SOLD Original early (pre-RZM)  German SA Dagger By Puma Brought Home By A U.S. 45th Division Solider Certified. This genuine SA Dagger is in overall very good condition.The motto ALLES FüR DEUTSCHLAND is crisp. The reverse ricasso is matching etched with  the Puma-Werk Lauterjung & Sohn logo  The blade shoulders nicely fit cross guard contour. The blade of this example is in good condition. It has some blemishes but still has a majority of the original factory final polish. The grip is a fine wood grip in nearly perfect condition throughout and does fit the cross guards extremely well. There is a nicely placed SA rune button that has most of the enamel intact. The grip eagle is a high-necked and exceptionally detailed with  some wear, if you examine it closely, all details are there to the head, beak, breast feathering, wing feathering, talons, wreath and mobile swastika. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout with brown  paint and one small indentations. This paint is in very good condition, with just a few scratches. The scabbard fittings are also in good condition,with original nickel-plated surfaces in good condition with minor flaking. The mounts are retained by the original dome head steel screws (both present). It has the original correct brown leather belt hanger. This un-touched, un-cleaned, SA dagger was brought home by a U.S. Soldier named James Thumser who served as the assistant to the Regimental Chaplin of the 157th Infantry 45th Division. Thumser was from Baltimore Maryland. Nice example showing the expected minor age and wear overall good  condition.  One of the classic desirable collector's items  from the third Reich in used but good condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided.  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. Great armband  don't miss it! One of the better un-touched SA daggers we have seen in a while.

SOLD Exceedingly Rare German Document Signed (Autographed) By Hitler, Goering, And Blomberg Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History And 3rd Party Certification. You wanted the best, we give you the best! Mega Rare! Investment quality. Original signatures of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring and Werner von Blomberg on a certificate of appointment for Major Erich von Falkenhayn to the lieutenant colonel  as head of the Wroclaw liaison office of the Air Command III, issued in Berlin on April 20, 1935 with very nice ink signatures by "Adolf Hitler" and and "Göring" and "v.Blomberg" as countersigners. The  sheet is unfolded, has residues of a paper clip on the top, otherwise it is in very good condition. Erich von Falkenhayn entered the King's Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145 as a lieutenant on March 22, 1900, where he was employed as a company officer. Between October 1, 1908 and June 30, 1911, he attended the war school, where he was promoted to first lieutenant on October 18, 1909. After attending the war school, he returned to the King's Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145. On April 1, 1912, he was transferred to the General Staff, where he served until March 22, 1914. Then he returned to the King's Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145. Here he was promoted to Hautmann on January 27, 1914. Until August 1914 he was commanded to the air force, where he was trained as a pilot. At the beginning of the First World War, he was transferred as a pilot to field aviation department 39 and on October 21, 1916 commanded the aviator at Army High Command 8. From January 28, 1918, he was aviation commander 19 until December 18, 1918 the Aircraft Replacement Department 8 was moved. At the end of the war he joined the Freikorps "Faupel". On June 1, 1919 he became company commander in the Freikorps Görlitz. On leave on October 26, 1919, he was discharged from military service on January 7, 1920. On October 1, 1933, he joined the Air Force and initially became an Air Force liaison officer with the VIII Army Corps. On October 1, 1934 he was promoted to major, on April 1, 1935 to lieutenant colonel and on October 1, 1937 to colonel. From the 1st January 1938 he was liaison officer of the Luftwaffe with the XII army command and from January 3, 1939 command of the military area command Pforzheim. On April 1, 1941, he took command of the Luftwaffe Construction Brigade II. On November 1, 1941 he was promoted to major general. From July 10, 1942, he was an officer for special tasks in the Reich Ministry of Aviation and the Chief of the Air Force. On November 30, 1942, he was finally retired from military service.  It is of note that Hitler signed this document on his birthday! 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  Original period triple signed documents  are rare, most were destroyed at the end of WWII.   in excellent condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. Also includes a third party COA. 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. RARE! Don’t miss this one!      .

