IMPERIAL GERMAN PIONEER BATTALION 24 PICKELHAUBE.

A good medium sized all leather bodied pickelhaube for a member of Pioneer Battalion 24. The skull is in excellent shape, light crazing overall, some misshaping to one side of the leather rear peak, front peak good. The back strap, Prussian front plate, front peak trim and strap bosses are all in white metal for Pioneer troops. Interestingly the spike and circular spike base had been depot repl...  read more

Code: 90478

GERMAN WWI SAXON GUARD REITER M.15 HELMET.

A very rare helmet being the standard Cuirassier helmet in steel but fitted with the large Saxon front plate in field grey. This is not a standard Cuirassier shaped helmet but having the raised rim behind the oval shaped spike base indicating that this is a designated Saxon Guard Reiter helmet. The skull is in excellent condition with its correct large sized State and Saxon cockades, correct le...  read more

Code: 90486

GERMAN WWI LANDESGENDARMERIE HELMET.

A rare helmet of the Landesgendarmerie, virtually identical in form to the 1st Prussian Guard Dragoon Regiment, this example marked to the interior ‘LG15’. The Landesgendarmerie were mounted police responsible to local government in the provinces of Prussia. Virtually all of the personnel were ex military NCOs. The helmet is in magnificent condition, solid leather skull, both peaks firmly attac...  read more

Code: 90487

GERMAN WWI DEMAG FIGHTING KNIFE.

A superb condition straight wood handled fighting knife. Wood grip still with good light colour, all ribbing complete. The blade is extremely good, very faint traces of sharpening at the point but much cross grain finish remaining. Marked ‘Demag’ within a circle, also Imperial German acceptance stamp marked, plus a ‘Germany’ stamp close to the inspection stamp. All leather washer still complete...  read more

Code: 90488

GERMAN WWI FIGHTING KNIFE WITH PAPER CLOTH LOOP.

A nice condition standard fighting knife, generally good blade, some light rust close to the cross guard and signs of minor sharpening. Wood ribbed grips undamaged, complete in its original scabbard, which has only faint traces of its original black paint remaining. The belt loop is of the rare paper cloth, to which is attached a leather hilt retaining strap and still fitted with its male/femal...  read more

Code: 90490

GERMAN WWI TRENCH FIGHTING KNIFE.

A nice example of the long wood ribbed grip knife, the blade generally good, no corrosion, slight staining. There is minor evidence of sharpening to the sharpened edge, still with its original leather washer. Grips undamaged. In its original scabbard with its leather belt loop and hilt retaining strap with both closure studs in place and working correctly.  read more

Code: 90491

GERMAN WWI EAGLE HEADED BAYONET FIXING COMBAT KNIFE.

A rare example of the eagle headed fighting knife, the hilt of the standard eagle headed form with capacity for rifle fixing with the system all intact and working correctly. composition chequered grips. Some slight loss of plating to the reverse side of the eagle headed pommel. The blade is of a much rarer type being double edged with a central groove. The leather washers are still intact. Ori...  read more

Code: 90492

GERMAN WWI FRIEDRICH AUGUST AWARD.

All bronze finish remaining with its blue and yellow ribbon.  read more

Code: 90527

RUSSIAN WWII PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS.

7 scarce propaganda leaflets dropped over German lines by the Soviets. Age foxing but generally in good condition.  read more

Code: 89724

BRITISH WWII DEMS SHOULDER FLASHES.

A rare pair of unused defensively equipped merchant ships anti aircraft gunners flashes, DEMS, a slight moth nibble to the letter E of one of the patches.  read more

Code: 90461