POTPOURRI #31762C 1840 U.S. Calvary Saber - Tiffany / Lüneschloss

This 1840 Cavalry Sword is one of 12,000 produced. The contract was given to the Tiffany Company of New York to produce these swords. They subcontracted the P.D. Lüneschloss Company of Germany to produce the blades. This sword is of massive proportion and is very heavy to wield in one’s hand. In fact, the swords were known as “wrist breakers,” a grim reference to the large amount of muscle needed to heft this weapon. The hilt parts are produced of polished steel. There is a round style pommel on the top with a rounded upper section. The pommel covers the obverse area of the grip and is cut out in the reverse area. Below is a basket hilt which has three open tiers in the calvary style. The grip appears to be leather wrapped, but I am not sure what the material would be below. There is also some old wire which is wrapped about the leather which may or may not be original to this hilt. The hilt shows overall age, toning and patination but no surface rust per se. The scabbard is a massive curved steel type which has a built in shape at the bottom and is equipped with two carrying bands with matching carrying rings. These rings are also of very large size. This scabbard is in straight condition throughout and has the same steel finish matching that of the hilt. The curved blade is a very substantial example, measuring about 16” in length. The blade shows overall grayness from age but its original shape is completely intact and there are no nicks on the edge. This blade has a large fuller that runs about 7/8 of the length and then there is a small fuller just above the central example which runs about half the length of the blade. The blade is equipped with a ricasso and on the reverse it is stamped with the maker’s initials within an ellipse circle “P.D.L.”. Overall in the scabbard, this sword measures just about 44”. There is nothing dainty about this example and it was strictly meant for warfare and fighting in the field.

Excellent. $695.00

 POTPOURRI #30511 Period Imperial Gentleman's Dagger

This dagger measures about 14-inches overall. The hilt is quite attractive having a grip which is carved of either ivory or bone. The ribs are carved in a swirling descending pattern running from left to right. The bones shows a pleasing golden tone and a few cracks here and there. The ferrule is a plain nickel-plated variety with three raised out horizontal decorative lines. The crossguard is a simple nickeled short quillon type with one guard on the left running upward and the other on the right running downward. The scabbard is a leather shell which is grooved with twin lines on each side and sewn up the rear. The scabbard mounts are nickel plain style having scalloped edges where they meet the leather. These mounts are retained by staples and the lower chape has a round ball. The upper chape has a small thin lug so that the weapon can be carried. The blade is a most beautiful nickel-plated type which has a stepped end and narrow fuller. It very much resembles a bayonet blade. The resemblance though is different when it comes to the ricasso. The ricasso on both sides of this blade has the head of a Greek looking classic figure. Around the head is a wreath and the entire circumference is gilded contrasting beautifully with the nickel plating of the woman’s head portrayal. Stamped into the blade surface near the ricasso are the letters, “DRGM” indicating that there was a patent held on this design. A beautiful knife here which either was a stage prop or a private purchase by a gentleman or lady from the imperial time.

Excellent $595.00

POTPOURRI #33558C Original Volksradio

This Volksradio is the machine that was used by most German families to listen to Josef Goebbels go on about Germany was winning the war. The radio was a necessity for German citizens to keep up with the German news. This radio was only allowed to be played on German stations and people listening to England were subject to punishments as serious as being shot. This radio is in very choice condition being a dark brown bake-o-lite color. It measures about 9 ½-inches by 9 ½-inches having a 5-inch depth. The obverse of the radio has a covered speaker circular area. The covering is a tan color fabric which is still in perfect condition. Below the speaker is a raised out decorative line which runs almost the length of the radio and in the center is a round circular decorative device having a political eagle raised out. The eagle has its wings open, looks to the viewer’s left and clutches a wreathed mobile swastika. Below this decorative political eagle is the radio’s dial. To the left and right of the dial are the tone and volume switches. The bake-o-lite body of this radio is in perfect condition throughout. The original white cord is still attached having the plug which has the European two round plugs. The European electrical system is 220 whereas are system is 110. This radio however was designed to work on either 110 or 240 volts it is just a matter of adjusting a switch on the reverse. This radio was made by the company, “Deutscher Kleinempfänger”. Because of the radio’s great condition I am assuming that it still works but I do not know. I have not taken the backing off to look and even if I did I don’t know anything about electronics so it would not help. A great example here though and if it is not running I’m sure the next purchaser could get it running as the condition is extremely nice. With this radio I’m sure the next owner could easily get the feeling of what wartime Germany must have been like with the bombs going off all around the major cities and Goebbels telling everybody how they were winning the war!

Near Mint. $995.00

POTPOURRI #33559C Lot of Wehrpass, Arbeitsbuch Photos, Documents, Etc.

This bundle of items has lots of paperwork, photos, Wehrpasses, death cards, articles, documents, licenses and lots and lots of paperwork to look through. This is a great collection of items here that needs to be studied and organized. I would not be surprised if there could be some treasures in all of this. A great lot for those who have patience and understand the German language.

$495.00(#011212)

POTPOURRI #33563C Lot of Four Heer Wehrpasses

This lot of German Army Wehrpasses features four different books each having a photograph of the owner and the details of the owner’s date of birth, place of birth, etc. These books indicate where and when and which group the men served with in the German army. I am not familiar with reading the German language so the next owner will have to enjoy figuring out what all of these notations mean in each Wehrpass. The Wehrpasses were named to Willi Schreiber, Alfred Rüppert, Franz Helf, and lastly Bernhard Schinck. A good project here for those that collect these Wehrpass books.

Excellent. $225.00

POTPOURRI #33564C Lot of Four Wehrpass Books

This lot of four Wehrpass books contain the pictures of all four recipients as well as both dates, place of birth, service during the war, etc. These books are known to Arthur Mierzuwa, Alfard Dräbert, Glorio Güfanhomär (this booklet is torn on the cover), and Albert Herrmann. A good opportunity here to acquire four Wehrpass books and do some research on these men if possible.

Excellent. $200.00

POTPOURRI #33565C Lot of Three Arbeitsbuch

This lot of three Arbeitsbuch consists of two books which apparently belonged to brothers. The first brother Josef Stiegler was born 12.10.1908 and the other brother Amra Stiegler was born 22.9.1911. These two workbooks do not contain a lot of information, but both are stamped by a work amt on 8.8.39 and 9.8.39 respectively. These two workbooks are in good condition. The third Arbeitsbuch is issued to Ludwig Knauer who was born 5.1.1925. The workbook is stamped by a work amt on 21.2.41. There are a couple of entries in this book. This book is also in good condition.

Excellent Plus. $125.00

POTPOURRI #33566C Lot of Four Führerschein and One Kennkarte

This group of identification booklets have documents and photographs of five Third Reich individuals. I do not know much about these kind of things but they look to be quite interesting especially with all of the photographs and dates.

Excellent. $200.00

POTPOURRI #33567C Lot of Seven Wehrpass Books

This lot of seven Wehrpass books consists of the following, number one book is issued to Heinrich Grüber, he was born 4 July 1902 and the first entry was 27 August 1940. His picture is in the book. Number two, this book was issued to Paul Bolbe and unfortunately there is waterstaining of the ink on the first page. Bolbe’s picture is in the book and the first entry is November 1943. Number three, this Wehrpass was issued to Werner Thomasfarr. Thomasfarr was born 2 July 1909 and the first entry is 15.2.44. The book has an intact photograph. Number four, this Wehrpass was issued to Bernhard Meinig. Meinig was born on 23 February 1895. The book appears to have been issued on 18 June 1937 and is complete with Meinig’s photograph. The first entry is 17.4.37. Number five, this Wehrpass was issued to Max Sack who was born 25 January 1899. His picture is in place. The first entry is dated 22 April 1943. Number six, this Wehrpass was issued to Franz Schusser. It is complete with Schusser’s photograph. Schusser was born 28.9.1906. The first date in the book is 11.5.39. Number seven, the last book was issued to Karl Haas. The picture has been taken out of the page but the page is still intact. Haas was born 10.8.1905. The first date in the book is 15 May 1940. This group of Wehrpass books all show lots of wear and usage and are of interest to those who collect these items.

Excellent. $295.00

POTPOURRI #33568C Lot of Six Wehrpass Books

This lot of six Wehrpass books are all in very nice condition. The first example is named to Gustav Feistaüer. This man was born 22.7.1898. The first entry in the book is 6.5.43. The book is complete with the picture. The second book was issued to Arthur Vögt. Vögt was born 5.4.1904. The first entry in the book is made 10.4.40. The book is complete with Vögt’s picture. The third Wehrpass book is made out to Anton Rösch and includes his picture. Rösch was born on 8.12.05. The first entry in the book was made on 22.4.1940. The fourth book is made to Karl Hahn and includes Herr Hahn’s photograph. Hahn was born 30 June 1889. The first entry in the book is 26.4.44. The fifth Wehrpass is made to Karl Hoffmann and includes Hoffmann’s photograph. Hoffmann was born 7 October 1900. The first date in the book is 28.9.37. The sixth Wehrpass is made to Johann Kettkauf. Kettkauf was born 20.8.1898 and the book includes the photograph. The first entry is 15 April 1943. This lot of Wehrpasses are all in fine condition. Lots of information on past lives here.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $295.00

POTPOURRI #33569C Lot of First and Second Class War Merit Cross with Swords Documents to Same Individual and Police Dienstausweiss

This grouping of documents is most interesting consisting of some prisoner of war papers as well as the documents for the award of the first and second class war merit cross with swords. These documents are to Heinrich Winzinger. Additionally there is a police Dienstausweiss passbook which has a canvass oil skin type cover with photograph of the original carrier, a policeman named Strobl. The document is contained within a plastic folder so it is still in nice condition. An interesting lot of papers here.

