may concern that Lieutenant J.A.Caddy is an officer of the Military of Supplies in the service of his Britannic Majesty travelling in India, Australia and New Zealand on the business of the afore-said Ministry.' Dated November 1945. On the reverse side there is a list of baggage allowances in terms of weight. The most important and rarest item in the group is an ORIGINAL EXAMPLE of the 101 Detachment Burma Campaign metal bar. These have reproduced profusely, this is guaranteed to be an original example and are extremely rare. Detachment 101 was a small unit of the American OSS formed in 1942 from volunteers who had skills in demolition, medicine, communication and Asian cultures. They were involved in many operations in Burma. The insignia for Detachment 101 was a silver bar with the words 'BURMA CAMPAIGN' within the centre a circle with '101' above a flash of lightning. Studying Lt.Col.Caddy's passport entries it can be interpreted he was heavily involved in supplying special forces around the world and was subsequently given the insignia by the US for his assistance with Detachment 101. An intriguing story where with serious extra research could reveal very interesting details.

BRTISH WWI AIRBORNE USED ENTRENCHING TOOL HOLDER. A 1937 pattern entrenching tool holder, dated '1943'. It has the 1943 modification, which was many used by Airborne troops.

BUCHENWALD AUSWEIS. A very rare and unusual ausweis issued to a Polish political prisoner in the concentration camp of Buchenwald on the 11th April 1945 by the Allied Military Forces. A double sided hard card linen covered booklet in colour brown to the exterior, to the cover is printed 'K.L.Buchenwald' with number '787'. Below a separately applied triangular inverted section of linen cloth having the letter 'P' printed upon it, issued to Boleslaw Chomentowski. To the left hand side of the page printed in both German and English are the details of the recipient, the date of issue, details of his admittance to the camp, which was in March 1941 and it states he was kept in captivity from March 1941 in Nazi/German concentration camps and was liberated from the concentration camp of Buchenwald with stamped at bottom for the Allied Expeditionary Force Military Government. To the right hand side of the page it is headed 'Provisional Identification Card for Civilian Internee of Buchenwald' with the issue number and his own internee number '102601'. Chomentowski was of Polish nationality and born in Warsaw in 1919. There are various other unidentified stamps and annotations across the card including the owners thumb print and signature. Laid inside the card is the printed purple and yellow arm patch, which is the indication for Polish workers drafted for work within the Third Reich.

BULGARIAN 1939 GAS MASK. A scarce gas mask for use by the Bulgarian Army. Mask and filter in near mint condition. Dated 1939. Complete with all its correct strapping. Fixing lug to lid and carrying straps for tin missing. Bulgarian Cyrillic maker mark to exterior of tin in raised relief.

BULGARIAN AIR FORCE PILOT'S BADGE. This is an excellent example of the model 1935 to 1944 Bulgarian Pilot's Badge in Russell J. Huff's excellent 1985 work 'Wings of WWII', his description fits this badge perfectly, his description reads 'Bulgarian aviation badges of the WWII period are amongst the most beautiful ever designed. These 38mm wide and 55mm height badges have a series of distinctive features, a wreath of silver laurel leaves with a red enamel and gilt metal crown at its top, a gold rampant lion in a red enamel shield at the bottom of the wreath and a centre with a golden sunrays streaking across a light blue enamelled sky.' This example fits the description perfectly, the quality is magnificent with all gilt remaining, enamel undamaged. It has its single screw back with its original back plate, which is maker marked.

BULGARIAN M.36 HELMET. The scarce Bulgarian steel helmet of WWII with all its original paint finish, fitted with its original liner, which is modelled on a German M.31 style, complete with its original chin strap.

C.E.JUNCKER MILITARY EFFECTS CATALOGUE. A reprint of the 1932 catalogue by the well known company C.E.Juncker, of Berlin. C.E.Juncker made military effects and helmets and cuirasses for export world-wide. The catalogue shows a mixture of German, Central European, North American and English insignia and helmets. There are also illustrations of both German Guard du Corps and Saxon Guard Reiter helmets, confirming the fact that these helmets were made into the middle 1930's and that Saxon helmets were produced in Prussia.

CALCUTTA PATTERN TROPICAL HELMET. A rare variation of the British tropical hat known as the Calcutta hat. The whole exterior including its pagri is all in white/cream leather. To the interior it is green cotton lined and has its Hawkes & Company stamping inside the upper inner crown. The hat is complete with its light tan grained leather sweat band, with its original perforated cotton inner band and with its white leather chin strap. Evidence to the sweat band of wear use but undamaged and clean. The original virtually white colour can be seen underneath where the chin strap is laying across the peak, it would appear to be darkened through nicotine. A rare tropical helmet.

CAMOUFLAGE M.35 DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. An untouched condition Q64 sized M.35 shell, which was issued as a double decal army helmet and has been covered with a rough cast paint finish in a mixture of olive green with a very light tinge of sand to diminish the shine from the 1st pattern M.35 helmet. To the left hand side of the helmet the silver of the decal can clearly be seen below the paint finish where there have been some abrasions and faint spots of the red and white areas of the national tri-colour can be seen on the right hand side of the helmet. The interior retains its original apple green with the manufacturer's stamp and date of '1937' to the upper inner crown. The aluminium banded all leather liner is complete and undamaged. It has some age foxing but is supple. Faint remains of the original owner's name are applied to the rear side of the liner. It is complete with its square edged chin strap buckles, its original aluminium buckled leather chin strap, which is maker marked and clearly dated '1938'.

CANADIAN D-DAY PATTERN ASSAULT JERKIN. One of the very rare pieces of allied worn equipment of WWII is the Canadian pattern D-Day assault jerkin. This very rare garment modelled on the British and American assault jerkin is all complete, there is slight service wear, it has all its pouches, buckles and web ties. One small modification has been made, to the lower left hand side within the design there is a web fighting knife attachment loop. To the base of the jerkin below the attachment loops was a canvas protector for the point of the fighting knife. This was generally removed by the Canadians as to have the knife without its scabbard, even in the pouch, proved a dangerous manoeuvre. All of the lift a dot fasteners are present and working correctly. The garment is stamped 'small' within the inner upper back.

CANADIAN WOMENS VOLUNTEER UNIFORM OF THE ''KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.'' This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A most interesting set, consisting of a three pocket tunic, matching skirt, shirt and tie of Canadian women's issue pattern tunic, dated ''43.'' Items have woven tags to ''Marjorie Grimston.'' The tunic bears to each arm, high quality Knights Of Columbus war services patches. To the collars are standard maple leaves. Completing the outfit is a four piece beret of fine felt, complete with rare Knight Of Columbus war service officers quality bronzed badge. The knights of Columbus were a catholic charity organization, originally based in America that undertook charitable work close to the front line in both wars. This is the first female outfit of this unit that we have ever offered for sale. All items are in exceptional condition, there appears to be a few period repairs to the beret, and otherwise a near perfect outfit.

CANADIAN WWII AIRBORNE DENISON SMOCK AND TROUSERS. A rare combination of a modified Denison smock with modified trousers for sniper use by the Canadian airborne forces. WWII Denison smock, half zip with label reading 'smock Denison (airborne troops size 1) Maker marked, broad arrow stamp dated '1944,' which has been heavily modified as was quite common amongst the Canadians. The camouflage pattern is good with some wear to edges of pockets flaps and cuff bases but no actual damage. The modifications include the removal of the rear flap, a bandage pocket made from denim material has been attached to the lower left hand sleeve and to the rear of the garment are two large pockets with flaps and another bandage pocket. Again all constructed from denim material, possibly from cutting a denim battledress blouse. To the upper right breast can clearly be seen the outline and stitch marks of the Canadian parachute wings. The half zip has oxidised and a small part of it has broken away from the main body of the garment, rendering the zip inoperable. The trousers are a well service worn pair of Canadian made battledress trousers complete with their original braces, which on the right hand leg have had two upper buttons attached just below the pocket, a closing button flap and a pouch at the base constructed out of the same denim material as used on the Denison smock. This is for the attachment of the Fairbairn Sykes military knife. The pouch at the base was for locating the scabbard in place. A rare combination of a Canadian airborne trooper.

CANADIAN WWII CHAPLAIN'S BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE. A good condition blouse, size number 2, '1943' dated with Canadian Ordnance stamp, worn by a Canadian Chaplain Captain. To each shoulder board the white on purple rank patches for the Corps of Chaplains. To each shoulder finely embroidered in yellow on purple, Canadian Chaplain Service with each sleeve having the rectangular patch of the Canadian 3rd Division. To the lower right hand sleeve are two inverted red chevron service stripes. The 3rd Division left Canada for England in July 1941. Its first act of service was the invasion of Europe in June 44, winning distinction in the fierce fighting around Caen and later in the Falaise area, it carried on through France along the Belgium coast and finally in the liberation of Holland.

CASED DAF PLAKETTE. A good cased Iron plakette for 1939 showing the DAF swastika cogwheel motif plus hammer to centre, with surrounding wording 'HANDWERKERWETT KAMPF'. The plakette on the reverse side has a hook for wall hanging, plus the makers mark in raised relief, in its original red presentation case, which has the paper hinge broken.

CHEMICAL WARFARE OFFICERS SHOULDER BOARDS. A mint unissued pair of slip-on style Leutnant’s shoulder boards for a Chemical Warfare Unit. Subdued wire exterior with its wine red underlay cover. Complete with their slip-on tabs in the matching colour.

CHINDITS BOWIE MILITARY KNIFE. A very good example of the knife known as the Chindits Bowie, profusely illustrated on pages 205 and 206 of Ron Flook’s excellent work BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVES, with a good clear photograph on page 207 of these knives in wear by two Chindits. This example is 12 inches long in overall length with a horn grip with three fixing brass rivets for the grip to the tang. No visible markings. The blade length is 7 ¾ inches. Some old corrosion cleaned from the blade but the blade in its original form, unsharpened. Nickel plating to the oval shaped cross guard is good. All fitted into its original leather scabbard of which the stitching has split at the base and the Bowie bladed point does appear through the base of the scabbard. Also the hilt retaining strap is missing. There is an old repair to the reverse side of the belt loops with staples.

CIVILIAN DRESS NSDAP MEDAL RIBBON BAR. An unusual ribbon being the joint ribbons of the both 10 and 15 year NSDAP Long Service medal with the silver eagle and swastika wreath attached to the face side. Set for wearing on a civil dress lapel.

CLOSE COMBAT BAR IN BRONZE, MINT. We have been fortunate to acquire three absolutely mint unissued examples of the FLL produced Armed Forces Close Combat Bar in bronze. All three are slightly convex. In raised relief to the reverse side is the designer's name 'Peekhaus of Berlin' with, in raised relief, below the fixing pin 'FLL' within three circles, indicating the maker Friedrich Linden. PRICED FOR EACH PIECE.

COASTAL ARTILLERY BADGE BY SCHWERIN. An extremely good condition coastal artillery badge by Schwerin of Berlin. Excellent gilt to the laurel leaf wreath. Good detail to the 88 millimetre coastal artillery gun. Majority of original Schwerin type black finish remaining to the reverse side with the traces of the gilt flooding over the back. Complete with it's wide tapering pin.

COASTAL ARTILLERY HERRINGBONE TWILL SERVICE TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint unworn condition very large size green herringbone twill tunic worn by an enlisted man in the Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery. All the buttons in subdued grey with the fouled anchor. To the upper right hand breast is the Bevo woven yellow on Coastal Artillery green background with slight distress to the right hand wing of the eagle. Slip-on wool shoulder boards having the artillery gunners motif embroidered in yellow to each board. The collar patches are of the Bevo woven grey, yellow and white type standard for the Coastal Artillery. Loops to the upper left breast for one award with two short loops above for a short medal ribbon bar. Pinned to the upper left pocket is a possibly a post war commemorative medal, which shows the outline of the Marine Artillery motif, with the wording ‘Marine Flak Abt.244 4th Battery’ with an enamel badge above.

COASTAL ARTILLERY KAPITAN ZUR SEE TUNIC AND CAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An ultra rare uniform of the Coastal Artillery being a 4 pocket tunic in officers quality in the correct Coastal Artillery green. Deep turned back cuffs which are green piped. Front flap of tunic piped in green. Two upper patch pockets with pleats. Two lower pockets angled, non patch. All buttons of gilt naval variety. Loops for four awards on the left hand breast and one award on the upper right hand breast pocket. Loops for a very long row of medals to the upper left hand breast. Matching green collar to the piping of the tunic. Wire woven gold eagle on dark green backing cloth. Slip-on shoulder boards intertwined silver cording with twin gilt rank pips. Officers wire woven yellow on white centred Marine Artillery collar patches. Interior cotton lining. A hole is in the lower skirt of the tunic for the dagger straps to pass through. Unusually the tunic is fitted with a bandage pocket indicating that this could have been an issue item. The tunic is completely free of moth or moth tracking. Accompanying the tunic is a large size officers overseas cap in virtually identical colour to the tunic, being in Coast Artillery green, which is gold piped to the scallop. Marine Artillery gold wire on dark green background national eagle with matching silver wire with gold edging national cockade. To the interior it is grey silk lined. Any officers uniforms from the Coastal Artillery are extremely rare.

COASTAL ARTILLERY M.44 BREAST EAGLE. A very scarce breast eagle being the coastal artillery BEVO woven yellow on green triangular shaped M.44 Breast eagle.

COASTAL ARTILLERY MAJOR’S TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A Coastal Artillery enlisted mans four pocket, five button configuration fronted enlisted mans tunic worn by a Major in the Coastal Artillery. Excellent nap to the cloth. All subdued grey/green anchor buttons. Five loops for the medal ribbon bar above the left hand pocket. Stitch-in subdued grey on black Major’s shoulder boards. Silver wire woven with yellow centre on dark green background collar patches. A heavily embroidered Petty Officer’s quality yellow national emblem on Coastal Artillery dark green background. Silver grey artificial silk interior lining bandage pocket, belt hook adjuster tags. The tunic has been heavily stamped to the upper inner right hand side of the lining. The tunic has been immediately closed flat after size stamping and faint traces of the wet ink can be seen on the exact opposite side of the tunic.

COASTAL ARTILLERY SCHOOL CAP TALLY. Full length Kriegsmarine cap tally for Kustenartillerieschule.

COLLECTING THIRD REICH SS AND POLITICAL CUFF BANDS. VOLUME 2. The definitive work by Ulric of England on Third Reich SS and Political cuff bands. If anybody is embarking upon collecting these cuff bands, this is the bible. Many years of research plus seriously collecting these artefacts enabled Ulric of England to be the author of this classic work on cuff bands. 117 pages. Soft cover. Perfect bound.

COLONEL GENERAL EDUARD DIETL SIGNATURE. Excellent photograph of Mountain General Dietl wearing his General's uniform, wearing the mountain style cap with Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck. Pen signed at base. Complete with the photocopy of the original page from the Hitler Youth collectors book. Dietl, known as the hero of Narvik, won the Knights Cross for the operations in Narvik 9th May 1940. Oak Leaves 19th July 1940, which was only two months later and Swords on the 23rd June 1944. Eduard Dietl was Commander of the 3rd Mountain Division. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

COMBAT Y STRAPS A mint set of Third Reich combat Y straps. Unuasally the stitching is all in black instead of the normal white. All steel fittings good with no rust. Good colour to leather.

COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE NAVY FLAG. Third Reich Commander in Chief of the navy flag. A 34 x 34 inch square double sided printed flag for the Commander in Chief of the German Navy. Marked to the heavy canvas selvedge edge with eagle and swastika over ‘M’ with the full printed lettering in German designating the flag as Commander in Chief of the Marine Service. 100 x 100. The printing is excellent as all of these navy flags are. It is liberally spotted with moth, with the exception of one lower corner where the lower hilt of the crossed swords are printed where there is considerably more moth. This flag was liberated from the port of Wilhelmshaven by the senior British naval officer in May 1945, Captain Edward Reignier Conder DSO DSC RN. Also on this special items page is the sword captured by Captain Conder with full biographical details of himself and the circumstances in which this flag and the sword was taken. It is very often difficult, if not impossible to attribute any Third Reich item to either an individual or to a particular veteran who liberated the piece. This, with the accompanying sword on this page, can both be attributed to the capture of Wilhelmshaven in 1945.

CONCENTRATION CAMP DACHAU GUARD'S CARD. An ultra rare piece of paper history being a double side printed linen card for a camp guard at the concentration camp Dachau, measuring 4½ inches by 4 inches. The card has been punch-holed for filing to the left hand edge as the card is viewed. The ausweis is constructed of heavy duty linen bordering on a canvas. The photograph shows SS Schutze (RES) Otto Schlesinger, who was born on the 6th October 1894. The photograph of Schlesinger is head and upper bust, hatless, wearing his dark green collared tunic with the SS Totenkopf skull with the letter 'R' for Reserve below the skull. The card is pen signed by Schlesinger and also facsimile stamped by a Sturnbannfuhrer on behalf of the Camp Commandant.

CONCENTRATION CAMP GUARD WEHRPASS. A standard German army wehrpass issued to Robert Molzahn on the 24th March 1944. Molzahn was born in September 1888 and was 56 years of age at his induction to the Armed Forces. Page 12 of the wehrpass shows entries of five units with the last two being for the SS Concentration Camp at Mittle-bau Dora. This was the infamous concentration camp at Nordhausen which used slave labour for the construction of V weapons. The soldbuch's only other stamping is his qualification for the Gewehr 98 rifle, plus a loose-leaf section of paper in the reverse of the wehrpass showing his qualification with his rifle.

CONCENTRATION CAMP GUARDS WHERPASS. The standard Third Reich wherpass with the front cover having the clear eagle and swastika, in the block at the base the red stamped word ‘HEER’ has been crossed through and replaced with a red stamp ‘Waffen SS’. The wherpass belonged to Friedrich Baum, who was born August 1896 in Berlin, making him 47 years old at the time of the issue of this wherpass and his induction into the Waffen SS in July 1943. His photograph is to the inside front page in civilian dress. It is noted on page 5 that he was inducted as part of the Army Area 8 of Berlin-Schoenberg. Page 11 shows him as a member of SS-T-Wachbtl. Sachsenhausen in November 1944. Page 12 shows in WWI between 1915 and 1919 he was a member of the Imperial German Field Artillery Regiment 54 and that between the 16th of November 1944 and the 21.12.1944 he was a Guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, which is just north of Berlin. Page 22 shows his promotion as an SS Rottenfuhrer. Page 23 shows his award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class in 1917. Page 38 shows his award of the Third Reich awarded WWI War Honour Cross in 1935.

CONCENTRATION CAMP/GORING WORKS WHERPASS. An Armed Forces wherpass issued to Franz Faschingbauer who was an office worker at the Herman Goring Werkes at Watenstedt, which was notorious for using forced labour from the nearby Neuengamme concentration camp. Pass showing a photograph of Fashingbauer in civilian dress, hatless. He was called through reserve service in May 1939 and was inducted into the Volksturm on the 3rd March 1945. Very scantily filled out wherpass. Accompanying the pass is his wherpass notice and his ID from the Herman Goring Werke identifying him as an office worker there. Fashingbauer was probably overseeing the forced labour in the Iron Works. The factory averaged 2,700 prisoners working there continuously between 1942 and 1945. His wherpass was issued in May 1939 but he was continually found unfit for military service. With the wherpass is a print-out of details of Kommandos of the Neuengamme Camp showing the averages of labour supplied to the Herman Goring Werkes.

CONDOR LEGION SILVER WOUND BADGE. A very nice example of a solid construction Condor Legion pattern Wound Badge in silver. The large M.16 helmet to the centre with its raised swastika. The wreath is dull. The hilts of both swords below the helmet still have much original frosting as has the good silver in the lower field. Some original silver remaining to back to thick wide straight pin. This example, ex George Peterson collection.

CUSTOMS FIELD CAP BEVO INSIGNIA A scarce piece of Customs insignia being the Bevo woven triangular shaped insignia for the M.43 cap. Silver grey thread on Customs green background, as cut from roll.

CUSTOMS INSIGNIA SET. The very nice set of Customs insignia being the all stamped aluminium Customs cap eagle with a very high quality and rare aluminium wire woven padded Customs Officers cap cockade. A Bevo silver wire woven Customs cuff band. Accompanying this are two photographs of the Customs officials, one with family group, one alone, showing the Customs armband clearly worn. Out of this set it is the National Customs cockade which is the very scarce item.

CUSTOMS LONG SERVICE CROSS. A mint example of the Customs Long Service Cross retaining all of its original finish in its original green fitted box. The lid to the box has become detached from the main base of the box, they were only ever fitted by a lightweight paper hinge. At some stage in its life possibly tape has been placed around the full length of the box and some of the green coloured exterior paper has peeled away both on the upper side and lower side of the box. The medal is with its watered blue silk ribbon, which unfortunately lacks the yellow embroidered Customs eagle and swastika. In our opinion the Customs Long Service Medal ranks in rarity just below the NSDAP 25 year Long Service Medal and the SS 12 and 25 year Long Service Medals amongst all the national and political awards, with a complete embroidered ribbon it would be valued at £450. Without its original ribbon it is priced accordingly.

CUSTOMS LONG SERVICE MEDAL CASED. A magnificent condition Customs Long Service award retaining all of its original finish with its watered silk ribbon with its complete yellow embroidered unique style Customs Service insignia. The exterior lid of the box has three of its four corners split and it has detached itself from its paper hinge. There is one small area on the exterior lid that the green finish has broken away. The grey velvet inner lining to the box is complete but is loose from the upper inner lid.

CUSTOMS MEDAL,MINIATURE. A rare miniature Land Customs medal, with its original ribbon, with its miniature Land Customs eagle placed to the blue ribbon. All on its original LDO card.

CUT OUT LUFTWAFFE AIRCRAFT SWASTIKA. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A section including the complete swastika, from a wooden constructed Third Reich Luftwaffe aircraft. Measuring 13 inches x 15 inches, the swastika is all clear, there are some minor abrasions which can be viewed on our web images. The framework of the aircraft is on the reverse side. Pasted to the interior is a photograph of four U.S. Army Air Force aviators wearing tropical dress, with the faint remains of an inscription to the white edge of the photograph, which unfortunately is indecipherable. We can only assume that these were members of a crew which either shot down the aircraft or cut it from this unidentified aircraft.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CIVILIAN GAS MASK. Type FM4B, produced around 1937. Used for civilian home defence. Marked to rubber face mask '1939' also full date 24.11.1939 to metal filter, which retains good clear makers mark. Slight rusting showing through filter with minor indentations. All head strapping good. No carrying bag.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN MODEL 1930 STEEL HELMET FOR THE SPANISH REPUBLIC. From a highly interesting collection of Spanish Civil War items recently purchased by Regimentals. The Czechs produced a helmet for export only being the Model 1930, these were sold to Republican Spain, many photographs can see members of the famous International Brigades wearing these helmets on the front line in the Spanish Civil War. This particular helmet carries a secondary coat of mustard brown paint applied in Spain. The liner system is the Spanish system, the original Czech system was very fragile and wore out quickly. The helmet is in good used condition and shows much combat wear. There is about 60% of the paint remaining and the original Czech grey paint shows through in most areas. The interior of the helmet is complete with a chin strap and three pad Spanish leather system not dissimilar to the German Model 16. To the helmet is an old collection label identifies this helmet, which reads 'A rare and interesting helmet from a tragic period in our recent history'.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WWII OFFICERS WAIST BELT. An excellent condition full dress subdued gold brocade waist belt with its highly nickel plated buckle, complete with its sword hanging strap. This identical form of buckle is shown on page 30 of Foreign Legions of the Third Reich by David Littlejohn, with the central Coat of Arms differing slightly. The example on page 30 shows a central logo of a standing lion with eagles. The logo on the belt and buckle offered here has the standing lion of Czechoslovakia with the central shield of Slovakia to the lion's chest.

DACHAU DESK PAPERWORK. Five pieces of extremely rare paperwork regarding the death of a prisoner in Dachau on the 11th March 1942. The death certificate of Herman Will of Brandenburg, who was born on the 16th August 1892 making him 50 years old, a letter on Concentrationslager Dachau headed paper dated 23rd March 1942 listing all the effects of Herman Will that are returned to his wife Frau Elizabeth Will, signed by the SS Property Office. A telegram to Elizabeth Will informing her of the death of her husband and the very important A5 size letter on the headed paper, again of the Concentrationslager Dachau, signed the Commander of the crematorium that accompanied Herman Will's ashes back to his home and wife Elizabeth Will. The last piece is the Mitglieds Karte that was carried by Herman Will. We have had many items of both paperwork and other objects from the concentration camps, but never a letter indicating the return of ashes to the family.

