An excellent condition model 33 SS mans dagger. Blade is marked ''RZM 119/40.'' RZM within a circle with the SS runes below. The blade is bright retaining virtually all of it's original cross grain finish. Good nickel plated mounts. Ebony wood grip without any cracks or damage. Minor abrasions only. Slight scuffing to the enamel of the SS runic inset. The national eagle has taken a knock just below the eagles head which has flattened a section of the detail to the breast. The dagger is fitted into it's exact matching RZM period scabbard that retains virtually all of it's black paint finish with slight abrasions. All plating good to the upper and lower scabbard mounts with slight bubbling to the left hand edge of the upper mount. And it's complete with it's excellent condition unmarked clip, black leather hanging strap.

A very rare pair of field grey Waffen SS assault gunners trousers constructed in the blouse style. There is some fading and discoloration, however the nap is good overall. There is no moth damage. It would appear that the base of the legs have been altered, normally the legs follow straight and then taper in, these have been cut straight and re-sewn. Interestingly the grey colour of the pocket flap to the rear of the trouser is of a different colour than the main body of the garment as is a single strip panel in the fly area. The lining into the fly are is in the grey artificial silk herringbone twill material, the waist band is in the heavy duty cotton. The pocket configuration is of the correct twin button variety to each pocket flap.

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.

143rd BATTALION CANDIAN CEF SCRAP BOOK. A superb scrap book and various other items of paperwork pertaining to the 143rd Battlion. The 143 were a Bantam battalion of the Canadian Army, they crossed to France and fought on the western front during WWI. The scrapbook itself has been compiled by an adult who is closely connected with the regiment and particularly with the band of that regiment. The scrapbook itself is approximately 2 inches thick and contains a huge amount of press cuttings of the period pertaining to the battalion. There are many annotations, some menus, various invites, paper clippings, a large size cabinet photo of a famous officer of the battalion who was killed during the war, Lieutenant R.B. Powell, a well know Davis Cup tennis player, the portrait is of excellent clear quality, it shows the officer wearing the extremely rare Canadian 1915 pattern webbing officers set, this was produced by Mills and contracted to the Canadian Government, it clearly shows the copper bottomed holster, the ammunition pouch, Mills belt and shoulder strap. There are three copies of Chevrons to Stars, this was the quarterly journal of the Canadian Officers School where other ranks were promoted to officers. There are two large photographs, one of the battalion band and another that appears to be a company of the battalion, one of the photos has a split towards the end however it can be repaired and displayed easily. There is a separate notebook listing music issued to the battalion band, dated ‘July 1916’ inscribed to the interior ‘The Band President’. Within the grouping there is a huge amount of research material and a comprehensive history of the battalion and its activities throughout the war, the condition is good, there is foxing to the pages and typical fragility to the background paper, however the printed matter remains clear and readable. There is also a copy of the Bantam Review, printed at Sydney Camp in British Colombia, the 5th August 916. To the front is a large photo of the Commanding Officer of the battalion. The souvenir book seems to have been compiled by a Violet Bridgewater, who is probably the daughter of one of the officers of the battalion, the name Bridgewater appears several times within the text found inside. Overall a huge amount of research.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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 BRITISH PARATROOPER'S STEP-IN JUMP SMOCK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. After capturing various items of various uniforms and equipment during the battle of Crete the British Forces produced prototype and subsequently issue items of paratrooper jump equipment very similar to the German Airborne Forces. The very first British paratrooper jump smock was a garment in plain khaki with long sleeves, zip up front and with the step-in leg facility. Virtually identical to the 2nd pattern plain material style German paratrooper smock. This example is in exceedingly good condition, no service wear or stains, tears or other damage. All its male/female pop studs are in place and working correctly. Zip fully operational with its lightning marked puller and canvas tabs and it is complete with its original WD issue label, which reads 'JACKETS, PARACHUTISTS, SIZE 4 HEIGHT 5'9 TO 5'10, BREAST 36 TO 41.' The Rego Clothiers Limited', date '1942'. This garment was the standard smock worn on the early parachutists operations. Many images of this garment being worn have been published.

1ST PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES KNIFE. A magnificent example of the 1st pattern S guard Fairbairn Sykes military knife. Blade full length, virtually mint bright with the Wilkinson Sword and F-S knife logos good and clear to both sides of the upper portion of the blade. The grip is still rough to the finish where it has not been worn down by wear. All of the nickel plating remaining to the hilt with slight lifting of the plating to the upper side of the S shaped cross guard. In its original leather scabbard of which the colour is magnificent with its undented nickel plated bottom chape. Both leather leg ties have been removed. The Newey male/female hilt retaining straps system is in place and in excellent order.

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 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.

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 ALL BLUED FAIRBAIRN SYKES KNIFE. The 2nd pattern Fairbairn Sykes knife all in a blued finish with the rare addition of the 'FS Fighting Knife' logo and 'Wilkinson Sword Company, London' etched panels on both sides of the blade. A very small percentage of the 2nd pattern fighting knives with blued finish and blade logos were ever produced, this is a worn example. The blade tip has been re-profiled. There is evidence of mild corrosion. Fortunately the upper end of the blade retains virtually all of its blued finish with the good clear 'FS Fighting Knife' and Wilkinson Sword Company, London' logos. Blueing to the cross guard good and all blued finish to the serrated grip good. Fitted into its leather scabbard with square tipped all blackened bottom chape, leather good, leg straps removed, elastic hilt retaining strap broken.

2ND PATTERN DENISON SMOCK. A superb example of a 2nd pattern Denison smock having all WWII characteristics, all brass Newey studs. The camouflage print is extremely clear with only minor service wear. The label is for ‘John Gordon & Co’ and dated ‘1945’. The Denison is a good large size 3. the label is all complete. The WD stamp below has the letter ‘Z’ above, which is correct for 45. A generally excellent representative Denison smock, only two or three small drawbacks are as follows:- There is one depot repaired small rip to the upper left arm, this has been expertly repaired at military level. There are small perforations to the epaulettes where metal Captain’s pips have been mounted. One or two press studs are now absent, one to the closing tab on one side and one to the rear holder for the crotch flap. The zip functions well and is a correct Dobson zip with its original camouflage cloth puller still in place. All stitching is a good light colour.

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 FAIRBAIRN SYKES KNIFE. The classic 2nd pattern Fairbairn Sykes knife with the brass chequered grip, the blade remains good with some original blueing present, the edges have been sharpened and the spear point is still sharp and undamaged. The sheath is with the earlier type squared lower chape, the elastic is missing from the sheath top retaining area. Some of the original blacking remains to the pommel and to the grip area. A fine example of a standard issue WWII weapon.

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.

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.

37 PATTERN BATTLEDRESS TROUSERS. An excellent large size pair of battledress trousers. 37 pattern trousers are now becoming extremely difficult to find, this pair represents the perfect pair for mounting on a mannequin, long in length and a good size. The nap of the cloth is all present, the colour of the wool is excellent. Two moth nips, however this does not affect the appearance. There are one or two tiny repairs to the inner legs where they have clearly worn against puttees during their service life and have had an ordnance type repair in the same spot just on the inside, this is just a small area of zigzag stitching, if anything it adds to the character of the trousers. All belt loops are present. The WD stamp is the letter ‘R’ over the number. The lining is good. As with all WWII battledress trousers, the label has been removed, this was done for tactical and appearance reasons as the white label was highly visible from the exterior where it was attached, soldiers simply removed these after they were issued.

3RD PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES COMMANDO KNIFE. A good WWII vintage 3rd pattern commando knife of typical form with the blackened copper finished grip. The blade is in good condition with much of its original blackened finish remaining, the point remains good and sharp, the edges are lightly sharpened. The cross guard is good and has much blue. The sheath is in good overall condition with a little denting to the lower chape. Both leg stitching tabs are present, the elastic is missing. The overall condition is good and will display well. To the pommel there is the cast No.1 mark.

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.

4th ARMOURED BRIGADE BATTLEDRESS UNIFORM GROUPING. A splendid grouping consisting of battledress trousers, jacket and matching black beret. The battledress blouse is a Canadian manufactured blouse and probably issued in the Italian theatre of operations. The lining has been scrubbed white including the collar, for wear with walking out dress with a shirt and tie. The battledress is an excellent size 11 and is dated ‘1943’. Most of the nap of the cloth is good with some service wear. To the rear the original pleats are still pressed in where it has been worn as a best battledress. To the epaulettes are regimental shoulder flashes of one of the three Royal Tank Regiment elements of the 4th Armoured Brigade, they are a cream ribbon with the brown, red and green regimental colours of the RTR running to the centre. A good matched pair of British made 4th Armoured black rat insignias are to the upper arms as is the qualified tank crew member sleeve badge and to the opposite sleeve the artificers badge. The trousers are in a good size 9 and are an excellent colour match to the battledress, they show the same amount of wear. There appears to be no moth damage, some minor snags in places and one period repair just below the pocket. The beret is a 1945 Surpak manufactured beret with all the normal wartime characteristics within. There is a beautifully highly polished Tank Regiment badge, the upper details have lost some of their crispness due to polishing. Interestingly on the reverse of the badge is a tailor’s badge backing in brass metal ‘H.Smith, Bovington Camp, Dorset for all military goods’ is the wording stamped to the brass plate. Of course Bovington is the home of the Tank Regiment and much training was carried out there in WWII prior to deployment. The 4th Armoured Brigade had a very long combat history in WWII being formed early they served in North Africa, Italy and Northern Europe.

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 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.

A FRAME ASSAULT PACK. Known as the Sturmgepack. These were supplementary item carried by each German combat soldier and often also referred to as the A Frame. This is a wartime example in all webbing construction. The overall condition is excellent, there are various manufacturers stampings to the straps and the clear date of ‘1942’. All the metal wear remains good and intact. There is some paint loss and a little surface rusting to various parts of the attachments however the condition is excellent and stable. An interesting factor is on the reverse of this A frame two of the angled straps are of the grey/blue toned webbing, this clearly shows German economy and the mixing of materials to finish the product.

A MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS WWII SWORD. Probably the best officers Shin Gunto sword we have had, absolutely mint 26 ¾ inch blade in its totally original manufacturing polish with good clear hamon in the style of chrysanthemum on the waves. The hamon reaches the very tip of the blade and floods back across the upper point. The blade has superb curvature, which unusually carries on to the hilt, which in itself is slightly curved. Unusually the sword is unsigned but has undoubtedly been produced by a very notable smith. The mounts are standard Japanese army officers of WWII but in extra high quality. The central tsuba is totally pierced and is much thicker than normal. All of the sepa (spacers) are of high quality. All the remainder of the fittings have gilded edges. The cloth binding to the grip has slight service wear with the ray skin below totally undamaged. The scabbard, which is aluminium with its original light olive brown paint finish remaining with minor abrasions, has its standard officers fittings applied but all again are of much higher quality with deep gilded edges and good cast detail of a far above average quality. The sword is finally fitted with its officers blue and brown tassel, which again is in perfect condition. The weight of the sword is far heavier than normal. Accompanying this very fine piece is a written description in English using Japanese terms.

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 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 FLYING JACKET. An excellent condition example of an A2 flying jacket. The leather is supple with no cracks with beautiful patination. The colour is a good reddy toned mid brown. The liner is the typical cinnamon coloured liner. The zip is a Conmar and functions well. All press studs function well, there is one minor hole to the collar tip. There are various signs of insignia being mounted on this jacket, the re-issuing of A2’s was quite a common thing in WWII. All knit remains good to the waistband and cuffs, to the upper arm is the Air Force insignia and to the chest is a squadron badge, we cannot guarantee the originality of this badge as this is how we received the jacket and we leave it up to the collector to determine whether to leave the badge or remove it. A good quality sterling bomb aimer’s badge is affixed to the upper breast. There are various names including’ Lieutenant E.D.Meaker 090294’ and various laundry stampings to the interior.

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 BRONZE WALL RELIEF. A very impressive bronze wall relief of a side on view of Adolf Hitler measuring 9½ inches by 13½ inches. The view of the head is very distinct. There are two creases to the bronze relief, one to the cheek and one to the lower neck. It has the sculpture’s initials ‘IWF’ with the last two digits of the date 1938. It has wall hanging applicator to the rear.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 RING. A bazaar made ring worn by a member of the Afrika Korps. The face having the inscription ‘Tripoli’ with minarets and palm trees. To either side of the shank are more images of palm trees and minarets. Large size ring.

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 Y STRAPS AND RUCKSACK SET. A completely untouched set of equipment found recently by us at a German militaria fair, they consist of a rare pair of early 1942 dated Afrika Korps webbing Y straps. The Y straps themselves are in good condition and are faded to an off white colour. The rear leather tab is clearly maker marked and dated ‘42’, making this pair of Y straps indeed good for the Afrika Korps period. All metal attachments remain, there is some rust staining from oxidisation to the metal fittings, however the condition is stable and excellent. Complimenting the set is the original Afrika Korps all webbing back pack, this back pack unit has clearly always been attached to these suspenders and probably used for many years after the war. There are some period repairs to the stitching of one of the front pouches, this does not affect the appearance whatsoever. There is no fraying, one or two minor field repairs but again the condition is the same as the Y straps with the excellent fading to all the heavy webbing elements. To find untouched items of field equipment such as these is now extremely difficult.

AFRIKA KORPS/TROPICAL BREECHES, LIGHTLY WORN. A very lightly worn pair of the tropical/Afrika Korps breeches constructed in the heavy whipcord material, no visible markings. No staining or moth damage, just light service wear. The hidden waist belt is missing.

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.

AIKUCHI DAGGER. A short dagger mounted in typical military mounts being leather stretched over wood and bone, very much in the format of a normal Japanese officer sword. These short daggers were carried as an extra weapon and appear to have been used by many branches, often associated with air crews and tank crews, they could be carried in cockpits or the confines of a vehicle. The dagger itself is a good heavy piece with a short blade, the blade has some staining, the edge is good and sharp but bright. It appears to have been mounted using lead into the grip. The matching handle and sheath cover are in good dark brown pigskin leather and are extremely tightly fitted to their inners. There is a typical press stud arrangement to keep the weapon closed. The belt hanging loop is now minus. The patination and colour to the leather is excellent. A rare and interesting Japanese side arm.

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.

ALLGEMEINE SS ENLISTED MAN/NCO OVERSEAS CAP. A very rare piece of Allgemeine SS headdress being a large sized stamped ‘58’ enlisted mans overseas cap. Good nap to cloth overall, fitted to the side of the cap with its machine embroidered triangular shaped Waffen SS eagle with the totenkopf skull button at the front. The interior is black lightweight cotton twill with a sheen which is labelled and stamped in three places, it is white ink stamped ‘VA 1938’ white ink stamped size ‘58’ with its slightly faded linen ‘Feldmutz Fur SS’ label sewn to the lining. Obviously the cap at some time has been stored in damp conditions as one side of the linen label has laid flat against the inner lightweight cotton lining side of the cap and the white image has rubbed itself onto the inner body. The reverse of the Totenkopf button is ‘SS’ and ‘RZM’ marked.

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 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 IMAGE. A good image of an Allgemeine enlisted man measuring 10 inches x 5½ inches. The image is full length, studio shot, with the Allgemeine man standing in full black uniform with his number ‘10’ cuff title clearly showing, swastika armband, black visor cap with all insignia. He is standing next to a table and within a frame is a picture of Adolf Hitler. The image is still in its original wood frame with the photographer’s details stamped onto the backing board.

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.

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 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 INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE IN BRONZE. A very good example of the Infantry Assault Badge in bronze. All solid construction with the exterior retaining all of its bronze finish, the only part rubbed is the very tip of the K.98 rifle. The award is maker marked in raised relief on the reverse side ‘S.H.u.Co’ with the year ‘41’, this is the abbreviated name of the manufacturer Heubach & Sohn’.

ARMED FORCES K.98 AMMUNITION POUCHES. A completely mismatched pair of 3 section ammunition pouches for the K.98 rifle ammunition. Both in black pebbled leather, one has the closing tabs riveted the other has the closing tabs stitched.

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 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 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 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 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 OFFICERS CRUSHER CAP The classic old style visor cap worn by an army cavalry officer, constructed in a material quality that would appear to be half way between an enlisted ranks and an officers. The nap of the cloth is good on the overhang areas, thin on the crown. No moth damage on any areas of the main body of the cap. The dark green centre band is absolutely moth free. The cavalry yellow waffenfarbe standing out proudly against the two tones of the green body. Fitted with the standard Bevo woven flat silver wire national eagle and a rather subdued officers cockade below. The cap is not size stamped but on test appears to be size 56. The crushable leather peak with creases where it has been folded. To the interior the cap has seen much service wear. The tan bordering on gold artificial silk lining has grease stains on the upper inner crown from hair grease. There is what appears to be owner’s initials hand applied to the crown. The all leather Erel stamped maker’s mark is to the brown leather sweat band, which is all complete and undamaged but with obvious wear use.