Excellent Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #33570C Various Documents to Stürzer Family

This grouping of documents has at least twelve different items pertinent to the Stürzer family. I notice there is an RLB booklet with the documents and many other items which should be of interest to people who are paper fanatics. A nice grouping here.

Excellent Plus. $150.00

POTPOURRI #33402 Fantasy German Dagger – Paul Weyersberg

This German "Fantasy" Dagger is a real head scratcher, and appears to be produced of some original Third Reich parts and possibly some parts produced after the war. When the war ended, some of the Solingen producers had many parts left over and it was a great time to create daggers which could be sold to the eager group of returning GIs who all wanted something to take home in remembrance of their service time at war’s end in Germany. This piece falls into this category, probably produced right after the war ended. It is a most interesting dagger, having a very alluring look. The pommel grip and ferrule section are very similar to a Hitler Youth Leader example. In fact, both the pommel and ferrule parts have simulated rope designs which go around the edges that touch the grip. They also have the twin lines decorating the areas above the rope designs. These are very reminiscent of the H.J. Leader parts. The cap of the pommel is a separate piece being slightly larger than the covering area below. The pommel is retained by two flush mount, headless screws. The silvering throughout all of these pieces is magnificent and in choice condition, having a fine patination. The grip wire appears to be wound over a carved wood base. This wire is absolutely Hitler Youth Leader wire here. The wire is nice and tight and other than a couple of old moisture stains is still in perfect condition. The cross guard though, is really a choice example. This same cross guard is shown on a proposed dagger design on page 228 of Angolia’s second book. Angolia dates this piece at about 1934. If he is right about the vintage, then this cross guard was probably considered for a later design but never officially adopted. This is the kind of part that would have been around the factories left over after the war and must have been irresistible to blend into some type of a dagger. The cross guard is double sided, portraying an open-winged eagle which looks to the viewer’s right. The eagle has the art-deco style straight out wings with 45° angle cuts at the tips. The bird has very fine detail to its head, beak, breast feathering, talons and also to the smooth wreath and raised mobile swastika. On either side of the legs and swastika area, the surfaces are nicely hand-pebbled. The same is true of the area around the bird’s head. It is interesting to note that there are two accent grooves cut into the upper portion of the wingspan around the center point. These same cuts are readily discernable in the Angolia picture. So, obviously there must have been some of these fittings available. The scabbard accompanying this example is a 100% genuine Carl Eickhorn produced government official scabbard. It is in choice, perfect condition, having good crisp pebble panels on both sides sand equipped with overlapping oak leaf and acorn bands. These oak leaves point upward toward the triple serrated eyelets. The throat is the thicker variety used by Eickhorn and the only difference between this scabbard and an example found on an original Eickhorn government official dagger is the fact that the center placed throat screw on the reverse is the headless type. The Eickhorn screw would have been the type with a flatter style head. Other than this small detail though, this scabbard is absolutely 100%. Attached to the scabbard is a Luftwaffe early style ringlet chain. The chain consists of five ringlets at the top and seven ringlets at the bottom. Joining the ringlets at the carrying rings and the upper clip are aluminum tabs, the type that were used on later 1st model Luftwaffes. Again, this feature points to leftover parts. The clip of this example is nothing more than a NSKK chained officer type with the elimination of the shield device on the obverse. Instead of a shield device, a political eagle has been soldered to the flat surface. The eagle looks to the viewer’s right with open wings and clutches a wreathed swastika. This “addition” is a little over the top but is pretty neat and I guess was used in order to give some excitement to an otherwise drab snap clip. Attached to the snap clip is a leather teardrop device which I doubt is original to the piece. The blade is a very fine Paul Weyersberg marked example. The blade has outstanding cross graining and needlelike tip. This blade definitely appears to be a period example and it is in mint condition. The leather washer is quite thick and not really the type used during the Third Reich but it appears to have been in place for a very long time. So, there you have it! A very exotic dagger here having some post-war and some period parts, but put it all together and it is a very exciting piece to look at. Although this is not a period piece, it still has a place in our hobby as it shows the kind of ideas that were still being kicked around Solingen as the war waged on. A worse case scenario here would be if you needed an Eickhorn Government Official scabbard, you have a beauty here, albeit quite expensive. A grand piece for the collector out there that likes variety.

Near Mint. $3,495.00

POTPOURRI #33427C Third Reich Police Handcuffs

This set of Third Reich Handcuffs are profusely marked and come with the original key. The bracket portion of the handcuffs appears to be made of aluminum and the ratcheting section of the cuffs that goes over the wrists are polished nickel steel. The bracket part of the handcuffs is equipped with three separate hinges. It would take Houdini to get out of these cuffs. The cuffs are serial numbers “12906”. Additionally, they are marked “DEUTSCHE POLIZEI”. Between the two words, there is an iron cross stamping. Beneath this are the letters “d.r. pat.” which would mean that the cuffs were patented and beneath this is the maker name “August Schwarz/Berlin s.w.11”. If you are looking for an item to add to your police collection, this is a great set of original cuffs here. These handcuffs come from a veteran source. Absolutely original and authentic.

Excellent Plus. $295.00 (#010712)

POTPOURRI #33516C German Officer’s Leather Map Case

This Officer's Map Case measures approximately 12” x 8” and it has an expansion leather joint in the center for carrying a large folded map. The leather is a black pebbled style having a folding flap at the top that is secured with a strap having buckle and hasp. Sewn to the obverse of the case below the closing strap are slots to retain writing instruments. There is also a thin long pouch for storage of other instruments. The pouch also has a leather pull strap to get the item released from the pouch. The reverse of the bag is equipped with two carrying straps which are matching leather and have adjustable buckles. A nice item here to outfit an officer mannequin.

Excellent. $225.00

POTPOURRI #33525 Imperial Hunting Medallion/Pin for Dress Sash

This Imperial Hunting Medallion is about 4” round, being produced of nickel. The edges are smooth throughout and the center is cut out with a raised area. The center area sits on a series of 8 struts. The center area is also circular, only having a rippled edge with decorative dot center. In the middle is a pierced cipher having a hunting horn with Prussian crown above and in the center of the copper hunting horn is a nickeled boar’s head. On the reverse of the medallion there is a very long pin complete with substantial hinge and catch. I believe that this medallion would have been applied to the hunting sash worn with a hunting uniform or perhaps it could have been used to decorate a game badge. A rare item here, the first example I have seen. This would go very nicely displayed next to an Imperial hunting cutlass.

Excellent Plus. $295.00

POTPOURRI #33230 Period Carved Wood Replica of RAD Hewer

This RAD Hewer is an exact carved replica of the large sized piece. Apparently, it was done by an RAD member during his off time, as his identification appears on the reverse of the hewer. I will get to this further down in the description. The hilt portion of the hewer has been carved to near exact specifications exactly simulating the bright nickel parts of the hilt, being the pommel, beak, ferrule, spine and back strap as well as the cross guard. These parts have an old silver painted finish. The grip plates have been simulated in wood, having grain carved into them and they have a coat of brown paint on them. Even the screws have been replicated through the installation of original metal screws into the wood. The scabbard portion which is attached to the hilt – this is a one-piece construction – is exactly simulated. The upper scabbard fitting has the complicated RAD curls along with the dock pattern at the border where it meets the scabbard shell, and the lower fitting has the pebbling at the border. It appears as though a possible genuine RAD insignia consisting of shovel with swastika on the center resting over two wheat shafts has been placed onto the wood and painted to match. This insignia has been countersunk so at first glance it looks like it is hand carved. I also see a nail head at the shovel’s end area which may be the way this device is held in. The scabbard shell also has a texture to it and is painted black. There are round head nails put into the sides of each fitting to simulate the screws. The hanger bracket is simulated with two eyelets. Pretty neat design here! On the reverse, the carver of this RAD hewer has carved into the upper fitting area “RAD/1/188 /1939”. At the bottom of the intertwined initials cut in “oh”. At the center of the reverse scabbard shell there is an old period label which is printed “Arbeitsmann/Heuer, Otto/R.A.D. Abtlg. 1/1” and the rest of the paper is torn, but it is probably matching the RAD assignment number carved in above. This is a great example of period “trench art” and would look pretty neat displayed next to other RAD things. I think it is a great item and worthy of preserving.

Excellent. $250.00

POTPOURRI #33535 Captured Silver Pocket Watch

This Silver Pocket Watch came with some other items that were purchased from a veteran source. The pocket watch was captured during the war. This watch measures a little bit over 2” in diameter. I am not sure exactly when it was made, but it looks to me to be a piece from the early 1920s. The watch is marked on the face with the name of the company “Mutha”. I tried to look this company up but do not find any record of it except for a modern company established in India. This watch is certainly not Indian! There is a fine design which goes around the outside edge and the crystal is still intact. I am not sure whether the crystal is plastic or whether it is an early glass one that is still intact. Either way, the numbers are made as black slots around the watch face and there are small Arabic numbers which go around the outside. The watch has numbers going up to 24, indicating it is a watch that also could tell military time. The watch winds from a standard mechanism at the top. Opening the reverse case, the surfaces have a fine “spun” finish. In the upper area, the surface is marked in an ellipse figure with the two capital letters “M”. In the center is the typical silver markings used by German jewelers, a crescent and a Prussian crown. Beneath this is the silver content “800” and an arrow. Beneath this is the number “370”. I didn’t open the backing that secures the mechanism, but this watch really works well. I have had it on my desk for a couple of days and it is completely accurate. A nice item here and maybe something you would like to add to your collection as an interesting watch.

