Winter Auction 2013

Wehrmacht Pioneer lieutenant's M36 tunic and pants, six button front with four pleated scalloped pockets, sewn-in Pioneer bullion shoulder board...

A mostly unusual tunic, a Luftwaffe forestry service tunic (informal), green cotton canvas with forest green felt-lined collar, the green sewn-in shou

Complete World War II German nurse's uniform, includes blue and white striped skirt with button-front closure and two-button sleeves, tie-on bel...

German police gendarmerie oberleutnant's (lieutenant) wool tunic, four pockets, bearing gendarmerie patch on left sleeve and appropriate collar ...

Guard's formal greatcoat ca. 1918, full-length with six copper-plated buttons and buttoned rear vent, shoulders bear epaulets bearing a fanciful...

Schutzstaffel (SS) general's visor hat by EREL in superior condition. The visor bears perfectly-fitted braided aluminum piping as worn by those ...

SS-EM visor cap, ca. 1936-38, size 56. Black wool body with white piping with no moth or stain damaging whatsoever, black leather chinstrap has lost i

Scarce Waffen-SS M43 winter cap, coarse green wool with two metal button flap, similar wool eagle and totenkopf patch sewn to front of cap at the time

Scarce visor cap issued to a member of the Hermann Goering Division, a size 56 1/2 charcoal grey wool cap with ribbed black side band, patent leather

German officer's M43 winter field cap, bears silver braided piping denoting officer's rank encircling the top, a trapezoid BeVo insignia sew...

Excessively rare Russian Army of Liberation ("Vlasov Army") green wool visor cap, gold piping at brim with ends fitting perfectly, red pip...

Rare Kriegsmarine officer's tropical visor cap, size 57, khaki cotton twill with celluloid oak leaf wreath cockade (to avoid oxidation), two-pin...

Very early Allgemeine SS enlisted man's visor, a wool "saddleback" version with white piping, black vulkan fiber visor with beige unde...

Early Waffen-SS officer's "crusher" cap, field gray wool body with black side band, silver twist cord braiding at top and on either si...

Wehermacht general's visor, field gray wool body with dark green sides, twisted gold bullion piping absolutely uniform in width with ends meetin...

Scarce TeNo ("Technische Nothilfe") non-com's visor cap, gray wool body with black side panels, trimmed with bands of black and silver...

Scarce NSDAP gauleitung leader's visor cap, woven wool body with orange piping denoting the owner's rank, with light brown side bands. The d...

M1935 Luftwaffe EM/NCO visor cap identified to Edgar Zimmermann, member of Fallschirm-Jager Regiment 2. The cap's gray wool body and black band ...

Luftwaffe administration NCO's visor cap, field grey wool body with black ribbed side band, patent leather chin strap with round black buttons, ...

Scarce Wehrmacht enlisted man's "crusher" cap from a soldier who has served in a Panzer division. The gray-green wool cap with black s...

M38 German Fallschirmjaeger (paratrooper) helmet, single decal (left) 90% intact, in light camo colors of green, brown and tan. The liner is secured w

Rare, very large Sturmabteilung (S.A.) headquarters flag, 130" x 80", made of separate pieces of cotton with white stitched details, belie...

Reichsluftschutzbund flag, 40" x 56", an outdoor flag and double-sided with pattern printed on one side and printed on a separate piece of...

Pennant for the Reichsarbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jungend (State Labor Service for Young Women), a large double sided pennant, a high quality fine co

German vehicle identification flag, 37" x 73", bearing an oversize swastika made of separate sections of fabric on one side only, with fou...

German World War II Kriegsmarine battle flag, 119" x 74 1/4" (220 x 335cm), a printed design with reinforced hoist, stenciled along the ho...

Enormous hanging NSDAP banner, approx. 25 feet long, 53 inches wide, cotton construction, with a full size circular white field and black swastika com

Beautiful satin-like two-sided parade flag from the 2nd Infantry Division, likely used between the two world wars, 66" x 44", bearing exte...

Large NSDAP/SA flag, 110" x 44 3/4", quality cotton three-piece construction with hemp hangers at top and bottom of the fly, folded black ...

Cased Order of Azad Hind "Hero of India" ("Vir-e-Hind") Second Class with ribbon bar and case. The Azad Hind decorations were i...

Scarce 1939 Spange to the Iron Cross, First Class, pinback, unmarked, of tombak metal. In the original presentation case with silver emblem on top cov

Likely unique cased Saar medal, 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" bronze showing the imperial German eagle clutching a wreath of oak leaves encircling a Ger...

