WW1 - German and Axis

GERMAN WWI IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS MEDAL GROUP.

Mounted in Prussian style, Saxon bronze Friedrich August Military Medal in bronze 1906 to 1918, almost mint condition. Iron Cross 2nd class 1914, a good example in excellent condition, together with its matching ribbon bar with their miniature Iron Cross to the centre of the black and silver ribbon.  read more

Code: 82463

GERMAN WWI IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS 1914.

Super quality flat early war example, possibly silver although not marked. Maker’s mark ‘KO’ stamped below the hook. Black lacquered centre finish with some slight chipping to the ‘W’ to the centre of the award, almost all factory bright polish finish remaining to the frame.  read more

Code: 82625

GERMAN WWI BAVARIAN CHEVAULEGER ENLISTED RANKS HELMET.

A rare helmet and in a large size for an enlisted ranks M.15 in a Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment. The leather skull is excellent, minor crazing, both peaks firmly attached to the main body, all of the fittings in the chemically patinated field grey, standard Bavarian front plate, original national and Bavarian State cockades with its distinctive square cut front peak, fluted spike, complete with...  read more

Code: 82373

GERMAN WWI M.16 CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT HELMET.

Good M.16 skull, maker and size stamped difficult to read, small size skull, painted in a very unusual splotched camouflage of black, mid green and light green, virtually all the camouflage paint remaining. Original leather chinstrap. Three pad liner, all three pads have their original horsehair pads, one of the pads is slightly broken away from the leather M.16 liner.  read more

Code: 82428

GERMAN WWI M.16 CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT HELMET.

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Code: 82427

GERMAN WWI BAVARIAN PILOTS BADGE AND PAPERWORK.

A superb quality Bavarian Pilots Badge, which has been produced in the fretted style, this is a hollow back example, which generally indicates that it is a post WWI acquisition, what is a huge difference is that this is manufacturer fretted and not fretted out afterwards by a jeweller, the detail of the fretting especially of the aeroplane itself is absolutely superb, the detail is exquisite. C...  read more

Code: 82447

GERMAN WWI NAVAL CAP RIBBON.

S.M.S Stuttgart silver wire for reservist sailors, full length, very good condition. The S.M.S. Stuttgart was built in Danzig in 1905, at the outbreak of war she took part in the bombardment of Scarborough and Whitby in England and subsequently in the battle of Jutland in 1916 where she engaged the HMS Dublin, she was broken up at the end of that war.  read more

Code: 82462

GERMAN WWI IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS MEDAL GROUP.

Mounted in the Bavarian style, Bavarian Military Service Cross 3rd class with crown and swords almost mint condition. Iron Cross Iron Cross 2nd class 1914 also good condition with the Third Reich awarded 1914 to 1918 War Honour Cross with swords, maker marked ‘G & S’.  read more

Code: 82464

GERMAN WWI SAXON REGIMENTALLY MARKED BUCKLE.

A very nice condition service used, all brass with nickel overlay plate for the Saxon 78th Regiment, marked ’78.A.1.B.1.’ maker marked within the hollow on the reverse side of the brass body, complete with both of its fixing prongs.  read more

Code: 82465

GERMAN WWI ERSATZ CORK TROPICAL HELMET.

The extremely difficult to find tropical pickelhaube constructed identically as to a cork sun helmet, covered in four panels of canvas. All of the fittings are in the patinated field grey, all with brass fittings, which have dulled considerably over the past 100+ years. To the right hand side of the helmet some of the canvas covering is stained and discoloured. To the right hand where the rear ...  read more

Code: 82347