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Click here to subscribeLUFWAFFE WINTER LEATHER FLIGHT HELMET WITH MICS AND CORDLuftwaffe leather flying helmet Model LKpW 101 in excellent condition, winter weight, with full wool lining. Ear phones are fitted, along with dual throat mics and rubber covered cord with Bakelite plug. Lining in excellent condition with very little wear, likewise the leather brow sweatband is in good to excellent condition as are mics, rubber cord covering chipped from age. A very nice example.
R.A.F. MARK IIIA AVIATOR GOGGLESRare British Mark IIIA aviator's goggles, typically used during the Battle of Britain. First issued in 1936, the pattern reflected the same design characteristics of the Mk 111 but with smaller face pads, as the earlier goggles were designed for open cockpit use. The Mk 111A also featured curved Perspex lenses which caused distortion and also scratched easily so in the Battle of Britain many pilots chose not to wear them which resulted in many casualties from burns and serious eye injuries. The design was also developed independently of the RAF B helmet, so this model was quickly superseded. The brass frames are in fine condition and retain all their black paint with both the hinge stops and ventilation trumpets in place. All four screws are present and the original leather nose cover is perfect. The lenses show only minor scratching. On the reverse the velvet face pads showing only light wear. The back strap is near perfect, no stretched or damaged springs or covers. The leather back strap perfect and the curled end is still in place. The friction adjustment buckle is fine with no rust per se. The stamping on the back strap is very faint but shows the model number and has an Air Ministry logo.
R.A.F. TYPE B FLIGHT HELMET, 1937Fine condition Air Ministry "B" type flying helmet, complete with large style maker label, this label being also dated. Helmet leather is in supple, clean condition, showing light honest service use only, scattered scuffs to the brown finish. Size 6 1/2" - 6 3/4". All straps and buckles present and in good matching order. Ear cup zips also in good working order, and original audi cables remain attached. Interior of helmet showing light use, wear and sweat staining. The large silk maker label remains present, from "Wareings (Northampton) Ltd. , St James St Northampton". The archetypal RAF flying helmet, much used during the Battle of Britain.
GEORGE S. PATTON(1885 - 1945) "Old Blood and Guts" was one of the finest tank commanders in history, rolling his forces through Tunesia, Sicily, France and Germany until halted at the Rhine. Exceptional S.P. "G. S. Patton Jr.", 8" x 10" b/w, a chest, up pose showing the general in uniform wearing his three-star helmet and looking sharply to his right. Boldly signed across the left side of his chest. Very fine condition, rarely seen uninscribed. With the original backing from the frame which contained the photo, from Brussels which Patton liberated.
STUTTGART PICKELHAUBE, M/1915Black leather pickelhaube helmet with grey painted steel mounts; consisting of round spike base and detachable round spike, trim to rouded front peak, spine and chinstrap lugs. Fitted to the front of the helmet is the Royal Arms of the King of Wurttemberg. Rear leather trim stitching almost gone, lining lost.
PRUSSIAN SHAKOImperial German enlisted man's shako, constructed of lacquered black leather, bearing a metal "wappen", or helmet plate, at the front, depicting the coat of arms of the German state of Prussia, a crowned Imperial eagle clutching a scepter and orb, with the motto "Mit Gott Fur Koenig Und Vaterland" ("With God for King and Fatherland"), on a banner across the breast, over the initials "FR". The helmet features vent holes on either side of the crown, with a serrated Imperial German cockade affixed to the right rosette; no cockade is present on the left-hand side. The interior features an eight-fingered brown leather liner, torn and hanging loose on the left-hand side but all present. The interior of the crown is size-stamped "55", with the date 1916 and an indistinct maker's or acceptance mark. The chin strap in absent, the liner is well-worn in addition to the damage mentioned above, and the leather shows crackling over the entire exterior, with an approx. 1 1/2" square section of the lacquer missing from the rear right-hand side, else very good. Shakos of this type were frequently issued to "Jager" light infantry units, often employed as scouts or skirmishers.