Excellent Plus. $295.00

POTPOURRI #33536C NSDAP Paperweight

This NSDAP Paperweight is the first example that I have seen and it is extremely interesting as it follows the rise of the Nazi Party from 1919 to 1933 when Hitler became Reich Chancellor. The paperweight consists of a swastika base which is about 2½” square and on top of the swastika base is the number “1” standing vertically upward. The paperweight appears to be made of solid nickel and is of absolute highest quality construction. The swastika starts out on the 11:00 leg with the deep stamping “1919 7 MAAN”. On the 1:00 leg, it is stamped “1930 7 MILLIONEN”. At the 4:00 leg, it is stamped “1933 17.3 MILLIONEN”. On the 7:00 leg, it is stamped “REICHSKANZLER30 JAN 33”. In the center area of the legs it is stamped “ADOLF HITLER NSDAP”. Standing up and attached to the center of the swastika is the numeral “1”. Obviously, this paperweight chronicles the meager beginnings of the NSDAP and ends with the excitement of Hitler being elected Reich Chancellor. The bottom of the swastika base is stamped “D.R.G.M.” which indicates that the paperweight was patented. Since this is the case, one would think that there would be a lot of these paperweights around. I have been in this business a long time and this is the first one that I have ever seen. It is an incredible artifact and I think should be of keen interest to a serious NSDAP collector. Obviously, this fine piece would have made a nice paperweight on the desk of a prominent member of the Nazi Party who had been involved from the early years. A great example to display with other NSDAP political memorabilia.

Near Mint. $1,495.00

POTPOURRI #33208 NS Volfswohlfahrt Donor Door Medallion

This NS Volfswohlfahrt Door Medallion for giving to the German Party Peoples charity is stamped in copper. It measures about 3” in diameter. It has the insignia of this group, consisting of a cipher-like set of three letters, “NSV”. Around the border of the medallion is “Mitglied der NS Volfswohlfahrt Gau Köln – Aachen”. Obviously, this medallion comes from the Gau of Cologne and Aachen. There are swastikas which separate the towns from the name of the organization. There are pre-drilled holes for mounting this medallion on a door. A nice looking item here.

Near Mint. $65.00

POTPOURRI #33457 Small Plaque From “Panzersciff Deutschland”

This small silvered plaque measures about 1¾” x 1¼”. It is a very fine stamping which depicts the Panzerschiff Deutschland. The details to the ship are extraordinary, shown floating a calm ocean with waves overhead. The plaque has a small rim border around it and it is pierced with a hole on each end for mounting. I think that it may have been used to identify items on this pocket battleship, but I am not sure. It also could have been installed on some type of a plaque or possibly a model of the ship. Either way, it is a very nice item having full silvered finish. The plaque is a hollow-backed stamped item.

Mint. $75.00

POTPOURRI #33302 NSFK Table Medallion Commemorating Düsseldorf Event

This NSFK Medallion is most impressive, measuring about 3¼” round. It is all in a silver tone with black backgrounds. The center area has a raised out flag with the NSFK winged man symbol in the center of the flag clutching a mobile swastika. The detail is outstanding to this flag. Below this, the Rhine river is shown with a bridge as well as a building most likely located in Düsseldorf. Above the building is the dates “30.6. 2.7. 1939”. On the reverse, there is a number of fully equipped NSFK men running through a field with a plane overhead. The detail to the men is outstanding, showing them carrying K98 rifles wearing armbands, canteens, backpack and even a plainly identifiable glider pilot dagger hanging from their side. A pretty good thing here and a great display item with a NSFK dagger.

Excellent Plus. $295.00

POTPOURRI #33209 Christmas Charitable Contributor Medallion

This stamped, hollow-backed medallion is quite attractive, measuring about 2¾” round. It depicts a farmhouse with a Christmas tree within and also another tree in the house behind this one. There is snow in front of the house and the trees are decorated with Christmas balls. Written around the medallion is “Weihnachten in Iedem deutschen Haus Wirhelfen!”. There are swastikas which separate the last word from the other words. Assumedly, this medallion was given to contributors to Christmas charities and they could put it on their door. The medallion has two drilled holes for mounting. A good looking medallion here that I have not seen before.

Near Mint. $95.00

POTPOURRI #33443c SA Car Pennant Staff Finial

This SA Finial which would attach to the staff of a SA car pennant measures about 1¾” round. It is finished in silver and has outstanding detail and quality throughout. The finial is round and the center area is pierced, having an SA runic symbol within. The edges of the letters and arrow pierce the outside rim. The reverse of the finial is marked at the top “RZM” within a circle. At the lower area is the patent notice “DRGM”. The bottom portion has a threaded lug for mounting. This great device would make a fantastic addition to an SA display. A very fine item here.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $595.00

POTPOURRI #33413 Imperial U-Boat Brass Coin Holder

This Imperial Brass Coin Holder is 6” long and has a threaded cap on each end. The pipe itself is about an inch and one-eighth inches in inside diameter. The threaded caps on each end have rubber seals. One cap has the stamping of an Imperial crown over the capital letter “M”. Below this is the number of the submarine “U-51”. These coin holding brass tubes would be used to store gold coins so that when the ship was in a foreign port for provisions, there would be funds to pay the local personnel. I would assume that these coin holders were kept in the captain’s quarters or in a safe somewhere on the submarine. I looked up “U-51” and find that she was launched on 25 November 1915 and commissioned on 24 February 1916. The same captain commanded her for her entire length of service which was until 14 July 1916 when she was sunk by a British submarine. The U-51 sank with a loss of 34 of her crew and four survivors were rescued. The wreck of U-51 was raised and broken up in 1968. Perhaps that was the time when this coin tube was retrieved. I don’t know, but it certainly would be interesting to make a research effort on this submarine. A most interesting item here and certainly something which would go very nicely with another Imperial U-boat collection.

Excellent Plus. $495.00

POTPOURRI #33465 Nuremburg Reichs Party Day Ashtray

This Nuremberg Reichs Party Day Ashtray is made of pewter and it is about 5.5” in diameter. The center of the ashtray is hollowed out for ashes and then there is a 1.5” lip that runs around the upper surface which has four slots equally spaced for resting of cigarettes. In between the cigarette rests there are four depictions of Nuremburg which celebrate the Reichs Party Day. The first scene shows the famous medieval castle with its towers and peaks as well as some of the quaint village roofs. The next panel depicts Leupold field. The third scene depicts the center of Nuremburg with its city hall. The fourth scene depicts Zeppelin field which, of course, was the major grandstand where Hitler would speak in front of 300,000 people during Reichs Party Day each year in September. The stadium has the large wreathed swastika at the top. It looks as though some “do-gooder” wiped the minute swastika out of the wreath but nevertheless, you still can get the idea. This is a pretty neat ashtray and still in nice condition.

Excellent Plus. $195.00(#010612)

POTPOURRI #33399 Porcelain Prussian Feldjäger Sign

This Prussian Police Sign is a steel base with porcelain finish. The sign is vaulted outward in the center. It is in pretty good condition throughout, having a little bit of the porcelain missing at the left corner and a little bit more missing at the right corner. The lower two corners are still in good shape, with some minor flaking of the porcelain on the bottom lower border. The sign is white with black characters. At the top is the Prussian Feldjäger eagle which consists of a black eagle with wings open and head looking to the viewer’s right. The eagle has a white mobile swastika on his breast and he carries a sword in his right talon and two lightning bolts in his left talon. Above the eagle is a ribbon with the slogan “Gott mit uns!” Below is the purpose of the sign “Preussischer/Amtsvorsteher”. Roughly translated, this would mean “The Chief of the Prussian Office”. The maker’s mark of the sign is still mostly visible with some of his name obliterated. It can be seen though that his business was located in Hannover, Mellentorf. This is a great sign to have with a police collection or just a fine accent piece to add to the wall of your collecting room. Original Period signs like this are getting very difficult to find and this one has a most interesting content.

Excellent. $895.00

POTPOURRI #33412 Imperial U-Boat Commemorative Plate

This most-impressive Commemorative Plate is 11.5” round. It is white porcelain with blue center colors. The artwork depicts an Imperial u-boat making its way through rough seas. The conning tower, smoke stack and some super-structure details show, while the bow and stern are under water in the rough waves. There are three crewmen at the top of the conning tower, two looking outward to the sea and a third looking through binoculars. There is an antenna and rigging at the top which flies the Imperial war flag. This flag depicts the iron cross in the canton with a black and white cross through the center of the flag and in the middle having a Prussian eagle. There are a number of seagulls which are following the sub and there is also some diesel smoke coming from the stack. At the lower section of the plate, there is an ovaled depiction of the famous WWI U-boat Commander Otto Weddigen. The pose shows Weddigen with white U-boat captain’s hat, starched shirt, fine naval tunic and his Blue Max positioned at his neck. Below the portrait is the three-word presentment, “Zum Andenken an die unvergänglichen/Heldentaten von/U.9 und U.29”. Weddigen, of course, was the famous u-boat commander who, while commanding U-9 in February of 1915, was able to sink three British destroyers one by one, all in a row, proving the worth of submarines. Up to this time, the British did not believe that submarines could be effective against modern warships. They were in for the surprise of their life and Weddigen, of course, became extremely famous after this feat. He went on to command U-29, where unfortunately he was killed on March 18, 1915. His name and fantastic wartime success when on to become legendary with both the Imperial and the Third Reich navy. This is a great commemorative plaque and would make a fine addition to an Imperial naval collection. The reverse of the plate has the maker logo of a crown over the letter “f”. Beneath are the words “Fraureuth/unterbiasur”.