DAF DRAPE. A scarce near mint condition 7’ x 4 ½’ DAF drape. One slight tear to the bottom edge. Good bright colour to the red flag cloth. Multi stitched large swastika with cog wheel edge for the Deutsche Arbeit Front with fold over top for pole hanging.

DAF HONOUR FLAG. CENTRE ONLY. A very nicely framed 36 inch by 36 inch one side only of the DAF Honour Flag. This specially awarded flag also referred to as the Golden Flag was awarded to factories who excelled themselves in war production. When this flag was awarded accompanying the flag was a large document being referred to as The Flag of the German Labour Front. A picture of this flag being awarded is shown on page 183 of Labour Organisations of the Third Reich by J.R.Angolia and David Littlejohn. Also on page 184 the award document, the flags are being held in this award ceremony. The centre itself has some light staining to the field of the swastika, there is some slight shredding in small areas of the background red silk, otherwise excellent condition. The flag is contained in a black wood frame with clear heavy duty plastic covering. A very impressive display item.

DAF PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A very comprehensive DAF photograph album being a huge series of loose leaf cards laid into an original period ring binder, it appears to cover the period from July 1940 through to 1941. The images are of extremely good quality, there are too many to count, the leaves are held into the ring binder by a very rusty locking system, if we remove the leaves to count them we may not be able to get them back in their correct order. The album seems to be covering at least five tours with this DAF grouping. Very fine detail of uniforms, equipment of the DAF including an DAF band. There are even letters inside the album dated '1941' which relate to the supply of the photographs for this album. Many images of the group on tour with their buses, high ranking DAF members, close-ups of unusual insignia and all aspects of the DAF. An Ideal item for the DAF researcher. Our estimation is that there is probably over 250 photographs all of good medium size format.

DANZIG POLICE LONG SERVICE GROUPING. A very rare group of four medals, comprising the 1st Oktober 1938 Medal, 13th March 1938 Medal, the 8 and the 18 Year Danzig Police Long Service Decorations, both maker marked on the reverse side 'M.St. & S'. Whole grouping on its pin back fixing. Some age wear to the ribbons but with matched toning overall. A very rare group.

DAOV BANNER TOP AND FLAG. The very rare combination of the banner top and flag of the Organisation whose name is abbreviated to DAOV. The German description of this organisation is the Deutsche Arbeits Opfer Vevorg, this was the organisation of the injured factory workers. The flag pole top in cast aluminium is 11 inches in overall height. Generally in good condition, some light casting marks to one side of the top. The main body, as stated, in aluminium, the pole tube is nickel steel. The standard itself, which has its original pole rings still attached measures 4' x 3'9 inches, it is complete with silver fringe and has a double sided applied panel to the red field with the matching insignia of the DAOV Ortsgruppe Osterfeld, which is close to Oberhausen in the Rhineland. The central insignia is all hand embroidered. The flag is in excellent condition with light staining to the edge of the flag. Slight moth nips in one corner.

DDAC CAR PENNANT ON ITS ORIGINAL MOUNT. A good example of the DDAC printed double sided double thickness car pennant, the DDAC, the German Automobile Club. The pennant measuring 15 inches by 8 inches is generally available within the flag collecting world, however what is extremely rare about this item is that it is with its original radiator cap and flag pole mounting, it has obviously been unscrewed directly from the original vehicle and brought back by the souvenir hunter, possibly a British or American soldier. Very minor staining to the flag, which is in excellent condition. All of the chrome is good to the radiator cap and pole.

DDAC LAPEL PIN. A beautiful example of what appears to be a DDAC 1939 Honour pin. The red, white and black high quality enamelled oval logo in complete undamaged condition with a sprig of silver leaves running around the lower edge with the date 1939 in a central block. On the reverse side the badge is maker marked plus Ges Gesch all in raised relief. Complete with its spiral and grooved lapel fixing pin.

DEATH CITATION ADOLF MURTFELD. The single A4 size single sided printed citation sent to families of servicemen killed in the field. Large gold national eagle and swastika over the standard printed citation that Adolf Murtfeld, who was an Ober Grenadier in the 5th Company of Grenadier Regiment 283 had died for Fuhrer and Fatherland. Pen signed by the Oberleutnant and Company Chiefs.

DER FUHRER NEWSPAPER. A copy of the 22nd August 1944 newspaper 'Der Fuhrer', being the local NSDAP newspaper for the Baden area. It was tradition in Germany and still is in hotels and public places to have newspapers attached to wooden clip boards. This copy of Der Fuhrer is still attached to its original red based and profusely painted clip board which reads 'HAUPTORGAN DER NSDAP GAU BADEN' with the newspaper's name to the centre with painted swastikas. The newspaper is generally in good condition with folds and two slight tears to edges.

DESERT AIR FORCE ARM PATCH. A scarce British made embroidered on felt rectangular arm patch for a member of the Desert Air Force. The short lived combined U.S./British Air Force formed in the Mediterranean, this insignia is scarce. Traces of card adhered to reverse of patch where removed from the Grace Gibson collection card.

DEUTSCHLAND RZM FULL LENGTH CUFF TITLE. A full length uncut Waffen SS Deutschland RZM woven cuff title. Machine embroidered in grey, block capital letters having the rarer six strand silver edging to upper and lower sections of cuff title, this example is identical to the example shown on page 19 of Third Reich SS and Political cuff bands by Ulric of England

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE ARM INSIGNIA. A very rare piece of insignia for a member of Pay Group B5 and B6 for the service dress tunic. This insignia introduced for the 1938 dress regulations. Very thick padded black Hessian backed insignia, very finely woven in aluminium silver wire. Unfortunately there is a lot of oxidisation to the wire weave but it is all complete. One moth hole just to the lower left side of the rank star.

DIPLOMATIC SHOULDER BOARDS. A rare pair of matching stitch-on shoulder boards for an official in the Diplomatic Service. The braid reflects the career group 2, and example of which is shown on page 102 of IN THE SERVICE OF THE REICH published by R.J.Bender, author John R. Angolia. All gilt to the diplomatic style eagles good and bright. No oxidisation to any part of the bullion or the white underlay.

DLV BELT BUCKLE. Heavy quality DLV/NSFK belt buckle. RZM marked and numbered to reverse. Retaining much original silver finish to front of buckle with swastika picked out in black.

DLV GLIDER PILOT'S CRASH HELMET. The scarce all leather crash helmet worn by glider pilots of the Deutche Luftsports Verband, know as the DLV. Excellent condition with all of its air vents, neck flap and ear pieces all complete with its four section adjustable male/female pop stud chin strap fixing system all working. Interior grey padded lining all intact with remains of an old size label.

DOCUMENT GROUP LUDWIG BURGSTALLER. Ludwig Burgstaller was an Army Infantry Pioneer. Soldbuch with signed pass photograph of Burgstaller wearing M.43 tunic, hatless. Top left hand corner of cover of soldbuch torn away. Fully detailed soldbuch with notation of being entitled to the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Burgstaller served until September 42 with Infantry Regiment 486 of the 262nd Infantry Division in Russia. He was severely injured. After recovery he was sent to a security unit in Italy operating against partisans in the Naples area. Security units were notorious for the atrocities against civilians during anti-partisan actions. A5 Wound Badge punch-holed citation to Schutz Ludwig Burgstaller of Stalf Company J.R.486. awarded 27th August 1942. Signed by Colonel and Regiment Commander. Wound Badge in silver citation to same unit awarded 25.9.1942. Also punch-holed. An interesting Reichluftschutzbund headed paper from Braunau am Inn. (Interestingly this is the town that Hitler was born in) regarding some dispute he had with a local RLB leader. 20 separate photographs all mounted on cards, mainly pertaining to his RAD service but some East Front images. An interesting item worthy of further research.

DON COSSACK SHOULDER BOARDS. A pair of the wide Russian style shoulder boards, red artificial silk piped, slip-on. Some minor moth tracking to one small portion of the dark green centre of nap of cloth. One board having a 1 inch section of the artificial silk piping eaten away.

DOUBLE EAGLE ARMY OFFICERS SWORD. A non maker marked mint bladed army officers sword with lion's head pommel with twin ruby eyes. Wide outstretched winged national eagle to langet with a down swept winged Armed Forces eagle and swastika in raised relief on highly floriated back strap. Hilt retaining virtually all of its original gilt finish with some rubbing to high spots. Grip undamaged. Complete with its original grip wire. Painted finish to scabbard good with some abrasions to lower end on face and reverse side.

DR. JOSEF MENGELE SIGNATURE. A very rare signature by Josef Mengele, the infamous SS Doctor who selected 10's of thousands of prisoners to die in the gas chambers of Auswitz Concentration Camp during WWII. Known after the war as The Angel of Death, he conducted medical experiments on inmates of the concentration camps, he especially experimented with the genealogy of twins. He escaped justice at the end of WWII and fled to South America where he drowned in 1979 having become the most hunted war criminal in the history of the world. A picture of Mengele in civilian dress, framed, below is a written description similar to the description we have given on this web site. Between the picture and the description is, in his hand, Joseph. When studying his normal signature, his own style was to spell his name as 'Josef', this signature in his hand, was taken from his original application form to join the SS and in describing the origins of his family his grandfather's name was Joseph spelt in the manner of Josef and this piece was cut from that original application form. His grandfather's full name was Joseph Hupfauer.

DR. ROBERT LEY SPEECH TICKET. Entry ticket for a speech given on the 17th March 1936 in Kiel by the leader of the DAF, Dr. Robert Ley. Ticket No.664.

DRL SPORTS BADGE IN SILVER Fully maker and patent numbered in raised relief to reverse side.10 % only of silver wash remaining

EARLY ARMY PANZER OFFICERS CAP. A scarce very large size. Possibly size 60 or 62 panzer officers visor cap with the early moss green coloured Reichwehr centre band and very early third Reich period insignia. Surprisingly for such an early period cap, the form of the cap is in a saddle shape. It is constructed from very fine quality Melton cloth. There is one small area of moth tracking on the very rear of the upper crown. There is also one moth nip to the right hand side of the cap next to the pink Waffenfarbe. Otherwise the cap is moth free. The pink Waffenfarbe for panzer troops which has faded in some areas which have been exposed to the light. The area under the side overhang of the cap still retains it's original deep pink. The national eagle is the very first type. Short winged with it's original silvering remaining. The national cockade is heavy silver wire of the again earlier smaller format. The silver officers cap cords are again the earlier thin type with the twin side buttons being slightly smaller than the later period headdress buttons. The black visor has slight crazing to the exterior with the interior being very light cream bordering on white. The interior mid tan leather sweat band is all intact. It has suffered slightly from age storage. The remainder of the internal lining is in a mixture of light blue and dark blue cotton, with a complete and undamaged centre celluloid lozenge without makers mark. With some shredding of the interior cotton through age. The orange foam forehead cushion is mainly intact and has solidified. Some of the threads holding the leather sweatband to the main body have rotted and are loose. An excellent example of a large size early period Panzer officers visor cap.

EARLY PATTERN JAPANESE SIDE PACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A scarce early pattern Japanese side pack complete with its shoulder strap and central belt loop. Stamped in Japanese '1944' with other Japanese issue characters. Slight soiling to the left hand side of the flap.

EARLY SS BANNER TOP. The rare all nickel spear point pole top used at the early period of the SS, this item being RZM marked. Some plating lifting and light rust but generally good condition. The extensive use of this spear point pole top for the SS is epitomised in the rare standard-bearer figurine produced by the Allach Company, was produced in two models, the early model had the spear point pole top, the second model had a swastika pole top.

EARLY THIRD REICH POLICE HELMET. The M.16 all black helmet worn by the early police forces of the Third Reich, this example having the single seven hole pepper pot air vent to each side of the helmet. The large white stencilled swastika to the right hand side and the angled tri-colour to the left hand side. Both of these are absolutely clear with some abrasions. The interior of the helmet retains its original size 57 stamped liner, which has a good colour with its original drawstring, the tip of two tongues have split with the short section only of its original chin strap remaining.

EARLY THIRD REICH/REICHSWHER CAVALRY SWORD. A mint blade by Puma having on one side the long etched panel of cavalry scenes with floriated patterns. To the opposite side there are floriated scenes with a central panel which reads ‘Reiter-Regiment 4 Allenstein’. The City of Allenstein now known as Olsztyn has changed hands many times over the centuries, in 1945 the City was placed under Polish administration according to the Potsdam agreement. The hilt is the standard nickel plated D guard with a celluloid grip with its grip wire. Slight looseness of the grip into the nickelled hilt with minor damage. The scabbard is excellent, retaining most of its original black painted finish and without indentations.

EAST OF MALTA FLYING HELMET A very good example of one of the rare flying helmets of the Royal Air Force known as the East of Malta helmet. The type A cork aviation helmet was used in the years between the wars by air crew stationed east of Malta, it has a smaller brim than the contemporary Wolsey helmet but was not unlike the pith helmet or Bagdad Bowler introduced in 1938. The exterior of the helmet canvas and pagri are in absolutely perfect condition with four air vents to either side through the cork body. The interior light tan leather lining showing very slight wear use, complete with its ventilated ear flaps, which are attached to the leather liner. To the rear of the liner there is a male/female pop stud leather system, which when enclosed together would retain the flying goggles in place. The name 'J.G.W.Foster' is hand applied to the inner crown. Accompanying the helmet are two photographs of J.W.Foster. Joe Foster, a pilot in Coastal Command, was killed in 1944.

EASTERN PEOPLE'S AWARD IN SILVER WITH SWORDS. PIN BACK. An excellent condition with all its original silvering Eastern People's 1st Class award in silver with swords.

EASTERN TERRITORIES TUNIC EAGLE. The machine embroidered grey on brown backed wide swept winged eagle for the Eastern Territories officials tunic. Some light staining to left hand wing tip and small nip out of cloth above wing.

EINHEIMISCHEN AUSWEIS Small format double sided single card ausweis for a high ranking army officer. Large photograph, head and shoulders bust in parade uniform with full row of campaign medals. Good for the year 1944. Pen signed by the owner.

ELABORATE FINNISH OR RUSSIAN FRONT SOLDIER ART KNIFE. What is amazing is that after 35 years of dealing in militaria new items constantly appear, which we have never seen before. We have seen aluminium soldier art from North Africa, mainly in the form of cigarette cases, we have seen the hand carved walking sticks from the Russian Front, but never before have we encountered one of the soldier art knives made on the Finnish or Russian Front. This example holds a Finnish Made knife compressed wood grip, aluminium pommel, bowie style blade with central fuller. The overall length of the knife is 7 inches. The knife itself is fitted to a hand made aluminium scabbard by a German soldier on the Russian or Finnish Front in 1941. Engraved to the scabbard is a large swastika with a heart below, then the name 'Kiestinky' the date '17.10.1941'. The only reference we can find to a name Kiestinky is, we found on an Austrian web site the names of many Austrians killed in WWII, one of which was killed in Kiestinky, Russia. Recently acquired from a collection in Austria. Soldier art has been fascinating subject through the ages of war, right from the French prisoners of the Napoleonic War through to Boer War soldiers and prisoners, WWI trench art, WWII helmet art and the other associated items which we have mentioned in this description.

ELASTOLIN TOY SOLDIERS A selection of of 6 elostolin 1930's toy soldiers, all in good used condition in various different poses.

ENTRY INTO AUSTRIA MEDAL. A good cased example of the ‘Entry into Austria medal’ 13th March 1938. Complete with its original ribbon in its correct fitted box, which is finished in red paper, simulated leather with a gold blocked national eagle and swastika to the exterior lid. The ribbon having it’s pin fixing intact.

EREL LUFTWAFFE WHITE TOP OFFICERS VISOR CAP. A good condition size 57 Erel produced Luftwaffe officers white top summer cap. The top is removable, it does have some light storage stains, complete with its removable wire woven eagle on its white background, which is then fitted to a backing plate with three prongs to fit through the pre-existing holes of the removable white top of the cap. Light oxidisation to the head and body of the eagle. All fitted onto its standard Luftwaffe officers base with silver wire piping to the upper and lower sections of the mohair centre band. Heavy wire woven cockade. Standard officers cap cords with white pebbled buttons. Double ribbed visor. Interior mid tan leather lining in excellent supple condition showing evidence of use around the whole circumference of the lining with the original paper label, size '57' attached to the rear. The upper inner silk lining in white is complete with its undamaged celluloid lozenge, which has silver blocked below the celluloid 'VERKAUFS ABTEILUNG DER LUFTWAFFE BERLIN SW68' with the 'EREL' trademark in lozenge form below. One slight stain to the upper inner lining.

EXCELLENT RUSSIAN FRONT PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. An extremely good photographic record of 194 photographs of an unnamed Gefreiter who was an anti tank gunner with the 3rd platoon 14th (anti tank) company of 315th Infantry Regiment 167th Infantry Division. He saw two periods of active service on the Eastern front from June 41 to April 42 and from March to July 1943. Unfortunately there is no record of who the individual was although he can be seen throughout the album. It was evident that he was part of the number 3 gun crew of the above platoon. There is a map diagram in the front of the album showing the companies route of advance from the 22nd June 1941 to the 5th December 1941 to the south of Moscow. Every photo is written up on it's reverse side but they are also annotated throughout the album. The detail is very good. The life of the anti tank gunners is portrayed from every aspect in work and play and in all weather conditions. It starts with getting ready for the invasion of Russia in Poland May 1941. Polish villages being shown, the advance into Russia, motorcycle columns, tented encampments, anti tank guns in place, destroyed Russian Caterpillar tractors, captured Russian prisoners, trenches, German armoured damaged cars, Russian villagers, the company at rest during the advance, life in German trenches, Sept 1941, Russian churches, burning Russian villages, columns of German tanks advancing, columns of German Sturmteschutze's advancing, horse drawn columns, destroyed Russian T34 tanks, destroyed Russian bridges, November 1941 climate changing with light snow, captured Russian prisoners being fed, the winter wears on with the snow getting thicker and the conditions getting worse, men on guard duty in the freezing conditions, marching across the Russian steppes in heavy snow, German army vehicles, general life on the eastern front in the winter, April 1942, melting snow completing the sea of mud, German tanks in the centre of Orel, German staff cars being pushed through the Russian melting snow, German graves, views of the city of Charkov in June 1943, the album then ends. Complete with the album are three pages of in depth research into the movement of the 167th Infantry Division. All compiled by the previous owner of this album, a well known ex British armoured corps officer who is an expert in research of this kind.

F.W.HOLLER CATALOGUE A 1941 catalogue of the products of the dagger and sword manufacturer F.W.Holler, Solingen. 26 pages complete with its cover. The book has suffered from water damage but all pages are complete and viewable.

FAIRBAIRN SYKES 1ST PATTERN MILITARY KNIFE. An extremely good condition 1st pattern Fairbairn Sykes knife. The blade is 6 7/8th inches long, has been very lightly sharpened. The profile is correct. Both sides of the flat section or the forte have the FS Military Knife and Wilkinson Sword logo good and clear with good etching. The S guard shaped cross guard has some slight lifting to the plating. The rest of the grip is near perfect, in its original brown leather scabbard with white nickel domed lower chape. The leather leg tabs have been removed from the scabbard, the upper part is complete with its Newey male/female pop stud system, which is complete and working correctly.

FALLSCHIRM-JAGER REGIMENT 1 ENLISTED MANS CUFF TITLE The lettering only and one each either side of the lettering of the enlisted mans cuff title for Fallschirm-Jager Rgt.1. Finely embroidered in silver grey thread on mid green background. During the 1050's and 1960's a superb collection of Third Reich and Imperial items were built up by Colonel C.N. Dodkin's whose name is mentioned in many books published in the 1970's and 1980's. The major part of his collection was sold in the 1980's but a small grouping of Imperial German items and Third Reich items have recently been offered for sale and we have fortunately purchased them. This item is from Colonel Dodkin's collection.

FALLSCHIRMJAGER RGT 1 ENLISTED MANS CUFF TITLE. A full length uncut example of the enlisted mans Fallschirmjager Rgt 1 cuff title. Very light grey embroidered weave on mid green background in Gothic lettering. The cuff title has some moth damage to the right hand side of the title.

FELDGENDARMERIE GORGET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An extremely good condition Feldgendarmerie gorget. All of the finish remaining to the face side with very slight rust spotting just above the right hand side of the luminous painted eagle. Slight chipping to the grey paint on the Feldgendarmerie scroll at its base. Complete with its full length chain. The reverse side of the gorget is fitted with field grey cloth and is maker stamped with an 'M' within a lozenge to the uniform securing hook.

FELDGENDARMERIE NCO'S SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on shoulder board with orange wool piping. Mid war field grey centre with subdued grey litzen for a Field Police Unteroffizier. Slight shredding to the field grey litzen to left hand side of the board.

FELDGENDARMERIE OFFICERS CRUSHER CAP. An extremely rare but unfortunately very poor condition Feldgendarmerie officers crusher cap. Approximately size 57, the main crown of the cap is in excellent undamaged condition. The waffenfarbe all around the crown, again excellent, with the exception at the very back, there are four short sections that have been nibbled by moth. The waffenfarbe on the areas of the upper and lower dark green centre band have also been nibbled by moths, plus there are various other moth holes close to the eagle at the front and on the rear overhang of the cap, which can be viewed on the web site images. The interior has also been substantially destroyed, however the undamaged centre celluloid lozenge is still in place. The maker below, which was paper, has all fragmented, the grey leather sweat band also generally in excellent condition with one moth hole in the forehead area. The hat is fitted with its correct flat silver wire officers eagle and cockade. In excellent condition this cap would be valued between £1,500 and £1,800, because of the condition it is priced accordingly.

FELDHERRENHALLE SOLDBUCH. An army soldbuch with the photograph in uniform of Feldwebel Heinrich Tiffe. The soldbuch has some damage to the right hand tip of the cover, plus the top of page 1. Issued in 1942. In 1943 he obtained the rank of Fahnjunker with a Panzer Troop training unit. He then joined the Feldherrenhalle Regiment, many markings throughout the soldbuch of his membership of Feldherrenhalle. On page 22 there is the notation of the award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class. The book is complete and profusely filled out with much information. Accompanying the soldbuch is the driving license of Heinrich Tiffe, without photograph, plus an accompanying photograph of Tiffe and five colleagues whilst prisoners in a French prison camp in October 1946, they are all wearing German uniforms with insignia with the eagle and swastika motifs removed from the hats and uniforms, Tiffe by this stage is wearing Oberleutnant's shoulder boards.

FELDWEBEL DREESEN SOLDBUCH AND WHERPASS GROUP. A good document group comprising a Wherpass, soldbuch, two award certificates and a promotion document. Feldwebel Herman Dreesen fought as an infantryman in WWI and was called up again for military service in a bakery company during WWII. He saw service in France 1940, Russia 41/42 and France 44 and Alcase 45. He served from 1916 to 1919 in 172nd Infantry Regiment in WWI. He rejoined the service and saw wartime action from the 21st September 1939 through to 1945. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1918, the Black Wound Badge in 1918, the Third Reich awarded 1914/18 Honour Cross with swords, the Third Reich War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, the Third Reich Black Wound Badge wounded on the 21st January 1942 and the East Front Medal. He was hospitalised five times during WWII. Award certificates are for the Wound Badge in Black 1942, the East Medal July 1942, a field typed citation for his promotion from Unteroffizier to Feldwebel in April 1944. Although not a front line soldier, his length of service was tremendous, plus being wounded twice, one in each of WWI and WWII. Accompanying the wherpass, soldbuch and three documents is a single A5 size double sided résumé of his and his unit's service in WWII. All put together by the previous owner of this grouping, a retired British Army Tank Major, who is probably the foremost researcher in the U.K.

FIELD MADE SPLINTER PATTERN RUCKSACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A field made splinter pattern camouflage rucksack, possibly made from a zeltbahn, with its original maker marks to the leather strapping central point.

FIELD MARSHALL ROMMEL SIGNATURE. 8 x 6 inch photograph removed from a book showing Field Marshall Rommel standing in the desert with Bernard Ramcke discussing the campaign situation, with standard pencil signature of Rommel to lower right hand corner.