PRUSSIAN PICKELHAUBEWorld War I-era German "Pickelhaube", constructed of lacquered black leather, with a brass circular plate at the crown bearing four starbursts, topped with a 4 1/2" brass spike. The front bears a "wappen", or helmet plate, depicting the coat of arms of the German state of Prussia, a crowned Imperial eagle clutching a scepter and orb, with the motto "Mit Gott Fur Koenig Und Vaterland" ("With God for King and Fatherland") , on a banner across the breast, over the initials "FR". A brass replica of an 1813 Iron Cross has been applied atop this "wappen". An ornamental leather chin strap, covered with overlapping metal plates, runs across the visor, attached at each end by serrated rosettes with correct mismatched cockades - black white and red, for the German Empire, on the right, and black and gold on the left. The brass fittings are secured within by brass nuts. The interior features a brown leather sweatband with a brown silk lining, split down the middle to allow access to the mounting screws. The rear visor of the helmet is partially detached at both ends, and the front visor is held on by two original brass pins at each end. The helmet shows minor abrasions overall, else very good.
HESSIAN PICKELHAUBE HELMETWorld War I-era German "Pickelhaube", constructed of lacquered black leather, with a brass cruciform plate at the crown topped with a 4 1/2" brass spike. The front bears a "wappen", or helmet plate, depicting the coat of arms of the German state of Hesse, a crowned rampant lion clutching a sword, flanked by oak and laurel branches. A black leather strap with two brass buckles runs across the rounded visor, attached at each end by rosettes with correct mismatched cockades - black white and red, for the German Empire, on the right, and alternating white and red, for Hesse, on the left. The brass fittings are secured within by brass split pins. The interior features a fifteen-finger brown leather liner, slightly dried and curled from age, with the adjustment cord missing. The crown of the helmet is slightly indented, with two cracks in the lacquer at the rear. The spike base is also slightly deformed at the junction of two arms. Slight abrasions to the leather inside and out, else very good.
BRODIE-STYLE HELMETSGood group of three parade or construction helmets, patterned after the "Brodie"-style helmets used by the American and British armies during World War I. The first is brightly polished aluminum, and features a civilian-style "Stationary Cushion Lining" as denoted by a cloth label affixed thereto. An embroidered label bearing the name "J. Lo Bello" is also sewn to the liner. The remaining two helmets are brass, one with a rolled rim and one without, with the latter featuring a civilian-style canvas liner and a broken leather chin strap. The rolled rim helmet is the shell only. Very good. Three pieces.
CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED GERMAN M1916/1917 STAHLHELMSteel German M1916/1917 helmet, identifiable as such by the externally-visible lugs for attaching the chinstrap. The exterior of the helmet is painted overall with a camouflage scheme of browns, greens and grays, with thick black dividing lines. The helmet is stamped "R 1 3 3 6" within the crown, and a faint, illegible heat stamp is also present within the left rim. A black ink or pencil ownership inscription is also present inside the rear rim. The leather liner and chin strap are absent, but the metal band retaining the liner remains. The exterior paint bears some chipping and oxidation, else very good.
CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED M1916/1917 STAHLHELMGerman steel M1916/1917 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the detachable leather chin strap. The exterior of the helmet is painted overall with a fine example of a "tortoiseshell" camouflage scheme of dull green, brown and tan, divided by black bands. This camouflage has worn away at the crown, but remains very distinct throughout the rest of the helmet. The exterior also bears a fair amount of caked-on soil or mud, easily removable if necessary. The interior of the helmet is fitted with a light-colored six-fingered leather liner, backed with fabric padding at the front and sides. The liner shows age-appropriate wear and soiling, and all fingers and pads are present and intact, and connected by the original adjustment cord. The inner rim is heat-stamped "E.T. 64.", indicating that it was manufactured by the Eisenhuttenwerke at Thale. A numeral, possibly "75" is stamped very faintly in black ink inside the rear rim. The brown leather chinstrap, bearing minor cracks but otherwise present and intact, is secured over the rim. A fine, intact example, bearing honest wear from age and use. Very good.
CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED M1916/1917 STAHLHELM HELMETSPair of German steel M1916/1917 combat helmets, both bearing painted "tortoiseshell" camouflage patterns of brown, green and tan divided by black bands overall. Both helmets lack liners and chin straps, although one retains the metal liner band one strap bale, and the strap adjustment buckle. This helmet is heat-stamped "Si.66". The second helmet shows more modern paint spray and dripping, affecting the external camouflage pattern, and bears no discernible heat stamp. Both show extensive wear, abrasion and oxidation overall, in fair to good condition. Two pieces.
CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED M1917 HELMET WITH 27TH INFANTRY INSIGNIAAmerican World War I-era steel M1817 helmet, painted with a brightly-colored camouflage scheme, and with a white star at the crown with two lightning bolts emerging from it. The front of the helmet bears the painted insignia of the 27th Infantry Division in red and black, depicting a monogram of the initials "NYD" (for "New York Division"), and seven stars in the shape of the constellation Orion. Returning soldiers painted their helmets in this manner for the victory parades which took place across the country at war's end. The liner and chin strap are missing, as are the rivet at the crown and the strap bales, indicating that the helmet may have at one time been used as a lamp shade, as some were.
ENGRAVED FRENCH WORLD WAR "ADRIAN" PARADE HELMETWorld War I-era M15 "Adrian" helmet, with a metal comb affixed to the crown with four pins, and with the insignia of the French infantry - a flaming bomb with the initials "RF"(Republique Francaise) - at the front. The helmet features an intact six-finger brown leather liner, mounted within the shell. Unusually, the exterior of the shell is highly polished, and engraved on the front and rear rims and on the crown with laurel branches. The rear bill is also engraved "1914-1918", and the helmet was likely used in the many victory parades held across France at the conclusion of the war. The chin strap is missing, and the liner is partially detached, else very good. The Adrian is widely considered to be the first steel combat helmet in regular service in the modern era.
FREIKORPS M1916/1917 HELMETGerman M1916/1917 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the externally-visible lugs for attaching the chinstrap. The front of the helmet bears a large painted "Totenkopf" ("Death's Head") design, indicative of use by a "Freikorps" soldier of the uprisings of 1919-20. The emblem has clearly been applied through the use of a stencil versus being painted free-hand. The white paint shows every indication of legitimate age. The detachable leather chin strap appears to be original, although the brown leather liner is almost certainly a replacement.
FRENCH M15 "ADRIAN" HELMETWorld War I-era M15 "Adrian" helmet, with a metal comb affixed to the crown with four pins, and with the insignia of the French infantry - a flaming bomb with the initials "RF"(Republique Francaise) - at the front. The helmet features an intact six-finger brown leather liner, mounted within the shell on bands of corrugated metal, and secured on the center by an adjustable cord. The brown leather chinstrap is intact and secured over the brim. The helmet is painted dark blue throughout. The interior leather is dried out, and the helmet bears expected minor oxidation and age wear throughout, else very good. The Adrian is widely considered to be the first steel combat helmet in regular service in the modern era.
FRENCH M15 "ADRIAN" HELMET WITH COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUEWorld War I-era M15 "Adrian" helmet, with a metal comb affixed to the crown with four pins, and with the insignia of the French artillery service - a flaming bomb with the initials "RF" (Republique Francaise) in front of two crossed cannons - at the front. The helmet features an intact six-finger brown leather liner, mounted within the shell on bands of corrugated metal, unattached at the center, and a brown leather chinstrap. The bill of the helmet bears an attractive metal plaque with laurel branches in relief, and bearing the legend "Soldat de La Grande Guerre 1914-1918" ("Soldier of the Great War"). The helmet is painted dark blue throughout. The interior leather is dried out, and the helmet bears expected minor oxidation and age wear throughout, else very good. The Adrian is widely considered to be the first steel combat helmet in regular service in the modern era.
GERMAN M1916/1917 STAHLHELMGerman World War I-era M1916/1917 "Stahlhelm", or steel helmet, identifiable as such by the externally-visible lugs for attaching the chinstrap. The exterior bears surface oxidation throughout, as well as a 1 1/4" vertical crack at the rim at the left temple. The surface oxidation continues on the interior, and the three-fingered brown leather liner is mostly intact, but dried and cracking, with one adjustment loop detached but present. The brown leather chin strap is also thoroughly dried, but present and intact. The helmet bears no apparent markings. Very good. This model stahlhelm was the first to be issued to German front-line soldiers, and was quickly supplanted by the M1918, which had an integral chin strap.