ARMY CAVALRY OFFICERS EREL PRODUCED CAP. A very fine condition large size Erel produced cavalry officers visor cap. Classic saddle shape, manufactured in fine quality Melton cloth. No trace of moth in any position on the cap. The golden yellow waffenfarbe for cavalry standing out against the light green and dark green of both the crown and the centre band. Fitted with a high quality stamped army eagle with deep struck national cockade. Standard officers wire cap cords. The interior celluloid lozenge in place and undamaged with the faded retailer’s name of Eduard Salhs, Berlin, Dresden and Hamburg with the Erel Sonderklaas marking within a horizontal lozenge below the retailer’s name. The silvering to both the retailer’s name and the Erel trademark has virtually disappeared. The interior artificial silk lining shows light wear use. The all leather sweat band in excellent undamaged condition showing service wear. The original foam orange cushion behind the forehead has crystallised and broken away.

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

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 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 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 TROUSERS. An extremely scarce set of trousers for a German Army officer on the General Staff. Standard slate grey main body to the trouser with two wide strips of carmine wool with a narrow strip of carmine coloured waffenfarbe down the central seam. The trousers are a large size, absolutely mint condition, no moth, damage or staining. At the base of each trouser leg are two leather strips for holding the trousers straight underneath the shoe. The maker’s label of ‘C.Louis Weber, Hannover’ is applied to the trousers.

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

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

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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 NCO’S VISOR CAP. A very large size officers quality saddle shaped visor cap for an NCO in an army signals unit. The upper area of the cap produced in the finest quality Melton cloth. There are little areas of moth tracking to the crown itself and various moth nips to the lemon yellow waffenfarbe in the upper area, which we have tried to illustrate in our web images. The dark green centre band is totally moth free. The cap is fitted with a stamped aluminium national eagle and a silver frosted deeply struck national cockade. It is with its correct double buckled NCO’s style strap. The interior is in superb condition having its complete maker or retailer’s lozenge complete and undamaged attached to the ribbed gold artificial silk lining. The logo features an outspread winged eagle with the wording ‘HOCHSTE LEISTUNG’ embossed in black to the ribbed silk lining. The side lining is in lightweight yellow gold cotton. The sweat band is all intact and has the original owner’s initial ‘WD’ stamped into the sweat band by a series of perforations. The sweat band retains much original colour with some light wear use around the forehead area. The original orange rubberised cushion is in place behind the forehead area and that has not crystallised or solidified.

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 SONDERFUHRER OFFICERS TUNIC. A rare tunic of the German Army of WWII being a standard five button model 36 enlisted mans issued combat tunic being worn by a Sonderfuhrer officer. The standard dark green enlisted ranks collar has been replaced probably at source with the lighter green collar in enlisted ranks shape for the Sonderfuhrer service. The shoulder boards fitted are for a Sonderfuhrer Oberleutnant with the matching collar patches which have some oxidisation. The breast eagle is the standard army officers heavy wire weave style. The tunic is standard M.36 configuration with four pleated pockets, three holes for the adjustment of the belt adjustment straps. There is one small area of moth between the two upper button holes and one moth nip between the third and fourth button holes otherwise the tunic has all the nap of its cloth remaining and is in excellent condition, it is fitted with the enlisted ranks issue light cotton twill lining, which has an Osnabruck maker with the coding ‘H39’ with the size markings, an officers dagger hanger has been fitted to the interior. The tunic is also of a large size.

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 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 3RD PATTERN LONG BOOTS. An excellent matched pair of the rare leather and canvas long tropical boots, known as the 3rd pattern, this pair have service wear, the heels still retain their steel cleats. The soles still retain their toe cleats and at least half of the studded nails are still present. The leather foot section is good and firm without leather rot. No re-stitching. The canvas uppers are slightly service stained in places but no damage or repairs. We stressed the point matching pair as many of the boots that appear on the collectors market, and they are few in number, are quite often mismatched. The method of selecting a pair of boots by a soldier was unusual, piles of left and right boots were laid out and it was up to the soldiers to find boots that fitted.

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 waffenfarbe colour is mid way between medical deep blue and supply light blue. The upper body of the cap is in excellent condition without any moth, damage or staining. There is slight wear to the nap of the cloth on the edges of the crown. Dark green centre band all complete and without moth. The waffenfarbe surrounding the cap in all three sections is also moth free. The inner hard core of the cap has been damaged in places giving the green centre band a slightly non-level feeling. The cap is fitted with a high quality stamped aluminium national eagle with a wire woven officers wreath below. Fitted between the two pieces of insignia is a tradition eagle. Standard narrow officers cap cords with silver side buttons. This is a late war Erel production cap, the interior is in gold artificial silk with faint traces of the Erel maker’s mark still embossed to the upper inner crown area, the celluloid lozenge is missing. There are also various tears to the late war ersatz cardboard sweat band. It is a relatively large size, approximately size 58. The Truppen Sonderdienst was the judicial branch of the army who administered the Field Ministry, Courts and Court Marshalls etc.,

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/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.

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.

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 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 GENERAL’S BLUE DRESS VISOR CAP. The blue General’s visor cap of a British Army General circa WWII. Large size. Excellent blue material to the main body of the cap without moth damage. There are minor moth nips to the red centre band on the left hand side of the cap. Correct gilt crossed sword and baton side buttons to the black leather strap. The very finely gold wire General’s badge has toned and matches the toning on the double row of deep gold wire lace to the front peak of the cap. To the interior the cap has its original Herbert Johnson, 38 New Bond Street, London W’ embossed in black into the upper inner crown material, which is a deep gold artificial ribbed silk. Covering the interior of the crown is the celluloid grease protector. The cap is fitted with its mid tan leather sweat band that does have minor wear use. The original owner’s initials were punch-holed into the leather sweat band, all that remains is the first letter ‘J’, the second letter appears to have been removed to protect the identity of the original owner, possibly this was done by a family before disposal.

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 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 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 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 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 VEHICLE TATICAL SIGN. A rare and interesting Tatical sign as used on British military vehicles in WWII, these signs were detachable so they could be removed in security high zones. The sign itself appears to be the mythical creature 'CENTAUR ' with a bow and arrow and a horses body. This is a decal and has been overlaid over a much used vehicle panel, the panel clearly shows signs of an underlying sign, the sign clearly underneath the decal is a red triangle, this appertains to the 3rd Division who fought so hard to liberate Caen in 1944, the reverse of the sign is a deep maroon red. The reverse of the sign would be displayed at time again for tactical reasons and the sign would be turned and hung on the vehicle with the reverse showing. The reverse is in the deep maroon associated with 3rd Brigade in most Infantry Divisions. The sign is in good used condition, there is some congealing and crackling to the decal frontage. There is some rust bleed and patches of paint loss to the rear. To the front corners there is some minor rusting and rust bleed, however highly interesting and evocative item of British military memorabilia.

BRITISH WOLSEY HELMET, CAPTURED AT CRETE. A fascinating object, this helmet was found recently at a militaria fair in Germany, the helmet itself is an inter-war quality other ranks Wolsey helmet with the wide pugree. The lining is complete and in overall good condition. The helmet to the sweat band has the numbers ‘105633’ and the name ‘H.J.McNeff’. The exterior of the helmet is in good condition with much service staining and storage staining, however the condition is stable and the cork remains unbroken. Faintly written to the rear of the helmet to the exterior is the word ‘Kreta’ and the date ’27.5.44’. There are some other numbers written below the significance of which we have yet to ascertain. Clearly an example of a captured helmet brought back from Crete, quite possibly by a German paratrooper and stored in Germany since the war.

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.

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.

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.

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. Due to the extreme rarity of this item, it must be considered experimental, we have recently been lucky enough to find a period image of the Jerkin in use in the Fledgling Canadian Parachute Battalion. On page 105 of the book Tip of the Spear by LT Col Bernd Horn and Michel Wyczynski. It clearly shows at the top image, the Jerkin, one can clearly see the press stud attachments and the angled webbing waist re-enforced belt area thus establishing period use of the garment.

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 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.

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.

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.

CROATIAN RADIO OPERATOR AIR GUNNER BADGE. One of the most impressive badges of WWII being this massive size Croatian Radio Operator Air Gunner Badge. The wingspan itself being 3 ¾ inches, the face side showing the angled flying eagle with lightning bolts in its claws. The Ustashi shield in the lower area has the painted red to the chequerboard. The badge is unique construction, it is double constructed with an air hole visible to the upper part of the reverse side of the badge. The fixings are also unique in having two very sharp pointed uniform fixing pins on the upper side with a lower locating point, which is maker marked ‘Braca Knaus, Zagreb’. Slight rubbing to the high spots of the eagle otherwise good finish overall. The Croatian Air Force was established in 1941, 75% of its personnel were Croat ex members of the Yugoslav Air Force, they were equipped with German aircraft and flew in combat with the Luftwaffe on the eastern front.

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 Hermann 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 Hermann 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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. An excellent example of the 13th March 1938 Entry into Austria medal. Good finish to the award. Complete with its original watered silk ribbon and its breast fixing pin. In its original fitted box, which is generally in excellent order with a three quarter width of the artificial satin silk that covers the hinge shredded. The gold block eagle and swastika to the exterior lid good with a Vienna maker’s label pasted to the base of the box.

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.

ENTRY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA MEDAL WITHOUT PRAGUE CASTLE BAR. A mint example of the 1st Oktober 1938 medal, the award retains all its original finish with its ribbon and its breast fixing pin. In its absolutely mint unissued presentation case.

ENTRY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA MEDAL WITHOUT PRAGUE CASTLE BAR. An excellent example of the 1st Oktober 1938 medal for the Entry into Czechoslovakia, the award retains all of its original finish, the full length ribbon is complete, slightly dull. Fitted in its original presentation case, the upper inner imitation silk is good with good clear gold blocking of the Third Reich eagle and swastika to the exterior lid. The paper covering to the rear hinge is shredded.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

FREE POLISH BATTLEDRESS GROUPING. A magnificent and highly representative grouping of items to a Polish Infantry Sergeant. The lot consists of a battledress blouse, originally an issued item. It has been extensively re-tailored, as was the Polish fashion. Of all the allied troops the Polish seem to have taken an enormous amount of pride in their appearance, nearly all Polish battledresses show extensive re-smartening and generally they made the tunic into a far better cut. The collars have had the typical sharp points added, the collar has been made open and faced so as to be worn with a shirt and tie. The pockets have been re-modelled. The waistband brought in and made higher. Various pleats put in. Internal shoulder pads have also been added. The insignia to the battledress consists of high quality slip-on Sergeant’s silver bullion rank badges, printed British made Poland titles, the Maid of Warsaw red and white patch and the arm shield of the 5th Kresowa Division. To each collar is the insignia of the 17th Infantry. To the other arm is the Honorary Badge of the 8th Army in a high quality Italian made bullion example. To the breast is the Maid of Warsaw 2nd Corps insignia, there is also the 5th Division badge to the breast pocket, this is a high quality enamel badge and is an Italian made badge by the famous firm of Lorioli, this firm made badges for the Fascist Party and after the fall of Italy immediately commenced production for the Allied Forces. There is a full compliment of three rows of medals, also a distinctive Infantry lanyard, this is secured in the three row style as worn by Polish NCO’s. There is a ‘43’ dated British whistle attached, which is housed within the pocket for when the battledress is in wear. Medal ribbons are as follows:- Cross of Valour 1939, Army Active Service, Monte Casino 1944 Medal, Order of the White Eagle, France and Germany Star, Order Neisse & Baltic Medal 1945, Italy Star, 39-45 Star, Defence Medal and the War Medal 39-45. This medal grouping shows the extent the Polish Forces fought alongside the British and other allies during WWII. Another highly interesting item within the grouping is an American shirt, which has been extensively re-tailored to be a lightweight battledress, the addition of a typical lightweight belt and buckle and to each shoulder a Sergeant’s epaulette has been carefully constructed from the same shirt material, these are a detachable epaulette. There is a good quality Italian made beret, this appears to have been made from probably greatcoat wool, there is an Italian sand cast copy of the Polish eagle badge, the liner is heavily quilted, the leather sweat band is in a brown leather. There is a standard issue side cap however with the small woven badge to the front of the Polish White Eagle. Fully badged Polish uniforms have always been difficult to find, this set represents a classic uniform worn by a combat veteran of the brave Free Polish Forces who fought with such great distinction in the liberation of Europe.

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 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 ALBUM, DOCUMENT AND CUFF TITLE GROUPING. An ultra rare grouping of insignia, passes and photograph albums belonging to Obergefreiter Karl Mockel, who was a member of the Wach Kompanie Fuhrer Hauptquartier in December 1940 and a member of the Fuhrer Headquarter Protection Company in February 1941, from the 26th June 1940. Album one is a standard ‘IN MY SERVICE TIME’ album, which has the Third Reich eagle affixed to the exterior of the cover with the swastika removed. The album contains 212 excellent images. Virtually every image is annotated. The album begins in his training period, barrack life, training in the field, parades. He was then involved in the invasion of the Sudetenland and then Czechoslovakia. Images of German troops in Prague, standing on guard outside the Reichschancellory. Parades in Munich, being reviewed by high ranking officers. Train movements of troops. The beginning of the war with images in Danzig. Occupation of Poland images. German staff cars. A wonderful shot of possibly his own tunic hanging up with the Fuhrer-Hauptquartier cuff title clearly viewed with his identity tag strung around the jacket. Excellent private close-up shots of Adolf Hitler arriving, surrounded by SS officers, all wearing crusher caps. The invasion of France. A great shot of an SS officer wearing an overseas cap with his Totenkopf collar patch clearly being viewed, drinking from a bottle in the hot sun of the summer of 1940. A casual shot taken of Adolf Hitler as he walks out of a building in a forest area during the campaign in France. Herman Goering wearing his white top cap, also casually walking. Guard surrounding what we presume is Hitler’s headquarters. Scenes in the forest of Compigne showing the WWI Armistice carriage. A series of shots, which we assume to be part of a set that could be purchased of the German officers moving towards the surrender ceremony of the French Government, followed by more private shots of Herman Goering at the same ceremony. Paris shots. Damaged French towns. More tourist shots of Paris. Goering, again, wearing a white top cap. Occupation images of France. A picture of a German military wooden headstone of Karl Mockel, which reads he was killed on the 13th September 1941. The second album is a grained leather covered album with the heavily silver embossed Third Reich eagle and swastika all complete with silver block to the base of the album ‘1.KOMPANIE FUHRER-HAUPTQUARTIER’. On opening the album there is a citation, which is glued to the first page of the album to Karl Mockel in an Honour Citation stating that he served from the 22nd August 1939 to the 18th February 1941 in the Wach Kompanie Fuhrer-Hauptquartier. Placed inside this album is his shooting lanyard. The album contains 75 images. At the beginning of the album there are some magnificent shots of Adolf Hitler and his entourage, being a member of the Fuhrer-Hauptquartier Mockel would have had plenty of opportunity to take photographs of Adolf Hitler. Images of his private train. Close-ups of Hans Baur, Hitler’s pilot standing next to a Fiesler Storch. More close-ups of Hitler’s private train with the anti aircraft gunners on a carriage in the middle of the train. Meetings with General Franco. Images on the West Coast of France and the South West Coast of France and German troops with Spanish border guards at the Spanish border. Two postcard size images of Adolf Hitler and Herman Goering walking together. More private shots of Hitler and his large automobile. More Spanish border shots. The remainder of the album being French occupation. The Wherpass of Karl Mockel in civil dress, born in 1916. Page 12 showing records of units from 1938 through to 13th September 1941, which clearly shows service with the Fuhrer Headquarters unit. Page 23 shows promotions from Gefreiter to Obergefreiter. Also showing the award of the Infantry Assault Badge in 1941. Page 32 shows his record of field service from 1st September 1939 until his death in Febuarary 1942, page 38 show s the award of the Entry into Prague medal, the actual medal is with the group with its Prague castle bar attached, A very large parchement award document for the shooting award 1 st class, Also the actual shooting award is with the group, and last the very rare Bevo woven in gold Gothic weave on Black Fuhrer Haupt Quartier cuff title with the male part of the male female attachment system fitted to the interior of the title for fitting to the tunic when needed.

G43 LEATHER POUCH. A scarce original single twin compartment ammunition pouch for the G.43. These were issued and most men carried only one pair of these pouches. Over the years many copies have originated from the Eastern Block of these ammunition pouches, however original stock was also found. This is 100% original pouch in the mid thickness black leather. The copy pouches are extremely good, however the leather is ridiculously thin. These have a late war feel about them and to the inside of one of the pouches there is the BLA code and the 1944 date deeply stamped. The condition is dusty and stored but clearly unissued. The reverse belt mounting straps are in the brown and the D ring clamp is in black. A scarce item of late war infantry field equipment for the G43 semi automatic rifle.

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.

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 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.

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 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 ARMED FORCES TANK DESTROYER STRIP. A service worn but rare Tank Destruction Bar as removed from a tunic. Much oxidisation to the silver base. Some of the wool thread from the base of the award is missing. Good detail remains to the Tiger tank. Some light mothing to the grey backing cloth.