FIELD MARSHALL VON KLEIST FACSIMILE SIGNATURE. As removed from Hitler Youth boys autograph book collection. Head and shoulders image of General Field Marshall Von Kleist wearing General's visor cap, Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck.

FINE QUALITY AFRIKA KORPS ALBUM. A very large format Afrika photograph album measuring 12 inches x 13 inches with the Afrika Korps block capital cuff band affixed to the front cover containing 218 excellent images all of the owner’s campaign in Africa. It is quite often difficult to identify the owners of photograph albums, in this case we have been extremely fortunate in identifying the album belonging to Heinz Gunther Hoffmann, born 1913, died 1993, who was a Leutnant, ended in WWII as a Major in 1945. He was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class and the German Cross in Gold. He was a member of the 5th Light Division and the 21st Panzer Division in Africa. Over the many Africa based photograph albums we have had it is interesting how they nearly all follow the same format, the album begins with the soldiers in training in northern Europe, there are various images showing their route down through Europe ending in Naples and then of the loading of the ships to go to Africa and this album follows the same format. Fortunately many of the photographs are either annotated individually or each page is annotated. Page 1 shows members of Artillery Regiment 75 leaving on the 8th March 1941 with trains passing through Innsbruck, views of the Alps, finally passing Rome, views of southern Italy, Pompeii, at this stage the troops are still in European style uniforms and finally arriving at Naples, where it would appear they were then issued with their tropical uniforms. Guns and vehicles being loaded onto ships for the Mediterranean crossing. Subsequent arrival in Africa showing the troops in their trophelms, mixing with Arabs and camels. Groups of soldiers on parade being saluted by a General with the album moving on to action in the desert. Heavy guns being towed by 18 ton half tracks. Afrika Korps men wearing sunglasses and tropical helmets. Men asleep under the half tracks. Operating the guns outside Tobruk. A picture of a Leutnant who was killed in April 1941 wearing his Afrika M.41 field cap with soutache. Shell explosions in the desert. Shallow trenches being dug. The Italian fort at Capuzzo heavily damaged with the British first advance into Libya in 1941, Mussolini’s gate to Egypt, with the Fascist symbols either side of the concrete structure. Views of Bardia. Excellent scenes of life in the desert with local Arabs, by this time some of the field caps have bleached white. Gun emplacements. German desert cemeteries. German vehicles along the Via Balboa in North Africa. Views of Tripoli in North Africa. German soldiers on leave in full Afrika uniform. Junkers JU52’s with air to air shots whilst the troops are being transported. The album moves then to Rome with standard tourist views of the Colosseum, Vatican etc., and then moves back to the desert with the annotation of August 1941, desert encampments, crashed aircraft, soldiers being greeted by a senior officer with varying degrees of bleached field caps being worn. One interesting shot of a Company being addressed with every soldier having his bleached field cap being worn and standing out against the darker shade of the unbleached uniforms. Gun emplacements outside Bardia in October 1941. Afrika Korps soldiers exploring Egyptian ruins. More desert explosions with guns firing in November 1941. Destroyed British 25 pounders at Sidi Rezegh 22nd November 1941. Two private shots of Field Marshall Rommel wearing his famous British sun and sand glasses. To excellent close-ups of a German half track with their crew looking tired, ragged and dirty. More close-ups of desert conditions with the soldiers fatigue obvious. Destroyed German vehicles. The album finally ending with a picture of a commemoration plaque in 1975 and four further shots in 1960, one of an officer in Bundeswher uniform, this may be the original owner of the album. Accompanying the album are two large fold out sheets, the first being the history of the 3rd Panzer Division’s route of march through France in 1940, the second being the route of march of the 3rd Panzer Division through Poland in 1939. A double folded sheet showing the history of the 5th Light Division and 21st Panzer Division’s actions in North Africa from February 1941 until the capitulation in May 1943. A much better than average Afrika Korps photograph album with plenty of action shots defining life in the desert in North Africa for the German Afrika Korps.

FIRE BRIGADE/FIRE POLICE SHOULDER BOARD. We have recently been clearing out our drawers of accumulated items that have come in on the end of collections which have got parts missing from them or are incomplete, or damaged and we have decided to offer them for sale here. All are priced accordingly. A single shoulder board for an NCO in the Fire/Police.

FIRE GRENADE. Battle shape grenade used for fire fighting purposes. Two green bottle with two serrated hand grips. Minus top.

FIVE CITATIONS - STABSGEFREITER WILLI THIELE. A good group of five award documents to Willi Thiele, who was a member of the 561st Anti Tank Battalion with self propelled guns. Comprising the 1st Oktober 1938 Medal, dated 22nd June 1940. The Infantry General Assault Badge dated 25th September 1941 as a member of 2./Pz.Jag.Abt.561, pen signed by General Major Rittau who was awarded the Knights Cross on the 2nd November 1941 as a General Major and was killed in action in August 1942 in Russia. The Wound Badge in Black citation dated 1st June 1942, signed by Section Doctor at Reserve Hospital Vienna. The East Front Medal dated 27th July 1942 signed by a Major and Battalion Company Commander. The War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords citation dated 1st September 1944 signed by General of Infantry Von Buenau, who was awarded the Knights Cross 15th August 1940 and was the 766th recipient of the Oak Leaves, awarded 5th March 1945, also awarded the German Cross in Gold 21st January 1943. All citations are punch-holed and either single or double folded. The citations are accompanied by three A4 sized double sided printed pages of research, both in text and map form of the area of operations of the unit put together by the foremost researcher in the U.K. on the German Armed Forces, a former British Army Tank Major from whom this collection was obtained from.

FIVE KNIGHTS CROSS WINNER SIGNATURES INCLUDING FELIX STEINER. The original page from the Hitler Youth boys autograph collection book. Reverse side has three Knights Cross Winners, all pencil on paper signatures, all unidentified, face page having one unidentified signature with below the identified signature of Felix Steiner, Commander of SS Infantry Regiment Deutschland. Signature is pencil on section of paper placed over a newspaper photograph of Steiner entering a military vehicle. Steiner won the Knights Cross in August 1940, Oak Leaves in December 42, Swords in August 44. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

FIVE KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS, THREE IDENTIFIED. The original double side of a page from the Hitler Youth members autograph book, containing 5 individual Knights Cross Winners, three of which are identified. Major Peter Frantz, pen signature on large piece of paper laid on page, Knights Cross award 4th June 1942, Oak Leaves 14th April 1943. At the bottom of the inscription is the word 'Grossdeutschland', thus we assume that Frantz was a member of Division Grossdeutschland. General Major Hubert Lanz, pencil signature laid on section of paper next to newspaper photograph of General Major Lanz in the field. Knights Cross 1st October 1940, Oak Leaves 22nd December 1942. Luftwaffe Hauptmann Hans Mader, pencil signature on section of paper laid onto page next to a small format newspaper photograph of Hauptmann Mader. Stafel Kapitan 4/KG54. Date of award 3.9.1942 plus two other unidentified Knights Cross Winners signatures.

FLEMISH YOUTH BUCKLE. A Flemish Cathloic German made belt buckle. Nickel plated steel, with the central logo of a letter 'P' over 'X' with the lower scroll reading 'AAN CHRISTUS TROUW' possibly Dutch church related. On its original German made leather belt, which does have some extra holes through the leather.

FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS ? BELT BUCKLE. Highly unusual, all steel with aluminium wash belt buckle. Originally produced as a non maker marked Waffen SS enlisted mans belt buckle. The first part of the motto and the swastika centre have been professionally cut away from the belt buckle and overlaid with a circular disc, which is a separate stamped sunburst type design, allowing the top half of the SS style eagle to be displayed. We have had this buckle in our possession many years waiting for some form of identification and have recently unearthed a line drawing in a new Russian language publication showing a similar buckle being worn by a Russian fighting with collaborationist German units.

FORESTRY SERVICE FORSTER COLLAR PATCH. Single collar patch. Bullion woven oak leaf with bullion wire surround on brown cloth background.

FOUR AWARD CITATIONS. OBERGEFREITER SLAPNIG. Interesting group of four award certificates for a Junior NCO in an Infantry Machine Gun Company. A5 size citation for the Winter Medal in the East to Obergefreiten Franz Slapnig 12./GREN.RGT.335 on the 20th August 1942. Pen signed by Oberst Muller who was awarded the Knights Cross in January 1942 and the German Cross in Gold in November 1941. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation with one central fold, dated 14th November 1943. Infantry Assault Badge in silver A5 size, dated April 1944, signed by Oberst Muller who was a Knights Cross and German Cross in Gold winner. The Wound Badge in silver citation, dated 18th.1.1944. The Regiment was sent to the Eastern Front in February 1944, it saw action there until September 1944. It remained in the area until June 1944 before retreating to Kurland. Accompanying the documents are 4 A4 sized double sided sheets of research into Slapnig, his Regiment, the operations they were involved in, their constituted units plus maps of the areas of operations. All the research that accompanies these citations was completed by an ex British Army Officer, a customer of Regimentals, who is probably the foremost researcher on the German Army in WWII in the U.K. This item came from his collection.

FOUR IDENTIFIED KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS SIGNATURES. The original double sided page from the Hitler Youth boys collection album, Luftwaffe Hauptmann Georg Christl signed on paper with accompanying newspaper photograph of Christl, Knights Cross Winner 18th March 1942. Luftwaffe Knights Cross Winner Helmut Weinrich, pencil signature on paper with accompanying photograph of Weinrich with his Luftwaffe crew. Knights Cross Winner 21.3.1943. As Stafel Kapitan of KG30. Army Officer Heinrich Drewes, a member of Kradschutz Battalion 10. Pencil signature on paper. Knights Cross Winner 24th April 1943. Army Hauptmann Martin Steglich as a member of Grenadier Regiment 89. Knights Cross Winner 25.1.1943. Oak Leaves Winner 5th April 1945. All these four signatures are on the one page of the Hitler Youth boys collection book. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

FOUR KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS SIGNATURES, TWO IDENTIFIED. The page from the Hitler Youth members autograph collection book, which contains four signatures. Luftwaffe Hauptmann Gustav Presler. Ink signature on paper with accompanying newspaper photograph of Presler. Knights Cross February 1942 with further Oak Leaves in January 1943. Two unidentified Knights Cross Winners signatures in pencil, the third being Luftwaffe Hauptmann Erich Krebs with accompanying newspaper photograph of Krebs, Winner of the Knights Cross 16th February 1942. Signature in pencil on section of paper. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

FOUR SS FELDPOST LETTERS. Four envelopes containing their original letters, sent to SS Man or Officer Karl Heinz The Baron Stackelberg. All letters post stamped 1940, the letters written by friends and family, it would appear that Stackelberg was a member of a medical company, address are as shown on our web site images. Translated they would make interesting content.

FRAMED RAD PHOTOGRAPH AND INSIGNIA. A large 16 x 12 inch framed photograph of an RAD man, studio shot, seated with his RAD cap on a table to his right with clear detail to the RAD buckle and his left hand sleeve insignia including his cuff band. Both the original insignia in Bevo wire and the cuff band with the letter ‘S’ are framed with the photograph. The reverse of the frame has suffered slight dampness, which has flooded through and damaged the photograph in the area of the upper left hand breast pocket. This RAD man went on to have a distinguished army career, this information is gleaned from the fact that this photograph was separated from the main group of documents.

FREIHERR VON RICHTHOFEN SIGNATURE. The signature of General Field Marshall Dipl.Ing.Wolfran Freiherr Von Richthofen. The brother of the legendary Red Baron who became a Field Marshall in the Luftwaffe in WWII. His full length pen signature on an A5 sized field typed citation for the Luftwaffe gold Kordel, dated '1941' with accompanying photograph of Von Richthofen in the cockpit of an aeroplane with a stamped signature below. Knights Cross 1940, Oak Leaves 1941, complete with additional background information.

FREIKORPS REINHARD ARMBADGE. A beautifully embroidered chain stitched royal blue oval with, to the centre, a white embroidered outline of the German steel helmet with the letter ‘R’ below. All embroidered onto pale blue high quality backing cloth. Some light moth to the right hand side as can be viewed from our web site images.

FRENCH CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A good album belonging to a member of German Artillery Regiment 32, containing 141 images. Virtually every image is annotated. Standard type of civilian album with tan cover. To the first page written in German 'IN MEMORY OF THE TIME IN FRANCE MAY TO JULY 1940' with the signature of the soldier. The album begins with a photograph of the owner of the album head and shoulders. German soldiers crossing rivers. Destroyed French buildings and town. Dead animals. Destroyed buildings. Many dead French soldiers annotated near Sedan, this was where the German forces broke through in May 1940. Life in German trenches on the rapid advance. A huge amount of destroyed French vehicles. German graves. German soldiers at rest on the advance. Wounded German soldiers. More German graves. Columns of French prisoners. German soldiers marching along French roads near Verdun. French block houses. Passing WWI German and French memorials. Maginot Line forts that have been outflanked. The standard shot of French black soldiers, this same type of shot follows through most of the albums of this period, the Germans were intrigued with black soldiers. Hundreds of French vehicles destroyed and emptied out of possessions. Excellent shot of the famous French Fort Douomont. Destroyed railway bridges. Many more destroyed French tanks. The album ends with family shots at home after their campaign. One large group shot of the members of the 5th Battery of Artillery Regiment 32 1940/41. Photograph of the album owners with his girlfriend. Typed into the front cover is a map of Poland indicating that this soldier also was involved in the Polish campaign in 1939. We would image that another photograph album exists covering that campaign. Although we have had many French campaign albums, some of this images in this particular album are extremely dramatic and vividly show the destruction and collapse of the French forces.

FRENCH INTER WAR BRIGADIER GENERAL’S FULL DRESS UNIFORM. A full dress black long frock coat style uniform grouping to a Brigadier General of the French Army in the interim period between the wars. The quality and workmanship involved in the manufacture of this uniform can only be described as stunning, it shows the highest standard of French craftsmanship in these areas. The grouping consists of a Brigadier General’s grade kepi in the Polo form. The Polo form was introduced around 1918 and continued on into the mid inter war period being replaced in the mid 30’s. The low cylindrical form which was slightly high at the rear was one of the most elegant kepis worn by French officers. The kepi itself has a red Melton top with multiple overlaid bullion scroll work in the form of a four leaved knot to the top. The bullion work to the central band is exquisite, the oak leaves and acorns pass around the entire circumference of the hat, there is a thin gold braid false chin strap to the peak. The interior is of high quality black silk and has a high quality black Moroccan leather head band. The condition is excellent with no visible moth, little fading and just slight storage dust, there is the usual slight crazing to the patent leather peak. The tunic has, as with the kepi, the bullion work to the collar and cuffs, it is of beautiful doeskin black wool, there is a row of gilt Brigadier grade buttons to the front. Brigadier General was two star grade, this is reflected in the blue metal stars to either cuff. There are numerous medal ribbon loops to the chest to hold the profuse array of decorations held by a General of this rank. There are only one or two tiny moth nips, however this does not affect the overall appearance at all. To each upper shoulder there is a bullion slider to incorporate the epaulettes. The epaulettes themselves are the demountable full bullion gilt type, beautiful quality in every way, again with two blued miniature stars to each of the scallops. The fringing is of dense bullion wire work. The epaulettes remain in superb condition with no damage or moth to their Melton underlying area. The belt for carrying the sword in what was known as Tenue De Ville is complete and in the Brigadier General’s midnight blue braid. The two gilt Medusa head buckles with their snake clasp remain crisp and clear with only minor rubbing to the highlights. The separate sword frog, again in the same deep blue colour, has the flame gilt sliders and buttons all complete. There is the braided knotted belt which was worn for Tenue De Ceremony. To the interior pocket of the tunic is a tailor’s label, the tailor’s label for a high quality Paris tailor reads ‘Lelong 4.12.1933’. Some initial research reveals Pierre Lelong, born 1891, died 1947. He served as a Sous Lieutenant of the Troops Colonial in 1914. He also served with the Free French forces under the command of De Gaulle during WWII. Overall a stunning uniform and worthy of more research than we have undertaken at present.

FRENCH M.1926 ARTILLERY ADRIAN HELMET AND COVER. French Artillery M.26 helmet in exactly the right configuration for a WWII helmet, it has the original factory applied brown khaki paint to the exterior with the crossed cannons M.15 Adrian badge to the front, this makes this probably a pre war helmet. The mismatched colour of the badge to the helmet is in fact a good sign. The earlier helmet badges were removed from the older M.15 helmets and applied to these M.26 helmets, it is almost impossible to find one with a factory applied plate, this came later with the round 1930 Rondache badge. The lining is of the early all black leather type. The chin strap is complete and in place. There is approximately 95% of the original paint, there is a little wear to the paint on the aluminium comb. The paint adhesion to the aluminium was always far less strong than to the steel shell. The helmet is encased in its original issue tan camouflage helmet cover, these helmet covers was designed to reduce reflection, they can be seen worn in the early period of the war, they were worn by troops around the Maginot Line area and subsequently in 1940 in the Narvik operation.

FRENCH M.26 ADRIAN HELMET SUPPLIED TO THE SPANISH REPUBLIC. From a highly interesting collection of Spanish Civil War items recently purchased by Regimentals.An exceptionally rare version of the Adrian helmet being the basic French M.26, however with no holes or provision for insignia at the front. In the early part of the Spanish Civil War these helmets were imported by the Spanish Republic. The helmet itself is in dusty stored rusty condition with some light surface pitting. The liner is complete but a little shrunk. The helmet has an old collectors label to the back in Spanish. The chin strap is intact however it is broken at one end.

FRENCH OR ITALIAN SUPPLIED ADRIAN 1915 HELMET. From a highly interesting collection of Spanish Civil War items recently purchased by Regimentals. This helmet’s long history can be traced back to France in 1915, these helmets were exported to Italy and worn by the Italian Army in the inter-war years, they were then supplied to the Spanish Army mostly of the Fascist side. The helmet is the standard Adrian exterior with comb, however the liner has been replaced by the three pad Spanish type and the Spanish type leather chin strap. The helmet has had many coats of paint, there is considerable rust bleeding through the paint. The front two holes have been blocked, these round holes were where the Italian Army badges were initially attached in the early 20’s. The helmet shows much combat wear and character, it is dusty and in stored condition.

FRENCH WAFFEN SS RECRUITING POSTER. A rare poster, which shows a story within 16 images on the whole poster on the benefits of Frenchmen volunteering for the Waffen SS and their fight against communism. Framed, with slight folds showing to the poster.

FRENCH WWII GENERAL'S HELMET. A very unusual aluminium lightweight helmet worn by a French 2 Star General in WWII. Helmet was originally hand painted. There are various indentations and scratches with one 1 inch by 2 inch area of paint missing where the skull has dented and the paint has flaked off. It is well known that to get paint to adhere to aluminium needs a specific type of paint, in this case that has not been used. RF embossed flaming grenade badge to front with two brass General's stars either side of badge. The helmet is fitted with its wide pleated chinstrap. Interior liner all complete with its original drawstring.

FRIEDRICH CHRISTIANSEN PRIZE TABLE TOP. A magnificent KPM manufactured porcelain table top 20 x 24 inches, being a complete map of Germany in 1935 in multi coloured porcelain, being the honour prize for the Deutschland Round Germany Flight 1935. Complete with large DLV central swastika emblem. Map shows the route of flight around Germany including East Prussia. KPM mark to lower right hand corner, completely undamaged, mounted in a contemporary table top on four legs. This item came from the home of the Pour Le Merite winner, head of the DLV and subsequent Luftwaffe Marshall Friedrich Christiansen.

Friedrich Christiansen Table. High quality 28" square Meissen produced table top, being a presentation piece to Friedrich Christianson WWI aviator and subsequent head of the DLV and NSFK. In WWII served throughout the whole period of the war as Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe in Holland. Table top having individual 4" square tiles. Each corner piece having the Coat of Arms of the manufacturers Meissen with the Juncker Aircraft Factory motif above. Of the 40 separate inlaid tiles 18 have various aviation scenes showing the products of the Juncker Aircraft Factory. Large 12" central tile having starburst centre with four separate products of Juncker. All aeroplanes having standard German crosses and swastikas to bodywork. One small chip to central tile and one single tile cracked, otherwise perfect.

FUHRER HAUPTQUARTIER PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. (ADOLF HITLER'S HEADQUARTERS) A very rare photograph album of a senior NCO who was a member of the Regiment Grossdeutschland, who also served with the Fuhrer headquarters unit. The album contains 80 large images affixed to the album, 55 very small images affixed to loose sheets and 18 medium size images during the period of the NCO's time as a Waffenmeister (weapons specialist). The album has an unmarked cover, on opening there is one large image of the owner of the album wearing greatcoat, visor cap, with the Fuhrer Hauptquartier cuff title in Gothic script to his lower left sleeve, his Grossdeutschland cuff title to his lower right sleeve with the Waffenmeister specialist patch above the GD cuff title. There is also an image of the GD shoulder epaulettes, a separate image of the GD shoulder ciphers and a separate image of the Fuhrer Hauptquartier cuff title in Suterlin script. The album then follows of barrack life with comrades, in his early years. Training of vehicles. Images of memorials. He was obviously promoted to NCO rapidly. There is one page of an image of the owner hatless, wearing his Model 36 uniform with silver lace to collar. Tanks in barrack parade grounds. Pre war images in the field. A series of wedding photographs where he is wearing his Fuhrer Headquarters cuff title. Another image of a colleague getting married in full parade uniform, also wearing the Fuhrer Headquarter cuff title. Pistol training. Standing with groups of high ranking officers. Another with Adolf Hitler making a visit to the unit. Excellent clear shots of his GD shoulder ciphers being worn on his M.36 uniform. Group photographs of Adolf Hitler, Herman Goring and various other high ranking Generals alighting from the Fuhrer's train. One excellent shot of him laying down with a clear shot of his Grossdeutschland cuff title and his Grossdeutschland shoulder ciphers. Images in the snow. Excellent shot of him in his field service uniform clearly showing both cuff titles being worn. Another image of him by now wearing a field grey assault gun tunic with skull collar patches, GD shoulder ciphers and GD cuff band. There then follows a series of 55 small images, which many seem to concentrate of vehicle use and some appear to be on the northern coast of France, then, following, loose leaf sheets containing the 18 images of his time as a weapons training specialist. One image shows a vehicle coming from a Berlin barracks with hand written below 'Heeres Waffenmeister Schule, 1938' (Army weapons school). Any album relating to the small Fuhrer Headquarters Unit is rare.

GAU ESSEN BELT BUCKLE. The ultra rare SS buckle of Gau Essen. We have probably only had two other in 30 years, this example is in mint condition with all its original paint finish, complete with its high nickel plated double pronged fixing. The Gau Essen buckle was a semi unofficial buckle for SS units in the Essen district. Totally unmarked, as all these examples are.

GAULEITER HENLEIN ALBUM. A large format photograph album dated June 1944, which relates to the Gauleiter Konrad Henlein in Reichenberg in 1944. 26 images only in this album, which appears to be a presentation album for the visit of the Sudeten Deutsches soldiers at a reception given by Gauleiter Henlein. All the images however are of large format excellent close-up detail and well annotated. The album opens with a group of high ranking political officials in uniform sitting around a circular table, then follows images of both army officers and nco's being presented to Gauleiter Henlein with appropriate annotations. Good close-up's of all the insignia of Henlein's Gauleiter's uniform. Group shots of political and military officials sitting talking. It would appear that the army officer is a commander of Grenadier Regiment 97, presentations of the officers and men to the Gauleiter in the Great Hall with wood panel rooms and large paintings in the background. Further images of the officials and an Allgemeine SS official toasting each other. All seated at a dinner table in the Reichenberg Town Hall. The army officers and men accompanying 60 young German women. All of the shots, as previously stated, have good close-up's of medals, awards and insignia of both army and political organisations.

