SOLD   Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) Dagger Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. Roughly, 29cm long, bright, nickel/silver plated, double edged, drop forged steel, stiletto style blade with a flat central plane. Well marked with acid etched manufacturers logo, name and location. The logo consists of a vertically oval cartouche with the manufacturers name and location, Alexander Coppel "ALCOSO Solingen", encompassing stylized initials. The leather washer is still intact. The dagger has a well defined, nicely detailed, cast, aluminum crossguard, ferrule and pommel. The crossguard features a stylized national eagle with down-swept wings clutching a swastika to the obverse with a random pebbled field to the reverse. The top edge of the crossguard has an ornate embossed oak-leaf pattern. The cast ferrule has a repeating, embossed oak-leaf pattern. The orb shaped pommel features an embossed oak-leaf pattern encompassing a dual encircled, canted, embossed swastika on a pebbled field background to both the obverse and the reverse. The dagger has a molded, yellow, bakelite grip with the correct, fine, twisted silver/aluminum wire wrap inset into the diagonally angled grooves. The grip is in overall good condition with no chips or cracks small discoloration at one spot on the back (see photos). The scabbard has an ornate, embossed, oak-leaf pattern to both the obverse and reverse of the bottom tip. The scabbard also has sweated on, alloy hanger suspension bands with an ornate, embossed, repeating oak-leaf pattern. The hanger suspension rings are both intact. The scabbards top throat has its retaining screw intact.  Shows the expected age, overall nice condition. Overall a clean honest U.S. Veteran bring-back Luftwaffe dagger In typical U.S. Veteran bring-back condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  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. Nice example, good maker, don't miss it!

A Group Of 5 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German badges (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. An instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In good condition all have pins still attached. A very reasonable price.  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.

Original WWII Era German Hitler Youth Knife Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A Model 1933 Hitlerjugend Fahrtenmesser. The ricassoed blade on this one is fine but very polished to the point the maker mark is obscured (see photos). There is a faint trace of the maker but not enough to make a determination of which one.  It has been  sharpened, shows surface scratches and age grey/spotting throughout. The original black leather buffer pad remains intact. The steel based black enamel painted scabbard has some paint loss. It has a pressure mark to the obverse and retains 86% paint coverage most on both sides. The black folded black leather strap  has broken off. The steel based nickel-silver plated hilt retains 85%+ of its plated finish. The black Bakelite checkered grip plates are secured by two steel rivets. The HJ diamond retains 98%+ of its enamel.  Overall a worn but clean honest U.S. Veteran bring-back Hitler Youth knife. In typical U.S. Veteran bring-back condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  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.  Do Not Miss This One!

SOLD A Group Of 4 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German medals (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. These all have condition issues missing pins or ribbons. An instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In fair condition (priced accordingly) . A very reasonable price.  This collection if it was in Excellent condition would be $450.00 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.

SOLD Original WWII Era German Hitler Youth Knife RZM Marked With U.S. Veteran Added Tag Certified. A Model 1933 Hitlerjugend Fahrtenmesser by RZM M7/3 – Kuno Ritter of Solingen. The ricassoed blade on this one is fine. The stamped “RZM M7/3” maker mark is nicely executed and it has a solid fit. The blade rates good. It has been slightly sharpened, shows surface scratches and age grey/spotting throughout. The original black leather buffer pad remains intact. The steel based black enamel painted scabbard has paint loss. It has a pressure mark to the obverse and retains 66% paint coverage most on one side. The black folded black leather strap retains all of its rivets. The top portion and leather around it has broken off. The steel based nickel-silver plated hilt retains 75%+ of its plated finish. The black Bakelite checkered grip plates are secured by two steel rivets. The HJ diamond retains 100%+ of its enamel. One side of the handle has a U.S. Veteran modification with aircraft plexi added to one side and the Vet's name and address. I guess he didn't want to loose it or be able to have instant way of I.D,ing the knife if someone attempted to swipe his prized war trophy! A very interesting feature and the first one like this we have seen! We have not researched the Veteran. Overall a worn but clean honest U.S. Veteran bring-back Hitler Youth knife. In typical U.S. Veteran bring-back condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  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.  Do Not Miss This One!

SOLD Original WWII German M36 Black Panzer Breast Eagle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. German Army  Panzer versions of the breast eagle on a black base to match the black panzer wrap uniform. Early, M36 pattern, machine woven national breast eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in white rayon threads on a woven, black, rayon base. The eagles wingspan is roughly, 10cm from wing tip to wing tip. Nice example issued with expected used U.S. Veteran bring-back condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945. 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.

A Group Of 5 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German badges (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. An instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In excellent condition. A very reasonable price.  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.

SOLD A Group Of 5 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German badges (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. An instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In excellent condition. A very reasonable price.  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.

SOLD A Group Of 5 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German badges (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. An instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In excellent condition. A very reasonable price.  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.