(1901 - 1963) American general, his 116th Infantry was chosen as the first to land at Omaha beach on D-Day. Shortly after hitting the beach, Canham w

(1901 - 1963) American general, his 116th Infantry was chosen as the first to land at Omaha beach on D-Day. Shortly after hitting the beach, Canham w

(1901 - 1963) American general, his 116th Infantry was chosen as the first to land at Omaha beach on D-Day. Shortly after hitting the beach, Canham w

1938 Hitler Youth Kreissieger Industrial Award badge bearing a bronze eagle, gear, and Hitler Youth emblem on a white enamel background which is in tu

Iron Cross, First Class, screwback, LDO marked on bottom of lower arm, slight crackling to paint and light wear to a few points on date and swastike.

"1939" Iron Cross, First class, pin back, Deschler & Sohn, Muenchen. Maker marked on verso on the pin with an uncommon "1". ...

Iron Cross, First Class, pin back, no maker's mark evident. Quite oxidized with much of the original black finish gone, still quite presentable ...

Original "pattern" example for a World War II Iron Cross, steel, 45cm. sq., bearing an image of the face of an Iron Cross in relief with a...

Pair of Luftwaffe captain's shoulder boards, silver bullion on yellow felt backing, two pips, with button attachments. In fine condition.

Rare S.A. Sports Badge for War Wounded, a bronze-covered zinc medal depicting an upwards-pointing sword before a swastika, all encircled by a wreath o

A great grouping of seven medals and insignia once owned by Wehrmacht Feldwebel (Sergeant) Heinrich Erich Kurtze, who served in the Wehrmacht from Oct

Allgemeine-SS wool armband (unfinished), 22" long, 4 1/2" wide, double-stitched black trim at top and bottom, swastika made of folded blac...

A Bronze Star given to Commander Lawrence Woodsworth Snell, U.S. Naval Reserve. According to the T.L.S. by Secretary of the Navy JAMES FORRESTAL, Snel

German Police 25 Year Service medal, mercury gold gilded tombac, 43 mm., Maltese Cross with the distinctive police wreath and eagle superimposed on th

N.S.D.A.P. 25 year service medal, in frosted silver finish with black-enameled swastika. The obverse bears a black-enameled swastika and on the revers

A superlative relic, a small section of a guidon believed to have been found on the Little Big Horn battlefield the day after the destruction of Gen.

(1839 - 1876) Union major general of cavalry who fought in nearly every battle of the Army of the Potomac, including Gettysburg, and later met his tr

(1845 - 1876) American soldier, the brother of George Armstrong Custer. Tom was the only Civil War soldier to twice be awarded the Medal of Honor, an

(1848 - 1876) Younger brother of George and Thomas Custer and brother-in-law of First Lt. James Calhoun. Boston served as a guide to George and was k

(1842 - 1915) Brother of Gen. George A. Custer. A sickly child, Nevin never served in the military but instead remained in Monroe tending the family

(1842 - 1876) American military officer, a captain in the 7th Cavalry in command of Co. I. Keogh was the owner of Comanche, the only surviving horse

(1846 - 1876) American military officer,first lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant of the 7th Cavalry who wrote the last message received from Custer w

(1838 - 1876) American military officer, first lieutenant who assumed the command of Co. G, killed in the valley fight at the Little Big Horn. Rare m

(1845 - 1876) American military officer, brother-in-law to George A. Custer and First Lieut. of Co. L, 7th Cavalry, killed in action on the Little B

(1848 - 1876) American military officer, a second lieutenant who served as Battalion Adjutant under Reno in the Dakota Column from Co. B, 7th Cavalry

(1842 - 1876) American military officer, a captain in the 7th Cavalry in command of Co. I. Keogh was the owner of Comanche, the only surviving horse f

(1847 - 1876) American military officer who joined the 7th Cavalry immediately after graduating West Point, a first lieutenant of Co. I in the Dakota

(1834 - 1889) Union brigadier general and Indian fighter with Custer at Little Big Horn, accused of cowardice and failure to support Custer during th

(1842 - 1876) American military officer, first lieutenant of Co. E in the Dakota Column of the 7th Cavalry, killed near Custer but away from his imme

(1843 - 1876) American military officer, a captain in the 7th Cavalry commanding Co. F of the Dakota Column and killed at the Little Big Horn. Rare s

(1843 - 1876) American military officer, a captain in the 7th Cavalry commanding Co. F of the Dakota Column and killed at the Little Big Horn. Rare s

(1833 - 1866) U.S. Army office during the Civil War and subsequent Red Cloud's War. In November 1866, Fetterman and his regiment were stationed...

(d. 1866) American army officer in command of a contingent of cavalry with Col. J. Fetterman, likewise annihilated by a large band of Cheyenne and Sio

Historic content partial A.L.S., 6pp. 8vo., "Fort Phillip Kearney", Dec. 29, 1866 - written six days after Col. William Fetterman and his ...

