WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER 2007
GERMAN ITEMS
Over 350 lots are photographed in the catalogue which
is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout
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WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER 2007 GERMAN ITEMS Over 350 lots are photographed in the catalogue which is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout ORDER CATALOGUE ONLINE HOME PAGE |
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| 871 German. 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class in case of issue. A good example, the reverse with tapered pin. Housed in case of issue, the top with outline of the award in silver. Both award and case GC. (£100 - £150) |
| 872 German. Luftwaffe 1st pattern Officer’s dagger by SMF, Solingen. A fine example with twist wire bound blue leather grip, aluminium mounts with swastika to centre of pommel and down swept crossguard on both sides. Double edged polished blade bearing seated king logo. Housed in its dark blue leather covered scabbard with aluminium mounts and complete with hanging chains and OLC stamped clip. Minor service wear, generally VGC. (£200 - £300) Introduced in 1935. |
| 873 A WWII German Infantry NCO’s cap. The cap with white piping to the crown welt and dark green cap band. Mounted with Army Eagle and national cockade with oak leaves. Complete with black leather chin strap. The interior with leather sweatband and cotton lining. Slight service and age wear. GC. (£200 - £250) |
| 874 WW1 Imperial German Bavarian OR’s felt pickelhaube A good clean example of the Ersatz issue helmet, with grey metal fittings. Complete with Bavarian helmet plate (Central Crown absent), original chin strap, and retaining State and National cockades. Leather lining to the interior. The felt skull near VGC, with only one tiny rip to one of the peak studs. (£180 - £250) |
| 875 Selection of German Bayonet Knots. Five cotton examples of various colour combinations. GC ... Accompanied by a further two knots, leather and bullion. GC (7 items) (£50 - £75) |
| 876 German. Luftwaffe 2nd pattern Officer’s dagger by Robert Klaas, Solingen. A good example with orange ivorine grip and twist wire binding, the plain blade bearing facing cranes logo; the aluminium crossguard and langet bearing an eagle and swastika; the pommel ornamented with swastika and oakleaves. Housed in its metal scabbard fitted with two suspension rings and complete with hanging straps. Wear to plating otherwise GC. (£150 - £200) Introduced in July 1937. |
| 877 German. Third Reich Army Officer’s dagger by WKC, Solingen. A good example with orange ivorine twist grip and plated mounts. The crossguard and langet bearing an eagle and swastika, the blade etched with maker’s knight’s head logo. Housed in its plated scabbard retaining both loose suspension rings. Some wear to plating otherwise GC. (£150 - £200) |
| 878 German Ernest Rohm SA Honour dagger by E.P. & S. A scarce example, the blade etched “Alles für Deutschland”, the reverse has been ground down to obliterate the Rohm dedication and has removed the maker’s details. Brown wooden grip inlaid with silvered eagle and enamelled circular SA device. Nickel mounts. Housed in original brown painted nickel mounted scabbard with single suspension ring. Some old knocks and minor chips to grip, 50% paint loss to scabbard. (£150 - £200) After the assassination of Ernest Rohm on June 30th 1934, an order dated July 4th required all Rohm inscriptions to be obliterated from the blades, failure to do so risked severe punishment. |
| 879 German. Third Reich NSKK RZM marked dagger by Friedrich Herder AS, Solingen. A good example, the blade etched “Alles für Deutschland” and bearing RZM logo with M7/49 . Brown wooden grip inlaid with aluminium eagle and enamelled circular SA device; plated alloy mounts. Housed in original black painted scabbard with single suspension ring. Blade generally GC, some external service wear, some lifting to mounts, grip eagle polished. (£150 - £200) NSKK was the National Socialist Motor Corps. |
| 880 German. Luftwaffe 1st pattern Officer’s dagger by Robert Klaas, Solingen. An example with twist wire bound blue leather grip, nickel mounts with swastika to centre of pommel and down swept crossguard on both sides. Double edged polished blade bearing faint facing cranes logo. Housed in its dark blue leather covered scabbard with nickel plated mounts and complete with hanging chains and OLC stamped clip. Blade GC, some external service wear, dull overall. Collar at base of pommel with section missing, remainder of collar with splits. (£150 - £200) Introduced in 1935. |
| 881 German. Third Reich RAD hewer. A silver plated example of the 1934 model, the blade bearing etched motto “Arbeit adelt”, the reverse with RJAD in triangle, “Ges. Gesch” and circular horse’s head logo; two piece stag horn grip. Housed in its black painted regulation scabbard, the top mount with ornate design, the chape bearing the RAD device of a swastika set upon a spade head emerging from a spray of wheat. Lower grip screw absent, only traces of paint remain to scabbard. (£200 - £300) Reichs Arbeits Dienst was the State Labour Service |
