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.
BRITISH WW1 MEDAL GROUPING, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY.
The set comprise the war and victory medals with original ribbons awarded to, 63226 PTE.CARTLEDGE.DURH.L.I. Also included are the owners chain fob which contains a small watch and thee commemorative medallions. Exc++
WW2 JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS KATANA SWORD.
Cloth bound fish skin handle complete with two manuka which are different to the type normally seen. Brass ornate pommel and Suba which is decorated with a floral design. The blade measures almost 28 inches or 71cm long and it is still very bright and has a highly defined hammon line. The tang of the blade is signed on both sides. Black scabbard complete with leather jungle cover. Nice looking Japanese sword. Exc++
WW1 BRITISH CASUALTY GROUP OF MEDALS, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY.
The casualty group comprises, the death plaque, service and victory medals. Awarded to, 20-39 PTE.T.S.COOK.DURH.L.I. The bronze death plaque has the matching name to the medals and is complete with original card envelope as issued. Thomas Soulsby Cook lived in Sunderland with his mother and was born in 1893, he enlisted into the armed forces in 1915 serving with the 20th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, he was killed in action on the 26th of June 1917 at the age of just 24 in France, probably at the battle of Arras. Recently discovered in a house clearance and has not been in a collection before. Complete with some research. Near mint.
NATIONAL SOCIALIST RED CROSS OFFICERS PEAK CAP.
A high quality and rare officers hat in beautiful condition, although I have owned many red cross daggers over the years I have seen very few Red Cross Officers peak caps of this organization and this is certainly the best one I have seen or owned. Blue / grey top with grey centre band and white piping. Complete with enamel red cross officers cap eagle with swastika, silver cap cords and red cross cockade. The interior has a pale gold silk lining with plain celluloid patch, the leather sweat band is in fine condition. A beautiful looking hat in exceptional condition. Condition: Near Mint
HITLER YOUTH LEADERS DAGGER BY HORSTER.
A very nice example of an extremely rare HJ leaders dagger. The pommel is retained by two small pins and the top of the pommel features the HJ swastika diamond insignia. The grip wire is complete and it is still very tight with no damage at all. The blade is in mint condition, the obverse side features the HJ motto and the reverse side is maker marked, RZM M7/36 which is the makers code for Horster Solingen. The scabbard is also in fine condition with excellent black leather covering, the top scabbard mount features the HJ eagle with swastika on the eagle breast. Exc++
GERMAN FIRE SERVICE OFFICERS DAGGER.
A difficult dagger to find and this example dates to the 1920's or possibly the early 1930's and could certainly have been worn during the Third Reich. Fine detail to the silver flame ball pommel, attractive simple silver crossguard. The black wire bound grip is in fine condition. The attractive blade is double etched with long floral panels which also includes fire fighters ladders and axes, the blade is stamped with the WKC knights head trade mark. Black leather scabbard is in excellent condition and it is fitted with matching nickel silver mounts which are held in place by a metal staple on the reverse side of each fitting. A very nice example of a scarce dagger. [Condition: Exc++]
RLB 2ND MODEL MANS DAGGER BY ERNST WITTE.
The silver pommel and crossguard retain almost all silver plated finish with fine detail to the RLB eagle. The black wooden grip is in perfect condition and it is complete with the 2nd pattern RLB swastika badge, there is a small insignificant chip to the black enamel of the swastika but it is small and hardly worth mentioning especially as most seem to have this issue. The blade is really nice, it has some very faint age spotting but again it is very minor, the reverse side is etched with the makers details, Ernst Witte Solingen, the etched name is very faint which is a feature of this maker as they are normally always very faint. The scabbard retains almost all original black paint and it is fitted with silver plated scabbard fitting. Complete with black leather hanger, the clip is in working order and it is marked on the reverse side with the Assmann capital A and DRGM. A very nice RLB dagger, it will be difficult to find a nicer example. Exc++
POLITICAL LEADERS PEAK CAP, ORTSGRUPPE LEVEL LEADER.
Brown wool cap with dark brown velvet centre band and blue piping for an Ortsgruppe level political leader. Complete with gold metal eagle, cockade with enamel swastika and gold cap cords which are held in place with two gold buttons. A very nice looking cap with no moth or damage to the exterior. The interior features a gold silk lining with plain celluloid patch which is in perfect condition and it has a small paper insert with size mark 58, the sweat band has a small missing part and a number of tears, the under side has the RZM Tuchmutze label. Some wear to the interior but still an exceptionally nice looking cap when on display. Exc++
HITLER YOUTH KREISSIEGER 1939 BADGE IN BRONZE WITH RARE ISSUE BOX AND THE ORIGINAL OWNERS PAPER NOTE
The beautiful bronze badge is in mint condition. Fine detail to the bronze eagle and the enamel HJ badge is in mint condition, the white enamel is also in mint condition and it is marked, KREISSIEGER 1939. The reverse side features pin and hook and it is maker marked, FERD WAGNER PFORZHEIM. Complete with the original and rare red cardboard box of issue. Under the interior base of the box which can be removed is a old paper note concerning the award. A superb mint cased example.
SS CHAINED OFFICERS DAGGER 1936 MODEL.
This dagger comes from a grouping of 10 that I purchased privately and it has never been in a collection. This in an early production example of the SS chained leaders dagger which has been worn and it does have some condition issues. All early nickel silver fittings which puts it amongst the very first chained daggers to be issued in the1936/37 period. All early nickel silver hilt fittings have a superb age patina as it has never been cleaned. The black ebony grip is complete with the SS runic badge and silver eagle, there is one chip to the grip on the obverse side just under the upper crossguard. The blade features the SS motto to the obverse side, the reverse side is plain with out a makers name which is correct for the SS chained dagger, the blade does show extensive spotting and age but the motto can still be clearly seen and the blade is bright and it could certainly be improved by carful cleaning. The scabbard is the black painted type but it shows age wear to the paint finish, all metal scabbard fittings are matching nickel silver and just like the hilt fitting they have a really attractive age patina, the centre mount features six linked swastikas. The chained hanger is type 2, the clover leaf spring clip is in working order and the reverse side of one of the links has the SS Kulturzeichen stamp, the small upper metal link left hand side that attaches to the clover leaf is an old replacement but it is not obvious and it is from the period, it was almost certainly replaced by the original owner, the Skulls and SS runic links are matching nickel silver and the smaller connecting links are a combination of nickel and steel, it is possible that the steel links are old war time replacements or the dagger was made with a combination of both, it is very difficult to know for certain. I do not believe that the dagger has ever been taken apart and certainly not by me. Bargain price for a very desirable early issued chained SS dagger, if the condition was better it would be priced close on 10k. Exc