AUCTION 45: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

This is a U.S. passport which belonged to an Attache to the American Legation at Vienna, Austria by the name of Floyd Edward Masten. The book bears a

A pair of photographs of Polish soldiers, the first from WW1 and the second from WW2. The reverse of these photos is inscribed in Polish. The second p

A group of five interesting photos from Eastern Poland during WW1 in which can be seen soldiers posing with various villagers and their families, the

A group of photos from WW2, primarily of destruction in France, but including a close-up photo of Germans surrendering to American soldiers outside of

This is an interesting example of a newspaper created by soldiers who were stationed aboard the USS Ethan Allen after the end of WW2. The paper was cr

A stereographic image of an American observation balloon in use during WW1. The verso bears a lengthy and evocative description of the balloon and its

A stereographic image of the USS Brooklyn, the flagship of the famous 'Flying Squadron' commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley during ...

Six Czechoslovakian award citations for various awards, issued by Ludvík Svoboda to various Red Army personnel. All citations were issued betwe...

A pair of Czechoslovakian award citations for the 'Medal for Military Merits' 1st and 2nd class, issued by Ludvík Svoboda to two Red Ar...

A rare Czechoslovakian award citation for the 'Czechoslovakian Military Cross 1939' medal issued posthumously to Alexey Emelyanovich Pugache...

A large collection of German 'Munich Illustrated Press magazines' variously dating between 1933-1939, discussing various aspects of life and...

A large collection of German 'Berlin Illustrated Press magazines' dating from 1935 discussing various aspects of life and politics in the er...

12 complete sheets of 100 stamps each, making 1,200 stamps in total. All from the 1930s. 14 x 11 in., (35.6 x 27.9 cm.) Very good.

A large collection of WWII era German postal stamps on various letters and cards. 10 x 7 in., (25.4 x 17.8 cm.) Very good.

A large collection of WWII era German postal stamps on various letters and cards. 6.5 x 8.5 in., (16.5 x 21.6 cm.) Very good.

A collection of 12 WW2 era magazines covering various topics surrounding the war and the resistance. Most of the examples here are magazines air-dropp

Photos of various American bi-planes in flight. One is a closeup of a plane and its pilot, in which you can actually see clearly the pilot's smi...

A collection of German cigarette cards title 'Zeppelin-Weltfarhten, II. Buch', published in 1933. This is the second of 3 volumes that were ...

A very rare book commemorating the Master Ring Laying ceremony of the ZRS-4 Zeppelin at the newly built 'Goodyear Zeppelin Airship Factory and D...

Commander Elmer Fowler Stone was the U.S. Coast Guard's first Aviator and one of the pilots of the famous NC-4 that completed the first successf...

Sixteen booklets from the Winterhilfswerk, an annual donation drive held by the NSV, which was an organization tasked with providing welfare services

Ten black and white photographs of people hanged by the Nazis. Photos from an archive in Poland, stamped and captioned on verso. 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., (

Twelve black and white photographs of bodies, executions, and other victims of Nazi persecution. Photos from an archive in Poland, stamped and caption

Ten black and white photographs of people killed by the Nazis. One photo shows destruction of buildings by Nazi occupiers. Photos from an archive in P

Eight black and white photographs of multiple executions by firing line. Some photos show photos from an archive in Poland, stamped and captioned on v

Five black and white photographs of bodies stored in a barn. Photos from an archive in Poland, stamped and captioned on verso. 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., (7

Three photographs of Imperial Russian soldiers, including a photo of two soldiers of 1st Company of the Petrograd Regiment of the Leib Guard, ca. 1915

Eight issues (26 pages) of the Soviet Red Army PRAVDA newspaper from 1944, each written in Russian. Contains some photographs throughout. 11 3/4 x 8

Ten Soviet Red Army letters sent to families of soldiers who were killed in action during the war. Some referring to the soldiers as having 'pas...

Six sheets of postal stamps issued 1.11.1945 by the Polish Committee Dachau Allach with addition for the Polish Red Cross stamps. The eagle in the cen

(1895-1978) Armenian Communist revolutionary, Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman. Having been elected to the Central Committee in 1923, he was the onl

A rare collection of documents signed by various high ranking Soviet military leaders. Below is a list of the many signatories. For more information o

Author: Baumann, Paul Title: 'Unser Kriegsbuch' (Our War Book) Publisher: Hermann Montanus Publishing Location: Either Tiegen, Berlin, or Le...

Title: Tome LXXXII, Juillet, Aoùt, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre, 1883 Publisher: L'Illustration, Journal Universel Publishin...

