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Large Lot of Soviet Medals, Badges, Insignia and Documents
Comprising: 1) Approximately 40 assorted Soviet pins, badges, wings and other military insignia. Examples from WWII to present. 2) 8 Assorted Soviet Medals without award documents. 3) 8 Assorted Medals with Award documents. 4) 5 Award documents with no medals. 5) 6 Award cards for a group of 6 medals. 6) 5 Award cards for a group of 5 medals. 7) One yellow Soviet Officers web belt with buckle. 8) 16 Assorted Identification Booklets. 9) Two 1960s-70s Soviet newspapers. Condition: All are very good to excellent with light age wear present. Estimate: $100/150
Boxed Bausch & Lomb Balscope 60 Zoom Spotter Telescopic Sight
The 15X x 60X telescopic spotter scope with adjustable lens, lens covers and built in fittings for tripod. Green stipple finish.16-inches long. Contained in original factory box. Condition: Very good with light wear overall. Optics clear. Estimate: $60/80
Early Ka-Bar Hunting Knife with Scabbard
4 1/2-inch clip-point blade with ricasso marked: Ka-Bar/Pat'd May 25, 1926. Reverse: Union Cutlery Co./Olean, N.Y. Black and white stacked washer grip with aluminum spacers. Aluminum pommel. Contained in original hand-tooled leather scabbard. A scarce early Ka-Bar. Condition: Very good with light to moderate age wear and patina. Scabbard with light wear and scuffs. Estimate: $100/150
U.S. 1911 Pistol Holster by Boyt
Standard pattern U.S. military holster for the 1911 semi-automatic service pistol. Reverse marked: Boyt/'44. Dyed black. Condition: Good. Showing light wear and fading to dye. Remnant of leg tie still attached. Estimate: $50/75
German Meerschaum Smoking Pipe
Large meerschaum bowl with faceted rim and wraparound engraved pictorial panel of a deer in a woodland scene. German silver ferrule. Amber stem. Condition: Good to very good. Bowl with attractive patina. Stem with light tooth marks. Well smoked. Estimate: $75/100
Lot of Three Assorted Inert Artillery Shells
Comprising: 1) U.S. M-40 A1 Recoiless Rifle Shell. Perforated casing. 2) Brass Hotchkiss artillery shell with wooden dummy round. 1888 dated. Made by Winchester. 3) Highly ornate trench art example of a large caliber artillery shell with finely executed dragon design. Round base added to bottom. Appears to have been made as a floor lamp base or theater cordon stanchion. Nickel-plated inert round. Height: 35-inches. Condition: All with age wear and patina. Estimate: $200/300
Unmarked Triangular Socket Bayonet
15-inch unmarked triangular blade. Z-slot with locking ring. No scabbard. Condition: Good. Metal with grey patina and scattered light pitting. Estimate: $50/75
French Lebel Spike Bayonet with Scabbard
Standard pattern spike bayonet with steel grip and locking band. Steel scabbard. Condition: Good. Metal showing grey patina and scattered pitting on scabbard. Estimate: $35/45
19th-Century French Musician's Sword
31 1/4-inch tapered straight blade with single fuller. Cast brass shell guard embossed with cock and flag panoply. Knucklebow with floral motifs. Braided wire-wrapped grip. Spool and ball finial. No scabbard. Condition: Fair. Blade showing heavy wear and age patina. Hilt with wear. Grip loose. No scabbard. Estimate: $450/550
Lot of Two Military Collectibles
Comprising: 1) Brass diestruck multi-element helmet plate. Royal crown over a rayed star surmounted with a laurel wreath with Order of the Garter motto: Honi Soit Mal Y Pense. Black centerpiece with white metal SAC monogram. 2) Cast brass American eagle flag pole finial or desk ornament. Two-piece eagle with threaded base. Condition: Both are very good to excellent with light age patina. Estimate: $75/150
Contemporary Japanese Sword Ensemble with Stand
Comprising: 1) Modern commercially made tanto with black scabbard. 8-inch blade. 2) Modern commercially made wakazashi with simulated bamboo wooden handle and scabbard. 17-inch unmarked blade with brass ferrule. Sold together with accompanying black enameled wooden stand. Condition: Both blades have been sharpened. Minor wear to exterior. Estimate: $350/550
Custom Bud Nealy Belt Knife
3 1/2-inch grain pattern blade marked: Bud Nealy/Maker/Stroudsburg/Pennsylvania/210. Ebon grip scales. No sheath. Condition: Very good with light handling wear. Estimate: $100/150
Wade & Butcher Hunting Knife with Scabbard
4 3/4-inch clip-point blade with name "Teddy" on left side. Ricasso marked: Wade & Butcher/Sheffield/England. Stacked leather washer grip with phenolic banding. Aluminum pommel. Contained in original leather scabbard. Condition: Good. Light sharpening of blade and age patina to grip. Scabbard with belt loop holes cut into leather. Minor wear. Estimate: $75/100
Case Hunting Knife with Scabbard
