M16 Helmet with Blue Max Trench Art

A German M16 WW1 helmet with original Blue Max trench art. Helmet shell is missing its liner. Artwork on the mid-grey painted shell features a large Pour Le Merite Blue Max cross to the front on a front-to-back Iron Cross ribbon pattern. A 1916 date is painted on the back of the shell along with illegible Gothic script, and the central core from a Prussian belt buckle is screwed into the crown....  read more

Code: 13638

M1895 Prussian 33rd Fusiliers Pickelhaube

An M1995 mannschaften (em) pickelhaube for the 33rd Fusilier Regiment with rare front plate and Landwehr Cross adornment. Black leather helmet has slight cracking and flaking with age. Brass 1887 pattern spike. Pre-1915 brass fittings. M91 leather chinstrap with twin buckles. National and Prussian side cockades look as if they may have been re-painted. Prussian brass plate has a 33rd Fusiliers ...  read more

Code: 12954

Saar NSDAP Loyalty Badge

A Saar Nazi party loyalty badge. White metal pressed badge with clip and a 1935 date. Issued after the annexation of the Saar region into the Third Reich  read more

Code: 14401

US M1 Helmet - D-Day Provenance

A United States army M1 helmet with D-Day provenance. Green cork-grit helmet with front seam and swivel bales. Two small dents in crown. 1943 pattern web liner. Inner shell has a corporal's stripe to the front. With chinstrap and neckstrap. A hand-written label glued to the inner liner attributes the helmet to a corporal in the 79th Infantry Division who landed on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 and...  read more

Code: 14403

VM40 Gas Mask Filter - Boxed

A boxed filter for the VM40 Volksgasmaske civil issue gas mask, in its original corrugated cardboard box. Extensively marked good condition filter with waffenstamp, serial number stampings and an April 1938 date.  read more

Code: 14400

Luftwaffe M42 SD Helmet with Camo Wire

A Luftwaffe single decal M42 helmet with single strand crucifix wire camo holder. Field grey inside and out with some scuffing to crown. Good second pattern Luftwaffe eagle with some flaking to centre and left wing. Camo wire secured behind inner band. Batch mark 2013 on inner shell with Eisenhuttenwerke ET64 maker and size stamp. Light tan hide liner and black and brown leather chinstrap.  read more

Code: 14395

Japanese Showa Enthronement Medal - Cased

A Japanese Showa Enthronement Medal in its original presentation case. Silver medal with original ribbon and clip. Details in sharp relief, and central gold crest. Compressed card and felt case with gold blocking on lid. The medal was instituted in 1928 to mark the ascension of Emperor Hirohito. Awarded to ceremonial participants.  read more

Code: 14399

Air Ministry Observers Watch

An Air Ministry issue observer's pocket fob watch. Full working order. British made by Smiths Empire. Stamped with Kings Crown, AM for Air Ministry and serial number 6B/117. Good, clean dial and stem winder. Removable back  read more

Code: 13660

Luftwaffe Bread Bag

A Luftwaffe-issued bread bag, complete with all straps, loops and fastenings. Field green canvas bag with leather fittings. Luftwaffe stamp on the inner flap. What appears to be an oil stain on the front flap. Illegible maker's stamp on the belt strap.  read more

Code: 14121

Deutsche Reichpost Savings Book

A Deutsche Reichpost savings account book. Multiple pages bound with red card, with swastika insignia. Issued in the name of Marianne Jahr in February 1944. Good condition  read more

Code: 14398