SOLD   Original WWII German Non Members Of The Armed Forces Service  Armband Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. The Army Mobilization Order of March 12TH 1937, introduced a wide variety of armbands that were worn to identify personnel performing specific duties or functions for the Armed Forces. Most of the armbands were worn on the upper left sleeve of uniformed or non-uniformed personnel and were worn only while the individual was performing the specific duty or function identified by the armband. The "Nicht-Wehrmachtangehörige", (Non-Members of the Armed Forces), armband was one of the armbands introduced with the Army Mobilization Order of March 12TH 1937 and was designed for wear by combatants who were not members of the Armed Forces. Screened  golden yellow cotton construction armband with a black, printed, stylized national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons to the obverse center. The top and bottom edges of the armband have interwoven rows of reinforcement stitching and the reverse of the armband has a machine stitched, vertical, seam.In good worn condition some storage wear good colors. Uniform removed. Nice bring back arm band  with expected used U.S. Veteran bring-back condition.  Offering is for 1. (one) armband. 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.

SOLD Original WWII German Police NCO's Belt Buckle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. 1936 pattern, silver washed, two piece, aluminum construction, police NCO’s, box belt buckle features a pebbled base field with a central, circular, embossed, motif. The high relief, central, circular motif features a slightly textured background field with an embossed, smooth finished, canted, swastika, encompassed by a slightly textured, circular field with an embossed, open topped, oak-leaf wreath to the bottom and the embossed, Gothic script motto to the top, "Gott mit uns", (God with us). Buckle catch, prong bar and prongs all intact. 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.

SOLD Original WWII German (Brown Shirts)  1939 SA KAMPFTAGE DER FRÄNKISCHEN BADGE Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. An approximately 42mm diameter, cast protoplastic badge. The circular badge depicts the busts of two SA men surrounded by the embossed text, "Kampftage der Fränkischen S.A. 1939". The reverse of the badge has an ‘RZM’ marking as well as the text, "M 9/3". Makers marked, "L.CHR. Lauer Nürnberg Berlin". Complete with pinback device. Nice example showing the expected minor age and wear overall good  condition.  One of the classic desirable SA collector's items  from the third Reich in used but good condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided.  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 WWII German CIVIL AIR DEFENSE HONOR Medal 2ND CLASS, Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. The Civil Defence Decorations were instituted, by Adolf Hitler on January 30TH 1938, in two classes for award to German national personnel serving in the RLB, Reichs Luftschutz Bund, (National Air Raid Protection League) the SHD, Sicherheits und Hilfs Dienst, (Security and Assistance Service), the Werkschutz, (Factory Protection Police) and the Ordnungspolizei, (Order Police), who had participated in the civil air defence of German from January 1933. The first class award was bestowed for exceptional service while the second class award was issued for honorable, meritorious service. Regulations of May 4TH 1937 extended award of the decorations to non-German personnel if they met the required criteria. Roughly, 38m diameter, early, die struck alloy construction award with a nickel silver finish. The circular award features an embossed oak-leaf wreath to the outside edge encompassing an embossed, canted, swastika on a subtly pebbled field encircled by the embossed, Latin script, "Für Verdienste im Luftschutz", (For Meritorious Service in Air Defence), to the obverse. The reverse also has the embossed, oak-leaf wreath to the outside edge encompassing the embossed, institution date, "1938", also on a subtly pebbled field. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. Ring has the number 10 for maker Förster & Barth in Pforzheim and comes complete with a  piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon that was never put on the medal is included. Almost mint 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.

SOLD Original WWII German Clasp To The Iron Cross 2nd Class Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. On September 1ST 1939 Hitler once more reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and two new Spangen, (Bars), for the first and second class awards to be bestowed to recipients of the 1939 Iron Cross who had also been awarded a first or second class 1914 Iron Cross during WWI. Originally the first pattern of this award had slightly scalloped tips to the ends of the date bar which was soon replaced with the second pattern award with diagonally angled ends. Recipients of an Iron Cross Bar were permitted, with the proper documentation, to privately purchase a jeweler’s copy of the award, at their own expense, if so desired. Due to the prestige of the award personnel who could afford it would opt to buy a jeweler’s copy for everyday wear with the actual award being put away for safe keeping. Nicely detailed, second pattern, die struck alloy construction award with a polished nickel/silver plated finish. The award is in the form of a national eagle with outstretched wings, clutching an oak-leaf wreath which encompasses a canted swastika above a horizontal, trapezoidal, date bar with diagonally angled ends, and embossed institution date, "1939". The award shows nice detailing including feathering to the eagles wings and a subtly textured background field to the swastika and the date bar. The plain reverse has all of its original four, horizontal, soldered attachment prongs intact. 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.

