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(1876 - 1942) General of the Waffen-SS and chief of the SS Court Head Office, his staff of lawyers tried cases against army and SS officers. T.L.S. on SS-Court main office letterhead, 2pp. large 4to., Munich, Oct. 10, 1941, to the SS leader in District Main, Nuremberg, concerning SS-Oberfuhrer Hans Ring. Scharfe returns Ring's disciplinary file, but states that he must determine whether his court had jurisdiction over Ring at the time of the infraction, which is later stated to be the use of an official car for private purposes. He also asks for detail concerning Ring's official duties. File holes on left margin, else fine.
WORD WAR II JAPANESE ARMY KATANA Late World War II Japanese sword, measuring 28 in. from the ‘kissaki’ (‘tip’) to the ‘habaki’ (‘stop’), and 39 in. long overall. The tang is signed but untranslated. Per usual for ‘last-ditch swords’ this blade does not bear a temper line. The pin holes on the handle and blade do not line up in a precise manner, also usual for ‘last-ditch swords’. The sword is mounted in a wood grip covered with white ray skin, wrapped with brown fabric laces and with two brass ‘menuki’ in the form of cherry blossoms inserted beneath the wrappings, one on each side. The blade is housed in a brown-painted steel scabbard, mounted with a single suspension ring. Some light scratching to the paint on the scabbard, else fine. The scabbard locking mechanism is not in working order, possibly from a broken internal part, all other fittings in very good condition.
JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD Japanese Army Officer's Dress Sword, 1920-1940, featuring a black horn grip wrapped with brass wire, the brass hand guard is decorated with cherry blossoms and flowers. Bears a slightly damaged gold bullion Japanese sword knot. The nickle-plated 30.75 in. blade is in nice condition and quite clean. This company grade Type 19 sword is also known as a Kyu-Gunto sword. Nickle-steel scabbard present, with one top suspension ring mount. Overall, very good.
A superlative Adolf Hitler relic, a fine 25 x 25 in. linen napkin in the 'floral and ribbon' pattern, with a stunning, raised and embroidered national eagle and swastika flanked on either side by Hitler's initials 'A H', the embroidered eagle measuring 1 3/8 x 1 in. overall. The floral and ribbon pattern is discreetly woven into napkin, which in all is a very high-quality piece of table linen, the finest that Hitler used. Very fine condition. This important relic was discovered at Hitler's private office in Munich (the 'Fuhrerbau') by Lt. John L. McConn, Jr. in the spring of 1945. McConn was in command of a detachment of soldiers ordered to occupy and guard the building, and McConn himself slept only a few doors from Hitler's office, where the Munich Pact had been signed seven years earlier. In exploring the building, McConn's men found a trove of Hitler's personal effects in the basement of the building, stored there to prevent damage from the incessant bombing by Allied forces. Among the items uncovered were mother of pearl and gold inlaid presentation lugers, an enormous gold and ruby ring, and most importantly, a huge collection of Hitler's purchased and stolen art intended for display in the never-constructed Fuhrermuseum. As did all soldiers, McConn wanted to return home with souvenirs from his service in Europe, and he found this napkin in the Fuhrerbau where it would have been used by Hitler and only a very small group of his closest advisors and top generals. McConn also mailed home the famous Munich Pact Desk Set - offered by us elsewhere in this sale. Sold with a copy of McConn's May 6, 1945 letter home to his parents, written on Hitler's private stationery found in his office.
ADOLF HITLER FORMAL TABLE NAPKIN RING Fine original formal silver napkin ring from Adolf Hitler's personal formal silverware set, 1 3/4 in. tall, 1 1/2 in. diameter, bearing a large embossed Nazi eagle and swastika device, the swastika flanked by Hitler's initials 'A H' at bottom. On the opposite side the rings bear the hallmarks of silversmiths Bruckmann. Some light tarnishing, else fine condition. The Bruckmann 'formal pattern' of silver flatware and tableware was made as a 50th birthday present to Hitler from Albert Speer. There are believed to be six complete sets of 500 pieces, or possibly five sets of 600 pieces, and they were distributed among the places Hitler frequented the most: the 'Berghof' (Hitler's mountain home); 'Der Adlerhorst' (the Eagle's Nest); the 'Gasthaus' (Guest House) at Obersalzberg: the 'Braune Haus' (the 'Brown House'); the 'Prinzregentenplaz' apartment in Munich; and the 'Reichskanzlei' in Berlin.
Single person sterling silver ashtray from a service owned by Reichsmarschall HERMAN GORING, circular design one inch tall with a 2.5 in. dia., marked with an ‘800’ silver purity stamp at the base. The ashtray contains a 0.75 in. lip upon which to rest a cigarette. One side of the ashtray bears Goring’s carefully-engraved coat of arms, an upraised arm in armor grasping a ring, all contained within a shield. Overall, very good.
