FALL PREMIER MILITARY AUCTION

FALL PREMIER MILITARY AUCTION

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FALL PREMIER MILITARIA AUCTION

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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5 EARLY US BUGLES

Lot # 108 (Sale Order: 151 of 952)      

5 early US brass bugles. 2 are marked "U.S. Regulation" one made by Rexcraft, one is marked "Conn" at the bell. Two are unmarked. Largest is approximately 17" long and has a detachable mouthpiece.
5 early US brass bugles. 2 are marked "U.S. Regulation" one made by Rexcraft, one is marked "Conn" at the bell. Two are unmarked. Largest is approximately 17" long and ha...mores a detachable mouthpiece.

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US REGULATION BRASS ARMY BUGLE

Lot # 108a (Sale Order: 152 of 952)      

Brass bugle marked on the bell "US REGULATION" and "MADE IN JAPAN." Has hook and chain which holds the mouthpiece. Shows patina and age. Good - Very Good

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SPAN-AM WAR US ADMIRAL DEWEY WALL HANGING

Lot # 109 (Sale Order: 153 of 952)      

Textile homage to Admiral George Dewy, hero of the Spanish American War for his victory at the battle of Manilla bay. Approximately 42" x 42". Shows light fading and age wear. Good - Very Good
Textile homage to Admiral George Dewy, hero of the Spanish American War for his victory at the battle of Manilla bay. Approximately 42" x 42". Shows light fading and age ...morewear. Good - Very Good

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WWI US 91st INFANTRY DIVISION HELMET CAMOUFLAGED

Lot # 110 (Sale Order: 154 of 952)      

World War I "Doughboy" style helmet with crown wool and remnants of leather chinstrap intact. Shell is painted in multicolor "tortoise shell camo" WWI camouflage pattern and bears the insignia of the 91st Infantry Division. The 91st Infantry Division fought in the St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign at Ypres-Lys. On the back of the helmet, there is the red, white, and blue roundel commonly seen on AEF uniforms and equipment. Paint shows age wear and fading.
World War I "Doughboy" style helmet with crown wool and remnants of leather chinstrap intact. Shell is painted in multicolor "tortoise shell camo" WWI camouflage pattern ...moreand bears the insignia of the 91st Infantry Division. The 91st Infantry Division fought in the St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign at Ypres-Lys. On the back of the helmet, there is the red, white, and blue roundel commonly seen on AEF uniforms and equipment. Paint shows age wear and fading.

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WWI US PAINTED 91st INFANTRY DIVISION HELMET

Lot # 111 (Sale Order: 155 of 952)      

Very nice example of a World War I "Doughboy" style helmet with intact leather sweatband, wool crown, and leather chinstrap. Has the "Christmas tree" insignia painted on the front for the 91st Infantry Division. The 91st Infantry Division fought in the St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign at Ypres-Lys. Excellent
Very nice example of a World War I "Doughboy" style helmet with intact leather sweatband, wool crown, and leather chinstrap. Has the "Christmas tree" insignia painted on ...morethe front for the 91st Infantry Division. The 91st Infantry Division fought in the St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne campaign at Ypres-Lys. Excellent

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WWI US ENLISTED ARMY UNIFORM COLLECTION

Lot # 112 (Sale Order: 156 of 952)      

Includes a very nice WWI era US enlisted uniform with "US" and 73rd infantry collar insignia and a Purple Heart ribbon bar, as well as a Wagoner patched WWI enlisted uniform, a WWI enlisted uniform with US and Musician collar disks, and a WWI enlisted uniform with US and Engineer collar insignia and two overseas chevrons. Also includes two Summer khaki uniforms, four sets of wool puttees, a set of leather cavalry leggings, and more. Many of the uniforms have tracking and moth wear. Condition varies, some of the pieces are named and researchable. Good - Very Good
Includes a very nice WWI era US enlisted uniform with "US" and 73rd infantry collar insignia and a Purple Heart ribbon bar, as well as a Wagoner patched WWI enlisted unif...moreorm, a WWI enlisted uniform with US and Musician collar disks, and a WWI enlisted uniform with US and Engineer collar insignia and two overseas chevrons. Also includes two Summer khaki uniforms, four sets of wool puttees, a set of leather cavalry leggings, and more. Many of the uniforms have tracking and moth wear. Condition varies, some of the pieces are named and researchable. Good - Very Good

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WWI US DOUGHBOY HELMET, CAPS, CCC and US

Lot # 113 (Sale Order: 157 of 952)      

Four pieces of WWI era headgear. Includes a white painted US Made WWI doughboy helmet with intact liner and sweatband and remnants of the leather chinstrap. Also includes a thinner steel WWI helmet painted white with gray cotton chinstrap - possible interwar or early WWII era Civil Defense issue -- and two OD green wool overseas caps, one with a US collar disk, and the other with a Civil Conservation Corps collar disks. Very Good
Four pieces of WWI era headgear. Includes a white painted US Made WWI doughboy helmet with intact liner and sweatband and remnants of the leather chinstrap. Also includes...more a thinner steel WWI helmet painted white with gray cotton chinstrap - possible interwar or early WWII era Civil Defense issue -- and two OD green wool overseas caps, one with a US collar disk, and the other with a Civil Conservation Corps collar disks. Very Good

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WW1 US ARMY AIR SERVICE OBSERVOR PILOT HALF WING

Lot # 113a (Sale Order: 158 of 952)      

Beautiful hand three piece US Air Service half wing or Observer Pilot Wing measuring just at 2 1/2 inches with exceptional detailing to the wings, "O". Half wings are exceedingly rarer that pilot wings with this one being English made. Excellent!
Beautiful hand three piece US Air Service half wing or Observer Pilot Wing measuring just at 2 1/2 inches with exceptional detailing to the wings, "O". Half wings are exc...moreeedingly rarer that pilot wings with this one being English made. Excellent!

