11/20/18 Military Collectibles & Firearms Auction.
Auction closed.
Auction closed.
11/20/18 Military Collectibles & Firearms Auction.
Auction closed.
Auction closed.
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11/20/18 Military Collectibles & Firearms Auction.
Closed Lots
WWI TRENCH KNIFE
WWI TRIANGULAR BLADE U.S. M1917 TRENCH KNIFE BY HENRY DISSTON & SONS. NICKNAMED THE "KNUCKLEDUSTER". THE M1917 FEATURES A TRIANGULAR STILETTO BLADE, WOODEN GRIP, METAL KNUCKLE GUARD, AND A ROUNDED POMMEL. THIS KNIFE WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KILL OR GRAVELY INCAPACITATE AN ENEMY SOLDIER AT CLOSE QUARTERS, AS MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED IN A TRENCHLINE OR OTHER CONFINED AREA SO THIS KNIFE WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO A NEED FOR A CLOSE COMBAT WEAPON FOR SOLDIERS CONDUCTING ASSAULTS AND RAIDS ON ENEMY TRENCH LINES DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. THIS KNIFE HAS THE ORIGINAL LEATHER SHEATH AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE!
BAYONET SWORD
YATAGHAN SWORD BAYONET FOR USE ON THE 11 MM. FRENCH M1866 CHASSEPOT NEEDLE-FIRE RIFLE. THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE IN 1867 BY THE FRENCH STATE ARSENAL, MANUFACTURE D'ARMES TULLE, USING A BLADE MADE BY THE FIRM OF GUSTAVE FELIX IN GERMANY. THE BAYONET WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1870?71. THE SCABBARD IS MODIFIED BY FITTING A GERMAN FROG STUD, SO THAT IT MAY BE CARRIED USING A M1871 BELT FROG. THESE MODIFIED BAYONETS WERE REISSUED TO GERMAN REAR-ECHELON TROOPS AS SIDEARMS AND SOME WERE MODIFIED TO FIT GERMAN RIFLES DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
BAYONET SWORD
WWI BRITISH 1907 SMLE BAYONET MADE BY SANDERSON. THE OVERALL LENGTH IS 22-1/2 IN AND THE BLADE LENGTH IS 17 IN. THE WOOD GRIPS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. ONE SIDE OF THE RICASSO HAS A "CROWN/1907/SANDERSON", THE OTHER SIDE HAS SOME PROOFS AND THE AUSTRALIA ARROW. THE CATCH BUTTON IS FUNCTIONAL
2 MINI ARTILLERY GUNS
LOT OF 2 VINTAGE MINI ARTILLERY GUN TOYS: 4 IN X 3.5 IN. (1 IS MISSING A WHEEL)
GAS MASK LENS
PAIR OF LEDERSCHUTZMASKE LENSES WRAPPED IN A WAXED PAPER BAG WITH THE WORDS 'KLARSCHEIBEN VOR FEUCHTIGKEIT SCHUTZEN NICHT WISCHEN, NUR AM RAND ANFASSEN, SO EINLEGEN:' ('FOR PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE DO NOT WIPE, HOLD BY EDGES TO INSERT.') PRINTED IN BLACK UPON IT. THE EYEPIECES ARE OF YELLOWED CELLULOID, WITH CARDBOARD BACKING DISKS TO PROTECT THEIR GELATINE COATED INNER SURFACES FROM MOISTURE. BOTH PIECES HAVE SOME DAMAGE BUT ARE FOR THE MOST PART INTACT
MUSICIAN SWORD
MODEL 1840 MUSICIANS SWORD. THE MODEL 1840 MUSICIANS SWORD WAS INTENDED FOR MUSICIANS AND WERE CEREMONIAL IN PURPOSE, BEING WORN BY THE MUSICIANS DURING DRILL AND FORMATIONS. THE SWORD COULD BE USED IN A FIGHT, BUT ONLY AS A WEAPON OF LAST RESORT. STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE AN ALL BRASS HANDLE, GRIP GIVES THE APPEARANCE OF WIRE WRAP BUT IS INTEGRAL WITH THE HANDLE. MANUFACTURED BY AMES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS. MARKS ON RICASSO, "MADE BY / AMES MFG CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS.". BLADE LENGTH 28IN.
GREEN PENCIL SHARPENER
VINTAGE TRU POINT LEAD POINTER DRAFTING TOOL PENCIL SHARPENER MODEL D-3760. GREEN IN COLOR AND APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!
PAIR OF STOVETOP BURNERS
PAIR OF VINTAGE STOVETOP BURNERS FOR A CAST IRON STOVE. MARKED "8" AND "288"
BRODIE HELMET
WWI MARK I BRODIE HELMET. THE BRODIE HELMET IS A STEEL COMBAT HELMET DESIGNED AND PATENTED IN LONDON IN 1915 BY JOHN LEOPOLD BRODIE. IN MODIFIED FORM IT BECAME THE HELMET, STEEL, MARK I IN BRITAIN AND THE M1917 HELMET IN THE U.S. COLLOQUIALLY, IT WAS CALLED THE SHRAPNEL HELMET, BATTLE BOWLER, TOMMY HELMET, TIN HAT, AND IN THE UNITED STATES THE DOUGHBOY HELMET. IT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE DISHPAN HAT, TIN PAN HAT, WASHBASIN, BATTLE BOWLER (WHEN WORN BY OFFICERS), AND KELLY HELMET. THE GERMAN ARMY CALLED IT THE SALATSCH...SSEL (SALAD BOWL).
STAHLHELM
VINTAGE NAZI STAHLHELM WITH EAGLE AND SWASTIKA INSIGNIA ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WITH STRAP. STAHLHELM (PLURAL STAHLHELME) IS GERMAN FOR "STEEL HELMET". THE IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY BEGAN TO REPLACE THE TRADITIONAL BOILED LEATHER PICKELHAUBE (SPIKED COMBAT HELMET) WITH THE STAHLHELM DURING WORLD WAR I IN 1916. THE TERM STAHLHELM REFERS BOTH TO A GENERIC STEEL HELMET, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE DISTINCTIVE (AND ICONIC) GERMAN DESIGN. THE STAHLHELM, WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE "COAL SCUTTLE" SHAPE, WAS INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE AND BECAME A COMMON ELEMENT OF MILITARY PROPAGANDA ON BOTH SIDES, JUST LIKE THE PICKELHAUBE BEFORE IT. ITS NAME WAS ALSO USED BY THE STAHLHELM, A PARAMILITARY NATIONALIST ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AT THE END OF 1918.
COLT REVOLVER
ANTIQUE COLT REVOLVER WITH OCTAGON BARREL. THIS PIECE APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION BUT IS MISSING THE CYLINDER.
E. PACK & SOHNE BAYONET
E. PACK & SOHNE GERMAN BAYONET WITH SHEATH. IS DATED 1940 AND IS NUMBERED #2538. APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.