SOLD Original WWII German K-98 Mauser Dress NCO/Officer  Bayonet Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. During the Third Reich period numerous blade manufacturers produced customized, private purchase versions of the S84/98 and KS98 bayonets for dress wear. The dress bayonets were manufactured with an assortment of minor optional variations with a long model, (24.5cm), blade for enlisted personnel and a shorter, (20cm), blade for NCO’s and Officers. Makers attempted to increase demand by marketing the dress bayonets as the "Pionier", (Engineer), models, although they were available to personnel in all branches of service. It is not known if the marketing strategy was successful in increasing sales but it did result in the dress bayonets commonly being referred to as "Pioniere Extrawaffe".  Roughly, 20cm long, nickel/silver plated, drop forged, steel construction blade with deep, fullers to each side and a top edge swedge to the forward tip. The blade is in overall good condition with light scabbard runner marks. The blade is maker marked "Gustav Spitzer Solingen". The leather washer is complete. Stud button functions. The bayonet has a nickel/silver plated alloy, crossguard with one up-swept arm, a flash guard and a stylized eagle head pommel. The bayonet has diamond grooved, molded black bakelite construction grips which are secured to the hilt by two, small, dome headed alloy rivets. The bayonet comes complete with its original black painted, sheet metal scabbard that retains about 98% of its original black finish. The inserted throat, throat retaining screw and the frog lug are intact. In good condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. 100% guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Excellent Bayonet!

Scarce Early Left Facing WWII German Hat Eagle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified . Visor caps were a standard item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individuals rank. Officers and certain senior NCO ranks were responsible for purchasing their own caps and as a result were allotted a clothing allowance through the army’s Kleiderkasse, (Clothing Account), system. The Officers and certain senior NCO’s could choose to purchase their caps from the armed forces clothing depots or to privately purchase visor caps of higher quality. Although enlisted personnel were issued their caps from government supplies they were also permitted to purchase privately tailored caps although the price may have been restrictive. Originally the insignia worn on the visor cap consisted of the Weimar Reichsheer pattern oak-leaf wreath and cockade until March 14TH 1933 when the Reichswehr’s oval black, red and gold cockade was replaced with a circular cockade in black, white, and red. First pattern (Scarce left facing eagle) zinc construction national eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons. All of the original attachment prongs are intact. Brought home by a U.S. 3rd Infantry Division solider (see photo) of Veteran. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Nice used example showing the expected  age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a solider as a trophy of war. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.  

SOLD Original WWII German West Wall Medal (Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) Certified.  The West Wall Medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on August 2nd 1939 to recognize military personnel, including civilian employees, who assisted in the planning, construction or defence of German fortifications on the western border. Die struck, tombac construction medal with a bronze wash is in the form of a roughly, 41mm tall, 32mm wide, vertical oval with embossed, oak-leaf wreath edging encompassing a smooth field with an embossed national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons, positioned above a crossed spade and sword which are in turn positioned above a pillbox to the obverse. The reverse also has the embossed, oak-leaf wreath edging which encompasses embossed, Latin script, "Für Arbeit zum Schutze Deutschlands", (For Work on the Defenses of Germany), on a smooth background field. The medal loop and the ribbon suspension ring are both intact. Included is an original piece of rayon ribbon. Comes with original issue envelope. Has some light creasing to envelope (see photo). Good condition with some wear and storage age  and expected issues.  100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of  History.  Offer is for one (1) Western Wall Medal  as pictured.  Please see our  other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWI German 1918 Wound Badge In Black Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. The Wound Badge was originally established on March 3rd 1918 by Prussian King Wilhelm II to recognize the sacrifice of those wounded during WWI. The badge was instituted in three classes with the class bestowed reflecting the number or severity of the wounds received. The classes consisted of a black badge for one or two wounds, a silver badge for three or four wounds and a gold badge for five or more wounds or loss of a limb or sight.  Die struck, hollow backed, steel construction badge with a black wash. The badge is in the form of a vertical oval, which is more circular then the 1939 pattern WWII badges, with an embossed, high relief, profile of a M16 pattern helmet superimposed over crossed swords on a pebbled base encompassed by an embossed oval laurel leaf wreath. The reverse of the badge is a mirror image of the obverse. Reverse of the badge is complete with its original hinge and pin & catch assembly.  In good condition with expected wear and slight wear of the black  finish. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. 100% guaranteed to be authentic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWII Waffen SS Bevo "Tropical"  Sleeve Eagle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. The Allgemeine-SS, (General-SS), was originally formed in May 1923 as the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler (Shock Troops Adolf Hitler), and was redesignated Schutzstaffel, (Protection Squad), in April 1925 with the official acceptance of the name verified on the second anniversary of the failed Munich "Beer-Hall" Putsch on November 9TH 1925. On January 6TH 1929 Heinrich Himmler was appointed as Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader of the SS). A fantastic 100% authentic Waffen SS sleeve eagle.Second pattern, (Circa 1942-1945), machine woven, tropical SS sleeve eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in its talons in golden/tan rayon threads on a woven, black, rayon base.  captured by an Allied Veteran and brought home as a war trophy.  Nice used example showing the expected  age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. solider as a trophy of war. SS items are  very collectible and difficult to find  in excellent condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

