FALL PREMIER MILITARY AUCTION

FALL PREMIER MILITARY AUCTION

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900 + LOTS OF MILITARY COLLECTIBLES FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO MODERN TIMES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE a 3 TIER BIRGE & PECK CLOCK WITH THE BATTLE OF MEXICO, CIVIL WAR SWORDS, IMAGES, ACCOUTREMENTS, and a ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND GOLD CORPS BADGE; a HUGE COLLECTION OF IMPERIAL GERMAN VETERANS STEINS and PIPES; IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN KRIEGSMARINE SHIP BELL, WW1 and WW2 US GROUPINGS, EDGED WEAPONS, MEDALS, FLAGS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, PATRIOTIC POSTERS and MORE. 400+ LOTS of WW2 NAZI GERMAN ITEMS INCLUDING a WAFFEN SS FIELD CAP, a GERMAN POLICE PANZER TYPE II WRAPPER, A NAZI TRUMPET FLAG with EAGLE, HELMETS, UNIFORMS, SWORDS, BAYONETS, ACCOUTREMENTS and MUCH MUCH MORE. JAPANESE KATANA SWORDS and POLE ARMS, VIETNAM ITEMS and MORE!!


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NAZI WAFFEN SS Reichsführer RFSS SLEEVE DIAMOND

Lot # 211 (Sale Order: 276 of 952)      

WWII Nazi German Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS RFSS Group Press and War Economy Sleeve Diamond. This ultra rare sleeve diamond is one from the series of sleeve diamonds introduced in 1942 for Fachführer and Fachunterführer, this particular one being for those serving on the personal staff of the RFSS Group Press and War Economy Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS Gruppe Presse und Kriegswirtschaft. The reverse of the insignia has a glue adhesive backing. The insignia is in overall excellent, unissued condition. Would be hard to upgrade.
WWII Nazi German Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS RFSS Group Press and War Economy Sleeve Diamond. This ultra rare sleeve diamond is one from the series of sleeve diamon...moreds introduced in 1942 for Fachführer and Fachunterführer, this particular one being for those serving on the personal staff of the RFSS Group Press and War Economy Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS Gruppe Presse und Kriegswirtschaft. The reverse of the insignia has a glue adhesive backing. The insignia is in overall excellent, unissued condition. Would be hard to upgrade.

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WWII NAZI SS RACE and RESETTLEMENT SLEEVE DIAMOND

Lot # 212 (Sale Order: 277 of 952)      

WWII Nazi German EM/NCO SS Race and Resettlement Sleeve Diamond. A vertical, black wool diamond base featuring machine embroidered, Odal rune, indicating, Race and Resettlement , in silvery/gray rayon threads. The reverse of the insignia has a glued on protective black fabric backing. The insignia is in overall excellent, unissued condition. Would be hard to upgrade.
WWII Nazi German EM/NCO SS Race and Resettlement Sleeve Diamond. A vertical, black wool diamond base featuring machine embroidered, Odal rune, indicating, Race and Resett...morelement , in silvery/gray rayon threads. The reverse of the insignia has a glued on protective black fabric backing. The insignia is in overall excellent, unissued condition. Would be hard to upgrade.

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WWII NAZI LUFTWAFFE TROPICAL EAGLE ARTILLERY BADGE

Lot # 213 (Sale Order: 278 of 952)      

WWII Nazi German Luftwaffe insignia lot to include 1) FLAK ARTILLERY PERSONNEL'S TRADE BADGE. (Flakartillerie Tätigkeitsabzeichen) Identical in design to the Luftwaffe pattern, but in yellow and blue. Badge consists of a horizontally oval, dark navy blue wool base with a machine embroidered likeness of a large 88mm flak gun barrel flanked by stylized wings, superimposed on an opened top, oak-leaf wreath with a canted swastika to the bottom center all in golden rayon threads. Excellent. 2) EM/NCO'S TROPICAL CAP EAGLE. (Mützen Adler). Machine embroidered, second pattern Luftwaffe eagle in silver/gray threads on an inverted tan cotton triangular base. Removed from a cap. Excellent. The Luftwaffe pattern national eagle was originally introduced for wear by Fliegerschaft, (Pilot Base), personnel of the DLV, Deutscher Luftsportsverband, (German Air Sports Association), the clandestine, civilian, forerunner of the Luftwaffe on August 18TH 1934 and was officially adopted for wear by all Luftwaffe personnel on March 1ST 1935. The original first pattern national eagle was utilized until a, slightly modified, second pattern national eagle was introduced in late 1936 or early 1937. Regulations dictated that the national eagle was to be worn on almost all headgear and on the right breast of almost all uniforms with a few minor exceptions. Officers ranks generally utilized hand embroidered breast eagles as opposed to the machine embroidered breast eagles as utilized by EM/NCO ranks. Of Note: Machine woven and even metal alloy national eagles were also utilized in limited quantities. Also Of Note: Officers holding ranks of Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall and Reichsmarschall Göring utilized gold colored accoutrements including breast eagles as opposed to the silver version sworn by all other ranks. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, the army quickly developed and issued tropical uniforms and equipment in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnel’s arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. At the same time the Luftwaffe also developed and introduced their own version of the tropical uniform and insignia including a slightly different colored cap eagle.
WWII Nazi German Luftwaffe insignia lot to include 1) FLAK ARTILLERY PERSONNEL'S TRADE BADGE. (Flakartillerie Tätigkeitsabzeichen) Identical in design to the Luftwaffe pa...morettern, but in yellow and blue. Badge consists of a horizontally oval, dark navy blue wool base with a machine embroidered likeness of a large 88mm flak gun barrel flanked by stylized wings, superimposed on an opened top, oak-leaf wreath with a canted swastika to the bottom center all in golden rayon threads. Excellent. 2) EM/NCO'S TROPICAL CAP EAGLE. (Mützen Adler). Machine embroidered, second pattern Luftwaffe eagle in silver/gray threads on an inverted tan cotton triangular base. Removed from a cap. Excellent. The Luftwaffe pattern national eagle was originally introduced for wear by Fliegerschaft, (Pilot Base), personnel of the DLV, Deutscher Luftsportsverband, (German Air Sports Association), the clandestine, civilian, forerunner of the Luftwaffe on August 18TH 1934 and was officially adopted for wear by all Luftwaffe personnel on March 1ST 1935. The original first pattern national eagle was utilized until a, slightly modified, second pattern national eagle was introduced in late 1936 or early 1937. Regulations dictated that the national eagle was to be worn on almost all headgear and on the right breast of almost all uniforms with a few minor exceptions. Officers ranks generally utilized hand embroidered breast eagles as opposed to the machine embroidered breast eagles as utilized by EM/NCO ranks. Of Note: Machine woven and even metal alloy national eagles were also utilized in limited quantities. Also Of Note: Officers holding ranks of Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall and Reichsmarschall Göring utilized gold colored accoutrements including breast eagles as opposed to the silver version sworn by all other ranks. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, the army quickly developed and issued tropical uniforms and equipment in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnel’s arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. At the same time the Luftwaffe also developed and introduced their own version of the tropical uniform and insignia including a slightly different colored cap eagle.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA POLICE REICHSBAHN HEER

Lot # 214 (Sale Order: 279 of 952)      

