Militaria Auction Spring 2016

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA CAMPAIGN XXII PUNJAB BATTALION CARVED CIGAR BOX A XXII Punjabi Battalion officer's intricately-carved cigar box obtained in-th...

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER-MADE PILLOW COVERS Pair of war-era theater-made 16" x 16" "CHINA - BURMA - INDIA"pillow cases, burgund...

CONCENTRATION CAMP LIBERATION PLAQUE Cast bronze plaque commemorating the liberation of prisoners from the "K Z" camps (concentration camp...

CONTEMPORARY WOOD B-27 BOMBER MODEL Well-crafted hand-carved wood model of an Army Air Corps B-27 bomber, likely built by a serviceman or hobbyist dur

CORP OF ENGINEERS WRIST COMPASS An interesting piece of trusted WWII relic field gear, a Corp of Engineers wrist compass. Measures 56mm diameter with

DEPTH BOMB DESK MODEL Finely-crafted war-era desk maker's model of a depth bomb, a bomb dropped by an aircraft which would sink to a specified d...

DESTROYED GERMAN AIRCRAFT RELICS ARE SOLD TO FINANCE SPITFIRES A pair of excellent war-time relics, sections of German aircraft destroyed over England

R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND LARGE "VICTORY" BELL AND MERLIN "PISTON" ASHTRAY Excellent pair of rare items, relics from the Battle of ...

R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND BELL AND ASHTRAY Excellent pair of rare items, relics from the Battle of Britain "re-purposed" to be sold to benefi...

R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND BELLS AND ASHTRAY Excellent lot of three relics from the Battle of Britain "re-purposed" to be sold to benefit R.A....

DEUTSCHE ARBEITSFRONT ENAMEL TAVERN SIGN Enamel D.A.F. sign, 8 3/4" x 13", displays the emblem of the D.A.F. and reads: "Tavern for B...

DEUTSCHE JAGER PRESENTATION MEDAL Deutsche Jager medallion, 1 ?" diameter, bears the organization's emblem in relief beneath which is engra...

DEUTSCHES JUNGVOLK POLE TOP Pole top carried with a D.J. regimental flag, 12 ?" tall, heavily pitted and then apparently clumsily cleaned. Shou...

DOUGLAS MACARTHUR COMMEMORATIVE GROUPING Lot of eight items commemorating the military service of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Included is: signed photo, 9

DUNKIRK EVACUATION - H.M.S. MEDWAY QUEEN COMPASS AND AZIMUTH CIRCLE A superb relic from the crucial early-war evacuation of the besieged British Exped

DUNKIRK EVACUATION - ENSIGN, COMPASS, MASTHEAD LIGHT AND OTHER RELICS OF THE "POLLY" The "Little Ship" Polly was a 28 foot auxil...

DUTCH "BEZARD" MILITARY COMPASS World War II-era Dutch "Bezard" compass with attached metal protective case and black leather ca...

ESCAPE HATCH TO A WORLD WAR II HELLCAT FIGHTER A metal frame and plexiglass and escape hatch from a World War II Hellcat fighter, 19" x 24 1/2&...

FIELD MORTAR DESK MODEL Excellent manufacturer's desk model of a U.S. 4.2 inch (107 mm) mortar used during the World War II. It entered service ...

FRENCH RESISTANCE AND LIBERATION OF FRANCE GROUPING A large group of Free French memorabilia, including: a red wool French overseas cap with Free Fren

FRENCH RESISTANCE MARTYR'S STREET SIGN Enameled French street sign, 19 1/2" x 11 1/2", reads in full: "RUE EMILE MARTIN 1908-1944...

FW-190 METAL DESK MODELS Lot of four metal desk models of aircraft, three being German FW-190s. These models were commonly made by German and Italian

GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT'S DRESS SWORD BELT (1880 - 1949) American general responsible for the air and ground defense of Pearl Harbor. After the ...

GERMAN "LICHTSPRECHER" INFRA-RED VOICE TRANSMITTER Very rare Lichtsprecher LiSpr80 infra-red voice signal transmitter, 11" x 7 3/4&qu...

GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BARGE DESK MODEL Unusual aluminum desk model of a German anti-aircraft barge, 12 1/2" x 8" overall, a hand-made model...

GERMAN CIGARETTES Full, unopened pack of vintage"Reemtsma Sorte R6" cigarettes". Fine.

GERMAN ENTRENCHING TOOL WITH CASE German entrenching shovel, 18 ?" long overall, steel spade with a wooden handle which is a bit worm-eaten and...

GERMAN IDENTIFICATION DISC Odd German identification disc, a complete disc in relic condition which simply bears two numbers: "62570" and ...

GERMAN POLICE SHAKO EAGLE German police shako eagle, 6 ?" x 3 1/8" overall, two threaded shafts attached at rear, and the interior of the ...

GERMAN PRACTICE HAND GRENADE German practice "potato masher" hand grenade, identical in all respects to a genuine example in weight and si...

GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT AWARD Kriegsmarine award plaque, 9" x 7" overall, features a well-executed bronze(?) bust of a sailor with a "Tor...

GERMAN WOOD PRACTICE HAND GRENADE German practice or teaching aid "potato masher" hand grenade, solid wood with green paint, the weight al...

GOLD R.A.F. "SWEETHEART" PINS Pair of R.A.F. gold "sweetheart" pins purchased by R.A.F. fliers as gifts for wifes and lovers. On...

GREEK RESISTANCE FIGHTERS' FLAG Greek national flag, 51" x 31", constructed of individual pieces of blue and white cotton, with two sm...

H.M.S. RINGTAIL SERVING TRAY Theater-made aluminum officers' mess serving tray from the R.N.A.S. Burscough, also known as H.M.S. Ringtail, a Fle...

KROEHLER DRONE AIRPLANE PROPELLER 1940's Kroehler brand Army monoplane drone wooden propeller, manufactured in conjunction with the target plane...

HANS FRANK'S COPY OF "GERMAN SCULPTURE OF OUR TIME" Hans Frank's person copy of "Deutsche Plastik Unserer Zeit" ("G...

HAWKER FURY MANUFACTURER'S DESK MODEL An exquisitely crafted chrome-plated brass model of a Hawker Fury II biplane, 5 1/2" long with 6 1/2&...

HELMET, GOGGLES AND LOG OF SUBMARINE-KILLER R.C.A.F. PILOT D. L. HOBSON Grouping includes flight log, helmet and goggles of an R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer

IRON CROSS AND AMBER BREAD BOWL Attractive and ornate German bread bowl, 11" diameter, a finely-turned oak bowl with a 4" wide section of ...

ITALIAN BRASS FASCES DESK ORNAMENT Brass Italian desk ornament, a representetaion of "fasces", or a bound bundle of wooden rods with axe b...

IWO JIMA SEABEES RELIC GROUPING A fine collection of seven items concerning the Seabees, five directly related to the invasion of Iwo Jima where the c

JAPANESE AERIAL CLUSTER BOMB Small Japanese Type 2 bomb dropped in clusters from above attacking American bombers in the hope that some of these bombs

JAPANESE ARMY WRIST COMPASS Scarce Japanese Army wrist compass, 1 ?" diameter with bezel which releases the compass needle, still operable, att...

JU-390 PAINTING IN LUFTWAFFE FRAME A fine framed presentation, a watercolor painting of a Ju390, a six-engine long-range bomber developed near war&#...

KRIEGSMARINE ANTI-AIRCRAFT OBSERVER'S BINOCULARS Pair of Kriegsmarine coastal anti-aircraft observer's 7 x 50 binoculars by Carl Zeiss, 6 1/...

LA ROCHELLE U-BOAT HULL MODEL PLAQUE Unusual brass half-hull model of a German U-boat, 10 1/2" long and very detailed with the inclusion of thr...

LANCASTER AND B-17 DESK MODELS Lot of three wartime models of heavy bombers, all made of cast metal. Included is a massive theater-made model of a Lan

LARGE STAHLHELM PRESENTATION GOBLET Large silver presentation goblet, 9 1/4" tall, 4 1/4" across at the rim, engraved in German: "Don...

