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PREMIER MILITARIA & EDGED WEAPONS AUCTION

PREMIER MILITARIA & EDGED WEAPONS AUCTION

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PREMIER MILITARIA & EDGED WEAPONS AUCTION

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OVER 700 LOTS OF MILITARIA FROM THE 18TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY. MORE THAN 25 LOTS of CIVIL WAR INCLUDING SWORDS, ACCOUNTREMENTS, IMAGES and MORE, INCLUDING AN IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE POW'S SHELL JACKET;
WW1 and WW2 US GROUPINGS, EDGED WEAPONS, HELMETS, MEDALS, FLAGS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, PATRIOTIC POSTERS and MORE INCLUDING MERRILL'S MARAUDERS GROUPING, NAMED MEDAL GROUPINGS, PAINTED COMBAT HELMETS, AND MORE. 30 PLUS LOTS of IMPERIAL GERMAN SWORDS, HEAD GEAR, MEDALS and MORE. 400 PLUS LOTS of WW2 NAZI GERMAN ITEMS INCLUDING a TRANSITIONAL WAFFEN SS HELMET, NAZI GERMAN ORG. TODT UNIFORM, NAZI GERMAN DIPLOMAT DAGGER, BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA, HELMETS, UNIFORMS, SWORDS, BAYONETS, ACCOUTREMENTS, NSDAP PARTY UNIFORMS and MUCH MUCH MORE! JAPANESE ITEMS INCLUDING A PARATROOPER PARACHUTE, JAPANESE KATANA SWORDS, TANTOS, FLAGS, MEDALS, BADGES and MORE. KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR LOTS, INERT ORDNANCE COLLECTION INCLUDING AN E1R1 FLAMETHROWER, INERT RPG, INERT MORTARS, INERT... Show more

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WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS PILOT WINGS BY LUXENBERG

WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS PILOT WINGS BY LUXENBERG

Lot # 491 (Sale Order: 551 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 400High Estimate: 500
WWII US Army Air Corps pilot wings by Luxenberg of New York and measure 3 1/8 inches and is the first pattern. This wing has never been cleaned and is absolutely stunning. This is the finest wing produced in WWII
WWII US Army Air Corps pilot wings by Luxenberg of New York and measure 3 1/8 inches and is the first pattern. This wing has never been cleaned and is absolutely stunning...more. This is the finest wing produced in WWII

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WWII US AIR CORPS BOMBARDIER WINGS BY LUXENBERG

WWII US AIR CORPS BOMBARDIER WINGS BY LUXENBERG

Lot # 492 (Sale Order: 552 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 400High Estimate: 600
WWII US Army Air Corps Bombardier wings by Luxenberg of New York and measure 3 1/8 inches and is the second pattern wing. This wing has never been cleaned and is absolutely stunning. This is the finest wing produced in WWII
WWII US Army Air Corps Bombardier wings by Luxenberg of New York and measure 3 1/8 inches and is the second pattern wing. This wing has never been cleaned and is absolute...morely stunning. This is the finest wing produced in WWII

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WWII US ARMY TECHNICAL OBSERVER PILOT WINGS WW2

WWII US ARMY TECHNICAL OBSERVER PILOT WINGS WW2

Lot # 493 (Sale Order: 553 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 300High Estimate: 400
Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Technical Observer Pilot Wings by Gemsco NY. Wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned retaining their original clutches.

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WWII PILOT OBSERVER BOMBARDIER WINGS ENLISG MADE

WWII PILOT OBSERVER BOMBARDIER WINGS ENLISG MADE

Lot # 494 (Sale Order: 554 of 784)      

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WWII Theater Made US Army Air Corps Wings lot to include 1) ENGLISH MADE J R GAUNT BOMBARDIER PILOT WINGS. Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Bombardier Wings are English Made by JR Gaunt of London England, wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned. Easily identified as British Made by the pin and catch. 2) WWII AUSTRALIAN MADE PILOT OBSERVER WINGS. Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Pilot Observer Pilot Wings are Australian Made, wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned. Easily identified as Australian Made by the pin and catch.
WWII Theater Made US Army Air Corps Wings lot to include 1) ENGLISH MADE J R GAUNT BOMBARDIER PILOT WINGS. Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Bombardier Wings are English Made...more by JR Gaunt of London England, wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned. Easily identified as British Made by the pin and catch. 2) WWII AUSTRALIAN MADE PILOT OBSERVER WINGS. Fantastic WWII Army Air Corps Pilot Observer Pilot Wings are Australian Made, wings measure 3 inches wide and have never been cleaned. Easily identified as Australian Made by the pin and catch.

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WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS FLIGHT NURSE SURGEON WINGS

WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS FLIGHT NURSE SURGEON WINGS

Lot # 495 (Sale Order: 555 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 400High Estimate: 500
WWII US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon and Flight Nurse Wings lot to include 1) 3 Inch Flight Surgeon Wings are in pinback and have a large "P" hallmark to the reverse. The wings have never been cleaned. 2) WWII US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon 2 Inch Wings By N.S. Meyer In Sterling. US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon wings measure 2 inches and are maker marked N.S. Meyer of New York in STERLING. This beautiful set of wings have never been cleaned and are very attractive. The gate on the pin only opens to about 80 degrees which is correct on original WWII specimens. 3) WWII US Army Air Corps 2 Inch Flight Wings by Pasquale. Two inch gilded gold wing retaining most of it's original finish. Hallmarked to the reverse Pasquale STERLING. Before World War II, women’s positions in the military were limited. With the changing times of World War II, modern warfare called for a more active and present role for women in the Armed Forces. Not only were droves of women volunteering for nursing, but also their skills were needed across the board! From office, clerical jobs to truck drivers, airplane mechanics and laboratory technicians, radio operators, test pilots, to the new occupation of flight nursing, women’s roles in the military were vital to victory. Flight nurses were introduced into the US Army Air Force in 1942. The new program, the School of Air Evacuation, began in the fall of 1942 at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky and ran for six to nine weeks, eventually moving to Randolph Field, Texas in October 1944. Training was disorganized at best, a few squadrons even deployed overseas before training was officially over for them. The first group of flight nurses to complete the full course graduated in February 1943. Training consisted of aero-medical physiology, field survival, map reading, crash procedures, and physical conditioning. A flight surgeon and chief nurse were assigned to each Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. Each squad was then divided into four flights consisting of six teams of flight nurses and surgical technicians. Cooks, clerks, and drivers were situated at headquarters section. Flight surgeons are physicians (MDs or DOs) who serve as the primary care physicians for a variety of military aviation personnel on special duty status — e.g., pilots, Flight Officers, navigators/Combat Systems Officers, astronauts, missile combat crews, air traffic controllers, UAV operators and other aircrew members, both officer and enlisted. In the United States Department of Defense, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all train and utilize flight surgeons. In addition to serving as primary care for military members on special duty status and their families, the U.S. Department of Defense uses flight surgeons for a variety of other tasks. Aviation medicine is essentially a form of occupational medicine and flight surgeons are tasked with the responsibility of maintaining the military's strict medical standards, especially the even stricter standards that apply to those on flying, controlling or jump (airborne) status. In the U.S military, flight surgeons are trained to fill general public health and occupational and preventive medicine roles, and are only infrequently "surgeons" in an operating theater sense. Flight surgeons are typically rated aviators on flight status (i.e., they log flight hours in military aircraft as a crewmember), but are not required to be rated or licensed pilots, naval flight officers, or navigators/CSOs. They may be called upon to provide medical consultation as members of an investigation board into a military or NASA aviation or spaceflight mishap. Occasionally, they may serve to provide in-flight care to patients being evacuated via aeromedical evacuation, either fixed wing or rotary wing. The civilian equivalent of the flight surgeon is the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Some civilian AMEs have training similar to that of military flight surgeons, and some are either retired military flight surgeons or actively serving flight surgeons in a military Reserve Component.
WWII US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon and Flight Nurse Wings lot to include 1) 3 Inch Flight Surgeon Wings are in pinback and have a large "P" hallmark to the reverse. Th...moree wings have never been cleaned. 2) WWII US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon 2 Inch Wings By N.S. Meyer In Sterling. US Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon wings measure 2 inches and are maker marked N.S. Meyer of New York in STERLING. This beautiful set of wings have never been cleaned and are very attractive. The gate on the pin only opens to about 80 degrees which is correct on original WWII specimens. 3) WWII US Army Air Corps 2 Inch Flight Wings by Pasquale. Two inch gilded gold wing retaining most of it's original finish. Hallmarked to the reverse Pasquale STERLING. Before World War II, women’s positions in the military were limited. With the changing times of World War II, modern warfare called for a more active and present role for women in the Armed Forces. Not only were droves of women volunteering for nursing, but also their skills were needed across the board! From office, clerical jobs to truck drivers, airplane mechanics and laboratory technicians, radio operators, test pilots, to the new occupation of flight nursing, women’s roles in the military were vital to victory. Flight nurses were introduced into the US Army Air Force in 1942. The new program, the School of Air Evacuation, began in the fall of 1942 at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky and ran for six to nine weeks, eventually moving to Randolph Field, Texas in October 1944. Training was disorganized at best, a few squadrons even deployed overseas before training was officially over for them. The first group of flight nurses to complete the full course graduated in February 1943. Training consisted of aero-medical physiology, field survival, map reading, crash procedures, and physical conditioning. A flight surgeon and chief nurse were assigned to each Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. Each squad was then divided into four flights consisting of six teams of flight nurses and surgical technicians. Cooks, clerks, and drivers were situated at headquarters section. Flight surgeons are physicians (MDs or DOs) who serve as the primary care physicians for a variety of military aviation personnel on special duty status — e.g., pilots, Flight Officers, navigators/Combat Systems Officers, astronauts, missile combat crews, air traffic controllers, UAV operators and other aircrew members, both officer and enlisted. In the United States Department of Defense, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all train and utilize flight surgeons. In addition to serving as primary care for military members on special duty status and their families, the U.S. Department of Defense uses flight surgeons for a variety of other tasks. Aviation medicine is essentially a form of occupational medicine and flight surgeons are tasked with the responsibility of maintaining the military's strict medical standards, especially the even stricter standards that apply to those on flying, controlling or jump (airborne) status. In the U.S military, flight surgeons are trained to fill general public health and occupational and preventive medicine roles, and are only infrequently "surgeons" in an operating theater sense. Flight surgeons are typically rated aviators on flight status (i.e., they log flight hours in military aircraft as a crewmember), but are not required to be rated or licensed pilots, naval flight officers, or navigators/CSOs. They may be called upon to provide medical consultation as members of an investigation board into a military or NASA aviation or spaceflight mishap. Occasionally, they may serve to provide in-flight care to patients being evacuated via aeromedical evacuation, either fixed wing or rotary wing. The civilian equivalent of the flight surgeon is the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Some civilian AMEs have training similar to that of military flight surgeons, and some are either retired military flight surgeons or actively serving flight surgeons in a military Reserve Component.

