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| 1908 PATTERN LARGE PACK. A mint unissued 08 pattern large pack. Maker marked and dated 1940. 1934 SAAR DAY BADGE. Oval shaped single struck tin day badge. Some light corrosion with two figures shaking hands below large eagle and swastika. 1936 HJ Tinny. Circular aluminium thick construction tinny showing row of tents with HJ insignia. Lettering 'Zeltlager Der Frank HJ 1936'. Some corrosion to reverse of badge. 1940 DATED SAM BROWNE BELT. A waist belt only of the Sam Browne set, maker marked 'D.Power & Sons' dated '1940'. Some slight dryness to tongue part of belt but generally good and supple, all brass fittings. 1940 PATTERN MOUSE GREY COLLAR PATCHES. The army Bevo woven grey on grey universal pattern non-mounted collar patches introduced in 1940. Mint unused. 2 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Larger format. Complete with pin back fixing. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. 2 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. COMPLETE WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising the Luftwaffe Long Service Medal with it's silver eagle and swastika motif attached. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. 25 YEAR NATIONAL FAITHFUL SERVICE MEDAL IN BOX A fair condition example, in its original box of issue of the 25 Year National Faithful Service medal, rubbing to high spots and wings of Maltese cross section of award with its blue ribbon. Maker marked 'Rud. A. Karneth Gablonz/Neise.' to the upper inner lid by label. The exterior of the box having silver circular logo with the numbers '25' to centre, outer box has wear overall. 3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Complete with pin back fixing. Comprising: WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class. Third Reich awarded War Honour Cross with swords. Police 18 Year Long Service blue ribbon with it's silvered cut out motifs attached. 3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Complete with pin back fixing. Comprising: WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class. Third Reich awarded War Honour Cross with Swords, plus the rare Customs Long Service with correct bronze Customs motif attached to the medal. 3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Complete with pin back fixing. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. Armed Forces Long Service Medal Ribbon in blue with the silvered outstretched wing eagle and swastika motif attached. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. 3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. AUSTRIAN STYLE. COMPLETE WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class, Entry into Austria Medal, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with miniature Prague Castle Bar attached. 3 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. COMPLETE WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. National Faithful Service Medal ribbon in blue with the facsimile of the medal attached in gold identifying it as a 40 year award. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. 3 SECTION RIBBON BAR. MEMEL. Comprising the Third Reich War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. The Army 4 Year Long Service Medal with its silver outstretched winged eagle and swastika motif attached. The Commemorative Medal for the return of Memel. 4 MEDAL RIBBON BAR COMPLETE WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class, War Service Cross with swords. East Front Medal. West Wall Medal. 4 MEDAL RIBBON BAR WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising the Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. An unidentified Imperial yellow and blue ribbon. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Honour Cross with swords. A blue Long Service ribbon with the 18 Year silvered cut out motif of the Police insignia fitted. 5 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Complete with pin back fixing. Comprising: Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. East Front Medal. Entry into Austria Medal. Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with Prague Castle Bar attached. Rumanian Anti Bolshevik Medal. 5 MEDAL RIBBON BAR. PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. East Front Medal. Red Cross 2nd Class Medal. The Rumanian Anti Bolshevik Medal with one unidentified Imperial award. A CUT FROM TUNIC ARMY BEVO BREAST EAGLE. 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. Cut from tunic and slightly damaged Bevo woven enlisted mans breast eagle from the uniform tunic. All the stitches remain where it has been removed from tunic with slight damage occurring across the breast of the eagle and the lower right hand side of the swastika. A GROUPING OF HUNGARIAN, SLOVAK & AUSTRIAN BUTTONS AND INSIGNIA. We have recently acquired 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 grouping comprises of 2 Hungarian Air Force buttons, 3 Hungarian officers buttons, one Slovakian piece of insignia, the upper part of an Austrian portapee with slight verdigree of oxidisation. AFRIKA KORPS ARMY ARTILLERY SIGNAL BLITZ AFRIKA KORPS SIGNAL BLITZ, red lightning bolt for Artillery on a tan cloth backing to be worn on the uniform for Afrika. Frayed edge to top and one side of patch. AFRIKA KORPS OBERSCHUTZ RANK PATCH. Grey embroidered rank star on tropical circular background material. Maker stamped 'S & S' to reverse side. AFRIKA KORPS PHOTOGRAPH. An excellent studio shot, half bust, of an Afrika Korps enlisted man wearing his well worn and bleached 1st Model Afrika Korps field cap with soutache, which looks like white in the black and white photograph, wearing tropical shirt and tie with his slip-on shoulder boards. The photograph is marked on the back for a studio in Catania, Italy. It is dated '1941'. Also hand inscribed in pencil is the unit name and number. An excellent image. ARMED FORCES GAS CAPE BAG. The rubberised grey gas cape bag only with its webbing attachment straps. ARMED FORCES GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE, LAPEL PIN. A very fine quality Armed Forces General Assault Badge in silver lapel pin with virtually all of its original silver plating with slight dullness to the lower portion of downswept wings. Whole award is fretted on its twisted grooved lapel pin fixing. Award measures 15mm x 13mm. ARMED FORCES TANK BADGE LAPEL PIN. A rare example of the Tank Battle Badge lapel pin in bronze miniature, measuring 15mm x 10mm. Good fine definition, on its smooth finish lapel pin fixing. Non maker marked. ARMED FORCES TANK BATTLE BADGE LAPEL PIN. A fine quality Armed Forces Tank Battle Badge in silver with all its original silver remaining on its twisted and grooved lapel pin. Award measuring 15mm x 10mm. ARMY 12 YEAR LONG SERVICE MEDAL. A dull finish to the Army 12 Year long service medal with some slight pitting to metal. Blue ribbon is minus the outspread wing eagle and swastika. ARMY 1936 CAVALRY COLLAR PATCHES. A used pair of Bevo woven yellow centred collar patches mounted on their dark green backing cloth, as removed from tunic. Some evidence of glue on the reverse side where attached to a collector's display board. ARMY 1936 PANZER MANS COLLAR PATCHES. A mint unissued pair of Bevo woven Panzer pink centred grey Bevo weave collar patches on their dark green backing cloth. ARMY ALUMINIUM BELT BUCKLE. 