GAULEITUNG UP TO GAULEITER LEVEL VISOR CAP. An extremely fine condition virtually mint unworn very large size, possibly 61 or 62 soft leather peaked Political Leaders cap with red piping, this cap could have been worn up to the rank of Gauleiter. Main body of cap constructed in the standard ribbed political brown colour. Red piping to the crown, upper and lower sections of the very fine quality brown velvet centre band. Attached to the cap is a large size mint condition M.29 political eagle with the dark patina in the area between the swastika and the wreath. Attached to the brown velvet band is the multi coloured, multi enamelled red, black and silver swastika centred national cockade. Fine quality thin section silver wire cap cords with silver pebbled side buttons. The front peak is of the crushable leather variety. The interior of the cap has the ersatz construction sweat band with very minor areas of flaking. Attached to one side is the single initial ‘G’, there is no evidence of another initial having been fitted. The inner body lining is of the russet brown variety with the crown being of the waterproof mid tan colour material. Totally undamaged centre celluloid lozenge with a non maker marked silver blocked maker’s logo to the centre. Attached to the inner part of the cap is its original canvas RZM issue label with the original owners name ‘Glass’ which coincides with the letter ‘G’ attached to the sweat band. A very minor hole has been nibbled in the centre of the canvas RZM ticket, possibly by an insect or rodent. By virtue of the construction of the political areas of the Third Reich the Gau level was the second highest level under Reich level and this cap could have been worn by any official up to and including the rank of Gauleiter.

GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE IN SILVER. Solid construction badge, non maker marked. Traces of original silver remaining. Some oxidisation.

GENERAL GORING ENLISTED MANS CUFF TITLE. Enlisted mans cuff title for the Regiment General Goring. Machine embroidered. Mothed overall. Good thick quality wool. Lettering undamaged. Title is stitched together at reverse, as removed from uniform.

GENERAL GORING ENLISTED MANS CUFF TITLE. A heavily mothed cuff title for Regiment General Goring. The title is still folded and stitched as removed from the tunic, we have done our best to illustrate the moth damage to both the face and reverse side of the title. The silver/white machine embroidery of the lettering in excellent quality.

GENERAL LEUTNANT GRAF STRACHWITZ VON GROSS-ZAUCHE UND CAMMINETZ SIGNATURE. Two signatures of the well known Knights Cross, Oak Leaves and Sword winner of the Panzer troops Oberst and subsequent General Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz Von Gross-Zauche Und Camminetz. Large wartime portrait photograph wearing the black Panzer uniform. Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck. Grossdeutschland cuff title, pen signed at base, with accompanying A5 paper being a recommendation letter for the War Service Cross 1st Class with Swords to a member of the 16th Panzer Division. Complete with all accompanying research documentation. He was awarded the Swords of the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross as Colonel of the Reserve and Commander of the Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland. Then awarded the Diamonds as Colonel of Reserve and Battle Group Commander of Army Group North.

GENERAL LEUTNANT VICKTOR LEOPOLD LINNARZ SIGNATURE. Army Leutnant General, Commander of the 26th Panzer Division, German Cross in silver winner. Full pen signature on a 15th January 1945 A4 headed paper of the Chief of the Army Personnel Office with accompanying documentary research on his history.

GENERAL MAJOR MAX JOSEF IBEL SIGNATURE. Winner of the Knights Cross in August 1940, Max Josef Ibel went on to have a long career in the Luftwaffe and was Commander of the 2nd Jagddivifion in 1944. After returning from a prisoner war camp in Britain and the USA he rejoined the Bundesluftwaffe and was Commander of a Division up to 1961. He pen signature on an A5 field typed letter dated 17th May 1944.

GENERAL OBERST WALTER WEISS SIGNATURE. Walter Weiss, winner of the Knights Cross in September 1941, winner of the Oak Leaves in November 1944 as Commander of the 2nd Army. His full signature at the base of a list of men awarded the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. Complete with two pages history.

GENERAL OBERST'S SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch-in General Oberst shoulder board, gold and silver inter-twined aluminium braid and three small silver rank pips for General Oberst rank. Bright red lower waffenfarbe underlay.

GENERAL OF PANZER TROOPS WALTER NEHRING SIGNATURE. The full signature of the well known Panzer troops General, namely in Africa, of Walter Kurt Nehring. Signature in pencil on an April 1945 awarding letter for the Iron Cross to members of the 24th Panzer Korps, January 1945. The letter states that two were killed, 18 wounded and 28 people put out of action through other reasons. Accompanying the letter is a post war signed photograph of Walter Nehring signed in felt pen. He is wearing his tropical uniform with tropical General's visored field cap. Commander of the 1st Panzer Army, he was awarded the Oak Leaves & Swords and was a well known figure in the German Armoured Forces.

Generalleutnant Kurt Wolfgram Willrich Card. Colour card showing Wolfgram wearing General's side cap, 3/4 bust, Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck. Pen signed at base.

GEORGIAN FELDWEBELS SHOULDER BOARDS. This pair are the typical wider Eastern volunteer style piped in pink artificial silk with 3 army pattern aluminium tress bars horizontally machined across the body of the boards.

GEORGIEN FOREIGN VOLUNTEER ARM SHIELD A bevo woven foreign volunteer shield for Georgien volunteers, Un issued example cut from a roll.

GERMAN ANTI SEMITIC LAPEL BADGE. A German made 'Ges Gesch' stamped on the reverse side high quality badge in red, yellow, blue, black and green enamels, surmounted by a crown and a Coat of Arms. In the black scroll is the gold lettering 'Kampf u Tod' followed by 'Dir Alljuda'. The central image is of a black hand strangling a serpent. After research we have discovered that the term 'Alljuda' is a Hegelian term for the Synthesis of Judaism and Zionism.

GERMAN ARMED FORCES 7 X 50 DIENSTGLAS. An unusual pair of the standard 7 x 50 Dienstglas. Marked to the frame 'Dienstglas 7 x 50,' issue number then coding 'PEH' with a plus sign below. Optics are good and complete with their original strap. Unusually the body is painted in the same colour grey green paint as the heavy submarine commanders binoculars. One of the eye pieces is slightly discoloured. Some abrasions to the paint finish. All adjusters to the eye pieces are working correctly. In it's original leather carrying case, which is '1943' dated and Waffen Amt stamped. Good white stitching to case. Complete with it's belt loop. A German K98 rifle strap has been utilised as a shoulder carrying strap.

GERMAN ARMED FORCES COMBAT GAS MASK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The outer ribbed tin retains virtually every bit of its original grey green paint finish. All the carrying straps are present, the long carrying strap has had some nibbles made into it by rodents. It has all its leather adjusting straps. The bottom steadying strap is also present as is the canvas strap attached to the sprung loaded catch for the closing lid of the tin. On opening the lid the upper inner compartment which contains the spare lenses are all complete with the lenses. The inner lid itself is rubber stamped with eagle and swastika and waffen amt number. The inner mask is absolutely mint. Dated '1940'. The remainder of the mask canvas rubber and strapping all good. One minor indentation to the exterior of the can. It would be hard to find a better example.

GERMAN ARMED FORCES FIELD GREY MITTENS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The mittens used by the Armed Forces, field grey/green wool to the exterior with slate grey wool inner material. The mittens are complete with their leather toggle fitments to hold the mittens together.

GERMAN ARMY ISSUE GLOVES. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Standard slate grey colour with white weave around the cuffs.

GERMAN ARMY M.43 VISORED FIELD CAP. A good totally original example of the Model 43 visored field cap. Good nap to cloth. One minor moth nip to crown. The insignia fitted is the one piece Bevo woven combined national eagle on cockade. The triangular insignia in the area above the eagle's head has come away from the stitching to the cap and hopefully this can be seen in our web site images. The interior is the grey cotton twill lining identical to the interior of most combat tunics. It is stamped size '53', RB numbered plus depot coded 'E43'. This cap was a war trophy with another article just entered onto our web site, a small size ET62 camouflaged M.40 combat helmet. The similar sizes indicate that they were taken from the same prisoner.

GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS M.43 CAP WITH UNUSUAL INSIGNIA. A standard pattern German Army officers M.43 field cap with silver piping around crown, twin pebble button front. The underside of the front peak is canvas covered instead of the matching cloth cover to the exterior. Brown leather half forehead sweat band. Black silk inner lining, which has seen considerable service wear. Fitted with a very unusual piece of insignia being a one-piece 'T' shaped small size national eagle and fitted wire woven cockade all embroidered onto the same 'T' section of dark green backing cloth.

GERMAN ARMY RUCKSACK. In olive canvas with a mixture of tropical and leather fittings. This is a general issue pack showed on page 86 volume 3 of ‘Uniforms And Traditions Of The German Army. Volume 3 By John R Angolia’

GERMAN ARMY SCHELLENBAUM CENTRAL EAGLE AND SWASTIKA. The Schellenbaum, commonly known in English as the Jingling Johnny, was a magnificent multi piece marching band accessory, carried at the head of virtually all German regimental military bands, the Jingling Johnny comprised of an eagle and swastika, followed by the small embroidered banner of the Regiment, followed by a large star with eagle and swastika centre, followed by a twin serpent headed instrument style item with bells hanging with horses hair to each end of the piece, followed by one large bell below. It is not known how many of these are in existence, complete, but various parts of The Jingling Johnny do occasionally appear on the collectors market and it is known that certain collectors are accumulating parts to complete a Jingling Johnny. The item we have here is known as the Sonne, being the sun starburst emblem below the banner. It is the eagle for the front of that star. Magnificent condition with all gilt to the down swept winged army style eagle. Four fixing holes. It is numbered '6' to reverse side. Various images of the Jingling Johnny can be seen from page 577 to 585 in Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-45 by John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht.

GERMAN ARMY SUPPLY OFFICERS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A good annotated album containing 103 images. Beginning in October 1940 with a picture of the owner of the album Hauptmann Thalacker on an unidentified dock yard, probably in Belgium. Followed by tourist photographs of Brussels. A single photograph of Adolf Hitler in Brussels, possibly one of a set that could be purchased. A photograph of the officer and an enlisted man standing next to the Peace Treaty railway wagon from WWI. Images of a football stadium being used as a supply centre for the German Army. Men of the unit identified as technicians standing in uniform, loading and unloading vehicles, refuelling of vehicles, changing tyres, vehicle maintenance. The officers quarters in a chateau. Officers at rest and then digging defences. The harbour in Antwerp with the supply unit working. Unloading ships. One annotation in Antwerp Harbour which relates to the possible preparations of the invasion of England. Bomb damage in the harbour at Antwerp. Further operations of the supply column in the field loading jerry cans with water.

GERMAN CHILD'S MINIATURE TUNIC AND BOOTEES. A fascinating item from WWII, possibly tailored by a very talented soldier for his son being a miniaturised M.44 combat blouse made from zeltbahn material. The blouse has two open patch pockets, open collar wear. The buttons are epaulette size. There is an M.44 Bevo woven triangular one piece eagle from a side cap machine stitched to the upper right breast. Accompanying the blouse is a beautifully manufactured pair of bootees, which are again constructed from a combination of zeltbahn material, canvas and a pair of Luftwaffe shoulder straps. The soles are canvas and covered both sides in zeltbahn splinter pattern material. The rear heel area for holding the foot in place, manufactured from a pair of either slip-on or stitch-on late war Luftwaffe signals shoulder boards, these bootees and tunic can be viewed on our web site images.

GERMAN CIVILIAN GAS MASK. A type 44 gas mask, for civilian use in its unusual wooden container. Maker marked inside lid.

GERMAN CIVILIAN GAS MASK. The gas mask issued to civilians in WWII in Germany in its original cardboard box of issue. The rubberised mask is fitted into a specially cut out lower box complete with all of its printed instructions for use, designated with the coding DM40. Further lettering and designations printed to the outside of cardboard box.

GERMAN COMBAT AWARDS 1935-1945 BY ALAN BEADLE. This excellent new soft back easy to read 360 page work on German Combat Awards, the only book to be showing for the first time the awards by individual maker, which gives the reader an at-a-glance comparison on variations of all the types of badges that were awarded to the Armed Forces of Germany. As part of this book there is a very interesting introduction where Mr. Beadle destroys many of the new conceptions placed in words by some of the more inexperienced writers on this subject.

GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD WINNERS WHERPASS. A second issue Army Wherpass to German Cross in Gold winner Major Egon Sauer Von Nordendorf, who was an Austrian career officer from Vienna. Von Nordendorf served in the Austrian Infantry and Cavalry from 1929 onwards, transferred to the German Army in 1938. During WWII he fought first in Poland, in Reconnaissance Battalion 44, where he was wounded and won the Iron Cross 2nd Class, he was not involved in the campaign in the West but participated in the Balkan Campaign in Rifle Regiment 10 of the 9th Panzer Division where he won the Iron Cross 1st Class. In the Russian Campaign he served initially in Rifle Regiment 10 and the 9th Rifle Brigade, both of which were within 9th Panzer Division. From February 42 to January 43 he served in Panzer Grenadier Regiment 129, which was part of the 22nd Panzer Division winning the German Cross in Gold in October 1942. He was seriously wounded in January 43 and transferred to the replacement army. His awards are as follows:- Iron Cross 2nd Class, Poland. Wound Badge in Black Poland. Iron Cross 1st Class Balkans. Bulgarian Bravery Order 4th class in Russia. Armed Forces Tank Battle Badge in Bronze in Russia. Armed Forces East Front Medal in Russia. German Cross in Gold, Russia. Krim Shield, Russia. Von Nordendorf was commissioned in 1934 and promoted to Lieutenant in 1938 and finally a Major in January 1943. His Wherpass, which is complete with image in uniform, hatless, is his second issue. Page 12 completely filled out with all of his units up until 1944. Page 21 filled. Page 22 with all his ranks. Page 24, full page of awards. Pages 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 fully documented all in his places of action. A very interesting wherpass.

GERMAN FFG AUTOMATIC PISTOL HOLSTER. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A well used example of the canvas and leather holster for the P37 M(ung) Hungarian semi automatic pistol. Some scuffing to the exterior flap. The leather loop on the reverse side is maker marked 'Berlin 1941,' plus Luftwaffe acceptance stamp. The back edge of the holster, the webbing is rather frayed but not broken. The spare magazine container in leather, slightly abrased but strong.

GERMAN FORESTRY SERVICE OFFICER'S VISOR CAP COCKADE. A beautifully embroidered in silver wire with metallic national cockade centre cockade for the Forestry officers visor cap. All embroidery on the forestry green background.

GERMAN HORSEMAN'S BADGE. A good quality silver clasp decoration awarded for successes at tournaments and displays. Fully maker marked 'Lauer of Nurnburg and Berlin' plus other patent letterings in the lower field of the wreath on the reverse side.

GERMAN K.98 BAYONET MATCHING NUMBERS All matching numbers, marked fze 43. Exellent condition blade and wood grips, the scabbard has lost its blueing, all matching serial number 364d. The top of the grip is double waffen amp stamped.

GERMAN K.98 BAYONET WITH FROG. K.98 with non matching numbers but boldly marked WKC. Exellent condition blade, scabbard has 2 small dents to reverse side and slight pitting overall. Bakelite grips to handle are good and it is double waffen amp stamped at the top of the bayonet handle. Black leather frog has some wear but leather is good and strong with no markings.

GERMAN LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP CARD. A mint condition membership card for the Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs (Life Saving Association) belonging to the Luftwaffe Feldwebel Heinz Busse. Fine image of Busse wearing his Luftwaffe Unteroffizier's uniform, hatless, wearing his glider wings and pilot's badge.

GERMAN M.31 CLOTHING BAG. The small olive drab canvas and leather holdall, modified from a two closure capability to three with the addition of two leather and D ring tabs for shoulder suspension. Shoulder strap missing.

GERMAN M.35 CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT HELMET. A 66 sized M.35 shell that was originally issued as a double decal helmet and has been over-camouflaged in a rough cast grey/green. The matt finish is virtually all intact to the lower half of the helmet with the crown being rubbed smooth. The heaviness of the paint on the left hand side of the helmet makes it difficult to see the outline of the original armed forces decal. On the right hand side of the helmet by running the finger over the area where the tri-colour is it can be felt that the tri-colour is below the paint. Interior liner still retaining much light tan colour has suffered from some leather rot, however it is all intact with its original drawstring and is fitted with the early square edged strap buckles, the strap is all complete and is maker marked ‘Berlin’ and dated ‘1939’.

GERMAN MOUNTAIN TROOPERS GROUPING OF ALBUMS, ID DISC AND SOLDBUCH. A good grouping of a German Army mountain trooper, comprising his original soldbuch of which the cover has come adrift from the main body, pass photograph being of the larger type showing the owner Rudolf Gerth in the Model 43 uniform tunic, hatless, the soldbuch begins March 1941 as a member of Mountain Artillery Regiment 111, entries until October 1944, much service was seen but surprisingly no awards. His original identity disc with its original string and in its original leather pouch showing him to be soldier 882 of the 1st Battalion Mountain Artillery Regiment No. 11, inside the leather pouch is his original mountain troops edelweiss badge for attaching to either the Bergmutze or M.43 field cap. His photo album within the RAD, the second half of which shows his entry into the Mountain Artillery Regiment, showing training, barrack life, good uniform views of mountain troopers in their uniforms and good close-up's of their mountain artillery pieces, some excellent shots of mountain troop officers wearing white manoeuvre bands and covers over their Bergmutzes, the album has the early FAD insignia applied to the front. The second album is much larger, is a post war album, which he has collated together after WWII, it contains over 150 photographs of his service in the mountain troopers during WWII, advances through the Balkans, excellent close-up uniform shots of detail, passing through Bulgaria on the way to the Balkans for the invasion of Yugoslavia and subsequently Greece, armoured vehicles on the road, destroyed bridges, his arrival in Athens, he then proceeds to the battle of Crete with the Mountain Division, good close-ups of General Ringl the Commander of the Mountain Division in Crete, unloading mountain artillery from JU52 aircraft, scenes of the aftermath of the battle of Crete on the airfields, German graves, Crete scenes and peasants, destroyed Cretian villages, General Ringl shown reviewing troops and a visit from an unidentified Field Marshall, more shots in Athens wearing tropical uniform, he then travels to Norway and Denmark, scenes crossing various oceans all wearing life vests on-board, unloading vehicles at docksides with the annotation on the page 'Norway Denmark', views of German warships including submarines taken from their boat, then it would appear he has been moved to Belgium, an excellent shot of a German soldier face on wearing the splinter pattern helmet cover, it would appear that he ended his war in Belgium, the album ends. On interesting grouping to a much travelled German mountain trooper with his original documents.

GERMAN NAVAL GYRO COMPASS SEXTANT. A rare piece of German naval equipment being the gyro compass sextant KS3D. An absolutely complete boxed electro gyro extant with all its instructions pasted to the inner upper lid. Spare bulbs, handles. The unit work number is 8115. The matching 8115 is stencilled to the exterior of the box. Accompanying this rare piece of equipment are various items of paperwork. A 27th May 1945 stamped English translation of the German instructions on the usage and operation of the gyro sextant. A hand written description of the instructions all in German. A photocopy from a British alphabetical list of retired officers, which is outlined the officer's name John Edwin Holme McBeath CB., DSO., DSC., Chief of Staff Navy Board, who retired in July 1955. We can only assume that this officer was in charge of investigations into German naval equipment and brought the piece home to the U.K. at the end of WWII.

GERMAN OFFICER HORSED FIGURE. A very impressive silvered figure standing on granite base of a German officer, mounted. This figure is quite commonly encountered in various forms and sizes, we have owned them in solid silver, we have also owned them in a bronzed quite crude construction. This example is of the construction similar to French spelter figures of the late 19th Century. It is in very fine detail. It measures 9 inches in length at the base, 3½ inches in width and it stands 11 inches high from the very base to the tip of the helmet. The horse is 9½ inches long from nose to tail. The figure is of a German officer with his rifle slung in a ring across the back and is removable. His head is turned to the left, presumably shouting orders to advance, with his hand point forward. The detail is extremely good. The horse is fully equipped with his saddle bags and a rolled blanket. The officer himself has binoculars to the neck, ammunition pouches and all of his equipment being carried on his body, with his sword, which is strapped to the side of his saddle. The actual figure itself is slightly loose on the base with minor indentations to the base itself. The figure itself in generally excellent condition with all its finish remaining. It would appear that at one stage the sword scabbard has been re-affixed to the sword itself. The reins, which are generally very delicate, are in excellent condition. There is one minor fracture at the shoulder of the right hand arm but is hardly distinguishable.

GERMAN OVERSEAS ARM BAND. A scarce arm band being in halved blue and white with the upper white half having printed to it two swastikas, between the swastikas are the letters 'V.D.A.' which German literal translation into English is the Association of Germans Overseas.

GERMAN P.38 SHOULDER HOLSTER. A rare all brown leather shoulder holster for the P.38 semi auto pistol. Holster commonly used by Luftwaffe aviators and armoured personnel crew. Generally in good condition with some colour fading to front edge of holster. All leather good and strong complete with its correct shoulder strap. Pouch for spare magazine.

GERMAN PARATROOPER DOCUMENT AND CLOTH BADGE GROUPING. A small group of four documents plus two badges for Gefreiter Alois Teufel, comprising his A5 size award document for the Paratrooper Badge in cloth, awarded 20th April 1944. The document has been folded with four punch-holes and is held together by tape. Accompanying the document is a mint example of the yellow and grey finely machine embroidered Paratrooper Badge in cloth. There are two Wound Badge citations. One issued at the Paratrooper Training School at Stendal on the 4th November 1944 to Alois Teufel who was a member of 2./FS.CH. JB.ERS.BTL.STENDAL. His A5 citation has been punch-holed and is folded once and held together by tape. The second A5 sized citation is the standard printed citation punch-holed, hand written with the name and unit and states that Alois Teufel was wounded on the 28.7.1944. Accompanying these two citations is a further small letter to the father of Alois Teufel indicating that he has been awarded the Wound Badge in black and subsequently died. One sheet of research accompanying this grouping shows that Alois Teufel died on the 23rd April 1944 from his wounds.

GERMAN PZ.KW.1 MODEL B TANK REPORT. An April 1943 dated report by the School of Technology, Egham, on a captured German Mark 1 tank, which the report states 'Received from the Middle East, the vehicle is a non runner, both tracks are deficient, the engine compartment has suffered considerable damage by fire, the petrol tanks have exploded and a carburettor and magneto are both rendered unserviceable. The second report being a German PZ.KW.1 Commanders tank also received from the Middle East, vehicle is a non runner but tracks missing. Fire in the interior compartment. Two very interesting document reports on captured German armour, dated April and March 1943.

GERMAN RAILWAY ALBUM. The exterior cover of this album is missing, by the inscription on the inside page it is related to an event in Wetzlar on the 2nd June 1937. The album only has approximately 30 good format photographs basically of groups of civilians meeting and looking at the town with various 1930's automobiles. The only merit that the album has is that at the very back there is a series of images with a large Mercedes car drawn up outside a public building and there are four very good close-up pictures of the motor standard of a very high ranking railway official. The standard in a wire frame shows the wound wheel insignia of the railway organisation with a central swastika. The flag on the opposite mudguard/fender of the car is a Reich War Service flag, also in the same size in wire frame. Four good photographs for the flag and/or railway collector.

GERMAN RED CROSS BUCKLE. The scarce all nickel one-piece constructed buckle for a volunteer of the German Red Cross.

GERMAN REICHWHER TROOPERS CAVALRY SWORD. A rare sword from the Reichwher period, a very long double sided engraved blade troopers sword from Reichwher Reiter Regiment No.14. The blade is absolutely mint bright, all engraving with floriated patterns and stands of arms deeply etched to both sides with charging cavalry scenes. To one side is a central blued panel which reads 'Reiter Regiment No.14'. The hilt the standard 'D' shaped guard hilt, nickel plated, with plating thin in places. Composition grips good, undamaged, with all its wire wrap intact, some strands loose on the grooves. Complete with its silver portapee knot, all in its original black painted scabbard which does have some slight age showing through and has at least 50% of the paint finish. A scarce sword.

GERMAN RIDER'S BADGE, BOXED, WITH MINIATURE. The horseman's badge in bronze, with its stick pin miniature, in its original green card fitted case. Printed to the exterior, in black, 'Reiter Bronze'. Some slight scuffing to edges. The main badge has some oxidisation to the body of the horse. It is fully maker marked in raised relief to the reverse side, as is the stick pin.

