Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM HIMMLER, WITH HANDWRITTEN
Letter from Himmler to SS-Oberfuhrer (later) SS-Gruppenfuhrer Ulrich Greifelt, concerning two of Himmler's distant cousins,seems to be a bit of nepotism going on here, check images for full translation. Of interest Ulrich Greifelt was sentenced at the RuSHA trials to life imprisonment for War crimes and died in prison. very nice Himmler signature !!!!
WEHRMACHT PANZER OFFICERS VISOR CAP
Nice genuine Pz Officers visor cap,with some issues to rear of cap..Cap has a lovely jaunty shape, and an unusual maker, but unfortunately over the years it has suffered some mothing, from the front the cap looks very attractive.Anyway cap is sensibly priced to sell. Approx size 56/57
WEHRMACHT M35 DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET
In good used condition, helmet retains most of its original paintwork, and displays a good percentage of its decals. Liner and chinstrap are in good order.Interior crown of helmet displays the name of a Army Leutnant.. Overall a nice unfussed with combat helmet, approx size 56.
Army HBT wrapover combat tunic
C & T auctions
Luft visor cap
Sold C& T auction.
RED CROSS PARCEL RECEIPT KL LUBIN (MAJDANEK)
Extremely rare Red Cross parcel receipt from one of the original extermination camps. Majdanek was 0ne of the worst camps in the KZ system with an estimated death toll of between 250,000-360,000. In February 1943 the Polish Red Cross (PRK) managed to negotiate with the then Camp commandant SS-Standartenfuhrer Hermann Florstedt to supply weekly food parcels to the Polish prisoners,and also from February to April 1944 daily soup portions were supplied by the "Polnische Hilfskommitee". And it is this action to which this parcel receipt relates.
WEHRMACHT GENERALS WHITE SUMMER TUNIC
Textbook example of a General's Lightweight summer tunic, this is a eight buttoned front example in white cotton/rayon with two pleated breast pockets, with scalloped flaps and gilt buttons.and two lower slash pockets also with scalloped flaps and gilt buttons. Back of tunic has a political back cut with two gilt belt ramps. Lower sleeves have French cuffs. Insignia consists of slip-on Generalleutnant 's shoulderboards constructed from bullion/clleon, and are the correct boards with the T-bar ends. Breast has a metal gilt eagle (removable), lower left sleeve displays the "Afrika" Cufftitle ,and it's quite apparent that there has been another Cufftitle above the Afrika one ( Grossdeutschland, Fuhrerhauptquaurtier ) one can only guess. This General's ensemble is finished of with a nice set of General's aiguillette's . Interior has no label or markings, but tunic and aiguillette's does show some age patina. A very nice piece . On hold. R.W.
WEHRMACHT GENERALS SERVICE TUNIC.
A stunning example of a General's service tunic..Tunic is constructed in a very fine wool and has a bottle green wool collar, the front consists of two pleated breast pockets with scalloped flaps and gilt buttons, with two slightly slanted lower slash pockets again with scalloped flaps and gilt buttons.The back of tunic has the very stylised political cut with two gilt belt ramps.Tunic is badged to a Major-General with sew-in celleon shoulderboards, celleon Collar patches, with a bullion breast eagle, And displaying the ribbon and bar to WW1 Ek2. Tunic displays loops for many awards including loops for a DK. Overall this is a very attractive tunic with a cut based on the old Reichswehr pattern tunics. On hold R.W.
M40 ORDNUNGSPOLIZEII DOUBLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET
A nice genuine example of a Polizei D/D combat helmet. This is a M40 pattern helmet, still retaining the majority of its factory applied finish. Both decals are in fine condition showing normal wear from use and age. It has its original liner (58) and chinstrap both of which are in good used condition with no damage.Helmet is maker marked with its shell size "SE66" Manufactured by "Sachsische Emaillier und Stanzwerke. This helmet was originally sold be "HISTORY HUNTER" USA And comes with a lifetime guarantee to its originality . Overall a very nice example of a combat police elmet
NSKK ( NATIONALSOZIALIISTISCHES KRAFTFAHRKORPS) B
A superb example of the traditional brown shirt. This sale concists of Brown shirt,brown tie and black breeches. Shirt is a textbook example, two breast pockets with buttoned flaps , five buttoned front, and double cuffs on the shirt sleeves. bottom of shirt has five gilt metal belt ramps, for securing belt. This is an early pattern shirt with black and white piping around the collar and collar patches, and is badged up to a NSKK Scharfuhrer serving in the 75th Motorised Standarte.Of interest if you look at images of the shoulderboard you will notice around top of shirt sleeve by the shoulder some small sewn loops, these were to hold the swallowtails showing that the wearer of this shirt was at some stage a musician or drummer. Breeches (not photographed) are just a fine pair of black NSKK/ SS breeches, no labels, probably pre RZM.Obviously if you have and interest in this ensemble I can forward images of breeches. Please note belt,buckle and cross strap are NOT included in this sale.