WWII Nazi German insignia to include to include 1) Reichsbahn related Motor car (Cargo and passenger traffic service) patch. Patch measures 2 1/4 inches and the most unusual thing is that the bus is green instead of yellow. This might be possible Bahnschutzpolizei related. 2) High-speed omnibus driver (Fahrer der Schnellreisewagen), public cargo truck driver (Fahrer des Lastkraftwagen für den öffentlichen Güterverkehr), public cargo truck driver assistant (Begleiter des Lastkraftwagen für den öffentlichen Güterverkehr). Correspondence of positions to a schedule of charges of German Imperial Railways for those employees was flexible. 2) SENIOR SIGNAL MECHANIC'S SLEEVE BADGE LOT OF THREE (Nachrichten Mechaniker). Machine embroidered Gothic "M" underlined with a horizontal "Blitz" lightning bolt, in golden yellow thread, on a 55mm diameter field-gray wool base. EM/NCO personnel holding the ranks of Schütze to Stabsfeldwebel inclusively who had achieved proficiency at a particular trade, specialty or function were distinguished, on successful completion of the appropriate training, by being issued a distinctive trade specialty badge that was most commonly worn on the lower right sleeve of the service tunic or field blouse with a few exceptions. The original trade badges were introduced in 1934 and were supplemented with additional badges right up to mid-1944. In all the German army utilized no fewer then twenty-eight assorted trade specialty badges. Some of the trades were only open to enlisted ranks while those open to NCO’s ranks were distinguished by the addition of a piping on the trade badge. Originally the trade badges were worked on a blue/green badge cloth base, but in early 1940 this was altered to a field-gray wool base or the appropriate color of the uniform it was to be worn on. 3) WWII BeVo German Nazi Railway " Reichsbahn " Late War Breast Eagle group of 5. (Hoheitsabzeichen) Machine woven, national breast eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in pale, bright yellow/gold, rayon threads on a woven, inverted, triangular, blue/black rayon, base. Overall excellent, unissued condition with minimal age toning. 4) DRKB member's cap insignia (Mützen Abzeichen). Dating from the early 1930s, this first officially sanctioned pattern, two-piece insignia is comprised of a stamped alloy, open-topped gilt oak leaf wreath has a rope-like border, attached to its center. To the center of the ring is an off-white cloth backdrop to a woven Iron Cross against a red square. To the center of the black Iron Cross, which is edged in white, is a white circle with the black silhouette of the Kyffhäuser monument. To the reverse are the two horizontal attachment prongs for the ring, which pass through perforations to each interior side of the oak leaf wreath, and would then attach to the center of the cap band. The DRKB, "Deutscher Reichs-krieger-bund" (German National-veterans’-association), was formed during WWI, and based on the DKB originally formed in the 1870s. It was absorbed by the NS-RKB in 1938. All are excellent.
WWII Nazi German insignia to include to include 1) Reichsbahn related Motor car (Cargo and passenger traffic service) patch. Patch measures 2 1/4 inches and the most unus...moreual thing is that the bus is green instead of yellow. This might be possible Bahnschutzpolizei related. 2) High-speed omnibus driver (Fahrer der Schnellreisewagen), public cargo truck driver (Fahrer des Lastkraftwagen für den öffentlichen Güterverkehr), public cargo truck driver assistant (Begleiter des Lastkraftwagen für den öffentlichen Güterverkehr). Correspondence of positions to a schedule of charges of German Imperial Railways for those employees was flexible. 2) SENIOR SIGNAL MECHANIC'S SLEEVE BADGE LOT OF THREE (Nachrichten Mechaniker). Machine embroidered Gothic "M" underlined with a horizontal "Blitz" lightning bolt, in golden yellow thread, on a 55mm diameter field-gray wool base. EM/NCO personnel holding the ranks of Schütze to Stabsfeldwebel inclusively who had achieved proficiency at a particular trade, specialty or function were distinguished, on successful completion of the appropriate training, by being issued a distinctive trade specialty badge that was most commonly worn on the lower right sleeve of the service tunic or field blouse with a few exceptions. The original trade badges were introduced in 1934 and were supplemented with additional badges right up to mid-1944. In all the German army utilized no fewer then twenty-eight assorted trade specialty badges. Some of the trades were only open to enlisted ranks while those open to NCO’s ranks were distinguished by the addition of a piping on the trade badge. Originally the trade badges were worked on a blue/green badge cloth base, but in early 1940 this was altered to a field-gray wool base or the appropriate color of the uniform it was to be worn on. 3) WWII BeVo German Nazi Railway " Reichsbahn " Late War Breast Eagle group of 5. (Hoheitsabzeichen) Machine woven, national breast eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in pale, bright yellow/gold, rayon threads on a woven, inverted, triangular, blue/black rayon, base. Overall excellent, unissued condition with minimal age toning. 4) DRKB member's cap insignia (Mützen Abzeichen). Dating from the early 1930s, this first officially sanctioned pattern, two-piece insignia is comprised of a stamped alloy, open-topped gilt oak leaf wreath has a rope-like border, attached to its center. To the center of the ring is an off-white cloth backdrop to a woven Iron Cross against a red square. To the center of the black Iron Cross, which is edged in white, is a white circle with the black silhouette of the Kyffhäuser monument. To the reverse are the two horizontal attachment prongs for the ring, which pass through perforations to each interior side of the oak leaf wreath, and would then attach to the center of the cap band. The DRKB, "Deutscher Reichs-krieger-bund" (German National-veterans’-association), was formed during WWI, and based on the DKB originally formed in the 1870s. It was absorbed by the NS-RKB in 1938. All are excellent.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN HORST WESSEL COLLAR TAB WW2

Lot # 215 (Sale Order: 280 of 952)      

WWII German Nazi SS Freiwilligen Panzer Grenadier Division "HORST WESSEL" Collar Tab Kragenpatte. Right hand side, unit designation, black wool construction collar tab features machine embroidered, stylized "SA" runes in silvery/gray rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a tan buckram backing. Mint example. Born in Bielefeld on October 9TH 1907, Horst Wessel joined the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), in 1926 and had advanced to the rank of SA-Sturmführer by May 1929. In early 1929 Wessel had penned the lyrics to an SA, Sturm Abteilung, (Storm/Assault Detachment), propaganda marching song entitled, Die Fahn Hoch, (Raise the Flag High), set to the tune of an old folk song. Wessel submitted the song to Reichsminister Dr. Josef Goebbels’ newspaper, Der Angriff, (The Assault), for public consumption in October 1929. In early 1930 Wessel was living with a former prostitute in the slums of Berlin and was shot and mortally wounded by a rival suitor, who happened to be a communist, on January 14TH 1930. Goebbels’ seized the propaganda opportunity of Wessel’s shooting and mutated it into a politically motivated assassination attempt. In Goebbels version of events Wessel was wounded in a street brawl instigated by the communists in Berlin. Goebbels had Wessel’s song performed publicly for the first time at an NSDAP rally at the Berlin Sportplatz on February 7TH 1930 where it became an immediate success. Wessel succumbed to his wounds and died on February 23RD 1930 and was instantly hailed as a political martyr of the NSDAP. In January 1944 the SS began the formation of a new division in Croatia which would eventually become the 18.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division. (18TH SS Volunteer Armored Infantry Division). The division was formed around a nucleus of personnel from the 1.SS-Infanterie-Brigade (mot.), and it was intended, to fill the ranks with SA personnel, and was allotted the honor title of "Horst Wessel". Due to the bad feelings between the SS and the SA dating back to the "Night of the Long Knives" in June 1934, few SA men volunteered for service and the ranks were filled mostly by Hungarian personnel. Shortly after its formation the division was allotted a distinctive collar tab featuring the SA runes. Although period designed and manufactured it appears the collar tabs were never distributed or worn by the divisional personnel. Of Note: The NSDAP extracted its revenge on Wessel’s alleged murderer, Albrecht Höhler who was himself murdered by the SA shortly after Hitler ascended to power in 1933. Also Of Note: The title to Wessel’s song, Die Fahn Hoch, was changed after his death to, Horst Wessel Lied, (Horst Wessel Song), and became the second most popular and performed song during the Third Reich after the national anthem, Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles.
WWII German Nazi SS Freiwilligen Panzer Grenadier Division "HORST WESSEL" Collar Tab Kragenpatte. Right hand side, unit designation, black wool construction collar tab fe...moreatures machine embroidered, stylized "SA" runes in silvery/gray rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a tan buckram backing. Mint example. Born in Bielefeld on October 9TH 1907, Horst Wessel joined the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), in 1926 and had advanced to the rank of SA-Sturmführer by May 1929. In early 1929 Wessel had penned the lyrics to an SA, Sturm Abteilung, (Storm/Assault Detachment), propaganda marching song entitled, Die Fahn Hoch, (Raise the Flag High), set to the tune of an old folk song. Wessel submitted the song to Reichsminister Dr. Josef Goebbels’ newspaper, Der Angriff, (The Assault), for public consumption in October 1929. In early 1930 Wessel was living with a former prostitute in the slums of Berlin and was shot and mortally wounded by a rival suitor, who happened to be a communist, on January 14TH 1930. Goebbels’ seized the propaganda opportunity of Wessel’s shooting and mutated it into a politically motivated assassination attempt. In Goebbels version of events Wessel was wounded in a street brawl instigated by the communists in Berlin. Goebbels had Wessel’s song performed publicly for the first time at an NSDAP rally at the Berlin Sportplatz on February 7TH 1930 where it became an immediate success. Wessel succumbed to his wounds and died on February 23RD 1930 and was instantly hailed as a political martyr of the NSDAP. In January 1944 the SS began the formation of a new division in Croatia which would eventually become the 18.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division. (18TH SS Volunteer Armored Infantry Division). The division was formed around a nucleus of personnel from the 1.SS-Infanterie-Brigade (mot.), and it was intended, to fill the ranks with SA personnel, and was allotted the honor title of "Horst Wessel". Due to the bad feelings between the SS and the SA dating back to the "Night of the Long Knives" in June 1934, few SA men volunteered for service and the ranks were filled mostly by Hungarian personnel. Shortly after its formation the division was allotted a distinctive collar tab featuring the SA runes. Although period designed and manufactured it appears the collar tabs were never distributed or worn by the divisional personnel. Of Note: The NSDAP extracted its revenge on Wessel’s alleged murderer, Albrecht Höhler who was himself murdered by the SA shortly after Hitler ascended to power in 1933. Also Of Note: The title to Wessel’s song, Die Fahn Hoch, was changed after his death to, Horst Wessel Lied, (Horst Wessel Song), and became the second most popular and performed song during the Third Reich after the national anthem, Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles.

