CLEARANCE #32392C Lt. Oberst Luftwaffe Tunic

This excellent Luftwaffe Lt. Oberst Tunic belonged to a lieutenant colonel in the Signals Division of the Luftwaffe. It is a very fine four button tunic having a good whipcord material. There are no flaws in the outer jacket whatsoever. This material is in choice condition, showing very little wear. It has the four pockets with flaps and all buttons are the aluminum pebbled type. There is a really beautiful officer’s droop tail Luftwaffe breast insignia. This breast insignia is the best you will see, having shiny bullion highlights that partially follow the shape of the wings and then follow the bird’s body and tail feathering as well as its talons. The swastika is also an outstanding bullion example. This eagle is touched up to highlight the parts with a gray thread. A great insignia here! The collar is piped with aluminum bullion and the collar tabs are beautiful tan color velvet background with a full bullion wreath. The wreath is highlighted with shiny acorns. Inside the wreath are two birds, indicating the lieutenant colonel rank. The shoulder boards are all woven bullion and there is one gold pip on each. These boards are the sewn in type and the pebbled buttons are smaller than the other buttons on the tunic. This tunic has fine French cuffs and the sleeves are lined with a silk having a lined pattern. The inside of the tunic is silk lined and gray material and, for some reason, there are some tears in the silk on the right inner side. The inside belt is all there and there is also a clip and hanger for a dagger. The tunic has a nice parade ribbon which consists of a war merit ribbon with crossed swords, two Luftwaffe ribbons with droop tail eagles and also a Russian Winter ribbon. There is one loop on the tunic and this has a very beautiful silver wound badge. This wound badge has a fine patination throughout with lots of frosting still remaining around the wreath and the helmet area. If you are looking for a choice Luftwaffe Officer’s tunic, it would be very difficult to upgrade this example. Outstanding tunic here!

Near Mint. Originally $1,795.00, now only $1,595.00

CLEARANCE #32048C War Veteran’s 1904 Standarte

This Veteran's Standarte measures approximately 58 inches by 51 inches. It is in the colors of the German imperial flag being black, white and red. The black upper portion has the lettering, “Krieger-Verein”. These letters appear to be painted as are all of the characters on this standarte. The lettering is surrounded by a gold border and on each end there are oak leaf and acorn sprigs. In the center of the standarte is an imperial crown which is positioned over laurel leaves with berries having a crossed sword and crossed rifle. Below this are crossed bayonets, one having a saw back blade. On either side of this depiction is the date, “1904”. Below the depiction on the red portion of the flag is probably the name of the town. The letters are very difficult to make out but it appears to be, “Fühnde”. On either side of the town name are oak leaf sprigs, the same as at the top. The flag has a 2-inch gold bullion fringe which runs around three sides and on the fourth side it has tie strings which appear to have been broken when this flag was pulled down after the war. This flag is not heavy like most of the standartes as the embellishments are painted on rather than formed of embroidery. The opposite side of this standarte is most impressive being a white silk-like material having an imperial eagle painted in the center. The eagle is very well done with the monogram, “FR” on his breast and a Prussian crown on his head. The bird grasps a scepter and orb in each claw respectively. Around the top and bottom of the bird is the slogan, “Mit Gott für König u. Vaterland”. This of course means, With God for King and Fatherland. The eagle has a fine set of oak leaf branches and acorns forming a wreath around it and there is a black and white and red ribbon in a bow at the bottom. The corners have nice designs and there is an orange border that completes the depiction. A great looking standarte here but not quite as elaborate as some of them. A fantastic backdrop for your imperial collection with the imperial eagle side faced out.