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WWI US FIELD GEAR & EQUIPMENT COLLECTION

Lot # 114 (Sale Order: 159 of 952)      

Includes a 1918 dated M1910 pack with messkit pouch, 3 Model 1918 bacon tins, a WWI mattock / pickaxe with canvas carrier, an OD green wool field blanket, 1918 dated canvas wire cutter pouch, a rare French-made US model 1917 mess kit with the name "J. A. Murray" carved onto the lid, a badly worn mattock / pickaxe carrier with unit markings for D Company 4th Infantry, and more. Condition varies - Good - Excellent
Includes a 1918 dated M1910 pack with messkit pouch, 3 Model 1918 bacon tins, a WWI mattock / pickaxe with canvas carrier, an OD green wool field blanket, 1918 dated canv...moreas wire cutter pouch, a rare French-made US model 1917 mess kit with the name "J. A. Murray" carved onto the lid, a badly worn mattock / pickaxe carrier with unit markings for D Company 4th Infantry, and more. Condition varies - Good - Excellent

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SPAN-AM US NAVY ENLISTED CORPSMAN UNIFORM NAMED

Lot # 115 (Sale Order: 160 of 952)      

Pre World War I US Navy enlisted wool undress blue uniform. Late 19th Century uniform style with five buttons at the neck, no flap, and flat cuffs. Named inside L.E. Hatfield. Left sleeve has a US Navy Pharmacist's Mate rating with a right-facing "crow" or eagle -- this was the precursor rating to the modern Hospital Corpsman, shipboard or field medics. Missing one button, and exhibits fading and wear. Very Good
Pre World War I US Navy enlisted wool undress blue uniform. Late 19th Century uniform style with five buttons at the neck, no flap, and flat cuffs. Named inside L.E. Hatf...moreield. Left sleeve has a US Navy Pharmacist's Mate rating with a right-facing "crow" or eagle -- this was the precursor rating to the modern Hospital Corpsman, shipboard or field medics. Missing one button, and exhibits fading and wear. Very Good

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2 WWI US ARMY OFFICER UNIFORMS + HAT

Lot # 116 (Sale Order: 161 of 952)      

Pair of WWI US Army officer uniform coats. One has Essayons buttons, specifically for Engineer officers, as well as engineer officer collar insignia and was tailor made in Paris, France. Missing two buttons and has some condition issues. The second officer coat has vegetable ivory US eagle buttons and was tailored by Kahn Tailoring Co. of Indianapolis. Comes with a very nice WWI US Army officer's cap with brown leather visor and sweatband and blackened US Army officer's eagle insignia. The cap is size 7 with wicker frame and silk lining and still has the original price tag inside ($4.50) made by L. Sylvester & Sons of Augusta Georgia. The chinstrap is partially separated. Fair - Very Good
Pair of WWI US Army officer uniform coats. One has Essayons buttons, specifically for Engineer officers, as well as engineer officer collar insignia and was tailor made i...moren Paris, France. Missing two buttons and has some condition issues. The second officer coat has vegetable ivory US eagle buttons and was tailored by Kahn Tailoring Co. of Indianapolis. Comes with a very nice WWI US Army officer's cap with brown leather visor and sweatband and blackened US Army officer's eagle insignia. The cap is size 7 with wicker frame and silk lining and still has the original price tag inside ($4.50) made by L. Sylvester & Sons of Augusta Georgia. The chinstrap is partially separated. Fair - Very Good

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WW1 M1917 BAYONET BY REMINGTON w/ SCABBARD WWI

Lot # 117 (Sale Order: 162 of 952)      

WW1 M1917 Bayonet w/scabbard. Marked Remington 1918 missing the button but otherwise very good condition.

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IMPERIAL GERMAN EROTIC SMALL SMOKING PIPE

Lot # 118 (Sale Order: 163 of 952)      

Imperial German Erotic small smoking pipe and is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 14 inches in total length with the inscription Gentlemen look all 4 of you are wrong what does not cover my skin, from there it goes to paradise. Excellent
Imperial German Erotic small smoking pipe and is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 14 inches in total length with the inscription Gentlemen loo...morek all 4 of you are wrong what does not cover my skin, from there it goes to paradise. Excellent

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WWI KEYSTONE STEREO VIEW IMAGES + VIEWER

Lot # 118a (Sale Order: 164 of 952)      

Very nice set of World War I stereo views. Approximately 82 are military theme images from the Keystone Views of the First World War collection -- images range from camp life and bayonet drill to General John A. Blackjack Pershing, general of the Armes of the AEF astride a horse, as well as combat scenes and front line combat featuring Belgian, French, and American soldiers. Also includes a smaller collection of approximately 14 nonmilitary images of National Parks and historic sites. Comes with Stereopticon viewer and the original Keystone vol. 1 and vol.2 faux book spine box for the WWI set (this is partially damaged but the lettering is intact. Very good - Excellent
Very nice set of World War I stereo views. Approximately 82 are military theme images from the Keystone Views of the First World War collection -- images range from camp ...morelife and bayonet drill to General John A. Blackjack Pershing, general of the Armes of the AEF astride a horse, as well as combat scenes and front line combat featuring Belgian, French, and American soldiers. Also includes a smaller collection of approximately 14 nonmilitary images of National Parks and historic sites. Comes with Stereopticon viewer and the original Keystone vol. 1 and vol.2 faux book spine box for the WWI set (this is partially damaged but the lettering is intact. Very good - Excellent

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IMPERIAL GERMAN FARMING OCCUPATIONAL SMOKING PIPE

Lot # 119 (Sale Order: 165 of 952)      

Imperial German Farmer's occupational small smoking pipe and is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 27 inches in total length

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IMPERIAL GERMAN REGIMENTAL PIPE ULAN REGIMENT 13

Lot # 120 (Sale Order: 166 of 952)      

Imperial German reservist regimental pipe for the 3rd Company of the 13th Ulan Regiment of Hannover Germany for 1903 maneuvers. Named to Vater and is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 4 inches in total length.
Imperial German reservist regimental pipe for the 3rd Company of the 13th Ulan Regiment of Hannover Germany for 1903 maneuvers. Named to Vater and is finely crafted of ch...moreerry wood with horn accents and measures 4 inches in total length.