BACK IN STOCK! Original WWII German Iron Cross Second Class Medal Brought Home By U.S. Veteran. Classic WWII German Iron Cross. Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse or EK2. It was worn as shown in the photos on the day of presentation. After that the ribbon only was worn. This is one of the most iconic medals of Germany in both WWI and WWII. We have several examples and will pick the best one for you. They very in condition from good to very good. It will include the ribbon and medal. Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war.100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Please see our other German Medals and Relics From WWII.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers

Original WWII German Crimean Campaign Shield (Krim Sheild) Brought Home By A U.S. Soldier Certified. The Crimean Campaign shield was instituted on July 25TH 1942, as the third official campaign shield for award to all Wehrmacht, (Armed Forces), personnel who had been engaged in combat, were wounded or served three months in the Crimean peninsula campaign between September 21ST 1941 and July 21ST 1942. The shields were bestowed to eligible personnel by the area commander Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein and were to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform. The color of the backing material was to match that of the uniform it was to be worn on. The shields were only issued in bronze although Hitler awarded Generalfeldmarschall von Manstein with a gilt version of the shield and another gilt shield was awarded to Romanian Marshal Ion Victor Antonescu. The award is in the form of a die stamped, magnetic sheet metal construction, shield with a bronze wash featuring a large embossed national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons, to the top center, situated above an embossed, stylized, map of the Crimean peninsula with the embossed dates, "1941-1942", and the impressed location, "Krim". The recessed "water" surrounding the peninsula has a subtly pebbled, background field. The edge of the shield has a fine, embossed, line and a stepped down outer edge.. The shield is mounted on a cut-out, rounded bottom, flat topped, shield shaped, field-grey wool base with an alloy backing plate.  In good condition, some slight storage loss to  finish on medal. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWII Waffen SS Collar Tab Cut Off and  Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. The Allgemeine-SS, (General-SS), was originally formed in May 1923 as the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler (Shock Troops Adolf Hitler), and was redesignated Schutzstaffel, (Protection Squad), in April 1925 with the official acceptance of the name verified on the second anniversary of the failed Munich "Beer-Hall" Putsch on November 9TH 1925. On January 6TH 1929 Heinrich Himmler was appointed as Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader of the SS). A fantastic 100% authentic Waffen SS  Right hand side, third and final pattern, (Circa 1940-1945), un-piped, black ribbed rayon construction collar tab with machine woven, (BeVo), SS runes in silvery/grey rayon threads. The collar tab is mounted on a buckram base. Of Note: This style of collar tab was generally worn by the ranks of SS-Schütze to SS-Untersturmführer inclusively. Removed from a uniform. Nice used example showing the expected  age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. solider as a trophy of war. SS items are  very collectible and difficult to find  in good condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Interesting WWI German Veteran's Pillow With Hand Sewn Design Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. An unusual piece a nice medium pillow with sewn design for WWI German Veteran. In good condition a few tears and age related issues (see photos). The stuffing inside was changed at some point otherwise excellent.  100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of  History.  Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWI German Prussian Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. A very nice leather and zinc alloy classic German spiked helmet (Pickelhaube). The leather is very nice with some minor cracking. The liner is soft leather not stiff at all and complete (a rare feature). The chinstrap appears to have been replaced at some point. It has 2 National cockades one of each side instead of the Prussian one. The spike and the eagle are very nice with an even patina. Has a 1916 date stamp inside (see photos). Overall a very nice and good display helmet. The leather liner on this is one of the better ones we have seen in a while. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945 Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war.  Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. RARE!