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WWII US MARINE CORPS WOMEN'S RESERVE OFFICER VISOR

WWII US MARINE CORPS WOMEN'S RESERVE OFFICER VISOR

Lot # 496 (Sale Order: 556 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 400High Estimate: 500
WWII United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve Officer's named visor hats to include 1) World War two United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve hat made by Knox New York Patent design No. 135,439. Top of hat has the seam that extends only half way across the hat as is correct for the WWII issue. Red hat cord with acorns and screw back Officer's EGA by H&H. Cap is named to Helen G. Ingersoll and is size marked 22. Excellent 2) World War two United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve hat. Patent design No. 135,439. Top of hat has the seam that extends only half way across the hat as is correct for the WWII issue. White hat cord with acorns and screw back Officer's EGA by H&H. Excellent and is also a size 22. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (Reserve) was the World War II women's branch of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. It was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 30 July 1942. Its purpose was to release officers and men for combat, and to replace them with women in U.S. shore stations for the duration of the war, plus six months. Ruth Cheney Streeter was appointed the first director. The Reserve did not have an official nickname, as did the other World War II women's military services. Young women were keen on serving in the military during WWII, and the Marine Corps desired only the best. The standards set for women who wished to volunteer for the Reserve were demanding. The Reserve did not accept African American or Japanese American women during World War II, but did accept Native American women. The officer candidates first trained at the Navy's Midshipmen School for women officers at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The initial training site for the enlisted women was at the Naval Training School at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York City. In due course, the Marine Corps discovered the advantages of having its own training centers. So on 1 July 1943, all Reserve training was shifted to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The members served at shore and air stations across the continental United States. The incorporated territory of Hawaii was the only overseas duty station where members were assigned. They served in occupations classified as professional, semi-professional, clerical, skilled trades, services, and sales. The peak strength of the Reserve was about 19,000. With the end of World War II in sight, the corps began to demobilize the members. By December 1945, the Reserve was down to 12,300, and by August 1946 it had about 300 members. Early on, the male members of the Marine Corps subjected the women to a degree of resentment and crude language. The women overcame these indignities with their accomplishments in the workplace and the poise with which they performed. In time, most of their detractors became their supporters. For her stewardship of the Reserve, the Marine Corps presented Ruth Cheney Streeter with the Legion of Merit. On the occasion of the first anniversary of its establishment, the Reserve received a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which he observed, "You have quickly and efficiently taken over scores of different kinds of duties that not long ago were considered strictly masculine assignments, and in doing so, you have freed a large number of well trained, battle ready men of the corps for action." Initially, General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, had been opposed to having women serve in the Marine Corps. Before the end of 1943, however, he reversed himself, saying, "Like most Marines, when the matter first came up I didn't believe women could serve any useful purpose in the Marine Corps ... Since then I've changed my mind
WWII United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve Officer's named visor hats to include 1) World War two United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve hat made by Knox New Yor...morek Patent design No. 135,439. Top of hat has the seam that extends only half way across the hat as is correct for the WWII issue. Red hat cord with acorns and screw back Officer's EGA by H&H. Cap is named to Helen G. Ingersoll and is size marked 22. Excellent 2) World War two United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve hat. Patent design No. 135,439. Top of hat has the seam that extends only half way across the hat as is correct for the WWII issue. White hat cord with acorns and screw back Officer's EGA by H&H. Excellent and is also a size 22. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (Reserve) was the World War II women's branch of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. It was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 30 July 1942. Its purpose was to release officers and men for combat, and to replace them with women in U.S. shore stations for the duration of the war, plus six months. Ruth Cheney Streeter was appointed the first director. The Reserve did not have an official nickname, as did the other World War II women's military services. Young women were keen on serving in the military during WWII, and the Marine Corps desired only the best. The standards set for women who wished to volunteer for the Reserve were demanding. The Reserve did not accept African American or Japanese American women during World War II, but did accept Native American women. The officer candidates first trained at the Navy's Midshipmen School for women officers at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The initial training site for the enlisted women was at the Naval Training School at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York City. In due course, the Marine Corps discovered the advantages of having its own training centers. So on 1 July 1943, all Reserve training was shifted to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The members served at shore and air stations across the continental United States. The incorporated territory of Hawaii was the only overseas duty station where members were assigned. They served in occupations classified as professional, semi-professional, clerical, skilled trades, services, and sales. The peak strength of the Reserve was about 19,000. With the end of World War II in sight, the corps began to demobilize the members. By December 1945, the Reserve was down to 12,300, and by August 1946 it had about 300 members. Early on, the male members of the Marine Corps subjected the women to a degree of resentment and crude language. The women overcame these indignities with their accomplishments in the workplace and the poise with which they performed. In time, most of their detractors became their supporters. For her stewardship of the Reserve, the Marine Corps presented Ruth Cheney Streeter with the Legion of Merit. On the occasion of the first anniversary of its establishment, the Reserve received a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which he observed, "You have quickly and efficiently taken over scores of different kinds of duties that not long ago were considered strictly masculine assignments, and in doing so, you have freed a large number of well trained, battle ready men of the corps for action." Initially, General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, had been opposed to having women serve in the Marine Corps. Before the end of 1943, however, he reversed himself, saying, "Like most Marines, when the matter first came up I didn't believe women could serve any useful purpose in the Marine Corps ... Since then I've changed my mind

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WWII NAZI GERMAN M35 DOUBLE DECAL POLIZEI HELMET

WWII NAZI GERMAN M35 DOUBLE DECAL POLIZEI HELMET

Lot # 497 (Sale Order: 557 of 784)      

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Helmet retains most of it’s original smooth field-gray paint. Second pattern, un-bordered Police eagle decal and pointed tip, party shield decal are both retained about 85%. All three liner retaining rivets and and both ventilation bushings intact. M31 tan leather liner is fully intact with all fingers and is size marked 56. Original liner string is present. Interior neck guard apron is serial/lot number stamped "2921" and left side apron is stamped, "Q64", indicating manufacture by by, by F.W. Quist, G.m.b.H. Esslingen, size 64. There is a hairline fracture on the National Eahle side of the helmet. Excellent 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, (Iron and Foundry Works), 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, (National Defence Force, Circa 1919-1933), 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. The M35 had an inserted ventilation bushing positioned on each side of the helmet and a rolled bottom edge while the M40 eliminated the bushings and replaced them by stamping the ventilation eyelets directly into the helmet, although it still retained the rolled bottom edge. Further construction modifications were undertaken in August 1942 resulting in the M42 helmet. The M42 retained the stamped ventilation eyelets as found on the M40 helmets but eliminated the bottom, rolled edge. Beside the basic army style helmets the Germans also produced a wide variety of civic style helmets with no fewer then nine assorted variants of the model M34. These civic style helmets were utilized by assorted civilian and para-military organizations including the police. Shortly after Adolf Hitler’s ascension to power on January 30TH 1933 the independent Prussian state police introduced new helmet insignia in an attempt at creating uniformity in dress. The new helmet insignia consisted of a small, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and the Prussia state shield in black and white positioned diagonally on the left side. This insignia was utilized until April 23RD 1934 when new insignia for all of German police agencies was introduced that consisted of a small, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and the German national tri-color shield in black, white and red positioned diagonally on the left side. This second pattern insignia was only utilized until July 11TH 1934 when a third pattern insignia was introduced that consisted of a larger, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and a slightly modified German national tri-color shield in black, white and red positioned diagonally on the left side. This third pattern was utilized until a fourth and final pattern was introduced on July 28TH 1936. With Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader of the SS), Heinrich Himmler’s appointment to Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), on June 17TH 1936, he effectively had full control of all the police agencies within Germany. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. The new dress regulations included an attempt to standardize the helmets of the police and on July 28TH 1936 regulations once again altered the insignia on the police helmets with the new wreathed police eagle emblem to be applied to the left side of the helmet and the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), shield applied to the right side. The July 1936 police helmet insignia was utilized for the duration of the war. Of Note: Although the police did utilize the helmet decals until the end of the war, most helmets produced for the police after November 1943 were issued without decals.
Helmet retains most of it’s original smooth field-gray paint. Second pattern, un-bordered Police eagle decal and pointed tip, party shield decal are both retained about 8...more5%. All three liner retaining rivets and and both ventilation bushings intact. M31 tan leather liner is fully intact with all fingers and is size marked 56. Original liner string is present. Interior neck guard apron is serial/lot number stamped "2921" and left side apron is stamped, "Q64", indicating manufacture by by, by F.W. Quist, G.m.b.H. Esslingen, size 64. There is a hairline fracture on the National Eahle side of the helmet. Excellent 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, (Iron and Foundry Works), 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, (National Defence Force, Circa 1919-1933), 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. The M35 had an inserted ventilation bushing positioned on each side of the helmet and a rolled bottom edge while the M40 eliminated the bushings and replaced them by stamping the ventilation eyelets directly into the helmet, although it still retained the rolled bottom edge. Further construction modifications were undertaken in August 1942 resulting in the M42 helmet. The M42 retained the stamped ventilation eyelets as found on the M40 helmets but eliminated the bottom, rolled edge. Beside the basic army style helmets the Germans also produced a wide variety of civic style helmets with no fewer then nine assorted variants of the model M34. These civic style helmets were utilized by assorted civilian and para-military organizations including the police. Shortly after Adolf Hitler’s ascension to power on January 30TH 1933 the independent Prussian state police introduced new helmet insignia in an attempt at creating uniformity in dress. The new helmet insignia consisted of a small, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and the Prussia state shield in black and white positioned diagonally on the left side. This insignia was utilized until April 23RD 1934 when new insignia for all of German police agencies was introduced that consisted of a small, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and the German national tri-color shield in black, white and red positioned diagonally on the left side. This second pattern insignia was only utilized until July 11TH 1934 when a third pattern insignia was introduced that consisted of a larger, canted, white, swastika positioned on the right side and a slightly modified German national tri-color shield in black, white and red positioned diagonally on the left side. This third pattern was utilized until a fourth and final pattern was introduced on July 28TH 1936. With Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader of the SS), Heinrich Himmler’s appointment to Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), on June 17TH 1936, he effectively had full control of all the police agencies within Germany. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. The new dress regulations included an attempt to standardize the helmets of the police and on July 28TH 1936 regulations once again altered the insignia on the police helmets with the new wreathed police eagle emblem to be applied to the left side of the helmet and the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), shield applied to the right side. The July 1936 police helmet insignia was utilized for the duration of the war. Of Note: Although the police did utilize the helmet decals until the end of the war, most helmets produced for the police after November 1943 were issued without decals.