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. One piece aluminium Army enlisted mans belt buckle. Much service wear. Detail thin to the eagle. One slight indentation to face side. Maker marked on the reverse 'R.S & S' with some minor oxidisation to the aluminium. ARMY ALUMINIUM BUCKLE, WORN. A very worn army aluminium one piece stamped buckle complete with its leather tab. Most of pebbling to finish rubbed smooth. Traces of its original olive drab paint to the inner area of buckle. Leather tab excellent with maker mark and date '1939'. A good combat worn example. ARMY ARTILLERY COLLAR PATCHES. PATTERN 40. A mint unissued, non-mounted pair of army Bevo woven red centred collar patches. ARMY ASSAULT GUNNER'S PHOTOGRAPH. A scarce studio shot of an Army Assault Gunner in his field grey wrap over uniform. Seating, three quarter bust, wearing his M.38 overseas cap, field grey wrap over tunic, skull collar patches, Obergefreiter patch to left sleeve, army belt and buckle, carrying his gloves, wearing a shirt and tie. ARMY BEAMTE COLLAR PATCHES. A very fine pair of dark green based wool with grey overlay plus silver aluminium wire exterior collar patches for an officer of medium grade with the Army Beamte Service. ARMY BELT BUCKLE. All steel belt buckle retaining small traces of original olive drab paint finish complete with leather tab. ARMY BEVO MANS OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. Mint and unissued cut from roll subdued grey on green BEVO woven cap eagle for the army enlisted mans overseas cap. ARMY BEVO OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. 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 single grey on green Bevo woven eagle normally found on the enlisted mans overseas cap. Cut from roll but unused. One moth nip to right hand edge and slight oxidisation to right hand wing. ARMY BEVO WOVEN ONE-PIECE M.43 EAGLE AND COCKADE. The one-piece triangular shaped Bevo woven grey on green cap eagle with the national tri-colour cockade below, all in Bevo weave. Strengthened on the back with cellotape, which can be removed if desired. ARMY CAVALRY LEUTNANT'S STITCH-IN SHOULDER BOARDS WITH STRING TIE. A mint unissued pair of army golden yellow cavalry wool underlay stitch-in shoulder boards with subdued grey exterior. Still with original manufacturer's cotton tie surrounding the boards. ARMY COPPER BROWN PIPED SHOULDER BOARD. A slip-on shoulder board, field grey centre, with silk copper brown piping for motorised reconnaissance unit for an army enlisted man. By the length of the shoulder board it possibly would be fitted to a greatcoat. Rare colour waffenfarbe. ARMY ENGINEERS OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES. A set of heavy wire army officers black centred collar patches for the army officers combat tunic. ARMY ENLISTED MANS BEVO BREAST EAGLE. 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 cut from roll Army enlisted mans Bevo woven grey on green breast eagle for the uniform tunic. Minor moth nip below the right hand wing and above the left hand wing. ARMY ENLISTED MANS DOUBLE CONSTRUCTED STEEL BELT BUCKLE. An unusual double constructed all steel Army enlisted mans belt buckle retaining virtually all of its original silver finish. Non maker marked. Good detail and bright. ARMY ENLISTED MANS FIELD OR SIDE CAP EAGLE. A machine embroidered with silver-grey thread on bottle green felt which has 45% moth damage to base on wing span and around outer area of swastika. ARMY FORESTRY SERVICE COLLAR PATCHES. A matched pair of grey cloth collar patches with high quality bullion rank embroidery for a Army Revier Forster. ARMY GEFREITER RANK CHEVRON. A single V of NCO's tress on dark green backing. ARMY GEFREITER SLEEVE CHEVRON. We have recently acquired 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. Slight moth to the edges and oxidised twin chevron. ARMY INFANTRY LEUTNANT SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARDS. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good pair of Army Infantry Oberleutnant slip-on shoulder boards. White wool based with light moth to the base material. The original paper price ticket is still affixed to the underside of one board. Complete with a set of screw in shoulder board fixing posts. ARMY INFANTRY OFFICERS PARADE COLLAR PATCHES. A pair of unused white wool backed heavy bright silver wire woven collar patches for an Army officers parade tunic. ARMY LEUTNANT SLIP-ON UNIFORM INSIGNIA SET. A complete set of insignia for an Army Artillery Leutnant. Red wool based slip-on shoulder boards with canvas fixing tags. The exterior is in subdued grey weave. Some light wear to one board. Complete with the matching wire woven artificial silk red centred collar patches laid onto dark green backing cloth with stitches remaining where removed from the tunic. ARMY M.36 MOUNTAIN TROOPS COLLAR PATCHES. A set of Army Model 36 Bevo woven green centred collar patches laid onto a section of dark green backing cloth for the M.36 tunic of an Army Mountain Trooper's tunic. Army Major Clemens Sonner Photograph. Post war signature, wearing M.44 blouse, Knights Cross at neck. German Cross in Gold. Officers visor cap. ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS LATE WAR COLLAR PATCHES. The late war style machine embroidered subdued silver thread with blue wool plaided centre on a background of artificial silk dark green backing cloth, collar patches for an Army Medical officer. One patch heavily stamped 'DRGM' with number. Evidence of stitch marks where removed from a tunic. Interesting late war insignia. ARMY OBERSCHUTZ ARM PATCH. We have recently acquired 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. Army Oberschutz arm patch for the herringbone twill uniform. Machine embroidered white rank star on a green herringbone twill circular patch. ARMY OBERSCHUTZ PATCH FOR WORK UNIFORM. We have recently acquired 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 circular rank patch on light tan herringbone twill cloth with a subdued machine embroidered rank star to the centre for wearing on the fatigue uniform. Army Oberst Hans Rohr Photocard. ¾ bust. Post war signature, wearing Knights Cross at neck. Demjansk Shield. Army officers M.43 cap. ARMY OFFICER'S BREAST EAGLE. On removal from tunic the right hand wing tip was severely damaged and it's bottle green backing wool rendered ragged. ARMY OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. We have recently acquired 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 Bevo woven eagle for wearing on the enlisted mans M.43 