SAMUEL M. HORTON Assistant Surgeon who, with Fetterman, garrisoned the Bozeman Trail. Horton was also part of Smith's relief column that rescued...

Printed General Orders No. 69, 12pp. 8vo., Washington, July 26, 1876, printed a month after Gen. George A. Custer and his command were wiped out at at

(1842 - 1933) American author, wife of George Armstrong Custer, Union brigadier general killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Rare early A.L. (uns

MARGARET CUSTER (1852 - 1910) "Maggie", sister of Gen. George A. Custer and wife of First Lt. James A. Calhoun. After a two-year courtship...

(1852 - 1910) "Maggie", sister of Gen. George A. Custer and wife of First Lt. James A. Calhoun. After a two-year courtship - carried on pr...

Captain of Texas Rangers Company, Bastrop, Texas, and Comanche fighter. In 1838, he led the raid on a Comanche camp at San Gabriel under Col. Moore. M

(1843 - 1882) American military officer, captain of Co. M of the 7th Cavalry under Marcus Reno, survived to fight the Nez Perce at Canyon Creek in 18

(d. 1919) American cavalry officer famous as an Indian scout and was under Custer's command during the battle of the Little Big Horn. Although...

(d. 1919) American cavalry officer famous as an Indian scout and was under Custer's command during the battle of the Little Big Horn. Although...

(1843 - 1932) American military officer, first lieutenant of Co. K in the 7th Cavalry, under Frederick Benteen and was instrumental in securing Reno

(1843 - 1932) American military officer, first lieutenant of Co. K in the 7th Cavalry, under Frederick Benteen and was instrumental in securing Reno

(1843 - 1932) American military officer, first lieutenant of Co. K in the 7th Cavalry, under Frederick Benteen and was instrumental in securing Reno

(1837 - 1915) American military officer, first lieutenant in the 7th Cavalry present at the Little Big Horn in command of the pack train of Group IV

(1845 - 1909) American army officer, commanded the 10th Louisiana Volunteer negro regiment, and at the Little Big Horn, he was in command of Company

(1838 - 1909) American military officer, a captain in command of Co. A of the Dakota Column of the 7th Cavalry, one of the three units that followed

(1832 - 1910) American military officer, captain of Co. A under Marcus Reno in the valley. When DeRudio's horse was shot from beneath him, he h...

CHARLES A. VARNUM (1849 - 1936) American military officer, a second lieutenant in the 7th Cavalry and Custer's Chief of Scouts, engaged with Re...

A fine, ornate presentation sword awarded to captain, and later brigadier general Francis S. Dodge, an American army officer who led colored cavalry t

An extraordinary group of letters from Pvt. John Pyne, Troop E, 6th Cavalry, 39pp. 4to., written from Feb. 17 - Nov. 12, 1886 from various locations i

Partly-printed D.S. from the Comanche War era, 2pp. 30" x 10 1/2", Fort Richardson, Texas, April 30-June 30, 1872, a muster roll for the h...

A scarce S.P., an oval mounted albumen 4 1/2" x 6" sepia of a West Point officer, United States Army Officer. An 1868 graduate of the Unit...

(1838 - 1909) American military officer, a captain in command of Co. A of the Dakota Column of the 7th Cavalry, one of the three units that followed

A fantastic original French broadside measuring 16" x 21", Borovsk (Russia), Oct. 13, 1812. Printed by Michel Vinsac, printer of the Prefe...

(1779-1843) Prussian general, youngest son of Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, brother of Frederick the Great; distinguished himself at the Battles of L

Grouping of two pieces of sterling silver flatware directly from the table of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Potsdam palace. The dinner knife is 11" ...

A fine antique museum-constructed model of a ca. 1798 French "Tambour de grenadier", "Demi-brigade de Bataille", a life-like ren...

Rare and highly desirable Zulu War campaign medal awarded to Private John Sullivan of "H" Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, killed by Zu...

A group of seven items in various formats signed by key players in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Includes: MARK W. CLARK, good content T.L.S. on Citade

A group of 10 items by prominent personalities in the Vietnam War, includes: WILLIAM WESTMORELAND (five S.P.s 8" x 10" with a separate sig...

(1612 – 1672) Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed

(c. 1586 - c. 1670) French-born physician who became the first official surgeon of New Amsterdam at a time when barbers conducted most medical proce

(1654 - 1728) Fur trader and co-founder of Albany, New York, Livingston accumulated one of the greatest fortunes of the century and over 160,000 acre

(1887 - 1950?) Notorious forger of historical letters and documents which a penchant for early American historical figures including George Washington

(1752 - 1835) American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress, helped formulate the Northwest Ordinance, and