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IMPERIAL GERMAN LOT OF 5 SMOKING PIPES NEAR MINT

Lot # 121 (Sale Order: 167 of 952)      

A grouping of five smoking pipes including 1) 14 inch Brair wood pipe in excellent condition 2) 24 inch small smoking pipe crafted in ebony wood with a scene of foxes hunting ducks. The pipe is finely crafted with horn accents in near mint condition. 3) 22 inch long smoking pipe crafted in Cherry wood of a Landknecht and Waitress in near mint condition. 4) 24 inch long tulip shaped smoking pipe with all turned bone stem with a bowl of a homecoming scene of an Alpine and beauty in near mint condition. 5) 11 inch antique smoking pipe with a bowl having a young woman praying also in near mint condition.
A grouping of five smoking pipes including 1) 14 inch Brair wood pipe in excellent condition 2) 24 inch small smoking pipe crafted in ebony wood with a scene of foxes hun...moreting ducks. The pipe is finely crafted with horn accents in near mint condition. 3) 22 inch long smoking pipe crafted in Cherry wood of a Landknecht and Waitress in near mint condition. 4) 24 inch long tulip shaped smoking pipe with all turned bone stem with a bowl of a homecoming scene of an Alpine and beauty in near mint condition. 5) 11 inch antique smoking pipe with a bowl having a young woman praying also in near mint condition.

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IMPERIAL GERMAN REGIMENTAL PIPE 13TH ARTILLRY

Lot # 122 (Sale Order: 168 of 952)      

Imperial German reservist regimental pipe for the 3rd Company of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment of Ulm Germany for 1886 - 1889 maneuvers. Named to Gefreiter Schneider and is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 47 inches in total length.
Imperial German reservist regimental pipe for the 3rd Company of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment of Ulm Germany for 1886 - 1889 maneuvers. Named to Gefreiter Schneider ...moreand is finely crafted of cherry wood with horn accents and measures 47 inches in total length.

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IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN NAVY SHIPS BELL KRIEGSMARINE WWI

Lot # 123 (Sale Order: 169 of 952)      