LIBERATION OF PARIS Lot of eight items associated with the liberation of Paris, includes: a French national flag, cotton in three sections sewn togeth

LUFTWAFFE CALLING CARD CASE Unusual relic, a brass case 2 ?" x 3 ?" with a removable top which bears a small Luftwaffe emblem attached the...

LUGER MAGAZINES Lot of four vintage eight-round Luger magazines, likely war-time construction, two all-metal, two with wood ends. Very good overall.

MARTIN BORMANN SILVER DRINK COASTER A fine relic said to be from the Berchtesgaden home of Nazi party Secretary Martin Bormann, his personal sterling

METAL DESK AIRPLANE MODELS Lot of three period theater-made or workshop models of World War II aircraft, all about 6" wingspan and made of bras...

MG42 MACHINE GUN BELT AND ASSAULT DRUM Fifty round ammunition bely for a German MG42 with rounds (all deactivated), sold with a 1943-made assault drum

N.S.D.A.P. CARDBOARD EAGLE AND SWASTIKA An uncommon decorative items few of which survived the war, a large decorative silver cardboard national eagle

N.S.D.A.P. PODIUM BANNER Podium banner, 28" x 35" overall, with separately-sewn swastika with white field and white trim at edges, with th...

N.S.D.A.P. PODIUM BANNER Podium banner, 16" x 27" overall, with separately-sewn swastika with white field and white trim at edges, once hu...

N.S.K.K. CAR PENNANT N.S.K.K. vehicle triangular pennant, 8" x 15" with black leather trim on all sides, bearing on both sides the finely ...

N.S.V. HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING PLATE Plate sold by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV - "National Socialist People's Welfare")...

NAZI FUNERAL SASH Funeral sash, 38" x 5 ?" red cloth with separate printed swastika sewn thereto, bears black printed text: "Letzter ...

OCEAN MINE DESK MODEL Fine, detailed polished steel deskl model of an ocean anti-ship mine with carrying trolley, 5 1/4" tall on a 4 1/2" ...

OERLIKON SHELL CASING DISPLAY AND BOMB MODEL GROUPING Good group of four items, includes: 20mm. Mark IV brass Oerlikon gun shell casing with "1...

OMAHA BEACH RELICS Lot of three relics recovered from Omaha Beach by an American official of the Office of Homeland Security at the U.S. Embassy in Br

RELICS RECOVERED AT AND AROUND OMAHA BEACH Group of twenty items discovered by a "digger" at and around OMAHA Beach in Normandy about 2000...

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN GROUPING Lot of three items associated with the joint British and American effort to seize a crossing of the Rhine, an operati

PACIFIC THEATER SHELL CASING "DRAGON" LAMP A beautiful hand-worked 150mm shell casing depicting two entwined Chinese dragons on a stippled...

"NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOY IN CAMOUFLAGE" Terrific period original 35" x 19" oil on canvas, shows merchant vessels painted in variou...

"NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOY AT NIGHT" Original period painting "North Atlantic Convoy at Night", 28 1/4" x 20" oil on canva...

"DOGFIGHT OVER LONDON BRIDGE" Original tempera on board painting depicting a Vickers Spitfire which has shot down a Messerschmitt 109 high...

F4U CORSAIR OIL PAINTING Original oil painting of an F4U Corsair following a low-level attack on a pacific island, 20 1/4" x 16", signed &...

"H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA" Original contemporary oil on canvas depicting the H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA in heavy seas with a destroyer astern of her, 32...

PARAVANE MANUFACTURER'S DESK MODEL A superb maker's model of a paravane, an apparatus towed behind minesweepers to cut the lines securing mi...

PATRIOTIC PLAQUE Bronze plaque, 3 ?" x 4" x ?", depicts a naked warrior about to kill a snake entwined about him with a long spear, w...

PEARL HARBOR ASHTRAYS Lot of three Pearl Harbor commemorative ashtrays, all ca. 1941-45, from various sources at Pearl Harbor. Included is a cast bron

PEARL HARBOR BANNER Fancily embroidered cotton banner, 12 ?" x 20", shows three Japanese "Zero" fighters flying towards the view...