cap. Slightly creased, this has been pressed, when found it was completely crushed and curled. Some light rust spotting. ARMY OVERSEAS CAP EAGLES. Mint unissued condition, cut from roll. Finely woven in white on dark green the national eagle and swastika for the overseas cap. ARMY PANZER BEVO COLLAR PATCHES. PATTERN 40. A mint unissued pair of non-mounted Bevo woven collar patches. Green and grey with pink piping. ARMY PANZER GRENADIER SINGLE SLIP ON SHOULDER BOARD. A single enlisted mans slip-on shoulder board with the silk piping in light apple green for a Panzer Grenadier Unit. No moth. Good colour. ARMY PANZER OFFICERS LATE WAR COLLAR PATCHES. a pair of well service used machine silver grey cotton embroidered on dark green background with pink waffenfarbe centred collar patches for an Army Panzer officer. Evidence of where removed from tunic also heavy glue marks on the reverse side where attached to a collectors display board. ARMY SMOKE TROOPS COLLAR PATCHES. A worn pair of aluminium twisted wire officers collar patches on green backing with carmine centres for an officer of the Smoke Troops. The green backing cloth to one side of both shoulder boards has suffered from some form of cloth rot. Aluminium wire is subdued. ARMY SMOKE TROOPS SHOULDER BOARD. A mid war field grey slip-on shoulder board, complete with its Bordeaux red silk piping indicating an enlisted man in a Smoke Projector, (Nebelwerfer Unit). ARMY SUPPLY OFFICERS INSIGNIA SET. A service used matched set of insignia from the army Supply officers tunic. Comprising a pair of stitch in light blue underlay shoulder straps with supply service motifs attached. With their matching collar patches in heavy wire weave with pladded light blue centres. Some threads loose from one board and light oxidation. The blue underlay of the boards are slightly darker than normally encountered on transport officers but not as deep as medical blue. ARMY TRANSPORT OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES, A pair of heavy wire embroidered light blue centred collar patches for an army transport officers tunic. The collar patches have evidence of being removed from a tunic. The braided centre light blue silk designating transport units. Some slight shredding of the wire weave at the base of one collar patch. The original price label is still attached to the rear of one patch. ARMY TRIANGULAR M.43 CAP EAGLE. We have recently acquired 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 late war M.43 field cap eagle machine embroidered grey eagle on a lightweight cotton background cloth. Some upper edge trim loose. ARMY VETERINARY MAJOR'S SHOULDER BOARD. A single stitch-on shoulder board with light carmine underlay of the Veterinary Units. Bright bullion inter-twined outer with the single gilded snake/serpent motif to centre. ARTILLERY NCO SLIP-ON SHOULDER BOARDS. A set of worn slip-on late war all field grey NCO’s shoulder boards. Silk red piped for artillery with subdued grey tress, which has worn thin in places. Both boards are complete with their slip-on tabs. ARTILLERY OFFICERS COLLAR PATCHES, MINT. A mint unissued pair of heavy silver wire weave collar patches with red artificial silk plaided centres laid on heavy green wool backing cloth for attachment to the officers tunic. AUSTRIAN STYLE 4 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Service Cross without swords. The Third Reich 25 year Faithful Service decoration with its enameled swastika motif attached. The Hungarian Cross of Honour with swords. The Hungarian Cross of Honour with swords. The Bulgarian WWI Commemorative Medal with swords. BAVARIAN ENLISTED MANS BELT BUCKLE WITH SLIGHTLY DENTED CROWN. A good condition heavy brass Bavarian enlisted mans buckle having the large overlay plate of Bavaria with the motto 'In Treue Fest'. Slight indentation to crown and right hand side of disc. BEVO WOVEN POST SERVICE STYLE EAGLE. A short winged silver grey BEVO weave eagle on dark blue background for the postal service overseas cap. BRITISH 1937 PATTERN ENTRENCHING TOOL AND HOLDER. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Excellent condition set comprising the 1937 pattern, '1943' dated entrenching tool holder, complete with its integral entrenching tool head and fitted with its wood haft. BRITISH WWII LIGHTWEIGHT RESPIRATOR SATCHEL. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Dated '1942' minus its respirator/gas mask. It's correct description is the 'Assault Gas Mask' and Airborne troops were the first to be issued the mask and satchel. BRITISH WWII VICKERS GUNNERS KIT BOX. A beautifully constructed light tan leather box measuring 8½ inches in height by 5½ inches in width. Metal frame around the lid, marked ‘T & Company 1941 .303 Vickers Gun’. It is the box for the Vickers gunner’s spares kit complete with its shoulder strap, possibly of Australian origin. COASTAL ARTILLERY BREAST EAGLE CUT FROM FROM ROLL. A mint un issued BEVO woven coastal artillery enlisted mans breast eagle. Subdued yellow on light green coastal artillery backing cloth. Cut from roll. DAF Lapel Pin. High quality deeply struck swastika within cogwheel. Silver finish. DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT ARM BAND. Finely woven on yellow background in black the arm band worn by civilians in the service of the German Army. Mint unissued condition. DEUTSCHES REICH KENNKART. Double folded linen card belonging to Heinrich Donwarts with photograph. Born in 1876 with usual fingerprints and Police over-stamp. Dated 1940. DJ MEMBERSHIP PIN. Recently found in a bricked up building in Munich, this DJ membership pin being of the 23mm variety, just has two minor chips to the enamel. Clear 'Ges Gesch' on the reverse side. The majority of these DJ pins seen on the market are copies, this is an original item. DLV LAPEL MINIATURE MEMBERSHIP PIN. The outspread winged insignia of the DLV on a short example of the twisted and grooved lapel pin, which is slightly distorted. Majority of silvering gone from pin with lower brass colour showing through. DRL SPORTS BADGE AND LAPEL PIN. Very fine Bevo woven DRL sports badge woven in orange on black background. Complete with the bronze DRL lapel pin. DRL SPORTS BADGE MINIATURE STICK PIN. A superb quality bronze DRL lapel pin badge complete with its twisted and grooved fixing pin. Finely detailed. Fretted out centre. Fully maker marked within a low black relief to reverse. DRL SPORTS BADGE, BEVO WOVEN. A scarce version of the DRL badge in gold Bevo weave on black backing. EDELWEISS PATCH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. The Bevo woven edelweiss patch worn by mountain troops, mainly of the army. It has been folded and attached to a tunic and removed. Excellent condition. EIFEL TOWER 1940 RING. Recently dug up in the Karkov area, unusual ring showing the Eifel Tower with the date 1940. Some gilding remaining to image. Shank is slightly distorted. EK, PLUS TWO LONG SERVICE DECORATIONS BAR. A three section medal ribbon bar comprising the Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Army 12 year Long Service award with its gold eagle and swastika motif. The Army 4 year Long Service Medal with its silver eagle and swastika motif. EK, RUSSIAN FRONT, ROMANIAN 3 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Russian Front Medal. The Romanian Anti Communist Medal. ENTRY INTO AUSTRIA 1938 MEDAL. Excellent condition, virtually all finish remaining to the medal, complete with its red, white and black ribbon, with its fixing pin attached. ENTRY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1ST OKTOBER 1938 MEDAL. All finish remaining, complete with short section of ribbon. ENTRY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1ST OKTOBER 1938 MEDAL. Some small spots of oxidisation to 3 parts of medal, original black and red ribbon. ESSEN TINNY. Semi shield shaped single stamped tinny for Essen 1933 NSBO. FIRE POLICE EAGLE ON IT'S ORIGINAL CAP CLOTH. A BEVO woven silver on black one piece Police eagle. Still fitted to a section of it's dark blue and red piped overseas cap. FLIGHT TECHNICAL PERSONNEL UPPER CUFF BADGE. Displaying a rotary engine within a winged wreath machine embroidered on Luftwaffe blue backing wool. FLUGHAFEN FRANKFURT DAY BADGE. A magnificent quality octagonal day badge, 3mm thickness, showing a Zeppelin flying over the new Frankfurt Airport with the wording 'Frankfurt A/M' at base. This is an extremely high quality production with very good detail. Standard tinny type pin back. FOLDED DEATH CARD OF HANS SEEHOFER. The folded style of death card, photograph of Seehofer wearing his black Panzer wrapover uniform with overseas cap with waffenfarbe. A member of a Panzer Abteilung, killed in July 1942. FORESTRY ASSOCIATION COLLAR INSIGNIA. A matched pair of brown velvet with aluminium wire woven acorn and leaf decoration with aluminium twisted cord edging for the rank of Revierforster. GAS CAPE BAG. The olive green gas cape bag, all complete. Male/female pop studs are rusty. GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE, MINIATURE. A silvered cut out version of the General Assault Badge lapel pin fixing. Some light oxidisation. Award measures 15mm x 13mm. GERMAN CANADIAN PRISONER OF WAR DOCUMENT. An amazing document exemplifying the German tradition and culture, even whilst as prisoners of war the German forces still persevered with the awarding of citations. This hard card and good quality virtual A4 size citation, single sided, as the 3rd prize for what appears to be a sports meeting at Camp No.133 Lettbridge Canada, awarded to a prisoner by the name of 'Dollgast'. The outlined in black citation shows a side on view of what possibly maybe an ancient Greek warrior wearing a laurel leaf crown around his head, then printed plus hand written in green 'A citation for the 3rd prize for a 7.5 kilometre run or walk at K.G.Lager 133 Lettbridge, Canada'. It is signed by the Lager Sportsfuhrer and another unknown officer in charge of light athletics. Between the two signatures is the Third Reich eagle with a stylised hardly defined swastika to the centre of the eagle's feet with the date '1943'. To the rear of the citation is a Canadian censor stamp. A very interesting insight into the life of a German prisoner in Canada in WWII. GERMAN HORSEMAN'S LAPEL PIN BADGE IN BRONZE. A beautifully solid constructed lapel pin badge in bronze for the German Horseman's Sports Badge, complete with its twisted and grooved lapel pin fixing. Four line makers mark in raised relief to reverse of pin. GERMAN WRAP WAR SERVICE CROSS RIBBON BAR. A single German style Medal Ribbon Bar for the War Service Cross with crossed swords attached. HANDWORK SHIELD SHAPED TINNY. A large excellently detailed stamping of a shield shaped tinny having a lower central swastika with cogwheel surround 'For Handwork 28.9. To 14.10.1934.' HANNOVER FIRE OFFICERS BELT BUCKLE. The circular officers belt buckle with prancing horse within shield surmounted by a crown worn by Fire Service officers. Complete with fixed keeper. HEAVILY MOTHED POLICE EAGLE. 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 green police eagle on standard police green backing cloth. The eagle is all complete, sections of the green surrounding cloth have been eaten by moth. HERMAN GOERING DIVISION IMAGE. A postcard size image, studio shot, of a young member of the Herman Goering Division. Half bust wearing M.43 field cap, flying blouse with all white insignia, white piped collar, white collar patches, wearing a Wound Badge and Hitler Youth Proficiency Badge at left breast. High Quality Lapel Pin. Good quality gilded circular wreath type lapel pin with gold and blue enamel centre. Reichsbund Der Zivildienst Berechtigten Gold Class, possibly Civil Service award. HITLER YOUTH BUCKLE. A stamped steel RZM marked 'M4/46' Hitler Youth enlisted ranks belt buckle, retaining virtually all of its original silvered finish with some light black spotting to the top right hand corner and top section of the buckle itself. HJ MARINE SCHARFUHRER PATCH. A mint unused circular rank patch for an HJ Marine Scharfuhrer with two grey embroidered rank stars on the blue backing disc. Complete with its original RZM ticket. IDENTITY DISC LEATHER HOLDER. We have a total of 10 mint condition German Army leather identity disc holders. There were many variations of these leather holders produced. We have 8 virtually identical to the example shown on page 138 of Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-45 by John R.Angolia and Adolf Schlicht, volume 3. We have two which are a leather body with three leather tabs attached to a length of cotton for neck suspension. The holder is secured by a male/female press stud. We are offering these on a first come/first served basis. Each one IMPERIAL GERMAN BREAD BAG Central strap with hook removed. One of fixing zeltbahn buttons missing. Faint traces of issue stamp and date 1912 to interior. Some staining overall and nicks to cloth. IMPERIAL GERMAN BREAD BAG STRAP ISSUE STAMPED. The scarce bread bag strap in olive green. Army group marked with the second two letters obscured but clear date '1918'. IMPERIAL GERMAN HAMBURG CROSS. A single Hamburg Cross complete with its original ribbon with undamaged enamel in overall excellent condition. INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE IN SILVER, LAPEL PIN. Complete with its twisted and grooved fixing pin to reverse, measuring 16mm x 12mm. All silver good and clear to face of award. IRON CROSS & TWO LONG SERVICE MEDALS RIBBON BAR. Comprising Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Army 12 year Long Service Medal with its gold eagle and swastika motif attached. The Army 4 year Long Service Medal with its silver eagle and swastika motif attached. KRIEGSMARINE OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. The enlisted mans Bevo woven yellow on blue eagle for the Kriegsmarine enlisted mans overseas cap. Cut from roll. LAND CUSTOMS COLLAR PATCHES First group rank, grey embroidery on green background. LARGE POLITICAL CAP EAGLE. Most of the finish gone. All three fixing pins present. RZM marked. LEUTNANT ERNST-WILHELM REINERT SIGNATURE. Luftwaffe Knights Cross Winner Reinert photograph with pen signature of Reinert at base of image shown in the field wearing Luftwaffe tropical uniform. Knights Cross and Oak Leaves at neck. German Cross in Gold to lower right hand breast. Knights Cross Winner 1st July 1942. Oak Leaves 6th October 1942. Swords 30th January 1945. Situated on its half page from the Hitler Youth boys book that it has been removed from. 