Stellar Pre WW1 to WWI Austrian K.U.K. Kriegsmarine or Navy Ships Bell in nickel plated brass with iron striker measuring roughly 14 inches and weighting 40 pounds. To the front of the bell is the iconic Imperial Crown with tape and a fowled anchor in stellar condition. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Navy honoured them with a lying in state aboard SMS Viribus Unitis. During the First World War, the navy saw some action, but prior to the Italian entry spent much of its time in its major naval base at Pola, except for small skirmishes. Following the Italian declaration of war the mere fact of its existence tied up the Italian Navy and the French Navy in the Mediterranean for the duration of the war. Following the declaration of war in August 1914 the French and Montenegrin forces attempted to cause havoc at Cattaro, KuK Kriegsmarine's southernmost base in the Adriatic. Throughout September, October and November 1914 the navy bombarded the Allied forces resulting in a decisive defeat for the latter, and again in January 1916 in what was called the Battle of Lovcen, which was instrumental in Montenegro being knocked out of the war early. On 23 May 1915, when Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian navy left their harbors in Pola (today Pula, Croatia), Sebenico (today Šibenik, Croatia) and Cattaro (today Kotor, Montenegro) to bombard the eastern Italian coast between Venice and Barletta. Main targets were the cities of Ancona, Rimini, Vieste, Manfredonia, Barletta and bridges and railway tracks along the coast. Until 1917 the Austro-Hungarian fleet was as yet largely undamaged. The presence of three Allied navies in the Mediterranean made any measures of their co-ordination and common doctrine extraordinarily difficult. The Mediterranean was divided into eleven zones, of which the British naval authorities were responsible for four, the French for four, and the Italians for three. Differing command structures, national pride and the language barrier all contributed to a lack of cohesion in the application of Allied sea power, producing a situation in which German and Austro-Hungarian U-boat attacks on shipping flourished. An example of the lack of co-ordination was the sinking of the Italian troop transport Minas bound from Italy to Salonika, which was torpedoed in one of the British zones in February 1917 with the loss of 870 lives, a British escort not understanding a message and failing to relieve the Italian destroyer, which turned around at the zone barrier. Battle of Durazzo (1915) In December 1915 a k.u.k. Kriegsmarine cruiser squadron attempted to make a raid on the Serbian troops evacuating Albania. After sinking a French submarine and bombarding the town of Durazzo the squadron ran into a minefield, sinking one destroyer and damaging another. The next day the group ran into a squadron of British, French, and Italian cruisers and destroyers. The resulting battle left two Austrian destroyers sunk and light damage to another, while dealing only minor damage to the Allied warships and others. A three-power conference on 28 April 1917, at Corfu, discussed a more offensive strategy in the Adriatic, but the Italians were not prepared to consider any big ship operations, considering the size of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. The British and French seemed reluctant to move alone against the Austro-Hungarians, especially if it meant a full-scale battle. But the Austrians were not inactive either, and even as the Allied conference was in session they were planning an offensive operation against the Otranto Barrage. Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) Throughout 1917 the Adriatic remained the key to the U-boat war on shipping in the Mediterranean. Cattaro, some 140 miles above the narrow Straits of Otranto, was the main U-boat base from which almost the entire threat to Mediterranean shipping came. The Otranto Barrage, constructed by the Allies with up to 120 naval drifters, used to deploy and patrol submarine nets, and 30 motor launches, all equipped with depth charges, was designed to stop the passage of U-boats from Cattaro. However, this failed to do so, and from its inception in 1916, the barrage had caught only two U-boats, the Austrian U-6 and the German UB-44 out of hundreds of possible passages. However, the barrage effectively meant that the Austro-Hungarian surface fleet could not leave the Adriatic Sea unless it was willing to give battle to the blocking forces. This, and as the war drew on bringing supply difficulties especially coal, plus a fear of mines, limited the Austro-Hungarian navy to shelling the Italian and Serbian coastlines. There had already been four small-scale Austro-Hungarian attacks on the barrage, on 11 March, 21 and 25 April and 5 May 1917, but none of them amounted to anything.
Stellar Pre WW1 to WWI Austrian K.U.K. Kriegsmarine or Navy Ships Bell in nickel plated brass with iron striker measuring roughly 14 inches and weighting 40 pounds. To th...moree front of the bell is the iconic Imperial Crown with tape and a fowled anchor in stellar condition. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Navy honoured them with a lying in state aboard SMS Viribus Unitis. During the First World War, the navy saw some action, but prior to the Italian entry spent much of its time in its major naval base at Pola, except for small skirmishes. Following the Italian declaration of war the mere fact of its existence tied up the Italian Navy and the French Navy in the Mediterranean for the duration of the war. Following the declaration of war in August 1914 the French and Montenegrin forces attempted to cause havoc at Cattaro, KuK Kriegsmarine's southernmost base in the Adriatic. Throughout September, October and November 1914 the navy bombarded the Allied forces resulting in a decisive defeat for the latter, and again in January 1916 in what was called the Battle of Lovcen, which was instrumental in Montenegro being knocked out of the war early. On 23 May 1915, when Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian navy left their harbors in Pola (today Pula, Croatia), Sebenico (today Šibenik, Croatia) and Cattaro (today Kotor, Montenegro) to bombard the eastern Italian coast between Venice and Barletta. Main targets were the cities of Ancona, Rimini, Vieste, Manfredonia, Barletta and bridges and railway tracks along the coast. Until 1917 the Austro-Hungarian fleet was as yet largely undamaged. The presence of three Allied navies in the Mediterranean made any measures of their co-ordination and common doctrine extraordinarily difficult. The Mediterranean was divided into eleven zones, of which the British naval authorities were responsible for four, the French for four, and the Italians for three. Differing command structures, national pride and the language barrier all contributed to a lack of cohesion in the application of Allied sea power, producing a situation in which German and Austro-Hungarian U-boat attacks on shipping flourished. An example of the lack of co-ordination was the sinking of the Italian troop transport Minas bound from Italy to Salonika, which was torpedoed in one of the British zones in February 1917 with the loss of 870 lives, a British escort not understanding a message and failing to relieve the Italian destroyer, which turned around at the zone barrier. Battle of Durazzo (1915) In December 1915 a k.u.k. Kriegsmarine cruiser squadron attempted to make a raid on the Serbian troops evacuating Albania. After sinking a French submarine and bombarding the town of Durazzo the squadron ran into a minefield, sinking one destroyer and damaging another. The next day the group ran into a squadron of British, French, and Italian cruisers and destroyers. The resulting battle left two Austrian destroyers sunk and light damage to another, while dealing only minor damage to the Allied warships and others. A three-power conference on 28 April 1917, at Corfu, discussed a more offensive strategy in the Adriatic, but the Italians were not prepared to consider any big ship operations, considering the size of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. The British and French seemed reluctant to move alone against the Austro-Hungarians, especially if it meant a full-scale battle. But the Austrians were not inactive either, and even as the Allied conference was in session they were planning an offensive operation against the Otranto Barrage. Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) Throughout 1917 the Adriatic remained the key to the U-boat war on shipping in the Mediterranean. Cattaro, some 140 miles above the narrow Straits of Otranto, was the main U-boat base from which almost the entire threat to Mediterranean shipping came. The Otranto Barrage, constructed by the Allies with up to 120 naval drifters, used to deploy and patrol submarine nets, and 30 motor launches, all equipped with depth charges, was designed to stop the passage of U-boats from Cattaro. However, this failed to do so, and from its inception in 1916, the barrage had caught only two U-boats, the Austrian U-6 and the German UB-44 out of hundreds of possible passages. However, the barrage effectively meant that the Austro-Hungarian surface fleet could not leave the Adriatic Sea unless it was willing to give battle to the blocking forces. This, and as the war drew on bringing supply difficulties especially coal, plus a fear of mines, limited the Austro-Hungarian navy to shelling the Italian and Serbian coastlines. There had already been four small-scale Austro-Hungarian attacks on the barrage, on 11 March, 21 and 25 April and 5 May 1917, but none of them amounted to anything.

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19th CENT. FOOT ARTILLERY SWORD

Lot # 124 (Sale Order: 170 of 952)      

Interesting variation of a 19th century Foot Artillery Sword. The guard is separate from the hilt and resembles the U.S. Model 1832 Foot Artillery sword. The brass grip has hand cuttings in a crisscross pattern. The grip is held on with three rivets through the side, and the tang is peened through the pommel. The blade is heavy and has a cutting edge and false edge unlike the Model 1832. The blade is 17" long and is 1 3/4" wide. The blade is un-fullered and is bright with some blunting at point. The only marking is the No. 21 on the right hand side of the blade above the ricasso. Very Good
Interesting variation of a 19th century Foot Artillery Sword. The guard is separate from the hilt and resembles the U.S. Model 1832 Foot Artillery sword. The brass grip h...moreas hand cuttings in a crisscross pattern. The grip is held on with three rivets through the side, and the tang is peened through the pommel. The blade is heavy and has a cutting edge and false edge unlike the Model 1832. The blade is 17" long and is 1 3/4" wide. The blade is un-fullered and is bright with some blunting at point. The only marking is the No. 21 on the right hand side of the blade above the ricasso. Very Good

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WW1 US ARMY TANK CORPS POSTER TREAT EM ROUGH

Lot # 125 (Sale Order: 171 of 952)      

