Militaria Auction Spring 2016

NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN STUDENTS' LEAGUE Group of four items related to the "Nazionalsozialisticher Deutscher Studeentenbund" ("...

HURTGEN FOREST RELICS Lot of about 60+ pieces of unfired .30 cal. ammunition dug in the Hurtgen Forest by a dedicated American "digger". T...

STALAG-LUFT III "GREAT ESCAPE" PRISONER'S DOG TAG German-issue dog tag issued to a "kriegie", or inmate held at Stalag Luft ...

STALAG LUFT III GERMAN HELMET German M1935 "Heer" (Army) helmet, the standard issue for most German soldiers during World War II, excavate...

STALAG LUFT III GRENADE RELICS Lot of four German hand grenades, excavated from the site of Stalag Luft III. Includes: two Model 39 "eihandgran...

STALAG LUFT III BOMBER MODEL Excellent relic made by an Allied flier while a prisoner at the infamous Stalag Luft III internment camp, a and-carved wo

STALAG LUFT III ELECTRICAL FENCE POLE BASE Evocative relic of the famous German P.O.W. camp, the foot of a metal fence post and its concrete base, 5...

STALAG LUFT III BARBED WIRE AND FENCE BRACKET Curved metal bracket, approx. 21" long, used to support barbed wire atop an electric fence at Sta...

STALAG LUFT III WARNING SIGN AND BARBED WIRE Enameled tin sign, 10" x 6", from an electrical fence at Stalag Luft III, along with a piece ...

STALAG LUFT III ELECTRIC FENCE BRACKET AND INSULATOR Curved metal bracket, approx. 21" long, used to support barbed wire atop an electric fence...

STALAG LUFT III ELECTRIC FENCE INSULATOR AND BRACKET Curved metal bracket, approx. 20" long, used to support barbed wire atop an electric fence...

STALAG LUFT III RED CROSS MUG Tin mug, 3 1/4" tall and 3 3/4" diameter, covered with white enamel throughout and additional black enamel o...

STALAG LUFT III "TUNNEL" STOVE TILES A large fragment of tile, approx. 10" x 8", with mortar attached, and a tile and mortar cor...

11TH U-BOAT FLOTILLA STEIN Rare porcelain stein, 5 3/4" tall, hand-painted with a gold U-boat badge in relief facing the drinker, the emblem of...

7TH AIR FORCE TRENCH ART SHELL CASING 7th Air Force "trench art" engraved brass artillery shell from an airman who apparently fought in bo...

ADM. ERNEST J. KING HAT INSIGNIA AND SWORD BELT BUCKLE Pair of items attributed to Admiral Ernest J. King (1878-1956), commander in chief of the Atlan

ADOLF HITLER "OUR LEADER" WOOD BUST PLAQUE Hand-carved circular wood plaque, 11" diameter, a period left profile of Hitler with the m...

ADOLF HITLER BRONZE PLAQUE Small bronze plaque bearing a profile bust of Hitler with his name and two swastikas at bottom, unattributed, 4" x 5...

AERIAL BOMB AND SHELL DESK MODELS Good lot of three desk models depicting bombs and shells used during the war, includes a brass maker's model o...

AIR NAVIGATOR'S MAP FOR MARKET GARDEN PARACHUTISTS Rare annotated map used during OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, Montgomery's abortive attempt to ...

ALLACH RECLINING ALSATIAN (NO. 76) Larger version of the Allach German Shepherd made at the SS factory at Allach based on a design by Prof. Theodor Ka

ALLIED AIRMEN'S BEER MUGS AND TUMBLER Lot of three presentation mugs and tumblers from Allied airmen, includes a trench art tankard made from a ...

AMERICAN BRONZE SUBMARINE MODELS (2) Lot of two bronze models of American submarines, likely made in-theater or at a shipyard. Included is a well-craf

AMERICAN SOLDIER IN NEW GUINEA MAILS A COCONUT HOME Genuine hand-painted coconut 9 ?" long, mailed by Army Warrant Officer Ellsworth F. Stein f...

ARCHIVE OF "SWIFT ARROW" - PERSONAL AIRCRAFT OF LT. GEN. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON Fine group of items related to the converted B-24 "Swif...