5 3/4-inch deep clip-point blade with ricasso marked: Case. German silver crossguard. Stag grips. Aluminum pommel. Contained in original leather scabbard. Condition: Good. Blade sharpened. Grips with light age wear and patina. Scabbard with light scuffs and wear. Estimate: $30/40
Lot of Three Boxed Remington Pocket Knives
Comprising: 1) Remington Model R9 Folding Knife with Belt Pouch. In original factory box. New old stock. 2) Remington Model R1128 in original factory box. Two blades. Ebony grip scales. Contained in factory box. 3) Remington Model R1306. Single blade. Stag grip scales. Contained in factory box. Condition: All are as new. #1 with minor verdegris stains from contact with leather pouch. Estimate: $40/60
Lot of Three Boxed Remington and Camillus Pocket Knives
Comprising: 1) Remington Model R3 "Big Game" Folding Knife with sharpening tool. Both contained in leather belt pouch. Factory box. 2) Remington Model R870. Single blade. Jigged bone grip scales. Factory box. 3) Camillus Model 26 Pocket Knife. Two blades. Stag grip scales. Leather belt pouch. Factory box and instructions. Condition: All are as new with light storage wear. Estimate: $40/60
Lot of Four Assorted Pocket Knives
Comprising: 1) German single-blade folding knife with brass bolsters and horn grip scales. 2) Kabar two-blade folding knife. Black jigged bone grip scales. Leather belt pouch. 3) Kabar 1193 single blade folding knife. Brass bolsters and stag grip scales. 4) Spyder Co. 1983-1993 One of Fifty Police folding belt knife. Black finish. Serrated blade. Lockback blade. Condition: All are very good to excellent with light age wear overall. Estimate: $30/50
Lot of Five Assorted Demilled Artillery Shells
Comprising: 1) Mk III 37mm artillery shell with removable round. 1945 dated. 2) Another similar shell dated 1918. 3) Another 37mm example with trench art engraving and flared top. Inscription reading: Bois de Force/1918. With inert round. 4) Another 37mm shell inscribed: Chattancourt with flower motif. No round. 5) 30mm anti-aircraft round with no casing. Condition: All showing age wear and patina. Estimate: $100/150
Collection of Approximately 52 Assorted Love Letters from a John A. Cox to a Jessie Crozier together
These holographic letters were written in 1904 from a John Cox to a Miss Jessie Crozier. They appear to be innocent love letters written while he was stationed in Ft. Gaines, Ga. She appears to be the daughter of a Doctor who owned a local drug store. Sold together with two faded photographs purported to be Miss Crozier. Letters reveal his affection for the woman whom he calls "little girl". Condition: All are showing age and minor discoloration. Photographs are faded. Estimate: $40/60
Single Silver Tablespoon Attributed to Adolf Hitler
The silver tablespoon marked on reverse: [crown] 800W. The handle inscribed on top: AH. Reputedly found near Nuremburg. Condition: Very good. Showing light age patina. Estimate: $100/150
Lot of Two Assorted Military Books
Comprising: 1) "Up Front" by Mauldin. 2) "Jane's Infantry Weapons 1997-98" Edited by Gander. Condition: Both are very good with light storage and handling wear. Estimate: $50/75
Lot of 6 Assorted Firearms Advertisements
1) 2 sheets from "The Sportsman's Journal" c1885 promoting Colt, Lefever and Pieper guns and accessories. 2) 3 matted broadsheets from "The American Field" with text and woodcuts promoting Colt Repeating Rifles, Westly Richards, Spalding and others. 3) Original Olin-Winchester lithographic print of a hunting camp scene by Dryer showing Winchester rifles, Western ammunition and game. Marked: Especially Painted for Western Winchester. Olin Industries Inc. 1954. Litho is19 1/2 x 28 inches in a 22 1/2" x 28" mat. Condition: All very good to fine. Estimate: $200/300
Cast Bronze WWII GI Commemorative Plaque
Circular cast bronze plaque with image in relief of American GI in battle gear. Inscription around perimeter reads: Lt. E.A.Luker 1st Battalion 31st Infantry 18 OCT 66. Applied enameled DI marked PRO PATRIA. 13-inch diameter. Condition: Excellent. Estimate: $200/300
Pair of Vintage Fencing Masks by Joseph Vince and Castello
The mismatched pair of fencing masks, one marked: Joseph Vince and the other: Manufactured by/Castello/Fencing Equipment Co. New York City, One example with inked name on neck pad: A. Baccari. Condition: Both are fair to good. Showing heavy wear and age patina. Estimate: $150/250
WWII Japanese Battle Flag
The white cotton flag with red hinomaru and block printed characters translated to read: [kitano ten mangu], Shinto Shrine at Kitano in Kyoto, Japan. Letters in corner read: [Dai San Haw] Third Corps. Flag was reportedly found by a U.S. Marine on the island of Iwo Jima, near Kitano Point Cave where General Tadamichi Kurigayashi was killed. Size: 26-inches X 31-inches. Condition: Fair to good. Showing age wear, bloodstains and discoloration. Estimate: $300/500