Rare WW1 US Tank Corps recruitment poster titled "Join The Black Toms They Treat 'Em Rough" measuring 26 1/4 X 20 1/2 inches and is archival framed. Image depicts a large black tom cat pouncing on tanks below. Poster is signed by Hoffman and is in excellent condition and is for the US Army recruiting station in Pittsburgh PA. at 436 Oliver Ave. at the Union Arcade. Organization Brigadier General Samuel D. Rockenbach, as the Chief of Tank Corps for the American Expeditionary Forces under Pershing, organized, trained, equipped and then deployed the first American tank units to the Western Front of 1918 Europe. An initial plan for 2,000 light Renault FT tanks and 200 heavy British Mark VI tanks was changed to 20 battalions of 77 light tanks each and 10 battalions of 45 heavy tanks each. A total of eight heavy battalions (the 301st to 308th) and 21 light battalions (the 326th to 346th) were raised, but only four (the 301st, 331st, 344th and 345th) saw combat. Captain George S. Patton, the first officer assigned to the unit, set up a light tank school at Bourg, France, starting on 10 November 1917. In the first half of 1918, the 326th and 327th Tank Battalions were organized at Patton's school, while the 301st Heavy Tank Battalion was raised at Camp Meade, Maryland, USA and transported to the British Tank School at Bovington Camp in southern England, for training. Combat operations The 326th (under the command of Sereno E. Brett) and 327th Tank Battalions (later renamed the 344th and 345th and organized into the 304th Tank Brigade, commanded by Patton), were the first into combat, beginning with the Battle of Saint-Mihiel (as part of the US IV Corps) on 12 September 1918. The small French Renault FT tanks they were equipped with found the going hard and many were lost or ran out of fuel crossing the battlefield – the Germans, forewarned, had largely retreated from the salient. They then took part in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (as part of the US V Corps) on 26 September. Major Brett assumed command of the 304th after Patton was injured on 26 September, the first day of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive near Cheppy, France. The 301st, equipped with British Mark V heavy tanks, suffered large casualties in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal on 29 September as part of the British 4th Tank Brigade, under the control of the Australian Corps. Some tanks were hit by shelling before the start line, while others were lost crossing an unreported British minefield. Of the 34 participating tanks, only 10 made rallying. The 301st then seized the village of Brancourt on 8 October, fought in the Battle of the Selle on 18 October, and participated in a night attack on 22–23 October in the vicinity of the Sambre Canal. During the war, two members of the Tank Corps (both from the 344th Battalion) were awarded the Medal of Honor; Donald M. Call and Harold W. Roberts.
Rare WW1 US Tank Corps recruitment poster titled "Join The Black Toms They Treat 'Em Rough" measuring 26 1/4 X 20 1/2 inches and is archival framed. Image depicts a large...more black tom cat pouncing on tanks below. Poster is signed by Hoffman and is in excellent condition and is for the US Army recruiting station in Pittsburgh PA. at 436 Oliver Ave. at the Union Arcade. Organization Brigadier General Samuel D. Rockenbach, as the Chief of Tank Corps for the American Expeditionary Forces under Pershing, organized, trained, equipped and then deployed the first American tank units to the Western Front of 1918 Europe. An initial plan for 2,000 light Renault FT tanks and 200 heavy British Mark VI tanks was changed to 20 battalions of 77 light tanks each and 10 battalions of 45 heavy tanks each. A total of eight heavy battalions (the 301st to 308th) and 21 light battalions (the 326th to 346th) were raised, but only four (the 301st, 331st, 344th and 345th) saw combat. Captain George S. Patton, the first officer assigned to the unit, set up a light tank school at Bourg, France, starting on 10 November 1917. In the first half of 1918, the 326th and 327th Tank Battalions were organized at Patton's school, while the 301st Heavy Tank Battalion was raised at Camp Meade, Maryland, USA and transported to the British Tank School at Bovington Camp in southern England, for training. Combat operations The 326th (under the command of Sereno E. Brett) and 327th Tank Battalions (later renamed the 344th and 345th and organized into the 304th Tank Brigade, commanded by Patton), were the first into combat, beginning with the Battle of Saint-Mihiel (as part of the US IV Corps) on 12 September 1918. The small French Renault FT tanks they were equipped with found the going hard and many were lost or ran out of fuel crossing the battlefield – the Germans, forewarned, had largely retreated from the salient. They then took part in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (as part of the US V Corps) on 26 September. Major Brett assumed command of the 304th after Patton was injured on 26 September, the first day of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive near Cheppy, France. The 301st, equipped with British Mark V heavy tanks, suffered large casualties in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal on 29 September as part of the British 4th Tank Brigade, under the control of the Australian Corps. Some tanks were hit by shelling before the start line, while others were lost crossing an unreported British minefield. Of the 34 participating tanks, only 10 made rallying. The 301st then seized the village of Brancourt on 8 October, fought in the Battle of the Selle on 18 October, and participated in a night attack on 22–23 October in the vicinity of the Sambre Canal. During the war, two members of the Tank Corps (both from the 344th Battalion) were awarded the Medal of Honor; Donald M. Call and Harold W. Roberts.