Mint. $650.00 (#121211)

POTPOURR I#33299 Railway Aluminum Eagle

This Railway Aluminum Eagle looks like the day it was taken off the railway car. It is literally full of soot throughout all of the crevices and also on some of the smooth parts. For sure, this bird has never been cleaned. The bird is the 27 inch long size and is 3-3/4 inches in width. It has excellent detail throughout the obverse area, featuring an open winged eagle facing the viewer’s left. The bird clutches a wreath of oak leaves in its talons and there is a raised swastika within the wreath. The reverse of the bird still has the four mounting bolts, all of which still have all of their threads. The center reverse area of the bird is stamped “LOK/RZA 4/BLN”. We think that these stampings stand for “Lokomotive, Reichsbahn, Zug, Adler” and “Berlin”. This is a great opportunity to acquire a 100% original textbook railway eagle in an uncleaned state.

Excellent Plus. $2,495.00

POTPOURRI #33437C Railway Aluminum Eagle

This Aluminum Eagle still has much of the original soot throughout its surfaces and the areas that may have been cleaned after the war, they are covered with a golden nicotine stain. This eagle is the desirable 27 inch wide example and it measures 13-3/4” from the top of the bird’s head to the bottom of the swastika wreath. The bird looks to the viewer’s left and clutches a wreath with mobile swastika in the center raised out. The detail to the bird’s neck, feathering, talons, wreath and swastika are exceptional. On the reverse of the eagle, three of the original threaded bolts are still in place. The bolt behind the head of the bird was cut off which was probably done for the original installation purposes on the boxcar or wherever this railway eagle was installed. The eagle also has so much soot on the back that it is difficult to read the original manufacturer’s stamping, but after looking hard at it, I can see that is marked “LOK/RZA 4/BLN”. We think that these markings stand for “Lokomotive, Reichsbahn, Zug, Adler” and “Berlin”. A great railway eagle here which would surely show off a collection displayed beneath it.

Excellent Plus. $2,395.00

POTPOURRI #32839 SA Porcelain Street Sign

This street sign is the perfect accent piece for an SA collector. Apparently, there was a street in Munich during the Third Reich time that was called “Strasse Der SA”. This street sign has the number “10” above the SA street and must have marked a particular building. The sign measures approximately 10” x 7½”. The sign features a blue porcelain finish with white letters and numbers and a white border that runs around the edges. There are four holes for holding the screws and bolts. The sign has some chipping of the porcelain around the edges but it is not bad. The reverse of the sign is painted black. A most interesting street sign here!

Excellent Plus. $995.00

POTPOURRI #32851C SS Truppen Ausweis Document With Complete Record of SS-Sturmbannführer Karl Bristot

This complete record of SS Sturmbannführer Karl Bristot includes Bristot’s original Ausweis document which contains his photograph as well as the validation stamp for 1941. Original Ausweis documents in themselves are extremely rare. In addition, the grouping includes Bristot’s complete SS record beginning from his attendance in 1935 at Bad Tolz to the war year of 1944 when he became commander of the Btl. 14 W.Gr. Div-ss. Some of the highlights of this document include the SS application, the recommendation for the German cross in gold which Bristot received, the preliminary recommendation for the Knight’s Cross which Bristot did not receive, the preliminary award document for the German cross in gold, his SS officer school record, a record of him being wounded, an evaluation of Bristot while under the commando of Rommel in Paris, a record of the award of the E K II and I, the Russian medal, the DRK medal and the war merit cross without swords, his basic service record along with the sword award and the Leuchter, an insert for his Wehrpass, the birth of his daughter Ingrid, a thanks for a wedding gift, a marriage request for he as well as his wife, a marriage certificate from the police president in Braunschweig and many, many other certificates and copies of service recommendations. There is enough information here to keep an SS research student occupied for many days. This is one of the few complete SS records that exists along with an original Ausweis certificate. A great item here for the SS researcher or for someone who wants to add a real tidbit to an SS collection. This documentation was once owned by J. Gillespie, a famous collector of the past.

Excellent. $2,000.00

POTPOURRI #32873 Lebensborn Christmas Paper Nut Holder

This most interesting Paper Nut Holder is triangular shaped and measures about 12” x 6”. Printed on the surfaces in black and red is the Geneva red cross with a set of SS runes within a double circle superimposed over the center of the cross. Below the cross is printed “Lebensborn/Zum/Julfest”. Around the top leg and the bottom leg of the cross is the location of this Lebensborn unit “Gau Kinderheim/Bad Polzin”. This paper nut holder was obviously used for a Christmas celebration held at the Gau Kinderheim located in Bad Polzin. As collectors know, the SS had established “Lebensborn” homes throughout Germany where appropriate Aryan women were bred to SS men to produce the upcoming master race. This is an extremely interesting paper item here, representative of an ultra-rare occasion to find any artifacts from the Lebensborn homes. A great artifact to display with other SS items or if you are lucky enough to have other Lebensborn items.

Excellent Plus. $350.00

POTPOURRI #32582 Kettle Drum Hanger with Belt Loop

This kettle drum hanger is of all brass construction and is the larger proportion meant to carry a kettle drum. The brass image is that of a fine Prussian eagle with talons clinging to a staff. There are two brass hooks which are attached to the bottom of the hanger. At the top, there is a swing style hardware loop which has a substantial brown leather belt loop attached to it. This accouterment shows some mild age and usage but is still in collectible condition.

Excellent. $95.00

POTPOURRI #32581 Snare Drum Hanger with Belt Loop

This brass snare drum hanger still has much of its original gilt to the surfaces. The depiction is in the form of an eagle which is clinging to a branch. There are twin hooks which are attached at the lower. At the top, there is a hardware eyelet and attached to this is a substantial brown leather belt loop. A good item here to display with other army band memorabilia.

Excellent Plus. $95.00

POTPOURRI #32659 Spy Camera Removed from Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

This very small spy camera is a Minox number 06820. It is still intact in its original box and contains the original instruction booklet. This camera has been researched and it was one of 200 that were found in Berchtesgaden at the base of the elevator shaft that leads to the Eagle’s Nest. The US officer that was in charge of the 7th infantry regiment (3rd infantry division) took control of the box which contained 200 of these cameras. He gave two cameras to each of his staff officers and also some were given to NCOs. Captain Ralph Andrew Reed was one of the officers and he was given Minox camera number 06820. This camera comes with a signed statement from Reed dated May 31, 1996 and is also supported with some research done by a former owner who was able to trace back the serial number of this camera as being sold to the Third Reich. This is a great item for those of you who collect old cameras as well as share an interest in the Third Reich and their collectibles. I guess there are 199 other cameras out there that come from the same source but this is the first one that I have seen and have offered. Apparently the discovery of these cameras is also mentioned in a book by Lieutenant Colonel Sherman W. Pratt entitled Autobahn to Berchtesgaden. A most interesting item here.

Excellent $1,495.00

POTPOURRI #32121C Luftwaffe Milk Bottle

This milk bottle is about 8 inches tall and is a clear glass type vessel that was used to contain milk issued to Luftwaffe troops. The stopper on the bottle is of interest in that it is made of white porcelain. It also has a rubber washer beneath and the stopper is held down by a wire anchoring system. Appearing on the white porcelain is the words, “Eigentum der Luftwaffe”. This of course means property of the Luftwaffe. A nice item here to display next to some other Luftwaffe artifacts.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #32174 Imperial Trench Art Ashtray

This ashtray is produced of brass and it is about 4½ inches wide on the east to west direction and about 3 inches wide on the north to south direction. It has small section curves which would allow for cigarettes to stand in the ashtray. In the center there is soldered what appears to be the inside of an imperial buckle. It has the Prussian crown in the middle with double rope borders containing the slogan, “Gott Mit Uns” inside over a wreath of laurel leaves. A fine item here to display with other imperial army items.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $45.00 (#041211)

POTPOURRI #32134C “Strength Through Joy” DAF Camera / Case

This camera and case was an issue item from the “Strength Through Joy” enterprise that was sponsored by the DAF. This was the organization that sponsored vacations for all Third Reich citizens. The vacations often were on two cruise ships that were maintained by the DAF. The leader of this organization was Dr. Robert Ley and in fact one of the cruise ships was named after him. I have no doubt that these cameras were probably on sale in the gift shop on the ship. This camera is produced by the company, “Balda” and the name is on a metal seal on the obverse of the camera with the word, “Frontbox” beneath it. The camera is sort of like an old Brownie that was so popular in this country during the war. The camera has a black grained outside being typical. The picture taker would look through the lens that is located at the top of the camera for normal pictures and vertical pictures could be taken by looking through the lens on the right side of the camera. There is a little leather carrying strap also on the top. The film winder is on the right side and the lens and so forth are on the front. The reverse of the camera has a white swastika with propeller like devices that go around it which was the logo of the “Strength Through Joy” campaign. Above this in white Gothic lettering is “N.S.Gemeinschraft/Kraftdurch Freude” which was the slogan of the organization. The camera comes in a brown leather case being just slightly larger than the camera. The slogan is printed in white on the top and also the logo of the swastika within gearwheel and outside propeller is beneath it. The nickel-plated catch still is in working order and the carrying strap is equipped with a buckle. Unfortunately the strap has broken due to time. A very nice item here and very interesting to own if you are familiar with the programs offered by the DAF. Another program offered by the DAF was the purchase of a Volkswagen car for all German people. Unfortunately the war started before this campaign could really get started by the thought of it is well known as the Volkswagen automobile was introduced to the German people in 1938. All of these programs were devised to keep the interest and spirit of the German people at a high point so they could continue to work hard and enjoy the fruits of their industry. A neat item here.