Excellent. $1,295.00... CONSIGNOR MUST SELL, NOW ONLY $1,000.00

CLEARANCE #29833 Political Leader's Swallows Nests

This These swallow’s nests are quite beautiful and appear to be for a Reich lover band musician. They feature a gold brocade material sewn to a red velvet base. The gold brocade fabric has mobile swastikas embossed every half an inch or so. I counted them, and there are actually 69 swastikas inlaid into this gold fabric! The lower part of the swallow nest has a gold fringe which hangs down. The reverse of the nest has 5 metal hook-like brackets which are black painted and would be used to hook into loops installed on the shoulder area of the musician’s tunic. The canvas backing is a brown color and there is also an original paper RZM tag in place. This RZM tag is a blue printed color having the rubber-stamped number “21” at the top lines. On the bottom lines is the run number “037691”. A very fine set of swallow’s nests here which would really display beautifully, or they could also be put onto a political leader’s tunic should you be lucky enough to have a musician’s example with these missing.

Mint. Originally $795.00 CLEARANCE PRICE $550.00

CLEARANCE #28731 Luftschutz Armband

 This Luftschutz armband is all of green cotton and the color is just slightly lighter than some of the other greens you see used during the Third Reich. It has a large capital letter printed, “L” in the center which stands for Luftschutz. The Luftschutz, of course, was the RLB and these were people who aided in air raids. This is the first one of these armbands I have seen and it is the same as the one shown at the bottom of plate 34 of the Badges and Insignia Book by Brian Leigh Davis. Not a common armband.

Excellent Plus. Originally $50.00 CLEARANCE PRICE $35.00

CLEARANCE #29042 Factory Air Protection Medical Staff Armband

This Factory Air Protection Medical Staff armband is made of a blue silk material. The border has a lined texture to it which separates it from the standard weave of the inside of the armband. In the center there is a white cross which has small dots in its finish. The reverse is sewn up the rear. Evidently with the amount of bombings that were incurred in German factories it was necessary to have a special protection staff on hand to treat casualties. Not a common armband here.

Near Mint. Originally $85.00 CLEARANCE PRICE $60.00

CLEARANCE #28069 SS Drummer Corp Shoulder Swallows

These swallows are quite impressive and are in an unissued state. This pair of shoulder swallows is extremely beautiful, having crescent shape and being approximately 9 inches in length. There is 7/8 inch aluminum bullion tress, which is run in a striped manner, vertically. At the bottom, in a curve, is a finish tress of the same width. The base material is black cotton, which acts as a field in the areas that are open between the tress. The reverse of the swallow’s nest is covered in a black, silk-like material. There are five black steel hooks attached to the curved edge of the reverse and they, in turn, would have gone over loops on the wearer’s uniform shoulder. One of the swallow’s nests has the original issue tag on it. It is an off-white paper with black printing. It has the letter “B” and “RZM” and the black SS runes. There is a rubber stamped number, “212” and the numbers on the bottom lines are “011464.” These swallow’s nests are extremely impressive and would really go well displayed with some other SS music related memorabilia. This pair of swallow’s nests is identical to the example shown in the Angolia, “Cloth Insignia of the SS” book, on Page 174, upper. A great opportunity here to own an SS item in mint condition and something that is really rare.

