WW1 - German and Axis

GERMAN WWI ADAPTED FIGHTING KNIFE.

A highly unusual fighting knife with a standard blade in excellent condition. The hilt is a miniaturised version of the model 1898 02 and 05 bayonet, complete with its slotted bayonet system and sprung loaded fitting button. The nose of the pommel is flat, the cross guard also a percentage smaller than the standard size. Wood grips with one central rivet. Whether this is a display piece or some...  read more

Code: 89272

GERMAN WWI PICKELHAUBE COVER.

Excellent condition officers pickelhaube cover. A slightly greener shade than normally encountered, marked ‘DRP’ underneath the front peak. We have tested the size of this cover and it would only be suitable for a size 60 or upwards officers pickelhaube.  read more

Code: 89273

GERMAN WWI JACK BOOTS.

An excellent pair of Imperial German enlisted ranks jack boots. Good form to the boots, no repairs, one boot has leather pulls the other has canvas pulls, worn as a pair, slight mismatch in size of approximately 5cms. It is a well known fact that when issued with boots German soldiers in both wars had to approach piles of left and rights and tried boots until they fitted each individual soldie...  read more

Code: 87515

GERMAN WWI PAPER CLOTH PICKELHAUBE COVER.

The officers pickelhaube covers are generally available but not in this construction, anything produced in paper cloth should be considered rare. This method of construction was introduced when other forms of materials were getting very difficult to obtain due to the allied blockades of Germany. Perfect condition, maker marked Vorn to the interior of the front peak, some traces of Shellac on bo...  read more

Code: 89170

GERMAN WWI DISPATCH RIDER BAG.

A rare piece of pre war equipment being the bag used by Dispatch riders and cyclists. This was worn on the back in haversack form and has fixtures for the shoulder strap to the rear, which have never been fitted. There is a clear date of ‘1888’ to the top throat of the bag. All closures are good and supple. There are various markings inside the bag. This has clearly never been issued and remain...  read more

Code: 89176

GERMAN WWI SOLDIERS GAS MASK.

A good clean example of the soldier’s gas mask of World War I, the field grey green painted filter retaining stamped in dates and ink applied designations and dates, one date of December 17 another maker’s Mark of GJ B 1917, no rust to filter , leather facemask good eyepieces undamaged, all blue coloured elasticated head strapping complete, remains of paper instructions to the base of the conta...  read more

Code: 89190

GERMAN WWI BADEN PIONEER REGIMENT HALF LITRE STEIN.

A very attractive multi coloured china stein for the 1st Company Baden Pioneer Battalion No.14, dated 1909 to 11. The steins were purchased by conscripts ‘For Memory of their Service Time. Always beautifully coloured. On either side of the handle is the faint remains of the list of other reservists in this period of 1909 to 1911, this was owned by Gefreiter August. The lid is all complete, the ...  read more

Code: 89196

IMPERIAL GERMAN GEW98 BOLT ACTION RIFLE, DE-ACTIVATED.

A waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf 1916 manufactured and dated bolt action rifle being the standard arm of the German infantrymen of WWI. Gun number 8676. The gun is with its original de-activation certificate, which is an old specification, the bolt moves and dry fires. The wood stock abrased and slightly bruised overall. Imperial German acceptance stamp to the wood stock. Complete with both the ...  read more

Code: 89235

IMPERIAL GERMAN FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAL.

Bronze finish, complete with yellow and blue ribbon.  read more

Code: 89240

GERMAN WWI SOUVENIR POST HOME M17 HELMET.

Si66 stamped shell, retaining the great majority of its apple green finish. To the exterior crown a gummed canvas type label having the address attached Mr M.W.Pryor 503 Franklin Terrace, Baltimore Maryland USA, with an extra small label with the faint outline of the soldier, sender’s name and the remains of US postal stamps. Many of these helmets were posted home by the Doughboys of World Wa...  read more

Code: 89112