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 40 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A good size C.66 M40 shell that does have some minor old corrosion around the edges and on one side of the crown coming through the metalwork but good paint finish remaining as well. The army single decal is clear but slightly disfigured by rust patches. The liner retaining rivet heads match. The interior leather liner is all complete, it would appear that some form of tar or glue has been dropped into the inner bowl at some time, a small portion has affected two of the leather tongues. There are traces of the original owner’s name applied to the leather. The helmet is with its original chin strap which is maker marked to the very tip but because of abrasions to the leather in that area it is not readable. A good untouched M.40 army combat helmet.

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 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 ARMY GOLD SIGNALS OFFICERS TUNIC. A good signals officers tunic for a holder of the German Cross in gold. This quite unusual summer weight unlined tunic manufactured by the top Berlin tailoring Company of Wilhelm Holsters of Berlin. The light grey green ribbed material fitted with a dark green officers collar for an Oberleutnant in a signals unit. All of the insignia is identical in quality and age. Stitch-in shoulder boards, lemon/yellow based for a signals unit. Subdued grey outer section lace. The heavy wire woven now subdued collar patches with lemon yellow twisted cord centres machine stitched to the collar. The breast eagle has heavily oxidised as has the silver wire within the German Cross in gold, which is hand stitched to the right hand breast pocket. To the second button hole is the ribbon for the East Front Medal, to the upper left breast is a double medal ribbon bar comprising the Iron Cross and War Service Cross with swords. To the upper left breast holes are punctured through the material for the affixing of awards. The tunic is the correct M.1936 officers configuration of four patched pockets and deep turned back cuffs. It is completely unlined. A hole has been tailored through the lower left hand pocket for the passing through of the dagger or sword hanger and it has the silver artificial silk label of ‘Holster’s Berlin’ in the upper inner collar area. Some threads are slightly loose to the swastika area of the national eagle where it is fitted to the tunic, also some stitches are loose on the German Cross fitting. A good original untouched German Cross in Gold Winner’s tunic.

GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD IN CLOTH. The Kriegsmarine issued German Cross in Gold in cloth, generally in excellent condition, slight dullness to the gilt of the ‘1941’ dated wreath with minor moth nips to the blue edging cloth indicating this is Kriegsmarine issue. Good thread detail to the central swastika.

GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD LUFTWAFFE BOMBER GROUPING. An interesting two-part grouping which was originally part of a much larger grouping to Luftwaffe Aviator Unteroffizier Eduard Thom. German Cross in gold, manufacture number 134, totally undamaged enamel to the swastika but with minor abrasions. The gilt is slightly dull to the 1941 dated wreath, the majority of the gilt remaining to the lower areas. Good finish overall, complete with its wide tapering pin and four domed hollow rivets on the reverse side. Scratched into the reverse side is the name ‘THOM’ with the date ’24.2.44’. The cross is in its original fitted box to which the flock base has some very minor moth damage to the right hand side. The artificial satin silk material covering the hinge has rotted in one area, the upper inner satin silk to the lid is good. Pinned into the satin silk on the inner lid area are two pictures of Eduard Thom, one half bust hatless wearing his Luftwaffe flight blouse, Iron Cross 1st Class, half of a Luftwaffe Qualification Badge can be seen with what appears to be a Bomber Flight Bar in bronze. To the reverse of the first photograph are the remains of wording which identifies the date as 1942. The second photograph which does not have text on the back shows Thom wearing his winter flying suit. The exterior of the German Cross box is in good condition with the gold line around the top, slightly scuffed edges. Accompanying the German Cross is the original A4 sized non punched holed, non folded citation for the award of the Luftwaffe Honour Goblet to Unteroffizier Eduard Thom dated ‘11th June 1944’ with facsimile signature of Reich Marshall Herman Goering. When the group was originally together all of Thom’s Flight Bars from bronze, silver and gold, and all of his other awards were available, however we felt that the identified German Cross in gold with the photographs making it a very persona item with the addition of the Honour Goblet citation would make a very interesting grouping for a Luftwaffe collector. We would add that the Honour Goblet was never available. It is always extremely difficult to personally identify any awards from the Third Reich.

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 CROSS IN SILVER. A very good example of a number 20 C.F.Zimmermann produced German Cross in silver, which is identified. The cross, which matches exactly, all the features of a number 20 C.F.Zimmermann produced piece has very minor scuffing to the enamel without any damage. Excellent bright silver to the ‘1941’ dated wreath. All of the black finish remaining to the inner black star. To the reverse side it has four raised domed hollow rivets, wide tapering pin with number ‘20’ mark to the interior. When originally obtained from the family of Otto Krause there was other paperwork but unfortunately that has been split, we have a print-out from the internet identifying Hauptmann of Reserve Otto Krause was awarded the German Cross in silver on the 12th May 1944.

GERMAN CROSS IN SILVER. NO.20 A magnificent example of the German Cross in silver, maker marked No.20, produced by C.F.Zimmermann. This is the slightly lighter weight version of the Zimmermann No.20 German Cross in Silver, retaining a huge amount of finish to the silver cross with much of the original frosting remaining in the lower parts of the wreath. The back plate to the swastika is good and bright with all of the red enamel to the surrounding circlet intact. All of the black finish remaining to the black ray with good finish to the basic silvered starburst. Enamel good to the central swastika. To the reverse side the standard No.20 wide tapering pin is clearly marked ‘20’ on the interior of the pin. Four hollow domed rivets.

GERMAN CROSS IN SILVER. No.20 A good example of the C.F.Zimmermann made German Cross in Silver, the swastika to the enamel is excellent, virtually all the silver finish remaining to the ‘1941’ dated wreath. The black ray having all of its finish, it is even possible to see the shadow of the wreath retaining rivet in the area of the wreath just above the very point of the upper arm of the swastika. The reverse side is the four standard domed hollow rivets, wide tapering pin with number ‘20’ stamped on the reverse side. The pin and catch assembly is all correct as per Zimmermann. It would appear that at some time in its life somebody has attempted to open one of the rivets for some unknown reason and there are what appear to be marks around that rivet, all other rivets are perfect.

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 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 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 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 OFFICERS MOUNTAIN TROOPERS VISOR CAP. A good condition saddle shaped officers visor cap for a mountain trooper. Excellent quality officers cloth. No moth to the crown. One very minute moth nip in the area of the cap butting up to the waffenfarbe. Some light moth tracking to the nap only in one small area otherwise excellent with no moth damage to the dark green centre band. Mountain green waffenfarbe to the crown, upper and lower sections of the dark green band. Fitted with a matching set of aluminium national eagle and officers cockade with officers silver wire cap cords fitted. To the interior the cap is fitted with its artificial gold silk lining with its full celluloid central lozenge complete with an outstretched winged eagle logo with the lettering below’DEUTSCHES ERZEUGNIS’. The cap is fitted with an ersatz type sweat band which is totally undamaged but slightly creased with grease marks from hair grease to the lower section of the edge of the inner gold lining. Slight finger wear to the interior of the cross hatched light tan visor.

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 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 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 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 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 WWII SIGNALS BACK PACK. The rare fur covered back pack Model 3 known as the Fern Sprechtornister, the signals personnel had a specialised back pack similar to the M.39 but larger in size and have a double fur covered back flap. The pack held cable reels and related signals equipment. There were three different models, all slightly different in size to the inside. This example is in excellent condition, the fur is good, the leather cut out number ‘1’ to the outside of the fur. All straps present. Maker marked and dated, unfortunately the date is obscured by one of the fixing rivets on the reverse side. Scraps of paper left inside and rodents have nibbled the paper, also one rodent nibble to one of the interior canvas flaps. A rare piece of German radio equipment.

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.

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'.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

HERMANN GORING DIV. PANZER PHOTO ALBUM & DOCUMENT GROUPING. An extremely rare album, loose photographs and RAD service album belonging to Obergefreiten Georg Seitz of the Staff Company Fallschirm Panzer Regiment Hermann Goring. The first album is complete with Georg Seitz's service in the RAD, standard camp life, full length shots of him in RAD uniform and his younger life prior to WWII, nevertheless some good RAD close-up uniform shots. His second album measuring 8 x 8 to the front is a coloured picture of a Tiger tank, on opening the album on the first page is a magnificent wedding photograph of Seitz measuring 5 x 3, he stands with his wife and he wears a very unusual configuration of uniform, he is wearing the black Panzer wrap over tunic, clearly white collar piped with white collar patches, full decorations of Iron Cross, he is wearing what appears to be an Allgemeine SS cap with its original single centre buckle with a skull to the lower centre band with a Luftwaffe eagle above. The album then follows with 146 superb images, the majority of photograph albums have at least 25% of the images which show family outing scenes and uninteresting subjects, this album is predominantly highly interesting and every image is annotated, all are on the Russian Front. The first group of two shows the crew of the Tiger tank at rest in a wooded area in Russia, all wearing the black Panzer uniforms with the black overseas caps. Destroyed Russian buildings and bridges. Many Russian dead. Captured Russian artillery piece. The German tank unit at rest in a field with all its supporting vehicles and arms. Wounded Russians being taken away by other Russian soldiers. Destroyed Russian tanks with dead laying by the side. Groups of Russian prisoners. The centre of destroyed Minsk. Destroyed Russian vehicles. Images of Russian peasants. Groups of destroyed Russian vehicles. Burning Russian tanks. Destroyed Russian guns. All the images when removed from the album are annotated on the reverse side. German graveyards. A German field chaplain carrying out a service in the field. Images of burning Russian villages. A group of three German tank images which are part of a series. Shot down Russian aeroplanes. One of the Hermann Goring Panzer men standing next to a destroyed Russian tank. The crew of tanks at rest in the wooded areas with a sign on a tree ‘KOMP. CHEF’. Tank No.921 outside Smolensk. Images of the battle of Smolensk with the tanks moving in on the town. Some Panzer men in their tents after the battle of Smolensk. The Company Commander sitting on the grass with some of his NCO’s and men with the annotation ‘The first beer in Russia after the battle of Smolensk’ with groups also standing around on other images drinking beer. Many other individual images of Panzer men standing in the open air wearing their black uniform, some in shirt sleeves. Tanks loaded onto rail cars. Many of the images previously described show the black Panzer soldiers in army wrap over jackets with some wearing Hermann Goring Division cuff titles. One further image of a group of a Luftwaffe man, a woman and a Luftwaffe Hermann Goring Division man wearing the Luftwaffe breast eagle to his black Panzer jacket with the Hermann Goring cuff title. The album then appears to move to Italy, the troops wearing their Luftwaffe blue grey uniforms clearly with white collar patches on trains in Italy. One excellent shot of three members of the unit together standing in front of a vehicle, one wearing an SS camouflage smock, another wearing the Luftwaffe tropical uniform another wearing the black Panzer wrap over jacket with breeches, long boots, white collar patches and Luftwaffe eagle. Some family shots. Another highly interesting shot of a Luftwaffe Panzer Regiment man wearing his black wrap over jacket, field grey trousers, Afrika with Palms cuff title, Hermann Goring cuff title, white collar patches and Luftwaffe eagle, standing hatless. An excellent image of a Luftwaffe registered Kubelwagen with sand balloon tyres fitted with a member standing in the tropical uniform with shorts to the side with the Regimental Commander’s car pennant fitted. More images in the mountains of Italy or France wearing the Luftwaffe black uniform. Another wedding photograph of Seitz with his wife, hatless, with a good close-up of his Hermann Goring Division black wrap over tunic. Another studio shot wearing an army style cap, black wrap over jacket, white trimmed collar patches with shoulder boards with the letter ‘L’ under the Gothic ‘P’, this shot being extremely rare, he is wearing the Spaniarn 1936-39 cuff title which is addressed on the reverse side to Georg Seitz with a four line inscription. In all a superb pictorial history of a member of the Hermann Goring Paratrooper Panzer unit. Accompanying the two albums and the separate photographs is the group of four award citations for military awards, one citation being the booklet for the DRL Sports Badge, which has a full photograph of Seitz half bust, wearing the army black Panzer wrap over tunic and overseas cap, dated ‘1942’. His 10th March 1945 Red Cross Card, being a personal ausweiss whilst in hospital. The four military citations start with the Iron Cross 2nd Class, which is a fully illuminated A5 sizde non-punch holed non-folded citation dated ‘April 1944’ to Obergefreiten Georg Seitz of the Stadt Kompanie 2nd Fallschirm Panzer Regiment HG. A single folded A5 sized standard printed citation for the Wound Badge in black dated ‘October 1943’. A field printed A5 sized single folded citation for the Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge dated ‘28th June 1944’ and lastly a single folded A5 sized citation, standard printing for the Driver’s Badge in bronze dated ‘August 1944’. A most superb grouping of one of the glamorous units of the Third Reich Armed Forces with excellent photo imagery.

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 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 MARKED RZM M7/13. An extremely good condition Hitler Youth knife. Mint bright blade marked ‘RZM M7/13’. The plating to the hilt is good and bright with some slight black spotting to the front strap and back strap of the hilt. Fitted with its undamaged celluloid chequerboard grips with the Hitler Youth red, white and black central enamelled lozenge. Complete with its scabbard which has all its original paint finish with age lines showing through front and back, its leather belt loop and hilt retaining strap, which is in good strong order with its male/female connecting point to the hilt retaining strap in good working order with slight rust.

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

HUGE SA/NSDAP ALBUM. A large wooden covered album containing approximately 600 images that belonged to Alois Hoislberger. The front cover is plain. To the inside cover laid in is a cut-out photograph of Adolf Hitler with a six line notation indicating this was a memory of his time in the Legion in Lager-Lechfeld Wallershof, from August 1933 to June 1938. The album, beautifully laid out, every image annotated, a lot of the images are not only annotated but bordered in white ink with some associated loose pages. The album opens with local scenes in Berchesgaten. One postcard size image of their camp is pen signed by a lot of the comrades. SA parades. Allgemeine SS officers in vehicles. Town scenes. SA men with rifles. SA parade in the town square of Landsberg, this was where Hitler was held in prison after the Munich Putsch of 1933. Many standards shown. The Nuremberg Rally Fields in 1933. Individual shots of comrades in SA uniforms. SA men on the march. Marches of the SA men plus the BDM through Neustadt on a handwork day in Neustadt October 1933. Party buildings with many unusual eagle and swastikas being shown, adorned on the buildings. A funeral of an SA man killed in an automobile accident. SA men meeting in a beer hall. SA band in 1934. Another SA burial with the men wearing the brown steel helmet. Some very good close-up shots of SA high ranking officers with interesting insignia wearing daggers. Looking through the annotations it would appear that the owner of the album was a member of an SA Signals Unit. Trip to Berlin. Homage at the grave of Horst Wessel in Berlin. Overall an excellent SA album, many pictures of uniforms, flags and images of other organisations of the Third Reich, BDM, NSKOV, Allgemeine SS. At the end of the album a group of 13 very large format images of some of the leaders and personalities of the Third Reich.

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.

HUNTING ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ARM BADGE. An oval arm badge worn by a member of the German Hunting Association embroidered in the finest quality. The oval base measures 4 inches x 3 inches has been multi embroidered in a variety of thickness of silver wire.

IDENTIFIED COLLAR INSIGNIA OF THE SUPERIOR ARMY AGENCIES. A pair of the rare collar patches worn by all field grade officers and Captains of the Superior Agencies, this branch of the service was abolished on the 16th November 1942. This rare insignia is pictured on page 437 of Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1939-45 by John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlict. Accompanying the collar patches is a signed photograph of the Knights Cross Winner Christoph Rudolf wearing his Knights Cross and matching collar patches, which was awarded 26th August 1944.

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 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.

INTERESTING JAPANESE COMBAT SWORD. A highly interesting Japanese officers sword, the 23 inch curved blade, which we believe was cut down from an old No-Dachi sword, the No-Dachi swords were the much larger two-handled swords used during the Samurai period. The blade has seen service wear and has some abrasions and light black spotting, it has been fitted with a single pierced standard officers tsuba and pommel cap. The hilt has been completely wrapped in bamboo and the remains of the officers knot is still attached to the pommel ring. It is fitted into its leather over wood combat scabbard with a hanging ring at the base secured to the scabbard by tape and a taped adaption at the top of the scabbard to which is applied a long length of leather which was used for carrying this sword over the back of the wearer in combat situations. A highly interesting combat used Japanese officers swords.

IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS. A good non maker marked example of the Iron Cross 1st class, pin back, with a good patina finish overall. The black finish to the central core is all complete without rust.

IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS. A good Iron Cross 1st Class with all its finish remaining within the Iron core. Good silver frame. Wide tapering pin. Marked to the exterior number ‘65’, which indicates the manufacturer Kein & Quenzer.

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 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 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 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 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 KAI-GUNTO SWORD. This excellent Japanese WWII naval officers sword is fitted with a 24 inch Mino period smith signed blade, manufactured by Hattori Masahiro, who is listed in John Slough’s book page 99. The tang has a Seki stamp. The hamon is typically strong in a regular wave pattern. There is a light tarnish over the blade but no scratches or chips. If professional re-polished the blade would be absolutely superb. The blade is fitted into standard naval mounts with the brown binding to the hilt. Some slight tears to one small area of the binding. Good gilt to all of the fittings with its solid oval naval style tsuba. The scabbard is of the black lacquered variety with twin hanging loops and the sword is complete with a naval officers sword knot of which the fringes of the tassel are unfortunately missing. The sword comes with a full hand written description of the smith in English using Japanese terms.

