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.
Nr. MINT M34 WEHRMACHT SIDE CAP WITH INSIGNIA
Unmarked and untouched, this cap came direct from a family along with many other small souvenirs. Grey/green wool and a light creal canvas lining. Has no markings whatsoever, not even a size!!! Cloth in perfect condition. Bevo insignia sew to front, small eagle and roundel. A nice cap, shame not marked, but priced accordingly.
Victorian Naval Rates summer cap HMS Crescent.
Victorian Naval Rates lightweight summer cap from the ship HMS Crescent. HMS Crescent was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class. Crescent, and her sister ship Royal Arthur, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was built at Portsmouth and launched on 30 March 1892. As at 11 January 1895 she was leaving Australia under Captain Arbuthnot.[1] She served in the First World War, and was sold on 22 September 1921 for breaking up in Germany. Cap in good, clean condition, some soiling to interior and some loss to one swallow tail.
Commando Grouping.
Medal/paperwork and fighting knife grouping to 5055894 L/Cpl.George.E.Pym N.Staffs and probably 6 Troop, 5 Commando. Grouping consists of medals 39-45, Burma Star, Defence and War medal with original box ( Birmingham address ) and slip, various photos showing groups probably in Burma and a large panorama shot showing men at Commando Basic Training Centre ( Achnacarry ) in 1944. Accompanied by Commando Service Certificate showing service between Jan 43 and Oct.45, SEAC souvenir newspaper and Asia Command Christmas greeting. Grouping also comes with a particularly good example of a 2nd Patt FS fighting knife marked ' B2 and arrow ' to cross guard. Knife looks to be little used with no sign of sharpening, contact rubbing to top of handle and very light speckling to blade from storage in scabbard. Scabbard in good, clean condition, with both tabs and elastic retainer which retains some degree of elasticity. Pym's service with 5 Commando is not confirmed but is suggested by the other items in the grouping and the note to photos indicating 6 Troop and Burma 1944. Would reward further research, scarce untouched Commando grouping
Wehrmacht O/Rs tropical sidecap.
1942 dated other ranks tropical sidecap made by Clemens Wagner, Braunschweig. Classic khaki, cotton twill construction with red linen interior lining with maker, size (54) and 1942 date and typical tropical cap insignia. The cap has been folded into the popular 'boat' shape and shows very minor signs of use with very minor knicks to the edge and very minor staining to front lining. An excellent example of the 'overseas cap'
Officer's Calcutta Scottish cap badge.
Heavy cast silver Calcutta Scottish officer's cap badge. Two piece badge with lugs ( both present ) with good detail .
SS Membership Stick Pin.
Original 13mm SS Membership stick pin in silver gilt and enamel. Maker marked to the reverse ' Hoffstätter Bonn ', and marked ' Ges. Gesch.' for “Gesetzlich Geschützt”, with separately applied number ' 79440 ' Featuring a knurled needle pin accompanied by a functional spring loaded retaining device. In excellent, clean condition with undamaged enamel.
WW2 German Luftwaffe NCO Fliegerbluse ( Flak ).
1943 dated Luftwaffe fliegerbluse for the rank of gefreiter, flak section. Excellent condition example with a recovered wool construction with partial rayon lining. Gefreiter rank to collar patches with corresponding, hand applied rank chevron to left arm with red piped, detachable o/r's shoulder boards. Luftwaffe Flak Artillery qualification arm badge hand applied to bottom of left arm. Original to tunic breast eagle with characteristic zig zag machine stitching typical of factory applied insignia. EKII ribbon tacked to top button hole with added award loops. Main buttons are of the typical glassine variety which all appear to be present. Rb numbered, size, date etc. to interior left hand pocket with both removable belt hooks present. In good, used condition with good nap to cloth, with one minor moth hole to front seam and some moth damage to one shoulder strap and some areas of moth grazing to nap. Good example
OSS Detachment 101 Burma Campaign Bar.
Originally designated U.S. Experimental Station, Detachment 101, OSS, and activated in September of 1942, the organization was formed to conduct intelligence and paramilitary operations in China with many of the operations taking place in Burma.The Campaign Bars—awarded to Kachins who had distinguished themselves in combat—were manufactured in reasonable numbers, allowing many of the American 101 personnel to acquire one, however, it remains a scarce item. This original example, marked 'sterling' to the reverse, is in excellent condition, pleasingly patinated overall with minor edge knocks and scratches.
WW1 34th Div MkI Steel Helmet.
Steel helmet Mk I or 'Brodie'. This particular example is marked to the front with the chequerboard device of the 34th Division, a device that was adopted after the Division's arrival in France in early 1916. This example is interesting for showing clear signs of having been refurbished by the AOC Salvage Supply Depot indicating that it was probably retrieved from the battlefield. The liner is a standard 'War Office Pattern Brodie's Patent' type that has a rip machine repaired and the crown cushion replaced and secured with a nut,bolt and washer. The chinstrap is a two piece replacement. The current paint finish shows clear signs of having been overpainted over a previous finish with the 34 Div sign to the front and possible signs of a similar device to the reverse that has been removed. The helmet is in good condition with approx 75% original paint finish remaining (34 Div. device 98% present) with a clean liner. The chinstrap is pliable but potentially fragile near chinstrap loop in one place. However, this is an excellent divisionally marked example with a history.
Third Reich Red Cross armband. BEVO.
Worn by all members of the Deutche Red Cross on the left sleeve of their grey uniforms. Cream cotton with BEVO lettering and red cross in the center. Has not been sewn to a uniform, and is an open condition. No damage, a little grubby.