HERMANN GORING PRESENTATION CUFF LINKS A pair of sterling silver Hermann Goring presentation cuff links. The cuff links each bear a representation of Goring's coat of arms, namely an upraised armored ring grasping a ring. It is depicted here on a stippled background, the entirety in a shape of a shield 3/4 in. tall. The clasp which passes through the cuff is solid, and each oval tip is engraved with the date '12.1.38', the date of Goring's 45th birthday when these cuff links were either given to Goring or more likely, gifted by him to special guests. Each cuff link is stamped with the name of the maker 'H. J. Wilm, BERLIN' and with a '900' purity stamp. Fine condition.
SS STRASSBURG SOCCER TEAM TROPHY A rare and most interesting relic, the 1942 first place Alsace Provincial Championship soccer competition trophy awarded to the SS team from Strassburg (now Strasbourg, France). This incredible trophy stands 11.5 in. tall and 8 in. wide. It displays a wide ring of laurel leaves banded at the bottom, upon which rests a soccer ball bearing a gold-colored mobile swastika. This assemblage rests upon a base of concentric silver rings which in turn is affixed to a black painted metal base. The base bears a silver plate at front with eagle and swastika, engraved: 'GAUMEISTERSCHAFT-ELSASS 1942 1 PLATZ SS-SPORTGEMEINSCHAFT STRASSBURG'. Silver is tarnished a bit, the base scratched, else very good. One of the most unusual SS pieces we've ever seen. The SS Strassburg team was a regional first division team approved by Himmler himself and established in Elsass. Al members were from the SS, and in 1942 they took part in the Tschammerpokal tournament , predecessor to today's German Cup and went as far as the third round. With research information.
LIEBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER NAPKIN RING A Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler (L.A.H.) napkin ring, not hallmarked but likely sterling silver, 1 5/8 in. diameter, 1.5 in. long. Two rope-like edges appear at either end of the stippled body, and a cast 'LAH' insignia has been carefully applied and fixed with two original pins to the body of the ring. Very good.
SILVER SS RING Silver ring, featuring raised SS runes at the top. Both sides bear an engraved 'Totenkopf' ('Death's Head'). The interior of the ring is marked with a silver content of '35', no other markings. The ring has become heavily tarnished overtime. Sold as is.
WORLD WAR I ACES (23) Good lot of 23 items signed by various aces and others, almost all American aces. Includes: JAMES NORMAN HALL, served in Lafayette Escadrille, co-author with Charles B. Nordhoff of 'The Lafayette Flying Corps and 'Mutiny on the Bounty', T.L.S., Tahiti, [n.d.]: 'Arué is quite a distance from Paea in these days of gasoline rationing & poor transportation...'; WILLIAM T. BADHAM, ace with five kills, A.L.S., 1966: '...Putnam, Luke, Rickenbacker, Fonck, Richthofen ... all were great pilots and Bishop (Canadian) very good. Putnam if he had lived longer undoubtedly would have been very great...'; DAVID E. PUTNAM 13 Kills. DFC. KIA, Sept. 18, 1918, cut signature affixed to card with a magazine photo; EDWARD M. HAIGHT A.L.S., Jan. 4. 1967, vivid, first hand descriptions of combat experience: '...I attacked a single-seater Fokker and it spun to a grand crack-up. Suddenly I was attacked by 4 or 5 Fokkers... fought down to land behind German lines... Ground troops tried to attack my SPAD and at last minute managed to take off and slip away... bullet holes in my ship...[I] sat on an iron stove cover which stopped several bullets from coming up through my seat mat... I consider Lt. David E. Putnam of 139 Sqdn. 2nd Pursuit Group, AEF, the greatest...', with signed photo; LEO KIMBALL Pioneer pilot, member Lafayette Escadrille, A.L.S., 1971 about a photo taken in 1912; RICHARD CHAMBERS I.S.P. in RFC uniform with many decorations; EDWARD P. CURTIS D.S.C., Croix de Guerre. Major General in WW II, T.L.S. March 22, 1966, mentions top pilots, Rickenbacker, Fonck, Richthofen and Billy Bishop; HILBERT L. BAIR T.L.S., 1967 '... first time I got into a 'dog fight' with the Germans at between 19,000 and 20,000 feet I fainted.... open cockpits... I came to after spinning to 9,000 ft.... hit by an incendiary bullet, I dove for about 10,000 ft.'; J. P. EDGERLY A.L.S., Feb. 15, 1917 about training pilots during WW I and a 'falling leaf' landing he made with a British pilot; FRANK R. HAYS. 13th Pursuit Squadron, S.P. in RAF uniform, 1919, A.L.S. 1986; JAMES R. KEATING snapshot photo signed on verso, with A.L.S. Aug. 22, 1966 '... As for my pick of the top pilot in WW I...we all have our bias...This goes for our side or the enemy... I would have to vote for Lieut. Luke, KIA, but not before...ample victories...'; HOWARD BURDICK seven kills, signed card: 'Howard Burdick Lieut. of Air Service. US Army 17th Aero Sqdn.'; SUMNER SEWALL signature; JAMES KNOWLES A.L.S., [n.p, n.d.] about 'articles by WW I aces including me by myself'; CHARLES G. GREY five kills, signature on gold-trimmed card; DOUGLAS CAMPBELL six kills, member Rickenbacker's 94th 'Hat-in-the-Ring' Squadron, A.L.S. June 4, 1986 about book 'Let's Go