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.
WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN BAVARIAN OTHER RANKS PICKELHAUBE HELMET.
The black leather skull is in perfect condition and it is complete with blackened steel war time fittings, comprising Bavarian helmet plate, spike and leather chin strap with steel buckles. The cockades are now missing from the helmet but it is priced accordingly. The helmet features a black leather liner with makers stamp to the interior of the helmet with date which appears to be 1914 but it is rather faint now. The front and back peaks of the helmet are now slightly loose but they are still attached to the helmet and a tiny spot of glue would solve the problem but i have left the helmet just as it was obtained.[Condition: Exc++]
JAPANESE WW2 NAVAL MARINE LANDING OFFICERS SAMURAI SWORD.
A very good Japanese katana pattern sword being the scarce model for the Marine landing forces. A very nice clean blade with no nicks or damage and just showing light use. The sword is fitted with the special naval land forces type hilt fittings with black iron suba. The grip is complete with cloth cord binding which is in fine condition, the fish skin covering is also is in perfect condition.The officers naval landing scabbard still retains almost all original paint finish. A very nice and difficult to find Japanese officers sword. [Condition: Exc++]
SS DAGGER 1933 MODEL BY HAMMESFAHR COMPLETE WITH VERTICAL HANGER.
This dagger has never been cleaned and it has a very nice age patina. Black ebony grip in very nice condition and it is complete with silver eagle and the SS runic badge which is turned to the 1 o'clock position, there are a number of daggers in Tom Wittmann's SS book which shows this interesting feature. All early nickel silver hilt fittings have a matching age patina, the lower guard is SS district marked III for Munich. The blade is in very nice condition, the obverse side features the SS motto and the reverse side the makers details, Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen and it still retains some cross grain. Black anodised scabbard is in excellent condition and it is fitted with nickel fittings with a matching age patina which perfectly matches he hilt fittings. Complete with early style black leather vertical frog hanger fitted with early style spring clip, I have not removed the hanger but I doubt if it will be SS or RZM marked as it is almost certainly to early for this. Exc++
LUFTWAFFE OBSERVERS BADGE.
A very nice early quality example which still retains much factory blueing to the eagle with excellent detail to the swastika. The reverse side features pin and hook, the badge is not maker marked. Exc++ or better.
1871 PATTERN OFFICERS CAVALRY HELMET OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY.
A beautiful example of this exceptionally rare officers yeomanry cavalry metal helmet. Silver metal skull with a fine black age patina as the helmet has never been cleaned and it is in superb condition.Complete with large silver and gilt helmet plate featuring the galloping yeomanry horse and title, Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry. Fitted with gilt metal officers plume holder with blue and white horse hair plume. Original gilt metal chin chain on velvet backing.The interior of the helmet features officers white silk lining showing some light sweat staining from age but no damage. An exceptional example of this extremely rare helmet which is one of the hardest of all the yeomanry helmets to find, I know of only 5 others and two of those are in the Northamptonshire Regimental museum. [Condition: Near Mint]
WW2 BRITISH COMMANDO FS FIGHTING KNIFE.
This is a good 3rd pattern British FS knife. Bronze ribbed grip and plain pommel nut are in excellent condition. The blade is still in good condition showing just light wear and age and just as you would expect. The leather scabbard is still in excellent condition, the lower leather tabs have been carefully removed almost certainly by the original owner probably to make it easer to conceal in the uniform but the upper tabs are still in place. The grip retaining strap shows age and wear but it is still complete. A very nice used example. [Condition: Exc+]
GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DAGGER BY EICKHORN WITH SILVER KNOT.
This is a superb example in fine condition. The mother of pearl grip plates are in mint condition.The eagles head hilt is in fine condition, the crossguard eagle shows superb detail with a very nicly defined swastika. The blade is by Eickhorn Solingen and features there 1935/41 pattern trade mark. The matching Eickhorn scabbard is also in fine detail with no dents or damage. Complete with original silver knot, the cord is very thin which is typical for a GO knot but the acorn is slightly larger than normal but still smaller than the standard army acorn, there is slight wear to the cord from rubbing on the crossguard over the years. The Government official dagger are normally produced by Alcoso and Eickhorn but the Eickhorn daggers are much harder to find and also better quality than the Alcoso model. A very nice example highly recommended. Near Mint.
BRITISH VICTORIAN NAVEL OFFICERS SWORD.
The hilt retains almost all original gilt finish with fine detail to the large lions head hilt, the basket hand guard display the anchor and Queen Victoria crown. The white fish skin grip is in fine condition. The long impressive blade is also in fine condition and it is by Larcom & Vesey of Portsea , this company was in business as Naval Taylors and outfitters from 1882 until 1905, the blade is double etched with long floral panels featuring royal coat of arms and crown anchor, the blade also has the official proof mark. Black leather scabbard is in superb condition and it has matching gilt fittings. Complete with gold and blue bullion officers sword knot. The sword is engraved on the hilt with the original owners name, P.C.Burfield, I tried to research this name but I can find only one naval officer by this name and he was commissioned in the 1940's and so it appears that he used an earlier family sword or perhaps he purchased second hand sword which is not that unusual as I have actually sold several swords over the years to recently commissioned officer as a second hand or even antique sword are considerably cheaper than purchasing a new sword which are very expensive. Near mint.
WW2 JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS KATANA SWORD.
The grip has original cloth binding with three menuki beneath to each side. Nice blade which does shows age and some spotting but could be cleaned if required. The Habaki is stamped 49. The scabbard still retains original brown leather jungle cover. Blade measures approcamatly 27 inches or 69cm, total length 39 inches or 99cm. I have not removed the handle so I have no idea if the tang is signed and I have no intension of doing so. Exc++
THIRD REICH ORGANIZATION TODT OFFICERS CUFF TITLE.
A very nice and rare officers cuff title removed from a tunic.White silk band with silver bullion border, the center of the band is embroidered in black letters, ORG TODT. The Organization Todt was a construction organization which was involved in the building of the autobahns, military bunkers, fortifications and other construction projects, Dr Todt the head of the organization died in a plain crash in 1942 in mysterious circumstances, by this time he was also the armaments minister. [Condition: Exc++]