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WWII US ARMY 508th 82nd AIRBORNE PURPLE HEART KIA

WWII US ARMY 508th 82nd AIRBORNE PURPLE HEART KIA

Lot # 498 (Sale Order: 558 of 784)      

Low Estimate: 800High Estimate: 1,200
WWII Killed In Action Purple Herat named to Staff Sergeant Edward W. Wild ASN 15333561 of the 508th Airborne Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. The purple heart is officially engraved and comes with the issue blue box and the white outer box. S/Sgt. Wild was killed on January 29th 1945 in Holzheim Belgium. Also in the grouping are three xerox copies of Edward Wild and dealing with him being killed in action. The first is his restricted marked report of burial, Also a letter written by his mother asking Major General Ulio about a missing diary that her son was writing that is now missing. She is requesting him to look into the matter. finally a receipt of his inventory of Personal Effects. Two Airborne training command patches and two marksmanship medals with Rifle and Bayonet clasps or bars. Excellent 82nd Airborne Division "All American Division" Initial training and conversion The 82nd Division was redesignated on 13 February 1942 during World War II, just two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the German declaration of war, as Division Headquarters, 82nd Division. It was recalled to active service on 25 March 1942, and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, under the command of Major General Omar Bradley. During this training period, the division brought together three officers who would ultimately steer the U.S. Army during the following two decades: Matthew Ridgway, James M. Gavin, and Maxwell D. Taylor. Under Major General Bradley, the 82nd Division's Chief of Staff was George Van Pope. On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The division initially consisted of the 325th, 326th and 327th Infantry Regiments, and supporting units. The 327th was soon transferred to help form the 101st Airborne Division and was replaced by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, leaving the division with two regiments of glider infantry and one of parachute infantry. In February 1943 the division received another change when the 326th was later transferred, being replaced by the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, under James M. Gavin, then a colonel, who was later destined to command the division. Sicily and Italy In April 1943, after several months of tough training, its troopers deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, under the command of Major General Ridgway to take part in the campaign to invade Sicily. The division's first two combat operations were parachute assaults into Sicily on 9 July and Salerno on 13 September 1943. The initial assault on Sicily, by the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, under Colonel Gavin, was the first regimental-sized combat parachute assault conducted by the United States Army. The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. Glider troopers of the 319th and 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalions and the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (and the 3rd Battalion of the 504th PIR) instead arrived in Italy by landing craft at Maiori (319th) and Salerno (320th, 325th). In January 1944, the 504th, commanded by Colonel Reuben Tucker, which was temporarily detached to fight at Anzio, adopted the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants", taken from an entry in a German officer's diary. The 504th was replaced in the division by the inexperienced 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel George V. Millet, Jr.. While the 504th was detached, the remainder of the 82nd Airborne Division moved to the United Kingdom in November 1943 to prepare for the liberation of Europe. See RAF North Witham and RAF Folkingham. Normandy With two combat drops under its belt, the 82nd Airborne Division was now ready for the most ambitious airborne operation of the war so far, as part of Operation Neptune, the Allied invasion of Normandy. The division conducted Mission Boston, part of the airborne assault phase of the Operation Overlord plan. In preparation for the operation, the division was significantly reorganized. To ease the integration of replacement troops, rest, and refitting following the fighting in Italy, the 504th PIR did not rejoin the division for the invasion. Two new parachute infantry regiments (PIRs), the 507th and the 508th, provided it, along with the veteran 505th, a three-parachute infantry regiment punch. The 325th was also reinforced by the addition of the 3rd Battalion of the 401st GIR, bringing it up to a strength of three battalions. On 5 and 6 June, these paratroopers, parachute artillery elements, and the 319th and 320th, boarded hundreds of transport planes and gliders to begin history's largest airborne assault at the time (only Operation Market Garden later that year would be larger). During the 6 June assault, a 508th platoon leader, First Lieutenant Robert P. Mathias, would be the first U.S. Army officer killed by Germ
WWII Killed In Action Purple Herat named to Staff Sergeant Edward W. Wild ASN 15333561 of the 508th Airborne Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. The purple heart is officially...more engraved and comes with the issue blue box and the white outer box. S/Sgt. Wild was killed on January 29th 1945 in Holzheim Belgium. Also in the grouping are three xerox copies of Edward Wild and dealing with him being killed in action. The first is his restricted marked report of burial, Also a letter written by his mother asking Major General Ulio about a missing diary that her son was writing that is now missing. She is requesting him to look into the matter. finally a receipt of his inventory of Personal Effects. Two Airborne training command patches and two marksmanship medals with Rifle and Bayonet clasps or bars. Excellent 82nd Airborne Division "All American Division" Initial training and conversion The 82nd Division was redesignated on 13 February 1942 during World War II, just two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the German declaration of war, as Division Headquarters, 82nd Division. It was recalled to active service on 25 March 1942, and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, under the command of Major General Omar Bradley. During this training period, the division brought together three officers who would ultimately steer the U.S. Army during the following two decades: Matthew Ridgway, James M. Gavin, and Maxwell D. Taylor. Under Major General Bradley, the 82nd Division's Chief of Staff was George Van Pope. On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The division initially consisted of the 325th, 326th and 327th Infantry Regiments, and supporting units. The 327th was soon transferred to help form the 101st Airborne Division and was replaced by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, leaving the division with two regiments of glider infantry and one of parachute infantry. In February 1943 the division received another change when the 326th was later transferred, being replaced by the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, under James M. Gavin, then a colonel, who was later destined to command the division. Sicily and Italy In April 1943, after several months of tough training, its troopers deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, under the command of Major General Ridgway to take part in the campaign to invade Sicily. The division's first two combat operations were parachute assaults into Sicily on 9 July and Salerno on 13 September 1943. The initial assault on Sicily, by the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, under Colonel Gavin, was the first regimental-sized combat parachute assault conducted by the United States Army. The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. Glider troopers of the 319th and 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalions and the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (and the 3rd Battalion of the 504th PIR) instead arrived in Italy by landing craft at Maiori (319th) and Salerno (320th, 325th). In January 1944, the 504th, commanded by Colonel Reuben Tucker, which was temporarily detached to fight at Anzio, adopted the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants", taken from an entry in a German officer's diary. The 504th was replaced in the division by the inexperienced 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel George V. Millet, Jr.. While the 504th was detached, the remainder of the 82nd Airborne Division moved to the United Kingdom in November 1943 to prepare for the liberation of Europe. See RAF North Witham and RAF Folkingham. Normandy With two combat drops under its belt, the 82nd Airborne Division was now ready for the most ambitious airborne operation of the war so far, as part of Operation Neptune, the Allied invasion of Normandy. The division conducted Mission Boston, part of the airborne assault phase of the Operation Overlord plan. In preparation for the operation, the division was significantly reorganized. To ease the integration of replacement troops, rest, and refitting following the fighting in Italy, the 504th PIR did not rejoin the division for the invasion. Two new parachute infantry regiments (PIRs), the 507th and the 508th, provided it, along with the veteran 505th, a three-parachute infantry regiment punch. The 325th was also reinforced by the addition of the 3rd Battalion of the 401st GIR, bringing it up to a strength of three battalions. On 5 and 6 June, these paratroopers, parachute artillery elements, and the 319th and 320th, boarded hundreds of transport planes and gliders to begin history's largest airborne assault at the time (only Operation Market Garden later that year would be larger). During the 6 June assault, a 508th platoon leader, First Lieutenant Robert P. Mathias, would be the first U.S. Army officer killed by Germ

