107POA4 - Tyrol Soldier porcelain figure dated 1915-16. This exquisite porcelain figure displays a gebirjager pulling the pin on a stick grenade. The statue indicates the dates 1915-16 as being his service dates. The porcelain measures approximately 5 ½ inches tall including the 6 ½ x 3 inches base. The reverse of the base is also marked with the name…. kadette A. Bechtold. $750. More Photos

107SO4 - Rare SA Obergruppenfuhrer und Gruppenfuhrer kepi. This stunning and rare kepi worn by SA (Sturmarbeitlung) leader's features 3cm wide tresse along the botton edge of the false side panels. Above the panel and crown is silver twistcord aluminum piping. The top panel is gold/yellow indicating the Sudwest SA district. The kepi's body is khaki brown cotton that is free of stains. A nicely frosted NSDAP eagle is positioned above a bright silver button where the two false side panels meet at the front. The brown leather chinstrap is secured to the sides by brown enameled buttons. The interior is lined with brown weather-resistant cotton fabric. The lining is marked with a single size stamp "55". Under the complete leather sweatband is a brown SA RZM tag. $4500. More Photos

107st15 - Imperial Kriegsmarine stein named to Reservist Komelsheim of SMS Thuringen. This crockery 1.0L stein measures 15 ¼ inches tall. The full panel in raised relief depicts two sailors, one with a Mauser the other waving is cap, on either side of a sinking vessel and standing above artillery shells and an anchor. Overhead is the Imperial Kriegsflagge. The next to the flag stein is named to Reservist Komelsheim. On each side of the central theme are scenes depicting Navy life. One side displays men stoking the ship's furnaceson the other is pictured the SMS Thuringen making a full head of steam. The crew roster also appears below the two side scenes listing shipmates. The stein reveals Reservists Komelsheim's service dates as 1909-1912. The bottom portion of the steins body displays a central piece of miniscule artwork depicting a sailor with a bare-breasted native woman. On the rear of the lower body, beneath the handle is a sailor smoking his meerschaum pipe. The pewter lid features a seaman standing with his Imperial flag. Along the sides of the lid are various scenes further depicting life aboard ship. The thumblift affixed to the handle resembling a rope, displays the imperial eagle with crown. No chips or cracks and in excellent condition. Rare. $1750. More Photos

107H9 - Very rare early Propaganda Ministry officer's visor hat. This is one of the rarest of Third Reich hats. It features gray crown and capband piping on a gray wool upper body. The capband is dark gray velvet. The medium gray wool upper body is free of mothing and stains. The insignia is comprised of a silver political eagle nickel silver kokarde. The silver wire wrapped chincords are secured by two matching silver aluminum pebbled buttons. The interior features a gray artificial silk lining. The complete brown leather sweatband is in excellent condition. The celluloid diamond sweatshield informs us that the hat was distributed through the Kleiderklasse of the Reichs Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda, " Reich's Ministerium fur Volksaufklarung und Propaganda" making this a very rare hat. $8,500. More Photos

107H24 - Allgemeine SS nco/enlisted visor hat. This near mint and un-issued Allgemeine visor features the early M29 party eagle and the M34 totenkopf indicating the hat was made in the 1934-1935 period before the M1936 eagle would have been applied. The black wool body is in mint condition. The white crown and capband piping is white and in excellent condition. The black leather SS style chinstrap is secured to the capband by two black enameled buttons. The black buckles on the chinstrap display mild oxidation due to storage and age. The interior is lined with the combination of orange oilcloth crown and cotton fabric for the upper portion. The interior features the embossed gold SS runics over the Vom Reichsfuhrer SS befohlene Ausfuhrung RZM' tag. The size is indicated as 58. The mint and supple leather sweatband shows no wear. The original stuffing paper is present in the crown. An early white RZM SS DIENSTMUTZE tag is under the sweatband. Rare. $6500. More Photos

107SO1 - Extremely rare Allgemeine nco/enlisted summer white top visor hat. This “weisse SS schirmutze” features a white wool upper body with black crown and white capband piping. The exterior wool is in excellent condition being free of mothing and stains. The capband is the standard black wool felt found on the standard nco/enlisted visor hat. The totenkopf and eagle are Allgemeine and display age toning and slight wear. The checkerboard underside of the vulvanfiber visor has the RZM acceptance stamp. The interior is lined with the standard copper colored weather resistant cotton fabric. There is a complete leather sweatband that shows light use. The SS diamond is complete with a paper tag that shows the original owner’s name “Weber” and unit “Reiterstandar..” Under the leather sweatband is a RZM tag. The size 56 is stamped above the sweat diamond. $18,000. More Photos