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WW1 US AIR SERVICE OIL PORTRAIT OF NAMED PILOT WWI

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US Air Service portrait of a pilot named 1st Lt. Paul Edwards who for awhile was stationed at Kelly Field in Texas. The framed painting measures 20 X 24 inches and is in excellent condition. The images shows a very good likeness to the pilot wearing his leather flight jacket, helmet and goggles. Excellent. Although war in Europe prompted Congress to vastly increase the appropriations for the Aviation Section in 1916, it nevertheless tabled a bill proposing an aviation department incorporating all aspects of military aviation. The declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917, putting the United States in World War I, came too quickly (less than eight months after its use in Mexico chasing Pancho Villa) to solve emerging engineering and production problems. The reorganization of the Aviation Section had been inadequate in resolving problems in training, leaving the United States totally unprepared to fight an air war in Europe. The Aviation Section consisted of 131 officers, 1087 enlisted men, and approximately 280 airplanes. The administration of President Woodrow Wilson created an advisory Aircraft Production Board in May 1917, consisting of members of the Army, Navy and industry, to study the Europeans' experience in aircraft production and the standardization of aircraft parts. The Board dispatched Major Raynal C. Bolling, a lawyer and military aviation pioneer, together with a commission of over 100 members, to Europe in the summer of 1917 to determine American aircraft needs, recommend priorities for acquisition and production, and negotiate prices and royalties. Congress passed a series of legislation in the next three months that appropriated huge sums for development of military aviation, including the largest single appropriation for a single purpose to that time, $640 million in the Aviation Act (40 Stat. 243), passed July 24, 1917. By the time the bill passed, the term Air Service was in widespread if unofficial usage to collectively describe all aspects of Army aviation. Although it considered creation of a separate aviation department to act as the centralized authority for decision-making, both the War and the Navy Departments opposed it, and on October 1, 1917, Congress instead legalized the existence of the APB and changed its name to the "Aircraft Board", transferring its functions from the Council of National Defense to the secretaries of War and the Navy. Even so, the Aircraft Board in practice had little control over procurement contracts and functioned mostly as an information provider between industrial, governmental, and military entities. Nor did the "Equipment Division" of the Signal Corps exercise such control. Established by the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (OCSO) as one of the operating components of the Aviation Section, its task was to unify and coordinate the various agencies involved but its head was a commissioned former member of the APB who did nothing to create any effective coordination. Moreover, the largely wood and fabric airframe designs of World War I did not lend themselves to being made with the mass production methods of the automotive industry, which used considerable amounts of metallic materials instead, and the priority of mass-producing spare parts was neglected. Though individual areas within the aviation industry responded well, the industry as a whole failed. Efforts to mass-produce European aircraft under license largely failed because the aircraft, made by hand, were not amenable to the more precise American manufacturing methods. At the same time the Aeronautical Division of the OCSO was renamed the Air Division with continued responsibility for training and operations but with no influence on acquisition or doctrine. In the end the decision-making process in aircraft procurement was badly fragmented and production on a large scale proved impossible.
US Air Service portrait of a pilot named 1st Lt. Paul Edwards who for awhile was stationed at Kelly Field in Texas. The framed painting measures 20 X 24 inches and is in ...moreexcellent condition. The images shows a very good likeness to the pilot wearing his leather flight jacket, helmet and goggles. Excellent. Although war in Europe prompted Congress to vastly increase the appropriations for the Aviation Section in 1916, it nevertheless tabled a bill proposing an aviation department incorporating all aspects of military aviation. The declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917, putting the United States in World War I, came too quickly (less than eight months after its use in Mexico chasing Pancho Villa) to solve emerging engineering and production problems. The reorganization of the Aviation Section had been inadequate in resolving problems in training, leaving the United States totally unprepared to fight an air war in Europe. The Aviation Section consisted of 131 officers, 1087 enlisted men, and approximately 280 airplanes. The administration of President Woodrow Wilson created an advisory Aircraft Production Board in May 1917, consisting of members of the Army, Navy and industry, to study the Europeans' experience in aircraft production and the standardization of aircraft parts. The Board dispatched Major Raynal C. Bolling, a lawyer and military aviation pioneer, together with a commission of over 100 members, to Europe in the summer of 1917 to determine American aircraft needs, recommend priorities for acquisition and production, and negotiate prices and royalties. Congress passed a series of legislation in the next three months that appropriated huge sums for development of military aviation, including the largest single appropriation for a single purpose to that time, $640 million in the Aviation Act (40 Stat. 243), passed July 24, 1917. By the time the bill passed, the term Air Service was in widespread if unofficial usage to collectively describe all aspects of Army aviation. Although it considered creation of a separate aviation department to act as the centralized authority for decision-making, both the War and the Navy Departments opposed it, and on October 1, 1917, Congress instead legalized the existence of the APB and changed its name to the "Aircraft Board", transferring its functions from the Council of National Defense to the secretaries of War and the Navy. Even so, the Aircraft Board in practice had little control over procurement contracts and functioned mostly as an information provider between industrial, governmental, and military entities. Nor did the "Equipment Division" of the Signal Corps exercise such control. Established by the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (OCSO) as one of the operating components of the Aviation Section, its task was to unify and coordinate the various agencies involved but its head was a commissioned former member of the APB who did nothing to create any effective coordination. Moreover, the largely wood and fabric airframe designs of World War I did not lend themselves to being made with the mass production methods of the automotive industry, which used considerable amounts of metallic materials instead, and the priority of mass-producing spare parts was neglected. Though individual areas within the aviation industry responded well, the industry as a whole failed. Efforts to mass-produce European aircraft under license largely failed because the aircraft, made by hand, were not amenable to the more precise American manufacturing methods. At the same time the Aeronautical Division of the OCSO was renamed the Air Division with continued responsibility for training and operations but with no influence on acquisition or doctrine. In the end the decision-making process in aircraft procurement was badly fragmented and production on a large scale proved impossible.