GERMAN SOLDIERS BICYCLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent condition soldier's bicycle. It has been restored overall. Complete with its original sprung saddle. Single rod front brake. The bicycle is produced Steyr of Austria and has its original screwed maker's plaque still present to the front fork. It is also complete with its original mudguards. Attached to the top cross bar is the original compressed paper container for the puncture repair kit. For display purposes, attached to the saddle is an army gas mask container only, attached to the front handlebars is an army bread bag and water bottle, this was as the bicycle was displayed in the collection we have left the items in place.

GERMAN SOLDIERS OF WWII PUBLISHED BY HISTOIRE AND COLLECTIONS. A very good full colour second-hand copy, A4 sized hard cover book absolutely full of colour images of original uniforms of the Third Reich, all concentrating on the army and SS. It is basically a compilation of the colour recreations in the excellent French magazine Militaria.

GERMAN STATE SERVICE FLAG. MASSIVE SIZE. A 15' x 9' Reich Service flag, generally in excellent condition. Some large moth holes to the centre of the flag as photographed on our web site. This is a Navy issued flag having the Marine eagle and swastika to the cream selvage edge, followed by 'REICHSCHKRIEGSFLG 3.00 X 5.00'

GERMAN SUBMARINE BINOCULARS. A very good set of the heavy duty 7 x 50 BLC coded binoculars with rubber armoured lenses. The optics are undamaged but need cleaning. The light grey stippled paint finish to the body has toned but is all complete with the exception of one chip to the body. The rubber armoured lenses are all in place but are cracked on the edges. The liftable lens protectors are present. The lens cap is missing. The set are marked underneath the rubber protector '7 x 50 48603 BLC'. These submariners binoculars consistently appear on the U.K. market as the British Admiralty captured large stocks of these at the end of WWII. They were then sold into the private domain in the early 1950's and were sold commercially by a Company within Scotland. At that time they were the equivalent of one mans weeks wages, they have always been scarce and expensive.

GERMAN SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S BINOCULARS. A very good set of the heavy duty 7 x 50 BLC coded binoculars with rubber armoured lenses. The body colour is a lighter shade of grey than normally encountered, with a slight sky blue tinge. All the rubber lens covers are uncracked and in excellent supple order. The rubber eye protectors are all in place. The lens cap is unfortunately missing. Attached to the binoculars as a neck strap is a section of heavy duty string. Numbered '48864' over 'BLC' . These heavy duty submarine binoculars consistently appear within the U.K., the reason being that they were all captured by the British Admiralty at the end of WWII and sold into the private domain in the early 1950's. An advertisement has been reproduced showing these binoculars for sale in the 1950's and at that time they were the equivalent of one mans weeks wages, they have always been scarce and expensive.

GERMAN SUBMARINE COMMANDERS BINOCULARS An excellent set of the heavy duty 7 x 50 BLC coded binoculars with rubber armoured lenses. Optics excellent. All grey paint finish remaining to the body with some minor chips. The flexible eyepieces all intact and have not rotted. A long brown leather neck strap is fitted to the glasses, however we believe this to be a replacement as most we have encountered have black leather straps.

GERMAN UNIFORM CIGARETTE CARD ALBUM. A series of these albums were produced within the third Reich, the rarest is this example, which is entitled Deutsche Uniformen Album SA ,SS, HJ. The album cover has some age foxing and staining but no damage with a Feldherrenhalle style eagle to the upper left hand corner. Opening page with a head image of an early 1930's Adolf Hitler. Their then follows 40 pages of grey card with spaces for filling with cigarette card images of the SA, SS and Hitler Youth. The format was that the owners could buy the album and then fill the books with the cards as they obtained them. This example is nearly completely full. Each page contains spaces for six images, therefore being a total of 240. We have 166 cards complete of the finest quality uniform detail and colour of the three previously mentioned organisations, interspersed between the card images are pages of text relating to the history of these arms of the NSDAP. Of the SS section there are only seven cards missing.

GERMAN VERBANDKASTEN. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A tropical tan painted Verbandkasten which is the medical tin carried in most German vehicles. This example is painted in the sand colour. Stencilled to the Bandkasten with the red cross on a white background circle to centre. On opening the tin the contents label is still fitted to the interior.

GERMAN WORN BRITISH CAPTURED TROPICAL HELMET. A canvas covered cork tropical helmet manufactured in India with maker's label, Kings Crown with date '1940' attached to interior, which was captured and worn by a Luftwaffe man in Crete. The helmet in excellent condition complete with original chin strap. Painted to the left hand side of the helmet is the black, white and red national tri-colour. The other side is blank. Accompanying the hat are two photographs, each of a group of six Luftwaffe enlisted men, all are wearing captured British tropical helmets of two different styles. One man is wearing the standard Wolsey type British tropical helmet, the others are all wearing this hat, which is normally known as the Calcutta helmet. Slight flattening to the shape of the crown otherwise still in excellent condition. The German forces of WWII were not generally known for souvenir hunting, however Crete and North Africa seems to have been a different proposition, we have encountered over the years more captured headgear from these two areas of operations by German troops than either in North West Europe of Russia.

GERMAN WWII SINGLE CAVALRY SADDLE BAG. A single brown pebbled leather saddle bag for the German horse equipment. Excellent condition.

GERMAN WWII BANDAGE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A 1940 dated German bandage, maker coded, in its original canvas sealed wrapping.

GERMAN WWII CIVILIAN GAS MASK. Paper instructions affixed to filter with rubber stamped eagle and swastika and codings. Excellent condition, in its original rib tin with its shoulder carrying strap with the name 'AUER' in raised relief to the exterior lid.

GERMAN WWII DRIVING MITTENS. Pair of canvas and leather mittens normally used by vehicle and motorcycle drivers. Palms, thumb and forefinger covered in grey leather, reverse side in the grey/green canvas with adjustable male and female pop stud wrist straps. Stamped to interior with RB number. Size No. 8, dated 1944

GERMAN WWII GAS CAPE BAG. The green canvas bag for holding the German gas cape. Faint traces of markings.

GERMAN WWII M.42 ARMY COMBAT HELMET. A single decal M.42 combat helmet, unstamped skull, possibly size 57 liner. Exterior retaining all its original colour. The remains of the single army decal is clearly shown on our web images with various abrasions. The swastika is clear. The inner liner, again as seen by our web images only has three of its original tongues remaining. Strap missing.

GERMAN/CZECH MODEL P27 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL HOLSTER. An excellent condition all leather German made holster for the occupation produced Czechoslovakian P27 semi automatic pistol. Dated '1942'. Good light colour with some age staining.

GERMANIA OFFICERS CUFF TITLE. A rare flat wire Waffen SS Germania officers cuff title. The cuff title is full length, however to remove it from a tunic one end has been cut at least 1¼ inches from the join. A 1 inch strip of the threaded edge on the lower half has shredded away. Threads remain where removed from an SS officers tunic.

GHURKHA KUKRI. A privately, possibly bazaar purchased, kukri. Blade has some rust spotting. Standard wood grip which is undamaged. Fitted into its steel tipped leather and wood scabbard. Complete with both of its buckled leather belt loops, although frail. One of the two smaller knives fitted to the reverse of the scabbard is missing. Painted the reverse side of the scabbard 'INDIA-BURMA CHINA 1943-45'. Faint traces of possibly an owner's name to the face side of leather. Many of the American Air Force aviators who flew over the hump into China from India in WWII purchased privately in India the kukris and personalised them in many ways, this is an excellent example of an item carried on one of the most difficult aviation missions of WWII.

GOLDEN PARTY BADGE DOCUMENT GROUPING. A file of documents belonging to Karl Schmidt, who was a postal official and then NSDAP Zellenleiter. A WWI veteran, he was awarded the Third Reich awarded War Honour Cross on the 1st March 1935 while he held the post of Postbetriebsarbeiter, there follows four A4 size citations being promotion citations within the Reich Postal Service, the last being dated October 44, where he achieves the rank of Post Assistant. Accompanying these citations is a small double sided green card with a photograph of Schmidt in civil dress with his rank as NSDAP Zellenleiter. The card is his identity card for Political Leader dated 1937. Accompanied by the small citation for the Golden Party Badge with Party No. 3064, both of these cards have been punch-holed.

GRAF SPEE DOCUMENT FAMILY GROUPING. The Battleship Graf Spee was one of the newest battleships of the Third Reich Naval Forces and was one of the most up to date heavy ships of the Third Reich Naval Forces, it was launched in 1934. Just prior to the outbreak of WWII of 3rd September 1939 the Graf Spee was on station in the South Atlantic. Between 30th September and 13th December of that year the battleship roamed the South Atlantic sinking at will unprotected non convoy escorted British merchant ships. On the 13th December she was located by he British hunting group consisting of the 8 inch and 6 inch gun cruisers, HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles. All of these ships were heavily outgunned but , immediately attacked the Graf Spee and one of the greatest episodes of British naval history engaged the far superior Graf Spee. In the ensuing battle the Exeter was badly damaged but also managed to damage the Graf Spee. HMS Achilles was also damaged, causing casualties. Because of the damage inflicted by the British Forces the Graf Spee entered the neutral port of Montevideo, Uruguay, for repairs. Realising that larger forces were en route Captain Hans Langsdorff moved his ship from the dock of Montevideo and scuttled the ship in the estuary of the River Plate. For Great Britain, with its historic naval traditions, this was the first victory of WWII, there were not many more victories to be celebrated until the end of the Western Desert campaign in 1942, which in the words of Winston Churchill “was not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning” of the final destruction of the axis forces. This famous naval action was recreated with the magnificent film The Battle of the River Plate, made in British studios in the 1950’s and even today the name The Graf Spee is still in front of us as there are moves to possibly raise the hulk of the Graf Spee from the estuary of the River Plate. We have always actively pursued any items from the Graf Spee but in 30 years we have only managed to obtain 3 or 4 related items. This highly interesting family grouping of documents and albums belongs to the family Beyrich, who were a Hamburg based family. WWI naval photograph album containing 34 photographs, naval ships at sea, submarines in dock, good close-up photographs of naval officers. The main images of officers we believe to be Marine Over-Engineer Rudolf Beyrich. With this album there are documents from both WWI and WWII to Rudolf Beyrich as follows:- His citation for the Iron Cross 1st Class awarded in October 1919, the Marine Over-Engineer with a torpedo boat flotilla. A 1920 dated citation for the 25 year Long Service Medal with the Marine Station Ost See with accompanying letter. A further Third Reich A5 sized citation for the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords to Rudolf Beyrich, by now a Korvetten Kapitan of Engineers, dated January 1943. A Mothers Cross citation to Dorathea Beyrich, large format, dated May 1939 with three 1916 dated hard card citations thanking the family for their contribution in the Gold to Iron campaign to finance the war effort of WWI. Black, red and white fully illustrated. Two further commendations of the Third Reich period to the family Beyrich for war production. The son, Wolfgang Beyrich, was the member of the Graf Spee, his grouping begins with a photograph album of, we presume, his service on the battleship Admiral Scheer. This album is interesting, containing 137 images. The album cover is fully illustrated, Panzer Schiff Admiral Scheer with the logo of the ship imprinted to the canvas cover. Life on board from 1935 onwards. Tours around the world. A very interesting shot of three images, one shot showing the old Imperial Naval flag, another showing the Third Reich war flag with the annotation, “The Old and the New War Flag”. Naval manoeuvres. Adolf Hitler attending the Marine Memorial at Kiel in 1936. Large format pictures of the Fleet Parade 1936. Tours of Sweden. Interesting shots of the ship’s service in the Spanish Civil War. Oil fires off Malaga. Images of the heavy guns firing. The coffins of Third Reich naval men in the Spanish Civil War. High ranking Admirals in white top caps reviewing the crews. Further scenes in Spain, bullrings etc., The Admiral Scheer was involved in five separate operations off the coast of Spain during the Civil War. It would then appear that Wolfgang Beyrich transferred from the Admiral Scheer to the Admiral Graf Spee. He was slightly wounded during the attacks of the Ajax, Exeter and Achilles, was taken off the ship with all of the other surviving crew members in December 1939. A very important 1941 document issued in Buenos Aires to Wolfgang Beyrich allowing him entry into Buenos Aires, Argentina, this impressive looking document on card velum paper, it is dated 1940 and 1941. It would then appear from the documents that Wolgang Beyrich died in Argentina. The wife of Admiral Raeder, Erika Raeder formed an association of families for the fallen of the Graf Spee. A commemorative photograph album was produced and is extremely rare. The album, canvas cover, which is printed in raised relief with the crest of the Graf Spee to the cover. Seven large format pages, each with a large format image, the first being of the Graf Spee at sea, the remainder being of the Church and cemetery where the crew members killed on-board were buried. One large format letter dated October 1942 to Herr Beyrich from Erika Raeder and pen signed by herself, which relates to the album and the Graf Spee. A further letter from the Admiral of the Ost See Station to Rudolf Beyrich relating to his son’s death in Buenos Aires. A modern wooden plaque with the crest of the Graf Spee. An original full length cap tally of the Admiral Graf Spee. 13 accompanying large format images, all taken the cemetery in Buenos Aires and dated 1947 of what appears to be a reunion of the crew members. A fascinating a rare grouping of family documents relating to one of the greatest naval actions of WWII.

GRAF VON ZEPPELIN 100TH BIRTHDAY BOWL. A 7 1/2inch width, white china bowl with the maker mark to the base 'Heinrich & Co.' With decoration to the upper edge, edged in blue with the lettering in blue 'In Memory Of The 100th Birthday Of Graf Ferdinand Von Zeppelin 8th July 1838 - 8th July 1938.' Totally undamaged. Graf Von Zeppelin, the designer and manufacturer of the Zeppelin air ships.

GRAF ZEPPELIN CHINA. Three magnificent pieces of china from the LZ Graf Zeppelin dated '1928'. Tea cup in blue and gilt with the logo 'LZ' to the inside of the cup, maker marked 'H & C Sels, Bavaria' with 'Graf Zeppelin 1928' to base. Matching saucer but without the LZ logo. A separate tea plate in gilt and blue with the LZ logo, with the full makers mark of Heinrich-Elfenbein Porcelain, Graf Zeppelin 1928' to base.

GRENADIER GUARDS OFFICERS VISOR CAP. BOXED. A mint condition dark blue full dress cap worn by an officer in the Grenadier Guards. No moth damage or staining. Extremely high quality cap with Grenadier's bullion wire woven gold officers badge to the front with Guards buttons, King's crown adorned to each side of the strap. Gold braid to peak, with its 'Edward Smith, Cork Street, Bond Street, London' label to the interior. Some wear to the dark brown centre band but excellent condition. In it's original carrying box with the retailer's label in 'Jermyn Street, London' to the exterior, addressed to 'The Honourable A. Edmondson'.

GROESSDEUTSCHLAND SOLDBUCH. Excellent condition soldbuch belonging to Walter Weinburger. Excellent condition overall. Pass photograph of Weinburger hatless, wearing M.43 NCO’s uniform. Pass issued in October 1944. In January 1945 he was serving at the War School of the Fuhrer Grenadier Division Groesdeutschland. Was eventually taken prisoner by the Soviets, this book recently retrieved from ex Soviet Union sources.

GROSSDEUTSCHLAND ENLISTED MANS CUFF TITLE. A mint unissued, still folded, Sutterlin script in grey weave ‘GROSSDEUTSCHLAND’ enlisted mans cuff title on black backing cloth with silver wire waffenfarbe to the upper lower sections of the band. Still folded flat with two folds.

GROSSDEUTSCHLAND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. 132 photographs situated in a cream coloured canvas album with a Third Reich metal eagle and swastika to cover. Opening page shows the swearing in ceremony over the flag. Going through the album it would appear that the owner has put this album together later in WWII as the end of the album shows his RAD service prior to military service whereas the RAD pictures ought to be at the beginning of the album. Two excellent images of the owner wearing his M.36 NCO's uniform with his clearly visible 'GD' shoulder ciphers. Training shots. Transportation shots. Parades, many clearly showing the wearing of the Grossdeutschland cuff title, both on his service uniform and on his parade uniform. Many other groups wearing the cuff titles. Weapons training. Group of grave shots clearly written to the wooden grave crosses 'INFANTRY REGIMENT GROSSDEUTSCHLAND' all with their helmets below the crosses. The album then moves into his RAD period, which should theoretically be at the front of the album. Then follows army training prior to joining Grossdeutschland, the album them moves back into more Grossdeutschland images. A series of very good close-ups of the owner and colleagues all with the GD ciphers and cuff titles clearly viewed.

GROSSDEUTSCHLAND SINGLE INFANTRY SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on model 36 shoulder board for Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland. Dark green centre. White wool piped for Infantry with inter-twined 'GD' to centre. Complete with its slip-on tab.

GROSSDEUTSCHLAND SUTTERLIN SCRIPT CUFF TITLE. A Sutterlin script Grossdeutschland enlisted mans cuff title. Finely machine embroidered in grey on black backing cloth with twin silvered Russia braid edges indicating possible NCO use. Full length, uncut, unused.

GROUP OF 18 TINNIES. 18 Third Reich period German tinny badges constructed in tin, Bakelite and some cast. All have their label pin fixings or typical tinny fixings. As viewed on our web site images, all are without swastika.

GUNTHER VON KLUGE, ERICH VON MANSTEIN SIGNATURES PLUS TWO. The original page from a Hitler Youth boys autograph collection containing four signatures, three identified two of those very well known, one unidentified. General Gunther Von Kluge signed on a section of paper with a newspaper photograph of Von Kluge next to signature. Below on the same page, General Erich Von Manstein, the famous Panzer General. Signature on section of paper with newspaper photograph below signature. On reverse side of page is one unidentified officer with another Luftwaffe Knights Cross Winner Hauptmann Hans Gunther Kohne signed on section of paper with photograph of Kohne next to autograph. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

Hans Joachim Kahler Knights Cross Winner Card. Post War signed photograph of Army Officer Hans Joachim Kahler. Head and shoulders bust with Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck. Pen signed to reverse of card. Was £15.00 Now £10.00

HANS ULRIC RUDEL SIGNATURE. The extremely rare signature of Hans Ulric Rudel. The most decorated member of the German Forces in WWII. Three line inscription with signature in pen to section of paper with newspaper photograph of Rudel above, with a full listing of his awards from 1942 to 45. Accompanied by the original photocopy from the collection page. So much has been written about Hans Ulric Rudel it would be impossible to include this information here. His final award was the only award of the Golden Oak Leaves, Diamonds and Swords of the Knights Cross. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

HAUPTMANN JOHANNES KUMMEL SIGNATURE. Hoffman card of Hauptmann Kummel wearing a tailor made field grey Panzer wrap over jacket with skulls attached to the lower lapels. Hatless, wearing Knights Cross, Oak Leaves at neck. Laid onto its original sheet from the Hitler Youth boys collection book. Knights Cross awarded 9th July 1941, Commander of the 1st Battalion Panzer Regiment 8. Signature in pen at lower part of photograph. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

Hauptmann Phillipp Rohr Magdeburg Card. Head and shoulders bust wearing cap. Knights Cross Oak Leaves and Swords at neck.

HEADQUARTERS GUEST BOOK. A rare artefact of WWII being a visitors guest book that was normally held in the lobby of the officers mess at a Regimental or Divisional Headquarters. These books came in various shapes, sizes and formats. They were not official but were very common amongst all headquarters. This example measuring 7 x 8 inches having a gilt Third Reich political style eagle affixed to cover which has some oxidisation. The book runs from June 1942 to July 1944. The last date of entry being July 1944. We can only assume that because of the date it was left in the headquarters and captured after the advance from D-Day. The book is half full and contains 85 pages of various verses with signatures at the end. Individual signatures on their own with dedications or just lines of signatures where groups have come to visit. There are too many individual signatures in the book to count, some of them notable, recognisable names, SS General Heinz Harmel, SS General Otto Kumm, plus another complete page of all SS signatures. Army Knights Cross Winners, high ranking Luftwaffe officers, high ranking Naval officers, Field Marshall Rommel signed and dated 24/1/1944, on the same page as Admiral Ruge, Naval Admirals and many many others. Whole book worthy of further deep research. Exterior spine excellent. Interior book loose from spine to the interior.

HEINKEL FACTORY PRESENTATION TRAY. Produced in white porcelain by KPM, this porcelain tray measuring 20 x 15 inches having raised edge with red and black borders. The central feature of the tray being the Heinkel logo and to each side, face down views of aeroplanes with the Iron Crosses showing to each wing tip. To the reverse side is '1933/43 Von Einer Auflage Von 50 Stuck No.1' followed by the logo of the KPM porcelain factory. This is the number one piece of presentation trays out of 50. No damage or chips whatsoever.

HEINRICH HIMMLER AND WILHELM FRICK SIGNATURES. A document file relating to SS OberSturmbannfuhrer and Oberst Leutnant of the Schutzpolizei Heinrich Schultz. A 1937 1942 and 1944 file document on the career of the above named SS officer. The 1944 document is pen signed by Heinrich Himmler. The 1942 document is pen signed by Heinrich Himmler. The 1937 Ministry of the Interior document is signed by Wilhelm Frick. The documents comprise of the promotions and service of this high ranking office of police and SS and make interesting reading, including three rare signatures. As is well documented Heinrich Himmler committed suicide after capture by British forces, Wilhelm Frick was hanged at Nuremberg October 16th 1946.

HEINRICH HOFFMANN HITLER PAINTING BOOK. A very well produced high quality folder of paintings by Adolf Hitler, produced by photographic company Heinrich Hoffmann of Munich. 9 x 12 inch heavy duty cover with the heading 'Adolf Hitler Aquarelle'. When opening the cover the inner folded cover has to be opened which reveals 7 paintings reproduced in print form that were completed by Adolf Hitler between 1914 and 1917 all in France and Belgium. For those interested in the artwork of Adolf Hitler this is an excellent example of his WWI work.

Helmut Banash Knights Cross Winners Photo Post War signed photograph of Helmut Banash. 3/4 bust wearing Knights Cross at neck. Officers visor cap. Pen signed to face of card.

Herbert Friebel Knights Cross Winners Photo Post War signed photograph of Army NCO Herbert Friebel. Head and shoulders bust wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless.

HERMAN GOERING AND HIS ADJUTANT'S VISITING CARDS. Two visiting cards, one for Herman Goering, as the rank of General Field Marshall, the second to Major Conrath and Adjutant to Minister President General Field Marshall Goering, this was Paul Conrath who eventually was Commander of Panzer Division Herman Goering and was a winner of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Both cards have age foxing and have been punch-holed in the upper left hand corner. The Herman Goering card has a small rust stain across it where possibly a staple has been laying. A rare pair of visit cards.

HERMAN GOERING DIVISION ENLISTED MANS CUFF BAND. A mint unissued Herman Goering Divison enlisted mans cuff band having large block capital script. Cuff band is totally unissued, even with the ends of the cuff band non folded. Small moth nip below the 'M' in the word 'Herman', also one other small moth nip to the lower left hand side of letter 'H'. All constructed in good heavyweight Luftwaffe blue cloth.

HERMAN GOERING DIVISION MARKED GAS MASK. An excellent condition standard Armed Forces combat gas mask in its ribbed cylindrical tin. Virtually all of the original paint remains to the tin with minor abrasions. The tin has all its correct strapping system of which all the leather parts are good, strong and supple. The mask is unusually secured in its tin with a sprung loaded section of formed wire that fits into the upper inner rim of the mask tin. The filter is marked both '1940' and '1944', it is rubber waffen amt stamped, the rubber mask in excellent condition with some paint degraded from the filter edges. The strapping system is perfect. To the upper inner lid the spare lenses are still in place in their original cellophane packet. To the exterior of the spare lens compartment is the name of the original soldier this was issued to 'Obergefreiter Steiblmulle', it is further, below the name, ink stamped with the Kampf name which unfortunately is slightly indecipherable, followed by 'Division Herman Goering'.

HERMAN GOERING DIVISION STITCH-ON ENLISTED MANS SHOULDER BOARDS. A mint unissued pair of white wool piped blue/grey centred stitch-on shoulder boards for an enlisted man in the Herman Goering Division. We acquired these boards with one other set, plus the original owners white top visor cap.