Original Piece Of U.S. D-Day Used Barrage Balloon From Omaha Beach Certified. A very rare relic! from the Big Red One Museum Collection after a massive winter storm the remains of a D-Day Barrage Balloon was discovered on Omaha Beach. This balloon is in the Big Red One Museum in Normandy. This is a piece of that balloon, barrage balloons were attached to large steel cables and prevented German planes from striking landing ships and  forcing them to fly higher. A very rare and unique D-Day relic from Omaha Beach, Ex-big Red One Museum Normandy Collection. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. We have several pieces all about the same size. Very limited. A unique and very RARE relic from D-Day!  100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of  History.  Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Original WWII D-Day Used Life Belt Relic Recovered At Omaha Beach Normandy Certified. All U.S. troops landing at Omaha Beach were required to wear life belts. As soon as they hit dry beach they would discard the belts to fight. In the photos here you can see WWII U.S. Soldiers at Omaha Beach wearing life belts. About a decade and a half ago after a winter storm a group of life belt remains were found in the sea wall at Omaha Beach. Offered here is an original tube and brass valve from one of these D-Day used life belts. A rare relic from D-Day. We have a few and will select the best one for you. Don't miss this chance to get an authentic D-Day used life belt tube from this very historic location. 100% Guaranteed to authentic recovered at Omaha Beach. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Documented D-Day relics are very RARE and relic hunting in this area is no longer permitted. Also see our other items available on our web site. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWII Era German NSDAP (Nazi) Party House of German Education July 12, 1936 (Gauleiter Hans Schemm) Porcelain Badge Certified. A very nice and very scarce high relief Nazi Party porcelain badge commemorating  the 1936 German House of Education. In excellent condition original pin still attached to the back and the maker mark is on the reverse. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Original WWI German Combat Cross Of Honor 1914-1918  Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. Instituted in July of 1934 by von Hindenburg (resulting in its erroneous designation as the "Hindenburg Cross") to recognize service in WWI. It ranked beneath bravery awards but above other service and campaign awards. Die struck, magnetic sheet metal award with a bronze wash. The award is in the form of a cross Patté with a central circular motif featuring an embossed laurel leaf wreath encompassing the embossed dates, "1914-1918", on a smooth background field. The cross has swords emanating upwards between its arms, indicating a combatant's award. The cross has a plain reverse with embossed manufacturer's initials. The cross’s ribbon suspension loop and ring are both intact. The original ribbon is not present. Brought home by a U.S. Veteran as a war trophy. We have several and we will pick the best one for you. All in good condition with minor storage wear to the medal. Offering is for one (1) medal. An honest untouched U.S. Veteran bring back German medal. 100% Guarenteed to be authentic. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Very limited supply.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWII Era German SS Dagger Made By Rich Abr. Herder  brought home By A U.S. Veteran Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. Early Model 1933 Enlisted Man's SS Dagger. This dagger has the SS number 104575 stamped into the dagger and scabbard. The earlier ones had the SS man's SS number making identification possible. This dagger belonged to SS-Sturmmann Viktor Stroh and we included his research file (see photos). This fine and most desirable dagger has the Rich Abr. Herder name and all of the classic qualities associated with this respected producer. This is an untouched un-messed with U.S. Vet bring back. The ebony handle is nice a with some minor wear. The top screw has only minor surface scratching and looks like it was never taken apart, this grip fits like a  glove. The SS runes button has a couple of minor blemishes in the enamel surface, but there is no enamel missing. The silver SS runes are in good condition with their accompanying dual circles around them. The nickel grip eagle is nice There is minor wear to the breast feathering, but the bird's head, wing feathering, talons, wreath and swastika remain crisp. The scabbard is straight throughout, having slight loss of the anodized surfaces. The  only real issue with this dagger is the blade has some scratching (see photos)  the Vet cleaned it or sharpened it  a real shame but make this otherwise very expensive dagger a real bargain.  The scabbard mounts are matching nickel. They are in fine condition  The original nickel screws are all present (see photos). The blade is in good untouched condition  It is bright and has some of its crossgrain. The SS motto is deeply etched and nice. Beneath is the factory name and location, "Rich Abr. Herder Solingen". The blade shoulders perfectly meet the lower crossguard. very early pre-RZM. Due to the minor condition issues is very affordable and 100% Guaranteed to be authentic and un-repaired just as it came back from Germany in 1945.  Excellent  used example showing the expected  age and wear. Brought home by a U.S. Veteran as a trophy of war. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic, A very collectible  authentic SS dagger that are among the most desirable of all Third Reich Relics.  Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. Also included is the research file on this SS solider. Having the name and information about the owner of the SS dagger makes this an important piece of WWII/Third Reich history. The photos shown are not Stroh but are included in this listing to show SS daggers in use. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Do not miss this!

Original WWII German AUXILIARY & SECURITY POLIZEI (SCHUMA) EM/NCO'S Cap Insignia Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  Originally the army had established small auxiliary police units for these purposes which were followed by SS, Schutz Staffel, (Protection Squad), action groups. The machine woven insignia consists of a vertically angular, canted swastika encompassed by a vertically oval, laurel leaf wreath in silver/grey rayon threads, mounted on a vertically oval, woven, black rayon base. The insignia is in overall excellent, unissued condition.  100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. solider as a trophy of war. SS/police  items are  very collectible and difficult to find  in excellent condition.  Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Very Rare WWI German Medal Bar Salesman's Sample Board Circa 1918-1932. A very rare and seldom seen salesman's board with WWI German medal bars, button hole-lapel pins and miniature badges. The type worn by Veterans of WWI in parades and other activities before the Nazi's took over. A few are missing but most are there. Nice used example showing the expected but minimal age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History.  Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.