107H7 - Diplomatic officer's blue visor. This stunning hat features the stylized large bullion Diplomatic eagle, kokarde and wreath. The midnight blue wool upper body is free of mothing and stains. The crown and capband piping displaysno fraying. There is one very minor moth nip at the rear of the capband. This does not detract from the appearance. The aluminum chincords are a perfect fit to the capband and are secured by two matching pebbled aluminum buttons. The interior features a complete celluloid sweat diamond with the maker's name "Mohr& Freyer A.G., Berlin' clearly visible. The gray leather sweatband is complete with one separation in the front. The lining is dark blue silk and displays normal light period wear. Rare. $8,000. More Photos

107SO2 - Luftwaffe general's summer visor hat by Erel. This rare hat features matching gold bullion Luftwaffe general's eagle and winged wreath. The kokarde is the early style being ventilated nickel silver rather than the more commonly seen bullion style. The high quality white wool upper body is in excellent condition having no mothing or stains. The black ribbed mohair capband is bordered by gold bullion piping. The bullion gold chincords are evenly toned with the other gold bullion insignia and are secured to the capband by two matching gold pebbled aluminum buttons. The interior features an early style Erel diamond sweatshield marked Extra. The interior lining is artificial silk. The complete leather sweatband displays normal and light period wear. The general's initials are perforated on the side of the band, "G B". Very rare. General's white summer tunic is sold separately. $15,000. More Photos

107H31 - Army Panzer beret by Wilhelm Wethekom. The tam (upper body) features a handsewn white bevo eagle and wreathed kokarde. The tam retains its thick knap with the circular weave. The lappet (pigtail) at the top of the tam has been trimmed as was common. The interior features the standard black oilcloth lining found in this maker's berets. The maker's mark is stamped under leather sweatband. The size "61" ( a large size) stamped on the sweatband. There is also a faintly stamped date 1938 inside the band. $8750. More Photos

107H26 - Waffen SS M41 tropical field hat. This very rare hat features two piece handsewn SS bevo-style tropical insignia. The khaki cotton cloth features to side air grommets for ventilation. The interior is maker marked Paul Wegenmann and size stamped size 57. Mint and un-issued. $6500. More Photos

106H2 - Waffen SS NCO/enlisted private purchase crusher. This crusher features white crown and capband waffenfarbe. The totenkopf and skull display an even dark age patina. The upper wool body is made of Italian gabardine and is free of moth nips and stains. The black wool felt capband is also free of any distractions. The black leather visor shows normal age and crazing. The interior is lined with gray cotton/rayon material and is size stamped 54. A complete celluloid diamond shaped sweatshield displays the maker's name. The hat has a complete leather sweatband that is perforated at the front. Very rare. $12,500. More Photos

106SO1 - SS Totenkopfring (Honor Ring) awarded to SS officer Kunberger dated 4-20-44. This near mint example is the finest Honor Ring I have ever owned or offered. The ring displays exceptional detail in the various runes panels, skull and interior. The ring displays all the required characteristics. The joiner seam is not readily apparent as it is beneath the original silver solder. This ring is a very large size that I would estimate to be 14. The ring comes with a Don Boyle Certificate of Authenticity. I am currently researching SS officer Kunberger and will include biographical information once available. Please contact me for more details. Price on Request. More Photos

101H1 - Luftwaffe officer's visor hat by Erel with distributor's label. This Luftwaffe officer's visor upper body features blue tricot material that is in excellent condition and free of mothing and stains. The officer's aluminum bullion insignia shows mild oxidation to the eagle. The oilcloth trim along the visor shows mild use consistent with the rest of the hat. The interior has an ersatz leather sweatband that is complete with the Erel logo and has some separation from the capband along the rear. This could easily be repaired. The lining is the gold/yellow artificial silk commonly seen in Erel officer's visors. The complete rhomboid sweat diamond features the distributor's name, "Sendker& Hoenig, Munchen". Luftwaffe officer's visors in this condition are becoming harder to find as they disappear into collections not to be seen for years. $1750. More Photos