Where the Action Is': '...which contains the letters I wrote my parents from France in 1917/18....'; GEORGE A. VAUGHN, JR. 13 kills., ace in both RAF and U.S. Air Service, S.P. in uniform signed adding '1st Lieut. USAF 17th Squadron AEF 1918'; CLINTON JONES eight kills, signature cut from check; HARRY D. COPLAND T.L.S., April 2, 1971: '... I made my 1st solo...1911. In WW I, I served... with the RFC & the RFA...I am a member, past pres. of the Early Birds of Aviation, the OX-5 Club, Quiet Birdmen, War Birds of the RAF, WWI Overseas Flyers Assoc., etc.'; J.J. SMITH 'Researcher, WW I Aviation Personnel', T.L.S., May 3, 1971, mentions ace Frederick Lord, meetings with German aces, aerial combat Sept. 16, 1918 near Metz; GERALD E. NASH Canadian ace, T.L.S., Feb. 14, 1968: 'On June 25, 1917, Mel Alexander, Raymond Collishaw [2nd ranking Canadian Ace]...were flying about 4,000 ft. over enemy territory through cloud. I looked down and saw two Ger. Albatross planes attacking two British R.E.8's... I found myself fighting Manfred Richthofen and Allenroder...I had had many encounters with the Red Circus prior to this dogfight. I was in a dogfight with the two Ger. aces. One would engage me in gun fight and the other would climb and shoot at me from above... one of the rudder control wires of my machine was shot... my machine gave out ...' Overall very good. 23 pieces.
IRON CROSS RING A fine German enameled iron ring, bears a silver, white, and black enameled Iron Cross at the front with the dates '1914' and '1917' above and below. The Iron Cross is flanked on either side by laurel leaves. One side of the ring is heavily worn, this from extended wear while worn by a veteran. Hallmarked '850' within the band indicating sterling silver. A fine relic.
IRON CROSS RING WITH MOTTOES A fine German enameled iron ring, bears a black enameled Iron Cross at the front with oak leaves on both sides. Either side of the ring bears a deeply-cast motto, one reading: 'True loyalty to the old Fatherland', the other side of the ring reading: 'I with great effort give him gold for this iron'. The inside of the band is stamped: 'PAT. NOV. 24 1914' Some corrosion to the inside of the band, else very good.
PRUSSIAN PILOT'S BADGE RING Fine sterling silver ring, the front bearing a miniature casting of the Prussian Pilot's Badge, with the sides of the ring displaying laurel leaves. The ring is Hallmarked '835' within, and the approximate diameter size of the inside of the ring is 0.75 in. or 18 m/m. Age is unknown and sold as-is.
EAST GERMAN VISOR CAP A near fine light grey wool visor cap belonging to an enlisted man in the East German National People's Army, with a charcoal side band, and white piping. Affixed to the front is a cockade bearing the insignia of the army, a hammer and compass encircled by a ring of rye, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves. Black chin strap is fastened to the cap by two aluminum buttons at either side. The interior bears a brown faux-leather sweatband and an intact celluloid diamond sweat shield marked 'NVA 55 1856 L', and the inside of the visor has been stamped 'S3117/3II', with no other markings. The sweatband has pulled away from the cap in two places slightly and there are a few spots of mothing. Overall, good condition.
Russian icon, mid-19th century."Christ Pantocrator".Painting on wood. Silver oklad.Contrasts of Moscow "B.C." on bottom, possibly by the goldsmith Aleksey Spiridonov.Silver case with damage. The painting needs cleaning and restoration. Wear and tear due to use and time.Measurements: 13,5 x 10,5 cm .Icon "Christ Pantocrator", completely painted on the inside and with silver chiselled cover, with contrasts from Moscow. It depicts Jesus half-length, on the frontal and hieratic face with expressive intensity. Christ holds the open book of the Gospel in his left hand in front of the congregation, and with his right hand, according to the Orthodox/Byzantine rite, he blesses with an open palm and the joint of the thumb and ring finger. In this type of icon the ineffable reality of God made Man is expressed.
19th century Russian icon."Christ Pantocrator".Painting on wood. Some lack of polychromy. Needs cleaning. Wear and tear due to use and the passage of time.Measurements: 35 x 30,5 cm .This icon we can locate it in its origins in one of the Schools of the old believers of the north of Russia, the raskolniki (schismatics) are an ultraconservative group that continues with the archaic traditions of the Russian orthodox church. It was originally led in the 17th century by Patriarch Avakum. They emerged in force to reject to the last consequences the reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon.Ancient icon "of Christ Pantocrator", depicting Jesus half-length, frontal and hieratic face with expressive intensity. Christ in his left hand holds the open book of the Gospel in front of the congregation, and with his right hand, according to the Orthodox/Byzantine rite, he blesses with an open palm and the joint of the thumb and ring finger. In this type of icon the ineffable reality of God made Man is expressed.

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