Excellent. $225.00

POTPOURRI #32323C Six NSDAP Funeral Candle HoldersP

These funeral candle holders are about 3 ½-inches high. They are made of red celluloid with a cardboard bottom and on the front surface they have a white round field with black mobile swastika. These cups were designed to hold a candle which would be used at the funeral of a NSDAP member. The candle would be positioned on the bottom cardboard and would burn throughout the funeral services hopefully without catching the celluloid on fire. These cups are rather delicate and five of them are in perfect condition. The example which is sticking out at the top most portion has a small split in one of the edges. Other than this though the rest of the candles all look in good condition. Some nice items here to position around an NSDAP display. I guess if you happen to have a funeral sash from a local Ortsgruppe that could be displayed in the center of them. It is a bit gruesome but nevertheless very historical. A rare item here.

Excellent Plus. $225.00

POTPOURRI #31656 Imperial Artillery Shooting Prize Stein

This Imperial Artillery Stein is the first example I have ever seen having the shape and features literally resembling an artillery shell. The stein itself is made out of the normal baked clay like substance. It is colored a gray color and has fluted lines that run throughout its surfaces and they are raised out. These lines are made to give the look of an artillery shell. At the top is the measurement that the stein held, “42 L”. There is a standard handle attached and the top of the handle has a pewter like opener which is topped with a flaming ball. The lid of this stein is all metal appearing to be pewter and brass. The upper part of the brass top has measurements simulating those for adjusting an artillery shell. The cap itself at the top is threaded and turns off having a little secret hiding spot maybe to put your wife’s best diamond. The lower metal portion has a beautiful professionally done Gothic engraving as to the details of the winner. It is engraved, “Preisschiessen 1912 / 11. Comp. 133.”. Obviously this translates to the 1912 Shooting Prize for the 11th Company the 133rd regiment. The bottom of the stein is marked, “J. Reinemann / München.” and below this “Gesetzlich / Gesschützt”. Obviously this means the Reinemanncompany had their artillery shell stein design patented. A tremendous thing here for a stein collector as well as a collector interested in imperial artillery regiments.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $895.00

POTPOURRI #31609C Political Leader's Companion Pennant with Canvas Carrying Case

This Political Leader Companion Fender Pennant measures approximately 12-inches by 12-inches. This pennant would be displayed on the left fender of a Political Leader's vehicle with the traditional Political Eagle on the right. The pennant is double sided and consists of bright red cotton fabric with a separately sewn lined off-white circular field having a bevo style black sewn swastika in the center. The pennant is covered with a celluloid material which is bordered with a red leather. On the hoist end of the pennant there are two metal brackets which have cylindrical shaped ends which would have slipped over the original fender staff. The celluloid has shrunk some on one end causing it to break free from the leather trim. This is just on the bottom side however. The rest of the celluloid is still in good condition and on the hoist side is complete with its original working red snaps. The pennant does have a couple of extremely minor bug nips on both sides but they are very negligible. The pennant comes with its original army drab color canvas carrying case which is also fit with working snaps. A very nice NSDAP Party fender pennant here and not something that you will see too often.

Excellent Plus. $1,395.00

POTPOURRI #30000C Maler Und Zeichner Portfolio - Heinrich Hoffman

This portfolio is a fine off-white textured cover that has an embossed open-winged eagle with swastika on the upper portion. Below in black lettering is the two-line title of the portfolio. The binder is 10-inches wide by about 13-inches in length. It contains 16 wartime prints which are watercolor and pencil drawings. The prints have all been mounted on manila backing and are all set for you to frame and possibly show them in your collecting room. Some of the prints are extremely interesting all showing wartime soldiers and scenes. I have not seen this pamphlet of prints prior to this time so it is not something seen as commonplace material.

Excellent Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #28854 Iron Cross Ribbon Watch Fob

This This watch fob is made of an iron cross ribbon being the standard satin lined type having red center stripe with stripes of white and black on both sides. At the bottom of the ribbon, there is a fine silver hardware which features a bar having room for engraving with a small chain attached to wings at both ends of the bar and at the lower portion is a silver snap clip which would accept a pocket watch. A nice looking item here. The reverse of the silvered area has a maker marking “AIP”. If you have a nice pocket watch to put with this fob, it would be a nice display with some other Imperial things.

Excellent Plus. $100.00

POTPOURRI #26359C Oswald Boelke Commemorative Medallion

This impressive medallion is about 3 ½ inches in diameter. It appears to have been struck in bronze. The obverse has a raised bust of a profile of the great Imperial flyer, Oswald Boelcke. The details to his face are excellent, and this is a fine image of the man. He wears his Imperial tunic, and it is easy to see the Blue Max medal hanging from the throat area. Around the perimeter is the raised-out wording, “Oswald Boelcke 28.Oktober.1916”. There are Iron Crosses, which separate the man’s name, from his date of death. The image was apparently designed by the man’s name, which appears beneath the bust, “K.Goetz”. On the reverse, there is an Imperial single-winged airplane, complete with an Iron Cross under the wing, and above it, an eagle flying, and also an angel superimposed over the airplane. Around the perimeter of the medallion are the words, “Kampf. in. den Lvften”. I assume that these were words that designated the death of the fighter. The detail throughout this depiction is also outstanding. This would be a great medallion to display with other World War 1 aircraft memorabilia. As most people know, Boelcke was very famous, and was one of the original German flyers to make good during World War 1. He, of course, won the Blue Max, and at the time he won it, I believe a pilot only needed 15 confirmed kills, which later was raised to 21. A fine item here which is relatively rare.

Excellent Plus. $495.00

POTPOURRI #30330C Bronze Waterways Railway Eagle

This all-bronze Waterways Railway Eagle is quite large with a wingspan measuring 28½ inches. The bird is 16 inches in height. This bronze figure features an open winged Railway-style Eagle that looks to the viewer’s left. The details throughout the bird’s head, wing feathering, breast feathering, and talons is exceptional. The bird clutches a wreath of tripled oak leaves that encloses a raised mobile swastika. There are mounting holes that are countersunk, totaling four. Two of the holes are on the wing top areas, one is below the breast, and the third is just above the 6 o’clock leg of the swastika. This bronze eagle is very heavy, weighing over 8 lbs. It is interesting to note on the reverse, that in addition to the mounting holes, there were three mounting studs. These studs look to have been hacksawed, but about ¼ inch of each one still remains, two at the top of the wings and one at the bottom of the swastika wreath on the rear. In the center of the reverse, cast into the bird, is an ellipse circle. Raised out is a winged railway wheel, that is positioned over what is probably the name of the caster, “Garthe”. Above this maker’s logo, the bird is stamped “RG V”. These bronze eagles were used on the barges that were set into place to do repairs on bridges that spanned waterways. The reason that bronze was used, was that it was more resistant to the deterioration caused by water vapors above the river. This bronze eagle is an extremely rare item. I do not know how many of these could have been cast, or how many barges the German railway system used, but this is the only example that I know of, and just think of the weight of this trying to ship it back from Germany as a war trophy! A very fine item here, and great to display with your collection.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $7,495.00

POTPOURRI #30105C Earthenware Milk Pitcher

This Earthenware Milk Pitcher measures about 6 inches in height, and from spout to handle is also about 6 inches. It is a conventional shape with round top and spout at one side and earlike handle on the other side. It is all done in white ceramic and there is a red stripe that decorates the upper brim. The lower portion of the pitcher is marked with the gearwheel and swastika inside, having the name “MODELL DES AMTES SCHÖNHEIT DER ARBEIT”. Beneath this is a lion in a circle, having the letters “LHS” below him, and then there is a stamping in red, “Lorey/Frankfurt 0./M./1939/Fabrikdekor”. This is a nice Bavarian pitcher that you could use to pour the milk over your Captain Crunch cereal in the morning.

Excellent Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #17196 Miner's Blue and Gold Dress Hammer with Dedication - J.A. Henckel

This Miner's Dress Hammer was most likely presented to a coal miner upon his retirement, or possibly an anniversary year. The hammer has a head which measures approximately six and one-quarter inches across. This head is a steel base, which has been nickel plated, and then gilded. The one side of the hammer has a standard flat end snout, and the opposite end comes to a point, which would have been used for picking into stone. Each of these extending arms has been decorated with double rows of gilt and blue oak leafing. This oak leafing is quite beautiful, featuring sporadic acorns. The leaves have all been enhanced with hand-done veining. The surfaces have had a pebbling applied to bring about relief. The gold is highlighted by beautiful blue lined backgrounds and marked lines of gilt. Nice work here! The flat end of the hammer is decorated with a raised out, “E”. The letter has a blued background and the border around it has little decorative circles. These are the kind of decorations we often see applied to areas of carrying bands, to cover casting flaws. The center block of the hammer is almost square, but is slightly thinner on the bottom area. The obverse center block is decorated with oak leaves and acorns, which are bordered by the little circular effects. The center of this block has a set of crossed miners’ hammers. The slogan for miners appears on either side of the hammers “Glück Auf!” This motto means “Good Luck” which seems to be a properly applied motto for an organization having the risk of coal miners. The other side of the center block is done in the same manner with blued backgrounds, gilded border lines and more of the little circles. It has a raised out four line expression or dedication which in German is “WO KUOLEN LIFGET/UN EKEL’L WASST/DO WASST OK LÜ/DE DCBI BASST”. I do not know what this dedication means, but it may be a slogan which applies to mining organizations. It is very interesting to note that, below the hammering end of this device, on the side of the center block, is the logo of the J.A. Henckel firm, being the twins. The twins logo is in blue, and the area around it, is gilded. This hammer shows a little bit of wear and some minor age here and there, but, overall, it is still all there, and is a great looking artifact. The handle itself is made out of a type of hardwood. It is a brown color and appears to be teak or some other type of hard wood. This is a great item to accent a beautiful Miner’s Sword, or something to start a collection around. A beautiful, one-of-a-kind item.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $2,495.00