Mint. Originally $1,695.00 CLEARANCE PRICE $1,100.00

CLEARANCE #29218C Untouched Partial Röhm Inscribed SS Dagger - Carl Eickhorn

This Untouched Partial Röhm Dagger recently comes from a veteran source. This dagger has never been cleaned and has never been taken apart. It remains in “as found” condition. The solid nickel mounts are probably the “AR” marked type, and they still retain their smooth surfaces and crisp edges. The crossguards have been deeply hand engraved. These guards have turned a yellow-green color from much patination building up since the war. The tang nut does not appear to have ever been turned, and the area around the nut is completely undisturbed. The lower portion of the bottom crossguard is of lighter color, as it has been sealed against the scabbard throat. There are no district markings on this crossguard, and nor are there inspection markings. This tells me that this dagger, which once was a full Röhm, was given to an Honorary SS Member rather than put into the normal distribution system. The grip of this dagger is a good ebony. It is still in fine condition throughout, except for the upper obverse area just where it touches the crossguards. Here, there has been just a tiny bit of shredding of the surface wood, but it is really very minor. The rest of the grip is still extremely crisp, having medium contour construction. There is one tiny pressed-in point just at the center of the ridge, which is caused by the in-place vertical hanger. This grip fits the crossguards very nicely. The runes button is turned slightly to about 6:30. The surfaces have a couple of hits to the enamel at the bottom of the runes, but it is not bad. The grip eagle is the high-necked variety. It shows no wear, and has perfect detail to its head, beak, breast feathering, wing feathering, talons, wreath, and raised swastika. It is the same yellowy patination as the rest of the nickel parts. A fine untouched hilt here! The scabbard shell is straight throughout. It is, of course, an anodized finish. This shell does show some age, particularly around the upper section and also some on the reverse center section. All in all, though, the anodizing is not too bad and looks to be still about 90%. The nickel scabbard mounts match the deep patination of the hilt. These mounts are in excellent condition throughout, to include the lower ball. There is 3 original screws in place, and the white lower screw is missing from the lower mount. (We can install another screw if desired by next owner). The original vertical hanger is in place. This vertical has never been off of the dagger, and although it shows some age and usage, the leather still seems to be okay. It is the standard coffin shape. The cross strap is the style with square nickeled buckle, and the snap clip is a nickled example. It is not solid, as it does have some rust build-up on the surfaces, but most of the plating is still there. This vertical is attached to the scabbard with the back side outward. This, apparently, was because the original owner also wore the original short hanger on occasion. This short hanger is attached to the ring which is on the left side, and the hardware is all solid nickel on this one. The snout-nosed style snap clip and buckle exactly match the patination of the rest of the dagger. The leather of the hanger is a little bit limp, but it is still all there to include the retainer loop. The blade of this example on the obverse is still mostly bright. It does show some age in the surfaces, and the motto only has about 50% of the original darkening in the backgrounds. There are also signs of some “going over”, possibly with a wire brush. This process looks identical to the process that was done on the reverse. The reverse of the blade still has all of the inscription, but the Röhm signature has been taken out through the grinding process. This inscription, though, has the same backgrounds as the SS motto. The small double oval trademark is the style with smooth tail, and only a little bit of the animal itself was removed during the grinding process. It does look as though the man that did the grinding decided to clean up the back of the blade, and at the same time, put his touch on the front of the blade also. This is commonly seen with ground-in daggers. It does result, though, in a blade that only grades at about excellent. In addition to these grains put in by the grinder, it also appears as though both sides of the blade have been sharpened. This sharpening, more than likely, was done post-war, but I have no way of knowing that. At any rate, this blade is left just as it has recently surfaced. The blade shoulders perfectly fit the lower crossguard contour. This is an opportunity to receive an untouched, unscrewed, with 100% original SS Partial Röhm. It is certainly not in a mint state, but then again, it is what it is.

Excellent. Originally $6,250.00, now $5,500.00(#041712)

CLEARANCE #16858 Royal Romanian NCO's Dirk - Solingen

This rather diminutive example is only eleven inches in overall length. Although it is called a dirk or dagger, it really is made more in the format of a small bayonet. This example is German made, and, therefore, is of high quality. The hilt fittings reflect a fine nickeled finish, remaining at 100%. The pommel is in the shape of an eagle head looking to the viewer's left. The bird has excellent feathered detailing, appearing on both sides. Additionally the curved beak and mouth details are striking. The eyes of the eagle are set with faceted bright red glass. At the bird's obverse neck area, there is a permanent "D" ring attached. Theoretically, this could retain a portepee. The grip plates are black checkered bakelite. These plates are in perfect condition being retained with two steel rivets with dressed heads on the obverse. The obverse plate has the applied cipher of King Carol II. It is a gilded crown over a circle containing two "C" letters which face each other. King Carol II ruled from 1930 to 1940. The scabbard is a matching nickel plate. It is in perfect condition reflecting 100% plating. There is an unadorned lug positioned on the upper obverse. The scabbard is made without a throat fitting. The scabbard ends with a ball device. The blade is a double edged variety, with high center ridge. It reflects fairly wide graining, but appears in good shape. The word, "Solingen" is deeply stamped into the reverse ricasso. This piece is very attractive, and quite rarely seen. See Berger Book, Page 230.

Excellent Plus, Plus. Originally $895.00, now $600.00(#042612)