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WWII WAFFEN SS 15th GRENADIER DIVISION COLLAR TAB

Lot # 216 (Sale Order: 281 of 952)      

WWII Nazi German Waffen SS 15th Latvian Grenadier Division EM Collar Tab. Black wool construction, 1944 pattern, right hand side, unit designation collar tab featuring a machine embroidered eleven point, sunburst pattern encompassing three stars within a semi-circular border and two downward curved stripes all in silver/gray rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a tan buckram backing. The Waffen-SS Grenadier-Division (lettische Nr.1), filled by Latvian volunteers and conscripts, was formed in February 1943. Because they were non-German they were not allowed to wear the SS rune collar tab. Instead they wore a blank tab until March 1943 when a swastika tab called the Latvian Fire Cross was introduced for wear.
WWII Nazi German Waffen SS 15th Latvian Grenadier Division EM Collar Tab. Black wool construction, 1944 pattern, right hand side, unit designation collar tab featuring a ...moremachine embroidered eleven point, sunburst pattern encompassing three stars within a semi-circular border and two downward curved stripes all in silver/gray rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a tan buckram backing. The Waffen-SS Grenadier-Division (lettische Nr.1), filled by Latvian volunteers and conscripts, was formed in February 1943. Because they were non-German they were not allowed to wear the SS rune collar tab. Instead they wore a blank tab until March 1943 when a swastika tab called the Latvian Fire Cross was introduced for wear.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN PANZER BREAST EAGLE LOT OF 5 WW2

Lot # 217 (Sale Order: 282 of 952)      

PANZER EM/NCO'S M36 BREAST EAGLE LOT OF 5 (Hoheitsabzeichen). Early, M36 pattern, machine woven national breast eagle lot of 5 with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in white and gray rayon threads on a woven, black, rayon base. The eagles wingspan is roughly, 10cm from wing tip to wing tip. The eagles are still on their original black rayon factory roll. All are near mint. The German army originally adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), national eagle by order on February 17TH 1934, with instructions to have it applied to all steel helmets, visor caps, and tunics by May 1ST 1934. Later amendments to the introductory order stipulated that the national eagle was also to be worn on all field caps, the sports uniform and the black panzer wrap tunic. The eagle came in three distinct designs with two having slightly different, out-stretched wings and the third with down-swept wings. Generally officer’s ranks utilized hand or machine embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles. During the war the breast eagles were manufactured in a variety of slightly different manufacturing techniques and coloration's. The early standard issue EM/NCO’s M36 breast eagles were in white threads and were to be abolished in 1939 to be replaced with a less visible, gray, M39 breast eagle but the changeover was never fully completed. The early produced M36 and M39 breast eagles were mounted on a dark blue/green base while later production models were on a field-gray base. Both the M36 and the M39 breast eagles were intended for wear on the combat field blouse. Of Note: Panzer versions of the breast eagle were on a black base to match the black panzer wrap uniform.
PANZER EM/NCO'S M36 BREAST EAGLE LOT OF 5 (Hoheitsabzeichen). Early, M36 pattern, machine woven national breast eagle lot of 5 with outstretched wings, clutching a wreath...moreed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in white and gray rayon threads on a woven, black, rayon base. The eagles wingspan is roughly, 10cm from wing tip to wing tip. The eagles are still on their original black rayon factory roll. All are near mint. The German army originally adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), national eagle by order on February 17TH 1934, with instructions to have it applied to all steel helmets, visor caps, and tunics by May 1ST 1934. Later amendments to the introductory order stipulated that the national eagle was also to be worn on all field caps, the sports uniform and the black panzer wrap tunic. The eagle came in three distinct designs with two having slightly different, out-stretched wings and the third with down-swept wings. Generally officer’s ranks utilized hand or machine embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles. During the war the breast eagles were manufactured in a variety of slightly different manufacturing techniques and coloration's. The early standard issue EM/NCO’s M36 breast eagles were in white threads and were to be abolished in 1939 to be replaced with a less visible, gray, M39 breast eagle but the changeover was never fully completed. The early produced M36 and M39 breast eagles were mounted on a dark blue/green base while later production models were on a field-gray base. Both the M36 and the M39 breast eagles were intended for wear on the combat field blouse. Of Note: Panzer versions of the breast eagle were on a black base to match the black panzer wrap uniform.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN NSDAP WALL BANNER W/ RINGS WW2

Lot # 217a (Sale Order: 283 of 952)      

Multi-piece cotton construction banner approximately 50 x 150 inches. To both its red fields are sewn white disks, with a printed mobile swastikas in black. Shows the expected period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Original attachment rings are still present. Excellent Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
Multi-piece cotton construction banner approximately 50 x 150 inches. To both its red fields are sewn white disks, with a printed mobile swastikas in black. Shows the exp...moreected period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Original attachment rings are still present. Excellent Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.

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WWII US 549th NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON LEATHER PATCH

Lot # 218 (Sale Order: 284 of 952)      

WWII US Army Air Corps 549th Night Fighter Squadron Leather Patch. Insignia measures roughly 5 inches and is in excellent condition. The squadron was established on 1 April 1944 as the 549th Night Fighter Squadron at Hammer Field, California. It was part of the final group of dedicated night fighter interceptor squadrons formed by the Army Air Forces, being programmed to deploy to the Central Pacific. The squadron trained at various airfields in the San Joaquin Valley with the Douglas P-70 Havoc and YP-61 Black Widow night fighter and was ready to deploy into combat by late October. The squadron moved by train to Seattle, Washington where it boarded a troop ship bound for Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands. Arriving after a two-week crossing, it remained at Hickam Field, until its aircraft and equipment arrived in Hawaii. At Hickam, it was assigned to Seventh Air Force, and its Northrop P-61 Black Widows were sent though the Hawaiian Air Depot to modify the aircraft for operations in the Pacific Theater. After being part of the defense forces of Hawaii for several weeks, it was deployed to East Field, Saipan in late February 1945 to provide night interceptor coverage of the new bases on Saipan and Guam for the Twentieth Air Force, which was going to use the airfields to carry out very long range strategic bombing of the Japanese Home Islands with the new B-29 Superfortress. After a month on Saipan, the squadron moved to the newly captured Central Field, on Iwo Jima in March 1945. Even after its capture, Iwo Jima remained vulnerable to long range Japanese attacks, and its mission was to defend the new American airfields being built there. A large percentage of the squadron's missions consisted of long-distance patrols over water, many of which involved interceptions of Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers. Its presence, although rarely shooting down any enemy aircraft, did cause the bombers to jettison their loads and beat a hasty retreat from the area. The squadron remained assigned to Iwo Jima for the balance of the Pacific War, flying long range missions over eastern China and night interdiction missions to chi Chi Jima. It was demobilized there in early 1946, and inactivated on 5 February as an administrative unit. The squadron was reactivated briefly on 26 June 1946 as part of the 21st Fighter Group at Northwest Field on Guam. It was not manned or equipped due to personnel shortages and was inactivated again in February 1947
WWII US Army Air Corps 549th Night Fighter Squadron Leather Patch. Insignia measures roughly 5 inches and is in excellent condition. The squadron was established on 1 Apr...moreil 1944 as the 549th Night Fighter Squadron at Hammer Field, California. It was part of the final group of dedicated night fighter interceptor squadrons formed by the Army Air Forces, being programmed to deploy to the Central Pacific. The squadron trained at various airfields in the San Joaquin Valley with the Douglas P-70 Havoc and YP-61 Black Widow night fighter and was ready to deploy into combat by late October. The squadron moved by train to Seattle, Washington where it boarded a troop ship bound for Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands. Arriving after a two-week crossing, it remained at Hickam Field, until its aircraft and equipment arrived in Hawaii. At Hickam, it was assigned to Seventh Air Force, and its Northrop P-61 Black Widows were sent though the Hawaiian Air Depot to modify the aircraft for operations in the Pacific Theater. After being part of the defense forces of Hawaii for several weeks, it was deployed to East Field, Saipan in late February 1945 to provide night interceptor coverage of the new bases on Saipan and Guam for the Twentieth Air Force, which was going to use the airfields to carry out very long range strategic bombing of the Japanese Home Islands with the new B-29 Superfortress. After a month on Saipan, the squadron moved to the newly captured Central Field, on Iwo Jima in March 1945. Even after its capture, Iwo Jima remained vulnerable to long range Japanese attacks, and its mission was to defend the new American airfields being built there. A large percentage of the squadron's missions consisted of long-distance patrols over water, many of which involved interceptions of Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers. Its presence, although rarely shooting down any enemy aircraft, did cause the bombers to jettison their loads and beat a hasty retreat from the area. The squadron remained assigned to Iwo Jima for the balance of the Pacific War, flying long range missions over eastern China and night interdiction missions to chi Chi Jima. It was demobilized there in early 1946, and inactivated on 5 February as an administrative unit. The squadron was reactivated briefly on 26 June 1946 as part of the 21st Fighter Group at Northwest Field on Guam. It was not manned or equipped due to personnel shortages and was inactivated again in February 1947