PEARL HARBOR NAVY YARD COMMEMORATIVE PIN AND ASHTRAY Two war-date Pearl Harbor Navy Yard items, includes a 3/4" sterling silver pin with the Pe...

PEARL HARBOR OFFICERS' COFFEE POTS AND RELIC ASH TRAY Lot of three items , includes: two Reed and Barton silver-plated coffee pots, each 8"...

PRESENTATION SILVER CUP Small presentation silver cup, 1 3/4" tall, engraved to: "Hauptmann Franzki 21.11.34", the reverse bearing an...

PRESENTATION SS "MEIN KAMPF" HAND-CARVED BOX Hand-carved oak box bearing "SS" runes upon the top lid which are surrounded by oak...

R.A.F. "CATERPILLAR CLUB" ARCHIVE Group of four items related to the RAF's "Caterpillar Club" a group comprised of pilots wh...

R.A.F. AND NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN TRENCH ART Good grouping of six pieces of trench art, includes three 4 1/8" engraved brass plates made in Egy...

R.A.F. AUTOMOBILE ORNAMENTS Lot of four hood ornaments and vehicle badges once decorating the automobiles of R.A.F. personnel. All four pieces were ma

R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND SPITFIRE COMMEMORATIVE PLATE A fine Battle of Britain piece, an 8 1/8" dia. plate issued by the R.A.F. Relief Fund pictu...

R.A.F. BOMBER COMMAND COPPER WALL PLAQUE World War II-era hand-hammered copper sheet wall plaque honoring the R.A.F. Bomber Command. The handsome 10...

R.A.F. BOMBER RADIOMAN'S GROUPING Good grouping of items once belonging to an R.A.F. bomber radioman attached to Bomber Squadron 115. Included i...

R.A.F. OFFICER'S DRESS MESS PIN R.A.F. officer's dress mess gold lapel pin, five piece construction and hallmarked as "9 CT", well...

R.A.F. PILOT'S ESCAPE EQUIPMENT Small grouping of essential escape equipment issued to an R.A.F. pilot for his use in the event of capture. Thes...

RHYMING HITLER GREETING SIGN Incredible enameled steel sign, 11 3/4" x 3 1/4", a "lighthearted" rhyming slogan in German: "...

ROMMEL CAPTURED LIQUOR A rare war souvenir, a bottle of cognac originally captured by Erwin Rommel's Afrika Corps in North Africa, then recaptur...

ROYAL NAVY BINOCULARS Pair of binoculars typically used by the Royal Navy during World War II, made by Barr & Stroud, London, 9 1/2" long, ...

RUDOLF HESS PRESENTATION CIGAR CASE A superb presentation item, a wood cigar box with engraved silver lid and stag antler trim on the sides, given to

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE S-13 PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE CASE - CAUSED GREATEST LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA A unique relic, a presentation silver cigarette case g

SECTION OF THE FIREPLACE AT HITLER'S GREAT ROOM AT THE BERGHOF Very substantial piece of red marble smashed from the fireplace in the great room...

SS CARVED CANES (2) Pair of carved wooden canes, each about three feet long, one pine, one oak. The oak cane was carved by a member of the SS and bear

SOLDIERS' THEATER-MADE "SWEETHEART" BRACELETS Lot of two American G.I. theater-made "sweetheart" bracelets, made by soldiers...

SHRAPNEL-RIDDLED ITALIAN HELMET Steel Italian helmet lacking liner, the helmet riddled with jagged holes caused by bullets and shrapnel. Field-recover

SILVER PRESENTATION GOBLET Presentation silver plated goblet, 6" tall and 3 1/2" wide at the rim. There is a silver raised band about an i...

STAHLHELM PRESENTATION GOBLET Nicely crafted silver presentation goblet, 3" tall and 2 1/2" wide at the rim, bears a rustic bark-like hamm...

SOCIAL WELFARE MEDAL AWARD CERTIFICATE FROM THE REICHS CHANCELLERY Printed award document, long 4to., awarding the Medal for German Social Welfare to