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 COMBAT SWORD. An interesting Japanese officers sword of WWII, this sword is the epitome of what one would call a battlefield sword. A very lightly curved katana blade with a good long 27 inch blade. The blade is cloudy in places, there is evidence of quite an interesting hamon but very faint. There are minor nicks to the sharpened edge and black spots near the point. The most interesting feature of this sword is its combat appearance. The fittings are standard officers fittings with a pierced tsuba, standard pommel cap and lower ring. The binding to the grip has been removed and has been covered in a complete leather grip, which has been hand bound together, which matches the leather combat cover over the wood scabbard. It is complete with its hanging ring, also it is fitted with its rather frail officers brown and blue portapee knot. This is the ideal sword to finish off a Japanese combat officers display mannequin.

JAPANESE OFFICERS SHIN GUNTO SWORD. Japanese sword in its leather combat cover, with upgraded Showa period fittings. The blade is in absolutely magnificent condition, superb polish with a beautiful wave pattern within the grey colour of the hardened edge. The blade length is 25½ inches or 66.5 cm and has good curvature. The grip is of the military style, which is cloth wrapped over ray skin with a civilian style menuki. Plain but etched fittings to the top pommel and lower grip. A cut out civilian style iron tsuba. The sword is fitted into its wood with leather covered combat scabbard. Fitted to the sword is a faded and slightly ragged Junior Officers blue and brown sword knot with its tassels. The sword tang is signed by ‘Masayuki’ plus Showa stamp. The family name, Masayuki Mifuku, who was a resident of Seki. Masayuki was a famous Showa smith and was a Director of the Tokyo Sword Association and founder of his factory, he is listed in Fuller & Gregory and Slough’s Swordsmith. The blade is in perfect polish, no flaws or scratches and a perfect typical Mino sword. The hamon is slanting and attractive. A magnificent blade by a famous Showa smith in private purchase fittings. The sword comes with a written explanation of the sword in English with Japanese terms used, plus a stencilling of the tang signature.

JAPANESE OFFICERS SHIN GUNTO SWORD. A magnificent Showa period officers Shin Gunto in superior quality leather combat cover with the tang signed ‘Tadayoshi’. The blade is in perfect spotless polish, no marks, scratches or chips. The hamon is virtually straight with a light wave pattern and is with a deep contrast against the bright polish of the remainder of the blade. The hamon goes to the point of the blade and then turns back. The blade is 25½ inches or 66.5cm long with good deep curve, as well as the signature on the tang it also has a Showa stamp. The fittings are very nice tachi appearance with super quality grained leather combat cover over an old lacquered ribbed saya. The grip is perfectly bound, unmarked, with the ray skin below the binding in undamaged condition. The sword is complete with its officers blue and brown sword knot. With the sword is a complete description of the sword in English using Japanese terms.

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 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 SHIN GUNTO SWORD. A good Japanese officers WWII sword known as Shin Gunto, tang signed Sadamitsu. The blade length is 26½ inches, in very good original polish. Straight but clear hamon, very minor scuffs to the cutting edge with one slight nick approximately 10 inches from the very point of the blade. The blade is fitted into its correct WWII mounts. The grip binding is complete over its undamaged ray skin grip. The sword has obviously been hanging in a smoke filled area as parts of the ray skin and some of the other fittings are toned with nicotine. The scabbard known as the Saya in Japanese, dark olive green colour with typical combat wear to the paint, no dents, complete with a blue/brown officers tassel and a silk display knot tied on the scabbard itself. The sword comes with a full hand written description of the smith in English using Japanese terms.

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.

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 NUMBER MATCHED. A very fine condition K.98 bayonet, the blade with its complete blueing intact. The upper part of the blade is marked number ‘739’, on the reverse side is the date ‘41’ with maker’s coded ‘CVC’. The exact matching number ‘739’ is to the top throat of the scabbard. The pommel of the bayonet is profusely waffen amt stamped. The red Bakelite grips undamaged, all the original blueing remaining to the grip with one slight bit of surface rusting on the reverse side of the lower cross guard. The anodising from the front side of the scabbard has been rubbed with wire wool. It is totally undented, complete with its original leather frog which is maker marked and dated 1939. A very good example a number matched K.98 bayonet.

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.

K.98 BAYONET. A good Third Reich K.98 bayonet, the blade retaining virtually all of its blue finish with the edge sharpened. Marked ‘P.Weyersberg’ being the manufacturer, numbered ‘314’. The top upper grip retains most of its original blued finish with very minor rust spotting. The Bakelite grips are undamaged. The scabbard in the area once covered by the leather frog retains its blue finish with the remainder missing. In the upper area of the scabbard is marked ‘E.U.F.Horster 1940’, with number ‘4262’.

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.

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 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. 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.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 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 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 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.

KRETA CUFF TITLE, MINT. A magnificent condition mint unissued Kreta cuff title, as issued to paratroopers and mountain troopers who served in the vicious battle for the Island of Crete. Beautifully embroidered lettering on its white background.

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 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. This maker marked Coastal Artillery badge by Hermann Aurich has unfortunately lost all its finish and is in a matching grey overall. Thick needle pin to reverse side, complete with the Hermann Aurich logo.

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 MANS BELT BUCKLE. This item purchased by Regimentals from the fantastic Italian collection in the spring of 2009. A mint unissued dark blue all one-piece stamped steel buckle as worn by Coastal Artillery units.

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 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 BY JFS. A good Kriegsmarine Naval Destroyer Badge. At least 50% of the gilt is remaining to the surrounding wreath and central eagle. The central destroyer is grey. 50% of the gilding remaining to the reverse of the award, which has its horizontal pin, its vertical uniform retaining pin with the letter ‘JFS’ in a raised block to the reverse side.

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 BREAST EAGLE. A good example of the machine embroidered gold on very dark navy blue breast eagle for an enlisted man in the Kriegsmarine.

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 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 KAPITAN ZUR ZEE STITCH-ON SHOULDER BOARDS. A pair of good quality heavy silver wire woven shoulder boards on dark blue underlay with two gilt rank pips for a Kapitan Zur Zee. One moth hole to the reverse side dark blue cloth, otherwise excellent condition.

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. 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 OFFICERS VEHICLE PENNANT. A good Kriegsmarine officers vehicle pennant measuring 8 x 12½ inches in triangular form. The base construction cloth is in a ribbed navy blue material with yellow edging. The pennant is embroidered to both sides in the classic chain stitched style seen so often on many German flags, banners and pennants. The pole suspension string has been cut but is still visible at the open ends at the front of the pennant.

KRIEGSMARINE REMOVABLE BREAST EAGLE. An excellent condition all metal removable breast eagle for the Kriegsmarine summer tunic, retaining all its original gilt with frosted highlights to the swastika, wreath and upper edges of the wings. Complete with its pin back suspension and uniform locating hook placed behind the swastika.

KRIEGSMARINE SENIOR ENGINE ROOM PATCH. Petty officer arm patch. Finely yellow embroidered on blue background.

KRIEGSMARINE SICK BERTH PETTY OFFICER TRADE PATCH. The oval blue patch finely embroidered with crossed anchor and snake and serpent indicating a Kriegsmarine Sick Berth attendant.

KRIEGSMARINE SIGNAL PATCH Crossed flags on dark blue background. Some moth damage.

KRIEGSMARINE SINGLE DECAL M.35 HELMET. A model 35 shell stamped 'ET62', originally issued in apple green and possibly as a double decal. This helmet has all its original apple green finish remaining to the interior of the shell, with the early aluminium band and square edged strap buckle. The liner still retaining much original mid tan colour with some light shredding to the lower edges. All the tongues are present and one stamped size '55', the original drawstring is present also and with the owner's initials 'WT'. To the exterior the Kriegsmarine deep gold eagle is very clear with just one abrasion close to the neck and another across the head of the eagle, which can be viewed on our web images. The shell, we assume after being returned for ordnance removal of the national tri-colour has been repainted in a very dark grey, traces of the original apple green can be seen in areas to the crown. There is a large patch of rust that has dried to the left hand side of the crown, there are other abrasions as can be seen from our web images.

KRIEGSMARINE SINGLE DECAL REMOVED HELMET. A Q66 sized shell originally issued as a navy double decal helmet, it has been returned to depot for the removal of the tri-colour as per regulations, it has then been over painted with the addition of the Kriegsmarine decal, which unfortunately has virtually disappeared. At least 90% of the original paint finish remaining to the skull apart from the abrasions which can be viewed on our web images, also the faint remains of the Kriegsmarine decal. When the helmet was returned to ordnance for the removal of the tri-colour it was re-fitted with the later zinc banded liner with the rounded edge strap buckles. The liner, apart from some abrasions on the lower edge and slight dryness to the tongues, is all complete and undamaged, it is clearly stamped size '58' with its original drawstring and its completely original chin strap, all complete but dry and stiff.

KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINER DOCTORS WHITE SUMMER TUNIC. A scarce all white four pocket summer tunic, previously the property of Naval Doctor Ruppecht Bernbeck. Dr Bernbeck was a doctor attached to the U boat service in WWII. The tunic is in virtually mint condition with all of it's removable gilt Naval anchor buttons fitted with good gilt remaining. It's removable all gilt Naval breast eagle, shoulder boards are of the rank of a Naval Fregatten Kapitan of the medical service. Blue based intertwined Naval lace with each board having a gilt medical service motive attached. A small Naval style label embroidered in red with the name ''Bernbeck,'' is attached to the inner side of the tunic below the hanging loop.

KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINERS BADGE. A virtually mint unissued condition Submariners Badge by Schwerin, Berlin. Award retaining all its original gilt with frosted highlights. Superb quality award.

KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINERS DOCUMENT GROUP. A 15 piece group of documents to Egbert Begemann. Leutnant 1st Class. Served on the navy torpedo boats and submarines. Killed in action 8th April 1941 in the North Atlantic. Comprising: Invitation to attend the return of the Legion Condor Veterans from Spain with seat ticket for same event. Iron Cross 2nd Class citation signed by Vice Admiral Wilhelm Marshall, winner of the Pour le Merite. Congratulations for his engagement to be married signed by Admiral Donetz, then Commander of the Submarine Force. Congratulations signed by Admiral Erich Raeder Commanding Chief of the Navy. A congratulations signed by Commadore Hubert Schmudt head of Naval Education Department. Spanish Cross in bronze certificate, large size format. Medical treatment card dated 1940. Navy identity card qualification for The National Sports Badge complete with photograph of Begemann in naval officers uniform without hat. Letter from the navy officers clothing department. Destroyer Badge citation illuminated style signed by Commander in Chief of the Torpedo Force Kapitan Hans Butow. Covering letter sent with the award document for the Destroyer Badge. Hand written condolence letter by Kapitan Viktor Schutze Commander of the 2nd U-Boat Flotilla after the death of Begemann. Large photo of the torpedo boat Iltis. Begemann served aboard the torpedo boat Iltis until April 1941 when he was transferred to the U-Boat school as a Commanding Officer Candidate. He was sent to U65 with the usual training. His U-Boat was sunk South East of Iceland by the British Corvette Gladiolus. A letter from the navy personnel department announcing the posthumous promotion of Begemann to Lieutenant Commander sent to his widow 27th June 1944.

KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINERS EMERGENCY RATION TIN. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very rare piece of Kriegsmarine equipment being the emergency ration container from U-Boat survival kits. Identical to the item photographed on page 331 of the excellent work Torpedo Los by Gordon Williamson. All its original paint finish. Marked to the base in raised relief 'Kriegsmarine 300 GR Notverpflegung'. All that is missing is the original webbing pull tab to the closing clip.

KRIEGSMARINE TELETYPE QUALIFICATION PATCH Blue embroidery on white background for summer uniform.

KRIEGSMARINE TROPICAL LONG BOOTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A pair of the extremely rare Kriegsmarine issue tropical long boots. The construction of these boots is identical to the Luftwaffe issue boots, the reason we have decided they are Kriegsmarine is that the shade of the tan canvas is slightly darker and is similar in construction to other Kriegsmarine items of tropical footwear we have had over the years, with the leather being darker. These are an exact matching pair, the soles retain all their original nails and heel cleats, stamped to the interior in metric '42'. The upper shoe part is in excellent condition with good colour to the canvas. All white stitching remaining to the leather parts with all the metal fittings retaining their blued steel finish.

KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT COMBAT CLASP IN SILVER. An excellent example of the rare U-Boat combat clasp in silver. Good finish remaining to the award. All of the lettering on the reverse side is clear of the designer 'Peekhaus' and the maker ''Schwerin, Berlin', complete with its correct wide tapering fluted pin.

KRIESLEITUNG WHITE SUMMER COLLAR PATCH. A rare collar patch for the white summer uniform for an NSDAP Gemeinschaftsleiter. Gilt political eagle with four eagle and swastika embossed rank pips below on white background cloth with white edging for Kriesleitung. Some moth damage and staining to collar patch. Extremely scarce piece.illusrated on page 51 of the superb work from Schiffer publishing, WW2 German War Booty.

KUKRI 1943 DATED. A 1943 dated Ghurka's kukri. The blade has been sharpened. There is one large section of steel missing from the flat back edge of the blade. Dated close to the hilt. Wood grips generally good with some abrasions. In its original leather combat scabbard, which has the seam of the leather split over the wood liner.

LAND CUSTOMS DAGGER STRAPS. A virtually mint pair of Land Customs dagger straps. The brocade is mint bright. All of the finish matching to the upper belt clip, the twin oval laurel leaf buckles, plus the lower clips. The green velvet on the reverse side is absolutely mint. These straps would be a fine addition to a very good Land Customs Official's dagger.

LARGE NIELLO WORK AFRIKA KORPS RING. A very large 800 silver stamped ring, made in North Afrika, with beautiful Niello work on the upper shank with the face having the emblem of DAK 1941, possibly in gold, with the palm tree with swastika below.

LARGE SWASTIKA BANNER TOP. Extremely large all nickel plated swastika banner top with the arms to the swastika being 8 inches across. Nickel plating spotted overall but no actual rust. Unusually having two holes to one of the arms of the swastika for unknown reason.

LARGE WHERMACHT ENAMEL SIGN. A generally excellent condition white and black enamel sign measuring 27 inches in convex form, basic white field. It would appear to be a commanding office for Army Area 7. Slight chipping to the edges which in places has been touched up, the main centre of the sign is totally undamaged.

LATE VARIATION TYPE 30 ARISAKA BAYONET. A scarce bayonet for the Arisaka rifle being a very late run from the Toyada Loon Work. The double marked blade is the unfullered type with rough original finishing overall. Approximately 2/3rds of the blade has been combat sharpened, the markings are clear. There remains a good percentage of the darkened blued finish. The simplified cross guard is present and retains much of its original deep blueing. The squared beakless pommel also retains much of its blue. The slab grips are riveted and the scabbard is one of the variants, complete in wood and wrapped in thin cord. The lower chape is the larger type of the two models. Completing the bayonet is a scarce rubberised frog, these frogs were of a deep orange colour. The retaining strap to the frog appears broken but complete and has been carefully glued back together. The overall condition of the bayonet is very clean and good and doesn’t show the usual heavy oiling. There is a good serial number to the pommel.

LATE WAR ARMY ENLISTED MANS FIELD CAP EAGLE. Machine embroidered combined eagle and roundel on cotton triangle.

LATE WAR ASSMANN LUFTWAFFE PILOT’S BADGE. A late war Assmann stamped Pilot’s Badge. All grey finish with some of the original darkened finish to the wing still visible. Thick needle pin.

LATE WAR GERMAN ARMY GAITERS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Most German Army gaiters of WWII were in either slate grey or olive, these green canvas gaiters match the green herringbone twill tunic and trousers exactly. Mint condition.

LATE WAR OBSERVER BADGE. A late war Observer badge by Assmann having lost all its finish, maker marked to reverse side and having needle pin fixing.

LEGION CONDOR SIGNALS SECTION ARM PATCH. This ultra rare piece of Third Reich insignia being a 3 inch x 2¼ inch oval section of black base material embroidered in gold, with a surrounding wreath. Central circle. A lightning flash pointing upwards through the circle joining to a swastika at the base. All hand embroidered, with an accompanying photograph of a Legion Condor officer being presented to Herman Goring, clearly showing this insignia being worn on his upper left sleeve, in this case in the backing cloth colour of the Condor Legion material. This item recently acquired from the collection of noted collector George Petersen. We can only speculate as to why the backing cloth on this item is of black material instead of the unique olive brown of the standard Legion Condor uniforms. Although the tank group known as Gruppe Drohne are only known to have worn black berets with olive brown uniforms, this insignia may have been instituted and not worn for parade purposes on the black Panzer wrap-over uniform. Whatever the theories may be, the item is extremely rare and has never previously been published in any work.

LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER 3RD PATTERN VERFUNGSTRUPPE SHOULDER STRAPS. We have recently acquired three pairs of shoulder boards plus two rank bar patches, all from sources of the same family who was previously a member of the Leibstandardarte Adolf Hitler. We have photographed the three pairs together here but are offering each pair individually. An extremely rare pair of white piped pointed 3rd pattern SS Verfungenstruppe shoulder boards. Slip-on construction, white woven piping, single row of tress surrounding the board with inter-twined Gothic style 'LAH' to the black centre of each board. On close examination there are slight differences in the weave pattern of the inter-twined 'LAH'. The inner material of each tab is of a slightly heavier gauge cotton material.

LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER EARLY TUNIC. Please visit our special items page for desription and photo presentation.

LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER PHOTO ALBUM. Excellent album in it's tooled leather cover, containing 95 excellent images of life with Adolf Hitler's bodyguard, the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler from peacetime into war. The inner cover has a postcard image of Adolf Hitler, head only, followed by a commercially purchased image of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Jingling Johnny (Schellenbaum bearer) standing with the LAH band. The following page has a privately taken shot, face on, of the Deutschland Ewache Standard-bearer of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler standing with the standard straight on to camera wearing his gorget, flanked by two officers. Their follows a series of excellent images of the LAH in their Allgemeine uniforms and white dress parade equipment and gloves at various events. The Nurmberg Rally Fields. The Feldherrenhalle in Munich. There are images of both officers and men wearing the double decal black steel helmet, the black overseas cap with long greatcoats and white parade equipment. There is one magnificent shot of Adolf Hitler's car passing with a good clear shot of his standard being flown from the front fender/mudguard of the vehicle. Good clear shots of the Adolf Hitler cuff band being worn on the Allgemeine uniforms. Images at the Nurnberg Rally Fields by floodlight. The album then moves on in time to the same grouping wearing the field grey/earth brown uniform, both officers and men in the field on military exercises with close-up's of high ranking LAH officers standing in groups. It then follows to the campaign in France with destroyed bridges, LAH vehicles, men asleep in the back of vehicles. One wonderful shot an SS triangular car pennant. Excellent face on head and shoulders shot of an SS officer wearing a visor cap with army eagle to the cap. A series of images of SS officers all wearing tunics without collar patches but with shoulder boards. Another of an SS motorcyclist slumped over the front of his motorcycle with a British helmet as souvenir hanging over the handlebars. SS officers in conference by a vehicle and many more of the same nature. Captured British armoured cars. The award ceremony of the Knights Cross to SS General Paul Hausser. Further shots of Hausser standing with an Army General in various poses after the award ceremony of the Knights Cross. A magnificent history of life within the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler in peace and war.

LEUTNANT GENERAL BRUNO LOERZER SIGNATURE. The well known winner of the Pour le Merite in WWI. Subsequent winner of the Knights Cross in WWII. Single autograph on section of paper with separate newspaper photograph of Bruno Loerzer, with its original page photocopy. 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.

LUFTSCHUTZ 3 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon with its Third Reich 2nd award bar silver motif attached. The Third Reich War Service Cross with crossed swords. The Reich Luftschutzbund ribbon with its 1st class award motif attached.

LUFTSCHUTZ BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA CUFF TITLE. The very rare cuff title in green canvas cloth, with the white printed letters 'Luftschutzpolizei Bohmen-Mahren'. Photographed in the excellent new work 'DEFENDING THE REICH' by David Littlejohn on page 416, this rare cuff title was worn by the Luftschutz service of the occupied area of Bohemia and Moravia. Six pages are devoted to this rare organisation within this book. Many coloured pictures and uniform reprints from the original period are featured in this book and it shows the cuff title being worn.

LUFTSCHUTZ GAS MASK Civilian gas mask painted in Luftschutz blue finish complete with shoulder strap. Eagle and swastika acceptance stamp to filter of mask.

LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET Lightweight Civil Police helmet painted in Luftschutz blue. 70% of paint finish remaining with rust to crown. Luftschutz decal generally good with central lettering of the word 'Luftschutz' missing. Swastika clear and undamaged. Liner frail, half of chinstrap missing.

LUFTSCHUTZ M.43 CAP EAGLE. A scarce Bevo woven Luftschutz insignia for utilising on the M.43 field cap. Mint, cut from roll.

LUFTSCHUTZ MEDAL 2nd CLASS. A very finely struck Luftschutz service medal in silver. Good finish overall. Good deep strike. Dated 1938 to reverse. Complete with its correct black, white, red and lilac ribbon.

LUFTSCHUTZ MEDAL, 2ND CLASS. CASED. The Luftschutz 2nd Class award in its original case. Face side of award excellent with its correct ribbon. Minor oxidisation to the reverse side. All fitted into its original presentation card case with the title to the exterior 'Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen 2.Stufe'.

LUFTSCHUTZFUHRER COLLAR PATCH Single collar patch, double row of oak leaves. Some oxidisation to bullion weave, on blue/grey cloth backing. Minor wear to nap of cloth with officers silver corded edging.

LUFTSHUTZ M.16 HELMET. M.16 style steel helmet with mesh air ventilation to each side of skull, retaining 70% of original blue colour with light rusting, complete with its Luftschutz decal to front. One abrasion to right hand arm of swastika. Liner complete with light distress to three tongues of the 9 tongue liner. Leather chinstrap complete. Tip of long section broken away.

LUFTWAFFE 1937 PATTERN DAGGER HANGERS. A good pair of Luftwaffe officers 1937 pattern dagger hangers, good brightness to the silver section of the blue/grey canvas strapping. All fittings toned to grey. The velvet on the reverse side has thinned down to the base material.

LUFTWAFFE 1ST MODEL OFFICERS DAGGER. An excellent condition 1st model Luftwaffe officers dagger with aluminium fittings with blade by Robert Klaas, Solingen. The blade weakly stamped ‘Klaas’ with just the last part of the logo visible. All of the aluminium fittings good with the swastikas on both sides of the pommel and of the cross guard having all their original gilding remaining. Grip leather good with some scuffing. All grip wire intact. The blue leather washer is still intact between the blade and the cross guard. In its matching aluminium scabbard with, again, all the fittings all in excellent order. Leather to the scabbard is good with minor nicks. Complete with its full set of aluminium chains with the ‘OLC’ marked spring clip, which is all intact and working correctly.

LUFTWAFFE 1ST PATTERN DAGGER SCABBARD. A rare and useful accessory being the original wooden scabbard for the Luftwaffe 1st pattern dagger covered in its original blue Morocco leather, totally mint. Anyone with a Luftwaffe 1st pattern dagger in nice order but with damaged leather would find this a fine restoration piece.

LUFTWAFFE 1ST PATTERN FLYING BLOUSE. The scarce Luftwaffe 1st pattern enlisted mans flying blouse, worn by a Gefreiter in a Luftwaffe Signal's unit. The very first pattern flying blouse was without pockets and was never fitted with a Luftwaffe breast eagle. This example in small size, has seen much service wear. The nap to the inner collar is worn away. There are various areas of moth damage on the back panel only. The front of the tunic and the arms being virtually moth free, with one small moth nip close to the lower tunic fixing button. Signal Section copper brown twisted cord waffenfarbe surrounding the collar with silk piped slip-on shoulder boards. Matching brown Gefreiter collar patches with a moth nip to the right hand collar patch. Profusely marked to the interior left hand pocket, firstly within a rectangular block to a flying unit in Schwerin, followed by the maker's mark in Berlin with size stampings and, lastly, at the base of the pocket with the Luftwaffe LBA acceptance stamp. It has its standard five button configuration with a closing neck. At the base of the front skirt a male/female pop stud has been added for extra closing to the front of tunic. It would appear that the tunic was originally issued with stitch-in shoulder boards that has been replaced by the slip-on boards. The copper brown piping to the collar is loose in places. A scarce Luftwaffe tunic.

LUFTWAFFE ADMIN OFFICIALS SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on shoulder board for a Luftwaffe Oberleutnant in the Miscellaneous Technical and Administration Department. Red over green underlay.

LUFTWAFFE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL'S AIR MINISTRY SHOULDER BOARDS. A matched pair of air Ministry Administration official's black over green shoulder boards, slip on style, to a rank of Leutnant Colonel. Aluminium silver twisted cord wire with a gilt pip placed on each board.

LUFTWAFFE AFRIKA EUROPEAN SIDE CAP (EMBROIDERED). A wonderful piece of commemorative history being a standard large size Luftwaffe enlisted mans side cap, which has red initials woven onto a small section of white cloth to the interior. Side cap still retains its multi coloured roundel. To each side of the front of the cap are applied the three aluminium seagulls normally found on collar patches. Beautifully hand embroidered to the side scallop of cap in white is 'AFRIKA' with a palm tree to the centre, followed by '1943'. There is no Luftwaffe eagle. We would presume that this embroidery has been done by a Luftwaffe prisoner of war whilst in captivity. If the book 'Afrika Korps' by Robert Kurtz, published by Schiffer Publishing is observed on page 148 there is an Afrika Korps enlisted man's visored field cap which has been embroidered overall, it would seem that this was a practise conducted by many of the prisoners.

LUFTWAFFE AIR CREW FOOD SURVIVAL TIN. The Luftwaffe flight food survival tin is an innocuous looking piece of equipment but extremely rare, measuring 5 x 4 x 1 inches this single lid closing tin carried food supplies within the Luftwaffe survival kit. It is profusely marked in raised relief on the base of the tin with its original ‘FL’ flight equipment number. Minor rust around the clip area and the hinge otherwise it retains all its original paint and its small canvas tab. This scarce item is clearly shown in colour on page 94 of Luftwaffe Verses RAF Flying Equipment of the Airborne 1939-45 by Mick J. Prodger with the exact matching FL number 415617.

LUFTWAFFE AIR FIELD ENGINEER OR AIR MINISTRY SINGLE 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 single slip-on shoulder board, black silk piped, single row of Luftwaffe silver grey tress with Luftwaffe blue/grey centre. Slip-on tab remaining.

LUFTWAFFE AIR GUNNER RADIO OPERATOR BADGE. A good example by B & N.L. having all of its silvered finish remaining to wreath. A small proportion of the finish to the Radio Operator style eagle has toned to a grey. Thick needle pin. Two domed rivets. Large stamping 'B & N.L' to the reverse of eagle.

LUFTWAFFE AIR GUNNER/WIRELESS OPERATOR BADGE. ASSMANN PRODUCED. A good example of an Assmann produced Luftwaffe Wireless Operator/Air Gunner badge. Heavy metal construction, retaining all of its original finish. Thick needle pin, two domed rivets to the reverse side. Maker marked 'Assmann' to the reverse side of the diving eagle.

LUFTWAFFE AIR GUNNER/WIRELESS OPERATOR BADGE. UNMARKED. A good non maker marked example of the Luftwaffe Wireless Operator/Air Gunner badge. At least 90% of the silvering remaining to the surrounding oak and laurel leaf wreath with some rubbing to the high spots. The diving eagle clutching the lightning bolts in its claws is a grey colour. Two flat rivets to the reverse side, thick needle pin.

LUFTWAFFE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FELDWEBEL INSIGNIA Single stitch on shoulder board with Regiment No. 4 motif attached. Greatcoat matching collar patch with bullion tress edging. Collar patch with green underlay. Shoulder board with green piped edge.

LUFTWAFFE ARTILLERY RUCKSACK. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The special rucksack for artillery use, as pictured on page 90 of Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-45, Volume 3, in Luftwaffe blue/grey and having the addition of two zeltbahn straps fitted to the exterior of the rucksack. Good white stitching to leather. All of the metal parts having their original galvanised finish remaining. RB number stamped to the rear leather section.

LUFTWAFFE BELT AND BUCKLE. A large sized leather combat thickness belt with its one-piece stamped Luftwaffe aluminium buckle. Some minor staining but generally all detail clear with some wear to the eagle's head. The buckle is non maker marked as is the belt.

LUFTWAFFE BLUE BREAD BAG AND STRAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Any of the personal equipment in Luftwaffe blue/grey is scarce, this is a virtually unused bread bag complete with all its straps and zeltbahn buttons and including its long shoulder strap. To the interior of the bread bag it is Luftwaffe acceptance stamped ‘L.B.A.’ with date ‘1940’.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER BAR IN BRONZE, MINT. An excellent example of a Luftwaffe Bomber Bar in bronze, retaining all of its bronze finish. Good patinated finish to the diving bomb. In raised relief to the reverse side the maker mark 'R.S & S', with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER BAR IN GOLD. An excellent example of a non maker marked convex shaped Luftwaffe Bomber Bar in gold retaining all of its gilt. Good black patinated finish to the diving bomb. Good gilt to the reverse side. Wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER BAR WITH 1200 TABLET. A scarce award of the Luftwaffe by a rare maker for flight bars, being the Luftwaffe Bomber Operational Flight Clasp in gold with its 1200 flight tablet below. The main award retaining 90% of all its original gilt with some darkened patches. All the patinated finish to the diving bomb is good with good matching gilt to the 1200 tablet below. To the reverse of the award the gilt is good. In raised relief maker marked 'M.Kunstoff Gablonz'. The award is complete with its wide tapering fluted pin.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER FLIGHT BAR IN GOLD WITH 600 PENDANT. A good example of a maker marked Luftwaffe Operational Flying Clasp for Bomber units with 600 pendant. Good gilt remaining to the award with slight rubbing of the high spots. Lighter toning to the diving bomb with some of the black finish rubbed to the main body of the bomb. Good gilt to the 600 tablet below. Dark toning to the reverse side. Also by the unusual maker for flight bars M.Kunstoff of Gablonz. Complete with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER GROUP OF BADGES AND DOCUMENTS. An interesting grouping to Flieger Harald Hilpmann, born 15th May 1923, his service started with the Luftwaffe in May 1941 at the age of 18. He became an air gunner and was shot down and killed at the age of 20 in 1943. The group comprises a good example of the rare Air Gunner only badge, which is very lightly stamped on the reverse side by ‘Deumer of Ludenscheid. The award has at least 50% of its original finish remaining to the oak and laural leaf wreath. Most of the finish remains on the oak leaf section. Some finish remaining to the swastika with the dark patina finish to the diving eagle without the lightning bolts in the claws of the eagle all complete. To the reverse side the finish is virtually an exact match of the face side in terms of percentage. Thick needle pin, two domed rivets. Complete with the badge is the original A5 sized non-punch-holed but folded once certificate for the award of the Air Gunner’s Badge, which in German reads ‘Fliegerschutzen Ohne Blitzbundel’ (without lightning bolts), awarded 22nd June 1943, pen signed by an unidentified General Oberst, awarded to Gefreiten Harald Hilpmann. A large A4 size citation non-punch-holed but folded once, sent to the family of Harald Hilpmann stating that he has died for Fuhrer and Fatherland in September 1943. The dates and name are all hand applied on a standard printed citation and the date of sending was the 1st April 1944. A 5th April 1944 dated letter to a possible relation, stating that Harald Hilpmann was killed in operations over England. Another letter with a copy of same dated 24th September 1943 to a local political leader, possibly from the area of Hilpmann’s birth, informing of his death over England with a standard printed letter from the Commander of 3rd Staffel, Kampf Geschwader 2, dated 10th December 1943 thanking the receiver for his son’s service and unfortunate death over England. With all the letters is the original envelope dated 11th April 1944. Luftwaffe Wehrpass belonging to Harald Hilpmann, pasted into the front page is a record of Harald Hilpmann, his birth date, his date of induction in the Luftwaffe, signed 25th June 1941. Pass photograph of Hilpmann in civil dress, hatless. Page 12 shows the record of units from 1941 to April 43, his last unit being Kampf Geschwader 2 Page 22 shows promotion from 1942 to 1943 from Gefreiter to Unteroffizier. Page 32 fully filled out with his areas of service, clearly written into the Soldbuch ‘Service in the operations area over England’. On page 34 there are details of the crash of his aircraft over Holland on returning from operations over England. A pre war book showing his work service, which must have been very short bearing in mind he was only 18 when inducted into the Luftwaffe but with considerable paperwork. Two 7 x 9 inch photographs of Hilpmann wearing the so-called Bulgarian heavyweight flying suit, one wearing a flying helmet with goggles, another wearing an overseas cap. Lastly a photograph album containing approximately 60 photograph of his life in the Luftwaffe with tourist photographs, family photographs, parades, groups of colleagues, some pictures annotated, most annotations from the 1941/42 period, good studio photograph of himself wearing his uniform and cap, pictures in Norway, also Air Gunners Schoo imagesl, pictures with his girlfriend. An excellent Luftwaffe group, Kampf Geschwader 2 was a Luftwaffe bomber unit formed in May 1939, firstly operating Dornier DO17 light bombers, subsequently JU88 heavy bombers. During the course of WWII KG2 lost 767 aircraft destroyed and suffered 1,908 personnel killed in action, it served throughout WWII in Poland, the Battle of France and the low countries, the Battle of Britain, the Balkans Campaign, the Eastern Front and back in Western Europe from 1942 and was involved in operations over Great Britain to attack British Cities and ports containing the Allied Invasion Fleets. There is one entry in the wehrpass which annotates Hafen attacks (harbour attacks).