POTPOURRI #30103 Round Marble Calling Card Vessel with Bronze Eagle

This Calling Card Vessel would have been placed outside of an office and it was there for the placing of callers personal business cards or other information. The vessel is produced of a 12-inch round marble having a rounded cut out area designed for ease of getting the paper product from the center with the fingers. The bronze eagle at the rear is mounted on a simulated rock which is formed of bronzed and attached to the marble vessel via a bolt. The bird is in a position of taking off with open wings and head turned to the viewer’s left. The detail is outstanding throughout this bird and the entire presentation is most impressive. This is a great decorator item and a fine artifact reminiscent of bygone times. Absolutely a German made item probably from the 1920s.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $2,995.00

POTPOURRI #29164C Hindenburg Airship Pennant

This pennant is in original choice condition and is in my estimation a tremendous artifact. I remember as a boy that events such as ball games and circuses always had a booth that sold pennants that commemorated the show or event being seen. This was a popular tourist item before the days of t-shirts and baseball caps. This pennant was obviously sold to tourists who came out to see the German airships come in at Lakehurst. This pennant is in its complete original condition with its original dowel staff. The pennant measures approximately 25-inches in length by 11-inches at the hoist area. It has a small sewn area which accommodates the dowel stick. Attached at the hoist area are also two matching wool streamers. The pennant is a gray color and there is a white writing which is probably some form of an early silkscreen covering one side of the flag. It shows the airship at a slight tipped angle and the details are quite good. The gondola section of the airship can be seen as can three motors with propellers. On the center of the airship is printed the official letter / number designation, “D-LZ129”. Above this area can be seen the five Olympic rings which commemorated the Berlin Olympics of 1936, the year before. Apparently the Hindenburg ha been an advertising vehicle for these noteworthy Olympics. The tail fins are visible in the upward and downward example have the German national flag having a white field in the center with mobile swastika. Above the blimp is the date, “1937” and below is the name of the zeppelin in Gothic lettering, “Hindenburg”. At the ending area of the pennant in conventional capital lettering is the infamous landing station, “LAKEHURST N.J.”. What a fantastic artifact to have been kept all of these years. As everyone all ready knows, in 1937 the Hindenburg blew up when it was entering its final stages of securing at Lakehurst. This was on May the 6th. Of the 97 people on board the airship 35 people died in addition to one fatality on the ground. To date, the actual cause of the disaster has remained unknown. I don’t know how many pennants could have survived from this long ago time, but this one remains in near mint condition and makes the heart flutter just looking at it! If you are a fan of Hindenburg memorabilia this pennant would certainly serve as a fabulous centerpiece.

Near Mint. $2,995.00

POTPOURRI #29162C Mounted Wake Island Photo

This mounted 1945 Wake Island photo shows American Lieutenant Commander Ted Wilkinson with two high ranking Japanese who apparently were prisoners of war. The photo has inked captions which identify the three people. The Lieutenant Commander Wilkinson is on the left wearing a 45 caliber pistol and next to him is Rear Admiral Shigamatiri Sahohaei and next to this man is Chief of Staff Tochabanda. The photograph at the bottom says, “Regards to my pal Frank” and it’s signed, “Ted Wilkinson Wake Island 1945”. At the bottom rim of the mounting in pen and ink it says, “A good friend of Frank’s Mr. Wilkinson 1945.” This photograph could be quite important to those collecting Japanese Militaria and it certainly would be a fun project to research this American naval officer as well as the two high ranking Japanese prisoners. A good item here ready to go up on the wall of your collecting room.

Excellent Plus. $495.00

POTPOURRI #29145 NSKK Touring Plaque

This plaque represents a motor tour that was taken by a NSKK group from the area of Hesse. The plaque measures about 3 ½ by 2 ¾-inches. It has a copper like coating and has the enameled heralory of the cities that were visited during the motor tour. There is a coat of arms for the city of Ziegen, Kassel, Worms, and Frankford. The NSKK group was apparently based in the small town of Bad Nauheim. Bad Nauheim is near Frankford and was actually the place where Elvis Presley had a home during his tour of duty of Germany back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. The top of the plaque has the raised out statement, “Nachtsuch = / Fahrt 1936”. Apparently the NSKK motor group toured at night. An interesting plaque here and very beautiful having the NSKK eagle with swastika and raised banner in the center of the plaque.

Excellent Plus. $595.00

POTPOURRI #29146 NSKK Touring Plaque for Lower Saxony

This motor tour round plaque is about 2 ¾-inches in diameter. It comes from the motor group tour of, “Niedersachssen” which is for Lower Saxony. The tour must have included mountain areas as the words, “Burgenfahrt” appear on the edge of the plaque. In the center is an applied NSKK eagle with swastika having the banner above. The date of the event was 21. VIII. 1938. There is a white enamel background and gold writing appears around the green border areas. There are also two holes, one in each of the diameters for mounting this plaque. These are the type of plaques that appeared on the grill of automobiles from the 30’s in Europe. A great item here to display with an NSKK dagger.

Excellent Plus. $550.00(#121911)

POTPOURRI #29148 NSKK Touring Plaque, 8 Mountain Tour

This NSKK motor trip plaque is approximately 3-inches round having a raised gilded area in the center with green enameled border. The gilt area cites the “Motorgruppe Sachsen” and shows the capital city of Dresden raised out in the center. Above the city is a raised out NSKK eagle with swastika and banner. Around the edges of the plaque is the purpose of the badge, “Acht – Berge - Fahrt im Erzgebirge 8.5.1938 Annaberg”. In other words, this trip left from the city of Annaberg which is located in the Ore mountains, apparently the motor tour took in a total of eight mountains during this trip in May of 1938. A very fine item here which is maker marked on the reverse, “Maurice Dresden”. A great item to display with your NSKK collection.

Excellent Plus. $395.00 (#080111)

POTPOURRI #29147 NSKK Touring Plaque from Leipzig

This motor tour plaque appears to be made in aluminum. It has the raised out coat of arms of the town of Leipzig. Additionally there is an NSKK open winged eagle with swastika and banner above the seal. The plaque was issued for a 1936 motor trip which toured the three moors of Leipzig. The seal is colored with black backgrounds and has a standing lion with red flickering tongue. It is maker marked on the reverse, “Wilhelm Helbing Leipzig W33”. A nice item here to be displayed with your NSKK dagger. There are also a hole in each side for mounting on a grill which was popular on 1930’s cars which made these tours.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $395.00

POTPOURRI #29149 NSKK Niederrhein Motor Group "Reliability Tour" Plaque

This plaque is fairly large being a shield shape measuring about 3-inches wide and about 4 ¾-inches long. The metal appears to be a steel backing with raised out dedication of a mountain reliability tour taken by the motor group from Niederrhein. The tour was taken on the 26th and 27th of March 1938. Niederrhein is the area around Dusseldorf which is the northern most German section of the river Rhine. In the center of the plaque there is a fine enameled shield shape which features an open winged imperial style eagle looking to the right and below this is an applied NSKK eagle and wreathed swastika with banner. This plaque has holes on two sides and one on the bottom for mounting on an automobile grill or other area. It is maker marked on the reverse, “Adam Donner / Elberfeld”. A really great looking NSKK plaque here and perfect for displaying with a nice chained NSKK dagger.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $695.00

POTPOURRI #29083C Framed and Mounted Borrman Signature

This mounted signature appears to be cut from a former Christmas card. The signature appears on the printed card beneath the Christmas greeting, “DIE BESTN WÜNSCHE/ZUR JULFEIER.” Literally, this is translated, “For best wishes for the Juletime Festival.” The signature appears over the title, “Reichsleiter M. Borman.” Bormann, of course, was the secretive behind the scenes official who had the ear of Hitler and was his most trusted ally. Bormann’s job was to report of the activities of high-ranking NSDAP members and those around Hitler. Although Bormann disappeared at the end of the war, he was finally declared officially dead in April 1973. Not an easy signature to find.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,195.00

POTPOURRI #28925C Marble Based Desk Ornament

This marble base desk ornament measures approximately 6 ½-inches by 3-inches and the base is composed of a creamy colored marble having some nice darker swirls running through the finish. The marble is in nearly pristine condition having only a few signs of age around the sharp corners. Affixed to the surface of the marble is a silvered replica of a K-98 rifle. Atop the rifle is a M-35 double decal army helmet. The details throughout the rifle and the helmet are extraordinary. The Wehrmacht eagle with swastika decal is clear as a bell and the national emblem on the other side is equally as nice. All of the rivets show and on the rifle it is easy to see all of the workings together with the strap. These pieces have a fine silver plated surface which was lacquered. Air has penetrated the lacquer in some areas and in other areas it has not giving the decorative pieces a somewhat “palomino” look. The original felt was missing from the bottom so we installed a new piece of felt but it looks quite good and is of a dark green color which was probably what the original looked like. A very fine original item here in great shape.

Excellent Plus. $350.00

POTPOURRI #28958C Handmade German Eagle with AH Photo

This eagle is most impressive and actually quite comical when the viewer realizes that the person within the wreath instead of the usual swastika is a fine color picture of Uncle Adolf himself. But the bird is extremely well made if you are a fan of metal work. This bird has a 12-inch wing spread and it looks to the viewer’s right. The bird is made by using a number of metal layers each one stacked on top of the other with a slight overhang. The overhanging area was used to sculpt the look of descending feathers on the wings as well as the bird’s breast. The individual metal pieces are all held together via eight rivets which are sanded flush to the metal surfaces. The eye of the bird is also a ninth rivet which was left intact. If all of this was not impressive enough there is a smooth round wreath at the bottom of the bird’s claws which has a celluloid insert and covers the face of Adolf Hitler. The wreath stays closed via four flush mount screws. These screws have nuts on the back so that I guess if the regime changed a new face could be added. This eagle is really quite comical, at least I think, and it is a very displayable artifact made in a very clever manner typical of German craftsmanship. A great piece here measuring about 12-inches wide and about 8-inches in width.