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Nasa Flight Suit and medals owned by James Buchli. The flight suit's tag is very difficult to read in the neck but in part there is faded hand writing that says S/N 039. the tag reads as P/N: 63A232010 SIZE SR MFG. BY: QUAL CRAFT MFGS. The flight suit shows a lot of frying to the collar but other than that, it is in very good condition. Also in the grouping is a crew photo for 51-C and two NASA medals, Exceptional Bravery Medal and Space Flight Medal and finally another Crew patch of 51-C. These items were purchased from a Michigan based museum called "Michigan's Own Inc. Military and Space Museum. Military career Buchli received his commission in the United States Marine Corps following graduation from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1967. He graduated from Basic Infantry Officer's Course and was subsequently sent to the Republic of Vietnam for a 1-year tour of duty, where he served as a Platoon Commander with the 9th Marine Regiment, and then as Executive Officer and Company Commander for B Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He returned to the United States in 1969 for naval flight officer training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. After earning his wings, he spent the next 2 years assigned to VMFA-122 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. In 1973, he proceeded to duty with VMFA-115 at Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong in Thailand, and again MCAS Iwakuni. Upon completing this tour of duty, he again returned to the United States and participated in the Marine Advanced Degree Program at the University of West Florida. He was assigned subsequently to VMFA-312 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, and in 1977, to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. He has logged over 4,200 hours flying time: 4,000 hours in jet aircraft, including combat in the F-4 Phantom II. NASA career Buchli became a NASA astronaut in August 1979, selected as part of Group 8. He was a member of the support crew for STS-1 and STS-2, and On-Orbit CAPCOM for STS-2. A veteran of four space flights, Buchli has orbited the earth 319 times, traveling 7.74 million miles in 20 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes, 32 seconds. He served as a Mission Specialist on STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, and STS-48. From March 1989 till May 1992 he also served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office. On September 1, 1992, Buchli retired from the Marine Corps and the NASA Astronaut Office to accept a position as Manager, Space Station Systems Operations and Requirements with Boeing Defense and Space Group, at Huntsville, Alabama. In April 1993, he was reassigned as Boeing Deputy for Payload Operations, Space Station Freedom Program. Buchli currently serves as Operations & Utilization Manager for Space Station, Boeing Defense and Space Group, at Houston, Texas. Space flights STS-51-C flew the Space Shuttle Discovery, and was the first dedicated Department of Defense mission. Launched January 24, 1985, from Kennedy Space Center, STS-51-C performed its mission to deploy a modified Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle from the Space Shuttle. Landing occurred on January 27, 1985, after slightly more than three days on orbit, ending a mission lasting 73 hours, 33 minutes, and 27 seconds.STS-61-A, launched October 30, 1985 and landing November 6, saw the Space Shuttle Challenger perform a West German D-1 Spacelab mission. It was the first to carry eight crew members, then the largest crew to fly in space, and the first in which payload activities were controlled from outside the United States. More than 75 scientific experiments were completed in the areas of physiological sciences, materials processing, biology, and navigation, and the mission duration was 168 hours, 44 minutes, and 51 seconds. STS-29, flew the Discovery from March 13, 1989 to March 18, a five-day mission during in which the crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and performed numerous secondary experiments, including a space station "heat pipe" radiator experiment, two student experiments, a protein crystal growth experiment, and a chromosome and plant cell division experiment. In addition, the crew took over 3,000 photographs of the Earth using several types of cameras, including the IMAX 70 mm movie camera, during the 119 hours, 39 minutes, 40 second mission. STS-48, from September 12, to September 18, 1991, was a five-day mission during which the crew of the Discovery deployed the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) designed to provide scientists with their first complete data set on the upper atmosphere's chemistry, winds, and energy inputs. The crew also conducted numerous secondary experiments ranging from growing protein crystals, to studying how fluids and structures react in weightlessness. Mission duration was 128 hours, 27 minutes; 34 seconds.
Nasa Flight Suit and medals owned by James Buchli. The flight suit's tag is very difficult to read in the neck but in part there is faded hand writing that says S/N 039. ...morethe tag reads as P/N: 63A232010 SIZE SR MFG. BY: QUAL CRAFT MFGS. The flight suit shows a lot of frying to the collar but other than that, it is in very good condition. Also in the grouping is a crew photo for 51-C and two NASA medals, Exceptional Bravery Medal and Space Flight Medal and finally another Crew patch of 51-C. These items were purchased from a Michigan based museum called "Michigan's Own Inc. Military and Space Museum. Military career Buchli received his commission in the United States Marine Corps following graduation from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1967. He graduated from Basic Infantry Officer's Course and was subsequently sent to the Republic of Vietnam for a 1-year tour of duty, where he served as a Platoon Commander with the 9th Marine Regiment, and then as Executive Officer and Company Commander for B Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He returned to the United States in 1969 for naval flight officer training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. After earning his wings, he spent the next 2 years assigned to VMFA-122 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. In 1973, he proceeded to duty with VMFA-115 at Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong in Thailand, and again MCAS Iwakuni. Upon completing this tour of duty, he again returned to the United States and participated in the Marine Advanced Degree Program at the University of West Florida. He was assigned subsequently to VMFA-312 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, and in 1977, to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. He has logged over 4,200 hours flying time: 4,000 hours in jet aircraft, including combat in the F-4 Phantom II. NASA career Buchli became a NASA astronaut in August 1979, selected as part of Group 8. He was a member of the support crew for STS-1 and STS-2, and On-Orbit CAPCOM for STS-2. A veteran of four space flights, Buchli has orbited the earth 319 times, traveling 7.74 million miles in 20 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes, 32 seconds. He served as a Mission Specialist on STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, and STS-48. From March 1989 till May 1992 he also served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office. On September 1, 1992, Buchli retired from the Marine Corps and the NASA Astronaut Office to accept a position as Manager, Space Station Systems Operations and Requirements with Boeing Defense and Space Group, at Huntsville, Alabama. In April 1993, he was reassigned as Boeing Deputy for Payload Operations, Space Station Freedom Program. Buchli currently serves as Operations & Utilization Manager for Space Station, Boeing Defense and Space Group, at Houston, Texas. Space flights STS-51-C flew the Space Shuttle Discovery, and was the first dedicated Department of Defense mission. Launched January 24, 1985, from Kennedy Space Center, STS-51-C performed its mission to deploy a modified Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle from the Space Shuttle. Landing occurred on January 27, 1985, after slightly more than three days on orbit, ending a mission lasting 73 hours, 33 minutes, and 27 seconds.STS-61-A, launched October 30, 1985 and landing November 6, saw the Space Shuttle Challenger perform a West German D-1 Spacelab mission. It was the first to carry eight crew members, then the largest crew to fly in space, and the first in which payload activities were controlled from outside the United States. More than 75 scientific experiments were completed in the areas of physiological sciences, materials processing, biology, and navigation, and the mission duration was 168 hours, 44 minutes, and 51 seconds. STS-29, flew the Discovery from March 13, 1989 to March 18, a five-day mission during in which the crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and performed numerous secondary experiments, including a space station "heat pipe" radiator experiment, two student experiments, a protein crystal growth experiment, and a chromosome and plant cell division experiment. In addition, the crew took over 3,000 photographs of the Earth using several types of cameras, including the IMAX 70 mm movie camera, during the 119 hours, 39 minutes, 40 second mission. STS-48, from September 12, to September 18, 1991, was a five-day mission during which the crew of the Discovery deployed the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) designed to provide scientists with their first complete data set on the upper atmosphere's chemistry, winds, and energy inputs. The crew also conducted numerous secondary experiments ranging from growing protein crystals, to studying how fluids and structures react in weightlessness. Mission duration was 128 hours, 27 minutes; 34 seconds.

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WWII PAINTED A2 FLIGHT JACKET GROUPING W/ PATCHES

WWII PAINTED A2 FLIGHT JACKET GROUPING W/ PATCHES

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WWII US Army Air Corp Named Grouping of Frank "Clint" O'Bannon Jr. of the 464th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force to include 1) A-2 flight jacket with spec tag removed but roughly a size 38. Leather is still very supple with original cuffs and waistband with minor damage and a fully functioning Conmar zipper. The reverse of the jacket has been painted but overtime has almost lost what the painting was. The jacket has never had any insignia put on it or removed and I would say rates Excellent 2) Over 75 letters starting Dec. 1941 thru March 1945. Most are from him, a few from other friends and approx. 13 to him. Six letters have "Mission" or "Battle" content. Clint was very good in describing his thoughts and surroundings and does not hold much back, even to his parents. 3) Over two dozen large photos of bombing sites taken during the missions. 4) Full size Italian made 461st Bomb Group leather patch. 5) A second Theater made leather patch more modernly framed 6) Two sets of Miniature Medals 7) 461st Bomb Group set of Post War pins that is also nicely framed. 8) Collection of his Sons of the Revolutionary War pins. 9) 16 VHS tapes of war time base footage, post war interviews, reunions, ect. Some have been converted to DVD's. 10) Two large binders of the 461st BG History, one appears to be of original reports, the other copies of originals. 11) Other assorted images, post cards, training items and more. History World War II The group was constituted in May 1943 as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group and activated on 1 July at Wendover Field, Utah, with the 764th, 765th, 766th and 767th Bombardment Squadrons assigned. It trained under Second and Fourth Air Forces at several airfields in Utah, Idaho, and California, with group elements undergoing combat simulation training at the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics in Florida. The 461st deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in February 1944, the air echelon flying its B-24's via the South Atlantic route, stopping in North Africa before joining the ground echelon in Italy. It was assigned to the 49th Bombardment Wing of Fifteenth Air Force at Torretto Airfield, Italy, in late February. The group began combat operations in April, engaging in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. It engaged chiefly in bombardment of communications, industries, and other strategic objectives in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Greece. It supported counter-air operations by bombing enemy airdromes and aircraft centers, receiving a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for a mission on 13 April 1944 when the group battled its way through enemy defenses to attack an aircraft components plant in Budapest. The 461st BG conducted Oil Campaign of World War II operations against Brux Czechoslovakia; Blechhammer, Germany; and Moosbierbaum and Vienna in Austria. It received a second DUC for a July 1944 bombing of Ploie?ti despite flak, clouds, smoke, and fighters. Also operated in support of ground forces and flew some interdictory missions. It hit artillery positions in support of the Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France in August 1944 and flew supply missions to France in September. The group aided Operation Grapeshot, the spring 1945 Allied offensive in Italy, by attacking gun emplacements and troop concentrations. After V-E Day, the 461st dropped supplies to prisoner-of-war camps in Austria during May 1945. During its operations in the Mediterranean, the group suffered 108 aircraft lost in combat, and was credited with the destruction of 129 enemy aircraft. It dropped over 13,000 tons of bombs in over 46,000 hours of combat flying. The group began returning to the United States in early July. It reassembled at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota at the end of the month and was inactivated there on 28 August 1945
WWII US Army Air Corp Named Grouping of Frank "Clint" O'Bannon Jr. of the 464th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force to include 1) A-2 flight jacket with spec ...moretag removed but roughly a size 38. Leather is still very supple with original cuffs and waistband with minor damage and a fully functioning Conmar zipper. The reverse of the jacket has been painted but overtime has almost lost what the painting was. The jacket has never had any insignia put on it or removed and I would say rates Excellent 2) Over 75 letters starting Dec. 1941 thru March 1945. Most are from him, a few from other friends and approx. 13 to him. Six letters have "Mission" or "Battle" content. Clint was very good in describing his thoughts and surroundings and does not hold much back, even to his parents. 3) Over two dozen large photos of bombing sites taken during the missions. 4) Full size Italian made 461st Bomb Group leather patch. 5) A second Theater made leather patch more modernly framed 6) Two sets of Miniature Medals 7) 461st Bomb Group set of Post War pins that is also nicely framed. 8) Collection of his Sons of the Revolutionary War pins. 9) 16 VHS tapes of war time base footage, post war interviews, reunions, ect. Some have been converted to DVD's. 10) Two large binders of the 461st BG History, one appears to be of original reports, the other copies of originals. 11) Other assorted images, post cards, training items and more. History World War II The group was constituted in May 1943 as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group and activated on 1 July at Wendover Field, Utah, with the 764th, 765th, 766th and 767th Bombardment Squadrons assigned. It trained under Second and Fourth Air Forces at several airfields in Utah, Idaho, and California, with group elements undergoing combat simulation training at the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics in Florida. The 461st deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in February 1944, the air echelon flying its B-24's via the South Atlantic route, stopping in North Africa before joining the ground echelon in Italy. It was assigned to the 49th Bombardment Wing of Fifteenth Air Force at Torretto Airfield, Italy, in late February. The group began combat operations in April, engaging in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. It engaged chiefly in bombardment of communications, industries, and other strategic objectives in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Greece. It supported counter-air operations by bombing enemy airdromes and aircraft centers, receiving a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for a mission on 13 April 1944 when the group battled its way through enemy defenses to attack an aircraft components plant in Budapest. The 461st BG conducted Oil Campaign of World War II operations against Brux Czechoslovakia; Blechhammer, Germany; and Moosbierbaum and Vienna in Austria. It received a second DUC for a July 1944 bombing of Ploie?ti despite flak, clouds, smoke, and fighters. Also operated in support of ground forces and flew some interdictory missions. It hit artillery positions in support of the Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France in August 1944 and flew supply missions to France in September. The group aided Operation Grapeshot, the spring 1945 Allied offensive in Italy, by attacking gun emplacements and troop concentrations. After V-E Day, the 461st dropped supplies to prisoner-of-war camps in Austria during May 1945. During its operations in the Mediterranean, the group suffered 108 aircraft lost in combat, and was credited with the destruction of 129 enemy aircraft. It dropped over 13,000 tons of bombs in over 46,000 hours of combat flying. The group began returning to the United States in early July. It reassembled at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota at the end of the month and was inactivated there on 28 August 1945

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WWII US 1st RANGER BATTALION ID'ed LEATHER BRACE

WWII US 1st RANGER BATTALION ID'ed LEATHER BRACE

Lot # 500a (Sale Order: 561 of 784)      