Original Rare WWII German ORDER OF THE GERMAN EAGLE MEDAL OF MERIT Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. The Series of the Order of the German Eagle was originally instituted by Hitler on May 1ST 1937, in varying degrees for award to foreign political dignitaries. The award was modified and other "degrees" were added in 1939, and again in 1943. The last version of these awards were designated "class" instead of "degree". Also in 1939 crossed swords were added to the award when it was to be issued to personnel who had displayed distinguished military merit. 1943 pattern. Roughly 39mm diameter, die struck zinc award. The obverse of the award features an embossed Maltese style cross with national eagles, with downs wept wings, clutching a canted, wreathed swastika, between the cross’s arms on a smooth background field with a raised outer edge. The reverse has embossed script "Deutsche Verdienst-Medaille", (German Merit-Medal), on a smooth background field with a raised outer edge. Complete with original ribbon and pin back device. A very rare medal 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 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.

SOLD Outstanding WWII era Adolf Hitler Personal traveling lap desk.  A brown leatherette lap desk with several watermarked pieces of Hitler Personal stationary and calling cards  and a separate blotter for fountain ink.  Made of the highest quality materials. A fantastic piece of WWII history . Nice clean excellent  example with no condition issues (a few of the paper items were bent inside (see photos) .  This lap desk was taken by a U.S Captain of the 144th Field Artillery who was attached to the 45th Division. In May of 1945 he was among those who captured the Schloss Klessheim a castle in Austria where the Nazi's moved items from Berlin and Munich as the Third Reich collapsed. This Captain took lots of "loot" from the castle including this desk set. Hitler would have items like these when he traveled. This is how it was found but it is unknown if the U.S. Veteran placed the items inside or if it was found exactly like this. This is how we received it. Please see letter he wrote on Hitler stationery (not included) and photo of him. Name on the envelope also pictured but not included. We have several items from him and his "hoard of loot".  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. An outstanding rare Hitler lap desk  in almost mint condition with great capture history. Do Not Miss This!

SOLD 10x Original WWII German Death Cards Mostly Wehrmacht Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. An excellent selection of WWII German Death Cards. Death cards were memorial made for fallen soldiers during WWII. So many German soldiers fell on foreign soil and their bodies remained on foreign soil so the family's would have these Memorials for the solider called "Death Cards". They would have a photo of the dead solider and usually a patriotic or more often a religious symbol. They are really great for research because they also contain a lot of information birth date, death date, unit, awards, family information and more. Offered here are 10 different authentic death cards from WWII. A poignant look at the cost of war. Seldom seen in the U.S. Scarce. In excellent condition. A very reasonable price.  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.

The War Merit Cross (Bronze) instituted on October 18TH 1939, in two classes with both classes issued, with and without swords, for award to military personnel and civilians, including females and foreigners, for exemplary service and/or bravery in Germany’s war effort. Die struck bronze alloy service award with a zinc wash is in the form of a Maltese style cross with a circular centerpiece with an embossed, canted, swastika encircled by a nicely detailed oak-leaf wreath to the obverse. The reverse centerpiece has the embossed date,"1939", which is also encompassed by a nicely detailed oak-leaf wreath. The background field of both the obverse and reverse centerpieces is smooth while the arms of the cross have a pebbled background field with raised, smooth, outer edges. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The award comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon. Made in both bronze and zinc We have several in stock and will pick the best one for you. All are in excellent condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945. Offering is for 1 (one) war service cross with swords with ribbon.  Very limited.  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.