HERMAN GOERING HISTORIC SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. A half bust image of Herman Goering measuring 6½ inches x 9 inches. One 2 inch tear to the base of the photograph, other scuffs to the edges. The image is a studio shot, virtually side on view, of Herman Goering wearing his SA Leader's uniform. He is wearing his Pour- Le-Merite at his neck, a row of medals, Iron Cross 1st Class, Wound Badge WWI and Flyers Commemorative Badge. His large finger ring with the Goering Coat of Arms can be clearly seen. Just visible are breast stars on his right hand breast. In large script in ink across the base of the photograph Goering has written in German 'Carl Palme with gratitude, Herman Goering'. On turning the photograph, on the reverse side there is a 6½ line personal dedication in German, which reads 'With hopeful joy I read the article you wrote about my first flight to Rockelstad, you wrote about a day which was one of the happiest days of my life, signed Goering'. After Herman Goering's outstanding career as a fighter pilot in WWI in the aftermath he had to gain work as a commercial pilot to have an income, he worked for a wealthy Swede, Count Eric Von Rosen, who chartered Herman Goering's plane for a flight up to his castle at Rockelstad. No other pilot would fly him in such conditions as that day, Goering landed the plane excellently on the frozen lake next to the castle and accepted the Count's invitation to spend the night. Staying at the castle at the same time was a beautiful Swedish lady Carin Countess Von Fock, she subsequently became his wife in December 1922. This whole episode of the flight and the first meeting of Herman Goering and Carin was written about by a Swedish journalist Carl Palme and it is for that article and the way it was written that Herman Goering dedicated this photograph of himself to Carl Parme.

HERMAN GOERING STRASSE STREET SIGN. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A full length and virtually undamaged Herman Goering Strasse street sign measuring 42 inches x 6 inches. The full lettering 'HERMAN-GOERING-STRASSE' is all complete and undamaged. Minor abrasions which can be seen on our web images. Top left hand tip has broken away.

HERMAN GORING DIVISION ENLISTED MANS FIELD OR SIDE CAP EAGLE. A machine embroidered thread slightly stained with age and wear on black backing wool.

HERMAN GORING DIVISION ISSUE QUALITY SHOULDER BOARDS. A pair of stitch in Herman Goring division issue quality Unter offiziers shoulder boards. The boards are a pair, however one has been cut shorter than the other. White wool piping for Herman Goring division. Matching Luftwaffe tress surrounding the boards. Evidence of glue on back of both boards where they have been applied to a collectors display board.

HERMAN GORING DIVISION NCO SHOULDER BOARDS. A matched pair of Herman Goring division Feldwebels shoulder boards. These are high quality private purchase shoulder boards with the central Luftwaffe grey cloth being in a heavy grained smooth wool. White artificial silk piping with very neatly applied Luftwaffe tress surrounding the whole board. Stitch in style.

HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE BY SCHWERIN. A good High Seas Fleet Badge by Schwerin, Berlin. Slightly dull finish to the wreath. All silver finish remaining to the central battle ship. In raised relief on the reverse side the designer’s name ‘Adolf Bock’ manufacturer ‘Schwerin, Berlin’.

HITLER MUSSOLINI VISIT GUEST BOOK. An extremely impressive book, quite small, measuring 7 x 9 inches. The outer covers are soft and pliable but are covered with the finest grade of red Morocco leather, gold blocked with the same eagle style as on the Knights Cross documents. The colour of the red Morocco leather is also identical to the Knights Cross covers. Although not artisan maker marked the quality and the softness of the exterior cover is of Frieda Thirsch quality. On opening the book in raised gold leaf is the wording in German and Italian ‘Munich Welcomes Beneto Mussolini. The following page also in raised gold leaf is the date ‘25th September 1937’. The book then follows with a printed programme of events, firstly in Italian ‘In order at 8.49. the arrival of the special train carrying Beneto Mussolini, where he is welcomed by the representative of Adolf Hitler, Rudolf Hess, with a complete day of events, finishing at 7.28 in the evening where Adolf Hitler accompanies Mussolini back to the railway station’. The book then follows both in Italian and German much history about Munich and its surrounding area with many photographs of some of the well known Bavarian towns and inland lakes with the last section of the book having reprints of well known watercolours showing scenes of Munich dressed in the German and Italian colours for the visit. The book, a gift from the City of Munich, would have been produced in a very limited quantity and would have been given to only high ranking officials of both the German and Italian delegations. This item recently acquired by Regimentals in Munich itself. An extremely historical item.

HITLER YOUTH 1938 KREISSIEGER BADGE. A mint condition bronze Hitler Youth Kreissieger badge with its maker G.Brehmer in raised relief to the reverse side. Enamel undamaged with the original owners initials hand inscribed to the reverse side.

HITLER YOUTH 1939 KREISSIEGER AWARD. All bronze finish remaining. The cream enamel behind the large out swept winged eagle is undamaged. The red section of the enamel to the Hitler Youth badge has been chipped on the upper and lower parts. Complete with it's reverse fixing pin. Makers mark in raised relief.

HITLER YOUTH ARM BAND. Standard red cloth arm band with the central white band stitched to red cloth with a machine woven on white block swastika. Unusually to the interior of the band are fitted two male sections of the male/female pop stud arrangement to help adhere the arm band to the sleeve of the uniform.

HITLER YOUTH ARM BAND. Recently we have been able to acquire a large quantity of Third Reich and Croat insignia, as collected by an ex British 8th Army Intelligence Officer, who was interrogating German prisoners of war and Fascist Croats on the Italian/Slovenian/Yugoslavian/Austrian border at the end of the war in May 1945. Some of the insignia is obviously used and some unused. This Intelligence Officer made his way back to the U.K. overland through Germany and collated some of the unused items en route. With each item offered we are showing on our internet site a photograph of the grouping as it was found. Many of the items were covered in years of dust and many of the cloth items are slightly distorted. We are showing the items in their original state. For sale we have cleaned and pressed some of the cloth items and they are being offered individually. With the grouping there were effects of the officer and a quantity of both allied military Government, Croat and Greek banknotes. A basic red field arm band with the central lozenge shaped swastika laid as a separate piece having the black swastika machine embroidered. One moth nip. Slight age staining.

HITLER YOUTH BACK PACK. The standard canvas and leather back pack used by the Hitler Youth. Excellent condition, slight staining to exterior, all canvas and leather strong, very clean to interior. The long strap that wraps around the front has approximately 6 inches missing.

HITLER YOUTH BELT AND BUCKLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A Hitler youth enlisted mans belt buckle in stamped nickel. The finish is dull in places. 'RS and PM' marked to the interior of the body of the buckle. Unusually the buckle is fitted with an aluminium twin prong belt fitting system. The buckle is fitted to a maker marked and '1937' dated combat belt leather, which upon it can be clearly seen it has been shortened for the wearer with a smaller waist.

HITLER YOUTH DAGGER WITH ENGRAVED SCABBARD. A good personalised Hitler Youth dagger having a good blade double marked 'Eickhorn' plus 'RZM7/66' with the date '39' added to the flat portion of the blade close to the hilt. One area just below the RZM mark on the sharpened edge of the blade slightly corroded. The composition chequered grips are undamaged as is the enamel of the Hitler Youth inset insignia. The plating to the hilt and cross guard is dull. The leather belt loop is maker marked having the hilt retaining strap strong with its male/female pop stud intact and working correctly. It would appear that the original owner himself has removed the paint from the front side of the scabbard, the reverse side still retains its paint and is hand engraved, initially with possibly the original owner's initials, followed by the Bahn number '503/17' then followed by '1938' with a name of a German town, possibly of a summer camp, followed by '1939' with another two names of German towns, followed by '1940' with three names of German towns.

HITLER YOUTH FLAG ON FRAME. A large HJ flag in triangular form measuring 32 inches x 16 inches, attached to its original wire frame in lightweight black cotton, one side having applied the multi constructed red, white and black swastika on Hitler Youth lozenge, to the opposite side is a large all white multi constructed Life rune, again in lightweight cotton. The wire frame is completely undamaged with its attachment lugs for fitting to a larger pole.

HITLER YOUTH FLAG WITH OFFICIAL SEAL. A standard black triangular Hitler Youth flag measuring 20 x 38 inches in triangular form with a multi constructed Hitler Youth lozenge insignia to both sides of flag, in one corner chain stitched to both sides of the flag '25' over Roman numeral 'VI'. The flag is with its original RZM official lead sealed tag, which has been broken and repaired by the addition of modern cellotape. Dated '7.4.1943' to tag. The seal is RZM marked. Flag is complete with its two fixing clips.

HITLER YOUTH KREISSEIGER 1939 BADGE. A good example of the scarce Hitler Youth 1939 award. Minor damage to the upper red section of the Hitler Youth lozenge shaped insignia. The remainder of the award has all of its original bronze finish and enamel intact. Marked to the reverse side in raised relief the makers mark 'A.G.Than, Gablonz'.

HITLER YOUTH LEADERS SERVICE BELT AND BUCKLE. A good condition circular Hitler Youth Leaders belt buckle, which is marked 'RZM4/46' to the reverse hook. All fitted onto an unusual belt. The belt is without its leather runners. It is in black leather but with large traces of original white overlay. To the adjusting leather tab on the inner side it is clearly RZM marked. There is a possibility that this belt was once a Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler enlisted mans parade belt that was then converted for use with this Hitler Youth Leaders buckle by the original owner.

HITLER YOUTH LEADER’S VISOR CAP. An extremely rare near unworn condition Hitler Youth Leader’s visor cap. The main body of the cap is constructed in the lighter shade of the ribbed political uniform colour cloth. Silver officers waffenfarbe to the crown and to the upper and lower sections of the thick velvet officers centre band. There is no moth damage to any outer part of the cap. The political gilded cap eagle is undoubtedly the original to the cap as it has created a deep impression to the cloth of the headdress. The red, white and black lozenge shaped Hitler Youth diamond to the centre of the black centre band is with totally undamaged enamel. Standard wire officers cap cords with gilded side buttons, both which have subdued slightly. Some minor points of congealing to the finish of the black visor where it has been left in a heated atmosphere. The interior mid tan sweat band is of the ersatz paper composition material. There is no evidence of it ever being worn on a head. It is complete and unbroken. On pulling back the sweat band it reveals the original canvas tuchmutze RZM issue label, on which is stamped the maker’s number ‘27’, the remainder of the interior is in gold artificial silk with a non maker marked central lozenge, which is undamaged and we have the original size label ‘56’ placed in the slot normally reserved for the owner’s name. A very fine example of a rare Hitler Youth Leader’s visor cap.

HITLER YOUTH POLE TOP. The scarce Hitler Youth pole top cast in aluminium with 10 inch bayonet blade. Stamped to hollow base 'RZM M3/27'. Although this is one of the least impressive looking of the Third Reich pole tops, it is very scarce.

HITLER YOUTH PROFICIENCY BADGE. Silver Class, unfortunately all the silver finish is missing and is down to a grey metal. Raised relief 'RZM 1/191' to the reverse side.

HJ MEMBERS LAPEL PIN. The red, white and black lozenge shape lapel pin for members of the Hitler Youth. RZM marked in raised relief to reverse side.

HJ/DJ CROSS STRAP. The black leather cross strap with heavily nickelled fittings, which are marked 'DRGM M5/72/3' followed by RZM within a circle. The length of the cross strap indicates that it was worn by a young person.

HOFFMAN POSTCARD SIGNATURE OF SEPP DEITRICH. The signature of Sepp Deitrich is rare. Most of his signatures appear on orders, letters and citations. This example on a Hoffman card showing Sepp Deitrich in studio pose, head and half bust wearing his SS Allgemeine Gruppenfuhrer's uniform with General's visor cap, WWI Iron Cross 1st Class and WWI Tank Battle Badge at breast. Signed 'Sepp Deitrich' dated '1936' across centre of card. This experienced soldier of WWI rose to become Commander of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, he served throughout the whole of WWII, won the Knights Cross July 1940, the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross December 1941 and the Swords to the Oak Leaves on the 16th March 1943 and was subsequently the 16th recipient of the Diamonds of the Swords in 1944.

Hoffmann Card General Leutnant Scherer Hatless, head and shoulders bust wearing Knights Cross and oak leaves at neck, pen signed 1944 notation at reverse, unsigned.

Hoffmann Card General Major Heinrich Kircheim. Head and shoulders bust, wearing Knights Cross and Pour le Merite at neck, General's uniform. Unsigned.

Hoffmann Card Oberleutnant Georg Einhoff. Head and shoulders bust wearing officers visor cap, army combat uniform, Knights Cross at neck, unsigned.

HOLLER 21 SWORD. A damaged example of the rare Holler 21 Army officers sword. The blade with dulling and light rusting to its full length, scabbard excellent with some chippings and paint drips. The hilt has its puma head, its distinctive Holler 21 downswept winged eagle. At some point the grip and the twin acorn section that envelopes part of the grip has been damaged. The grip has been repaired, the section of brass gilded casting containing the two acorns on one side is damaged. Red jewelled eyes to puma head complete. An undamaged example would be a minimum of £1,500

HOME GUARD WEBLEY HOLSTER Open top holster for the Webley Mark 6 revolver with a, lift the dot, type fastener. Belt loop fixing to reverse similar to the military issue Webley Mark 6 holster. Marked with owners initials 'G.A.C' plus local defence volunteer marking 'L.D.V.' this was the first of the Home Guard units.

HORSE GASMACK POUCH This small olive drab pouch measuring 15 x 11, with all light tan contrasting leather strapping with good white stitching having large canvas label to the base which is three letter coded plus large eagle and swastika with waffen amt marking. The shoulder strap is a grey web strap, which circumvents the whole of the bag.for the holding of the Horse Gasmask

HUNGARIAN VOLUNTEER ARM SHIELD. Very finely multi coloured Bevo woven arm shield for Hungarian Volunteers, with Bevo Wuppertal makers name embroidered above shield.

HUNGARIAN WWII ENTRENCHING TOOL. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare piece of central powers equipment being a standard entrenching tool, maker and Budapest stamped to the steel section, in its original black leather carrier with twin belt loops.

HUNGARIAN WWII SIDE PACK. A rare piece of Eastern European pre WWII equipment being the canvas side pack used by Hungarian troops in WWII. One buckle to the reverse side missing. Minor holes but complete with all its shoulder and belt straps. An image of this pack is clearly shown on page 79 and identified as Hungarian, in the extremely good work 'FIELD EQUIPMENT OF THE INFANTRY 1940-1945' by Robert Fisch, this now rare book, published in 1989, in an excellent reference work for field equipment collectors.

IN THE SERVICE OF THE WAFFEN SS ARM BAND. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The very finely woven in black lettered ‘Waffen-SS’ on yellow background, worn by helpers of the Waffen SS.

INDIAN AIRBORNE OFFICERS BERET AND GROUPING. A fascinating grouping of items pertaining to an officer of the 1st Punjab Regiment, 2nd Battalion. The items in the group consist of a red airborne beret made by Kangol Wear, dated ‘1945’ with the sand coloured lining, typical of 45 dated berets from this manufacturer. All WWII features are consistent including the hand sewn cover over the eyelets. A single line of hand stitching around the circumference of the interior to hold the lining in place. The beret is in good used condition with little mothing, there is some service wear and nap of cloth showing. The beret badge is the specific badge for the Punjab Regiment being a green square overlaid with a bullion green boat interpretation with white sail. The white sail has lost some of its bullion covering, the lower part remains complete. The leather band of the beret is a little hard with some cracking, however stable. The original silk lace remains tied to the rear. Profusely written over the lining of this beret is the name ‘Major J.A.Shaw’. Accompanying the beret are a pair of Shaw’s parachute qualification wings in the classic Indian manufacture, high quality in light blue and white silk thread, the wings have been removed from a tunic of a shirt. There are eight original photographs of Major Shaw, one of him sat in a deck chair where it can clearly be seen the India and Airborne titles to his upper arms. There is another photo of him on a hunting expedition in the mountains probably around the North West Frontier of India, it can clearly be seen him wearing the red beret, he wears a woollen lined coat and carries a shotgun, he is leaning against the bonnet of a Jeep, his driver is an Indian Airborne soldier also wearing red beret however with the troops metal badge, the Denison smock and battledress trousers. There are other photographs of him in his Sandhurst cadet uniform in the 38/39 period and various other snaps of him on outward bound training with Sikh troops. There is also a nice photo of him as a member of a rowing boat, Shaw was clearly a very athletic young man and took part in the British military rowing competitions. There is a programme for his Inter Company Fores at Caversham dated ‘1938’ listing him as a crew member. There is his rowing club blazer badge, part of a pennant with a crossed rose and the crown and lion badge mounted to it and his rowing club cap with the ‘1936’ date to the front. There is a profuse diary dating from 1938 with most pages filled out from top to bottom in fine script, this diary is probably the diary he kept whilst at Sandhurst training. There is an interesting and somewhat controversial letter written to the Lieutenant Colonel who was 1.IC of the 1st 2nd Punjab Regiment, it appears to be to his wife and makes interesting reading. There are further modern copies of old photographs including parachute jumping, a Sandhurst portrait and Major Shaw and his wife after the war probably in the 60’s. We believe Major Shaw was of New Zealand heritage, either born there or spent a lot of time there before or after WWII. One of the most desirable items of British military headdress has got to be the red beret, one of the iconic items of any airborne soldier from any nation. The WWII beret has become desirable and scarce but to find a named beret with clear details of his service history is extremely difficult in today’s market. Further research we are certain could reveal many details. His Battalion fought with great distinction in WWII fighting in India and Burma, the 2nd Battalion received more gallantry awards than any other Indian unit in WWII.

INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE CITATION. Citation for the Infantry Assault Badge to Obergefreiten Gustav Greve to the 11th Battalion of Jager Regt. 408. Singed in the field, dated 20th April 1942 with Unit rubber stamp. Four folds to paper. No broken edges.

INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE CITATION. SCHILLING. A single A5 sized citation for the Infantry Assault Badge in silver. One central fold. No punch holes but stained to the reverse side and has flooded through the paper. Stamped to the top right hand corner '7TH U.S.Army Document Section'. A good late war award certificate for the Assault Badge in silver dated December 1944. The Unit and Division were formed in September 1943 in northern France and did not see any real active service until a year later in September 1944. The citation is signed by Oberst Leutnant Nass who won the German Cross in gold and the Knights Cross. This citation is accompanied by 1½ double sided sheets A4 size of research into the 937th Grenadier Regiment. All the research that accompanies this citation was completed by an ex British Army Officer, a customer of Regimentals, who is probably the foremost researcher on the German Army in WWII in the U.K. This item came from his collection.

INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE CITATION. WILLI LUETHKE. A single punch holed and single folded A5 citation for the Infantry Assault Badge to Unteroffizier Willi Luethke who was a member of the 9th Company 594th Grenadier Regiment of the 323rd Infantry Division. 9th October 1943. Signed by the Colonel and Commander of the 323rd Infantry Division. An interesting single combat award certificate, awarded at the time that the division had been reduced to the size of a battle group. Luethke's unit was part of the division acting as a covering force of the Kiev Dnieper river crossing for the evacuation of the 4th Panzer Army in the withdrawal of September 1944. Accompany this single citation are two A4 size double sided printed sheets of research on the history of this unit including much text and maps the foremost researcher on the German Army in the United Kingdom, an ex British Armoured Corps Major from whose collection this grouping was obtained from.

INFANTRY REGIMENT 13 AND 17 NCO'S VISOR CAP. A rare and original Army Infantry NCO's very large size visor cap worn an NCO in either Infantry Regiment 13 or 17. The insignia was originally worn by Brunswick Hussar Regiment 17, this continued on during the Weimar period by the 4th Squadron of the 13th Cavalry Regiment and then further in 1939 by the 2nd Company of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, therefore all members of both these units would carry on wearing the Totenkopf tradition badge. The cap is constructed in officers quality material, very minor evidence of moth tracking to the crown with some moth nips to the very lower bottom back edge of cap. It is a good saddle shape, standard white infantry waffenfarbe, dark green centre band. All matching stamped aluminium insignia national eagle, Totenkopf tradition skull below with the national cockade below that. NCO's chin strap. The interior with gold lining, complete with its Clemens Wagner logo printed blocked to the gold silk below the centre celluloid lozenge, which is complete and unbroken. Mid tan leather sweat band, which shows slight wear use around the forehead area and is complete with its orange interior forehead cushion, which has not solidified. On folding down the leather lining there is a red issue stamp within a rectangle, which reads '4/J.R.17'. Accompanying the cap is a small wall plaque in black wood with an applied metal epaulette having the number '17' with the totenkopf tradition badge fitted below.

INFANTRY REGT 69 NCO SHOULDER BOARDS An absolutely mint pair of stitch-in white wool piped shoulder boards. Dark green centre with two rank pips, the edge surrounded by silver tress with regimental number '69' to centre with all the silvering present.

IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS. An unmarked example of the Iron Cross 1st Class. Some minor corrosion to the central swastika of the Iron centre. Thin black paint to arms of the Maltese Cross style award. Good finish to the frame and reverse side. Wide tapering pin.

IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS CITATION. SCHULZE A single citation for the Iron Cross 2nd Class to Gefreiten Paul Schulze 3/STU.GESCH.ABT.190. Awarded 17th February 1944. Schutze was a member of the 3rd Battalion 190th Assault Gun Battalion. Pen signed by Reichelt, who as Colonel was commander of the 299th Infantry Division. Reichelt was awarded the Knights Cross on the 8th October 1944 as a General Major and the German Cross in Gold on the 24th April 1942 as a Oberstleutnant. Accompanying the citation are two double sided A4 printed sheets showing all of the actions of the 190th Assault Gun Brigade on the Eastern Front. All of the Knights Cross holders of the Brigade and the German Cross in Gold holders, plus other awards. All the research that accompanies this citation was completed by an ex British Army Officer, a customer of Regimentals, who is probably the foremost researcher on the German Army in WWII. This item came from his collection.

ITALIAN AVIATORS CHRONOGRAPH. A mint condition chronograph made by Minerva, produced in 1934 and used by Italian aviation personnel during WWII. Photographed in Military Timepieces by Witney. Strap missing.

ITALIAN GERMAN NORTH AFRICAN RING. Purchased locally, a plain shank with the upper sides close to the head with floriated designs, with the face having the large swastika with the Italian Fascist symbol overlaid, , from a collection of 9 Afrika Korps rings recently purchased.

ITALIAN M.33 HELMET WORN BY NATIONALIST TROOPS IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. From a highly interesting collection of Spanish Civil War items recently purchased by Regimentals. A basic Italian M.33 infantry helmet being of early manufacture and showing the early characteristics. The helmet has received a subsequent dark grey green coating, this was done by Spanish Fascist troops during the Civil War. The lining is fragile and dry. The chin strap also rather dry and fragile. There is some rust to the interior.

ITALIAN MVSN MILITARY KNIFE WITH CARVED GRIP. The standard MVSN enlisted mans military knife. Blade has not been re-profiled. Some slight staining overall. Very little paint remaining from the scabbard. The interesting feature is the carved wooden grip. The standard MVSN enlisted mans knife is generally very common, the blades are generally re-profiled and poor. The knives that are collectible are the hand carved variations. These were done in North Africa, they were normally given to local Arabs to carve, or sometimes done by the men themselves and some come in very elaborate patterns, this is a fairly simple example, one side has what we assume may be the original mans name 'Rua Domenico', to the reverse side there are other carved initials, one group in Arabic

ITALIAN MVSN OFFICERS DAGGER. A good example of the Italian MVSN officers dagger. Mint condition bright blade with good aluminium hilt with eagle’s head pommel. Undamaged black celluloid grips with its correct Fascist insignia to the centre of the grip. In its original and correct scabbard, which retains virtually all of its original paint with one section scratched away between the scabbard bands. The dagger is fitted with its original leather hanging straps. One of the rings that helps attach the straps to the dagger has been replaced.

