WW1 - German and Axis

IMPERIAL GERMAN M.18 HELMET.

Out of the three major models the M.16, 17 and 18, the 18 is the most difficult to obtain, this very good example is stamped BF64 retaining virtually all of its original finish to the exterior skull. The inner M.18 style liner band is untouched, complete with its three inner leather pads, the inner horsehair pads missing. To the three leather pads two have their tongues intact with one tongue s...  read more

Code: 69239

IMPERIAL GERMAN SIGNALLERS ARM PATCH.

A very nice quality 9cm circumference section of field grey cloth with laid upon red and grey flags with yellow flagpoles. Beautiful quality stitching for fitting to the field grey uniform.  read more

Code: 69413

IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVAL FLYERS CAP TALLY.

The scarce gold woven cap tally, slightly shortened for 1.See Flieger. Abteilung.1. Naval Aviation Units who mainly served off the Belgium coast in WWI.  read more

Code: 68730

GERMAN MACHINE GUNS BY DANIEL D. MUSGRAVE.

Very fine condition 1992 publication, complete with its undamaged flyleaf cover on the history of the German Machine Gun. 582 pages of huge in-depth text and black and white photographs on all aspects of German light and heavy machine guns including light anti aircraft guns. A wonderful reference work.  read more

Code: 68633

GERMAN/TURKISH MG08 AMMUNITION BOX.

A rare accessory for the MG08 Maxim machine gun being the very first pattern ammunition box constructed in wood with all brass edge fittings and brass handle with Turkish script hand applied to the side of the box, this is faint and maybe difficult to pick up on our web images but is clear when held in the hand.  read more

Code: 68043

GROUP OF 7 GERMAN WWI AVIATION BOOKS.

Seven books on German aviation of WWI all soft cover. Rumpler Aircraft of WWI by Jack Herris. Rumpler C.1V by Peter Grosz part of the windsock data file number 35. Windsock Special 20th Anniversary addition. Foker DR.1 by Brian Knight. Pernel History of the First World War Aeroplanes. Von Richtfhofen?s Flying Circus by Greg Van Wyngarden. Richthofen by A.E.Ferko. Seven publications.  read more

Code: 67504

GWERMAN WWI PERIOD AVIATION PHOTO, LARGE FORMAT.

An extremely large format photograph being approximately 1 metre high x 3/4 of a metre wide. The excellent photographic image has been period blown up and shows a young Flieger NCO wearing a converted bluse with top pockets added, Iron Cross 1st Class and the Air Crew badge below the cross. The picture itself has a pen date of '1920' to the base. This was almost definitely a First World War pho...  read more

Code: 64758

AUSTRIAN GERMAN MADE WWI ENTRENCHING TOOL.

An entrenching tool, maker marked 'Beckmann' dated '1915' with standard wood haft, in an unusual German Chemnitz 1916 dated excellent condition leather carrier. Observing the leather closely it was originally designed for the leather carrier to be held on a belt with the shovel facing downwards. Two leather loops have been added to the upper part of the carrier for the shovel and holder to be c...  read more

Code: 52864

IMPERIAL GERMAN M.15 HERRINGBONE TWILL TROUSERS.

An absolutely mint pair of the light tan herringbone twill work trousers. An excellent image of these herringbone twill trousers is shown on page 211 of The German Army in the First World War by Jurgen Kraus. They are known as the M.15 twill trousers for troops, they were worn in a light colour and many were dyed field grey. Two side pockets, one watch fob pocket to the front, large adjuster st...  read more

Code: 51443

WWI GERMAN AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS.

A very fine group of 21 images all of large size, between 5 3/4 and 4, with only at 5 inches x 3 inches. It is difficult to ascertain whether these are press photographs or privately taken in large shots. One has hand annotation on the reverse side, the others all have typed annotations plus a series of numbers which may possibly be inventory numbers, however the content of these photographs ar...  read more

Code: 50888