AUSTRALIAN THEATER-MADE SPITFIRE ASHTRAY A great theater-made piece of trench art, an ashtray dated "1945" and cut in the shape of Austral...

BASTOGNE GRENADE FRAGMENT IN A TREE A fine relic discovered in Bois Jacques, just north of Bastogne and the scene of heavy fighting between the 101st

BATTLE OF THE BULGE RELICS Lot of six relics obtained from a "digger" in the Hurtgen Forest, includes a German gas mask in its original co...

BATTLE OF THE BULGE RELICS Lot of about 11 "dug" items including engine parts, impellers, metal fragments, and four longer pieces of barbe...

BELGIUM V.E. DAY FLAG GROUPING Nice lot of five paper flags of various nations waved by the exuberant crowd in Brussels, Belgium on May 8, 1944 - V-E

BELL AIR COBRA MANUFACTURER'S DESK MODEL Maker's presentation desk model of a Bell Air Cobra, about 6" tall with a chromed model of the...

BENITO MUSSOLIN BRONZE BUST Superb period solid bronze bust of Italian fascist dictator Benioto Mussolini, 12 1/4" tall and set on a 1" ci...

BENITO MUSSOLINI TOBACCO CANISTER An Italian officer's tobacco canister honoring his leader, Benito Mussolini. The canister itself is the bottom...

BLANK ADOLF HITLER LETTERHEAD One sheet of letterhead, long 4to., bearing the name of Adolf Hitler in gold in the upper left corner, beneath an eagle

BODY IDENTIFICATION BOTTLES A grim reminder of war's toll, a set of six 4" long green glass bottles with waterproof seals and caps in which...

BRASS P-38 DESK MODEL ASHTRAYS A group of three Lockheed Lightning brass plane models, average wingspan about 8". Two of the models are suspend...

BRASS SHELL SOUVENIR TANKARDS Pair of roll-engraved brass tankards resembling the bottoms of shell casings, each 5" tall and bearing historical...

BRASS SS CYANIDE SUICIDE CAPSULE SS contract 77/42 Tesch und Stabenow hollow brass container for a cyanide vial, 1 3/4" long, 5/16" wide. ...

BRITISH CONTEMPORARY WORLD WAR II BOMBER MODEL Nicely hand-carved wood model of a British twin-engined bomber, possibly an Avro Anson, likely carved b

BRITISH GOLD SUBMARINE LAPEL PIN Well-crafted solid gold lapel pin depicting an A-Class British submarine, 2" long with pin and clasp fastener ...

BRITISH MERCHANT MARINE MEDAL, PIN AND CERTIFICATE GROUPING Excellent, rare assemblage of items related to the invaluable services of the merchant mar

BRITISH ROYAL PIONEER CORPS PLAQUE Large hand-carved wood plaque bearing the emblem of the British Royal Pioneer Corps, 13 1/2" x 22", dis...

BRITISH ROYAL TANK CORPS TRENCH ART Attractive piece of trench art, a small brass goblet of North African origin, 4 1/2" tall and supported by ...

BRONZE AMERICAN SUBMARINE DESK MODEL Excellent solid brass model of an American submarine with deck gun, 12 1/2" long, with depth planes and ru...

BRONZE ARMED MERCHANT SHIP WALL PLAQUE Excellent cast bronze half-hull model of an armed merchant vessel, undoubtedly made aboard ship or in a shore-s

BRONZE IWO JIMA FLAG-RAISING BOOKENDS Lot of five cast bookeneds, ca. 1945-50, showing the raising of the flag by Marines atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo

BRONZE PLAQUE OF HITLER WITH QUOTATION Bronze plaque showing Adolf Hitler in a left profile, 5 5/8a" x 3 3/4", a swastika at bottom just b...

BRONZE TORPEDO DESK MODEL Expertly-machined desk model of an American torpedo, bronze in three sections which screw together and machined with perfect

BUILDING NATIONAL EAGLE WITH SWASTIKA Aluminum alloy German national eagle with swastika which once was attached to an official structure in Germany.

CAPTURED VOLKSTURM ARMBAND Narrow cotton armband, 2 1/4" wide, bearing printed text: DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT" with two national eag...