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WW1 NUMBERED US DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DSC

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Beautiful condition WW1 Distinguished Service Cross numbered on the lower cross's arm 4725 and is in excellent condition including the original silk ribbon and wrapped brooch. Awarding history World War I During World War I, 6,309 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross were made to 6,185 recipients. Several dozen Army soldiers, as well as eight marines and two French Army officers, received two Distinguished Service Crosses. A handful, mostly Air Service aviators, were decorated three or more times. Eddie Rickenbacker, the top U.S. ace of the war, was awarded a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one of which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron. Fellow aviators Douglas Campbell, also of the 94th, and Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter of the 103rd Aero Squadron each received five. Another 94th aviator, Reed McKinley Chambers, was awarded four Distinguished Service Crosses. Three aviators received three Distinguished Service Crosses – Murray K. Guthrie of the 13th Aero Squadron, Ralph A. O'Neill of the 147th Aero Squadron, and Glen A. Preston, an aerial observation pilot with the 99th Aero Squadron. Among other prominent aviators were Billy Mitchell, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force; Frank Luke of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses; and Sumner Sewall of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. Edward Peck Curtis, also of the 95th Aero Squadron received the Distinguished Service Cross as a First Lieutenant. Colonel John H. Parker, the commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, was the only ground soldier in World War I to receive four Distinguished Service Crosses. First Lieutenant Oscar B. Nelson of the 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, was honored three times, the third award being posthumous. Several men who had previously received the Medal of Honor received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I. Most notable of these was Marine legend Daniel Daly, who was twice decorated with the Medal of Honor, and who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as First Sergeant of the 73rd Company, Sixth Marine Regiment, during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. Col. Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in the Philippine Insurrection, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross as chief of staff of the 89th Division. James B. McConnell, also decorated with the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines as a private with the 33rd Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously as a first lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. Marine Colonel Hiram I. Bearss, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippines, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while attached to the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division. Marine Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, also a recipient of the Navy Medal of Honor in the Philippines, received the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving with the Fifth Marine Regiment during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient John H. Quick also received the Distinguished Service Cross at Belleau Wood as Sergeant Major of the Sixth Marine Regiment. Besides Rickenbacker, several men received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I. Navy recipients were John Henry Balch, a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate, and Joel T. Boone, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Medical Corps), both attached to the Sixth Marine Regiment. Army recipients were Private Daniel R. Edwards of the 3rd Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan of the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, and Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Parker of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. Two recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I went on to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II – Major (later Brigadier General) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, son of the former President, and Brigadier General (later General of the Army) Douglas MacArthur of the 42nd Division. Other recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I who went on to acclaim in World War II include George S. Patton, Jr. and Carl Spaatz. Among other prominent recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I were Brigadier General John L. Hines, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Division, who both went on to serve as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
Beautiful condition WW1 Distinguished Service Cross numbered on the lower cross's arm 4725 and is in excellent condition including the original silk ribbon and wrapped br...moreooch. Awarding history World War I During World War I, 6,309 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross were made to 6,185 recipients. Several dozen Army soldiers, as well as eight marines and two French Army officers, received two Distinguished Service Crosses. A handful, mostly Air Service aviators, were decorated three or more times. Eddie Rickenbacker, the top U.S. ace of the war, was awarded a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one of which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron. Fellow aviators Douglas Campbell, also of the 94th, and Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter of the 103rd Aero Squadron each received five. Another 94th aviator, Reed McKinley Chambers, was awarded four Distinguished Service Crosses. Three aviators received three Distinguished Service Crosses – Murray K. Guthrie of the 13th Aero Squadron, Ralph A. O'Neill of the 147th Aero Squadron, and Glen A. Preston, an aerial observation pilot with the 99th Aero Squadron. Among other prominent aviators were Billy Mitchell, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force; Frank Luke of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses; and Sumner Sewall of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. Edward Peck Curtis, also of the 95th Aero Squadron received the Distinguished Service Cross as a First Lieutenant. Colonel John H. Parker, the commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, was the only ground soldier in World War I to receive four Distinguished Service Crosses. First Lieutenant Oscar B. Nelson of the 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, was honored three times, the third award being posthumous. Several men who had previously received the Medal of Honor received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I. Most notable of these was Marine legend Daniel Daly, who was twice decorated with the Medal of Honor, and who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as First Sergeant of the 73rd Company, Sixth Marine Regiment, during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. Col. Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in the Philippine Insurrection, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross as chief of staff of the 89th Division. James B. McConnell, also decorated with the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines as a private with the 33rd Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously as a first lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. Marine Colonel Hiram I. Bearss, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippines, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while attached to the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division. Marine Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, also a recipient of the Navy Medal of Honor in the Philippines, received the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving with the Fifth Marine Regiment during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient John H. Quick also received the Distinguished Service Cross at Belleau Wood as Sergeant Major of the Sixth Marine Regiment. Besides Rickenbacker, several men received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I. Navy recipients were John Henry Balch, a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate, and Joel T. Boone, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Medical Corps), both attached to the Sixth Marine Regiment. Army recipients were Private Daniel R. Edwards of the 3rd Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan of the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, and Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Parker of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. Two recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I went on to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II – Major (later Brigadier General) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, son of the former President, and Brigadier General (later General of the Army) Douglas MacArthur of the 42nd Division. Other recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I who went on to acclaim in World War II include George S. Patton, Jr. and Carl Spaatz. Among other prominent recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I were Brigadier General John L. Hines, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Division, who both went on to serve as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.