Author: Köhler, Wilhelm Title: 'Im Luftschiff: Erlebnisse und Abenteuer' Publisher: Wilhelm Köhler Publishing Location: Minden, We...

Author: Eckener, Hugo Title: 'Im Zeppelin über Länder und Meere: Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen' Publisher: Verlagshaus Christian Wol...

Author: Rehbein, Arthur Title: 'Mensch in Wolken' Publisher: Carl Siwinna Publishing Location: Berlin Publishing Date: 1935 Page Count: 222 ...

Author: Klein, Pitt Title: 'Achtung! Bomben Fallen!' Publisher: K. F. Koehler Publishing Location: Leipzig, Germany Publishing Date: 1934 Pa...

An oil on-board painting presumably depicts a Bulgarian nobleman wearing a military uniform with insignias by an unknown artist. Late 19th century. 1

A set of four Soviet award medals. The first two being the Order of the Red Star (s/n 1751813, 49715), which was awarded for contribution to the defen

A set of two Soviet award medals. The first is the Order of the Red Banner, s/n 304554 which was first instituted during the Russian Civil War and was

A group of three Soviet medals for personal bravery, including one with the matching award booklet belonging to Alexander Ananyevich Bortkov. It is ac

The Auschwitz Cross was instituted on 14 March 1985, a Polish decoration awarded to honor survivors of the Holocaust and German concentration camps, i

An Imperial Russian St. George Cross, 4th Class, executed in white metal alloy. Struck with the Russian initials (two Cyrillic letters) for "wh...

A Russian Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir, 4th Class Civil Division breast badge. Features a bronze-gilt and red enameled cross. Marked K and

A miniature version of the 5th class 'Order of the Crown of Italy' medal. The cross is white enamel with silver-gilt fittings and metal rope...

A pre-1935 miniature Saxe-Ernestine House Order medal consisting of silver-gilt along with white, blue, and green enamel. The front bears the text &...

A pre-1918 miniature version of a Prussian Kingdom 4th Class 'Order of the Red Eagle' medal. The medal consists of a cross stippled on both ...

A WW1 era Imperial Russian St. George Cross Medal, 4th Class, in Silver, with serial number on the back. L: 2.5 in., (6.35 cm.) VG.

Medal of Honor "For Bravery" (ЗА ХРАБРОСТЬ) with la

Commemorative issue medal in memory of the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic war of 1812. Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Alexander I. Reverse: Letter

Russian silver medal medal "For Bravery" (ЗА ХРАБРОСТ

Russian silver medal "For Meritorious Service in the Police" (ЗА БЕСПОР

A cipher of Alexander II the Tsar of Russia reigned from 1855 till 1881. L: 1 5/8 in., (4.13 cm.) G.

An Imperial Russian silver cockade from WW1, decorated with orange and black, those being the colors associated with St. George and often found on mil

Badge for the Candidates of Theology. Russia, the Provisional Government, 1917 L: 2.4 in. (6.1 cm.); W: 1.75 in. (4.45 cm.) VG.

Russian badge of the Foreign Higher Military-Scientific Courses of Professor General Golovin (in Paris). Знак

An Imperial Russian jetton made for the Moscow Insurance Society by the famous House of Fabergé. L: 2 in. (5.08 cm.); W: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm.) ...

A remarkably well preserved and brilliantly executed jetton of silver-gilt, enamel, and pearl, given to graduates of the Kazan School. L: 1 3/4 in.,

Anzali-Tehran Railroad jeton in gold and enamel. Hallmarked 56, "ЯЛ". Imperial Russia. L: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.); W: 1.12 in. (2...

A gold-plated jeton in the guise of a Lieutenant's shoulder board, being a locket containing two photographs. L: 1.62 in. (4.11 cm.); W: .5 in....

An Imperial Russian Jeton of the 13th Belozersk Infantary Regiment. L: 1.5 in. (3.81 cm.); W: 1 in. (2.54 cm.) EF.

A medal of the 13th Belozersk Infantry Regiment, ca. 1903. L: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.); W: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.) Good with some enamel loss on the medallio

A jetton of the 3rd Moscow Warrant Officers School, ca. 1916. L: 1.62 in. (4.11 cm.); W: 2 in. (5.08 cm.) EF.

A Priest’s Cross award for the Crimean War, ca. 1856. Executed in bronze with the original neck ribbon. Imperial Russia. L: 4 in. (10.16 cm.

Gilt and enamel construction with 'SS' monogram for St. Stanislaus in the center. L: 4.5 in. (11.43 cm.); W: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.) VG.