ITALIAN ORGANISATION TODT UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very rare uniform of an Italian officer within the Organisation Todt. Standard four pocket open collar Organisation Todt tunic. Light green cotton lined. Stamped 'Org.Todt 8' within a block to the interior with a German manufacturer's name. To the upper left sleeve is a machine embroidered black swastika on white field onto thin red arm band cloth, the centre field of the arm band has some age staining it is attached to the printed ORG TODT cufftitle . An exact matching set of breeches, which are Lago Hessen stamped, which matches the maker's stamp in the tunic, with the identical marking in a block of ORG.TODT.8, to the upper right hand sleeve of the tunic is a very detailed constructed Italian shield in green, white and red, it has been constructed from three separate pieces of coloured material, all woven together with black machine edging laid onto field grey cloth. An exact matching Organisation Todt officers visored field cap. Silver piping to crown. Enlisted ranks one-piece eagle and national cockade. Twin pebbled silver buttons. The green lining matches the lining on the tunic. Light tan leather sweat band. Very minor moth undamage to the underside of the peak of the visored field cap. There is no evidence of any rank insignia fitted to either the shoulders or the collar of the tunic

JAPANESE 1944 PATTERN SHIN GUNTO SWORD. An original standard 1944 pattern Shin Gunto sword, good clean binding, all original fittings. The scabbard with all original light olive paint and fittings with their original blackening remaining, no dents or scratches. The ray skin underneath the grip binding is in excellent condition. The blade, signed ‘Yoshi Tada’ and dated ‘May 1945’ which is a very unusual late date for production swords, the blade is clean and bright showing no flaws but light tarnish overall. No arsenal marks or stamps. Complete with its rare all brown officers tassel. The tassels themselves are valued in excess of £150 in today’s market.

JAPANESE AIR CREW PARACHUTE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very rare parachute known as the Type 89 Model 3 air crew and flight observers seat pack. The green with yellow edging denotes a naval issue. The white tag on the back is the caution note, this states it should be re-packed every month. Various numbers and Japanese characters to a label on the inner side.

JAPANESE ARISAKA AMMUNITION POUCH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A scarce rubberised ammunition pouch for the Arisaka rifle. Two of these were worn to the front and a larger rear pouch was mounted on the belt to carry ammunition. Typical Japanese rubberised material with the leather closure strap. The condition is overall good, the shape is good and not crushed. The rubber is somewhat hard but this rubber can be flexed by lightly heating with a hairdryer to mount on a mannequin.

JAPANESE ARISAKA BAYONET WITH RUBBER SCABBARD AND FROG. A good example of the scarce late war Japanese Arisaka bayonet with all blueing to blade. Slight rusting to hilt. In its totally undamaged rubberised combined scabbard and frog. Quite often the frogs are damaged in some way, this is perfect, complete with some Japanese characters and a number '5' hand applied to the back of the frog area.

JAPANESE ARISAKA BAYONET. The rare rubber scabbard type of Arisaka bayonet. Blade excellent condition retaining all original blued finish. Grips undamaged. All fitted into its rare rubberised scabbard. The two belt loops are complete with some of the rubber covering broken away from the canvas base.

JAPANESE ARISAKA BAYONET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A clean Japanese Arisaka bayonet with one nick to the blade, with the Nugoya Arsenal mark to the top of the blade. Wood grips are generally good, some abrasions. In it’s scabbard, which has slight indentations to the reverse side with some evidence of mild corrosion. Fitted to the scabbard is the extremely rare rubberised canvas frog, which has degraded slightly around the belt loops but is generally strong and in good condition. The value in this grouping is mainly in the rubberised canvas frog.

JAPANESE ARISAKA MUZZLE COVER. The extremely rare deep brown celluloid muzzle cover for the Arisaka rifle.

JAPANESE ARMY FIELD CAP. An all canvas Japanese field cap with three air vents to each side of the cap with its oilskin liner, Japanese cloth star to front, white canvas lining. Some service wear.

JAPANESE ARMY HELMET. The standard Japanese combat infantry helmet of WWII with its original star to front. Brown paint finish with some abrasions and one small dent. Complete with its three leather padded liner and its canvas ties. One of the liner pads has suffered from red rot and is loose from the main body, other two good. All of the canvas ties are complete but have had a repair and have rust staining.

JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER'S SWORD OF WWII. A good 27 inch bladed Japanese Army Officer's Combat Sword of WWII. Known as the Shin Gunto, it is in it's combat leather covered wood scabbard. The blade has a good hamon (hardened edge) a wave pattern approx. 8 inch from the tip of the blade there are some very minor corrosion spots only on the very edge. The sword is signed 'Nagamitsu' who is listed in Hawley's modern Japanese Swordsmiths. The tang is dated '1943.' the blade is fitted into it's standard WWII Army fittings. The ray skin to the grip is good with the cloth binding over the ray skin completely undamaged. The sword is with it's tassel ring and it's original faded blue and brown company grade Officer's tassel. The leather to the wood scabbard is generally in very good condition. Interestingly in the area close to the sword hanging ring the leather has been contemporarily wire bound with the addition of some solder on the inner side to give the wire some strength. A same strengthening effect has been made on the very base of the scabbard. A good opportunity to obtain a service worn Japanese Officer's sword that has been contemporarily restored during WWII on the upper and lower scabbard area with a clear Hamon to the blade. The sword comes complete with a full description in the English language using Japanese terms.

JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS SWORD WITH HISTORY. A very good Japanese army officers Shin Gunto officer's sword in its leather combat cover. The 27½ inch blade is in excellent polish. The hamon (hardened edge) is very wavy from the hilt to the very tip. There is good distinction between the matt colour of the remainder of the hamon area and the bright finish on the blade. The tang is signed 'NOSHU JU IDO HIDETOSHI SAKU'. Undated, with a small Showa stamp. Hidetoshi was a good Mino smith and is listed in Hawley & Slough's Swordsmiths, page 33. Although rated by Slough as low to medium, the Japanese rate him more highly as a 1 million Yen rating. He worked at the Fukumoto workshops with Amahide and produced some very nice swords. All the fittings are standard Japanese military with a cut out tsuba. The hilt is with its original binding with the ray skin below totally undamaged. It is fitted with its original brown and blue field officers tassel. The wood scabbard is covered with its leather combat cover which is in excellent condition dark brown with the portion of the leather below the hanging ring where the sword would be held, it has changed to a very light tan colour. Accompanying the sword is excellent provenance. There is an original surrender card written by a Japanese writing Englishman or Indian indicating the name of the original owner and his rank, the rank given is Sergeant Major J. Kobayashi. On the reverse of the card there is the remains of the address that the sword was being sent to from the Far East in Wolverhampton England. On a separate non contemporary card is written 'Japanese sword brought back from Far East after WWII, surrender of Japs to 2nd Patiala Regiment and British Beach Group', which is a description that is written on the back of the four original photographs of the swords being surrendered to the afore-mentioned Indian Regiment. Accompanying the four original photographs are four modern blown up copies of these original photographs. The sword itself is an excellent example of the Japanese WWII private smith made sword with good provenance. The surrender took place in Sumatra, Indonesia. Complete with the sword is a fully written up description of the sword in English using Japanese terms.

JAPANESE BINOCULARS. A scarce pair of Japanese 7 x 50 binoculars. Optics good but lenses need cleaning. Body of binoculars excellent. Adjustable eye pieces all working, complete with their leather strap and original black leather carrying case. Many Japanese markings on main body. The long shoulder strap is complete but is broken away from its shorter section through leather rot.

JAPANESE CIVILIAN GAS MASK. Type 1 Model A. Circa 1940. No carrying bag or tin. Mask itself in excellent condition. All good clear paper label to filter.

JAPANESE ENLISTED MANS FIELD CAP. A good condition canvas/cotton woven peaked field cap complete with its original air vent grommets. Japanese star to the front with its original chin strap, which has been strengthened on the left hand side. The original issue label is present to the interior as is the canvas sweat band.

JAPANESE ENLISTED MANS FIELD CAP. A virtually see through lightweight canvas field cap with twin metal air vents to each side, worn by a Japanese enlisted man in the field. Unidentified stamping to interior. Complete with its paper sweat band. Substitute leather chin strap with Japanese Army yellow on green star stitched to front.

JAPANESE ENLISTED MANS SIDE PACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A late war construction enlisted mans side pack. Complete with it's shoulder strap. In good condition with light surface wear.

JAPANESE FRONT AMMUNITION POUCH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The Japanese ammunition pouch set was worn in three parts, two worn to the front of the wearer and one at the back, this is a front pouch containing the ammunition for the Arisaka rifle. Slight damage to one corner, constructed in the rubberised material. The pouch is in good form, rubberised material has solidified slightly rendering the lid of the pouch difficult to open.

JAPANESE MACHINE GUN COVER. An extremely rare all tan leather cover for the Japanese type 96 or 99 machine gun. Dated 1940. Arsenal marked. All leather good and strong. Complete with its two leather closing straps. The interesting story behind this cover is that it was brought into an American motel purchase with the machine gun inside it, as it was brought back from WWII. Our U.S. partners who purchased this cover were unable to purchase the machine gun as it would have been totally against Federal law within the United States and only managed to buy the cover. This would be the ultimate accessory for the Japanese machine gun collector.

Japanese Meatball Flag. White silk flag with red sun centre. Silk has some minor staining. Double sided.

JAPANESE MOUNTED PATTERN BOOTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare pair of Japanese WWII type 2 mounted pattern cavalry boots. Punched size numbers into the upper area of boot with Japanese oval trademark punched to the leather in between the sole and heel. Excellent condition leather.

JAPANESE NATIONAL MEATBALL FLAG. A 4½' x 3 foot mint condition Japanese flag with central red sun, white field, leather strengthening tabs to corners, complete with their original fixing tassels.

JAPANESE NATIONAL MEATBALL FLAG. 5 x 4 foot, constructed of standard flag cloth. Red ball centre with white field. Considerable fraying to bottom edge of flag, complete with original fixing clips.

JAPANESE NAVAL CAP. A very light tan and heavily service worn canvas naval officers cap complete with its yellow anchor on blue oval field. Dark blue strip of cloth surrounding the base of the cap. Well worn to front peak. Strap present. Interior well worn with traces of Japanese markings to the upper inner crown.

JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS BELT. A dark blue leather waist belt with large Japanese Naval officers anchor and Chrysanthemum central motif complete with all loops for sword hangers. Rare accessory for the Japanese naval officers sword.

JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS SWORD A virtually mint condition Japanese Naval Officers sword having a magnificent machine made blade, no signature to tang but having the naval acceptance stamp. The scabbard is the black lacquered variety with the single hanging ring, there are two minor scratches to the base of the scabbard, which have been re touched in. The hilt binding, absolutely mint, all of the gilt fittings having their original gilt, standard oval iron naval Tsuba.

JAPANESE NCO'S SWORD. An excellent condition number matched Japanese NCO's sword. The blade is absolutely mint. At least 70% of the original olive brown paint remaining to the hilt. Plain oval tsuba. Scabbard having at least 60% of its original olive green paint remaining. The numbers to the top of blade '129717' which match the numbers exactly punched into the upper throat of the scabbard, it is very difficult to obtain number matched Japanese NCO's swords.

JAPANESE NCO'S SWORD. A good example of the Japanese NCO's sword, the blade is in excellent condition and has matching numbers to the blade and to the throat of the scabbard. All fittings present. The dark brown paint is missing from the majority of the hilt but the yellow paint to the imitation Menuki is still visible. Cut out tsuba. 75% of the original olive drab paint is remaining to the scabbard, which is fitted with its original hanging ring.

JAPANESE OFFICERS CHAIN SWORD HANGER. The scarce three section chain hanger used by Japanese officers with their swords. Complete with all its hooks and clips. Some light surface rust to the main sprung loaded fitting clip.

JAPANESE OFFICERS SWORD BY KANE FUMI. A magnificent WWII Japanese officers sword having a virtually mint blade by the sword smith Kane Fumi. The blade is in superb original wartime polish with a strong bright hamon (hardened edge). The design of the hardened edge, which is known as the Boshi, is very proud and wavy, as if viewing a range of mountains. No bends, nicks or flaws. The tang is Seki stamped. The mounts are all complete and matching in very clean condition. The grip binding is absolutely perfectly clean, there is one crack in the ray skin below the grip binding. Attached to the pommel is the officers blue and brown tassel. The sword is a perfect fit into the scabbard which retains all of its original olive brown paint finish with some gilt remaining to the edges of the sword fittings. The smith Kane Fumi is listed by Fuller and Gregory.

JAPANESE OFFICERS SWORD WITH HORIMONO BLADE. A magnificent Shin Gunto army officers sword with the blade tang signed 'NO SHU SEKI TAKA YAMA YOSHI NAO SAKU'. The smith's name in full is YOSHINAO TAKAYAMA' family name, he was a resident of Seki. The blade, 27 inches long, has a beautiful full length hamon (hardened edge) which is extremely wavy. The Horimono, which on one side is to a length of 6½ inches has been cut into the blade in the image of a dragon, with the reverse side a Bonji character, which reads 'MOREE HEAD BUDHA'. Three minor chips at the point of the blade otherwise good bright original polish. These style of blades with Horimono cut into the blade were special order. The beautifully styled hilt, longer than standard, in the civilian form, has its original binding, which is virtually mint, all of the ray skin below the binding again undamaged. The Menuki below the binding are of dragon features with gold highlights. The Fuchi and Kashira fittings at the top and bottom of the hilt are also decorated without gold finish. The tsuba is a standard iron tsuba. This is all fitted into its military metal scabbard, which has all its original olive drab paint remaining. The fittings have their finish visible. A section of Japanese cording has been attached from the hanging ring to the near base of the scabbard. A magnificent rare sword.

JAPANESE OFFICERS SWORD. An extremely good WWII Japanese officer's sword having an excellent 27 inch blade by a good smith. The hamon (hardened edge) is straight. There is one tiny flaw in the blade 2/3rds of its length to one side only. The tang has a five character signature of Kawasaki Nagamitsu, the tang also has the Seki stamp. All the mounts are in perfect condition. The cloth binding to the grip excellent with signs of only slight service wear. The ray skin below the grip is condition undamaged. All of the fittings have their original colour with the gilded edges intact. The sword is complete with its officers blue and brown knot. The scabbard has all its original olive green paint finish remaining to the scabbard. This is an excellent clean original complete unmolested Shin Gunto sword.

JAPANESE OFFICERS UNSIGNED WWII SWORD. A fabulous condition Japanese army officers Shin Gunto sword with very clean blade. The blade is unsigned, it is 66.5cm long, no arsenal marks, totally original polish, good cloudy and semi wavy hamon, the remainder of the blade in excellent polish. The hilt binding is virtually mint, ray skin below the binding is totally undamaged. The standard army officers fittings retain some of their original gilded edges. The aluminium/metal scabbard retains virtually all of its olive drab paint with the contrasting dark and bright finish to all of the fittings and the sword is complete with its Company grade officers blue and brown tassel. The tassels themselves are now valued in the £150 region.

JAPANESE SILVER PRESENTATION FRAME WITH PHOTO. A beautiful Japanese silver framed photograph of an army officer measuring 6½ inches x 8½ inches overall, complete with the Royal mon at the top of the frame, all mounted into its presentation case, which is covered in grey leather and gold edged. We believe that these photographs was sent by the Emperor to the families of officers killed in action in the early part of the war. The glass is missing from the frame. Superb quality item.

JAPANESE TELESCOPIC UNIT. A wonderful example of Japanese engineering being a 10 x 50 Tokyo manufactured large spotting/ranging sight. Whole unit situated in its finely crafted wooden container. Full instructions printed under celluloid to lid. Many spare parts. Unit would normally be tripod mounted, we do not have the tripod available.

JAPANESE TUBE HOLDALL. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare piece of Japanese equipment being a long light khaki tube-type of equipment. White cotton lined with tapes attached. This was the Japanese equivalent of the German assault frame for the carrying of equipment and worn in a bandolier fashion. Japanese issue stamped. Unissued condition.

JAPANESE WAIST BELT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good example of the rare rubber Vulcanised waist belt with its metal single pronged buckle, worn by all enlisted men with the pouch equipment. Rubberised material stiff but not cracked.

JAPANESE WWII COMBAT HELMET. Standard Japanese combat helmet, retaining virtually all its original paint finish to the exterior, fitted with the rarer variety of lining being the all canvas type. These are always dated '1939'. It is believed that they were developed for Arctic warfare in China. The use of the leather lined helmet in the extremely cold would find that the leather would solidify in the conditions. Complete with its canvas matching chin strap. Various Kanji Japanese characters to the liner pad. The tongue of one pad is missing, marked 'Large size' to the rear in Japanese, 'Kobi Steel Company'.

JAPANESE WWII ENLISTED MANS WATER BOTTLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A service worn water bottle. The original owner's name tag attached to the webbing cradle. Original wooden plug. Good original paint to the bottle itself. Some light rust staining to the shoulder strap.

JAPANESE WWII OFFICERS SHIN GUNTO SWORD UNSIGNED. The blade is unsigned with length of 25 inches in very good original polish. No nicks, flaws or scratches. The hamon (hardened edge) is straight with a clear dark grey definition against the good original brighter polish of the blade. All of the mounts are of WWII military pattern. The cloth wrapping to the grip is excellent with some wear use showing. The ray skin below is undamaged. The sword is complete with its tassel ring to the top pommel. All of the original brown paint finish remains to the totally undented scabbard.

JAPANESE WWII OFFICERS SWORD BY KATSUMASA. An excellent condition Japanese WWII officers sword with a wonderfully clear 66.5cm blade with bright polish, straight hammon, which runs to the very tip of the blade. Kojima Katsumasa was a good sword smith working in the Sifu district, he is listed in Hawley’s and John Slough’s book on Japanese sword smiths. The sword is signed on the tang ‘Katsumasa’ and dated ‘A Lucky Day in March 1943’. A very small Nagoya acceptance stamp and the number ‘1404’ stamped to the tang. No Showa or arsenal marks. All the mounts are in excellent condition. The ray skin grip is undamaged with its slightly service worn cloth binding, which is perfect. All of the remaining fittings are good with some traces of the original gilt finish. The scabbard has all of its olive paint finish remaining and is without dents and is undamaged. The sword is complete with its Company grade officers tassel in brown and blue. A nice complete original very clean sword and mountings.

JAPANESE WWII OFFICERS SWORD. An excellent WWII Japanese officers sword with good blade signed 'KANESADA'. It is dated 'October 1943' there are no arsenal stamps. Although the blade is bright there is a very faint straight hamon (hardened edge). Very minor spotting evident. The blade length is 27 inches. All of the fittings are standard WWII military fittings. The hilt binding is in excellent condition with some slight wear evident. The ray skin below the rib binding is undamaged. The sword is with its field officers blue and brown tassel. The sword on this occasion has a button locking system to retain the sword within the metal scabbard, which has a leather field cover fitted, which is generally in good condition, it has some scuffs and a contemporary repair to the leather scabbard near the base. Complete with the sword is a fully written up description of the sword in English with the use of Japanese terms.

JAPANESE WWII TYPE 90 HELMET. An excellent veteran bring-back example of the type 90 helmet. It is the standard Japanese military helmet of WWII. The helmet itself retains about 90% of its original Imperial brown paint, the star to the front is well fitted and not loose. The liner of the helmet is the standard pigskin type liner and has various Kanji markings to the exterior of the front pad. To the interior of the front pad is various Kanji for initials plus the liner maker's stamp and the date '16'. The date '16' in Japanese years represents 1941, the 16th year after the start of the Reign of the Emperor. Japanese Army helmets came in two sizes, large and small, this is the larger of the two, this is indicated by one of the Kanji characters to the rear of the helmet interior, also punched into the leather to the rear indicating the liner size, again large. The chin strap system is untouched and complete with both the mitred ends still remaining, one mitred end slightly frayed. What makes this helmet highly interesting is the original Japanese Army issue helmet net that is still on the helmet. There are some snags and a few of the cords have broken, however to find the original Japanese Army helmet nets is extremely rare. This example shows all the classic characteristics including the lack of double looping, which is always found on modern copies, also the colour is a highly washed out grass green colour. The original cord remains with much rust staining. The helmet has various paper labels, which have lost most of their script and has been glued to the interior of the inner band. The three cushions remain intact.

JUNGLE GREEN STEN GUN SLIGHT. Unissued condition with heavy brass sprung loaded fixing clip.

JUNGLE GREEN STEN GUN SLING. Some minor wear. Faint traces of issue marks and dates with sprung loaded fitted clip.

K.98 BAYONET WITH BLADE 6251. Third Reich K.98 bayonet with good blued blade, numbered '6251'. Light rust to the remainder of the pommel. Waffen amt stamped to the very top. Bakelite ribbed grips. In its metal scabbard, which has lost the majority of its blueing. In its dark brown leather frog, which has suffered slightly from leather rot to the very top of the belt loop.

KAPITAN LEUTNANT LEHMANN-WILLENBROCK SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A Hoffmann Munich postcards size photograph of the famous Submarine Commander Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. Lehmann Willenbrock was amongst the top 10 aces of WWII, he commanded four separate submarines and was eventually awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves, he sank a total of 24 ships. In the collection that we recently purchased his white visor cap was included, which we have now sold.

KC Winner Gunther Bierbauer Photo image of Luftwaffe Knights Cross Winner Bierbauer wearing M.43 cap. Knights Cross at neck, German Cross in Gold. Pen signed to face of card.

KC WINNER SCHALDACH SIGNATURE. A pencil signed Willerich card image of Army NCO Schaldach wearing overseas cap, Knights Cross at neck. Pencil signed to base of card. Still on backing card. As removed from Hitler Youth boys autograph collection book.

KC Winner's Photo Image Sunkel Army Oberleutnant Sunkel, head and shoulders bust wearing army crusher cap, Knights Cross at neck.

KC Winners Card Rudolf Nache Luftwaffe Officer Nache, head and shoulders bust, hatless, wearing Knights Cross at neck. Pen signed to face of card.

KNIGHTS CROSS & OAK LEAVES WINNERS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A photograph album containing 101 photographs of a Panzer unit. The album opens with a postcard size photograph of the owner of the album Major karl Heinz Noak , wearing the M.43 all field grey uniform of an NCO, with his visor cap. Followed by a tank memorial for the battles of 1940 from the Panzer Sonder Ausbildung, also from the 5th Kradsch.Komp (motorcycle). Various German tanks being shown, then followed by two pictures of Major Noak on the inside cover, now as an officer, wearing the Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at the neck, wearing the shoulder boards of a Panzer Oberleutnant, parades, reviews of the Panzer troops with the Oak Leaves Winner marching past with all the Panzer men wearing their black uniforms and berets. The parade appears to have been organised to salute the Oak Leaves Winner officer. Images of armoured fighting vehicles. Groups of men and NCOs. Vehicles crossing bridges. The motorcycle company on the march in winter conditions. Various exercises. Barrack life. Excellent shot of the men in the snow with snow overalls being worn Major karl Heinz Noak Knights Cross 5 th May 1940 the 63 rd winner of the oak leaves on 16 th januarary 1942, German Cross in Gold 6 th Januarary 1945, with this album are 5 pages of research on Major Noak and his campaigns completed by the foremost researcher in the Uk who was an ex Royal Tank Regiment officer, including a facsimile photograph of him in the Black Panzer uniform

KNIGHTS CROSS NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. A collection of 14 newspaper cuttings put together by Hitler Youth member as being the targets for his autograph collection. All are Luftwaffe Knights Cross aces.

Knights Cross Winner Card Alfred Henmann Oberst Alfred Henmann photocard. Award date 21.8.1941. Head and shoulders wearing officers visor cap. Knights Cross at neck.

Knights Cross Winner Card Erick Barenfanger Oberst Leutnant Barenfanger photocard. Award dated 7.8.1942 with subsequent Oak Leaves 17.5.1943. Award of swords 23.1.1944. Head and shoulders, hatless.

Knights Cross Winner Card of Wolf Andreae Post War signed image of Wolf Andreae wearing tropical shirt, Knights Cross at neck, army officers visor cap. Signed to face of photo.

Knights Cross Winner Photo Dr.Alfred Dierwanger Post War photo signed. Head and shoulder bust. Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Signed to reverse of card. WAS £13 NOW £5

Knights Cross Winner Photo. Gerhardt Lindner Post war signed photograph of Army General Major Gerhardt Lindner. 3/4 bust, hatless, not wearing Knights Cross but showing German Cross in gold and four other breast awards. Pen signed to reverse of card.

Knights Cross Winner's Photo Major Hans Drexler. Head and shoulders photo. Post War Signed. Army officers tunic. Knights Cross at neck. Signed to corner of card. WAS £13 NOW £5

Knights Cross Winner's Photo. Hans Michallis Post war signed photo of Army Oberst Hans Michallis. 3/4 bust, excellent image wearing officers visor cap. Knights Cross at neck. German Cross in Gold. Pen signed to reverse of card.

