WW1 - German and Axis

GERMAN WWI VETERANS BANNER.

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Code: 89340

GERMAN WWI ADAPTED FIGHTING KNIFE.

A highly unusual fighting knife with a standard blade in excellent condition. The hilt is a miniaturised version of the model 1898 02 and 05 bayonet, complete with its slotted bayonet system and sprung loaded fitting button. The nose of the pommel is flat, the cross guard also a percentage smaller than the standard size. Wood grips with one central rivet. Whether this is a display piece or some...  read more

Code: 89272

GERMAN WWI PICKELHAUBE COVER.

Excellent condition officers pickelhaube cover. A slightly greener shade than normally encountered, marked ‘DRP’ underneath the front peak. We have tested the size of this cover and it would only be suitable for a size 60 or upwards officers pickelhaube.  read more

Code: 89273

GERMAN WWI PAPER CLOTH PICKELHAUBE COVER.

The officers pickelhaube covers are generally available but not in this construction, anything produced in paper cloth should be considered rare. This method of construction was introduced when other forms of materials were getting very difficult to obtain due to the allied blockades of Germany. Perfect condition, maker marked Vorn to the interior of the front peak, some traces of Shellac on bo...  read more

Code: 89170

GERMAN WWI BADEN PIONEER REGIMENT HALF LITRE STEIN.

A very attractive multi coloured china stein for the 1st Company Baden Pioneer Battalion No.14, dated 1909 to 11. The steins were purchased by conscripts ‘For Memory of their Service Time. Always beautifully coloured. On either side of the handle is the faint remains of the list of other reservists in this period of 1909 to 1911, this was owned by Gefreiter August. The lid is all complete, the ...  read more

Code: 89196

IMPERIAL GERMAN GEW98 BOLT ACTION RIFLE, DE-ACTIVATED.

A waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf 1916 manufactured and dated bolt action rifle being the standard arm of the German infantrymen of WWI. Gun number 8676. The gun is with its original de-activation certificate, which is an old specification, the bolt moves and dry fires. The wood stock abrased and slightly bruised overall. Imperial German acceptance stamp to the wood stock. Complete with both the ...  read more

Code: 89235

IMPERIAL GERMAN FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAL.

Bronze finish, complete with yellow and blue ribbon.  read more

Code: 89240

GERMAN WWI CAMOUFLAGE TRENCH HELMET M16.

A very distinctive camouflage pattern to this unusually un-stamped shell, on test it would appear to be a large size possibly the largest size produced. The camouflage pattern in the three colour mixture of dark maroon green and ochre is in a very unusual pattern with thin black separation lines, as we have mentioned before the value of camouflage helmets has now become judged by the unusual na...  read more

Code: 89119

GERMAN WWI MAXIM 08 MACHINE GUN SIGHT, CASED.

The sight is marked ‘Emil Busch A.G.’ of Rathenow, marked ‘ZF12’ with its issue number. Optics good, slightly dirty with its pull off lens cap, The majority of the paint to the main body of the sight is missing. Fitted into its original fitted case, the number of the case matches the number of the sight ‘6362’, the case is also marked ‘Emil Busch Rathenow’. The rivets holding the lid to the mai...  read more

Code: 89071

IMPERIAL GERMAN MEDAL & CITATION.

The A4 size citation, punch holed for filing for the Friedrich August Medal in silver to Vice Wachtmeister of the Reserve Otto Lehmann of Infantry Battery 26, dated 31st December 1917. Folded four times.  read more

Code: 89046