Excellent. $895.00

POTPOURRI #28678C Great War Memorial Plaque, AKA "The Dead Man's Penny"

This medallion is of all solid brass and measures approximately 4 ¾-inches round. It is quite heavy and very substantially made. These plaques were issued to the next-of-kin of British and British Empire servicemen and women who died in the Great War. The medallion features an image of Britannia, whose rather nautical appearance speaks to the naval might of the Empire. She is carrying a trident in one hand and in the other hand bears an invertd wreath. There are two fish which surround her and there is also a lion standing at her feet. At the right of the medallion there is a rectangular box which has the raised name, “Joseph Coady”. Around the inside rim of the medallion it says, “He died for freedom and honour”. A nice item here and perhaps a good decoration with some other British militaria. NB: Thanks to John Owens for casting some light on the proper identity of this piece!

Excellent. $225.00

POTPOURRI #28634C Clear Glass Beer Stein

This clear glass beer stein holds about 1 liter of beer and has an etched marking, “5/1.0.L”. The glass is in good shape except for a tiny chip at the inside rim at about the 3 o’clock section of the top. The front of the beer stein has a decal with touched up painted area having a wreath of laurel leaves. These leaves are in green and have red berries with a black, white and red bow at the bottom. In the center is a World War I Iron Cross. The Iron Cross shows outstanding detail throughout and features the Prussian crown at the top, the letter, “W” in the center and the date, “1914”, being the year the Iron Cross was instituted for World War I. This would be a nice item to dress up some imperial artifacts.

Excellent. $295.00

POTPOURRI #28535 Carl Eickhorn Vehicle Log Book

This vehicle log book is rather interesting to look through and probably was used by the person who picked up parts for Carl Eickhorn using their company truck. Like any business it was necessary to keep records of company vehicles. This log book covers the year 1948. Granted it is after the war but it is still interesting to look at the different places where the truck was sent. There are names such as , “Ohligs, Godesburg, Köhn”, etc. The driver was mostly someone by the name of “Hermann”. There are about a dozen pages which are filled out representing this man’s trips. There is a loose leaf manila cover over the printed book which has the embossed name of the firm, “Eichorn” and above it is the logo used at that time consisting of a diamond shaped target having an arrow piercing the bull’s eye. An interesting little book here to add to an Eichorn memorabilia collection.

Excellent. $50.00

POTPOURRI #28473 Pewter Water Pitcher with Imperial Eagle Motif

This water pitcher is about 14-inches high with a base diameter of about 6 1/2-inches. It is an interesting design having an eagle portrayed from the front with open wings. At the upper portion of the eagle’s head the lid splits at the beak where the top is hinged and opens up. The eagle is the Prussian Hohenzollern type having a crest in the breast area. The wings are vaulted outward from the pitcher as is the feathering and outstretched talons. The head of the bird is also nicely vaulted outward at the pitcher’s spout. This is a well made item that could not only be decorative in your home but that also could be put to use serving water or beer. The bottom of the vessel is marked, “Kayserzinn”. Above this is the stamping, “15” and below the stamping, “4015”. This is a good one for your hobby room as your wife will probably like this pitcher also.

Excellent Plus. $395.00 (#010311)

POTPOURRI #28394C Set of Two German Documents

These two German documents are quite interesting and would be nice with an appropriate collection. The first document is actually a marriage certificate issued on July 21, 1939 and signed by the local Burgermeister. The second document is a ticket which allows the holder into a general NSDAP meeting for the citizenry. This meeting was held on November 15, 1942 and represented the gal of Berlin Kreis III. An interesting ticket here to be sure.

Excellent Plus. $95.00

POTPOURRI #27986C Wehrpass to Paul Gerbig

This Wehrpass was issued to Paul Gerbig, who I believe was with the Luftwaffe. It is hard to say, as there are also some naval style entries in this Wehrpass. The Wehrpass contains Gerbig’s photo and lots of information. He was in the service until 1945. Lots to look at here and lots to study.

Excellent Plus. $150.00

POTPOURRI #28242C Portrait and Banner Grouping of US Sergeant Herman J. Mischke

This grouping consists of a large banner painted on canvas by a German POW. The POW apparently painted the banner for his capture, Sergeant Herman J. Mischke. There is also a portrait of Sergeant Mischke which comes with the banner. I do not know much about American units, but on the banner there is a large eagle which is holding a star which has patches on all 5 of the points. I recognized the big red one as one of the patches, but there are others which consist of a tank, a shield with a horse on it, a 7 pointed star with the roman numeral “VII” in it and also a downward pointing arrow which has chain links next to it. Surrounding the star and army patches are mountains, a battleship under fire and in the center is Sergeant Herman J. Mischke’s name block lettered. The canvas is signed “P.W.V. Kopic 1945". Below this is the word “Hrvatska” and also something that resembles a Croatian symbol. This painted canvas is about 36 inches wide by about 48 inches high. A long with the canvas is a period framed portrait of Sergeant Mischke. The portrait appears to have been done in pastels and it is extremely well executed. The Sergeant has his stripes on his shirt and wears a patch which appears to be a pussycat over some type of equipment. Once again, the American collectors out there can probably readily identify the purposes of all of this. The portrait of the Sergeant is about 12 inches by 14 inches and with the overall frame and mounting, it is 19 inches by 21 inches. A nice grouping here which definitely needs research. If this canvas were framed, it would make a great centerpiece for an American collection.

Excellent. $495.00

POTPOURRI #26676C Boar Tusk Cigar Cutter

This Boar Tusk Cigar Cutter is great for the guy who wants to sit home in his rec room and cut his own cigars. It makes a beautiful table adornment, especially with some other hunting related items. The tusk is a little over five inches and curves to a point at the end. The opposite end is fitted with a “925” Hallmark silver cigar clipper. There is also the Hallmark of the circle with points around it which was the logo of the “Pfilring werke” firm. This firm made a lot of cigar clippers, as I have seen some in the past. This is an outstanding example here, and a quality item. It would be a fine addition to a forestry hunting collection.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $495.00 (#100711)

POTPOURRI #26405C German Stopwatch in Original Case

This stopwatch is a very nice item which still runs perfectly. The watch itself has a white face with double sets of black and red numbers. In addition to the sweep second hand, there is also a smaller hand which keeps track of the minute count. At the lower portion of the watch face it is marked “swiss”. The watch appears to be made of nickel and it shows some usage, but is still in good condition. The watch fits into a custom-made nickel case having a celluloid face at the obverse. The case has built-in side springs to keep the watch firmly in place inside. The celluloid face has quite a bit of yellowing from age and scratching across the surfaces, but it is still transparent. The top of the case is marked with the manufacturer name “Primus”. The reverse of the watch case has the stamping “23”. A nice item to display with other German militaria.

Excellent Plus. $350.00

POTPOURRI #19274AF US Jeep Model, One Of a Kind!

This very well done, carved and painted jeep was apparently made by a United States Army soldier, who must have been connected with a machine shop of some sort. The jeep measures a little over 7 inches in length, and features all accurate detail throughout. The jeep is painted olive drab of course, and has its driver and passenger front seat and two or three passenger back seat, as well as a gerry can on the back with spare tire. The hood is decorated with a star and marked "USA" on both sides and the serial number, "427693". The bumper is painted white and is marked, "USF HC 24BPO4". The grill and headlights are actually painted into the surface. The back bumpers are marked, "USF" on one side and, "BPO4" on the other, all in black paint. The detaled tires are made of painted wood and are retained with axles and nuts. An extremely well made scaled model, which even features a steering wheel, gear shift and lever for engaging four-wheel drive. A definite must for the U.S. Military collector or those interested in jeeps.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #19995 Silver Frame with Blue Leatherette Case

This very beautiful set was brought back from the war by 82nd Airborne T-4 Sergeant Max Fine, and comes with paper attesting to this fact. The artifact was discovered in the Reichschancellory at the end of the war. The presentation box measures approximately 12 inches by 15 inches with a depth of 2 inches. The blue leatherette covering has fine graining, and shows only nominal wear throughout. One of the scallop shaped, shell-like, catches is missing, but the other is intact. They are both brass and have holes, which go over pins. The lid lifts upward from the front. The inside lid is a beautiful white silk, having padding within. The bottom section of the case is a dark blue velvet, having a cut out which recesses the silver frame. The frame measures approximately 10 x 11 and 1/2 inches and is approximately 1/2 inch thick. This silver frame is hallmarked, "800" along with maker symbols. The reverse of the frame is fitted with leatherette sliding mounts, which would retain a photograph. Also there is a standing flap device attached. The backing is retained through the use of four silver clips held by screws. The top half of the retainage portion is hinged. Although there was no photograph in this presentation package when liberated, it does have a printed example of Grand Admiral Raeder currently. This may or may not have been the original purpose of the device, but the fact remains it was found in the Reichschancellory, and was definitely produced for the photograph of a most important individual. This frame and box are very collectable in their own right and would add greatly if someone possessed an original autographed Raeder or perhaps Admiral Dönitz photograph. It is also worth mentioning that I have an original Raider autographed photograph period mounted in a nearly identical silver frame, the only difference being, it is about one inch bigger all around.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $3,495.00

POTPOURRI #26679C "3-Point" Antler and Silver Candle Holder

This piece is an interesting example of German craftsmanship. I believe it was produced in the 1950’s, though, not pre-war. It consists of 3-Points from a rack of antlers, which have been trimmed to perfectly balance as a stand. At the bottom of the antlers, (or at the top in this case), there is a silver fitting which has been shaped to the formation, which houses a saucer-like upper portion to secure a candle. This housing is of gilded silver and it is marked, “Handarbeit”, which of course, means “handmade”, and below this is the silver quantity, “925”, and the German hallmarks for silver consisting of a crescent and clover-like device, and something else which I do not recognize. Beneath this is stamped, “Sterling”. I believe that these markings would indicate post-war manufacture, but still pretty nice material here. The candleholder is complete with a good thick wax candle, that is ready to light. A good decorator piece here for your Hunting Forestry collection.