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WWII Leather back brace named to Eugene Byron Gerkins ASN 1302994 1912-1987, who was wounded in action Oct. 8th 1943 in the back and used this back brace while he recovered. He carved into the leather everyplace he went during the war. He carved Commandos 1st Rangers 30th Infantry 1st Ranger Battalion A.B.S. Service of Supply North Africa Jesus Saves with a cross Invasion of Sicily Invasion of Italy Tunisia - Bone - Oran Nocera - Pagani - Pass Italy Sidi-Bel-Abbes Ferryville North Africa Mediterranean Sea Bizerete French Morocco Termini Cefaki Licata Paleramo Messina Chiunsaa Pass Eusda Tyrrhenian Sea Maori Trapani Salerno Casablanca World War II 1st Battalion goes active The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid, officially known as Operation Jubilee. Three Rangers were killed and several captured. The first American soldier killed in Europe in World War II was part of the Dieppe Raid, Ranger Lieutenant E. V. Loustalot. During the mission, the British Captain leading the assault was killed. Loustalot took command and with his men attacked a clifftop machine gun nest. Scaling the steep cliff, Loustalot was wounded three times and then was killed by enemy crossfire. North Africa The first efforts to stop the German infiltration of Europe were by the 1st Ranger Battalion. Attempting to prevent German occupation of seaports in North Africa, the 1st Ranger Battalion spearheaded an invasion at the Port of Arzew in Algeria. This was accomplished by executing a surprise night landing, silencing two gun batteries, and opening the way for the capture of Oran. In Tunisia in 1943, the 1st Battalion executed the first Ranger behind-the-lines night raid for the purpose of gaining information and terrorizing the enemy. On 11 February the Rangers took a 32-mile (51 km) journey, 12 on foot, for their first raid on an Italian camp at Sened Station. Using the cloak of night, the Rangers slipped in 50 yards (46 m) of the Italian outpost and began their attack. It took the battalion only 20 minutes to achieve area control. Fifty enemy were killed and an additional 10 were taken prisoner. Darby, along with fellow commanders, was awarded the Silver Star for this victory and the battalion itself gained the nickname the "Black Death" by the Italians.[2] Later, in March, American units were decimated time and again while trying to break through the critical mountain pass at Djbel Ank. Given this mission, the 1st Rangers undertook a twelve-mile (19 km) night march through rugged terrain to reach the heights of Djbel Ank where, at dawn, the Rangers surprised the enemy from the rear, capturing two hundred prisoners and giving General Patton an opening though which he began the final and victorious battle in North Africa. Rangers played a crucial role in the battle of El Guettar which immediately followed, for which the First Ranger Battalion won its first Presidential Unit Citation (US). Sicily and Italy The early success of the 1st Ranger Battalion brought about the creation of the 3rd and 4th Battalions. The original 1st Battalion was divided into thirds. One third of the headquarters and each company was placed in each of the Battalions 1-3-4. 3rd Ranger Battalion was Activated on 21 May 1943 at Nemours, Morocco, while 4th Ranger Battalion was activated on 29 May 1943 in Tunisia. To provide command and control for these three Ranger Battalions, the 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) was established. This force was rounded out with the addition of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, and the 2/509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The battle seasoned 1st Battalion moved into their newly assigned positions and trained their Ranger colleagues. The 1-3-4 Battalions were trained under Darby in Nemours, Morocco and prepared for the invasion of Sicily and Italy. Following the 1st Ranger Battalion success at the Amphibious Battle of Gela, all four of the initial Ranger Battalions were redesignated as Ranger Infantry Battalions on 1 August 1943 Had it not been for the accomplishments of the 1st Ranger Battalion in the early entry of WWII, there would be no Rangers today. Their successful invasions in North Africa opened the sea and its ports for the Allied forces. The Allies were now able to move ships and equipment to support subsequent campaigns, enabling the later forces to successfully infiltrate enemy lines along the African coast, in Sicily, and up into Italy. The Ranger Force targeted Salerno on 9 September 1943, and participated in the Naples-Foggia Campaign. Then they moved on to Anzio on 22 January 1944. The entire 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) was destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Cisterna, Italy on 30 January 1944,
WWII Leather back brace named to Eugene Byron Gerkins ASN 1302994 1912-1987, who was wounded in action Oct. 8th 1943 in the back and used this back brace while he recover...moreed. He carved into the leather everyplace he went during the war. He carved Commandos 1st Rangers 30th Infantry 1st Ranger Battalion A.B.S. Service of Supply North Africa Jesus Saves with a cross Invasion of Sicily Invasion of Italy Tunisia - Bone - Oran Nocera - Pagani - Pass Italy Sidi-Bel-Abbes Ferryville North Africa Mediterranean Sea Bizerete French Morocco Termini Cefaki Licata Paleramo Messina Chiunsaa Pass Eusda Tyrrhenian Sea Maori Trapani Salerno Casablanca World War II 1st Battalion goes active The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid, officially known as Operation Jubilee. Three Rangers were killed and several captured. The first American soldier killed in Europe in World War II was part of the Dieppe Raid, Ranger Lieutenant E. V. Loustalot. During the mission, the British Captain leading the assault was killed. Loustalot took command and with his men attacked a clifftop machine gun nest. Scaling the steep cliff, Loustalot was wounded three times and then was killed by enemy crossfire. North Africa The first efforts to stop the German infiltration of Europe were by the 1st Ranger Battalion. Attempting to prevent German occupation of seaports in North Africa, the 1st Ranger Battalion spearheaded an invasion at the Port of Arzew in Algeria. This was accomplished by executing a surprise night landing, silencing two gun batteries, and opening the way for the capture of Oran. In Tunisia in 1943, the 1st Battalion executed the first Ranger behind-the-lines night raid for the purpose of gaining information and terrorizing the enemy. On 11 February the Rangers took a 32-mile (51 km) journey, 12 on foot, for their first raid on an Italian camp at Sened Station. Using the cloak of night, the Rangers slipped in 50 yards (46 m) of the Italian outpost and began their attack. It took the battalion only 20 minutes to achieve area control. Fifty enemy were killed and an additional 10 were taken prisoner. Darby, along with fellow commanders, was awarded the Silver Star for this victory and the battalion itself gained the nickname the "Black Death" by the Italians.[2] Later, in March, American units were decimated time and again while trying to break through the critical mountain pass at Djbel Ank. Given this mission, the 1st Rangers undertook a twelve-mile (19 km) night march through rugged terrain to reach the heights of Djbel Ank where, at dawn, the Rangers surprised the enemy from the rear, capturing two hundred prisoners and giving General Patton an opening though which he began the final and victorious battle in North Africa. Rangers played a crucial role in the battle of El Guettar which immediately followed, for which the First Ranger Battalion won its first Presidential Unit Citation (US). Sicily and Italy The early success of the 1st Ranger Battalion brought about the creation of the 3rd and 4th Battalions. The original 1st Battalion was divided into thirds. One third of the headquarters and each company was placed in each of the Battalions 1-3-4. 3rd Ranger Battalion was Activated on 21 May 1943 at Nemours, Morocco, while 4th Ranger Battalion was activated on 29 May 1943 in Tunisia. To provide command and control for these three Ranger Battalions, the 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) was established. This force was rounded out with the addition of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, and the 2/509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The battle seasoned 1st Battalion moved into their newly assigned positions and trained their Ranger colleagues. The 1-3-4 Battalions were trained under Darby in Nemours, Morocco and prepared for the invasion of Sicily and Italy. Following the 1st Ranger Battalion success at the Amphibious Battle of Gela, all four of the initial Ranger Battalions were redesignated as Ranger Infantry Battalions on 1 August 1943 Had it not been for the accomplishments of the 1st Ranger Battalion in the early entry of WWII, there would be no Rangers today. Their successful invasions in North Africa opened the sea and its ports for the Allied forces. The Allies were now able to move ships and equipment to support subsequent campaigns, enabling the later forces to successfully infiltrate enemy lines along the African coast, in Sicily, and up into Italy. The Ranger Force targeted Salerno on 9 September 1943, and participated in the Naples-Foggia Campaign. Then they moved on to Anzio on 22 January 1944. The entire 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) was destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Cisterna, Italy on 30 January 1944,

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WWII 45TH DIVISION KIA OFFICER TRUNK GROUPING

WWII 45TH DIVISION KIA OFFICER TRUNK GROUPING

Lot # 501 (Sale Order: 562 of 784)      