M1916/1917 STAHLHELMGerman steel World War I-era M1916/1917 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the detachable leather chin strap. The helmet is finished dark green overall, with the remnants of the tan patches and black bands of a tortoiseshell camouflage scheme faintly visible overall. The interior is fitted with a brown leather six-fingered liner, with three fabric pads at the front and sides of the head. The adjustment holes at the tips of three fingers are torn. The interior rim is heat-stamped "S1.66"; no other markings are apparent. The aforementioned black leather chin strap is present and intact. The helmet shows much period wear overall, but is all-original and intact.
M1916/1917 STAHLHELMGerman steel World War I-era M1916/1917 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the lugs allowing the chin strap to be easily removed. The helmet is finished gray-blue overall, worn thin and abraded overall but still readily apparent. An approx. 1/4" crack appears at the top of the dome. The interior is fitted with a dark brown leather six-fingered liner, backed with fabric pads at the front and sides, although three fingers are missing and a fourth is torn. The interior rim is heat-stamped "2.66", and a faint and indecipherable inscription appears inside the rear rim, possibly an owner's name. The chin strap is missing. The helmet shows honest wear from age and use overall, else very good.
M1916/1917 STAHLHELM HELMETSPair of German steel M1916/1917 combat helmets, both in original finish, the first fitted with a six-fingered brown leather liner backed with fabric pads at the front and sides, although one pad and two fingers are missing. The inside rim is heat-stamped "ET86", indicating that it was manufactured by the Eisenhuttenwerke at Thale. The liner band is stamped "BA XIII" over "1916" in black ink, with the name "H. Eitel" also inscribed thereupon in black ink. The chinstrap is absent, although both chinstrap bales are present at their attachment lugs. Three very old strips of fabric tape are present at the rear exterior of the helmet. The second helmet bears no liner or chin strap, although the liner band is present albeit in poor condition. The inner rim bears an indistinct heat stamp. Both helmets show extensive wear and tear, with much surface abrasion and oxidation, in just good condition. Two pieces.
M1916/1917 STAHLHELM WITH CAMOUFLAGE PAINT SCHEMEGerman steel World War I-era M1916/1917 combat helmet, identifiable as such by the lugs allowing the chin strap to be easily removed. The exterior of the helmet bears a green, brown, and yellow-tan camouflage paint scheme overall, worn thin in many areas, with some oxidation affecting the underlying steel. The interior is fitted with a brown leather six-fingered liner, backed with tied fabric pads at the front and sides, although two fingers and one pad are missing, with additional splitting to the leather. The inside rim is heat-stamped "Si.66", and an indecipherable black ink inscription, most likely an owner's name, has been added inside the rear rim. All but an approx. 3" section of chin strap, retaining the adjustment buckle, is missing, although both bales used to attach the strap to lugs within the helmet are present. The helmet shows extensive wear from age and use overall, else very good.
M1917 HELMET WITH 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION INSIGNIAAmerican World War I-era steel M1917 helmet, with the painted insignia of the 26th infantry division, a tree with a red trunk within a white box. The owner has further added, in white paint, the name of his division and regiment (the 102nd), as well as several notable battles in which the division participated: St. Mihiel, Verdun, and Meuse-Argonne. The original leather liner and chin strap are missing, but the felt crown pad remains. The painted inscriptions are flaking and faded in areas, with some oxidation, else very good.
M1917 HELMET WITH 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION INSIGNIAAmerican World War I-era steel M1917 helmet, painted apple-green throughout the exterior, and with the painted insignia of the 2nd infantry division, an Indian head in profile within a star, at the front. Returning soldiers painted their helmets in this manner for the victory parades which took place across the country at war's end. The liner and leather chinstrap are dried and worn, but present and intact. The exterior of the helmet bears some dents, with minor chipping to the paint, else very good.