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 War Service Cross 2nd Class. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Honour Cross with swords. The Third Reich Luftschutz Decoration. LUFTSCHUTZ SHD PHOTOGRAPH. A scarce photograph of an SHD official standing three-quarter length, the SHD were the security and assistance service of the RLB. The official is wearing the highest saddle shaped cap we have ever seen, complete with its officers wire woven Luftschutz insignia. Full SHD uniform with his correct armband in place, wearing the Reich Sports Badge to the lower left breast and Luftschutz insignia to the upper right breast. LUFTWAFFE BREAST EAGLE WITH MOTH. We have recently acquired 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 Luftwaffe enlisted mans machine embroidered breast eagle with the left wing suffering bad moth damage. LUFTWAFFE BREAST EAGLE WITH SLIGHT MOTH DAMAGE. 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. An age stained and slightly moth damaged Luftwaffe enlisted mans breast eagle. Machine embroidered light grey on Luftwaffe blue/grey backing cloth with minor moth nips to right hand wing tip. LUFTWAFFE ENGINEER OFFICERS SINGLE COLLAR PATCH. A scarce pink based collar patch. Heavily bullion embroidered for a rank of Oberst Ingenieur. One moth nip to patch. LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS BELT BUCKLE. The unusual two piece constructed enlisted mans Luftwaffe rectangular belt buckle. Retaining all original finish to face side of buckle. LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS ERSATZ CAP EAGLE. A standard grey embroidered Luftwaffe eagle for the overseas cap on a very coarse woven cotton backing cloth. LUFTWAFFE ENLISTED MANS OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE REMOVED FROM CAP. Silver grey machine embroidered thread on Luftwaffe blue/grey wool backing. The swastika has some distortion due to slight damage. LUFTWAFFE ENTRY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, ENTRY INTO AUSTRIA 4 SECTION BAR. A 4 section medal ribbon bar comprising the Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Luftwaffe 4 year Long Service Medal with its small droop tailed eagle and swastika and swastika motif attached in silver. The Entry into Austria Medal. The Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. LUFTWAFFE FLAK LEUTNANT'S COLLAR PATCHES A matched pair of red wool based Luftwaffe Flak Leutnant's collar patches with stitches remaining where removed from a tunic. LUFTWAFFE FLIGHT RESERVE CAPTAIN'S SINGLE PATCH Fine quality collar patch, heavy bullion wire weave on yellow background with Reserve blue edging with further silver corded officers edge. LUFTWAFFE FLYING PERSONNEL TRADE PATCH. HAND EMBROIDERED Possibly private purchase for an NCO. Beautifully hand embroidered light grey thread on officers quality backing cloth. LUFTWAFFE GEFREITER RANK PATCH. We have recently acquired 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 sleeve rank patch for a Luftwaffe Gefreiter. One strip of Luftwaffe tress on Luftwaffe blue grey triangular backing cloth. Minor oxidisation to one strip. LUFTWAFFE GEFREITER SLEEVE PATCH. Single 'V' of Luftwaffe tress on a triangular Luftwaffe blue/grey backing cloth. LUFTWAFFE HERMAN GOERING PANZER JACKET RANK PATCH. A rare gefreiter rank patch, Luftwaffe subdued grey tress on black backing cloth for fitting to the Luftwaffe Herman Goering Division Panzer uniform. LUFTWAFFE LAPEL PIN. A very fine quality all gilded Luftwaffe lapel pin, 19mm wing span. LUFTWAFFE M.43 CAP EAGLE. A mint unissued condition grey machine embroidered on Luftwaffe blue/grey backing for use on the Luftwaffe M.43 cap. LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL OBERLEUTNANT'S COLLAR PATCHES. A scarce pair of blue based collar patches worn by a Luftwaffe Medical Oberleutnant. Mid blue base material. Very fine bright silver wire embroidery with twisted cord edging. LUFTWAFFE MEDICAL OR ARMY PARADE MEDICAL SHOULDER STRAPS. 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 pair of stitch-in dark blue based shoulder boards with bright wire exterior for medical officer of either Luftwaffe or Army. The medical motifs have never been attached. LUFTWAFFE OBERGEFREITER RANK PATCH. We have recently acquired 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 oxidised Obergefreiter rank patch, two strips of Luftwaffe lace to a Luftwaffe blue grey backing cloth. Very slight moth nips and evidence of insect activity in the area between the two strips of tress. LUFTWAFFE OFFICER'S BREAST EAGLE. A wire woven Luftwaffe Officer's breast eagle. Slight degrading to the wire on the left hand wing tip. Toned overall. LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS DAGGER KNOT. An extremely frayed example of the Luftwaffe 1937 pattern officers dagger knot. Bottom portapee excellent condition. Remainder extremely frayed. LUFTWAFFE OVERSEAS SIDE CAP EAGLE AS REMOVED FROM CAP. Silver-grey mackine embroidered thread slightly discoloured with age and wear. The blue-grey backing wool napping worn down to the weave. LUFTWAFFE PILOT'S BADGE LAPEL PIN MINIATURE. Complete with its twisted and grooved fixing pin. Award has toned down. Overall size 9mm x 9mm. LUFTWAFFE RESERVE OFFICERS CAP COCKADE. An unusual piece of Luftwaffe insignia being the standard officers heavy wire woven cockade with a Reserve Officers cross to the metal centre. To the reverse side is a small label numbered '36'. Stitch marks visible where the insignia had been applied to a visor cap. LUFTWAFFE STABS INGINIEUR SINGLE COLLAR PATCH A single collar patch. Fine bullion wire weave. One moth hole to lower right corner of patch. Pink background. Silver corded edge. LUFTWAFFE TROPICAL SHIRT IMAGE. A large format photograph, slightly smaller than postcard size, of a Luftwaffe enlisted man, hatless, wearing his either sand coloured tropical shirt or light blue service shirt, being a black and white image it is impossible to tell the difference. The grey machine embroidered eagle worn on the upper right breast was also produced in this form both in tropical and light blue colour and again is impossible to ascertain the difference. To the shirt he is wearing a pair of continental shoulder boards. The annotation on the back reads 'Killed in Russia October 1942. Karl'. LUFTWAFFE WORK CAP EAGLE. The machine embroidered grey weave Luftwaffe eagle on what remains of its black backing for the Luftwaffe herringbone twill work cap. The eagle is stiff because of the glue adhered to the back of the eagle. M.43 CAP EAGLE. 