Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
SA DAGGER 1933 MODEL BY PAUL EBEL COMPLETE WITH HANGER.
This is a rare SA maker which is rated 8 out 10 for rarity, it is the first time I have had this maker. All early nickel silver fittings, the lower crossguard reverse side is SA group marked Om for Ostmark. The brown wooden grip is inset with silver eagle and SA insignia and it is in excellent condition with just one tiny insignificant chip on the reverse side, this is a really high quality grip. The blade features the SA motto on the obverse side, the reverse side features the makers details, Paul Ebel Solingen with there double fish trade mark, the blade is in excellent condition and still retains some cross grain. Brown anodised scabbard with matching nickel silver fittings. Complete with SA leather hanger with early type nickel silver spring clip. The dagger and hanger have a matching age patina as it has never been cleaned. Exc++
MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE BRONZE MODEL OF WW1 FRENCH FIELD GUN WITH 3 MAN CREW.
This very large bronze model is by Georges Omerth and dates from WW1 or just after, Omerth is a well respected French bronze artist who specialised in military subjects and also young attractive lady\'s. This fabulous early 20th century bronze group study is signed Omerth and is known as, Soldats au Cannon. The model depicts a large field gun with three man crew, two are enlisted men and the third is an offer and all three are in full French military uniform, the office is actually wearing a sword. The detail to the soldiers and the field gun is remarkable, laying at the base of the field gun are the remains of warfare, a discarded German pickelhaube helmet and broken rifle. This bronze model sits on a marble base (slight chip to marble to the reverse side). A truly magnificent antique bronze. Size 20 inches long and 10 inches in height or 51 x 25cm with nice age patination. Near mint condition.
SS EMPIRE WINDRUSH ENAMEL SHIP CREW BADGE.
This passenger ship is probably better known to British citizens than collectors from other country\'s because of the British Governments Windrush enquiry / report. Gold lapel badge that is designed as a ships wheel with coloured enamel centre featuring two flags and title, SS EMPIRE WINDRUSH. The reverse side is fitted with pin and hook. The ship was originally built in Germany in 1930 and named Monte Rosa, the ship was used during WW2 as a German troop ship. After the war it was taken over by the British and renamed the Empire Windrush and used for various transport needs, in 1948 the ship brought one of the first groups of over 1000 West Indian immigrants to the UK. Many years latter in 2018 there was important Government inquiry into these first West Indian Immigrants into the UK. In 1954 the ship caught fire and sank. Complete with the base of the original issue box. A rare and most unusual badge. Mint.
NSDAP POLITIICAL LEADERS ARM BAND.
This example is for Ortsgruppe level of leadership. Red wool arm band with separately applied white circle with black swastika with gold border. Wide double gold oakleaf borders with blue edge piping for ortsgruppe level and for the rank of, Leiter Eines Amptes (Leader of a department). Political leader arm bands have become difficult to obtain and this is a scarce service position to find. Removed from a tunic. Exc++
POLITICAL LEADERS ARM BAND, GAU LEVEL.
Red wool arm band with white silk circle with separately applied black swastika with gold edges. Double row of gold oakleaves to top and bottom edges with red edge piping for Gau Level for the rank of leader of a post. The reverse side is complete with paper RZM label and it is also stamped with a black arrow which shows the direction that the arm band needs to be attached to a tunic as apparently they were sometimes attached the wrong way around. The arm band has three tiny moth nips on the reverse side but other than that it is mint.
THIRD REICH NSDAP GAU LEVAL POLITICAL LEADERS ARM BAND.
Red wool arm band with separately applied white silk circle with gold bullion piping. Both edges of the arm band are piped in a single gold rank strip for a sub area leader and also red edge piping for a Gau level party leader. A very nice arm band with no moth damage, just showing light age wear. Exc++
1945 GUERNSEY CHANNEL ISLANDS LIBERATION MEDAL.
Not a German award but it is probably of interest to collectors of German awards. Gilt medal with Guernsey coat of arms and with the title, STATE OF GUERNSEY, the reverse side, LIBERATION FROM GERMAN OCUPATION MAY 9TH 1945. Complete with red, white and blue ribbon. The medal was purchased privately from the family of the original owner who served with the Royal Engineers and he was amongst the first British troops to liberate the channel islands from German occupation in 1945, The Chanel island were the only part of Britain to be occupied by Germany in WW2. The medal shows age but it is still in nice condition. Exc++
LARGE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE METAL EAGLE.
A large fine quality gilt white metal eagle with open wings standing on a marble plinth, Metal Luftwaffe 2nd model eagle and swastika mounted below and then silver metal award plaque with presentation inscription, ZUR STETEN ERINNERUNG A.D.FAHRTENGRUPPE D.FL.GEF.2/22 VON 1942. Very high quality and extremely attractive. Height 10 inches or 26cm. Exc++
HITLER YOUTH TUNIC CUFF TITLE.
Black cloth cuff band with title in gold woven letters, HJ Gelandesportwert for sports competition organiser. Mint.
INK SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF NSDAP REICHLEITER AND INTERIOR MINISTER WILHELM FRICK.
The photograph shows Wilhelm Frick in his NSDAP party leaders uniform with peak cap and clearly wearing his blood order medal below his right pocket. Good clear signature of Frick. Post card size so perfect for display. Wilhelm Frick was born on the 12.3.1877, he was an early member of the NSDAP and at the time of the Munich Putsch he was head of the Munich Kriminalpolizei and as such he was deeply implicated in the Putsch and he was arrested soon after. Adolf Hitler selected him on January the 30th 1933 to serve in his Government as Minister of the interior from 1933 until 1943, he was then made the Governor of Bohemia and Moravia and he held this position until 1945. After the end of the war he was arrested and put on trial at Nuremberg, found guilty of War crimes and executed on the 16.10.1946. Near mint.