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WWII US Army 45th Division KIA Killed In Action trunk grouping belonging to 2nd Lt. Charles J. Frame O-1299552. All articles are housed in his painted trunk just as it was when the items where shipped back to the next of kin. The items to include 1) Khaki Officers Visor Hat size marked 7 1/8 in near mint condition. 2) Chocolate Officer's Visor Hat tailored made in Columbus Ohio also size marked 7 1/8 in excellent condition. 3) Five neck ties with three being Khaki and the other two are black. 4) Several papers and notebooks dealing with training of men. 5) Sam Browne Officer's Belt with original felt bag size marked 34. 6) Cased Purple Heart (Not Named) American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal and finally his Combat Infantry Badge. 7) Five Overseas cap with two piped in Blue and one marked size 7 1/8 and two Khaki caps size marked 7 1/4 8) Set of enlisted puttees 9) Enlisted Tool service coat with US and Infantry collar brass size marked 37R 10) Officer's 2nd Lt. 45th Division patched jacket with Officer's brass. 11) Two sets of enlisted trousers 34X31 size marked in excellent condition. 12) Set of Pink Officer's trousers roughly the same size. 13) Two Khaki Officers shirts size marked 16 33 and 15 1/2 32 respectively 14) Khaki Officers trousers 14) Wool Overcoat 15) Wool Blanket. All items are in excellent condition. On 16 September 1940, the 45th Infantry Division, under Major General William S. Keys, was federalized from state control into the regular army force. It was one of four National Guard divisions to be federalized, alongside the 30th, the 41st and 44th Infantry Divisions, originally for a one-year period.[18] Its men immediately began basic combat training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Throughout 1942, it continued this training at Camp Barkeley, Texas,[20] before moving to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to undergo amphibious assault training in preparation for an invasion of Italy. It then moved to Pine Camp, New York briefly for winter warfare training, but was hampered by continuously poor weather. In January 1943 it moved to Fort Pickett, Virginia, for its final training. The division, now commanded by Major General Troy H. Middleton, a Regular Army soldier and highly distinguished World War I veteran, moved to the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation's Camp Patrick Henry to await combat loading on the transports. The division's two combat commands, the 89th and 90th Infantry Brigades, were not activated, as the army favored smaller and more versatile regimental commands for the new conflict. The 45th Infantry Division was instead based around the 157th, 179th, and 180th Infantry Regiments.[24] Also assigned to the division were the 158th, 160th, 171st, and 189th Field Artillery Battalions, the 45th Signal Company, the 700th Ordnance Company, the 45th Quartermaster Company, the 45th Reconnaissance Troop, the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 120th Medical Battalion. Sicily The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USS Ancon. By the time the 45th Division landed in North Africa on 22 June 1943, the Allies had largely secured the African theater. As a result, the division was not sent into combat upon arrival and instead commenced training at Arzew, French Morocco, in preparation for the invasion of Sicily. Allied intelligence estimated that the island was defended by approximately 230,000 troops, the majority of which were drawn mostly from weak Italian formations and two German divisions which had been reconstituted after being destroyed earlier. Against this, the Allies planned to land 180,000 troops, including the 45th Infantry Division, which was assigned to Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's II Corps, part of the U.S. Seventh Army under Lieutenant General George S. Patton, for the operation. The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. Landing near Scoglitti, the southernmost U.S. objective on the island, the division advanced north on the U.S. force's eastern flank. After initially encountering resistance from armor of the Herman Goering Division, the division advanced, supported by paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, who landed inland on 11 July.[32] The paratroopers, conducting their first combat jump of the war, then set up to protect the 45th's flank against German counterattack, but without weapons to counter heavy armor, the paratroopers had to rely on support from the 2nd Armored Division to repulse the German Tiger I tanks.
WWII US Army 45th Division KIA Killed In Action trunk grouping belonging to 2nd Lt. Charles J. Frame O-1299552. All articles are housed in his painted trunk just as it wa...mores when the items where shipped back to the next of kin. The items to include 1) Khaki Officers Visor Hat size marked 7 1/8 in near mint condition. 2) Chocolate Officer's Visor Hat tailored made in Columbus Ohio also size marked 7 1/8 in excellent condition. 3) Five neck ties with three being Khaki and the other two are black. 4) Several papers and notebooks dealing with training of men. 5) Sam Browne Officer's Belt with original felt bag size marked 34. 6) Cased Purple Heart (Not Named) American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal and finally his Combat Infantry Badge. 7) Five Overseas cap with two piped in Blue and one marked size 7 1/8 and two Khaki caps size marked 7 1/4 8) Set of enlisted puttees 9) Enlisted Tool service coat with US and Infantry collar brass size marked 37R 10) Officer's 2nd Lt. 45th Division patched jacket with Officer's brass. 11) Two sets of enlisted trousers 34X31 size marked in excellent condition. 12) Set of Pink Officer's trousers roughly the same size. 13) Two Khaki Officers shirts size marked 16 33 and 15 1/2 32 respectively 14) Khaki Officers trousers 14) Wool Overcoat 15) Wool Blanket. All items are in excellent condition. On 16 September 1940, the 45th Infantry Division, under Major General William S. Keys, was federalized from state control into the regular army force. It was one of four National Guard divisions to be federalized, alongside the 30th, the 41st and 44th Infantry Divisions, originally for a one-year period.[18] Its men immediately began basic combat training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Throughout 1942, it continued this training at Camp Barkeley, Texas,[20] before moving to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to undergo amphibious assault training in preparation for an invasion of Italy. It then moved to Pine Camp, New York briefly for winter warfare training, but was hampered by continuously poor weather. In January 1943 it moved to Fort Pickett, Virginia, for its final training. The division, now commanded by Major General Troy H. Middleton, a Regular Army soldier and highly distinguished World War I veteran, moved to the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation's Camp Patrick Henry to await combat loading on the transports. The division's two combat commands, the 89th and 90th Infantry Brigades, were not activated, as the army favored smaller and more versatile regimental commands for the new conflict. The 45th Infantry Division was instead based around the 157th, 179th, and 180th Infantry Regiments.[24] Also assigned to the division were the 158th, 160th, 171st, and 189th Field Artillery Battalions, the 45th Signal Company, the 700th Ordnance Company, the 45th Quartermaster Company, the 45th Reconnaissance Troop, the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 120th Medical Battalion. Sicily The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USS Ancon. By the time the 45th Division landed in North Africa on 22 June 1943, the Allies had largely secured the African theater. As a result, the division was not sent into combat upon arrival and instead commenced training at Arzew, French Morocco, in preparation for the invasion of Sicily. Allied intelligence estimated that the island was defended by approximately 230,000 troops, the majority of which were drawn mostly from weak Italian formations and two German divisions which had been reconstituted after being destroyed earlier. Against this, the Allies planned to land 180,000 troops, including the 45th Infantry Division, which was assigned to Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's II Corps, part of the U.S. Seventh Army under Lieutenant General George S. Patton, for the operation. The division was subsequently assigned a lead role in the amphibious assault on Sicily, coming ashore on 10 July. Landing near Scoglitti, the southernmost U.S. objective on the island, the division advanced north on the U.S. force's eastern flank. After initially encountering resistance from armor of the Herman Goering Division, the division advanced, supported by paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, who landed inland on 11 July.[32] The paratroopers, conducting their first combat jump of the war, then set up to protect the 45th's flank against German counterattack, but without weapons to counter heavy armor, the paratroopers had to rely on support from the 2nd Armored Division to repulse the German Tiger I tanks.

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WWII NUMBERED DSC MEDAL W WRAPPED BROOCH 13998

WWII NUMBERED DSC MEDAL W WRAPPED BROOCH 13998

Lot # 501a (Sale Order: 563 of 784)      

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Early numbered Distinguished Service Cross 13998. DSC is in excellent condition with original silk ribbon. The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force). The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I. In addition, a number of awards were made for actions before World War I. In many cases, these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which, at the time, was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could award, or recommend a Medal of Honor. Others were belated recognition of actions in the Philippines, on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion. The Distinguished Service Cross is distinct from the Distinguished Service Medal, which is awarded to persons in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility.
Early numbered Distinguished Service Cross 13998. DSC is in excellent condition with original silk ribbon. The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military ...moreaward that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force). The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I. In addition, a number of awards were made for actions before World War I. In many cases, these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which, at the time, was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could award, or recommend a Medal of Honor. Others were belated recognition of actions in the Philippines, on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion. The Distinguished Service Cross is distinct from the Distinguished Service Medal, which is awarded to persons in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN PARATROOPER GRAVITY KNIFE WW2

WWII NAZI GERMAN PARATROOPER GRAVITY KNIFE WW2

Lot # 502 (Sale Order: 564 of 784)      

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WWII German Fallschirmjager gravity knife, non maker marked blade. Serial numbered 563 4 on back of thumb tab. Some minor sharpening to blade. Mechanically still good. Overall excellent condition.
WWII German Fallschirmjager gravity knife, non maker marked blade. Serial numbered 563 4 on back of thumb tab. Some minor sharpening to blade. Mechanically still good. Ov...moreerall excellent condition.

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WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS 491ST BG A2 FLIGHT JACKET

WWII US ARMY AIR CORPS 491ST BG A2 FLIGHT JACKET

Lot # 503 (Sale Order: 565 of 784)      

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WWII Named CBI China Burma India patched A-2 Flight Jacket from the 491st Bomb Squadron. The jackets body is in very good condition but does have damage to the cuffs and waistband. The jackets name tap says E. Abrams. The jacket is a size 38 and the lining also showing wear and there is also a blood chit to the interior. The crown zipper is not functioning. The shoulders like the chest has theater made leather patches to them showing signs of wear but matching the condition of the coat. World War II. Very Good The 491st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated in September 1942 as a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber squadron at Karachi, India. It was assigned to the newly activated 341st Bombardment Group of Tenth Air Force. The squadron did not receive a full complement of aircraft and personnel until the end of the year. After moving to Chakulia Airfield, the squadron began combat operations, flying its first mission on 10 January 1943. For the remainder of the year the squadron was primarily tasked with interdicting Japanese lines of communication in Burma. The squadron was transferred to Fourteenth Air Force and moved to China in January 1944. Again the squadron's primary tasking was interdiction of Japanese lines of communication in China and eastern French Indochina (now Vietnam). In addition to strikes against airfields, bivouac and storage areas and bridges, the unit performed target of opportunity sweeps along roads, rivers and over the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea. When Japan surrendered, sixteen squadron aircrews and several aircraft maintenance personnel were in India undergoing transition training to Douglas A-26 Invader. About 31 August 1945 the remaining 491st personnel joined those in India. Those determined to meet rotation requirements embarked on a transport ship and returned to the United States, arriving on 1 November. The squadron was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 2 November 1945.
WWII Named CBI China Burma India patched A-2 Flight Jacket from the 491st Bomb Squadron. The jackets body is in very good condition but does have damage to the cuffs and ...morewaistband. The jackets name tap says E. Abrams. The jacket is a size 38 and the lining also showing wear and there is also a blood chit to the interior. The crown zipper is not functioning. The shoulders like the chest has theater made leather patches to them showing signs of wear but matching the condition of the coat. World War II. Very Good The 491st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated in September 1942 as a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber squadron at Karachi, India. It was assigned to the newly activated 341st Bombardment Group of Tenth Air Force. The squadron did not receive a full complement of aircraft and personnel until the end of the year. After moving to Chakulia Airfield, the squadron began combat operations, flying its first mission on 10 January 1943. For the remainder of the year the squadron was primarily tasked with interdicting Japanese lines of communication in Burma. The squadron was transferred to Fourteenth Air Force and moved to China in January 1944. Again the squadron's primary tasking was interdiction of Japanese lines of communication in China and eastern French Indochina (now Vietnam). In addition to strikes against airfields, bivouac and storage areas and bridges, the unit performed target of opportunity sweeps along roads, rivers and over the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea. When Japan surrendered, sixteen squadron aircrews and several aircraft maintenance personnel were in India undergoing transition training to Douglas A-26 Invader. About 31 August 1945 the remaining 491st personnel joined those in India. Those determined to meet rotation requirements embarked on a transport ship and returned to the United States, arriving on 1 November. The squadron was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 2 November 1945.

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WW2 BRITISH FAIRBAIRN/SYKES FIGHTING KNIFE SHEATH

WW2 BRITISH FAIRBAIRN/SYKES FIGHTING KNIFE SHEATH

Lot # 504 (Sale Order: 566 of 784)      

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A third pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife with a 17cm stiletto style blade with high central spine. The cast blackened brass handle, with twenty-seven concentric rings, is marked with a "1" which indicates the mold that was used to make it. The knife has a straight 2" wide crossguard. The brown leather scabbard has a, round tipped, riveted on, blackened brass fitting to the bottom and raised, stitched spine to reverse. Sewn to the spine are leather tabs that were used for stitching the sheath to clothing. Riveted to the top of the scabbard is a leather tab with slashes for leg straps and the remains of the elastic retaining strap for the knife. The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife came about through the need for a good fighting knife for the newly formed commando units. W. E. Fairbairn, E. A. Sykes and Robert Wilkinson Latham of the Wilkinson Sword Company, had a meeting in November of 1940 at which W. E. Fairbairn and E. A. Sykes described the knife they wanted and preliminary sketches were drawn up and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife was created. There were three major patterns of the knife produced.
A third pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife with a 17cm stiletto style blade with high central spine. The cast blackened brass handle, with twenty-seven concentric rin...moregs, is marked with a "1" which indicates the mold that was used to make it. The knife has a straight 2" wide crossguard. The brown leather scabbard has a, round tipped, riveted on, blackened brass fitting to the bottom and raised, stitched spine to reverse. Sewn to the spine are leather tabs that were used for stitching the sheath to clothing. Riveted to the top of the scabbard is a leather tab with slashes for leg straps and the remains of the elastic retaining strap for the knife. The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife came about through the need for a good fighting knife for the newly formed commando units. W. E. Fairbairn, E. A. Sykes and Robert Wilkinson Latham of the Wilkinson Sword Company, had a meeting in November of 1940 at which W. E. Fairbairn and E. A. Sykes described the knife they wanted and preliminary sketches were drawn up and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife was created. There were three major patterns of the knife produced.

