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A rare ‘Metz 1944’ Cuffband. Black felt with white cotton borders, and white cotton machine woven letting and date. This appears to be an issued example, extremely good condition and one of the very rarest of German Second War military awards, of which only a handful of surviving examples are known to exist £500-£700
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Kriegsmarine U-Boat Badge in Original Presentation Box. An extremely rare hollow back variation. Superb quality early tombac type without maker’s mark. Flat thin tampering pin, with fretted-out detail. Factory new condition, retaining all original finish, matt gilt with bright polished highlights. In cardboard box with patterned design on the outsides, original brown issue wrapping paper inside, staples at the corners, extremely good condition £300-£400
Hammer Price: £700
A Kriegsmarine U-Boat Clasp in Silver in Presentation Packet. A good example with maker’s mark on back. Raised maker’s mark ‘Entwurf Peekhaus’ and ‘Ausf. Schwerin Berlin 68’. Retaining almost all original matt silver finish with bright polished highlights finish, extremely fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £950
A Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge in Original Presentation Box. An excellent example by Josef Feix, wreath retaining all original bright gold finish with bright polished highlights, centre with all original gunmetal varnish. Maker’s mark ‘JFS.’ [Josef Feix and Sohn]. Factory mint condition except for tiny stain on bottom edge. In cardboard box with patterned design on the outsides, original brown issue wrapping paper inside, staples at the corners, extremely good condition £200-£240
Hammer Price: £420
A Kriegsmarine Coastal Flak Artillery Badge in Original Presentation Box. A superb example, wreath retaining all original factory bright gold finish, centre with all original dark grey varnish. Maker’s mark ‘FFL 43’ [Friedrich Linden, Ludenscheid.]. In pale grey cardboard box, stampeded ‘Marine-Artillerie/Fla Abzeichen’ in dark blue Roman script. Original wrapping paper inside. Very slight wear to box, extremely good condition £180-£220
Hammer Price: £400
A Kriegsmarine E-Boat Badge, 1st Pattern in Original Presentation Box. A scarce mid-War example produced in France. Wreath retaining much original gold finish, the rest a little faded, E-Boat with some silver finish to top of boat, and waves dark grey gunmetal colour, reverse with most silver finish faded. No maker’s mark. Flat wide tapering horizontal pin, and with top hook. In cardboard pale orange box with original cream issue wrapping paper inside, staples at the corners, extremely...
Hammer Price: £300
A Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge in Original Presentation Packet. A mid-War zinc one-piece example retaining almost all original finish. Gold-plated wreath. Round pin, dark, blued reverse. Maker marked ‘f,o,’ [Friedrich Orth, Wien] but the Schwerin model. Pale brown paper packet, the front printed in black gothic script ‘Hilfskreuzer=Kriegsabzeichen’, and on back in black ‘Friedrich Orth, Wien 56’, extremely good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
A Rare ‘On Board’ Manufactured Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge. A scarce and somewhat crude example manufactured ‘on board’, of cast aluminium. Convex shape, gilded wreath, magnetic flat pin. An issued example, finish slightly worn, good condition, rare £400-£500
A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge in Original Presentation Box. The badge in factory new mint condition, retaining all original factory bright finish, maker marked ‘L/21.’ [Foester and Barth, Pforzheim] on pin. Early/mid-War type, bright gold-plated wreath and eagle with bright polished highlights, silver-plated mine burst in centre, and gunmetal grey waves with bright polished silver highlights below, flat wide tapering pin. Cardboard box paper covered in brown artificial leather,...