| 882 German. Third Reich Red Cross Man’s hewer. A good example, the blade marked “Ges. Geschutzt”. Plated mounts with oval on crossguard bearing eagle and swastika with Geneva cross. Two piece bakelite grip, the front section of chequered design, the reverse plain. Housed in its black painted scabbard. Some service wear and minor lifting to plating in parts. (£200 - £300) |
| 883 German. Third Reich Police Bayonet by E & F Hörster, Solingen. An example with eagle’s head pommel. Two piece simulated stags horn grip bearing aluminium eagle and swastika police device. The cross guard is ornamented with oakleaves, the reverse with heavily erased issue numbers, the top mount of the brown leather nickel mounted scabbard with “P K 290”. Scabbard leather broken and reaffixed with glue. Some service wear overall (approx. overall length 46 cm) (£80 - £120) |
| 884 German. 2 x WW2 Luftwaffe gravity knives. Both examples of the pattern issued to aircrew and paratroopers. Retracting blade; fold out spike, two piece wooden grip attached by four steel studs, lanyard ring. The first by SMF, Solingen has had the blade sharpened; light pitting and overall service wear. The second by Paul Weyersberg has had the blade crudely resharpened and thumb release mechanism broken off. (2 items) (£100 - £150) |
| 885 German. Eastern Peoples Award 1st Class in case of issue. A good flash gilded base metal example without swords retaining tapered pin to reverse. GC Housed in fitted case of issue, the lid embossed with facsimile of the award. (£50 - £75) |
| 886 German. Third Reich Police Long Service Cross ribbon etc. Cornflower blue riband embroidered with golden yellow police device ... ribbon bar with two long service blue ribbons both bearing applied eagle and swastika devices ... bronze Mothers Cross (enamel chipped, no ribbon) ... Prussian 1870-71 Army Franco-Prussian War Medal ... Austrian 1916 Karl Truppenkreuz ... silver and enamel English swastika good luck brooch. (6 items) (£30 - £40) |
| 887 German. WW2 Camouflage Fallschirmjager Paratrooper’s helmet. A good scarce untouched example, with camouflage painted finish to the skull. This been a sand and green mottled effect. The skull also with a small dent possibly shrapnel hit. The interior retains leather lining with maker’s details The size appears to be 57. Also faint ink name. The skull is stamped to the interior 4895 and ET63. Complete with leather chinstrap harness. The helmet with service wear and remains in good condition. (£2,000 - £2,500) A note from the vendor states that the helmet was recovered from Crete in 1941. |
| 888 WW2 Luftwaffe Aircrew Flak Helmet. An extremely rare example, the steel skull is cut away to accommodate the earphone pads of the flying helmet. To the front a Luftwaffe decal 99% present. The interior with original soft leather lining and string & leather chin strap. The overall condition of the helmet is near VGC. However the leather to the interior is dry with some cracks and tears. Remains complete. (£1,000 - £1,500) |
| 889 WW2 German Army Camouflage Single Decal Steel Helmet. A good scarce example of the M35 rolled edge helmet. The shell with a camouflage painted finish of green and brown and retaining Army decal (85% present). The interior complete with leather lining and chinstrap. The alloy band is dated 1938. GC (£250 - £300) |
| 890 Hitler Youth Arm Badge etc. A good embroidered example, which remains in clean condition ... Accompanied by WW1 field grey OR’s epaulette for the 111 Regt ... WW1 pattern soldier ID Tag ... 1915 German postcard. GC (4 items) (£30 - £50) |
| 891 WW2 German Army Soldiers belt. Black leather with alloy Army pattern buckle. Little age wear GC Leather supple. (£50 - £75) |
| 892 German. WW2 Luftwaffe Flak breast badge. A good silvered example with vertical round pin fitting to the reverse. GC (£60 - £80) Instituted 19th April 1940 and designed by Ernst Wilhelm Peekhaus. |
| 893 German. WW2 Army / Waffen SS General Assault Badge and DRA Sports badge. General Assault in die-cast grey silvered metal with needle pin to reverse ... DRA So ports badge in bronze by H. Wernstein. Jena-Lobstedt. (2 items) (£50 - £75) |
| 894 German. Third Reich TeNo collar patches and insignia. Two pairs of 1937-40 black collar patches edged with aluminium cord with black flecks. One side of each with metal “V” line “21”, the other with applied metal cogwheel. Both pairs unissued and VGC ... TeNo aluminium wire on black circular arm badges for AD (General Branch) and 2 x Medical Branch (all three with maker’s stamps on reverse.) VGC (£40 - £60) TeNo (Technische Nothilfe) was the Technical Emergency Corps |
| 895 German. Third Reich assorted insignia. Luftwaffe early pattern Officer’s cap eagle and swastika in bullion GC ... Luftwaffe winged cap cockade in bullion (oxidised and generally AF) ... 2 x Luftwaffe OR’s aluminium winged cockades both retaining fixings to reverse ... 3 x Luftwaffe Marksman’s lanyard badges (Luftwaffe eagle & swastika within oval oak wreath) all with fixings to reverse ... Army oak wreath and associated cockade ... Saar 1934 “tinnie” ... Kriegsmarine rating’s cap eagle with provision for cockade (absent) ... Police cap badge, silver plating worn to grey metal, retains fixings ... SA stick pin ... Medical shoulder strap device with rank star ... miniature Hitler Youth Sports Badge ... 2 x Italian yellow on grey cloth eagle badge ... British crossed trumpets “trade” badge ... 12 x red and white paper seals (adhesive backed) bearing eagle and swastika and “Polizelprasident in Bochum”. (£40 - £60) TeNo (Technische Nothilfe) was the Technical Emergency Corps |