M1917 HELMET WITH ALLIED POWERS FLAGSAmerican World War I-era steel M1917 helmet, painted at the front with an American Flag shield, flanked on either side by the flags of Great Britain and France. Returning soldiers painted their helmets in this manner for the victory parades which took place across the country at war's end. The liner and chin strap are missing, as is the right-hand strap bale, and the exterior paint is lightly faded, else very good.
M1917 HELMET WITH AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES INSIGNIAAmerican World War I-era steel M1917 helmet, painted with a brightly-colored camouflage scheme, incorporating an abstracted American flag, with a blue triangle at the front containing the initials "A E F", for American Expeditionary Forces. Returning soldiers painted their helmets in this manner for the victory parades which took place across the country at war's end. The liner and chin strap are missing, but the felt crown pad remains. The crown of the helmet is dented and much of the paint in that area has flaked away, but the majority of the design remains.
M1917 HELMETSGood group of five American steel M1917 helmets, as issued to troops during World War I. The group includes four examples in the standard brown paint scheme with sand or cork finish, with one featuring its original liner and chin strap, with the remaining three retaining only its felt crown pad, and two with fragments of their leather chin straps. The final helmet features a smooth finish and is painted black inside and out. No liner or chinstrap is present. Very good overall, five pieces.
SHRAPNEL-STRUCK GERMAN M1916/1917 HELMETAn especially evocative World War I relic, a German M1916/1917 "Stahlhelm"-style helmet, identifiable as such by the externally-visible lugs for attaching the chinstrap. The helmet has received massive shrapnel damage, opening up an approx. 3" dia. entry hole in the center of the forehead, and a second exit hole of approximately the same dimensions in the crown. Needless to say, such damage would have resulted in instantly fatal wounds. The strap and liner are missing, and the helmet bears expected oxidation, else very good given its condition and obvious history.
SHRAPNEL-STRUCK GERMAN M1916/1917 HELMETA striking relic of the carnage of World War I, a German M1916/1917 "Stahlhelm"-style helmet, identifiable as such by the externally-visible lugs for attaching the chinstrap, finished in grey-green throughout. The helmet has received what appears to be shrapnel damage, resulting in an approx. 1 1/2" irregular entry hole on the left side, and a triangular 1" exit hole opposite. The helmet is missing its liner and chinstrap, and bears some white paint splatter and oxidation on the exterior, else very good given its condition and obvious history.
SKETCH OF A BRITISH P.O.W. BY HANS VOLKMAROriginal sketch in graphite, 10 3/4" x 15 1/4", a chest-up profile portrait of a mustachioed British soldier with a "Brodie"-style helmet. Obviously sketched from life, this portrait likely depicts a P.O.W. captured by the Germans during the North Africa campaign. The portrait is dated at lower left: "Afrika, im 13 Juni 42", with the initials "H.V." for the artist, HANS VOLKMAR (1919-1987), an official combat artist on Erwin Rommel's staff from 1941 to 1943.The edges of the sketch are perforated where it was removed from a pad, with very slight foxing, else very good to fine.
GERMAN FUNERALS AND GRAVE SITESA large grouping of about 170 original photographs on an interesting topic: German funerals for soldiers and officers and German grave sites in the field. Present are images of the most elaborate...and the simplest graves and soldiers' farewells, from a helmet and rifle leaning against a simple wood cross to affairs attended by an honor guard with a long funeral train. Various sizes, average about 2" x 3".
U.S. AIRMAN'S HEADGEARGood set of World War II U.S. airman's headgear and accoutrements, includes: brown leather Type A-11 flying helmet, marked size small, with a sewn fabric label identifying the manufacturer as Bradley Goodrich, with a stamped property number inside the crown. The Army Air Forces insignia is stamped in black inside the right-hand side, and in white on the exterior right-hand side. No radio ear pieces are fitted, and the leather bears some wear overall, with some cracking at the neck, else very good. With rubber coated throat microphones, mounted on a 5 1/2" flexible metal collar, marked "ELNO" at the ends and on the plug, and post-war radio headphones, marked "Headset Microphone H-63/U", manufactured by the Lionel Corporation of New York. Missing original microphone attachment, but with earpieces and cord intact. Some wear else very good. Three pieces.