LUFTWAFFE BREAD BAG. A good condition lightly used blue/grey Luftwaffe issue bread bag. Bag has all its correct aluminium buttons, leather straps and belt loops.

LUFTWAFFE BREAD BAG. A good condition blue/grey Luftwaffe bread bag, complete with all its metal and leather fittings. Internal zeltbahn buttons.

LUFTWAFFE CAMOUFLAGED PARATROOPER HELMET. A later pattern RB numbered shell size 68 Luftwaffe paratrooper helmet with the exterior in a heavy finish of brown and dark green with various chips to the finish. The bolts are of the three hole spanner bolt system but have been completely covered in paint finish. Interior leather liner retains much original light tan finish with some wear use evident. Clearly stamped with skull and liner size plus RB number to the front area of the liner. Chinstraps with good blue/grey colour remaining and having their adjuster loops and male/female pop studs all present.

LUFTWAFFE CERAMIC AND WOOD TABLE TOP. An extremely attractive and unusual 2' x 2' square table top. Base wood inlaid with five ceramic tiles depicting five Luftwaffe squadrons from the same area. Kampf Geswader 6, 1st Kampf Geswader153, 3rd Coastal Flieger Gruppe, 706th 3rd Training Geswader with one of the Geswader's unidentified. The legs have been removed from the table top to enable it to be a wall hanging display. The central tile is from the 3rd Coastal Flieger Gruppe 706 having a mobile swastika within the hilt of the sword.

LUFTWAFFE COMPASS Rare compass sprung loaded for aircraft use. 10 inch circumference with maker's plaque and 'FL' number. Complete with electrical connections.

LUFTWAFFE CRASHED SITE OXYGEN MASK. A Luftwaffe oxygen mask recovered from a crash site. The mask section has solidified. The elastic is still in good condition. The hose tube has kinked in one place and has lost its aluminium sprung loaded clip.

LUFTWAFFE CUFF TITLE LEGION CONDOR. Introduced in 1939, worn by all members of Kampfgeschwader 53. Flak Regiment 9 and Luft Signals Regt. 3. Commemoration of those airmen who fought in the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Machine embroidered grey on Luftwaffe blue backing cloth. Full length, uncut, unused.

LUFTWAFFE DAY FIGHTER BAR IN BRONZE. A mint example, non maker marked, of the Luftwaffe Day Fighter Bar in bronze. All of the finish to the wreath and wings remaining. Good patinated finish to the upward pointing central eagle. Non maker marked. All bronze finish remaining to the reverse side. Wide tapering pin.

LUFTWAFFE DAY FIGHTER BAR IN SILVER. A late war C.E.Juncker marked and produced Day Fighter Bar in silver. The majority of the silvered finish is missing and the award has toned to a grey. The wide tapering pin to the reverse side has the majority of its original silvered finish remaining. Full maker marked ‘C.E.Juncker, Berlin’.

LUFTWAFFE DAY FIGHTER BARIN GOLD WITH 600 CLASP. A rare award and in magnificent condition being the Day Fighter clasp, non maker marked, in gold, with its '600' flight tablet. The main award retaining all of its original gilt with frosted highlights, which is completely matched by the gilt on the 600 tablet below. Good patinated finish to the eagle pointing upwards. To the reverse side all the gilt remains, non maker marked, with its wide tapering pin.

LUFTWAFFE DAY FIGHTER FLIGHT BAR. An excellent condition gold example of the Luftwaffe Day Flight Bar. For fighters the face side of the award has approximately 85% of its original gilt remaining with some toning around the central wreath. The arrow pointing upwards having all its silvering remaining. The reverse side also has good gilt with some patches bare, impressed 'G.H.Osang, Dresden'. Complete with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE DESK PIECE. A very impressive Luftwaffe desk piece being the Luftwaffe early down swept tailed eagle with a wing span of 9 inches, with 6 inches high from the base to the very tip, sitting on a marble base, which itself brings the overall height to over 10 inches. Good detail to the Luftwaffe eagle with much original silvering remaining with some toning that can be viewed on our images. A presentation plaque is applied to the base marble indicating that it is a 25th birthday present to an unidentified, possibly NCO or officer in the 9th Korp on the 7th September 1940.

LUFTWAFFE DOUBLE DECAL M.35 COMBAT HELMET. An early all blue Luftwaffe combat helmet. Model 35. Shell size EF62. Shell retaining virtually all its light blue finish with some abrasions to crown and lower rim area. Decals absolutely clear with some minor abrasions to the national tri-colour. It would appear that the interior liner has been replaced at ordnance level. The helmet is an early model 35, however the one buckle remaining of the chin strap system is of the rounded edge style indicating a later liner. However the age of the wear to the liner is commensurate to the wear of the helmet. There is some dryness around the lower back edge of the helmet, plus one small tear to the main body. Drawstring is complete. One buckle is missing, also the section of metal that holds the buckle in shape is broken. Light rust to interior of skull.

LUFTWAFFE EARLY CAMOUFLAGE PARATROOPER HELMET. This rare helmet being an early model paratrooper helmet, originally issued as an apple green double decal and then further camouflaged. The shell is stamped ‘ET68’ with the inner shell clearly having its original apple green finish remaining. Faint traces of the original owner’s name hand applied to the inner skirt, this is the earliest of the M.38 helmet with the Sorbo rubber being in the very light colour. The interior leather liner is virtually all intact, it is clearly size stamped, unfortunately the area inside the forehead, the size of approximately 3 inches x 2½ inches is missing from the liner. The chinstraps are virtually complete but frail have had some restoration with the very tip of the long strap degraded and missing. The exterior in a light wood chip camouflaged in a dual tone of green and light tan.

LUFTWAFFE EARLY PATTERN M.35 DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. An SE64 M.35 shell having at least 60% of its original Luftwaffe blue finish remaining to the exterior with abrasions as can be seen from our web images. The shorter style early pattern Luftwaffe eagle has abrasions across its left hand wing tip and central main body, with the national tri-colour very clear with abrasions as can be seen. The liner retaining rivet heads also have at least 50% of the original Luftwaffe blue intact. The inner leather lining having some original colour remaining, obvious service wear but good strong and intact with the original owner's name hand painted to the upper inner crown of 'W.Sterr'. The aluminium liner band has its early style square edge buckles fitted with its original chin strap intact.

LUFTWAFFE EARLY PATTERN M35 COMBAT HELMET. An early SE66 sized shell issued in the lighter shade of Luftwaffe blue grey for the earlier helmets, having it's short winged early style eagle. The skull is retaining at least 70% of it's original finish with abrasions as can be seen on the web images. The Luftwaffe eagle is with abrasions but good and clear. The National tri colour, the outline is clear with only faint traces of the white and black remaining with at least 50% of the red section of the National tri colour in place. The Luftwaffe blue grey paint has removed itself completely from the rear liner retaining rivet head and at least 50% remains on the front two. The interior liner still retains some degree of mid tan colour. The wear use is evident but the leather is soft and supple. The original drawstring is in place. There is a single split to one tongue of the leather and one small rodent nibble to another. There is an original chin strap which has obviously been replaced during the war time and is dated '1941' and maker marked. These early short winged eagled Luftwaffe helmets are rare.

LUFTWAFFE ENGINEER CORPS OFFICERS INSIGNIA SET. A complete set of both slip-on shoulder boards and collar patches for an officer with the rank of Stabs Engineer, which is the equivalent rank of Major in the Luftwaffe. These are the 2nd pattern set with the pink underlay to both boards and collar patches, the 2nd patterns had standard Luftwaffe gulls substituted for propellers. Slightly different shade of pink between the shoulder boards and collar patches. A rare set.

LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS BREAST EAGLE. Machine embroidered silver grey thread on Luftwaffe blue felt backing. The wing span on this example is slightly shorter than normal.

LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS OVERSEAS CAP. A very large size Luftwaffe enlisted mans overseas cap with machine embroidered grey on Luftwaffe blue grey backing eagle with national cockade below. Some light moth to the crown. Slight bleaching to the interior Luftwaffe blue grey cotton twill lining. It is unique marked 'FL.GR.L.' within a rectangle and one other obscured blocked marking.

LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS PADDED OBSERVERS BADGE. A mint unissued condition heavily padded Luftwaffe Observers badge still with its original 60 Pfennig price label attached to reverse side.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK ARTILLERY FOUR POCKET SERVICE TUNIC. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint condition Luftwaffe enlisted ranks four pocket service tunic. The tunic is superb, all nap of cloth, red twisted wool piped collar, red based stitch-on shoulder boards with one seagull, red artificial silk piped slip-on collar patches, enlisted mans machine embroidered grey on Luftwaffe blue breast eagle, all silver pebbled buttons, two loops for one award to upper left pocket, deep turned back cuffs, profusely stamped to the interior 'O & O Dressel' being the maker, it is then Luftwaffe acceptance stamped 'LBAS 39' followed by the size stamps of the tunic.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK FLEIGER BLOUSE UNIFORM. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A complete uniform of a Luftwaffe Flak enlisted man, complete with trousers. Standard Luftwaffe Fleiger Blouse. Good nap to cloth, no moth or damage. Red artificial piped slip-on shoulder boards, with the colour of the shoulder boards being identical to the colour of the tunic. Red backed Flak collar patches with one aluminium seagull attached. A machine embroidered grey on Luftwaffe blue-grey breast eagle fitted. Loop for one award, the artificial silk lining is heavily size stamped plus 'RB' numbered. Still with it's original issue paper label to the interior of the tunic. Complete with a exact matching colour pair of Luftwaffe blue-grey straight leg trousers, size stamped to the blue-grey cotton twill lining. As for the tunic there is no moth damage, stains or repairs.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK NCO's SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on shoulder board for a Luftwaffe NCO. Tress to upper side of shoulder board. Red piping.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK RESERVE OFFICERS COLLAR PATCH Single collar patch, rank of Leutnant. Heavy bullion weave on red background with blue corded Reserve colour edge with further bullion officers corded edging.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK STITCH ON SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch-on shoulder board for a Luftwaffe Flak Enlisted Man. Red silk piping.

LUFTWAFFE FLAK VICTORY PENNANT. We have re-listed this pennant as it is now illustrated in the new and updated valuation book published by Detlev Nieman including it as an actual award. A rare and excellent quality 21 x 13½ inch triangular red pennant (red denoting the flak) awarded to the anti aircraft units of Luft Gau XI for the shooting down of allied aircraft. An excellent description of these pennants are explained and photographed on page 156, 157, 158 and 159 of Volume III of Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe by John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht. Also on pages 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152 and 1153 of the excellent new work Defended the Reich by David Littlejohn. It appears that each Luftwaffe Flak Gau (Air Defence District) had their own independently designed pennant, this particular one, Luft Gau XI, North Germany and Hamburg area and as is known was involved heavily with flak operations during the latter stages of WWII, mainly against the RAF. It has one side finely machine embroidered in grey thread with the lettering Luft Gau XI, a down swept tail Luftwaffe eagle and swastika with a finely detailed black Iron Cross with a silver embroidered surrounding wreath. The opposite side has a separately applied with integral embroidered RAF aircraft coming down from the ski having flaming wings and crashing into the ground. This separately applied aircraft is finely woven in silver wire with red, white and blue grey thread mixed. The pennant is in excellent condition, it has its original wire frame attachment running down the straight length of the pennant. A further illustration of a similar pennant with added lettering also to Luft Gau XI is shown on page 363 and 364 of Andre Husken's catalogue of Orders and Decorations of the Third Reich 1871 to 1945. It is also believed that there were printed citations awarded to the Luftwaffe Air District with these pennants.

LUFTWAFFE FLIGHT BAR FOR BOMBERS IN GOLD. MAKER MARKED. A very good example of an M.Kunstoff, Gablonz produced Luftwaffe Operational Flight Clasp in gold for Bomber crew. All gilt remaining. Black patinated finish to the diving bomb. Gilt good to the reverse side. It would appear that at one time is was fitted with a pendant which has since gone missing. Complete with its wide tapering fluted pin.

LUFTWAFFE FLIGHT BAR FOR BOMBERS IN SILVER. A good example of a non maker marked Luftwaffe Operational Flight Clasp in silver for Bomber crew. Good convex shape. All silvering remaining overall to the award with slight toning. The reverse side is clean with its flat wide tapering pin.

LUFTWAFFE FLIGHT BLOUSE. COMPLETE UNIFORM. A scarce and complete uniform, dagger and original medal group to a Luftwaffe Oberleutnant of Flight which comprises of a visor cap, the scarce Luftwaffe officers flight blouse, the straight leg trousers, the greatcoat, dagger and medal bar. The visor cap is a double marked ‘EREL’ constructed in fine quality Luftwaffe officers cloth, size approximately size 57, good saddle shape, no moth to any part of the visor cap, standard silver waffenfarbe to the crown and to the upper and lower sections of the mohair centre band, which is also moth free. The insignia comprises the short winged heavy wire eagle with matching central cockade, which has its rare Erel vented wire bound central cockade although the main body of the cap does not have its pre formed hole through the inner hard band for allowing the air to flow through. Standard silver wire cap cords with pebbled side buttons. Double thickness edge to the front peak. The interior is lined in a light shade of green artificial silk that has faded somewhat over the years. The central celluloid lozenge is all intact. Silver blocked to the artificial silk below the lozenge is the lettering ‘Verkaufs Abteilung Der Luftwaffe, Berlin SW68’ with the Erel Sonderklaas marking within a lozenge. It is also ‘EREL’ silver blocked to the mid tan leather sweat band which shows minor wear use. The Luftwaffe officers flight blouse is again of magnificent condition, there is no moth damage or staining anywhere on the garment, it is fitted with the stitch-in yellow based flight Luftwaffe Oberleutnant’s shoulder boards, each board having bright gilt rank pip, silver wire cord around the collar, yellow backed heavy silver wire woven Oberleutnant’s collar patches with silver corded edging. The breast eagle is again very high quality wire weave. The tunic is standard flight blouse configuration with fly frontage closure of four buttons with two slanted pockets without flaps. To the interior the grey artificial silk lining is all intact with a separately constructed hanging tab with an aluminium pebbled D ring attached for the fitting of the officers dagger or sword straps, with a direct hole tailored through the lower left hand pocket. The scarce straight legged trousers also in excellent condition but with one section of moth damage, which has been repaired on the fly front. Unusually it has had closing zips fitted to both slanted side pockets and the one rear pocket. The greatcoat is of enlisted ranks quality, again totally moth free, fitted with matching shoulder boards for a Flight Oberleutnant and collar patches. Standard Luftwaffe configuration. Maker marked and size stamped within the heavy blue grey cotton twill lining. To complete the outfit is the owner’s original Luftwaffe 2nd pattern officers dagger, which has a very good blade, non maker marked. There is some light cloudiness to the blade. The original owner’s name ‘Grewe’ has been hand applied to the flat upper section on the reverse side of the blade. Deep orange grip, no cracks, all its grip wire intact. The dagger is with its original portapee knot, which is slightly frayed at the base of the cording. In its original scabbard, which is totally without damage. To finally finish this extensive group is a three section medal bar, which comprises the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords, an Armed Forces 4 Year Long Service Medal, plus the 1st Oktober 1938 Medal. A very good grouping all to one officer and identified.

LUFTWAFFE FLIGHT BOMBER BAR IN GOLD, MINT. An absolutely mint example of a non maker marked Luftwaffe Flight Bar in gold. A good convex shape. All gilt remaining with frosted highlights. Good patinated finish to the diving bomb. To the reverse side all the gilt is present with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE FLYING BOOTS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An unusual pair of Luftwaffe flying boots being all leather with single zips. Both of the zips are to the exterior side of the boot, they are of the Zipp production, both of which are in full working order. The boots are sheepskin lined. The style of the foot, sole and heel are identical to other Luftwaffe flying boots. It would appear that the adjusting straps at the top of each boot have been cut off.

LUFTWAFFE FORESTRY COLLAR PATCHES. A matched pair of Revierforster's green backed collar insignia embroidered in heavy silver bullion wire with corded wire edging.

Luftwaffe General Gerhardt Conrad Signature. Wearing Knights Cross at neck with General's visor cap. Facsimile post war signature on photograph.

LUFTWAFFE GENERAL JESCHONNEK SIGNATURE. The original complete page from the Hitler Youth members autograph book, having the pencil signature of General Der Flieger Jeschonnek on a slip of paper laid below a newspaper photograph of Jeschonnek, wearing Knights Cross at neck, Luftwaffe General's uniform, hatless. Date of Knights Cross award 27th October 1939.

LUFTWAFFE GENERAL WOLFGANG MARTINI SIGNATURE. A single A4 size double sided hand written letter dated 31st March 1945 from General of the Luftwaffe Signals troops Wolfgang Martini to the wife of one of his officers expressing his condolences, complete with full background information on the career of Wolfgang Martini.

LUFTWAFFE GENERAL'S BREAST EAGLE. A very fine condition Luftwaffe General's heavy gold wire woven tunic breast eagle. To the right hand wing tip one thread seems to be missing and the original embroiderer's backing card can be seen through the tip of the wing.

