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 Scottish spats.
A scarce 1914 dated, pair of spats for use by Scottish regiments. Heavy duty canvas lined with heavy cotton with button closures and leather retainer . Size 2 with paper manufacturer's label (E.Penton & Son 1914) to the interior. In good, sound condition with some staining. Bottom buttons missing from both examples and in both cases appear to have been deliberately removed. Uncommon.
Escape compass.
Small 15mm compass intended to be concealed or used as part of an escape kit. Brass cased compass, generally considered to be of British manufacture, black painted body, undamaged glass. Devised by M.I.9 the department charged with facilitating the escape of British Prisoners of War.
DAF desk ornament.
Chrome plated DAF desk ornament. Taking the form of the symbol of the Deutsches Arbeits Front mounted onto a stand with the whole item being chromium plated. Clear manufacturer's mark to base. Some lifting and scratching of plate but otherwise an impressive and heavy item.
Concealed blade.
11.5cm blackened, fluted blade designed to be concealed, often in pencils. These were sent into POW camps or provided as part of a kit issue and the pencil broken open to remove the blade. Two holes are provided in the top of the blade to enable the blade to be mounted or bound onto or into a handle, in this example they are hidden by string bound over them. Minor marking to fluted blade.
MG34 AA 'spiderweb sight'.
An original MG34 Kreiskorn or AA sight. Classic spiderweb pattern with sliding collar fixing. Several waffenamt inspection marks. Excellent condition.
Collar Stud Escape Compass
One of the more igenious concealed compasses from Clayton Hutton\'s team at MI9. This pattern was designed to resemble the collar studs that were generally available from Woolworths and other retailers. Originally the compass face would have been concealed by a coating of white paint which would have been scratched off to allow it\'s use as a compass. This example in good working order with very slight traces of whitener around the rim and some minor scratches to compass face. A scarce example of this pattern of escape aid.
10 SS Panzer Division 'Frundsberg' official stam
Original wooden and brass official stamp for use by officials of the 10 SS Panzer Division 'Frundsberg'. The Division was founded in 1943 as a sister division to Hohenstaufen fighting in Russia and thence to France in June 1944. Almost annihilated in Normandy it continued to fight in the West appearing at Arnhem, the Ardennes and finally Berlin surrendering to the Russians at Schonau. In excellent, usable condition, see accompanying imprint. Uncommon.
3 Commando grouping.
Document and insignia grouping to 4032811 Cpl. David Nottingham. Pre-War regular, ex-miner serving initially with KSLI , Nottingham went on to serve with 3 Commando and was demobbed whilst serving with 59th Trng Regt RAC. Group consists of Regular Army certificate of service, release certificate, Special Service Brigade OCA, photo and testimonial. Also with the group is a good emboidered white on blue 3 Commando shoulder title and a shaped Combined Operations flash. Both items show clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform with some areas of minor moth.
VERY RARE..LUFTWAFFE GENERAL SUMMER BREAST EAGLE>
I have actually never had one of these before, and it's beautiful! Luftwaffe breast eagle in gilt-washed aluminium for the Gernerals Summer tunic or shirt. Fantastic detail, made by ASSMANN, with 'A' cast into reverse. Pin back.MINT CONDITION. This is actually not the same as a normal Assmann aluminium breast eagle, it has subtle differences. Gilt wash for starters, then the actually eagle has more and better detail, when comparing the two side by side. Also the eagle itself is slightly different, daintier, and the eagles leg which holds the swastika is cast free of the main body of the bird. So very delicate!! The standard eagle has the leg and swastika cast as part of the main body, all joined together. I have shown a photo of the two together to show the differences. A rare item and would look fantastic with any Luftwaffe display, especially if you have some Luftwaffe Gerneral's insignia etc.
WW2 Japanese wrist compass.
Brass bodied, Japanese WW2 wrist compass. Mounted onto a thin leather wrist strap, the compass features Japanese characters at all four points and a needle locking device. In good working order with some rubbing of the blackened finish to the body of the compass and two small chips to the bevelled glass .