Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
Variant British Vintage Leather Holster and Strap.
Never seen this type of before with an ammunition pocket attatched to the holster body itself. The condition is very good with the leather in supple condition, no loose stitching to the body work, leather strap is complete. At some point a previous owner has cut his enitials into the front. There are 3 small circular cut marks to the flap, would say that they were produced by the barrel? No makers mark or date but i would guess this has to be a Victorian example. When i purchased this i was told it was found in New Zealand. Dimensions are in the last picture ive added to the listing.
Victorian Officers Sword Belt and Buckle.
A very nice set thats in very nice condition, the brass buckle plate is maker marked to the rear and the front silver scroll work is complete without damage. The leather ranked sword belt is again in very nice original condition with just some minor storage wear., both hanging straps complete.
British Naval Pattern 1901 MkI Bayonet Frog.
Shiffting loop leather frog as issused with either the sword bayonet or cutlass, condition is very good.
Victorian Hereford Police Whistle. P.C.6..
Rare early Police whistle marked to PC6 Hereford Police, condition is very good with no knocks or cracks. I would think that PC 6 could be researched.
Pre WW1 Imperial German Artillery Visor.
Cap is in Super condition, only a couple of small areas were the moths have had a nibble, and only one actual moth nip, smaller than a match head, the rest of the material is very nice with ggod nap to the material and strong colours. The visor has a small amount of crazing.Again the inside is in very nice condition, just two areas of moth damage near the sweat band, sweat band is complet and free from staining as is the top lining, maker marked for the firm Peter Kochan, Tries, has paper tissue inside between the top of the cap and sides, original? i cannot say but likley from the condition of the cap. The cap has a two colour pipping which according to some domates an artillery vetrans issued example, cockade has the date 1813 and some wording which is hard for me to make out.The cap is a very small size, perhpas the reason its survived in such wonderfull condition. These caps are not well documented by collectors, but opinions have them dating pre WW1.
1901 Pattern Naval Belt
Very good condition 1901 leather naval belt, condition is very good and is a very large size, no marking found.
Hitler Youth Membership Badge
Very nice condition HJ members badge, no damage to the enamel and a good working pin, this one is un-marked and its my belife its an early made badge.
1934 Dortmund Hitler Youth Tinnie
Very nice designed Hj tinnie for an event held in the Dortmund area in 1934, condition is very good front and back, pin works fine. Maker marked to the rear.
Heer Tropical Belt and Buckle, Untouched Sleeper.
Super example that have never been apart, well untill i took the pics, this one has survived in very nice condition. The buckle has over 80% of its original green finish to the front and more to the rear, its webbed tab is in perfect condition, the buckle does seem to have a faint makers stamp to the front near the catch.,you can see were the two prong tips are not discoloured due to having been attatched to the webbed belt for so many years. The webbed belt is again in very nice condition with a faint size to one end, nice green paint to the metal end, size of the belt is small. This was found last weekend at a local bootsale, not by me im afraid but nice to see that such items can still turn up in this untouched condition.
Hitler Youth Leather Belt, RZM Marked.
Condition is very good, strong supple leather to the body, leather buckle retaining strap has some cracking from use but is strong, the steel buckle fasterner is the type found on HJ belts. This one is RZM and makers coded to the inside front. Size is 35 inches .