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SA STANDARTE FELDHERRNHALLE DOUBLE DECAL HELMET

Lot # 218a (Sale Order: 285 of 952)      

Exceedingly rare SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle Double Decal Helmet. This is a heavy square dip commercial helmet from the 1930's and has been reissued to the SA-Standarte Feldherrnhalle. The helmet still retains the original sweatband and three pad leather liner. The helmet has two separate, groups of seven, "salt & pepper" ventilation holes positioned on each side of the crown. All four of the flat headed liner retaining rivets are intact. The decals are the correct with both decals remaining roughly 90%. Excellent SA-Standarte Feldherrnhalle The SA-Standarte Feldherrnhalle was formed in 1935 and renamed Feldherrnhalle in 1936. It was the elite unit of the SA and guarded important SA, state and party offices. Its headquarters were in Berlin and battalions of the unit were stationed in Berlin, Hannover, Hattingen, Krefeld, Munich, Ruhr, Stetten and Stuttgart. It was one of the units that entered Austria in March 1938 and it was placed under the control of the Wehrmacht in September 1938. In February 1939 most of it was transferred to the Luftwaffe (where it was incorporated into the fallschirmjäger-units) and another part of it was made a part of Infanterie-Regiment 271 of 93. Infanterie-Division but it continued to exist as an SA unit during the war on a smaller scale Commanders SA-Brigadeführer Reimann Hermann Göring Order of battle I Wachsturmbann Stabschef - Güttergötz II Wachsturmbann - München III Wachsturmbann - Hattinger / Ruhr IV Wachsturmbann - Fichtenheim & Krefeld V Wachsturmbann - Stettin VI Wachsturmbann - Bad Cannstatt bei Stuttgart VII Wachsturmbann - Wien (from 1938) VIII Wachsturmbann - Lindau (from July 1941) IX Wachsturmbann - Konitz (Pommern) X Wachsturmbann - Warsaw Insignia According to an order issued in June 1937 former members of this unit could get permission to wear a special insignia, an oval patch with the Feldherrnhalle emblem on the left forearm of the SA uniform. On the left side of the helmet a special image of the Feldherrnhalle was used by the men of this unit.
Exceedingly rare SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle Double Decal Helmet. This is a heavy square dip commercial helmet from the 1930's and has been reissued to the SA-Standarte F...moreeldherrnhalle. The helmet still retains the original sweatband and three pad leather liner. The helmet has two separate, groups of seven, "salt & pepper" ventilation holes positioned on each side of the crown. All four of the flat headed liner retaining rivets are intact. The decals are the correct with both decals remaining roughly 90%. Excellent SA-Standarte Feldherrnhalle The SA-Standarte Feldherrnhalle was formed in 1935 and renamed Feldherrnhalle in 1936. It was the elite unit of the SA and guarded important SA, state and party offices. Its headquarters were in Berlin and battalions of the unit were stationed in Berlin, Hannover, Hattingen, Krefeld, Munich, Ruhr, Stetten and Stuttgart. It was one of the units that entered Austria in March 1938 and it was placed under the control of the Wehrmacht in September 1938. In February 1939 most of it was transferred to the Luftwaffe (where it was incorporated into the fallschirmjäger-units) and another part of it was made a part of Infanterie-Regiment 271 of 93. Infanterie-Division but it continued to exist as an SA unit during the war on a smaller scale Commanders SA-Brigadeführer Reimann Hermann Göring Order of battle I Wachsturmbann Stabschef - Güttergötz II Wachsturmbann - München III Wachsturmbann - Hattinger / Ruhr IV Wachsturmbann - Fichtenheim & Krefeld V Wachsturmbann - Stettin VI Wachsturmbann - Bad Cannstatt bei Stuttgart VII Wachsturmbann - Wien (from 1938) VIII Wachsturmbann - Lindau (from July 1941) IX Wachsturmbann - Konitz (Pommern) X Wachsturmbann - Warsaw Insignia According to an order issued in June 1937 former members of this unit could get permission to wear a special insignia, an oval patch with the Feldherrnhalle emblem on the left forearm of the SA uniform. On the left side of the helmet a special image of the Feldherrnhalle was used by the men of this unit.

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WWII US AAC 422nd NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON PATCH WW2

Lot # 219 (Sale Order: 286 of 952)      

WWII US Army Air Corps 422nd Night Fighter Squadron Patch. Insignia is in excellent condition with vibrant color and is direct embroidered on twill measuring roughly 5 1/2 inches. World War II The squadron was established on 1 August 1943 as the 422d Night Fighter Squadron at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida. The 422d was the first of the third group of dedicated night fighter squadrons trained by the Army Air Forces It initially trained with the Douglas P-70 Havoc night fighter at Orlando, although later that fall the squadron began to train with service test models of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow. In January, training was interrupted when the night fighter school was moved from Florida to Hammer Field, California. After the relocation, the squadron completed its training in March 1944. The 422d was the first night fighter squadron to be assigned to Ninth Air Force in England. RAF Charmy Down eventually would become the home of three night fighter squadrons (422d, 423d, and 424th Night Fighter Squadron), however the squadron arrived un-equipped as the P-61 Black Widows were late in arriving. Subsequently, the squadron had its aircrews posted to various Royal Air Force night fighter and signal schools for theater indoctrination. Meanwhile, as there was no sign of the P-61s. the pilots kept up their flight time on Cessna UC-78 Bobcats and de Havilland Mosquitoes. The squadron moved to RAF Scorton on 6 May. The original plan had been for all three night fighter squadrons to be on combat status with P-61s by D-Day, however the first P-61 didn't arrive until the end of May, about two weeks before the planned invasion of France. With the arrival of the German V-1 flying bombs over England after the invasion, the squadron trained with their Black Widows by intercepting the flying bombs. The first Black Widow V-1 "kill" took place on 16 July 1944, credited to pilot Herman Ernst and radar operator Edward Kopsel of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron. One of the greatest dangers involved in killing V-1s was the possibility of getting too close to the flying bomb when one fired at it, running the risk of damage to their own plane if the bomb exploded when hit. Finally, on 25 July, a month and a half after D-Day, the squadron was considered to be operationally ready for night interception and moved up to Maupertu Airfield (A-15) in France. From Maupertu the squadron entered combat and began to perform night interception of intruding Luftwaffe bombers and night fighters. As the number of enemy night intruders was small, the squadron also performed offensive interdictionary attacks on Axis forces in France and the Low Countries 1944, moving eastward through a series of Advanced Landing Grounds until operating from captured Luftwaffe bases in Germany during the spring of 1945. The squadron ended combat operations in May 1945 and became part of the Army of Occupation until August 1945. Demobilized in Europe, aircraft flown back to the United States for storage or use with postwar All Weather Air Defense Command interceptor squadrons.
WWII US Army Air Corps 422nd Night Fighter Squadron Patch. Insignia is in excellent condition with vibrant color and is direct embroidered on twill measuring roughly 5 1/...more2 inches. World War II The squadron was established on 1 August 1943 as the 422d Night Fighter Squadron at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida. The 422d was the first of the third group of dedicated night fighter squadrons trained by the Army Air Forces It initially trained with the Douglas P-70 Havoc night fighter at Orlando, although later that fall the squadron began to train with service test models of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow. In January, training was interrupted when the night fighter school was moved from Florida to Hammer Field, California. After the relocation, the squadron completed its training in March 1944. The 422d was the first night fighter squadron to be assigned to Ninth Air Force in England. RAF Charmy Down eventually would become the home of three night fighter squadrons (422d, 423d, and 424th Night Fighter Squadron), however the squadron arrived un-equipped as the P-61 Black Widows were late in arriving. Subsequently, the squadron had its aircrews posted to various Royal Air Force night fighter and signal schools for theater indoctrination. Meanwhile, as there was no sign of the P-61s. the pilots kept up their flight time on Cessna UC-78 Bobcats and de Havilland Mosquitoes. The squadron moved to RAF Scorton on 6 May. The original plan had been for all three night fighter squadrons to be on combat status with P-61s by D-Day, however the first P-61 didn't arrive until the end of May, about two weeks before the planned invasion of France. With the arrival of the German V-1 flying bombs over England after the invasion, the squadron trained with their Black Widows by intercepting the flying bombs. The first Black Widow V-1 "kill" took place on 16 July 1944, credited to pilot Herman Ernst and radar operator Edward Kopsel of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron. One of the greatest dangers involved in killing V-1s was the possibility of getting too close to the flying bomb when one fired at it, running the risk of damage to their own plane if the bomb exploded when hit. Finally, on 25 July, a month and a half after D-Day, the squadron was considered to be operationally ready for night interception and moved up to Maupertu Airfield (A-15) in France. From Maupertu the squadron entered combat and began to perform night interception of intruding Luftwaffe bombers and night fighters. As the number of enemy night intruders was small, the squadron also performed offensive interdictionary attacks on Axis forces in France and the Low Countries 1944, moving eastward through a series of Advanced Landing Grounds until operating from captured Luftwaffe bases in Germany during the spring of 1945. The squadron ended combat operations in May 1945 and became part of the Army of Occupation until August 1945. Demobilized in Europe, aircraft flown back to the United States for storage or use with postwar All Weather Air Defense Command interceptor squadrons.

