WW1 - German and Axis

GERMAN WWI WOOD GRIPPED FIGHTING KNIFE.

Very good condition blade, complete with its original leather washer. Wood grips undamaged, fitted into its metal scabbard, which appears to have been restored. Slight indentation with a complete and undamaged leather belt loop and hilt retaining strap, with its male/female closure system working correctly but male section is fragile.
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Code: 96502

GERMAN WWI SEE BATTALION OFFICERS SHAKO.

A scarce helmet in the Imperial series, being the officers Shako for the Imperial German Marines known as the See battalions. Black patent crown and front and back peaks, black cloth sides, fitted with its See battalion officers front plate, flat chin scales, one officers side cockade, and officers See battalion wire woven bullion field cockade, the cloth sides to the helmet have light moth dam...  read more

Code: 96513

GERMAN WWI HUSSAR OR JAGER ZU PFERDE ENLISTED MANS BOOTS.

A good pair of Hussar or Jager Zu Pferde boots, soles and heels have all their original studding, one sole is loose to the boot. Stitching on the back seam broken for a length of 15cm. All four canvas pulls are present. Please do not ask for sizes, we do not offer boots for wearing to fit a mannequin the feet of the mannequin normally have to be sawn off.  read more

Code: 96560

GERMAN WWI DATED ENTRENCHING TOOL.

Good head unabused but with slight rusting around the edges and surface rust on the rear of the spade head. Stamped ‘Forces 1915’ into the spade head. Undamaged wood haft.  read more

Code: 96564

GERMAN WWI SNIPER SCOPE.

As WWI progressed sniping from the trenches became more prevalent, the German Army found themselves short of sniper scopes and managed to purchase either privately or commercially many sniper scopes used on hunting rifles pre WWI. This excellent example measuring 36cm in length, maker marked ‘S.Fuess Steglitz-Berlin’ to the graduating turn key, marked ‘Helios 8’ to the viewing end. Nice conditi...  read more

Code: 96566

GERMAN WWI PRUSSIAN FUSILIER REGIMENT NO.80 OFFICERS PARADE HELMET.

A lovely condition all leather pickelhaube in superb order, both peaks securely attached to the main body, we consistently mention this in our descriptions of pickelhaubes, one of the problems of age is that the stitching holding the front and rear peaks do rot and the peaks come adrift. Excellent gilt overall with its Prussian front plate and its reserve officer's cross. Standard flat chin sca...  read more

Code: 96514

GERMAN WWI M.18 EAR CUT OUT HELMET.

A nice condition ear cut out helmet retaining virtually all its original finish, no rust, complete with its correct inner liner being the standard three pad liner, all of the pads have their original interior padding pads, with its original drawstring. The tongues of one of the pads are complete but have split leaving the drawstring loose from that pads. As is well known by collectors all thes...  read more

Code: 96535

AUSTRIAN WWI MODEL 1905 AUSTRIAN DRAGOON HELMET, ARMOURED FRONT PLATE.

An incredibly rare piece of helmet armour from WWI being the brow plate that fits on the 1905 helmet. This example was captured and sent home by an American soldier attached to the very limited American forces on the Italian front. USAAS is the United States Army Ambulance Service, with the address of the sender and of the receiver. He writes ‘U.S.A.A.S. with the Italian Army’ painted on the s...  read more

Code: 96536

GERMAN WWI M.17 CAMOUFLAGE TRENCH HELMET WITH ORIGINAL CHINSTRAP AND LINER.

A huge size ‘ET66’ stamped shell, the exterior in a three colour camouflage with narrow black separation lines. The camouflage finish is good and clear, no losses but has dulled slightly overall. Standard M.17 steel liner band. The original three pad liner system is all intact with the inner pads and its original drawstring, with evidence of much wear use to the pads. The name ‘UNTEROFFIZIER BE...  read more

Code: 96537

GERMAN SWISS WWI ENTRENCHING TOOL.

A Swiss made in Basel entrenching tool, identical to WWI German production. Marked ‘OBERWIL BASEL’. Ideal for re-enactment.  read more

Code: 96550