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CANADIAN GENERAL BATTLEDRESS JACKET WITH INSIGNIA

CANADIAN GENERAL BATTLEDRESS JACKET WITH INSIGNIA

Lot # 504a (Sale Order: 567 of 784)      

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Canadian battledress jacket, dated 1953, marked size 8, chest 37-38. Has "CANADA" arcs, and rank insignia for General on both shoulders. Has Canadian pilot wings and 4 rows of sewn-on ribbon bars denoting service in Italy and Africa during World War II, as well as UN missions postwar, and personal awards of the Knight of the British Empire, the Military Cross, and the Distinguished Service Order. Has General Officer red gorget tabs on the lapels. Unfortunately, not named. Excellent
Canadian battledress jacket, dated 1953, marked size 8, chest 37-38. Has "CANADA" arcs, and rank insignia for General on both shoulders. Has Canadian pilot wings and 4 ro...morews of sewn-on ribbon bars denoting service in Italy and Africa during World War II, as well as UN missions postwar, and personal awards of the Knight of the British Empire, the Military Cross, and the Distinguished Service Order. Has General Officer red gorget tabs on the lapels. Unfortunately, not named. Excellent

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WWII FREE FRENCH 1ST ARMY POW UNIFORM JACKET

WWII FREE FRENCH 1ST ARMY POW UNIFORM JACKET

Lot # 504b (Sale Order: 568 of 784)      

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WWII era uniform jacket with patches, ribbons, and medals. Snap-on Bevo style patch on left shoulder "Rhine et Danube" is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 1st Army of Free France. Ribbons denote awards of the Liberation of France Commemoration medal with France and Allgemeine clasps, the Combattant's Cross, the Prisoner, hostage and Deportee's medal, the Escapee's Medal, and the two medals are for the Liberation of France during World War II and the World War II French Croix de Guerre. Has French bursting shell insignia on the lapels, silk lining and linen lined sleeves. This soldier was evidently taken prisoner while fighting in combat and escaped. Domed brass buttons, coat tailor tag "Bayard" has slight moth nips at the collar and back. Otherwise excellent.
WWII era uniform jacket with patches, ribbons, and medals. Snap-on Bevo style patch on left shoulder "Rhine et Danube" is the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 1st Army of ...moreFree France. Ribbons denote awards of the Liberation of France Commemoration medal with France and Allgemeine clasps, the Combattant's Cross, the Prisoner, hostage and Deportee's medal, the Escapee's Medal, and the two medals are for the Liberation of France during World War II and the World War II French Croix de Guerre. Has French bursting shell insignia on the lapels, silk lining and linen lined sleeves. This soldier was evidently taken prisoner while fighting in combat and escaped. Domed brass buttons, coat tailor tag "Bayard" has slight moth nips at the collar and back. Otherwise excellent.

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WWII NAZI GERMAN HJ FANFARE TRUMPET BANNER WW2

WWII NAZI GERMAN HJ FANFARE TRUMPET BANNER WW2

Lot # 505 (Sale Order: 569 of 784)      

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An approximately 48cm square, double sided, multi-piece cotton construction banner, with four doubled tie strings along its upper edge for affixing it to a trumpet. Double sided with the typical HJ pattern swastika with red and white field while the other side is adorned with the single sig rune. A 30mm white fringe runs along both sides and the bottom of the banner. White portions show the expected light age yellowing, but overall very nice untouched example. The origins of the Hitler Jugend, (Hitler Youth), may be traced back to March 1922 with the formation of the Jugendbund der NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (Youth League of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party), under control of the SA, Sturmabteilung, (Storm/Assault Detachment). In April 1924 the Jugendbund der NSDAP was renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement), and on July 4TH 1926 the Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung was officially renamed Hitler Jugend Bund der deutschen Arbeiterjugend, (Hitler Youth League of German Worker Youth).
An approximately 48cm square, double sided, multi-piece cotton construction banner, with four doubled tie strings along its upper edge for affixing it to a trumpet. Doubl...moree sided with the typical HJ pattern swastika with red and white field while the other side is adorned with the single sig rune. A 30mm white fringe runs along both sides and the bottom of the banner. White portions show the expected light age yellowing, but overall very nice untouched example. The origins of the Hitler Jugend, (Hitler Youth), may be traced back to March 1922 with the formation of the Jugendbund der NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (Youth League of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party), under control of the SA, Sturmabteilung, (Storm/Assault Detachment). In April 1924 the Jugendbund der NSDAP was renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement), and on July 4TH 1926 the Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung was officially renamed Hitler Jugend Bund der deutschen Arbeiterjugend, (Hitler Youth League of German Worker Youth).

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WWII NAZI GERMAN U-BOAT COMBAT CLASP & VISOR WW2

WWII NAZI GERMAN U-BOAT COMBAT CLASP & VISOR WW2

Lot # 506 (Sale Order: 570 of 784)      

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WWII Kriegsmarine lot to include 1) WWII Nazi German Kriegsmarine U-Boat Combat Clasp, Silver Grade. Zinc with silver wash finish, this is the 2nd pattern of the badge, complete with wide scalloped or ‘fluted’ horizontal wearing pin, reverse makers marked: ‘Entwurf Peekhaus, Ausf. Schwerin-Berlin 68’. The badge appears to have been at some stage de-nazified with the swastika removed and then now professionally restored. The badge is also additionally scratch engraved with what appears to be the recipient’s surname. Extremely Rare. The award was instituted on 15 May, 1944 to bring the U-boat force in line with other branches of the German armed forces, all of which had a similar medal to recognize valor. There were no specified merits for earning the award; decoration was based on the recommendations of the U-boat commander and subject to approval by Karl Dönitz. Awards were often due to the number of patrols completed or demonstrations of valor in combat. According to Horst von Schroeder of U-123, 90 days were required to receive the bronze award, 180 days to receive the silver award, and although never created, 300 days were proposed for the gold award. 2) WWII NAZI GERMAN KREIGSMARINE OFFICER'S VISOR. The cap has a navy blue wool covering to the top edge with a row scalloped edges in gold bullion threads indicating Company Grade Officers. The forward edge of the visor is trimmed in simulated black leather.
WWII Kriegsmarine lot to include 1) WWII Nazi German Kriegsmarine U-Boat Combat Clasp, Silver Grade. Zinc with silver wash finish, this is the 2nd pattern of the badge, c...moreomplete with wide scalloped or ‘fluted’ horizontal wearing pin, reverse makers marked: ‘Entwurf Peekhaus, Ausf. Schwerin-Berlin 68’. The badge appears to have been at some stage de-nazified with the swastika removed and then now professionally restored. The badge is also additionally scratch engraved with what appears to be the recipient’s surname. Extremely Rare. The award was instituted on 15 May, 1944 to bring the U-boat force in line with other branches of the German armed forces, all of which had a similar medal to recognize valor. There were no specified merits for earning the award; decoration was based on the recommendations of the U-boat commander and subject to approval by Karl Dönitz. Awards were often due to the number of patrols completed or demonstrations of valor in combat. According to Horst von Schroeder of U-123, 90 days were required to receive the bronze award, 180 days to receive the silver award, and although never created, 300 days were proposed for the gold award. 2) WWII NAZI GERMAN KREIGSMARINE OFFICER'S VISOR. The cap has a navy blue wool covering to the top edge with a row scalloped edges in gold bullion threads indicating Company Grade Officers. The forward edge of the visor is trimmed in simulated black leather.

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WWII US NAVY REAR ADMIRAL NAMED OVERCOAT TO HERO

WWII US NAVY REAR ADMIRAL NAMED OVERCOAT TO HERO

Lot # 507 (Sale Order: 571 of 784)      