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WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS LIAISON PILOT WINGS LGB

Lot # 220 (Sale Order: 287 of 952)      

WWII Stunning set of a rare US Army Air Corps Liaison Pilot Wings. Badge is maker marked LGB Sterling to the reverse of the badge. A liaison pilot was a World War II United States enlisted pilot, whose wings bore an "L" in the center. They flew light single engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots. Flight training consisted of about 60 hours of flying time and stressed such procedures as short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles, low altitude navigation, first aid, day and night reconnaissance, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance. Unarmored and unarmed—except perhaps for a .45 pistol or .30 carbine—these men in 28 different squadrons flew low and slow with wheels, skis, or floats. They flew varied and often hazardous missions in nearly every theater—medical evacuation from forward areas; delivering munitions, blood plasma, mail, and other supplies to front lines; ferrying personnel; flying photographic or intelligence missions; serving as air observers for fighters or bombers; and other critical yet often unpublicized missions.
WWII Stunning set of a rare US Army Air Corps Liaison Pilot Wings. Badge is maker marked LGB Sterling to the reverse of the badge. A liaison pilot was a World War II Unit...moreed States enlisted pilot, whose wings bore an "L" in the center. They flew light single engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots. Flight training consisted of about 60 hours of flying time and stressed such procedures as short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles, low altitude navigation, first aid, day and night reconnaissance, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance. Unarmored and unarmed—except perhaps for a .45 pistol or .30 carbine—these men in 28 different squadrons flew low and slow with wheels, skis, or floats. They flew varied and often hazardous missions in nearly every theater—medical evacuation from forward areas; delivering munitions, blood plasma, mail, and other supplies to front lines; ferrying personnel; flying photographic or intelligence missions; serving as air observers for fighters or bombers; and other critical yet often unpublicized missions.

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WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS LIAISON PILOT WINGS NAMED

Lot # 221 (Sale Order: 288 of 952)      

WWII named US Liaison pilot wing by Amcraft in Sterling. Wings are in excellent condition and named to Harvey Smith on the pin as seen in the photos. Wing have a wonderful patina and have never been cleaned. A liaison pilot was a World War II United States enlisted pilot, whose wings bore an "L" in the center. They flew light single engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots. Flight training consisted of about 60 hours of flying time and stressed such procedures as short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles, low altitude navigation, first aid, day and night reconnaissance, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance. Unarmored and unarmed—except perhaps for a .45 pistol or .30 carbine—these men in 28 different squadrons flew low and slow with wheels, skis, or floats. They flew varied and often hazardous missions in nearly every theater—medical evacuation from forward areas; delivering munitions, blood plasma, mail, and other supplies to front lines; ferrying personnel; flying photographic or intelligence missions; serving as air observers for fighters or bombers; and other critical yet often unpublicized missions. During the campaign to recapture the Philippines, pilots of the 25th Liaison Squadron flew a dozen Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in short 30-minute flights (December 10–25, 1944) delivering supplies (including a 300-bed hospital) to the 6,000 men of the 11th Airborne Division isolated in the mountains of Leyte. In another mission, an Army officer wounded in the chest in New Guinea was evacuated in a liaison aircraft as the pilot pumped a portable respirator with one hand while he flew the aircraft with the other. In the northwestern U.S., some liaison pilots flew forest patrols (Project Firefly) watching for fires ignited by incendiary bombs carried across the Pacific beneath unmanned Japanese high altitude balloons.
WWII named US Liaison pilot wing by Amcraft in Sterling. Wings are in excellent condition and named to Harvey Smith on the pin as seen in the photos. Wing have a wonderfu...morel patina and have never been cleaned. A liaison pilot was a World War II United States enlisted pilot, whose wings bore an "L" in the center. They flew light single engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots. Flight training consisted of about 60 hours of flying time and stressed such procedures as short field landings and takeoffs over obstacles, low altitude navigation, first aid, day and night reconnaissance, aerial photography, and aircraft maintenance. Unarmored and unarmed—except perhaps for a .45 pistol or .30 carbine—these men in 28 different squadrons flew low and slow with wheels, skis, or floats. They flew varied and often hazardous missions in nearly every theater—medical evacuation from forward areas; delivering munitions, blood plasma, mail, and other supplies to front lines; ferrying personnel; flying photographic or intelligence missions; serving as air observers for fighters or bombers; and other critical yet often unpublicized missions. During the campaign to recapture the Philippines, pilots of the 25th Liaison Squadron flew a dozen Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in short 30-minute flights (December 10–25, 1944) delivering supplies (including a 300-bed hospital) to the 6,000 men of the 11th Airborne Division isolated in the mountains of Leyte. In another mission, an Army officer wounded in the chest in New Guinea was evacuated in a liaison aircraft as the pilot pumped a portable respirator with one hand while he flew the aircraft with the other. In the northwestern U.S., some liaison pilots flew forest patrols (Project Firefly) watching for fires ignited by incendiary bombs carried across the Pacific beneath unmanned Japanese high altitude balloons.

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WWII US AIR CORPS ANGUS & COOTE PILOT WINGS WW2

Lot # 222 (Sale Order: 289 of 952)      

Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Pilot Wings are Die struck, marked Angus & Coote Sydney STG SIL. to the reverse of the badge. Has typical British style pin and catch assembly. Wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned
Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Pilot Wings are Die struck, marked Angus & Coote Sydney STG SIL. to the reverse of the badge. Has typical British style pin and catch assemb...morely. Wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned

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WWII US SERVICE PILOT WING IN STERLING BY LGB WW2

Lot # 223 (Sale Order: 290 of 952)      

Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Service Pilot Wings are Die struck, maker marked LGB or Balfour and STERLING to the reverse of the badge. Wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned retaining a wonderful patina.
Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Service Pilot Wings are Die struck, maker marked LGB or Balfour and STERLING to the reverse of the badge. Wings measure 3 inches wide and ha...moreve never been cleaned retaining a wonderful patina.

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KOREAN WAR USMC AVIATOR GROUPING HELMET PATCHES

Lot # 224 (Sale Order: 291 of 952)      