LUFTWAFFE GENERALS CAP INSIGNIA SET. A complete set comprising of the very finely gold wire woven Luftwaffe Generals cap eagle and matching cockade. The cockade is in gold wire with a metallic central cockade. It is maker stamped and dated ''38'' to the reverse side. Evidence of the cockade at one time being attached to a cap as there are stitch holes showing through the paper backing. The eagle has never been fitted to a cap, therefore it is an associated set.

LUFTWAFFE GENERAL’S SHOULDER BOARDS. An unworn set but slightly mothed and frayed set of Luftwaffe General’s cellion constructed stitch-in shoulder boards. The cellion on one of the boards has frayed and on the same board there is one moth hole to the white base material. Opposite board in good condition.

LUFTWAFFE GESCHWADER BOELCKE CUFF TITLE. Hand embroidered enlisted mans high quality cuff title, Gothic central lettering on Luftwaffe blue background. One moth hole to right hand side of lettering otherwise full length, uncut, unused.

LUFTWAFFE GESCHWADER BOELCKE CUFF TITLE. A good example of the Luftwaffe NCO's full length uncut Geschwader Boelcke cuff title with grey machine embroidery on dark blue background with silver embroidered waffenfarbe to edges denoting NCO use. Wider than standard construction.

LUFTWAFFE GESCHWADER HINDENBURG CUFF TITLE. A machine embroidered Gothic lettered Geschwader Hindenburg enlisted mans cuff title. Unusually embroidered on a virtual black background. Title has been shortened by approximately 1 inch to left hand side of lettering. It has been removed from a tunic.

LUFTWAFFE GLIDER PILOT'S BADGE BY C.E.JUNCKER. An excellent condition Glider Pilot's Badge, all black patina finish remaining to the flying eagle with the high spots slightly lighter. Good plating to the wreath. Some frosting remaining from the swastika. Thick needle pin. Two domed rivets. Clearly marked 'C.E.Juncker, Berlin SW' to reverse side.

LUFTWAFFE GLIDER PILOT'S BADGE, BOX ONLY. One of the most difficult boxes to obtain, the Glider Pilot's Badge box. Gold blocked title to the exterior excellent and clear. Some minor chippings to the edges. Velvet base is excellent with an outline of where the badge has been sitting. The upper inner silk to the lid in blue in good condition.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND ASSAULT BADGE IN GOLD WITH PENDANT. A good condition non maker marked scarce Luftwaffe Ground Assault Squadron's Operation Flying Clasp with 40% of its original gilt remaining to the main award and 60% remaining to the rose pendant and laurel leaf clasp below, the clasp indicating that the aviator had achieved 400 flights. All of the black patinated finish remains to the crossed sword central insignia, the reverse side is clean. Wide tapering fluted pin.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND ASSAULT BADGE. A good example of a non maker marked solid constructed Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge. The construction is of the one piece style without the separately applied Luftwaffe eagle. All the paint remains to the clouds surrounding the eagle and the centre of the lightning bolt. Slight toning to the silver of the wreath. Correct pin and catch system to reverse side.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND ASSAULT BAR IN GOLD PLUS PENDANT. A good example of a non maker marked Luftwaffe Ground Assault Bar with the rose pendant affixed. Only faint traces of the gold remaining in the lower field area of the main award bar with 40% of the original gilt remaining to the rose and laurel leaf pendant below, the pendant was for the aviator reaching 400 flights. All of the patinated finish is remaining to the crossed swords central insignia. The reverse side is clean, with its wide tapering fluted pin.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND ASSAULT FLIGHT BAR IN SILVER. A virtually mint condition maker marked example of the Luftwaffe Assault Bar for Ground Assault Squadrons in silver. All of the original silver intact, the black finish to the crossed swords is good with slight rubbing to the points of each sword. Impressed to the reverse side 'G.H.Osang, Dresden'. Complete with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND COMBAT BADGE WITH TRACES OF FINISH. Solid construction. Non maker marked. The majority of the finish missing with some lightness to the outer wreath.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND COMBAT BADGE. The badge has lost all of its finish. Thick needle pin to reverse side with the thick pattern retaining hook.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND COMBAT BADGE. The all one piece construction Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge. Non maker marked. 60% of silver finish remaining within the lower field of the laurel leaf wreath. Some finish remaining in the lower field of the wings of the eagle and 25% of the blue finish on the clouds. Thin needle pin.

LUFTWAFFE GROUND TROOPS OFFICERS FLIGHT BLOUSE UNIFORM. A complete scarce Luftwaffe officers flight blouse with a set of the very rare long bloused trousers. The tunic is in superb condition, the trousers have some moth damage repaired in the crotch and upper thigh area. The insignia is a Leutnant in a Luftwaffe Ground Troops Panzer Jager unit. He has utilised Army officers pink piped stitch-in shoulder boards with gilt 'P's attached with all their frosting remaining. Green backed officers collar patches in heavy wire with standard wire edging, the collar with its silver waffenfarbe. High quality officers breast eagle. Loops to the left lower breast for two awards with three loops for a short medal ribbon bar to the upper left breast. To the interior of the tunic is the grey on grey Luftwaffe tailor's label, which reads 'L.V.A.Verlaufsabteilung Der Luftwaffe, Berlin' (with full address).

Luftwaffe Hauptfeldwebel Eduard Lindinger Photo Post war signature wearing Knights Cross at neck, German Cross in gold, hatless/

LUFTWAFFE HAUPTMAN'S WHITE SUMMER TUNIC. Possibly the finest white summer tunic of any Third Reich armed or political service we have ever had. The cut is of a standard Luftwaffe officer, four pleated pockets with deep turned back cuffs, four button closure to the front in open collar style. The material of the finest white material available at the time. The tunic is fully lined in white artificial silk, it has two interior pockets, it has an Austrian Vienna maker's label finely embroidered and stitched into the upper collar area. To the interior also is a long artificial silk loop for the dagger hanger. The insignia fitted is a pair of slip-on yellow based Flight section shoulder boards for a Luftwaffe Hauptman, with matching collar patches in heavy silver wire weave on a yellow wool base cloth. To the lower right hand breast is a very high quality removable Assmann maker marked Luftwaffe breast eagle with frosted highlights. A set of silver aiguillettes is fitted. The Iron Cross ribbon to the upper button hole. There are three upper loops for a short medal ribbon bar. When we first photogarped this tunic for our website it had 3 sets of award loops fitted to the upper left hand pocket , we found that they had been added by a collector post war and have since been removed proffesionally. There are two minor stains to the lower left hand pocket otherwise the jacket is absolutely faultless. The quality of this tunic will be a superb addition to any Luftwaffe collectors uniform collection.

Luftwaffe Hauptmann Dorffel Rohr Magdeburg Card. Half bust wearing officers peak cap. Full decorations. Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck.

Luftwaffe Hautpmann Arnold Dorenz Signature. Wearing Knights Cross at neck. Hatless. Luftwaffe uniform. Post war signature on photograph.

LUFTWAFFE HERMAN GORING DIVISION PANZER M.43 OR OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. The machine embroidered enlisted mans grey on black Luftwaffe eagle for wearing on the Herman Goring division black Panzer M.43 cap or overseas cap. Mint un issued condition.

LUFTWAFFE HERMAN GORING DIVISION SHOULDER BOARD. Rank of Leutnant. Stitch on officers shoulder board. Silver bullion weave over white underlay. Some discoloration and wear to underlay. Generally good.

LUFTWAFFE HERMAN GORING PANZER DIVISION BREAST EAGLE. The rare machine embroidered enlisted mans in silver grey thread on black backing cloth for the Herman Goring division black wrap over Panzer tunic.

LUFTWAFFE HERMAN MEYER CAP. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very good example of a SERVICE worn Herman Meyer cap, we have elaborated on the use of the term ‘service worn’, the majority of Herman Meyer caps that appear on the collectors market are invariably are mint, unissued, this is a service worn example. Large size, stamped size ’59½’ to the interior, dated ‘1943’ with RB numbers in ink to the interior red lining. The insignia is completely matching being of the rare Bevo woven triangular cut eagle and matching cockade. Some distortion to the board strengthening the visor through damp. The cap is totally unstained and undamaged to the exterior, it is with its original neck cloth. Chin strap absent. Evidence of service wear to the tan lining in the forehead area.

LUFTWAFFE HONOUR GOBLET CITATION. The full A4 sized citation punch-holed for the award of the Luftwaffe Honour Goblet to Feldwebel Arthur Schneider. The citation with its facsimile signature of Herman Goering and pencil signed at base in blue pencil by an unidentified Luftwaffe General. Awarded on the 27th July 1942. The goblet is one of the most attractive awards of the Luftwaffe during the course of WWII and was awarded for outstanding achievement in the air war. It has been punch holed for filing purposes.

LUFTWAFFE ISSUE CANTEEN SPOON Aluminium large dessert spoon with Luftwaffe eagle and swastika stamped to handle of spoon. Maker marked with 'FLU.V' Luftwaffe marking to reverse of handle with date 1940, in its original paper packing.

LUFTWAFFE JAGDGESCHWADER RICHTHOFEN CUFF TITLE. An ultra rare full length uncut Jagdgeschwader Frhr.V.Richthofen No.1. 1917/18 NCO's cuff title. The cuff title was only issued to former members of the First World War Jagdgeschwader Richthofen. The officers version is rare but from time to time is available. We have never owned an NCO's version. Luftwaffe dark blue/grey cloth. Very minor moth nips, one above the word ''JAGDGESCHWADER'' another slit repair to the left hand side of ''FRHR'' with a row of silver NCO's lace to the upper and lower edges of the band. We, on one occasion, had a field grey version, which was hand embroidered in white, this is, as previously stated, the standard Luftwaffe blue plus hand embroidered lettering in white.

LUFTWAFFE KAPOK LIFE VEST. A good example of the rare Luftwaffe Kapok life vest, this was used mainly by air crew in multi engined aircraft. Some staining to the Kapok sausage-like panels to the left hand side and slightly faded overall. Slight shredding to the canvas covering the Kapok on approximately 8 of the sections. All strapping complete. All of the closing wooden toggles are present. The life vest original printed grey lining label is present to the upper inner back area of the vest.

LUFTWAFFE KNIGHTS CROSS WINNER DR. ERNST KUPFER SIGNATURE. Stafel Kapitan of Stuka Geschwader 2. Pen signature on section of paper with a newspaper drawing of Major Dr. Kupfer above. All laid onto its original page from the Hitler Youth members autograph collection book. Kupfer won the Knights Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords. 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.

LUFTWAFFE LIFE VEST. A good example of the twin bladder style life vest known as the Schwimvest. Good original colour present overall. The vest has all of its correct strapping, oxygen bottle and manual inflator tube, unfortunately the mouthpiece to the inflator tube is missing. The vest has the more desirable machine woven label attached, the other style is printed. There is light surface storage soiling and some dryness to the rubber of the upper part of the two front bladders. The oxygen bottle dated 16th January 1940.

LUFTWAFFE LONG RANGE DAY FIGHTER FLIGHT BAR IN GOLD. One of the hardest of the flight bars to obtain within the series is the Luftwaffe Long Range Day Fighter Bar. This example retains all its original gilt but slightly dull, with central matching arrow pointing downwards, by the maker 'BSW' which is impressed to the reverse side. Complete with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE M.35 RE-ISSUE HELMET. A super example of the 1935 helmet that has been factory reconditioned to 1940 regulations. The helmet shell is in good order, approximately 95% of the original paint remains and is in the rough finish. The decal is the standard Luftwaffe re-issue decal, it is approximately 90% clear with one small scratch and a little rust bleed and remains an extremely good example of a decal, there is a nice ivory tone overall. The original M.35 rivets are in place and are good and tight to the helmet shell. The interior of the shell appears to have the original smooth M.35 paint, there is some minor corrosion to the inner skirt, the pitting is not deep to the surface. There is some minor loss to the inside of the dome of paint. The M.31 liner is the 1940 regulation type with a zinc headband. The leather is excellent and supple and it is a good mid tan colour. There are some stains and minor areas of mildew staining to the fingers. The lining retains an excellent shape. The original chinstrap is present and is the M.35 type with the aluminium buckle. There appears to have been at some time a name scratched to the rear skirt of the helmet. Due to a slightly light manufacturer’s stamping the manufacturer is rather hard to read, this can be seen to the side of the helmet and we believe it is a Q helmet.

LUFTWAFFE M.40 HELMET WITH MANOEUVRE BAND. An ET64 shell size Luftwaffe single decal combat helmet having the decal good clear and undamaged. This helmet is fitted with its original manoeuvre band. The helmet shell has lost all of its original paint finish. There is no corrosion but just a matt deep brown colour. On the slight lifting of the manoeuvre band the area behind that band is a totally different colour from the remainder of the helmet. The band is attached to the helmet by three strips of field grey cloth with hooks. Beneath each of the areas where the strip of cloth runs down to the lower side skirt of the helmet the paint behind those strips is either intact or a complete shadow is in place indicating where the cloth has protected the helmet over many years. The manoeuvre band itself is in a very delicate condition although it is completely intact. Two of the three cloth strips with the hooks attached have been repaired with one completely undamaged and on handling has to be treated with respect. The clip on the side of the helmet close to the decal we have left loose in fear of putting pressure upon this strip of cloth and breaking it and thus are unable to show an image of the eagle and swastika below. The interior liner shows much field wear and ageing. Most of the tongues are complete with the exception of two, the remainder are frail. The original drawstring is still holding the remainder together. The original chin strap is also complete but again is frail. We can never in our memory remember having a helmet with its original manoeuvre band fitted and thus should be considered extremely scarce.

LUFTWAFFE M.40 SINGLE DECAL HELMET. A very lightly used size 58 Luftwaffe M.40 single decal combat helmet retaining all of its original paint finish to the skull with minor light rust showing through on upper side of front visor. Luftwaffe eagle clear with one abrasion to the bottom leg of the swastika and head of eagle. Shell stamped size 66. Liner retaining much original good colour, stamped size '58'. Interior liner has been repaired, two tongues have come adrift and been re-affixed with backing material. Chin strap missing. The remains of an American chin strap are fitted to the strap fixing buckles.

LUFTWAFFE M.42 COMBAT HELMET. An ET62 stamped Model 42 shell which retains all its original paint finish with small areas of rusting showing through the blue/grey paint finish, mainly around the lower edge. Luftwaffe eagle is clear but slightly subdued. One chip to the right hand wing tip. Interior liner stamped size ‘56’ in excellent condition having much original light tan bordering on white colour with its original drawstring. Minus its strap.

LUFTWAFFE M.42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. Shell stamped 'ET64'. Interestingly the interior of this helmet has faint traces of an early army issue apple green helmet. The exterior is in a dark 1940 period Luftwaffe blue/grey, which retains all its original finish with just minor abrasions. The Luftwaffe eagle is good and clear with one large abrasion to the left hand wing tip. The interior liner is semi complete. It has lost all of the tips to the leather liner with the exception of two, with some extra rot visible in the area of the join of the liner on the reverse side of the helmet.

LUFTWAFFE M.42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A size 59 liner sized M.42 single decal Luftwaffe combat helmet. Exterior shell retaining all of its original blue/grey paint finish with very minor abrasions. The Luftwaffe decal is absolutely clear with just one chip to the centre of the left hand leg of the swastika. Interior liner is dry but complete and undamaged. Faintly stamped size 59. Virtually all original light tan colour remaining. No strap. Much dust and debris inside inner bowl indicating long dry storage. Some minor rust inside the lower back edge of the helmet shell.

LUFTWAFFE M42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. Shell stamped 'ET64' retaining all its original exterior grey colour. Luftwaffe eagle good and clear with just minor abrasions to the area around the body of the eagle and left hand wing. The interior liner has lost all the tips of the leather, remaining body good and strong. Strap missing.

LUFTWAFFE MAJOR GENERAL SHOULDER BOARD. All gold and silver bullion inter-twined lace on white underlay. Stitch-on type board. Some glue marks to interior of underlay where board has been affixed to a display.

LUFTWAFFE MAJOR GENERAL'S SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch-on shoulder board for a Luftwaffe Major General. Cross woven gold and silver wire weave over white backing cloth.

LUFTWAFFE MAJOR GENERAL'S SHOULDER BOARDS. A matched pair of mixed cellion and wire bullion stitch on shoulder boards for a Luftwaffe Major General's tunic. White underlay. One board having slight moth nips to white, with both boards fraying to top of cellion edging close to the area of the button fixing.

Luftwaffe Major Graf Signature. Standard Hoffmann card of Major Graf hatless wearing Knights Cross, Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamond at neck. Pen signed by Graf and dated 10.2.1944.

LUFTWAFFE MAJOR HERBERT IHLEFELD SIGNATURE. Superb Hoffman card image showing Ihlefeld hatless wearing Luftwaffe officers uniform. Knights Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords at neck. A member of JG77, Ihlefeld won the Knights Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords. Card still placed on its original Hitler Youth collection book page Ihlefeld pen 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.

LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL AND PARA PAPER MEDAL GROUP. A group of seven documents to a Luftwaffe NCO Otto Heger. 16 page citations style booklet for the DRL (Sports Badge) Association Award Badge, dated 1938 whilst a member of Flak Regiment 10. Complete with photograph wearing pre war open style Luftwaffe tunic. Complete with the original DRL Badge. Luftwaffe A4 size citation for the 4 Year Long Service Medal, dated October 1939.Promotion Document to rank of Feldwebel dated May 1940 A4 size. Citation for the 1st Oktober 1938 medal dated 'September 1939'. Citations for the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords dated '1942'. Citation for the Iron Cross 2nd Class dated 1944, by that time Heger had become a member of the late war formed Parachute Army, citation reads 'AS A MEMBER OF 12./FALLSCHIRM-JAGER REGIMENT 5' (English translation). Small letter type citation dated 1942 signed from the Saxon Interior Minister to Heger. Accompanying the citations are Heger's original three part medal ribbon bar comprising: War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords, Luftwaffe 4 Year Long Service Medal, 1st Oktober 1938 all with their original court mounted ribbons, the blue of the Long Service ribbon has faded but is complete with its original Luftwaffe motif. Also accompanying group is Heger's rare identity disc which has its separately impressed red cross. Because of the late award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class it was never utilised on his medal ribbon bar.

LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL HAUPTMANN'S COLLAR PATCHES. A matched pair of Luftwaffe Medical Hauptmann's collar patches. Subdued bullion grey weave on mid blue background with officers wire edge cording.

LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL HAUPTMANN'S COLLAR PATCHES. An unusual pair of Lujftwaffe Medical Hauptmann's collar patches, being constructed in a subdued bullion weave on mid blue background.

LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL OBERGEFREITER COLLAR PATCH. A single blue based collar patch with three gulls attached for a Luftwaffe medical Obergefreiter.

LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL SERVICE UNIFORM INSIGNIA SET. A complete set of uniform insignia for a Luftwaffe Medical NCO, including stitch-in shoulder boards, collar patches and collar cord. The shoulder boards are the high quality officers style with finely grained Luftwaffe blue/grey centre. Blue wool piped. A single row of Feldwebel's NCO's tress surrounding the board. Stitches remaining where removed from tunic. Blue wool Feldwebel's collar patches with a single aluminium gull attached, with a complete section of Luftwaffe medical blue heavy twisted cord collar edging.

LUFTWAFFE MINIATURE DAGGER. One of the most more desirable of the miniature daggers being the 9 inch version of the Luftwaffe 2nd pattern dagger by the maker SMF. The blade with very minor nicks to the edge clearly marked with the ‘SMF’ logo plus ‘DRGM’. Orange grip with original wire wrap. The scabbard is complete with both of its hanging rings.

LUFTWAFFE MODEL 1937 OFFICERS DAGGER WITH HISTORIC CONNECTIONS. A standard Model 1937 deep orange gripped Luftwaffe officers dagger having a mint blade with maker mark of 'WKC Solingen'. All cross grain finish remaining to the blade. Original grey finish remaining to the scabbard, undented, with its deep orange grip with the grip wire slightly loose and some chipping to the lower portion where the grip fits into the ferrule at the base plus some minor cracking at the top of the grip. Both swastikas visible and undamaged to the top pommel. Good quality and defined Luftwaffe cross guard. This dagger was brought back as a war souvenir from Germany at the end of WWII by the first British paratrooper to land on the 6th June 1944, the D-Day invasion, Lance Corporal E.Ealham. His Military Medal, which is the award for bravery, at that time awarded to entitled enlisted ranks of the British Army, was recently entered into a U.K. auction as a separate lot this Luftwaffe dagger was also entered. His single medal sold for £28,000 plus buyers commission. The medal, along with a large quantity of original ephemera including snapshot photographs of Lance Corporal Ealham with captured booty was also included in the sale. One of the photographs clearly shows Ealham standing in front of a captured swastika flag carrying a German machine gun. The circumstances surrounding the award of his Military Medal was for 'Outstanding leadership and devotion to duty at Herouvillette on the 6th June 1944. Ealham was 2nd in command of a leading section of the platoon, which came under heavy machine gun fire, showing total disregard for his own safety he crawled forward in the face of the enemy and brought back a wounded Bren gunner'. Full details of the citation would accompany the purchase of this dagger. He saw previous service in the Commando forces and then with the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment. In August 1943 he joined the 11th Parachute Battalion where he embarked on the Middle East and then a further transfer to C Company the 8th Parachute Battalion with which he dropped in Normandy. It is extremely rare than any of the artefacts that we acquire have history, or even in this case interesting history, this is an example acquire a standard German Armed Forces dagger but with a very interesting historical connection.

LUFTWAFFE MODEL 42 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A very good condition liner stamped size 56 Luftwaffe single decal combat helmet, retaining majority of original grey/blue paint finish with some light abrasions. Luftwaffe eagle decal clear with one abrasion to either wing. Liner showing some dryness but retaining virtually all of its original light tan colour, plus retaining signs of barn storage with dust and cobwebs between liner and interior crown of helmet. Original chinstrap complete. The liner has parted company from the main body through dryness.

LUFTWAFFE MODEL M.35 DOUBLE DECAL HELMET. A shell size 62 double decal Luftwaffe model 35 helmet. Nice early Luftwaffe blue paint overall with some signs of corrosion pitted all over. Blue paint is lost from the three liner retaining rivets. Luftwaffe eagle has various abrasions overall. National decal on opposing side is in similar condition with a few scratches. Leather chin strap is all intact. The name 'Gfr.H.Linke' is inscribed in white paint to the inner rear skirt, alon with the marking 'D218' and then 'NS62' to the side. Interior leather liner is all complete with its eight tongues and original draw string.

LUFTWAFFE MUSICIAN OFFICERS SHOULDER BOARDS. A very rare pair of Luftwaffe musician officers shoulder boards being stitch-in style. Yellow flight based with the outer silver wire being a mixture of silver and red strips of artificial silk cording. Laid onto the centre of the board is the gilt musician's lyre.

LUFTWAFFE NCO'S WIRE WOVEN BREAST EAGLE. A very fine quality flat silver wire woven Luftwaffe NCO's breast eagle laid onto its blue/grey backing material. Glue on the reverse side where attached to a collector's display board.

LUFTWAFFE NITSCHE & GUNTHER GOGGLES. A pair of rare ORIGINAL clear glass folding centred shatterproof goggles, we have highlighted the word original, unfortunately a quantity of these goggles were produced in the recent past in Czechoslovakia, which has confused collectors. This original pair with lenses in excellent condition are minus their elasticated head band but complete with their original tin, the tin of which retains virtually all of its original paint finish with minor abrasions, one indentation. The cardboard interior to the tin is still in place.

LUFTWAFFE NITSCHE & GUNTHER GOGGLES. A pair of rare ORIGINAL tinted lens non flexible framed flying goggles. We have highlighted the word ‘ORIGINAL’, unfortunately a quantity of these goggles were produced in the recent past in Czechoslovakia which has confused collectors, this original pair with the tinted lenses in excellent condition are complete with their elasticised head strap of which the elasticity has gone from the strap, there is also a small rodent nibble to one section. The lenses are excellent.

LUFTWAFFE NON DECALED PARATROOPER HELMET. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A very good late war Luftwaffe non decaled paratrooper helmet. Shell size ‘68’ liner size ‘57’. The exterior shell has all its original paint finish remaining with minor abrasions. One white mark just in front of the right hand slotted liner retaining screw. The liner is in excellent undamaged condition with much original light tan colour remaining. Some light age staining. Good clear manufacturer’s mark of ‘Karl Heisler of Berlin’. The straps are in good condition, some of the blue colour has gone from the two rear straps. The straps have both of their male studded adjustment slides present. The buckle, which is normally attached to the left hand set of Y straps as the helmet is worn, has broken away from its originally badly designed slip of leather but is still attached to the long section of strap. The male/female pop stud system is working correctly. One of the features of the helmet identifying it as a late war helmet is the slightly more flared rim than generally encountered in early helmets, also the slotted liner retaining screws.

LUFTWAFFE NON PORTABLE AWARD AND CITATION. A very good example of a black cast metal 5 x 7 inch award plaque for the Luftwaffe group in the Mediterranean. Complete with its original pen signed citation. The award, which is in its original case, shows a large eagle and swastika with the outline of the Mediterranean Sea with the wording 'DER HERVORRAGENDEN TECHNISCHE LEISTEN TEN IM SUDEN' complete with the facsimile signature of Field Marshall Kesselring below the lettering. Complete with its fixing hook to reverse and raised relief maker mark. The inner lid silk has some rusting and the rear hinge has virtually broken away from the main body of the box, although the lid is still attached. Accompanying the award is the A4 very impressive citation award with non punch-holed edges, awarded to Sattler Karl Schmitzbauer, dated 30th June 1942 with an actual pen signature of General Field Marshall Kesselring to base. The lower section of the award citation has rust spotting where the citation has been folded within the award case. This has been created by a reaction from the cast iron award plaque itself.

Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel Johan Boos Post war signature. Wearing Luftwaffe uniform with cap. Knights Cross at neck,

LUFTWAFFE OBERINGENIEUR SINGLE COLLAR PATCH Fine quality single collar patch. Bullion wire weave on pink background with officers corded edge.

LUFTWAFFE OBERLEUTNANT WILKE SIGNATURE. The original half page, as removed from the Hitler Youth members autograph book having the pencil signature of Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Gustav Wilke on a slip of paper laid next to a large format photograph of Wilke taken from a newspaper or Signal Magazine. Wilke is wearing Luftwaffe uniform, Knights Cross at neck, hatless. The date of his Knights Cross award was 24th May 1940. Complete with a photocopy of the complete page of the Hitler Youth members book which shows another signature on the upper half of the page. Was £65 Now £30

LUFTWAFFE OBERLEUTNANT WOLFGANG TONNE SIGNATURE. Signature on separate piece of paper, which was placed on the page of the Hitler Youth members autograph book below a Hoffman photograph of Wolfgang Tonne. Complete with the photocopy of the original page of the Hoffman card with the signature below. Wolfgang Tonne was a Stafel Kapitan in JG53, he was awarded the Knights Cross 2nd October 1942 and the Oak Leaves 24th October 1944. 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.

Luftwaffe Oberst Alfred Genz. Post war signature on photograph, wearing officers flight blouse, Knights Cross at neck, hatless.

Luftwaffe Oberst Arzt (Dr) Heinrich Neumann Photo. Full length photograph wearing summer uniform, Luftwaffe officers cap. Post war signature.

LUFTWAFFE OBERST DIETRICH PELTZ SIGNITURE + ARMY GENERAL A complete double sided page from the Hitler Youth members book that this was removed from. The signature of Peltz, Stafel Captain of 1/Stuka Geschwader 3. KC award 14th Oct 1940, Oak leaves 31st Dec 41, Swords 23rd July 43. Pen signature on section of section laid at bottom of page with a newspaper cut out, with an image of Peltz with his decorations. To the reverse side of the page is a newspaper photograph of an Army General, which we have been unable to identify with his signature in pencil on a section of paper below.

LUFTWAFFE OBERST WALTER VON HIPPEL SIGNATURE. The original half page cut from the Hitler Youth members autograph book with the pen signature on a slip of paper laid over a newspaper photograph of Oberst Von Hippel. Dated 1st April 1943. Oberst Von Hippel won the Knights Cross 29.7.1940 as Commander of Flak Regiment 102. Complete with a photocopy of the complete page or the Hitler Youth members book showing another signature below. Was £55 Now £30

LUFTWAFFE OBERSTABS INGENIEUR SINGLE PATCH. Fine quality single collar patch for a Luftwaffe Oberstabs Engineer. Fine bullion weave on pink background.

Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Friedle Fath Post war signature. Head and shoulders bust, hatless, with half of Knights Cross visible. Was £10.00 Now £6.00

Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Hugo Paul Photocard. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck, Luftwaffe officers visor cap.

LUFTWAFFE OBSERVERS BADGE, CASED AND NAMED. A magnificent early quality Luftwaffe Observers Badge by C.E.Juncker, Berlin. This early lightweight version retains all its original silvering to its oak and laurel leaf wreath with a light area of green oxidisation in the area of the wings of the eagle. The observer style eagle retains all its original patinated finish. Twin domed rivets to the reverse side, marked ‘C.E.Juncker’ on the reverse side of the oberver style eagle. Thick needle pin. All fitted into its original box with gold block to the lid ‘BEOBACHTER ABZ’. Folded inside the upper inner lid is the large A4 citation awarding the Observer Badge to Feldwebel Anton Aigner on the 1st July 1940, as can be seen on our web images the citation has many folds but is not torn. One slight tear to the paper lid of box.

LUFTWAFFE OBSERVERS BULLION OFFICERS BADGE. A fine unissued and unused example of the Luftwaffe Observers Badge in contrasting bullion colours of a silver grey wreath with a patinated eagle as the metal badges are, giving a bright swastika. Luftwaffe Observer type eagle on padded background still retaining its original 6.65 Reich mark price ticket to reverse.

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS CAPE EAGLE A Fine quality and mint conditon un issued cape eagle for the Luftwaffe Officers cape. Heavy bullion silver wire on blue lufwaffe tunic cloth backing. Complete with its standard black lining paper. Mint condition.

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS CROSS STRAP A light tan leather cross strap with aluminium pebbled rectangular buckle and matching belt clip fittings for the Luftwaffe Officers belt. Interior of cross strap lined with blue felt which is stamped 'B.A.V.F.K.' Length of cross strap may have been adjusted in length

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS EAGLE AND COCKADE IN ORIGINAL PACKET. We have recently acquired from the town of Weissenburg in Bavaria, some embroidered items in their original packets, this packet is the Luftwaffe officers wire woven badge with its original price ticket attached. Accompanied by its wire woven national cockade with metal centre also with its original price ticket attached. In its cellophane packet with the name of W.Sebald & Company of Weissenburg Bavaria attached. Also from the town we acquired a large book by another embroidery company with patch samples of naval insignia.

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS FLAK TRADE PATCH. An extremely scarce all bullion woven Flak trade badge woven onto Luftwaffe blue/grey officers quality backing cloth with a circlet of silver bullion waffenfarbe. One moth hole close to left hand wing tip.

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS SILVER WIRE OBSERVERS BADGE. A very good example of the rare Luftwaffe officers heavy wire embroidered Observers Badge. Excellent condition to the silver thread. Stitch marks visible on the reverse paper where the badge has been removed from a tunic. Interestingly the embroidery of the swastika is slightly different to that of the main body allowing the swastika to be highlighted.

LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS VISOR CAP. . A very good condition saddle shaped Luftwaffe officers visor cap. One moth nip close to the silver waffenfarbe to the crown, otherwise moth damage free. Standard Luftwaffe officers material. Silver piping to crown, upper and lower sections of the mohair centre band. High quality Luftwaffe wire woven eagle and swastika on Luftwaffe blue/grey backing cloth with the matching heavy quality wire woven cockade on black backing cloth. Standard officers wire cords with silver side buttons. Double ribbed front peak of which the ribbing has worn through around the central section. Interior mid tan leather sweatband showing minor wear use, which is conversant to the wear on the double thickness peak trim. Gold interior lining. The centre celluloid lozenge is complete but split. Non maker marked, with its original size label.

LUFTWAFFE OPERATIONAL FLIGHT CLASP IN SILVER FOR BOMBERS. A late war production of this clasp by the maker 'F & B.L'. All of the silver to the wings and the wreath have dulled. Good patinated finish remaining to the diving bomb. There is at least 30% of the original silvering remaining to the reverse side of the clasp with the maker's name 'F & B.L.' in raised relief. Complete with its wide tapering pin.

LUFTWAFFE OPERATIONAL FLYING CLASP IN BRONZE FOR BOMBERS. A mint condition Luftwaffe Flight Bar in bronze for Bomber crew, retaining all of its bronze finish with good patinated finish the diving bomb. Maker marked to the reverse side impressed 'G.H.Osang, Dresden' complete with its wide tapering flat pin.

LUFTWAFFE OR ARMY PARADE 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 sew-in single shoulder board, which is either Luftwaffe or Army parade cavalry, bullion exterior. Two holes where either a cipher or rank pip had been attached.

LUFTWAFFE OXYGEN MASK MODEL 10/69. A very rare example of the Drager Luftwaffe oxygen mask Model 10/69. This model of mask has always been of great rarity amongst the Luftwaffe oxygen masks, back in the early 1980's we were fortunate to be able to find a quantity of 24 various oxygen masks in one grouping, most of those were the Auer Model 10/6701 and the 10/6702. We record only having at that time out of the whole grouping two of the 10/69. This example is generally in good condition, the face mask, which is marked 'AEUR HM15' has the standard ribbed front. There is some rubber rot in the area of the mask close to where the suede leather is attached which can be viewed on our web images, The mask has its original helmet clips all intact with the elastic working correctly. The nose clip has an owner's name hand applied to it. The tube is extremely flexible and is with its original clip, which is marked 'AB'. The valve on the inner side of the ribbed front has a chromium disc, which has the maker's name 'Vartra'. We are