A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge. A very good quality example. Maker’s mark ‘R.S.S.’ [Richard Simm and Sohne, Gablonz], with vertical pin, extremely good condition and scarce by this manufacturer £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
A Kriegsmarine Frogman’s Combat Badge, First Grade. Blue felt with gold cotton swordfish in circle. Mint, unissued, extremely good condition £140-£180
Hammer Price: £140
A Luftwaffe Pilot Observer’s Cloth Badge. Luftwaffe blue machine-embroidered cotton pale grey eagle on a gold cotton wreath. Unissued, extremely good condition £40-£50
Hammer Price: £340
A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge. A slightly later and heavier Juncker production than the very first production, still finely detailed, with thicker wreath, eagle’s back stamped ‘C.E. Juncker, Berlin S W’, very good condition £500-£700
Luftwaffe Observer’s Cloth Badges. Two examples, the first an Officer’s cloth type. Silver bullion wire on dark blue felt version for officers. Exceptional quality and about mint unissued condition; the second an other ranks example. Luftwaffe blue felt, with machine-embroidered pale grey Luftwaffe eagle and wreath. Type with padded-out eagle. A tiny moth hole below eagle on later, very good condition (2) £260-£300
Hammer Price: £240
A Luftwaffe Radio Operator’s/Air Gunner’s Badge. A slightly later and heavier Juncker production, still finely detailed, with thicker wreath, eagle’s back stamped ‘C.E. Juncker, Berlin S W’. An issued example, pin slightly bent, very good condition £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Luftwaffe Cloth Badges. Two examples, the first an Air Gunner’s other ranks Badge. Luftwaffe blue felt, with machine-embroidered mid-grey Luftwaffe eagle on a pale grey wreath. Flat type. Mint condition; the second a Parachutist’s other ranks Badge. Luftwaffe blue felt, with machine-embroidered bright gold cotton Luftwaffe eagle and pale grey wreath. Type with padded-out eagle. Very good quality. An issued example, generally very good condition (2) £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
A Luftwaffe Parachutist’s Badge Presentation Case. The case is the late type, covered in blue paper artificial leather, inside the top section is covered in pale blue artificial felt, and the bottom in pale blue paper. Printed in gold gothic lettering on lid ‘Fallschirmschutzen=Abzeichen.’. Flock worn, case only (no badge), good condition £140-£180
Hammer Price: £360
A Luftwaffe Glider Pilot’s Badge. An extremely rare variant by Juncker, having a small metal loop at each corner moulded to the wreath, allowing it to be sewn to the flight jacket. Early finely detailed nickel production. Eagle’s back stamped ‘C E Juncker Berlin SW. Eagle held to wreath by 2 tiny rivets. Seems to be an issued example, very good condition £500-£700
£500–£700
A Luftwaffe Pilot Commemorative Cloth Badge. An Officer’s type badge, silver bullion wire on dark blue felt. Very fine quality, hand embroidered. Mothed in places around the edge, otherwise very good condition and extremely rare £180-£220
A Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge in its Original Presentation Box. A mid-War zinc one piece type, silvered eagle and wreath, dark blue/grey clouds and lightning bolt, no maker’s mark, round non-magnetic pin. Silvered finish faded. In pale brown cardboard box, with original tissue wrapping paper inside, lid printed in gothic black lettering ‘Erdkampf-Abz.’, very good condition £180-£220
Hammer Price: £280
A Luftwaffe Flak Badge, in Original Presentation Case. A very good quality example in polished blued nickel, now a little dull. Luftwaffe eagle with polished highlights to wreath and eagle, vertical nickel round pin. No maker’s stamp. Excellent, almost new condition. Smaller size cardboard case covered in blue paper artificial leather, inside the top section is covered in black paper, and the bottom in thin pale blue flock. Printed in gold gothic lettering on lid ‘Flak=Kampf= Abz.’,...