Korean War Marine Corps fighter pilot grouping identified to aviator Lt. R. C. Sinclair. Grouping consist of his 1) H-4 Flight helmet size medium. U.S. Navy Korean War era flight helmet with goggles, oxygen mask and cloth inner helmet. Made by Gentex. Has U.S. Navy Wing on brow, and complete with receivers and microphone. There is also two half naked women decals one to each side of the helmet. Helmet is in overall excellent condition. 2) Stunning Japanese Made Able Eagles VMF-115 squadron patch in bullion measuring 5 1 /2 inches and has been taken from the flight jacket. 3) Japanese made Bullion name tape with aviator wings with his name R.C. Sinclair LT. USMCR also taken from the flight jacket. 4) Dog Tag named to Sinclair, Richard G. II067752 USMC METHODIST O for blood type. 5) Two sets of H&H Aviator wings one clutch back and the other pin back. 6) One set of Officers EGA's. 7) Three sets of Lieutenant bars. 8) Two ribbon bars with Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal. 9) USMC S.S. Expert Marksmanship badge. 10) Midshipman Badge 11) Two photographs, one Korean War era getting his aviator wings and the other is a color Polaroid photo of him in the 1980's. This grouping was obtained by the consignor directly from him. Excellent Korean War In 1949, VMF-115 was the first Marine Corps squadron equipped with Grumman F9F-2 Panther jets, and on November 20, 1950, the first Marine squadron to carrier qualify all 18 pilots aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] The squadron then deployed to Pohang, Korea, for combat operation in February 1952. In late-June 1952 they participated in the attack on the Sui-ho Dam. Throughout the Korean War, VMF-115 expended more ordnance than any other Marine jet fighter squadron. A total of 15,350 flight hours were logged on 9,250 combat sorties with a price of 19 aircraft lost. Six pilots were lost with their aircraft in a single day and a total of 14 pilots were killed in action. Close air support was provided by VMF-115 in battles such as Bunker Hill, The Hook, Reno, Carson-Elko, Vegas, Berlin, East Berlin, and the Marines famous battle at the Chosin Reservoir.
Korean War Marine Corps fighter pilot grouping identified to aviator Lt. R. C. Sinclair. Grouping consist of his 1) H-4 Flight helmet size medium. U.S. Navy Korean War er...morea flight helmet with goggles, oxygen mask and cloth inner helmet. Made by Gentex. Has U.S. Navy Wing on brow, and complete with receivers and microphone. There is also two half naked women decals one to each side of the helmet. Helmet is in overall excellent condition. 2) Stunning Japanese Made Able Eagles VMF-115 squadron patch in bullion measuring 5 1 /2 inches and has been taken from the flight jacket. 3) Japanese made Bullion name tape with aviator wings with his name R.C. Sinclair LT. USMCR also taken from the flight jacket. 4) Dog Tag named to Sinclair, Richard G. II067752 USMC METHODIST O for blood type. 5) Two sets of H&H Aviator wings one clutch back and the other pin back. 6) One set of Officers EGA's. 7) Three sets of Lieutenant bars. 8) Two ribbon bars with Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal. 9) USMC S.S. Expert Marksmanship badge. 10) Midshipman Badge 11) Two photographs, one Korean War era getting his aviator wings and the other is a color Polaroid photo of him in the 1980's. This grouping was obtained by the consignor directly from him. Excellent Korean War In 1949, VMF-115 was the first Marine Corps squadron equipped with Grumman F9F-2 Panther jets, and on November 20, 1950, the first Marine squadron to carrier qualify all 18 pilots aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] The squadron then deployed to Pohang, Korea, for combat operation in February 1952. In late-June 1952 they participated in the attack on the Sui-ho Dam. Throughout the Korean War, VMF-115 expended more ordnance than any other Marine jet fighter squadron. A total of 15,350 flight hours were logged on 9,250 combat sorties with a price of 19 aircraft lost. Six pilots were lost with their aircraft in a single day and a total of 14 pilots were killed in action. Close air support was provided by VMF-115 in battles such as Bunker Hill, The Hook, Reno, Carson-Elko, Vegas, Berlin, East Berlin, and the Marines famous battle at the Chosin Reservoir.

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WW1 NAMED 32ND DIVISION UNIFORM GROUPING DOG TAGS

Lot # 225 (Sale Order: 292 of 952)      

WW1 Named uniform grouping grouping of a member to the 125th Infantry of the 32nd Infantry Division and served with a machine gun company. The grouping consist of his patched 32nd Division uniform roughly a size 36R and includes his trousers. This WWI US Army Enlisted cotton khaki uniform is a nice example of a working uniform. It has a US Army collar disc as well as a Machine gun collar disc on the collar. The chest is an approximate 36," the pants have a 30" waist and a 34" outseam. Overall good condition, no holes but exhibits wear. 2) Named Dog Tags to Prescott R. Prescott 373843. 3) Red Cross personal bag named to P. R. Dickinson M.G. Co. 125th Inf. inside the bag is a sewing kit and a leather wallet. 4) Finally another personal bag with an embroidered American Eagle with Federal shield with a Red White and Blue U.S.A. Excellent The 32nd Division arrived on the Western Front in February 1918. The 32nd was the sixth U.S. division to join the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), under General John J. Pershing. The unit's morale was temporarily lessened when they learned they were assigned to create a depot for I Corps that would train replacement soldiers. Major General Haan reminded his commanders that it was every soldier's duty to contribute their best to the war effort, including training replacements. However, Haan lobbied Pershing and after several stormy sessions, finally convinced him that the 32nd could hold its own as a division. Up to this point much of the war had been a stalemate, fought from static trench lines over the same few kilometers of terrain. Over the next six months, the division was under constant fire, with only 10 days' rest. The division took a leading role in three important offensives, fighting on five fronts, suffered more than 14,000 casualties, captured more than 2,000 prisoners, and never yielded ground to the enemy. Major General James Parker had re-assumed command on 7 December 1917, and led the unit into Alsace in May 1918, attacking 19 kilometers (12 mi) in seven days. During the Battle of Marne, they captured Fismes. The only American unit in French General Charles Mangin's famous 10th French Army, it fought between the Moroccans and the Foreign Legion, two of the best divisions in the French army in the Battle of Oise-Battle of Aisne offensive. The 10th Army took Juvigny. In the five-day battle against five German divisions, the 32nd suffered 2,848 casualties. On 18 May 1918, four battalions of the 32nd division replaced decimated French troops on the front line at Haute Alsace, along a 17 miles (27 km) front from the Aspach-le-Bas to the Swiss border. The division's units conducted combat patrols into Germany itself, gaining the distinction of being the first US troops to set foot on enemy soil in World War I. Moving out of their trenches, the division fought continuously for 20 days during the Meuse–Argonne offensive. The division was the front line element of the Third U.S. Army. The Germans were well dug in after four years of trench warfare and had orders to hold the line at all costs. On 14 October at 5:30 am, the division broke through the maze of barbed wire and took the line of trenches forming the Hindenburg Line and moved on to the last German stronghold at Kriemhilde Stellung, where they reached the Meuse River. The 32nd was the first Allied Army unit to penetrate the Hindenburg Line. They then captured Côte Dame de Marie, the key to all the defenses in the area. Over the next five days the division continued to advance while under nearly constant machine gun and artillery fire. The 32nd Division defeated 11 German divisions in the Argonne fighting, including the fearsome Prussian Guards and the German Army's 28th Division, known as Kaiser's Own. The offensive cost the division 5,950 casualties. Their next objective was to flank the Germans at Metz and they marched 300 kilometers (190 mi) to the Rhine River. There they occupied the center sector in the Koblenz bridgehead for four months, during which they held 400 square kilometers (150 sq mi) and 63 towns.
WW1 Named uniform grouping grouping of a member to the 125th Infantry of the 32nd Infantry Division and served with a machine gun company. The grouping consist of his pat...moreched 32nd Division uniform roughly a size 36R and includes his trousers. This WWI US Army Enlisted cotton khaki uniform is a nice example of a working uniform. It has a US Army collar disc as well as a Machine gun collar disc on the collar. The chest is an approximate 36," the pants have a 30" waist and a 34" outseam. Overall good condition, no holes but exhibits wear. 2) Named Dog Tags to Prescott R. Prescott 373843. 3) Red Cross personal bag named to P. R. Dickinson M.G. Co. 125th Inf. inside the bag is a sewing kit and a leather wallet. 4) Finally another personal bag with an embroidered American Eagle with Federal shield with a Red White and Blue U.S.A. Excellent The 32nd Division arrived on the Western Front in February 1918. The 32nd was the sixth U.S. division to join the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), under General John J. Pershing. The unit's morale was temporarily lessened when they learned they were assigned to create a depot for I Corps that would train replacement soldiers. Major General Haan reminded his commanders that it was every soldier's duty to contribute their best to the war effort, including training replacements. However, Haan lobbied Pershing and after several stormy sessions, finally convinced him that the 32nd could hold its own as a division. Up to this point much of the war had been a stalemate, fought from static trench lines over the same few kilometers of terrain. Over the next six months, the division was under constant fire, with only 10 days' rest. The division took a leading role in three important offensives, fighting on five fronts, suffered more than 14,000 casualties, captured more than 2,000 prisoners, and never yielded ground to the enemy. Major General James Parker had re-assumed command on 7 December 1917, and led the unit into Alsace in May 1918, attacking 19 kilometers (12 mi) in seven days. During the Battle of Marne, they captured Fismes. The only American unit in French General Charles Mangin's famous 10th French Army, it fought between the Moroccans and the Foreign Legion, two of the best divisions in the French army in the Battle of Oise-Battle of Aisne offensive. The 10th Army took Juvigny. In the five-day battle against five German divisions, the 32nd suffered 2,848 casualties. On 18 May 1918, four battalions of the 32nd division replaced decimated French troops on the front line at Haute Alsace, along a 17 miles (27 km) front from the Aspach-le-Bas to the Swiss border. The division's units conducted combat patrols into Germany itself, gaining the distinction of being the first US troops to set foot on enemy soil in World War I. Moving out of their trenches, the division fought continuously for 20 days during the Meuse–Argonne offensive. The division was the front line element of the Third U.S. Army. The Germans were well dug in after four years of trench warfare and had orders to hold the line at all costs. On 14 October at 5:30 am, the division broke through the maze of barbed wire and took the line of trenches forming the Hindenburg Line and moved on to the last German stronghold at Kriemhilde Stellung, where they reached the Meuse River. The 32nd was the first Allied Army unit to penetrate the Hindenburg Line. They then captured Côte Dame de Marie, the key to all the defenses in the area. Over the next five days the division continued to advance while under nearly constant machine gun and artillery fire. The 32nd Division defeated 11 German divisions in the Argonne fighting, including the fearsome Prussian Guards and the German Army's 28th Division, known as Kaiser's Own. The offensive cost the division 5,950 casualties. Their next objective was to flank the Germans at Metz and they marched 300 kilometers (190 mi) to the Rhine River. There they occupied the center sector in the Koblenz bridgehead for four months, during which they held 400 square kilometers (150 sq mi) and 63 towns.