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WWII Overcoat of Rear Admiral Edwin Parsons . The overcoat is in excellent condition retaining the rand insignia to the lower sleeves. The overcoat is named to the interior and is roughly a size 40R Early life Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Parsons graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1910 and after attending the University of Pennsylvania, moved to California, where he learned to fly at Dominguez Field, Carson, in 1912, then spent 1913–1915 in the Mexican Army's Aviation Corps. At one point, Pancho Villa wanted him to train airmen; however, Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico scotched Parsons' interest. Parsons was brevetted by Villa as a Captain at a salary of $200 per month, payable in gold. Parsons' attempt to teach some of Villa's cavalrymen to fly foundered on their lack of mechanical ability. Parsons also is reported to have been responsible for purchasing and later flying a Curtiss Model D two-seated pusher, as well as fetching needed parts from El Paso. Parsons departed as the Mexican Revolutionary movement split between Villa and Venustiano Carranza. World War I Thus Parsons was an experienced combat pilot when the war began. He went to France at the end of 1915. He served with the United States Ambulance service before enlisting in the French Foreign Legion. In 1916, he became a pilot in the Aéronautique Militaire (French Air Service) and, beginning in January 1917, he flew with the famed Lafayette Escadrille. He was credited with one victory and flew many times as Raoul Lufbery's wingman. He later elected to stay in the French air service instead of transferring to the USAAS when his unit was Americanized in February 1918. He was assigned to the French squadron SPA3 in 1918 where he was credited with an additional 7 victories for a total of 8 victories confirmed. Parsons was a tangential figure in a spectacular performance on 9 May. It was sparked by a disagreement between René Fonck on one hand, and Parsons and his friend Frank Baylies on the other. Although Fonck's three dozen victories spoke for themselves, the American duo believed that the Frenchman's attitude in his actual speech was atrocious. Perturbed by Fonck's highhanded lectures on aerial success, the two Americans bet Fonck a bottle of champagne that one of them would shoot down an enemy plane before Fonck. Baylies took off despite hazy weather and shot down a Halberstadt CL.II. Back at the airfield, rather than pay off the bet, a sulky Fonck badgered the Americans to change the terms of the bet to whoever shot down the most Germans that day would win. Lingering fog kept Fonck grounded most of the day. It was well into the afternoon before it cleared enough for him to take off at 1500 hours. Between 1600 and 1605 hours, he shot down three enemy two-seater reconnaissance planes. A couple of hours later, he repeated the feat. Understanding the importance of reconnaissance planes, with their potential to direct intensive artillery fire onto French troops, Fonck concentrated his attentions upon them; six shot down within a three-hour span proved it. List of aerial victories Confirmed victories are numbered and listed chronologically. Unconfirmed victories are denoted by "u/c" and may or may not be listed by date. No. Date/time Aircraft Foe Result Location Notes 1 4 September 1917 @ 0940 hours Nieuport Rumpler reconnaissance plane Destroyed Neuilly 2 6 May 1918 @ 1715 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed West of Montdidier 3 16 May 1918 @ 0945 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Montdidier 4 19 May 1918 @ 1220 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Montdidier Shared victory with two French pilots 5 20 May 1918 @ 0915 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Gratibus 6 26 August 1918 Spad Fokker D.VII Destroyed Morchain 7 26 September 1918 @ 1800 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed South of Tahure Victory shared with Pierre Pendaries and another French pilot 8 1 October 1918 @ 1510 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Somme-Py Between the World Wars When the war ended, Parsons returned to the United States and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent from 1920–1923, but left to form his own unsuccessful private detective agency. With the help the film director and former World War I aviator William A. Wellman, Parsons was hired by Paramount as a technical consultant, working on the Oscar-winning Wings (1927), and on Howard Hughes epic Hell's Angels (1930), amongst others. Parsons also worked as a screenwriter, occasional actor, and technical director. He wrote articles for magazines, as well as authoring a book. He also wrote and narrated a radio series about his experiences, Heroes of the Lafayette.[8] Whilst in Hollywood in the mid 1930s he was a member of the Hollywood Hussars militia cavalry unit.
WWII Overcoat of Rear Admiral Edwin Parsons . The overcoat is in excellent condition retaining the rand insignia to the lower sleeves. The overcoat is named to the interi...moreor and is roughly a size 40R Early life Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Parsons graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1910 and after attending the University of Pennsylvania, moved to California, where he learned to fly at Dominguez Field, Carson, in 1912, then spent 1913–1915 in the Mexican Army's Aviation Corps. At one point, Pancho Villa wanted him to train airmen; however, Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico scotched Parsons' interest. Parsons was brevetted by Villa as a Captain at a salary of $200 per month, payable in gold. Parsons' attempt to teach some of Villa's cavalrymen to fly foundered on their lack of mechanical ability. Parsons also is reported to have been responsible for purchasing and later flying a Curtiss Model D two-seated pusher, as well as fetching needed parts from El Paso. Parsons departed as the Mexican Revolutionary movement split between Villa and Venustiano Carranza. World War I Thus Parsons was an experienced combat pilot when the war began. He went to France at the end of 1915. He served with the United States Ambulance service before enlisting in the French Foreign Legion. In 1916, he became a pilot in the Aéronautique Militaire (French Air Service) and, beginning in January 1917, he flew with the famed Lafayette Escadrille. He was credited with one victory and flew many times as Raoul Lufbery's wingman. He later elected to stay in the French air service instead of transferring to the USAAS when his unit was Americanized in February 1918. He was assigned to the French squadron SPA3 in 1918 where he was credited with an additional 7 victories for a total of 8 victories confirmed. Parsons was a tangential figure in a spectacular performance on 9 May. It was sparked by a disagreement between René Fonck on one hand, and Parsons and his friend Frank Baylies on the other. Although Fonck's three dozen victories spoke for themselves, the American duo believed that the Frenchman's attitude in his actual speech was atrocious. Perturbed by Fonck's highhanded lectures on aerial success, the two Americans bet Fonck a bottle of champagne that one of them would shoot down an enemy plane before Fonck. Baylies took off despite hazy weather and shot down a Halberstadt CL.II. Back at the airfield, rather than pay off the bet, a sulky Fonck badgered the Americans to change the terms of the bet to whoever shot down the most Germans that day would win. Lingering fog kept Fonck grounded most of the day. It was well into the afternoon before it cleared enough for him to take off at 1500 hours. Between 1600 and 1605 hours, he shot down three enemy two-seater reconnaissance planes. A couple of hours later, he repeated the feat. Understanding the importance of reconnaissance planes, with their potential to direct intensive artillery fire onto French troops, Fonck concentrated his attentions upon them; six shot down within a three-hour span proved it. List of aerial victories Confirmed victories are numbered and listed chronologically. Unconfirmed victories are denoted by "u/c" and may or may not be listed by date. No. Date/time Aircraft Foe Result Location Notes 1 4 September 1917 @ 0940 hours Nieuport Rumpler reconnaissance plane Destroyed Neuilly 2 6 May 1918 @ 1715 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed West of Montdidier 3 16 May 1918 @ 0945 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Montdidier 4 19 May 1918 @ 1220 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Montdidier Shared victory with two French pilots 5 20 May 1918 @ 0915 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Gratibus 6 26 August 1918 Spad Fokker D.VII Destroyed Morchain 7 26 September 1918 @ 1800 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed South of Tahure Victory shared with Pierre Pendaries and another French pilot 8 1 October 1918 @ 1510 hours Spad German two-seater Destroyed Somme-Py Between the World Wars When the war ended, Parsons returned to the United States and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent from 1920–1923, but left to form his own unsuccessful private detective agency. With the help the film director and former World War I aviator William A. Wellman, Parsons was hired by Paramount as a technical consultant, working on the Oscar-winning Wings (1927), and on Howard Hughes epic Hell's Angels (1930), amongst others. Parsons also worked as a screenwriter, occasional actor, and technical director. He wrote articles for magazines, as well as authoring a book. He also wrote and narrated a radio series about his experiences, Heroes of the Lafayette.[8] Whilst in Hollywood in the mid 1930s he was a member of the Hollywood Hussars militia cavalry unit.

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WWII MARINE RAIDER FIGHTING KNIFE GROUPING ID'ed

WWII MARINE RAIDER FIGHTING KNIFE GROUPING ID'ed

Lot # 508 (Sale Order: 572 of 784)      

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WWII Marine Corps identified knife grouping consisting of 1) ID'd WWII U.S. MARINE CORPS RAIDER STILETTO FIGHTING KNIFE. ID'd circa 1942 U.S. Marine Corps Raider issue Stiletto Fighting Knife and its original Sheath. The knife once belonged to Walter C. Witt Jr. USMCR 1942-46 2nd Marine Regiment and fought in Saipan and Iwo Jima. This is a textbook example of one of these very rare CAMILLUS manufactured knives. The handles on these are very fragile as they were manufactured of a zinc alloy that has almost always cracked over the years. This knife exhibits none of this cracking. The blade remains in its full 7.2 inches in length and has never been re-tipped. The leather sheath with metal fittings is original to the knife, is all intact including its leather leg thong, is not oilsoaked, and presents nicely on display. Attached to the scabbard is his dogtag named WALTER CARL WITT 451916 O T. 9/42 USMCR. 2) WWII Named handmade fighting made from a WW1 German Butcher bayonet. On he knuckle guard is his name stamped W. C. Witt. 3) Collins & Co. Machete No. 191 without a scabbard
WWII Marine Corps identified knife grouping consisting of 1) ID'd WWII U.S. MARINE CORPS RAIDER STILETTO FIGHTING KNIFE. ID'd circa 1942 U.S. Marine Corps Raider issue St...moreiletto Fighting Knife and its original Sheath. The knife once belonged to Walter C. Witt Jr. USMCR 1942-46 2nd Marine Regiment and fought in Saipan and Iwo Jima. This is a textbook example of one of these very rare CAMILLUS manufactured knives. The handles on these are very fragile as they were manufactured of a zinc alloy that has almost always cracked over the years. This knife exhibits none of this cracking. The blade remains in its full 7.2 inches in length and has never been re-tipped. The leather sheath with metal fittings is original to the knife, is all intact including its leather leg thong, is not oilsoaked, and presents nicely on display. Attached to the scabbard is his dogtag named WALTER CARL WITT 451916 O T. 9/42 USMCR. 2) WWII Named handmade fighting made from a WW1 German Butcher bayonet. On he knuckle guard is his name stamped W. C. Witt. 3) Collins & Co. Machete No. 191 without a scabbard

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WWII KRAG RIFLE NORWEGIAN BAYONET & SCABBARD

WWII KRAG RIFLE NORWEGIAN BAYONET & SCABBARD

Lot # 509 (Sale Order: 573 of 784)      

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SUPER RARE ORIGINAL NORWEGIAN M 1944 KRAG JORGENSEN RIFLE BAYONET AND SHEATH.Excellent condition. In 1st August 1944 4600 bayonets were ordered from Erik Anton Berg's Fabriks Aktiebolag' in Eskilstuna.
SUPER RARE ORIGINAL NORWEGIAN M 1944 KRAG JORGENSEN RIFLE BAYONET AND SHEATH.Excellent condition. In 1st August 1944 4600 bayonets were ordered from Erik Anton Berg's Fab...moreriks Aktiebolag' in Eskilstuna.

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WWII NAZI & NORWEGIAN MILITARY KRAG RIFLE BAYONET

WWII NAZI & NORWEGIAN MILITARY KRAG RIFLE BAYONET

Lot # 510 (Sale Order: 574 of 784)      

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Norwegian Krag Jorgensen M.1894 bayonet with Nazi waffenampt Wa184 on the crossguard. Marked on the blade. Complete with steel scabbard. Serial number 28 on the scabbard! CONDITION: Overall condition is excellent. Blade is in fine condition, with some sharpening marks. The hardwood grips show minimal to no wear. No dents to the scabbard
Norwegian Krag Jorgensen M.1894 bayonet with Nazi waffenampt Wa184 on the crossguard. Marked on the blade. Complete with steel scabbard. Serial number 28 on the scabbard!...more CONDITION: Overall condition is excellent. Blade is in fine condition, with some sharpening marks. The hardwood grips show minimal to no wear. No dents to the scabbard

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ITALIAN FIGHTING KNIFE ASSALTATORI ASSAULT TROOPS

ITALIAN FIGHTING KNIFE ASSALTATORI ASSAULT TROOPS

Lot # 511 (Sale Order: 575 of 784)      

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A quite rare and interesting Italian fighting knife. This is the model 1960 knife for assault troops. It bears much resemblance with both the Italian WWII fighting knives and Mannlicher-Carcano bayonets. The blade was made in 1959 in the army factory in Torino, this is fine that the blade was made in 1959 and the knife bears the name of model 1960 since the officail adoptation of the knife followed first bunch of the knives made from trials. Condition of the knife is near MINT. Markings are very clear on the pommel cap
A quite rare and interesting Italian fighting knife. This is the model 1960 knife for assault troops. It bears much resemblance with both the Italian WWII fighting knives...more and Mannlicher-Carcano bayonets. The blade was made in 1959 in the army factory in Torino, this is fine that the blade was made in 1959 and the knife bears the name of model 1960 since the officail adoptation of the knife followed first bunch of the knives made from trials. Condition of the knife is near MINT. Markings are very clear on the pommel cap

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