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Fighter Aircraft in Gold with Pendant for 500 Flights. A very good quality example. Gold plated with bright polished highlights, blued winged arrow. Wide flat tapering pin. No maker’s mark, extremely good condition £260-£300
£260–£300
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Short Range Night Fighter Aircraft in Bronze. A good quality tombak example. Nickel winged arrow, blackened finish to centre wreath slightly worn. Wide flat tapering pin. No maker’s mark, very good condition £150-£200
Hammer Price: £650
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Long Range Night Fighter and Ground Attack Aircraft in Silver. A good quality zinc late type. Scarce variant where the bronzed down-pointing winged arrow is held to the body of the Badge by 2 tiny rivets going through a centre horizontal bar. Thin frame, blacked centre wreath. Wide fluted tapering nickel pin, hinge and hook, extremely good condition £200-£240
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Long Range Night Fighter and Ground Attack Aircraft in Gold, with Numbered Pendant for 400 Combat Flights. Gold-plated zinc type, maker’s mark ‘G H Osang, Dresden’. Nickel down-pointing winged arrow in centre of blackened wreath. Wide flat tapering pin, very good condition and scarce for this large number of combat flights £240-£280
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Bomber Aircraft in Gold in its Original Presentation Box. An excellent quality early example gold plated tombak with polished highlights, polished nickel winged bomb, slight fading to finish. Wide flat tapering pin. No maker’s mark. Cream cardboard box with metal staples at corners. Printed in Roman black lettering on lid ‘Luftwaffe Frontflugspange fur Kampfflieger Gold’. Box very worn, nearly extremely fine, the late War cardboard presentation boxes for awards...
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Reconnaissance Aircraft in Silver in Original Presentation Case. A superb quality early example in factory new condition, silver-plated with bright polished highlights, blued eagle’s head. Wide flat tapering pin. Maker’s mark ‘BSW’ in clover leaf [Bruder Schneider, Wien]. Case covered in blue paper artificial leather, inside the top section is covered in white, the bottom in cream felt. Printed in silver gothic lettering on lid ‘Frontflugspange fur Aufklarer...
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Ground Attack Aircraft in Gold with Pendant for 200 Combat Flights. Zinc type, gold plated, blued crossed swords. Wide flat tapering pin, maker’s stamp ‘20’ on back [C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim], slight fading to finish, good condition £240-£280
A Luftwaffe Clasp for Transport Aircraft in Gold with Numbered Pendant for 600 Flights. A good quality zinc example. Gold plated, dark blued Luftwaffe eagle in centre. Wide flat tapering pin, maker’s stamp ‘20’ [C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim] on back, very good condition £260-£300
An Eastern People’s Gold Award First Class in its Presentation Case. A mint unissued example, apart from some slight fading to the back of the Star, of the very rare variation without the 2 roped designs around the centre and the semi-concave back and wide pin. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a gold image of the Star printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top section, extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £130
An Eastern People’s Silver Award First Class with Swords, for Bravery, in its Presentation Case. A mint unissued example, apart from some slight fading to the front and back of the Star, and the rare variation with solid flat back and wide pin. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver image of the Star printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top section, extremely fine condition £100-£140
An Eastern People’s Silver Award First Class. An extremely rare variation having a concave back and wide pin, but with the pin stamped ‘4’ [Steinhauer and Luck, Ludenscheid], extremely fine condition and extremely rare by this manufacturer £100-£140
Hammer Price: £80
An Eastern People’s Silver Award First Class. An extremely rare variation having a deep concave back and wide pin, but with the pin stamped ‘100 [Rudolf Wachter and Lange, Mittwaida], slight fading to finish, otherwise good condition and extremely rare by this manufacturer £140-£180
Hammer Price: £100
Eastern People’s Awards. Three examples, the first a Gold Award Second Class in Presentation Packet. Standard type, but ring stamped ‘100’ [Rudolf Wachter and Lange, Mittwaida]. Brown paper presentation packet, front printed ‘Verdienst Auszeichnung fur Angehorige der Ostvolker 2. Klasse in Gold’; the second another Gold Award Second Class, but a scarce variant, heavier than usual and with a flat back reverse; and the third a Silver Award Second Class with Swords for Bravery, a...
Eastern People’s Awards. Two examples, both Bronze Awards Second Class with Swords, for Bravery, the first a scarce variant with flat back; the second a scarce very thin variant, extremely good condition (2) £120-£160
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