Excellent, Plus. $250.00

POTPOURRI #27730 Small Aluminum Railway Eagle with Original Bracket

This aluminum railway eagle is one of the smallest I have seen. It only measures 15½ inches with the wings spread and is about 10 inches high. The eagle has outstanding detail throughout and is looking to the viewer’s left. It looks as though the surfaces of the eagle may have been painted with aluminum paint but, if so, this was done a long time ago. Additionally, the wreath which the eagle is grasping in his talons has a red background in the center area and where the raised out swastika is positioned, the surfaces have been painted black. Once again, this paint looks very old. On the reverse, there are places for bolts at each wing span and there is also an aluminum rod which has been bolted to previous holes in the reverse of the eagle to accommodate an aluminum mounting rod. This rod could be taken off easily enough if the next owner did not want it, but I left it here just to add to the interest of the piece. The reverse of the eagle is deeply marked in the lower wreath area “W.C.P.”. I have no idea what these initials stand for, but this absolutely an original, rarely seen train eagle which will look great in the next owner’s collection.

POTPOURRI #26360C Honorary Key of Barracks II A.R. 69

This huge honorary Key is over ten inches in length and weighs over one pound. The key is an honorary example for the barracks at Lüttich Kaserne, which was the home of the Second Artillery Regiment No. 69. This key is dated 1939 in large, raised out letters, and in the center, is a raised out mobile swastika. I am not sure of the history of this barracks, but apparently it represents that of a very famous regiment, as today, there is a museum there in the town of Kassel. This key needs to be researched but in the meantime, it would make a wonderful display with some other Third Reich artifacts. This key is most impressive. It would look really good in its own mount with a picture of the apparently famous barracks.

Near Mint. $995.00

POTPOURRI #27187C Framed Silver Wound Badge Document

This document is an off-white manila color, having notebook style two holes on one side. The document awards the Wound Badge in Silver to “Unteroffizier Otto Selk”. Selk was with the 4th Grenadier Regiment 426. Since he received the Silver Wound Badge, the dates of his three wounds also appear on the document. The date the document was issued is May 1st, 1944. It is signed by the Battalion leader, being a leutenant. A nice item here and with a proper Silver Wound Badge, would make a nice display.

Excellent Plus, Plus. $175.00

POTPOURRI #27100 Shooting Stein

This Shooting Battalion Stein is a one-liter size, made of a gray-like material. It is in perfect condition throughout, with a fine pewter lid. The lid is professionally engraved with the monogram of the original owner, “OE”. The engraving is very fancy. The stein itself, on the face, has the name of the organization and the town from where they came, “Landes-Schützen-Batl. 507/Ingolstadt”. The town of Ingolstadt is not too far from Munich, in Bavaria. The front of the stein portrays a red, white, and black ring, within which is a set of oak leaves and acorns, having a 3rd Reich helmet superimposed. The helmet is shown from the left side, and portrays the transitional-type style with large air vents, and a Wehrmacht eagle with swastika below. There is also a brown chinstrap with buckle, which is very visible. At the bottom of the helmet is a set of crossed K-98 rifles, and also some sort of an automatic weapon, that looks to me, like a water-cooled Maxim gun. The detail is really good throughout this depiction. The stein has a small narrow rim in red around the top, and a thicker rim around the bottom. A great display item in complete perfect condition.

Mint. $595.00

POTPOURRI #27010 30's Silver Shooting Trophy

This Silver Shooting Trophy is of traditional loving cup design, and is produced from “800” silver. The trophy measures about 13 inches in overall height, and the diameter at the top is about 4 ½ inches. The inside of this beautiful cup is all gold washed. The gold wash looks to be mostly all there. The upper portions of the cup are staged with a flared out rim at the top. This portion of the cup is in a plain finish. In the center area, there is a beautiful jeweler engraved wreath of laurel leaves. These laurel leaves include nice strokes for veining, and also the berries are in the leaves. At the bottom of the wreath is a beautifully formed bow. In the center is the purpose of the trophy and the date it was won, “Schützenkönig 1930”. This, of course means “Shooting King for 1930”. This cup would have been awarded to the Club champion for that year. The plainness of the cup, though, completely disappears below the center area. Here, there are beautiful worked floral designs, which are in very deep relief. This workmanship is absolutely exquisite throughout. The lid of the cup also has the same beautiful floral designs in relief. At the top of the lid is a target-like device, that has some sort of a weapon featured over both sides. The bottom of the cup is jeweler hallmarked, along with the silver content “800”. Additionally, the number “77607” appears in the same area. A most beautiful work of art here, as good as it gets.

Mint. $1,895.00 (#083011)

POTPOURRI #27882 Clothing Makers Advertising Mirror

This small, little pocket mirror measures about 2.5 inches circular. The mirror itself is in good shape, having a couple of age stains in the silvering, but nothing serious. The reverse of the mirror is in metal, having a folded edge which contains the mirror itself. The backing has a small black border and has a tan color in the center. Featured at the upper half of the backing is a great looking pair of lederhosen. The drawing of these leather pants is perfect, showing all the buttons, stitches, rawhide at the legs, etc. Below the lederhosen is the name of the producer and his location of business “Josef Stadler/Lederhosen/Berchtesgaden”. This is a nice little item to have around one of your tables to use as a conversation piece. You could even buy a pair of lederhosen and brag that you bought it from Herr Stadler!

Excellent Plus, Plus. $50.00

POTPOURRI #22616 Pair of Porcelain Vanity Boxes attributed to Hermann Göring

These two little boxes are made of porcelain each being identical and having a lid which comes off. These boxes appear to be decorative items which would have been placed on the vanity of perhaps a guest room and used for storage of small accessory items such as cuff links, etc. The boxes were brought back from Göring's Berchtesgaten residence by a returning veteran. (I have a letter from him validating this information.) The lids of these boxes are equipped with a circular device which acts as a lifting handhold. Decorating the surface of the lid is a sword, rifle and flintlock style pistol. At the front is a spiked helmet. They give the look of a hunting motif. The box itself has lots of flower style rim designs with the head of a deer on the obverse area. The boxes are trimmed with gild, green, and brown colors, most of which has worn off over the years. On one box, a portion of the rifle has been broken off and has gone to time. The other box is complete and in perfect condition. The inner lid is marked, "1944" on one of the boxes. The other example has no markings anywhere. If you stand back and look at these items, they give the appearance of little miniature bureaus with mirrors at the top. They are really quite nice and easy to imagine Göring having as part of his décor. These boxes are about 5 inches high with the lid on and about 4 inches wide. They are what they are, and would be perfect for the right collector out there.

Excellent. $1,495.00

POTPOURRI #4061 Boar Whisker Hat Plume

This hat plume comes from a hunter’s hat and is a period piece. The plume consists of long boar’s whiskers connected at the end to a green wool material. There is a Reich cockade attached at the bottom. The cockade has a red insert made of wool, while the next ring, instead of being white, is a gold color. The outer ring is fluted and is the usual black. A great looking thing here, and could be a real life saver if you are missing this important decoration from your Hunting Lodge.

Excellent Plus. $175.00

POTPOURRI #27285C SS Blade with Exclamation Point (RZM M7/29)

This original blade was produced by the Klittermann & Moog Company. It is the type that has the exclamation point after the SS motto and, as most collectors know, is a very desirable example. This blade is still nice and bright and has much of its original cross graining visible in the surfaces. There is some mild age, which is very, very slight, over the surfaces. The one flaw that the blade does have, however, is that there is a bad pit that is about 2 inches up from the ricasso on the right reverse edge. This pit is fairly large, being about a half-inch in round. A little bit of it stretches onto the edge of the other side of the blade. Apparently, some acid or some type of destructive material wound up on this blade somehow. It is a shame, but perhaps with a little work some of this could be rubbed out and even if it couldn’t, it would still make for the key piece of a very desirable dagger. This blade is absolutely real and authentic and is identical to the example I show in my SS book on Page 679, lower. The backgrounds in the SS etch are at least 98%. The reverse of the blade is matching etched with the large double RZM circle, the center being shaded. The circle is positioned over the code “M 7/29". This blade could be displayed just as it is with an SS collection, or if there is some enterprising craftsman out there, this blade could be used to build your own exclamation point motto SS dagger. I can tell you exactly what you need. The parts involved would be a set of solid nickel cross guards with no group marking on the reverse. Further, these cross guards are usually internally marked “e.w”. The grip should be a standard SS ebony type with nickel grip eagle. The scabbards on these pieces are generally found to have a period painted shell with the use of nickel upper and lower mounts. So there you are, if you can find these pieces there is no reason why you couldn’t have your own SS exclamation point dagger. These daggers generally sell in the $5,000. to $6,000. range, so there is your incentive. A good blade here, if you can do something with the large pit.

Excellent. $2,595.00