A Russian Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class in Gold, Military Division. L: 4.5 in. (11.43 cm.); W: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.) EF.

Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd Class Civil Division. Minor scratches and oxidation. Provenance: The estate of Anatoly Leonidovich Nossovich (1878-1968).

Imperial Russia. Medal of the Bukhara Emirate in memory of the WW1 1914 - 1918. Siver and enamel. Weight: L: 2.25 in. (5.72 cm.); W: 1.87 in. (4.75 c

Officer’s Award Jetton of the 2nd Peterhof School for the Training of Infantry Warrant Officers. Material: silver, bronze, enamel Condition:

Russian silver badge commemorating the Graduation from the Mikolaevsky Academy of General Staff. Screwback construction. L: 2 1/4 in., (5.7 cm.) VG.

Badge of Correspondents of the Department Of Rural Economics. Imperial Russia. Silver and enamel. Ca. 1900. L: 1.62 in. (4.11 cm.); W: 1.37 in. (3.48

A commemorative badge of the Graduation from the Alexeevsky Military School in Moscow. Gilt-bronze and enamel, screwback construction. Ca. 1910. L: 1

A miniature of the Order of Saint Anne for a sword "For Bravery". Ca. 1910. Bronze, enamel. L: 1.12 in. (2.84 cm.); W: .75 in. (1.91 cm.)...

Badge commemorating the graduation from the Academy of General Staff, ca. 1900 L: 2 in. (5.08 cm.); W: 1.5 in. (3.81 cm.) GF.

The badge is executed in silvered bronze with a screw-back construction. L: 2.25 in. (5.72 cm.); W: 1.87 in. (4.75 cm.) VG.

A Russian military paramedic jeton, possibly belonging to a woman. L: 2.12 in. (5.38 cm.); W: 1.75 in. (4.45 cm.) VG.

Russian Imperial military doctor's silver badge (Medical Academy), with original washer and wing nut. The top features the Russian double-headed...

Badge "In memory of the 50th anniversary of the Judicial Statutes. 1864-1914." By "Kortman"?, 1914-1917. Bronze, gilding, silver...

A bronze badge of the Union of the Russian People. Unknown workshop, Russia, 1900s. As seen in Patrikeev and Boinovich I volume No. 10. 22. L: 1.87 i

Gilt and patinated bronze cross in two halves, detached, with a swiveling eyelet for threading a cord or chain. L: 3.5 in. (8.89 cm.); W: 2 in. (5.08

With Iron Cross 2nd Class, War Merit Cross w/Swords 2nd Class, War Merit Cross with Swords 1st Class (Deschler), Minesweeper Badge, and Military 4-Yea

A Polish medal for awarded for military virtue, with Latin script on the arms of the cross reading 'Virtuti Militari'. The center is gilt wi...

A Nazi Germany WW2 Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser war badge produced in zinc. Designed as a Viking longship sailing boat over the northern hemisphere

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a stylized painted depiction of the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary supported by two griffins and su

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a painted depiction of the Imperial Eagle of Napoleon Bonaparte surrounded by his coronation robe an

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a painted depiction of the coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough, all members of the important Ch

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a painted depiction of the coat of arms of the Spanish Bourbons, surrounded by vines and flags and t

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a painted stylized depiction of a coat of arms associated with the Kings of Denmark. The piece is su

The banner is of cloth with embroidered edges and a painted depiction of the coat of arms of the House of Savoy, the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of

An Imperial Russian padlock of the 19th century complete with its original key. It bears multiple characters in relief. One on its front, and one on i

Ottoman pouch made of dark orange velvet with a string handle. The bag is embroidered with silver thread forming complex floral motifs and lined with

Ottoman pouch made of dark red-orange velvet with a string handle. The bag is embroidered with gilt-silver thread forming complex floral motifs and li

A rare late 17th or early 18th century American Colonial powder flask. Made of ramshorn with early colonial hand engraved folk-art design on the front

A finely decorated copper shield with repoussé depictions of warriors fighting on horseback and on foot. A town and a military camp can be seen...

Consisting of blackened steel, the outer surface being adorned with four brass bosses, each chased with foliage and centered around a roundel chased w

Of a circular form with a raised rim originally gilded (some of the gilding is still retained), this is a very finely engraved Persian dhal shield fea

This is an elaborate and exquisitely made Indian shield of the 18th or 19th century. The surface is completely covered in gold and silver damascene sh

It is unusually large in comparison to the rest of the similar shield we would offer in the past. Of a round convex form with four domes and a hammere

Comprised entirely of brass, the outer surface being decoratively embossed with a crowned sun-in-splendour centered between four crescents, each enclo