Knights Cross Winner's Photo. Joachim Naumann Post war signed photo of Army Oberst Joachim Naumann. Head and shoulders bust, hatless, wearing Knights Cross at neck. WAS £13 NOW £5

Knights Cross Winner's Photo. Josef Rhein Army Oberst Josef Rhein photo. Post War photo signed. Hatless. 3/4 bust. Army officers uniform. Knights Cross at neck. German Cross in Gold. Honour Roll clasp. Pen signed to reverse of card. WAS £13 NOW £5

Knights Cross Winner's Photo. Manfred Beutner Army Oberst Beutner Photo. Post War photo signed. 3/4 bust. Knights Cross at neck. Army Colonel's Uniform. German Cross in Gold plus Army Honour Roll Clasp with officers visor cap. Pen signed to reverse of card.

Knights Cross Winner's Photo.Hans Kumert Oberst Leutnant Hans Kumert post war signed photo. Small image. 3/4 bust wearing Army Officers Infantry cap. Knights Cross at neck. Pen signed to reverse of card. Was £12 now £6.00

Knights Cross Winner's Photo.Rudolf Donth Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Rudolf Donth photo. Post War photo signed. Head and shoulder bust. Knights Cross at neck wearing Luftwaffe uniform hatless. Signed at reverse of card.

Knights Cross Winners Photo Hans Joachim Kunzel Post war photocard Army Officer Hans Joachim Kunzel. Half bust wearing officers visor cap. Knights Cross at neck. In original envelope used by collector to send to Knights Cross Winner. Pencil signed to attached piece of paper.

KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. A rare photograph album belonging to Generalleutnant Erich Schopper. The album containing 107 excellent images, all on the Russian Front, is a standard 7 inches x 10½ inches green covered album with the raised German helmet sideways on showing the eagle and swastika with silver 'War Memories' (in German) to the base. The album opens and it would appear at that stage that the album has been put together by a unit member or members and presented to him as a birthday present. There is an inscription hand applied to hard card. Excellent images of the campaign on the Russian Front. Many taken in Russian villages. Officers meeting in the field. Great close-ups of Schopper wearing his General's old style cap, German Cross at right breast. High ranking officers meetings. Bands playing. German aircraft in flight. Officers dining in the field. Many German command vehicles. Russian prisoners. Russian defences. Schopper in seen awarding the Knight Cross to an Infantry soldier who has already won the German Cross and has it on his right breast. Very many snow scenes with heavy winter coats being worn. Schopper wearing a thick sheepskin coat with his General's camouflage insignia on his left hand sleeve. Unusual photographs of what appear to be German women right on the German front lines in the snow. Again excellent close-ups of Schopper's gold General's insignia on his white sheepskin coat. Other Generals visiting his division. More award ceremonies of the Knights Cross. Three loose postcard size photographs of Schopper, one hatless wearing his Knights Cross at neck with General's rank insignia at collar. Another with him wearing his old style cap. A further shot whilst as a Colonel. A field bunker with Schopper's name applied over the door of the bunker. Troops on parade presenting arms to him. Iron Cross award ceremonies. Schopper shooting with a Luger pistol and K98 rifle. Local peasants. The last photograph being of Russian prisoners with what appears to be a Russian aviator captured wearing his flying suit with bandage around his eyes fully blood stained. The German soldier behind him wearing a woollen winter cap is a Field Police NCO, the chain of his gorget can just be seen. A fine album from an East Front Divisional Commander.

KORVETTEN KAPITAN CARL FRIEDRICH MERTEN SIGNATURE. On Hoffman card, three line inscription and signature, showing Merten in naval officers uniform, Knights Cross at neck, hatless. Merten was Commander of U.68. Complete with the photocopy from the Hitler Youth Members collection book from which this was removed. During WWII the collection of Knights Cross Winners autographs was as important to the youth of Germany, as the collections of baseball cards, cigarette cards, marbles and other items have been for generations of youngster world-wide since. We had two complete books of a Hitler Youth collection. We have decided to break the books up, the multi signatures are on the original pages. The single signatures we have removed from the page and have photocopied the original page that will accompany the autograph when purchased.

KREIGSMARINE 2ND PATTERN E-BOAT BADGE. The award retaining 70% of its original gilt finish with grey base metal showing through on the high points of the wave, the head of the eagle and the bow of the E-Boat. It's horizontal uniform retaining pin still intact. The upper uniform retaining hook missing. Maker marked in raised relief with the 'AS' with a triangle of the maker Schwerdt.

KREIGSMARINE ALUMINIUM BELT BUCKLE. The aluminium Kreigsmarine buckle has always been scarce, this example with only faint traces of the gilt remaining to the face side of the buckle. The main body of the eagle is worn flat on the breast. All of the gilt remains in the lower field of the central Gott Mitt Uns disc with some gilt around the disc and to the top and bottom sides. All of the gilt remains to the interior, which is maker marked in raised relief 'R.S & S' . The buckle still has its original 1938 maker marked tongue fitted to it, which is clearly Marine eagle stamped.

KREIGSMARINE BATTLE FLAG. A good example of the Kreigsmarine battle flag. Marked 'Reichkreig flag 100 x 170' to the canvas edge with the Marine acceptance stampings. One upper edge of the canvas is slightly torn with its rope suspension. The main body of the flag is in excellent condition, no moth damage staining or tears. Good bright colour to the red black and white.

KREIGSMARINE BLOCKADE BREAKER BADGE. Majority of original finish remaining. Maker marked 'Schwerin, Berlin' to reverse side with wide tapering pin.

KREIGSMARINE HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE. A good example by Schwerin, Berlin. All gilt remaining to wreath, slightly dull in places. Slight rubbing to the bow of the battleship centre but the remainder retaining all of its blackened finish. Wide tapering pin to reverse, which has been slightly modified and bent by the wearer to facilitate better fitting to the tunic. All black finish to the reverse side complete with full raised Adolf Bock & Schwerin, Berlin maker and designers marks.

KREIGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE BY WH. (W.HOBACHTER). All of gilt missing from eagle and wreath. All silver finish remaining to exploding bomb. Wide tapering pin to reverse side. Marked 'WH' within an oval to the exterior of the tapering pin.

KREIGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE. A good non maker marked example of the Kreigsmarine Minesweeper Badge. Gilt complete to wreath but slightly dull. The silvering to the exploding bomb good with slightly rubbing to the high spots. Thick needle vertical pin. The badge has been bent slightly concave by its wearer for a more snug fitting to the uniform tunic, this was quite a common occurrence.

KREIGSMARINE OFFICE CLOCK. A large 8 inch dialled 12 hour wall clock with central second hand, all mounted on an octagonal wood base measuring 11 x 11 of three inch thickness, having the eagle and swastika with the letter 'M' below to the left hand side of the dial as faced. Complete with wall hanging brackets. The hinge that holds the opening front to the main body of the clock has become detached from the body. We have no key and action not warranted.

KREIGSMARINE SPOTTING SCOPE. A very unusual piece of Kreigsmarine optical equipment comprising of a single lens 18 inch long tubular sight being three inches in diameter. Profusely stamped to the right hand body with eagle over 'N' then Roman numerals 'IV' over 'T', complete with its three legged wooden stand.

KREIGSMARINE TORPEDO STOP WATCH. An ultra rare timepiece of the Kreigsmarine being the Junghans produced U-Boat stop watch. Photographed on page 133 of the excellent work by Konrad Knirin. 'The Watches of German Military Service 1870-1990'. Slight lifting of the face to the edges, which has been touched in with paint. Marked 'U-Jagd' to the centre. Eagle and swastika over 'KM' to reverse. This is in our opinion the rarest of all of the Kreigsmarine timepieces, in fully functioning order with its original chain suspension.

KREIGSRMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE. Non maker marked example traces only of the gilt remaining to the wreath, mainly on the sides. All silver finish remaining to the exploding bomb. Reverse side has a vertical tapered pin.

KRIEGSMARINE 2ND PATTERN E BOAT BADGE BY SCHWERIN. A good example of a Schwerin produced 2nd pattern E Boat Badge. Much original gilt remaining to the wreath and eagle. The silvered finish has disappeared from the E Boat. Very pronounced Schwerin, Berlin makers mark in high relief to the reverse side. Complete with its horizontal wide tapering pin and still complete with its uniform retaining hook placed just behind the head of the eagle.

KRIEGSMARINE ADMIN OFFICERS DAGGER STRAPS. A matching pair in silver finish, all correct hooks and chain, complete, slight wear to fabric.

KRIEGSMARINE ADMIN OFFICIAL'S DAGGER STRAPS. Matching buckles. Silver finish. Short section of chain missing. Two fixing clips slightly mismatched. Good velvet cloth.

KRIEGSMARINE AUXILARY CRUISER BADGE. A late war zinc constructed non maker marked Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge. Retaining at least 50% of the gilt to the wreath and eagle. Most of the gilt is missing from the sail of the Viking ship. Good silver finish remaining to the globe, which is attached to the main body of the award by one rivet behind the thick needle pin to the reverse side. Some greyness to the reverse but much gilt remaining.

KRIEGSMARINE BATTLE FLAG. Good bright colour to double sided printed Kriegsmarine battle flag. One hole to material to the centre circle between two arms of the swastika with three rodent nips edges otherwise excellent condition. Selvage edge complete with rope suspension marked 'KR.SL.80 x 135' with maker's stamp to opposite end.

KRIEGSMARINE BATTLE FLAG. Excellent condition large size battle flag. The canvas edge is marked with the Marine eagle followed by the letters 'REICHSKRIEGSFLG 2 X 3.35'. The flag still has metal pins attached to it where attached to a flag pole. One minor moth hole to the central white swastika area. One tear to the bottom right hand side of the flag, otherwise good bright condition.

KRIEGSMARINE BELT BUCKLE. A double constructed aluminium buckle all in gilt for use by the Kriegsmarine. Good colour overall with some wear to the breast and wings of eagle and high points of lettering 'GOTT MIT UNS'. Non maker marked.

KRIEGSMARINE BLOCKADE BREAKER BADGE. The eagle at the bow of the ship retaining all its original silver. The remainder of the finish is matt, with its wide tapering pin. Schwerin Berlin maker's mark and designers name in raised relief on the reverse of the award.

KRIEGSMARINE BLOCKADE BREAKER BADGE. Mint unused condition, the award still retaining virtually all of its white silvered frosted finish to the eagle sitting on the bow of the ship, all other black patinated finish remaining. To the reverse side is the wide tapering steel pin within raised relief the designer's name, plus the maker of Schwerin, Berlin.

KRIEGSMARINE BLOCKADE BREAKER BADGE. An unusually unmarked Kriegsmarine Blockade Breaker badge. Grey finish overall. Wide tapering pin. Good quality strike. Some faint traces of the silvering to the eagle to the bow of the ship remaining.

KRIEGSMARINE BLOCKADE BREAKER BADGE. A good example of a non maker marked Blockade Breaker Badge. 75% of frosting remaining to eagle with all finish remaining to award.

KRIEGSMARINE BOATSWAIN PATCH. Petty Officer patch, yellow embroidery on large oval background.

KRIEGSMARINE BOATSWAIN TRADE PATCH. Circular trade patch of a Boatswain, yellow embroidery on blue felt oval backing.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY BADGE BY SCHWERIN. An excellent strike with good detail to the 88mm gun and surrounding laurel leaf. Virtually all of the gilt missing from the face side but all of the black patinated finish to the 88mm gun present. To the reverse side is the short title in raised relief 'Schwerin, Berlin' with its wide tapering uniform retaining hook with all black finish remaining to the reverse side.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY BADGE BY SCHWERIN. 60% of original gilt remaining to the wreath. Some minor oxidisation to the 88mm Coastal Artillery gun. Wide tapering pin to reverse. In raised relief is 'Schwerin, Berlin'.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY BADGE. A good Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery Badge manufactured by Hermann Aurich of Dresden, retaining all of its gilt to its oak leaf wreath. The silvering to the casing around the 88mm gun has only 25% of the silver finish left. Thin needle pin. The Hermann Aurich maker's logo in raised relief to the reverse side.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY BADGE. A good condition badge by S.H.u.Co. The high points of the wreath and eagle have some rubbing. Marked 'S.H.u.Co' in raised relief to the reverse side with its wide tapering pin.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY NCO CANDIDATE'S TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good condition Kriegsmarine marked 1943 dated four pocket tunic to a Coast Artillery NCO Candidate. All nap of cloth is goodt. Insignia fitted is as follows:- shoulder boards, slip-on style, with yellow embroidered Coast Artillery motif, Bevo woven yellow and white on grey collar patches, deep yellow on dark green Bevo woven breast eagle. To each lower sleeve a half section of yellow lace is fitted indicating NCO Candidate. All the buttons are of the olive drab anchor style. To the interior light grey cotton lining it is clearly stamped 'B.A.W. (Clothing Depot Wilhelmshafen) 4.1.43' with maker's name and size stampings. The tunic is complete with its original steel belt hooks.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLERY RADIO OPERATORS TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A medium size Wilhelmshafen depot issued four pocket tunic to a radio operator in the Coastal Artillery. The tunic in excellent condition, heavy duty cloth with all nap present. Shoulder boards fitted are of the dark green pointed style with the central metal motifs attached of a radio operator. All buttons are of the grey subdued anchor style. Collar patches are the typical Bevo woven grey, yellow and white patches of the Coastal Artillery laid onto heavy duty dark green backing cloth. Breast eagle is the yellow on dark green Bevo woven style. The tunic is marked to the lightweight grey cotton lining 'B.A.W 20.7.42' indicating the Port of Wilhelmshafen depot. The breast eagle has been machined to the tunic directly through the lining indicating this is possibly a post war replacement. The pockets have been assembled to the main body of the tunic and the lining applied after in the standard form. We have encountered many tunics whereby the main garment has been constructed including the lining and then the pockets and the breast eagle machined through the lining.

KRIEGSMARINE COASTAL ARTILLY BADGE. A good quality early heavy construction piece by Schwerin, Berlin. All brass and gilded. The high points of the 88mm coastal artillery gun, the finish has worn through to the brass below. The wreath and eagle retain all its original bright finish. Marked 'Schwerin, Berlin' in raised relief to the reverse side with its wide tapering pin. Possible repair to hook.

KRIEGSMARINE COMBAT CLASP. The very scarce late war Kriegsmarine combat clasp, instituted in late 1944 for the naval ground units. These were never professionally manufactured and many variations exist. This one is a simple tin stamped set of oak leaves filled on the reverse side with led, a hand chased oval central wreath attached over a die struck anchor, possibly from an overcoat button, which has been utilised as the central motif. Long reverse pin fixing. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER UNLESS YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH JUST THE DESCRIPTION. PHOTOS WILL BE EMAILED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! ORDERS PLACED WITH NOTES ASKING FOR IMAGES CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.

KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYER BADGE BY ADOLF SCHOLZ. A good Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge having a deep strike to the wreath. All gilt missing. Grey finish to the central destroyer with its uniform retaining hook, its thin horizontal uniform hook with the 'AS' of Adolf Scholz in raised relief to the reverse side. Convex shape.

KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYER BADGE. A very good example retaining all of its original finish to the wreath and 90% of the silvered finish to the central destroyer. All of the matt grey finish remains to the reverse side with its wide tapering horizontal pin and still having its uniform retaining hook in position.

KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYER BADGE. BY JFS a good condition Kreigsmarine Destroyer Badge having all of its gilt to the surrounding wreath and eagle. The Destroyer centre is dull. The reverse side of the award has all of its original gilt. It is complete with its upper uniform retaining hook. It's horizontal needle pin with JFS in raised block to the centre reverse of the award.

KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYER WAR BADGE BY W.H. A good maker marked Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge, the wreath and eagle retaining at least 85% of its original gilt. The central destroyer has its black patinated finish remaining. All of the gilt to the reverse side of the award, thick needle pin with the maker mark 'W.H' in raised relief.

KRIEGSMARINE ENGINE PERSONNEL NCO PATCH. Yellow embroidered cogwheel on anchor on blue background for the Kriegsmarine winter uniform of an Engine Personnel NCO.

KRIEGSMARINE ENLISTED MANS BUCKLE. The aluminium Kriegsmarine buckle has always been scarce, this example with a good degree of its gilding remaining to the face side, approximately 70%. The main body of the eagle is worn flat on the breast. Some scratches overall. Maker marked in raised relief to the reverse side 'R.S & S'.

KRIEGSMARINE GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD IN CLOTH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent condition dark navy blue backed embroidered German Cross in gold, in metal 1941 dated wreath, retaining virtually all its original gilt, complete with its backing paper.

KRIEGSMARINE GUNNERY PATCH. Petty Officer patch, yellow embroidery on large oval background.

KRIEGSMARINE HELFERIN OVERSEAS CAP. An excellent condition Kriegsmarine female auxiliary overseas cap. Dark blue body, yellow wool piping, with the single Marine eagle without national cockade fitted. Black lightweight cotton lined with the RB number clear and stamped size '56'. Minor moth damage to the inner side of the yellow waffenfarbe. The identical style cap is shown on page 371 of The Kriegsmarine, Uniforms & Traditions volume 2 by John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlict, however the insignia is in reverse order, in the image shown the Kriegsmarine eagle is on the lower part of the cap without the national tri-colour roundel being worn, on the example offered by us the Kriegsmarine eagle is on the top half of the cap with no evidence of a national tri-colour ever being affixed to the lower section. A photograph on page 373 of the same publication shows female auxiliaries wearing both pieces of insignia to their caps.

KRIEGSMARINE HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE BY R.S & S. A good condition High Seas Fleet Badge retaining virtually all of its gilt to the wreath and eagle with some slight dullness to the left hand side of the wreath. The central battleship retaining all of its blackened finish. All of the black finish remains on the reverse side of the award with the mark 'R S & S' in raised relief behind the wide tapering pin.

KRIEGSMARINE HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE BY SCHWERIN. Good example of the High Seas Fleet Badge with the wreath and eagle retaining all its original gilt. Slightly rubbed high spots on the bow and prow of the battleship. All black finish remaining to the reverse side with the designer and maker's name 'Schwerin, Berlin' in raised relief.

KRIEGSMARINE HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE. A good example by RS&S. Good amount of gilt remaining to wreath but rubbing on the high spots, and slightly dull in places. Centre battle ship retaining all of its blackened finish. Wide tapering pin to reverse. Black finish to reverse side good with slight loss of finish to upper end above the hinge.

KRIEGSMARINE HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE. Good condition example. Maker marked 'Schwerin' to reverse, retaining much original gilt to wreath. Frosted finish to swastika in eagle's claws. Slight bubbling to black patina finish at reverse.

KRIEGSMARINE K.98 POUCHES. A set of K.98 rifle pouches, originally being issued brown and subsequently blackened. Although these are different makers they are absolutely identical and are both Kriegsmarine marked. One dated 1942 other undated.

KRIEGSMARINE LATE WAR HIGH SEAS FLEET BADGE. A non maker marked High Seas Fleet Badge only approximately 25% of the original gilt remaining to the wreath and eagle. Thick needle pin with retaining hook all present on the reverse side.

KRIEGSMARINE MARINEHELFERIN. The short pattern Bevo woven gold Gothic lettering on blue background cuff title for a female auxiliary with the Kriegsmarine. This example is identical to the example shown on page 380 of The Kriegsmarine, volume 2 by John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht.

KRIEGSMARINE MARKED NON COMBAT Y STRAPS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare pair of brown leather non combat type Y straps, which are maker marked, faintly dated, but clearly stamped with eagle over 'M' for Marine issue. Any item of equipment Marine marked is rare.

KRIEGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE BY RK. The majority of the silver finish to the exploding mine still visible. The remainder of the wreath and eagle grey. Dull gilt to the reverse side of the award with, in raised relief, the maker's mark 'RK', with its wide tapering fixing pin.

KRIEGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE BY SCHWERIN. A magnificent condition Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge by Schwerin of Berlin. All of the gilt remaining to the wreath and eagle. Slight toning to the bright silver of the exploding mine centre. The reverse side has all its original blackened finish with the designer and manufacturer's name of 'Schwerin, Berlin' in raised relief to the reverse side. Wide tapering pin.

KRIEGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE. A very good quality non maker marked convex shaped Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge. Virtually all the gilt remaining to the far deeper than normal struck laurel leaf, the swastika within the claws of the eagle is frosted. Some dullness to the silvering of the exploding mine. The reverse side is a light bronze colour. We are unable to identify the manufacturer of this badge, however the quality is superb.

KRIEGSMARINE MINESWEEPER BADGE. Non maker marked example. Some good traces of gilt left to the surrounding wreath with all the finish remaining to the exploding mine to the centre. To the reverse side the award has its wide tapering horizontal pin and it is still fitted with its uniform retaining hook behind the eagle’s head.

KRIEGSMARINE MOTOR ENGINEER 1ST GRADE PATCH. Red embroidered propeller with twin inverted chevrons on white oval background for the Kriegsmarine summer uniform for a motor engineer.

KRIEGSMARINE NCO'S WHITE TOP VISOR CAP. A scarce NCO's cap for a Naval NCO. Excellent condition visor cap with the white removable top, the top is of the heavy ribbed material very similar to the high quality white top Naval Officers cap that is on our web site at this present time. There are two light red stains to the very rear edge, otherwise excellent condition. Complete with its single pronged gilt naval eagle with the heavy wire woven officers Naval style wreath situated on its mohair band. The peak is of the standard NCO's style in leather with the wide strengthened band to the edge. The chin strap is the adjustable Naval style. Size approximately 58. The interior deep tan leather sweat band retains all its original colour. The whole interior of the cap is lined in a lightweight blue cotton, non maker marked.

KRIEGSMARINE NCO’S VISOR CAP. A magnificent example of a Kriegsmarine NCO’s visor cap. The form of the cap is identical to that of an officer with the standard Navy floppy shape. Deep blue body. No moth, damage or staining. The cap has the officers quality mohair centre band. The visor is all leather with the wide leather extra band at the edge of the peak, virtually always seen on NCO’s visor caps. The strap is of the classic Navy style with the male/female pop stud closure. Two side buttons of the anchor style. Insignia is superb. The gilt Naval eagle has all of its gilding remaining with frosted highlights to the upper edges of the wings, the wreath in the claws of the eagle and the swastika itself. The central cockade is with all its gilt, it is of the metal variety, it is padded and shaped with a separately applied central cockade. On inverting the cap it can be seen that the cap has possibly never been on a head. The deep brown sweat band in pure leather is absolutely mint. The upper inner crown lined in the blue artificial silk so commonly encountered on Naval caps. The non maker marked centre celluloid lozenge is all intact with one split. A better example of the NCO’s visor cap would be very difficult to find.

KRIEGSMARINE OFFICERS DAGGER BY HOLLER. An excellent condition Kriegsmarine officers dagger having the rare sailing ship etch pattern blade. Minor black spotting towards the point. The remainder of the etching good and clear with the sailing ship in good definition. Maker's logo 'F.W.Holler, Solingen'. Deep orange grip that has two cracks, with its correct original grip wire. The scabbard is totally undented, which is unusual, is of the deluxe hammered style. The coloration of the top pommel, cross guard and scabbard all match.

KRIEGSMARINE OFFICERS DAGGER BY PUMA. A good example of the standard Kriegsmarine dagger but having the addition of the fully etched blade by the rare maker for naval daggers Puma. The blade is in excellent condition with good clear etched panels. The Puma head within a lozenge over the name ‘Solingen’ at the base of the blade. Fitted into its hammered scabbard which retains virtually all of its original gilt. The gilding to the cross guard and top pommel is dull. One minor crack to the base of the celluloid grip. The press release button that releases the dagger from the scabbard is in operation but has lost its domed top. Any naval daggers by Puma are rare.

KRIEGSMARINE PETTY OFFICER’S UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A fine quality reefer jacket style uniform, double breasted. Thick heavyweight blue cloth with good nap. Naval gold tress to the light blue collar patches and the collar. Standard machine embroidered yellow and blue zigzag stitched breast eagle, all gilt to large anchor buttons complete. Original owner’s name tag ‘Rohrmann’ hand applied to the interior of the tunic. To the centre left sleeve is his gilded metal rank patch, which includes his career trade as a teletypist. Two loops for one award to middle left breast. Stamped to the interior are the numbers ‘94/68’ with a large ‘AK’. The tunic is in a fluffy wool, the trousers are in a ribbed wool. No moth at all, superb condition, one tunic button missing