WW2 - German and Axis

JAPANESE WWII NAVAL OFFICERS FULL DRESS SWORD.

The Japanese naval officers dress sword, modelled on many other international navy swords. Excellent single fullered blade. Ray skin grip covered with grip wire. Gilded D shaped hilt with floriated raised design. Scabbard of leather with three gilded mounts with floriated raised designs in a Japanese style. Complete with its very attractive silver and red portapee knot. Early 20th Century. Very...  read more

Code: 97356

JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS PARADE SWORD.

The 1875 and 1886 swords were the first swords to be introduced to the Japanese Armed Forces on the Western style (Kyu Gunto) Type 8. Excellent mint bright blade with single fuller. The D shaped hilt nicely gilded with pierced and open foliate and cherry blossom designs. The grip of celluloid with its original wire wrap. A bright plated scabbard, undented, with good plating visible and its corr...  read more

Code: 97357

JAPANESE WWII HOME DEFENCE FORCE SWORD.

A rare sword produced for the last ditch attempt at repelling the expected invasion of Japan by the allies forces in late 1945. Most of the swords at this time were destroyed as weapons of no artistic value. There are photographs of many weapons mainly swords, being shovelled into furnesses. Excellent blade with a cutting edge of 25 inches. This swords was produced in August 1945 one of the las...  read more

Code: 97358

JAPANESE MEATBALL FLAG.

85 X 75cm mint unissued red sun Meatball flag, all printed on white cotton. Two corners have strengthened leather edges with tying tassels.  read more

Code: 97361

JAPANESE WWII SHRINE THOUSAND STITCHED WAIST BAND.

A very nicely hand embroidered red on yellow waist band showing a tiger, Japanese kanji characters, with its original ties and kanji stamping.  read more

Code: 97362

JAPANESE WWII SAKI CUP WITH IMAGES OF A FIELD GUN.

Inscribed in gilt kanji letters ‘3rd Field Artillery Regiment’.  read more

Code: 97363

JAPANESE WWII GROUPING OF THREE ITEMS TO ONE SOLDIER.

A very nice thousands stitched belt, a very long good luck waistband with many kanji messages applied. A good luck flag, the red Meatball on silk with again many kanji messages. Some age staining but generally lovely condition. All three belonging to one person.  read more

Code: 97367

GERMAN WWII MG34 MACHINE GUN, DE-ACTIVATED.

A nice condition MG34 machine gun, dated 1944. Maker coded ‘D0T’ gun number ‘4852’ with all matching numbers overall of ‘4852’. The left hand celluloid grip undamaged, the right hand grip having a slight breakage to the rear of the grip itself. Complete with its Bakelite removable butt. Slight surface rust just behind the grip. Good blueing overall. Profuse waffen amt stamps, complete with its ...  read more

Code: 97368

JAPANESE WWII FULL COLONEL’S TUNIC, TROUSERS, CAP AND AWARDS.

A beautiful quality Army Colonel’s tunic, no moth damage. Superbly embroidered Colonels collar patches with multi layered twisted bullion cord shoulder boards. A medal ribbon bar containing six medals. The quality of the tailoring is magnificent, multi stitched olive drab satin/cotton lining to the interior. Accompanying the uniform is a Japanese officers cap of Melton material, no moth damag...  read more

Code: 97369

GERMAN WWII MP40 SUBMACHINE GUN, MATCHED NUMBERS.

Possibly one of the best MP40’s we have had in many years, standard MP40, old deactivation, fully cocks and dry fires. Numbered to the barrel ‘361’ the receiver ‘361’ the very end of the weapon ‘361’ the trigger guard ‘361’ the folding butt stock ‘361’, maker coded ‘AYF43’. We have counted at least 6 waffen amt stamps on the weapon from the front sight aperture to the grip. The weapon is fitted...  read more

Code: 97370