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WW1 US ARMY 1917 ORDNANCE MARKED BLANKET MINT WWI

Lot # 226 (Sale Order: 293 of 952)      

WW1 Stone MINT US Ordnance army blanket dated 1917 by Alex, Smith & Sons Carpet Co. of Yonkers New York approx 69 x 68" & weighs approx 4 1/2lbs and again is stone mint

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WW1 81st DIVISION & WWII 88TH DIVISION TRENCH ART

Lot # 227 (Sale Order: 294 of 952)      

Trench Art to include 1) 81st Division 75mm shell with a beautiful copper brown patina and to the top of the shell is "VICTORY" along with the logo of the 81st Division and a four leaf clover. The shell is in excellent condition. World War I The 81st Infantry Division "Wildcats" was organized as a National Division of the United States Army in August 1917 during World War I at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. The division was originally organized with a small cadre of Regular Army officers, while the soldiers were predominantly Selective Service men drawn from the southeastern United States. After organizing and finishing training, the 81st Division deployed to Europe, arriving on the Western Front in August 1918. Elements of the 81st Division first saw limited action by defending the St. Dié sector in September and early October. After relief of mission, the 81st Division was attached to the American First Army in preparation for the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. In the last days of World War I, the 81st Division attacked a portion of the German Army's defensive line on 9 November 1918, and remained engaged in combat operations until the Armistice with Germany at 1100 hours on 11 November 1918. After the cessation of hostilities, the 81st Division remained in France until May 1919; after which the division was shipped back to the United States and inactivated on 11 June 1919. 2) 88th Division marked 75mm shell with three .50 cal shells that has partially been made into a lamp. The shell to the front has a painted theater made 88th Divisional insignia and Gorizia Castle. The shell is engraved 88th Division Gorizia Italy 1946 - 47 Curtis D. Ledermann Anti-Tank Co. 349th Inf. Regt. Excellent Combat chronicle First Entered combat: Advance party on night of 3–4 January 1944 in support of Monte Cassino attacks. First Organization Committed to Line: 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment plus attachments First combat fatality: 3 January 1944 Began post war POW Command: 7 June 1945. Responsible for guarding and later repatriating 324,462 German POWs. The 88th Infantry Division was one of the first all-draftee divisions of the United States Army to enter the war. Ordered into active military service at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, the division, commanded by Major General John E. Sloan, arrived at Casablanca, French Morocco on 15 December 1943, and moved to Magenta, Algeria, on 28 December for intensive training. Destined to spend the war fighting on the Italian Front, the 88th Division arrived at Naples, Italy on 6 February 1944, and concentrated around Piedimonte d'Alife for combat training. An advance element went into the line before Monte Cassino on 27 February, and the entire division relieved the battered British 46th Infantry Division along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area on 5 March. A period of defensive patrols and training followed. The 88th formed part of Major General Geoffrey Keyes' II Corps, part of the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark. After being inspected by the Fifth Army commander on 5 May, the 88th Division, six days later, drove north to take Spigno, Mount Civita, Itri, Fondi, and Roccagorga, reached Anzio, 29 May, and pursued the enemy into Rome, being the first unit of the Fifth Army into the city on 4 June, two days before the Normandy landings, after a stiff engagement on the outskirts of the city. An element of the 88th is credited with being first to enter the Eternal City. After continuing across the Tiber to Bassanelio the 88th retired for rest and training, 11 June. The division went into defensive positions near Pomerance on 5 July, and launched an attack toward Volterra on the 8th, taking the town the next day. Laiatico fell on the 11th, Villamagna on the 13th, and the Arno River was crossed on the 20th although the enemy resisted bitterly. After a period of rest and training, the 88th Division, now commanded by Major General Paul Wilkins Kendall, opened its assault on the Gothic Line on 21 September, and advanced rapidly along the Firenzuola-Imola road, taking Mount Battaglia (Casola Valsenio, RA) on the 28th. The enemy counterattacked savagely and heavy fighting continued on the line toward the Po Valley. The strategic positions of Mount Grande and Farnetto were taken on 20 and 22 October. From 26 October 1944 to 12 January 1945, the 88th entered a period of defensive patrolling in the Mount Grande-Mount Cerrere sector and the Mount Fano area. From 24 January to 2 March 1945, the division defended the Loiano-Livergnano area and after a brief rest returned to the front. The drive to the Po Valley began on 15 April. Monterumici fell on the 17th after an intense artillery barrage and the Po River was crossed on 24 April, as the 88th pursued the enemy toward the Alps.
Trench Art to include 1) 81st Division 75mm shell with a beautiful copper brown patina and to the top of the shell is "VICTORY" along with the logo of the 81st Division a...morend a four leaf clover. The shell is in excellent condition. World War I The 81st Infantry Division "Wildcats" was organized as a National Division of the United States Army in August 1917 during World War I at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. The division was originally organized with a small cadre of Regular Army officers, while the soldiers were predominantly Selective Service men drawn from the southeastern United States. After organizing and finishing training, the 81st Division deployed to Europe, arriving on the Western Front in August 1918. Elements of the 81st Division first saw limited action by defending the St. Dié sector in September and early October. After relief of mission, the 81st Division was attached to the American First Army in preparation for the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. In the last days of World War I, the 81st Division attacked a portion of the German Army's defensive line on 9 November 1918, and remained engaged in combat operations until the Armistice with Germany at 1100 hours on 11 November 1918. After the cessation of hostilities, the 81st Division remained in France until May 1919; after which the division was shipped back to the United States and inactivated on 11 June 1919. 2) 88th Division marked 75mm shell with three .50 cal shells that has partially been made into a lamp. The shell to the front has a painted theater made 88th Divisional insignia and Gorizia Castle. The shell is engraved 88th Division Gorizia Italy 1946 - 47 Curtis D. Ledermann Anti-Tank Co. 349th Inf. Regt. Excellent Combat chronicle First Entered combat: Advance party on night of 3–4 January 1944 in support of Monte Cassino attacks. First Organization Committed to Line: 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment plus attachments First combat fatality: 3 January 1944 Began post war POW Command: 7 June 1945. Responsible for guarding and later repatriating 324,462 German POWs. The 88th Infantry Division was one of the first all-draftee divisions of the United States Army to enter the war. Ordered into active military service at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, the division, commanded by Major General John E. Sloan, arrived at Casablanca, French Morocco on 15 December 1943, and moved to Magenta, Algeria, on 28 December for intensive training. Destined to spend the war fighting on the Italian Front, the 88th Division arrived at Naples, Italy on 6 February 1944, and concentrated around Piedimonte d'Alife for combat training. An advance element went into the line before Monte Cassino on 27 February, and the entire division relieved the battered British 46th Infantry Division along the Garigliano River in the Minturno area on 5 March. A period of defensive patrols and training followed. The 88th formed part of Major General Geoffrey Keyes' II Corps, part of the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark. After being inspected by the Fifth Army commander on 5 May, the 88th Division, six days later, drove north to take Spigno, Mount Civita, Itri, Fondi, and Roccagorga, reached Anzio, 29 May, and pursued the enemy into Rome, being the first unit of the Fifth Army into the city on 4 June, two days before the Normandy landings, after a stiff engagement on the outskirts of the city. An element of the 88th is credited with being first to enter the Eternal City. After continuing across the Tiber to Bassanelio the 88th retired for rest and training, 11 June. The division went into defensive positions near Pomerance on 5 July, and launched an attack toward Volterra on the 8th, taking the town the next day. Laiatico fell on the 11th, Villamagna on the 13th, and the Arno River was crossed on the 20th although the enemy resisted bitterly. After a period of rest and training, the 88th Division, now commanded by Major General Paul Wilkins Kendall, opened its assault on the Gothic Line on 21 September, and advanced rapidly along the Firenzuola-Imola road, taking Mount Battaglia (Casola Valsenio, RA) on the 28th. The enemy counterattacked savagely and heavy fighting continued on the line toward the Po Valley. The strategic positions of Mount Grande and Farnetto were taken on 20 and 22 October. From 26 October 1944 to 12 January 1945, the 88th entered a period of defensive patrolling in the Mount Grande-Mount Cerrere sector and the Mount Fano area. From 24 January to 2 March 1945, the division defended the Loiano-Livergnano area and after a brief rest returned to the front. The drive to the Po Valley began on 15 April. Monterumici fell on the 17th after an intense artillery barrage and the Po River was crossed on 24 April, as the 88th pursued the enemy toward the Alps.