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I WANT YOU! US ARMY UNCLE SAM RECRUITMENT POSTER

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FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1877-1960. "I WANT YOU for the U.S.ARMY ENLIST NOW" poster. New York: Leslie-Judge Co, 1940. Broadside poster showing Uncle Sam demanding you enlist in the Army. This mint poster measures 38 x 25 inches excluding frame and has been archival matted. This poster is often confused with the earlier version that Flagg issued to recruit in the Great war, published in 1917. Come the Bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Flaggs Uncle Sam image was recalled to active duty, and that famous "Uncle Sam" image continued to inspire America to enlist. MINT! James Montgomery Flagg Life and career Flagg was born on June 18, 1877 in Pelham, New York. He was enthusiastic about drawing from a young age, and had illustrations accepted by national magazines by the age of 12 years. By 14, he was a contributing artist for Life magazine, and the following year was on the staff of another magazine, Judge. From 1894 through 1898, he attended the Art Students League of New York. He studied fine art in London and Paris from 1898 to 1900, after which he returned to the United States, where he produced countless illustrations for books, magazine covers, political and humorous cartoons, advertising, and spot drawings. Among his creations was a comic strip that appeared regularly in Judge from 1903 until 1907, about a tramp character titled Nervy Nat. In 1915, he accepted commissions from Calkins and Holden to create advertisements for Edison Photo and Adler Rochester Overcoats but only on the condition that his name would not be associated with the campaign. He created his most famous work in 1917, a poster to encourage recruitment in the United States Army during World War I. It showed Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer (inspired by a British recruitment poster showing Lord Kitchener in a similar pose) with the caption “I Want YOU for U.S. Army”.[6] Flagg had first created the image for the July 6, 1916 cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with the headline “What Are You Doing for Preparedness?” Over four million copies of the poster were printed during World War I, and it was revived for World War II. Flagg used his own face for that of Uncle Sam (adding age and the white goatee), he said later, simply to avoid the trouble of arranging for a model. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt praised his resourcefulness for using his own face as the model. By some accounts though, Flagg had a neighbor, Walter Botts, pose for the piece. At his peak, Flagg was reported to have been the highest-paid magazine illustrator in America. He worked for the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's which were two of the most popular U.S. journals. In 1946, Flagg published his autobiography, Roses and Buckshot. Apart from his work as an illustrator, Flagg painted portraits which reveal the influence of John Singer Sargent. Flagg's sitters included Mark Twain and Ethel Barrymore; his portrait of Jack Dempsey now hangs in the Great Hall of the National Portrait Gallery. In 1948, he appeared in a Pabst Blue Ribbon magazine ad which featured the illustrator working at an easel in his New York studio with a young lady standing at his side and a tray with an open bottle of Pabst and two filled glasses sat before them. James Montgomery Flagg died on May 27, 1960, in New York City. He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.
FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1877-1960. "I WANT YOU for the U.S.ARMY ENLIST NOW" poster. New York: Leslie-Judge Co, 1940. Broadside poster showing Uncle Sam demanding you enl...moreist in the Army. This mint poster measures 38 x 25 inches excluding frame and has been archival matted. This poster is often confused with the earlier version that Flagg issued to recruit in the Great war, published in 1917. Come the Bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Flaggs Uncle Sam image was recalled to active duty, and that famous "Uncle Sam" image continued to inspire America to enlist. MINT! James Montgomery Flagg Life and career Flagg was born on June 18, 1877 in Pelham, New York. He was enthusiastic about drawing from a young age, and had illustrations accepted by national magazines by the age of 12 years. By 14, he was a contributing artist for Life magazine, and the following year was on the staff of another magazine, Judge. From 1894 through 1898, he attended the Art Students League of New York. He studied fine art in London and Paris from 1898 to 1900, after which he returned to the United States, where he produced countless illustrations for books, magazine covers, political and humorous cartoons, advertising, and spot drawings. Among his creations was a comic strip that appeared regularly in Judge from 1903 until 1907, about a tramp character titled Nervy Nat. In 1915, he accepted commissions from Calkins and Holden to create advertisements for Edison Photo and Adler Rochester Overcoats but only on the condition that his name would not be associated with the campaign. He created his most famous work in 1917, a poster to encourage recruitment in the United States Army during World War I. It showed Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer (inspired by a British recruitment poster showing Lord Kitchener in a similar pose) with the caption “I Want YOU for U.S. Army”.[6] Flagg had first created the image for the July 6, 1916 cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with the headline “What Are You Doing for Preparedness?” Over four million copies of the poster were printed during World War I, and it was revived for World War II. Flagg used his own face for that of Uncle Sam (adding age and the white goatee), he said later, simply to avoid the trouble of arranging for a model. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt praised his resourcefulness for using his own face as the model. By some accounts though, Flagg had a neighbor, Walter Botts, pose for the piece. At his peak, Flagg was reported to have been the highest-paid magazine illustrator in America. He worked for the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's which were two of the most popular U.S. journals. In 1946, Flagg published his autobiography, Roses and Buckshot. Apart from his work as an illustrator, Flagg painted portraits which reveal the influence of John Singer Sargent. Flagg's sitters included Mark Twain and Ethel Barrymore; his portrait of Jack Dempsey now hangs in the Great Hall of the National Portrait Gallery. In 1948, he appeared in a Pabst Blue Ribbon magazine ad which featured the illustrator working at an easel in his New York studio with a young lady standing at his side and a tray with an open bottle of Pabst and two filled glasses sat before them. James Montgomery Flagg died on May 27, 1960, in New York City. He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.

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WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN SCREWBACK IRON CROSS VARIANT

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WWI Imperial German screw back 1914 pattern Iron Cross that is die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and a two piece silver alloy frame. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, "W" cypher for King Wilhelm II, the re-institution date, "1914", to the bottom arm and a King’s crown to the top arm. All three emblems are in nice high relief. Complete with original rare two piece screw back device to apply to the uniform. The order of the Iron Cross was founded by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, after the "Freidenskrieg," or war of liberation from Napoleon, in 1813. It was to be an award for gallantry conferred only in time of war, and open to all soldiers, regardless of rank or social status. The Iron Cross was re-instituted at the commencement of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the First World War in 1914, and the Second World War in 1939. In each of the three latter cases, the specific re-institution date may be seen to the lower obverse arm.
WWI Imperial German screw back 1914 pattern Iron Cross that is die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and a...more two piece silver alloy frame. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, "W" cypher for King Wilhelm II, the re-institution date, "1914", to the bottom arm and a King’s crown to the top arm. All three emblems are in nice high relief. Complete with original rare two piece screw back device to apply to the uniform. The order of the Iron Cross was founded by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, after the "Freidenskrieg," or war of liberation from Napoleon, in 1813. It was to be an award for gallantry conferred only in time of war, and open to all soldiers, regardless of rank or social status. The Iron Cross was re-instituted at the commencement of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the First World War in 1914, and the Second World War in 1939. In each of the three latter cases, the specific re-institution date may be seen to the lower obverse arm.

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