Original German 1930's NSDAP (Nazi) Party Political Leader's Belt And Buckle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  The open claw belt buckle was authorized for wear by almost all political and military organizations during the Third Reich, with a variety of different institution dates. Belts for Political Leaders were initially produced of chocolate brown leather, until 1939 when the Havana brown coloration was chosen as its replacement. Similar, blackened, belts were worn by a variety of political organizations, such as the NSKK and NSFK, with the color of the buckle being some indication of rank, gold rating higher than silver. The die struck alloy, pebbled front, open rectangular, double claw belt buckle, measuring 45mm x 75mm, with a gilt wash. Belt is nicely marked with the National Eagle stamped into the leather. The 58mm wide brown leather belt, 105cm long, has one end folded over and riveted around the buckle, while the other end comes to a rounded point with seven pairs of buckling holes. The belt itself has impressed lines to each outer edge. 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.

SOLD   A Group Of 5 WWII Era German Badges Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. A nice small assortment of German badges (some scarce) typical U.S. Veteran bring backs. One has the pin missing (see photo) an instant collection. Great for beginner collectors or advanced. In excellent condition. A very reasonable price.  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.

SOLD Original German S.A. Rare "Ground Rohm" Dagger Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  In 1934 Ernst Röhm instituted a honor dagger for members serving in the SA prior to December 1931. The dagger was identical in every respect to the standard SA dagger with the exception that it had the inscription "In Herzlicher Freundschaft Ernst Röhm" to the reverse of the blade. After Röhm’s fall from power during the "The night of the long knives" in 1934, all SA personal where ordered to remove the inscription. Surviving examples can sometimes be found,  the majority of the daggers had it completely ground off. Recently found, never has been in a collection before. Sturmabteilung Dienstdolch by Ernst Pack & Sohn of Solingen. The blade on this one looks Great. The acid etched “Alles für Deutschland” motto is beautifully executed. The “E. P. & S. Solingen” maker mark is 50% intact. The Röhm inscription has been  ground off. The tip comes to a sharp point and the fit remains nice and tight! This blade very good It shows scratches/runner marks along with some age grey/spotting throughout. The steel based and brown anodized scabbard looks good. It continues to retain the majority of its original factory lacquer coating does have a  dent (see photo)  The solid nickel-silver scabbard fittings are in untouched unpolished condition. All four scabbard screws remain intact  the ball at the tip has a push in it.  The scabbard / crossguard fit is perfect and closes with a snap. The solid nickel-silver crossguards match the scabbard fittings perfectly!  The light blown (blondish) hardwood grip looks great! It has the common pressure marks throughout. The solid nickel eagle retains beautiful details and has a perfect fit. The SA roundel has a perfect fit and retains 90%+ of its enamel. Come with a single piece hanger, that is a bit apart at the snap (see photo). This is fresh to the collector's market, and has never been touched or polished or shined, or taken apart.  This is the way we like them! If you ever wanted a rare untouched ground Rohm SA dagger this is as good as they get! U.S. Veteran bring-back condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1935.  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. Do Not Miss This One!

SOLD Original WWII German Iron Cross First Class Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. 1939 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and a two piece alloy frame. The obverse of the award features an embossed, central, canted, swastika with re-institution date, "1939", to the bottom arm. The swastika is in nice high relief while the date is somewhat lower. The plain reverse of the award has a solid, soldered hinge, a broad, thick, tapered, vertical, pin and catch all intact.  Maker marked number L/13 maker Paul Meybauer Berlin. The cross comes housed in a 70mm square, 22mm thick, wood and pressed cardboard construction issue case with a simulated, grained, black leather covering. The top of the case has an impressed, silvered outline of an Iron Cross to the center. One of the great classic combat awards of Germany. First class version is about 10x more rare than the 2nd class version (a higher award).   Good condition used example showing some of the expected age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a solider as a trophy of war. Don't miss this one!  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 WWII German Kriegsmarine (Navy) Coastal Artillery Breast Eagle Brought Home By A U.S. Solider Certified. The Kriegsmarine adopted slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), national eagle for wear on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24TH 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and grey eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles. Beginning in 1935 Kriegsmarine land based personnel, primarily Coastal Artillery units, were issued field-grey uniforms that followed the fundamental designs of the army uniforms with minor variations. The breast eagles for the field-grey uniforms was basically the same as the standard breast eagles but were worked on different colored backgrounds. The early produced breast eagles were on a dark blue/green base while later production models were on a field-grey base. A  machine woven breast eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons, in golden yellow rayon threads on a woven, field-grey rayon base. The eagle is still on its original, field-grey, rayon and is in overall excellent, unissued condition.  Nice example un-issued with expected used U.S. Veteran bring-back condition.  Scarce in such good condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945. 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.

Original WWI 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class Medal Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History.  1914 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and two piece silver alloy frame. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, "W" cypher for King Wilhelm II, re-institution date, "1914", to the bottom arm and a King’s crown to the top arm. The reverse of the cross features an embossed, central, oak-leaf cluster, with the "FW" cypher for King Friedrich Wilhelm III, a King’s crown to the top arm and the original institution date, "1813", to the bottom arm. All the emblems are in nice high relief. The ribbon suspension loop and ring are both intact. The cross comes complete with a piece of ribbed rayon ribbon. In good condition with minor storage wear to the medal. We have several from a collection and will pick the best one we have for you. Offering is for one (1) medal. An honest untouched German medal. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Very limited supply. Please also see our 1939 Nazi marked versions on our web page.