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 mothed one-piece machine embroidered grey eagle on lightweight green backing cloth, complete with the national cockade below for fitting to the M.43 field cap. Slight moth nips to the area just above the eagle. MANNEQUIN DUMMY. A lightweight fibre glass mannequin, designed specifically for and to fit uniforms of WW1 and WW2 approx height 5 foot 6 inches, Fantastic period looking face. Collect only, will not post. MANNEQUIN DUMMY A realistic fibre glass mannequin of the Black Man mad for the military clothing market, so with small size removable limbs. Collection only. MANNEQUIN DUMMY A superb light weight plastic mannequin with very realistic face, made especially for the antique clothes market in the small size with removable limbs. Approx 5 foot 6 inches tall. MANNEQUIN DUMMY NO FEATURES A small size dummy with no features, height Approx 5 foot 3 inches. Collection only. Marine Artillery Sleeve Rank Patch. One single row of gilt rank tress. MEDICAL NCO'S SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD. A Medical Oberfeldwebel's single slip-on shoulder board. Cornflower blue waffenfarbe. Silver tress surrounding the board. Medical aluminium motif to the centre of the board with two rank pips. MEDICAL TROPICAL TRADE PATCH. PIPED. A very light tan gold embroidered medical sleeve patch for tropical use with dark olive piping. MG34/42 GUNNERS KIT BOX. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A good example of the leather MG34/42 gunners kit box. It is in virtually mint condition, ink stamped to the interior lid three letter coded and dated '1944' with large Waffen Amt stamp. The box is empty with the exception of one Bakelite oil bottle and one set of pliers which are unmarked. The exterior of the box is completely unmarked. MOTORISED GENDARMERIE JUNIOR NCO STITCH-IN SHOULDER BOARDS. A matched pair of orange artificial silk based shoulder boards with brown centres and inter-twined silver and brown edges for a Junior NCO of the Motorised Gendarmerie. The shoulder boards were originally designed as stitch-in and have had police green tabs added for use as slip-on shoulder boards. MUNICIPAL POLICE SLEEVE EAGLE. A mint condition crimson machine embroidered police eagle on police green oval backing cloth with black swastika arm badge. National Erhebung Tinny 1935. Small angled tinny with swastika flag super-imposed on rising sun. Pin back fixing. NATIONAL FAITHFUL SERVICE MEDAL CASED. A mint unissued condition all silver frosted National Faithful Service Medal with undamaged enamel. Blue silk ribbon, in its fitted red cardboard case. One side of the base of the case is intact but loose from box. One side of the lid of box is broken at corners but intact having the silver '25' to the exterior of case. Paul Meybauer Berlin paper address label inside lid. NSDAP 10 YEAR LONG SERVICE RIBBON BAR. A single ribbon bar for the NSDAP 10 Year Long Service Medal. Complete with its NSDAP motif attached. Slight lightening of colour to the NSDAP motif. NSDAP 4 SMALL SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. A small size 4 section medal ribbon bar comprising the Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Third Reich War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. The NSDAP 10 year Long Service ribbon with its political motif attached. The Entry into Czechoslovakia 1938 Medal. NSDAP GAU ESSEN BADGE. In lightweight metal. Maker marked at reverse. NSDAP PARTY CAP EAGLE. Excellent gilt to the party cap eagle with light frosting remaining to the eagle itself. Complete with all it's three pins. RZM marked to the reverse side. NSDAP POLITICAL CAP EAGLE. 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. Silvered finish. Some oxidisation and distortion. All three fixing pins present. NSKK CAP EAGLE GROUP FRANKEN. A silver BEVO woven on a sulphur yellow triangular background. Cut from roll. Small V section cut to the yellow background just to the left of the NSKK scroll. This can be viewed on our web images. NSKK KEPI EAGLE. A very finely Bevo woven in silver on black background NSKK eagle for the Kepi. NSKK LAPEL PIN NON CUT OUT VARIETY. A very finely detailed and bright single silvered NSKK lapel pin with its smooth fixing lapel pin to reverse. Overall width 22mm x 22mm. NSKK OVERSEAS CAP EAGLE. A mint BEVO silver weave woven NSKK eagle on royal blue triangular background indicating group Hessen/Hansa. Mint cut from roll. NSKK SHIRT EAGLE. The very finely Bevo woven in silver NSKK eagle on heavy tan background complete with it's original RZM label for wearing on the NSKK shirt. NSKK SHOULDER BOARD. A single shoulder board in silver and black fleck with black artificial silk edging for the NSKK blouse. OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION BREAST EAGLE. A very finely stamped aluminium breast eagle with black enamelled Iron Cross to centre of breast of eagle laid onto a bed of crossed swords. Maker mark '23' and marked Ges Gesch in raised relief to reverse side. Complete with full fixing pin. P.O.A. VOLUNTEER ARM SHIELD. A good example of the printed version of the Eastern Volunteer arm band P.O.A. As cut from roll. Some age staining. PANZER AFRIKA KORPS SIGNAL BLITZ. A pink embroidered pointed lightning flash on a very woolly oval tropical background cloth. More commonly associated with wearing on the greatcoat. POLICE COLLAR PATCHES. A pair of what we believe to be Police collar patches. Deep orange backing cloth with bright silvered woven collar patches with red centres, still with stitches as removed from tunic. POLICE COMBAT TUNIC COLLAR PATCHES. The mouse grey litzen with three grass green strips to the centre for the use on a pair of Police Combat Unit tunics. POLICE LANDWACHT ALUMINIUM CAP EAGLE. A good strike of the all one piece stamped aluminium Landwacht cap eagle with both fixing pins to the reverse side. POLITICAL LEADERS MEDAL RIBBON BAR. A medal ribbon bar comprising 4 medals: WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class, an unidentified yellow and black ribbon, Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Honour Cross with the crossed swords motif attached. The NSDAP 15 Year Long Service Medal with the political eagle and swastika motif attached. Complete with its pin back fixing, unfortunately the securing hook is absent. POLITICAL MESS TIN. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mess tin the identical size to the armed forces issue. However, finished on both the inside and outside in enamel. To the outside it is black and to the inside grey. Some minor chipping and indentations. It is completely undated and unmarked. POSTAL SERVICE EMBROIDERED CAP EAGLE. A embroidered short winged cap eagle for the Reich postal service. Silver grey weave on black background. POSTAL SERVICE STYLE POLITICAL EAGLE. The short winged eagle on the same style as the Political NSDAP. Good gilt remaining. Some toning. Two pins fitted, one lower pin behind the swastika is missing. PRAGUE CASTLE 3 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Third Reich War Service Cross with swords. The Russian Front Medal. The Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with Prague Castle Bar attached. PRINTED GEORGIEN ARM SHIELD. The printed version for the Georgien Volunteers. PRUSSIAN ENLISTED MANS BUCKLE WITH EARTH BROWN COLOUR. A one piece stamped steel Prussian enlisted mans belt buckle with Gott Mit Uns scroll in a light earth brown finish. PRUSSIAN LONG SERVICE MEDAL. Small circular gilded medal with it's blue ribbon for 12 year service to the State of Prussia. RAD GORGET SWASTIKA. An extremely useful spare part being the large central device for the RAD Streifendienst gorget. Unused, complete with its four fixing prongs to reverse. RAD LAPEL PIN. Attractive high quality enamel pin for the RAD, in red white and black enamels with lapel pin fixing. Profusely marked in raised relief to the reverse with the RAD acceptance logo plus maker Assmann & Son (AS). RAD OFFICERS CAP EMBLEM. The rare officers version of the emblem for the RAD officers cap. Good thick headed construction. Totally undamaged red white and black enamel. Fully RZM and maker marked to the reverse side with both of it's double split pin fixing pins. RAD OFFICERS SLEEVE PATCH 296 OVER 3. A totally unworn cut from roll RAD officers sleeve patch of Group 296 over 3. Marked to the RAD acceptance mark in silver weave above the insignia. RED CROSS MEMBER’S ARM TRIANGLE. 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 triangular arm patch for the Red Cross with the area below the eagle’ Fursten Feld 1’ quite mothed. Interestingly accompanying this grouping of captured insignia was a British 8th Army Guide to soldiers and officers who were taking the overland route home to the U.K. on leave and although the group does not include Munich it guides the overland route close to Munich at Ulm where this particular piece may have been collected. Furstenfeldbruk is a suburb of Munich. REICH PARTY DAY TINNY 1936 Circular cast tinny, Hannover maker marked to reverse for the Reichsparteitag 1936. REICHBAHN ARM EAGLE. A very fine Bevo woven gold on black cut from roll, with Bevo Wuppertal name on end of silk, eagle for wearing on the Reichbahn uniform. REICHBAHN DIRECTION SERVICE EAGLE. Mint condition cut from roll Bevo woven gold on black arm badge RBD Wuppertal. REUSS AND THIRD REICH 4 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. An unusual configuration, the small Principality of Reuss Golden Merit Medal with swords. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 Cross of Honour with swords. The Third Reich War Merit Medal. The Third Reich 25 year Faithful Service Decoration with its enameled swastika centred motif attached. ROMANIAN ANTI COMMUNIST 3 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Third Reich Iron Cross 2nd Class. The Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. The Romanian Anti Bolshevik Medal. RUSSIAN MODEL 1937 AMMUNITION POUCH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A pre WWII model 1937 double pouch set for the ammunition for the Moisan Nagant rifle. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER ARM SHIELD. PRINTED. A good example of the printed version of the Russian Army of Liberation arm shield. Multi coloured printed to one side, cut from roll. RUSSIAN WWII WATER BOTTLE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Covered in the dark brown Russian rough quality felt. The main bottle is painted in Russian olive drab. Complete with a leather suspension strap. SA SPORTS BADGE IN BRONZE. All of its lacquer and colour intact with its makers mark in raised relief to reverse side. SCHUMA CAP INSIGNIA. The oval Bevo woven silver wire version for NCO's and officers of the Ukranian Volunteers overseas cap Schuma. SCHUTZ POLIZEI WACHTMEISTER SHOULDER BOARD. We have recently acquired 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 very worn and badly mothed slightly oxidised shoulder board for a Schutz Polizei Wachtmeister. SCHUTZ POLIZEI HAUPTWACHTMEISTER SINGLE SHOULDER BOARD. We have recently acquired 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 very worn and oxidised single shoulder board, slight moth, for a Polizei Hauptwachtmeister. SCHUTZE POLICE ARM EAGLE. An enlisted ranks arm eagle for the Schutze Police, machine embroidered light apple green on Police green oval backing cloth with central black swastika. Mint unissued condition. SMOKE TROOPS OFFICERS SHOULDER BOARD. A single slip-on shoulder board for a smoke troops Major. Bordeaux red underlay with subdued silver weave. An unusual canvas slip-on tab is fitted to the underside of the board. Soldiers Identity Tag. Early pattern one piece identity tag with twin holes marked '17 I.R. 12K' with soldiers number '745'. SPORTS ASSOCIATION PATCH. Cut from roll. Very finely Bevo woven gold eagle on circular gold edged background. Black swastika to centre. Bevo Wuppertal name stitched into base. STATE FORESTRY SERVICE REVIERFORSTER PATCHES. Fine quality bullion wire woven pair of Revierforster collar patches. Bullion wire weave on green woollen background with officers corded edge. STUDENT BUND STICK PIN. A rare lozenge shaped red, black and white enamelled lapel pin for the National Student Bund. Slight flaking to edges of white sections of enamel. Lozenge pin measuring 20mm x 12mm. RZM marked in raised relief to reverse. Complete with its twisted and grooved lapel fixing pin. Tent Peg Bag Standard grey/green tent peg bag profusely stamped with Army Group number dated 1917 Artillery Regiment No.3, plus many other makers stamps and previous unit usage stamps. THIRD REICH 2 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Armed Forces Long Service Medal with its outstretched winged eagle and swastika motif attached. The Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal with the Prague Castle Bar attached. THIRD REICH ARMY GUNNERY PLAQUE. An unissued small plaque measuring 2½ x 1 3/4 inches. In raised relief on the face side is a Third Reich Army gunner viewing through the periscope of an artillery piece. THIRD REICH ARMY NCO’S BREAST EAGLE. Mint condition Army NCO’s Bevo silver weave on light green backing, which is then fitted to a mid green backing cloth. THIRD REICH AWARDED WAR HONOUR CROSS. The standard 1914/18 Third Reich awarded First World War Honour Cross without sword for next of kin of those fallen during the Great War. This basically is quite a common medal, however with its next of kin ribbon is considered scarce. THIRD REICH GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION BUCKLE. The standard single stamped steel buckle, maker marked to reverse. Unused condition. THIRD REICH M.29 EAGLE. A silvered M.29 political cap eagle, 38mm wing span, one prong missing. Part of a group of eagles and insignia recently found in a bricked up wall in Munich. Some light oxidisation to right hand wing tip. THIRD REICH POLICE OLD STYLE CAP EAGLE. A very fine quality one piece nickel stamped old style police eagle. With the pointed wings styled on the M29 political eagle. Good detail to the stamping with pebbling good and clear to the swastika. Both pins remaining. THIRD REICH POLITICAL EAGLE. Some gilt missing from edges of eagle and wreath around swastika. All pins fitted. THIRD REICH SIX-SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the WWI Iron Cross First Class. Two WWI awards. The Third Reich awarded 1914-18 War Honour Cross with swords. The National Faithful Service Medal with swastika motive attached. The RLB decoration. THIRD REICH SOCIAL WELFARE MEDAL. All grey finish with its correct red and white ribbon. THIRD REICH TROPICAL COLOURED GAS CAPE BAG. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A mint condition tropical coloured gas cape bag without it's interior cape. Stamped '45' to the upper inner flap in red, with it's web catchment straps to the reverse side for attaching the bag to the straps of the gas mask. The material around one of the main closing studs has torn. THIRD REICH WAR SERVICE CROSS 2ND CLASS WITHOUT SWORDS. All bronze finish remaining, complete with its full length ribbon. THREE MEDAL RIBBON BAR WITH PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. East Front Medal. The Rumanian Anti Bolshevik Medal. THREE MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. Armed Forces Long Service, blue ribbon, with it's outstretched winged silvered eagle and swastika motif attached. West Wall Medal. TROPICAL AFRIKA SIGNAL BLITZ. A light apple green Panzer Grenadier unit signal blitz (lightning bolt) on the tropical tan uniform background. TROPICAL FARRIER'S ARM PATCH. A scarce piece of tropical insignia being a yellow machine embroidered horseshoe on a circle of soft tropical coloured wool cloth. TROPICAL PANZER GRENADIER SIGNALS BLITZ. A scarce piece of tropical insignia being a Panzer Grenadier coloured light apple green lightning blitz on a soft wool tropical cloth oval backing. TUNIS AFRIKA KORPS RING A very finely crafted ring, not silver marked, but possibly 800 silver. The upper sides of the shank finely crafted with snakes. The head having the word 'TUNIS' with three palm trees below. TWO MEDAL NSDAP RIBBON BAR. PIN BACK FIXING. Comprising the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. The 15 Year NSDAP Long Service ribbon with it's bronze motif attached. U.S. GAS MASK. TYPE M1 A2/1/1. Produced 1943. All in its canvas carrying bag, marked 'US Non combatant gas mask M1 A2/1/1 Medium Adult PROPERTY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.' Shoulder strap complete. U.S. M43 HOOD. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A rare accessory being the hood for Jacket Field M.43. Complete with its original instruction label. U.S. WWII GUNNERS KIT CASE. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. Large rectangular pack with one single compartment to the front. On opening the pack there are numerous machine slots with each section being rubber stamped, sharing which tool or spare is situated within that section. Stamping to the exterior ‘Gunners Tool Roll M.1 A.1.’ complete with its shoulder strap, some light rust staining to the front of the flap, marked ‘U.S’ to the exterior. U.S.WWII B.A.R BELT. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. An excellent condition WWII dated '1942' waist belt for the Browning automatic rifle magazines. 'U.S.' marked. UNFINISHED STATE FORESTRY COLLAR PATCHES A matched pair of Forst-Amtmann unfinished collar patches. Fine quality silver bullion wire weave on green velvet background. UNFINISHED STATE FORESTRY COLLAR PATCHES. A matched pair of Forst-Amtmann unfinished collar patches. Fine quality silver bullion wire weave on green velvet background. UNUSUAL JUSTICE TINNY. A large format tinny in bronzed finish, which is maker marked to the reverse side in raised relief, for a Justice Day in Leipzig 16th to the 18th May 1936. The raised Coat of Arms of the Justice Department to the centre. Standard tinny back construction. VELA LAPEL PIN. A very attractive and high quality circular lapel pin 18mm overall. Black enamel edging with wording 'Reichs Verband Der Wirtschaft Leiter'.( Business mans Association) Central red enamelled panel with large white swastika with black Viking ship overlaid to centre of swastika. Fully maker marked in raised relief to reverse with its twisted and grooved lapel pin fixing. WAFFEN SS MOUNTAIN TROOPS OFFICERS 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 stitch-in single shoulder board of a Waffen SS Sturmfuhrer's shoulder board. Black based mountain green underlay, wire exterior. One gilt rank pip with a cipher missing from the middle. Slightly mothed underlay. WAR MERIT CROSS, ITALIAN AFRICA MEDAL. MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising Third Reich War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. The Italian Africa Campaign Medal. WAR SERVICE CROSS & TWO LONG SERVICE MEDAL 3 SECTION MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising the Third Reich War Service Cross 2nd Class with swords. The Army 12 year Long Service Medal with its gold eagle and swastika motif. The Army 4 year Long Service Medal with its eagle and swastika motif. WAR SERVICE CROSS 2nd CLASS WITH SWORDS. Good finish remaining with its original section of ribbon. WAR SERVICE CROSS 2ND CLASS WITH SWORDS. Finish has turned to a grey colour, complete with its original length of ribbon. WAR SERVICE CROSS IN BRONZE WITHOUT SWORDS. All finish remaining, complete with full length ribbon. WAR SERVICE CROSS WITHOUT SWORDS. A good example with all its bronze finish remaining with its full length section of ribbon. Slight oxidisation spots in one corner of leg of Maltese Cross. WEST WALL THREE MEDAL RIBBON BAR. Comprising: Iron Cross 2nd Class, East Front Medal, West Wall Medal ribbon. WURTTEMBERG MILITARY MERIT MEDAL 2ND CLASS 1892 TO 1918. Mint condition with black and yellow ribbon. WWI IRON CROSS 2nd CLASS. Good finish overall. Complete with it’s original black and white ribbon faded in a female wrap style. WWII RAF 25 PATTERN RUCKSACK LOWER ELEMENT. This is the lower rucksack half of the rare 1925 pattern RAF blue webbing equipment, this example is stamped and dated '1939', a most interesting item of British field equipment. WWII U.S M36 SUSPENDERS. This item purchased by regimentals from the fantastic Italian collection in the spring of 2009. An absolutely mint pair of 1936 pattern American infantry suspenders. All metal work is present, light verdegri to a few elements, otherwise it's in as new stored condition. WWII U.S TRIPLE GRENADE POUCH. This item is from the excellent Italian based collection that we purchased in April 2009. A '44' dated three tier grenade leg pouch. Complete with leg ties. With some minor storage staining. |