| 896 German. WW2 Army Parachutist’s badge. A fine and scarce late war example. Grey metal diving eagle mounted on a gilt oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika; needle vertical pin to reverse. (£200 - £400) |
| 897 German. Luftwaffe 2nd pattern Officer’s dagger by F.W. Höller, Solingen A good example with orange ivorine grip and twist wire binding, the plain blade bearing thermometer logo; the aluminium crossguard and langet bearing an eagle and swastika; the pommel ornamented with swastika and oakleaves. Housed in its metal scabbard fitted with two suspension rings and complete with hanging straps. Slight wear to plating otherwise GC. (£150 - £200) Introduced in July 1937. |
| 898 German. Third Reich Kriegsmarine Officer’s dagger by F.W. Höller, Solingen. A fine example, the blade etched with sailing ships on both sides, fouled anchor on one and bearing the maker’s thermometer logo. Gilded brass eagle and swastika pommel and crossguard with twist wire bound simulated ivory grip. Housed in its gilt metal lightning bolt pattern scabbard retaining both loose suspension rings. Complete with celluloid knot (nicotine stained) and both velvet backed black silk hanging straps with gilded aluminium mounts and lions head buckles (longest one missing one of the clips). Blade clean, minor service wear, one minor shallow dent to scabbard. Near VGC. (£250 - £400) |
| 899 German. Hitler Youth Knife by Carl Heidelberg, Solingen. An example of the 1933 pattern, the blade bearing maker’s logo. Two piece black chequered composition grip inlaid with red and white enamel HJ swastika diamond. Housed in black painted scabbard with black leather belt loop. Some service wear. GC (£60 - £80) Until August 1938 the motto “Blut und Ehre” appeared on the blade. |
| 900 Nazi Period Imperial German Convex Iron Cross 1st Class By Junker Berlin. A good example, retaining backing plate, screw post and nut. The reverse stamped L/12 indicating the maker as C.E. Junker Berlin. GC ... Accompanied by a WW1 German Iron Cross 2nd Class GC (2 items). (£60 - £100) |
| 901 WWI Imperial German Trench fighting knife. A good clean example, the blade with faint cutler’s details. The hilt with two piece wood grip. Housed in metal scabbard fited with leather belt loop. GC Blade repointed blade length 5 1/2 inches. (£40 - £60) |
| 902 German. Third Reich Old Comrades Association peaked cap. A good example of dark blue woollen cloth with embroidered cap band and mounted with association metal badge, also National cockade. Black patent leather peak and chin strap. Leather sweatband to the blue interior and swastika device to celluloid diamond. Small moth hole to top otherwise generally VGC (£40 - £60) |
| 903 Imperial German. Bavaria War Merit Cross with Sword 4th Class. A fine silver and enamel example housed in its cream velvet lined fitted case of issue. Maroon case with silver tooled lettering to lid. Order VGC, case with minor scuffs. (£40 - £60) |
| 904 Imperial German Iron Cross group of three medals. Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class; Schaumberg-Lippe war Service Cross 2nd class; 1914-18 Cross of Honour with swords for combatants. Mounted German style as worn. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 905 Imperial German Iron Cross group of four medals. Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class; Oldenburg War Cross 2nd class; 9 year Service Medal; bronze commemorative medal “Fusilier Reg Generalfeldmarschall Prinz Albrecht v. Preussen (Hannover) No. 73” with “Colombey”. Mounted German style as worn. GC (£80 - £120) |
| 906 Imperial German Brunswick 1914 War Service Cross 1st Class. A good bronze pinpack example. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 907 Imperial German Hanseatic Cross for Lubeck. A good silvered and enamel breast badge. Left arm with faint fault line to enamel. GC (£30 - £50) |
| 908 Imperial German Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1914 War Merit Cross 2nd Class. A good gilt metal breast badge. Near VGC. (£30 - £50) |
| 909 Imperial German Saxony War Service Cross A good bronzed breast badge. GC (£30 - £50) |
| 910 German Army late WW2 NCO’s field grey tunic A good example with pleated breast pockets and plain skirt pockets; collar of same material edged with aluminium lace and complete with collar patches, BeVo breast eagle and red piped detachable shoulder straps. Rayon lining with faint ink stampings and complete with internal field dressing pocket. Some wear to collar lace otherwise VGC. (£200 - £300) |
| 911 German. WW2 Cavalry Officer’s service dress tunic. A good grey woollen four pocket Oberleutnant’s example with dark green collar, yellow lines to the collar patches and backing to the shoulder boards which bear gilt rank star. To the left breast, an aluminium wire eagle and swastika (possibly reapplied); to the right pocket pleat provision for an award; above the pocket provision for a substantial medal bar. Turn back cuffs. Generally VGC. (£200 - £300) |
| 912 German. WW2 Sniper’s reversable camouflage smock. A scarce cotton example of green leaf pattern with tan pattern inside. Split breast with 5 holes either side with drawstring; elasticated cuffs. Several holes and tears. (£200 - £400) |
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