AFRIKA KORPS REMEMBRANCE MEDALLIONBrown porcelain table medal, 2" dia., reads (in German) on the front: "IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE WAR IN AFRICA" with an image of a tank, camels, and palm trees, while the reverse shows a pith helmet, sword and oak leaf wreath with the legend: "WE WILL DEFEAT THE ENGLISH WHERE WE FIND THEM". Fine.
LINCOLN SILVER SHILLING TOKEN, 1812, MILSON AND T. PRESTON, WINE AND SPIRITS DEALERS, EF, WALES, ANGLESEY, DRUID'S HEAD LEFT IN WREATH, WITH 25 ACORNS, R THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY, 1788 ABOVE CYPHER, E. PAYABLE IN LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, EF, HEAVY FLAN, R. TRACES OF LUSTRE AROUND LEGEND, ANOTHER ½d, DRUID'S HEAD L IN WREATH, 32 ACORNS R. PAY THE BEARER ONE HALFPENNY, 1793, EF AND A ½d, HEAD LEFT R. CROWNED HARP, NORTH WALES, FAIR, HAMPSHIRE, GOSPORT, BUST OF SIR BEVOIS, R. SAILING SHIP, 1794. E. PAYABLE AT JORDANS, DRAPER, GOSPORT, EF BUT DIE FAULT ABOVE HELMET AND LETTERING WEAKLY STRUCK IN PLACES, MIDDLESEX NEWGATE PRISON, FRONT OF PRISON, MDCCXLIV, R. 8 LINE INSCRIPTION, REEDED EDGE, ABOUT EF, (NEW) GATE WEAKLY STRUCK WITH E. K ABOVE, AND HOLT WEAK, MAIL COACH, (2), COACH AND HORSES, R. CYPHER BELOW, M OF PALMER ABOVE S, AND 1797 BELOW M OF PALMER ABOVE IN, PIDCOCKS EXHIBITION , R. TWO-HEADED COW, LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY, 1792, STAFFORD HALFPENNY 1797, MEDAL, OPENING OF NEW LONDON BRIDGE, 1831 AND A FRENCH MEDAL, EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, 1900 [13]
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE - PHANTOM II WITH BARREL-SIDED TOURER COACHWORK BY WILKINSON OF DERBY. Chassis No: 99 XJ Engine No: PR 35 Registration No: TL 972 Date of first registration: December/January 1929/30 Specification: 7,300cc 6-cylinders in-line single overhead valve 40/50HP rated motor; four-speed manual gearbox with live rear-axle: leaf-sprung suspension fore & aft; four-wheel servo-assisted mechanical brakes. Colour Scheme: Maroon coachwork with black wings and burgundy leather interior; black double-duck hood and weather equipment; nickel-plated lamps and fittings. History: According to RREC Factory Records this car was originally an open touring car with coachwork by Thrupp & Maberley order no. R2706 dated 1st November 1929, delivered to a Mr. G.W. Henderson of Chesham Place, London W1. In March 1930. The comprehensive specification documentation from these records indicates regular servicing, maintenance & repairs carried out by the works until 1936; further information shows the replacement barrel-sided tourer body by Wilkinsons of Derby being fitted just prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. From V5 and V5C documentation, it shows the car was acquired by the late owner in late 1989, and there is a comprehensive file of further documentation showing extensive bills for regular servicing, running repairs & maintenance, from several marque specialists including Hoffmans of Henley and Priory Vintage Car Company, and further including a recent major engine & mechanical rebuild during 2008/2009, with significant sums of expenditure including new cylinder head and cylinder-blocks replacement, as well as other major components. Condition: The car as currently presented appears to be in superb order, both as to paintwork, interior trim and excellent weatherproof hood and ancillaries. The nickel-plating is in good condition and there are additional CAV "Divers Helmet" rear-lamps fitted to accommodate electrical indicators within such period fittings. There is a large fitted trunk to rear with tools to upper compartment and stowage for tonneau-cover and related sundries. At time of cataloguing the car was heard to run very well and has always been maintained to be used regularly and often at a moment's notice, and has participated in many rallying and road-run events in its current ownership`
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