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| GERMAN - WW1 | ||
| WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class, with ribbon. GVF Ni 1909 | £70 | |
| WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class, with non-combattant ribbon. GVF Seldom seen Ni 1909 | £80 | |
| WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, with swords. Ni 3803/1. Plus matching ribbon-bar | £12 | |
| Another, as above, no ribbon bar | £10 | |
| WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, no swords. Ni 3803/2 Scarce now | £15 | |
| WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, no swords blackened finish, for widows | ||
| and parents of fallen German soldiers - Ni 3803/3 | £25 | |
| WW1 War Cross for Auxiliary War Aid (Verdienstkreuz fur Kriegshilfe) - Kriegshilfsdienst. Ni 1966 | £25 | |
| 1870/1871 medal - "Fur Pflichttreue im Kriege", in steel for combattants. Ni 1941/2. No ribbon | £25 | |
| DRA badge, in bronze. Ni 3578. Maker's mark "DRGM 33918 H. Wernstein Jena - Lo….". Vertical pin replaced by horizontal steel pin, for wear by wife or parents. | £30 | |
| DRL badge, similar to above, but no reverse pin or maker's mark. Solid behind DRA. | £20 | |
| Wound badge, in silver, for several woundings | £50 | |
| Wound badge, in black, for being wounded once; Ni 3293 | £35 | |
| PRUSSIA - Silver Commemorative medal from 1914, obv bust of Wilhelm II left. "Deutscher Kaiser Konig v. Preussen". Rev. Sword with part of his coronation speech on 4th August - I know no parties any more, I only know Germans : "Ich kenne keine Parteien mehr, ich kenne nur Deutsche" | £125 | |
| Baden - Service medal in silver ( obv slightly dulled) Ni 215, short ribbon | £40 | |
| Bavaria - Luitpold cross : 40 years service 12 / 3 / 1911. Ni 471 Pleasing lightly toned gilt | £100 | |
| Landwehr silver Cross for 20 years. 1st class. XX in gilt central circlet. Ni 1977/1 | £75 | |
| Munich - scarce silver commeorative medal for the 7th Cavalry Regiment in Munich, dated 15/11/1914. Features helmeted cavalry man on his horse. "Ver.ehem.Jager z. Pf. & Angeh. d. Kgl 7.. Chev. Regts in Munchen". Made by Deschler & Sohn Munchen 9. Trifold ribbon. | £50 | |
| Gilt commemorative medal for 1870 - "Vorwarts und Durch" 30 Oktober 1870. Rev GJB cypher below crown, with commem. date for 1895. on ribbon | £25 | |
| Kyffhauserbund gilt oval medal : Blank die Wehr, Rein die Ehr'. No ribbon | £12 | |
| Blackened medallion by Hosaeus - 191 : In Eiserner Zeit" : exchanged for 'donations' of gold for the war effort - in return donors were given this !! "Gold gab ich zur Wehr - Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr" | £15 | |
| Set of three coloured roundels, "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" - commemorating WW1 service, each with a different scene : Artillery, Cavalry, New Luftwaffe ..... Each 1" dia. The set.. | £3 | |
| Ribbon bar for Cross of Honour, set crossed swords on ribbon. ..... £4 . Per 10... | £35 | |
| Ribbon bar for 2 medals : Iron cross, 2nd cl. & Cross of Honour + swords…Each ... £5. Per 10... | £40 | |
| Button-hole set mini Iron cross and cross of honour with swords, plus matching mini-ribbons | £15 | |
| Button-hole, set round silver medallion "Ehre der Arbeit" ; allegorical figure with man and anvil. | £12 | |
| Neck gilt chain and fixing pins, set mini iron cross and cross of honour with swords. | £15 | |
| Ribbons - we have a small stock of original ribbons, Per five inches as ...... WW2 Iron Cross | ||
| Ostmedaille, Western Front, KVK +/- swords, Cross of honour +/-, Koniggratz, Bremen H'tic X. | £5 | |
| NAZI BOOKS, CERTIFICATES, and OTHER DOCUMENTS. | ||
| 1 | Cigarette-card album for the Olympic Games 1936, held in Berlin. Volume One, 127 pp with | |
| outer dust-wrapper. Over 100 b/w pictures as Cigarette card, different sizes. | £45 | |
| 2 | As above, but Volume Two. 165 pp, with outer dust-wrapper. | £45 |
| 3 | Fronterleben, by Erich Limpach. A book of 31 poems from WW1, with b/w illustrations, from the | |
| originals by Otto Engelhardt-Kyffhauser. Hand-written dedication in front fly-leaf "Kriegsweihnachten | ||
| 1941 by Krapp, Oberleutnant u. Batterie-Fuhrer, with nazi stamp. | £45 | |
| 4 | Warschau, Paris, London. A collection of 33 A4 drawings and photos, some in colour, others b/w, | |
| of the Nazi attacks in Europe, by Verlag Erich Klinghammer, Berlin. Issued at Christmas 1940 | ||
| entitled "Eine Bildmappe vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe". Unique and desirable. | £100 | |
| 5 | Cross of Honour certificate , with swords, awarded to Maurer August TUNNIES on 7th February | |
| 1935, in Einback. (Ehrenkreuz fur Frontkampfer) | £25 | |
| NAZI / THIRD REICH. | ||