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WWI M 1912 MILLS CAVALRY BANDOLIER DATED 1916 WW1

Lot # 228 (Sale Order: 295 of 952)      

Mills M1912 Cavalry Bandoleer dated 1916 with 12 ammo pockets that held .30-06 ammo and the pistol pockets for .45 ammo. This bandoleer is marked in the far left hand rifle pocket "Mills Dec. 1916". The patent dates are on the tip of the adjustment strap with the last date of "AUG 8 1916". The individual snaps are stamped "Mills Military Fastener". Stamped on the back of the belt behind the pistol pockets is "HQ 106 Tommy Corley. excellent - near mint.
Mills M1912 Cavalry Bandoleer dated 1916 with 12 ammo pockets that held .30-06 ammo and the pistol pockets for .45 ammo. This bandoleer is marked in the far left hand rif...morele pocket "Mills Dec. 1916". The patent dates are on the tip of the adjustment strap with the last date of "AUG 8 1916". The individual snaps are stamped "Mills Military Fastener". Stamped on the back of the belt behind the pistol pockets is "HQ 106 Tommy Corley. excellent - near mint.

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WWII FLYING TIGERS AIR CORPS PROJECT X PHOTOS WW2

Lot # 229 (Sale Order: 296 of 952)      

WWII US Army Signal Corps photo negatives of project "X" in Shangri la China. This project was dealing with setting up B-24 bases in China to aid the Flying Tigers. There are several images of the tigers. There are several modern prints of the images as seen in the photos. Excellent
WWII US Army Signal Corps photo negatives of project "X" in Shangri la China. This project was dealing with setting up B-24 bases in China to aid the Flying Tigers. There...more are several images of the tigers. There are several modern prints of the images as seen in the photos. Excellent

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WWII NAZI GERMAN NSDAP WALL BANNER W/ TAG WW2

Lot # 230 (Sale Order: 297 of 952)      

Multi-piece cotton construction banner approximately 28 x 50 inches and has a manufacturing tag to the bunting corner Edru Leo Drucks of Aachen Germany. To both its red fields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobile swastikas in black. Shows the expected light period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Tunnel loop to one end for mounting. Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
Multi-piece cotton construction banner approximately 28 x 50 inches and has a manufacturing tag to the bunting corner Edru Leo Drucks of Aachen Germany. To both its red f...moreields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobile swastikas in black. Shows the expected light period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Tunnel loop to one end for mounting. Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN M40 COMBAT HELMET Q66 W/ LINER

Lot # 230a (Sale Order: 298 of 952)      

The stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains about 90% of its slightly rough textured, age darkened field-gray paint. All three liner retaining rivets are intact. The interior of the helmet has a M31 style, leather liner with all of its fingers intact. The liner is in overall good condition with light age and usage toning and it has started to stiffen with age. Original size adjustment string is present. The reverse interior neck guard apron has a stamped serial number, "DN503", and the faint, manufacturer’s code and size stamp "Q66" indicating manufacture by F.W. Quist, G.m.b.H. Esslingen, size 66. Of Note: The placement of the manufacturer’s code and size on the interior, reverse, neck guard apron indicate manufacture after mid-1943. The chinstrap is absent. The first "modern" steel helmets were introduced by the French army in early 1915 and were shortly followed by the British army later that year. With plans on the drawing board, experimental helmets in the field, ("Gaede" helmet), and some captured French and British helmets the German army began tests for their own steel helmet at the Kummersdorf Proving Grounds in November, and in the field in December 1915. An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production began at Eisen-und Hüttenwerke, AG Thale/Harz, in the spring of 1916. These first modern M16 helmets evolved into the M18 helmets by the end of WWI. The M16 and M18 helmets remained in usage through-out the Weimar Reichswehr era and on into the early years of the Third Reich until the development of the smaller, lighter M35 style helmet in June 1935. In an effort to reduced construction time and labor costs minor modifications were introduced in March 1940 resulting in the M40 helmet. Further construction modifications were undertaken in August 1942 resulting in the M42 helmet. Originally the Third Reich national tri-color helmet decal was introduced on March 14TH 1933 for wear on the left side of the helmet to replace the Reichswehr era state shield insignia. Regulations of February 17TH 1934 introduced the Wehrmacht eagle decal and the national tri-color decal was shifted to the right side of the helmet with the Wehrmacht eagle decal positioned on the left hand side. Regulations of March 21ST 1940 dictated that the national tri-color decal was to be removed from all helmets and further regulations of August 28TH 1943 abolished the Wehrmacht eagle decal and dictated that it was also to be removed from all helmets although the directives were not completely adhered to.
The stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains about 90% of its slightly rough textured, age darkened field-gray paint. All three liner retaining rivets are intact. ...moreThe interior of the helmet has a M31 style, leather liner with all of its fingers intact. The liner is in overall good condition with light age and usage toning and it has started to stiffen with age. Original size adjustment string is present. The reverse interior neck guard apron has a stamped serial number, "DN503", and the faint, manufacturer’s code and size stamp "Q66" indicating manufacture by F.W. Quist, G.m.b.H. Esslingen, size 66. Of Note: The placement of the manufacturer’s code and size on the interior, reverse, neck guard apron indicate manufacture after mid-1943. The chinstrap is absent. The first "modern" steel helmets were introduced by the French army in early 1915 and were shortly followed by the British army later that year. With plans on the drawing board, experimental helmets in the field, ("Gaede" helmet), and some captured French and British helmets the German army began tests for their own steel helmet at the Kummersdorf Proving Grounds in November, and in the field in December 1915. An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production began at Eisen-und Hüttenwerke, AG Thale/Harz, in the spring of 1916. These first modern M16 helmets evolved into the M18 helmets by the end of WWI. The M16 and M18 helmets remained in usage through-out the Weimar Reichswehr era and on into the early years of the Third Reich until the development of the smaller, lighter M35 style helmet in June 1935. In an effort to reduced construction time and labor costs minor modifications were introduced in March 1940 resulting in the M40 helmet. Further construction modifications were undertaken in August 1942 resulting in the M42 helmet. Originally the Third Reich national tri-color helmet decal was introduced on March 14TH 1933 for wear on the left side of the helmet to replace the Reichswehr era state shield insignia. Regulations of February 17TH 1934 introduced the Wehrmacht eagle decal and the national tri-color decal was shifted to the right side of the helmet with the Wehrmacht eagle decal positioned on the left hand side. Regulations of March 21ST 1940 dictated that the national tri-color decal was to be removed from all helmets and further regulations of August 28TH 1943 abolished the Wehrmacht eagle decal and dictated that it was also to be removed from all helmets although the directives were not completely adhered to.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN NSDAP WALL BANNER OR FLAG WW2

Lot # 231 (Sale Order: 299 of 952)      

Multi-piece cotton construction flag approximately 20 1/2 x 33 inches . To both its red fields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobile swastikas in black. Shows the expected light period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
Multi-piece cotton construction flag approximately 20 1/2 x 33 inches . To both its red fields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobile swastikas in black...more. Shows the expected light period use and wear but overall very nice condition. Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN NSDAP WALL FLAG W SILVER FRINGE

Lot # 232 (Sale Order: 300 of 952)      

Multi-piece wool construction flag approximately 50 1/2 x 53 inches excluding silver fringe. To both its red fields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobile swastikas in black. MINT! Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
Multi-piece wool construction flag approximately 50 1/2 x 53 inches excluding silver fringe. To both its red fields are sewn are white disks, with separately sewn on mobi...morele swastikas in black. MINT! Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika flag. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. The flag itself was adopted as the national flag of Germany after Hitler's rise to power in 1933.

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