| Mounted medal groups : | ||
| a / 3 | WW2 Non-Combattant trio, as : War Merit Cross no swords, 1938 Cross of Honour without swords, and Nazi-era 25 years Faithful Service Cross in silver. On padded mount | £100 |
| b / 3 | WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class, Cross of Honour with swords and gilt Service medal for 12 years (XII on reverse) - Treue Dienste bei der Fahne. Hung from padded ribbon mount, set crossed swords. | £100 |
| Iron cross, 1st class (Steckkreuz), marked L/77 on reverse pin. | £225 | |
| Iron Cross, 1st class, as above, but a battlefield find, missing rev. pin and catch. Green ! | £90 | |
| Iron Cross, 1st class, 1957 de-nazified version (ie no swastika). Marked L/19 on rev. Gewolbt form | £120 | |
| Iron Cross - very scarce double award : 1st class screw-back version, set Wiederholungsspange on top, thus for both WW1 and WW2. Ni 3823/5. marked DESCHLERSOHN on rev bottom 1/4. | SOLD | |
| Iron Cross, 2nd class, a selection. Each .... | £130 | |
| Wiederholungsspange (to set on WW1 IK ribbon). Sadly, all 4 reverse lugs are missing. | £50 | |
| Army (Wehrmacht) service medal, gilt, for 12 years. (XII on rev.) 3rd class. Ni 3859 | £75 | |
| Army (Wehrmacht) service medal in silver, for 4 years, on padded ribbon and pin; set eagle | £55 | |
| Another, as above, with plain blue ribbon, no eagle. (Ni 3855) | £45 | |
| RAD service medal for 18 years, oval pattern. (ReichsArbeitsDienst). On pin. Ni 3531. Silver | £275 | |
| RAD service medal for 4 years, oval pattern. (ReichsArbeitsDienst). On pin. Ni 3533. | £135 | |
| Eastern Front medal (Ostfront) - Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42. Ni 3850 | £40 | |
| West Wall medal. (Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen). Ni 3520 | £30 | |
| War Merit Cross, 1st class, with swords. Marked L/58 on reverse pin. Good metal. | £145 | |
| War Merit Cross, 2nd class, with swords, (Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Ni 3835 | £40 | |
| Another, in buff paper bag of issue | £50 | |
| War Merit Cross, 2nd class, no swords. Ni 3836 | £35 | |
| Another, in buff paper bag of issue | £45 | |
| War Merit medal. Getting much harder to find now, and more expensive ! Ni 3837. | £30 | |
| Faithful Service Cross for 25 years, silver. (Ni 3523) set pin. | £40 | |
| Another, no pin. | £35 | |
| Mother's Cross, in gold (Ni 3513) | £60 | |
| Mother's Cross, in bronze (Ni 3515) | £40 | |
| Police Long Service Cross in gold. "Fur Treue Dienste in der Polizei". | £165 | |
| Mine-seekers badge, gold edging slightly faded. Maker's mark on rev. "R.K." (ie Rudolf Karneck) | ||
| Care of the People silver medal ( Medaille fur deutsche Volkspflege). (Ni 3566 ) | £75 | |
| Memelland medal, 22. March 1939. Very scarce, haven't had one for years ! | £180 | |
| Austria Annexation medal, 13.March 1938, scarce now | £75 | |
| Sudetenland annexation, 1. Oktober. 1938 (Ni 3517), set pin. | £40 | |
| Fire-brigade award, 2nd class "Fur Verdienste im Feuer-Loschwesen; in original black case. Rare | £200 | |
| Wound badge, in silver, for multiple woundings. Marked 65 on reverse Ni 3845 | £75 | |
| Another, as above, this one marked 107 on reverse. Ni 3845 | £75 | |
| Another, as above, no reverse marks. Ni3845 | £70 | |
| Wound badge, in black, for one wounding. Ni 3846. | £40 | |
| DRL Sports badge, in silver. . Ni 3586. Maker - DRGM 35269 Wernstein Jena. Missing rev. pin | £75 | |
| DRL Sports badge in gold, scarce., almost mint. Reverse markings as above. Intact. | £125 | |
| Pin-badges etc. | ||
| a | Large embroidered cloth sports vest insignia for marines, semi-circular in shape. 24 cms wide. | £80 |
| b | Edelweiss green embroidered cloth "badge". Nice old example, rev threads sl shredding | £45 |
| c | Kreisschiessen large round gilt badge - IMST, set eagle, swastika, building with outer | |
| ring of oak-leaves. Impressive. | £75 | |
| d | DRK Visor cap in shape of eagle. Black enamels with red cross. | £45 |
| e | Pin for DLRG, in silver, or bronze. (Deutsche Lebens RettungsGesellschaft) @ | £5 |
| f | Olympic Games 1936 enamelled pin badge. (blue & red enamels). Bell with swastika below, Olympic | |
| 5 rings. Maker's mark G.TD on reverse. "Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt" Olympiajahr 1936. | £95 | |
| g | Carved wooden letter opener, probably made in Oberammergau, featuring a male's bearded head | |
| with a very prominent nose. (1930's Judaica item). 28 cms long | £100 | |
| h | Nazi compass, with round brass screw-top lid, - black enamelled helmet and date - 20.Juli 1944. | £75 |
| j | Set of inter-locking cutlery, knife, fork, spoon and tin-opener, marked C & C.W.42. Reverse of spoon marked CK & F 41. Winged eagle and swastika, of course. | £125 |