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WWII US OSS Drop Knife – Foster Bros – Half Sword Fighting Knife – M-1913 Patton Cavalry Sword – Rare Version
$500.00 WWII US ‘Foster Bros.’ Contract OSS Drop Half Sword Fighting Knife M-1913 Patton Cavalry Sword Blade Repurposed for Construction, Insulated Handle, Knuckle Guard, and Philippine Guerrilla Leather Scabbard. M1913 Patton Straight Saber Point Tip Blade Segment with Fuller Measures 23 Inches, 27 Inches Pommel Cap to Tip, and 28 ¼ Inches Mounted in the Theater Made Scabbard. An Exceptionally Tough Variation of the OSS Drop Fighting Knife to Find. Traditionally Associated by Collectors with Guerrilla Supply Drops in the Philippines and Elsewhere in the South Pacific.
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WWII German NSDAP Political Leaders Belt and Buckle – RZM M4/24 “Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid” – Nice matching set – US Bring Back
$475.00 An orginal example, untouched. Maker is RZM M4/24 for Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid
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WWII US Navy Estate – Flag Officer to Admiral Raymond Spruance – Fifth Fleet 1944/1945 – USS Indianapolis – Kamikaze Piston – With Diary – Original ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ by Joe Rosenthal – Ultra Rare Museum/Archive Grade (Request further details)
One of a kind and personal U.S. Navy Archive of Lt. Cyrus Huie, USNR who served as the Flag Officer to Admiral Raymond Spruance, Fifth Fleet Commander in 1944 and 1945 during many of the critical campaigns of later World War Two in the Pacific. Admiral Spruance, often considered to the be one of the best US Admirals of WWII, Commanded US Naval Forces during many of the most crucial Battles of the Asiatic Pacific Campaigns including The Battle of the Philippine Sea, Task Force 16 at The Battle of Midway with Carriers Enterprise , Hornet, subsequently becoming Commander of Fifth Fleet in April 1944 Spruance preferred to use the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, named for his hometown, as his flagship. Spruance moved his flag to the old battleship USS New Mexico after USS Indianapolis was struck by a Kamikaze off Okinawa “March 31, 1945: Well we got it today. A Jap plane crashed aft our main deck and banged us up a bit. Can still move along but fresh water is no more and looks like we will have to move. Am getting things lined up for it. Pretty scary feeling when the plane hit, retired to Kerawa Retto, 1 man buried this aft. Adm 2 guests for dinner.”- Diary of Lt. Huie (Kerama Retto). When New Mexico was struck by two kamikazes on the night of 12 May 1945 an immediate search by Spruance staff found the Admiral manning a fire hose midship. Determining that New Mexico was not too badly damaged Spruance kept her as his flagship for the rest of the campaign. Admiral Spruance was calculating and cautious in contrast to Admiral Halsey who commanded the Third Fleet. Spruance was nicknamed “Electric Brain” for his acute ability to remain calm even in moments of supreme crisis a reputation only further bolstered by his successful tactics. “April 12, 1945: We caught a mean one today shot down three planes, one plane hit the (illegible) about 1000 yards from us, one hit the Fellars and two were coming right for us it seemed. This is pretty jittery business, and everybody is fairly nervous except the Admiral who keeps very calm throughout. At GQ again tonight with flares dropped and torpedo attacks, several exploded fairly close to the ship.” – Diary of Lt. Huie. After World War II Spruance went on to serve as President of the Naval War College and Ambassador to The Philippines. On his way to take his position as President of the Naval War College Spruance and his wife stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas to dine with and visit his old Flag Officer Lt. Cyrus Huie as described in a newpaper article within the archive. This extraordinary personal archive chronicles the later portion of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and heralds the well known accomplishments of Spruance aboard the USS Indianapolis and USS New Mexico during some of the fiercest fighting of World War Two. It tells a unique story from the perspective of a Navy Lieutenant who loved to sketch cartoons and play the accordion or ukulele but was apprehensive about his experience with daily air raids and the grim loss of life. Join us as we take a close and personal look through the lens of Flag Officer Lt. Huie and his archive of exceptional objects and history related to this discovery. This Museum Quality Archive tells the story of some of the most significant moments of US Naval History with priceless highlights including an aluminum piston head from a Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft, an original theater printed copy of the ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ by Joe Rosenthal with a Passed by Censor stamp to the reverse, Lt. Huie’s personal desk top calendar diary with extensive entries Feb 1944 – July 1944, Photographs, Autographs, Intelligence Items, documents, maps, newspapers, souvenirs and more. The diary alone contains a near daily appearances of the who’s who of leadership in the Pacific including Admiral Nimitz, Halsey, Sharp, Kirkpatrick, Gillies, Hill, Hover, Reifsnider, General Erskine, Riley, Rocky, Worton, Col. Hogaboom, Secretary of the Navy Forrestall, Ernie Pyle, and Numerous Others. A full dossier including diary transcription with reference footnotes and inventory is available to qualified buyers upon request. Contact us today to discuss this Estate
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Post War Signature of Knights Cross Winner Hugo Broch – JG54 – 1
$65.00Original signed A4 size very good quality paper. Price includes shipping
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Antique Swedish M-1815 Cutlass Sword Bayonet M/1770 Cavalry Pallasch Blade – Exceptionally Rare
$895.00Wonderful Original Antique Swedish Model 1815-20 Cutlass Sword Bayonet with a Model 1770 Cavalry Pallasch Double Edged Straight Blade that Measures 25 3/4 Inches and 29 Overall; Made for the M1815-20 or M1815-38 (see more reference information below) – Forge Mark to the Ricasso, Brass Hilt Lettered at the Guard, and Wrapped Wooden Grip, Good Issued Condition as Photographed with the mechanism missing at the ring, damage to the grip, and use wear as seen; a Fantastic Addition to Any Advanced Collection of Edged Weapons of Sweden – m/1815-20 Production more than 800 production (“fältjägarstudsare”) Sword bayonet In 31/3 1820 800 and bayonets was ordered to Jämtlands fältjägare. It was decided in 1821 that Värmlands fältjägarekår should be issued “new with mounted cutlasses as bayonets”. The bayonets were received in 1822 and after being tested, they were stored in Karlstad armoury. The blade is from m/1770 cavalry palasch.
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WWII American Propaganda – For German Soldiers – The Lessons of Aachen Battle 1945 – Rare Flugblatt – Flyer
$75.00Dropped on German positions, this particularly rare document was prepared very late war by advancing US Army into Germany. Basically, the lesson of Aachen was that they decided to fight so the city was destroyed. Stating you have the choice to surrender now, there is no middle way” This particular Allied flyer is quite rare and in good displayable condition.
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WWII American Propaganda – For German Soldiers – Hürtgenwald 1944 – 12 Volksgrenadier Div / 47 Volksgrenadier Div – Rare
$65.00An interesting flyer, basically stating all is lost, describing both fronts and there is a chance to survive if you surrender.
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WWII Red Army Soviet Propaganda – For German Soldier – Pass to POW – Bank Note – 23.04.1945 – Rare – Berlin 1945
$39.50A very late pass to surrender to the Red Army, made in the form of a bank note to capture attention. Very late war (23.04.1945) perhaps used during the battle for Berlin 1945.
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WWII German Photo – Generalleutnant Henze – Dzukste -Kurland 1944 – 21. Feld-Division (L)
Original price was: $255.00.$155.00Current price is: $155.00.Henze, Albert (Generalleutnant) Date of birth: August 7th, 1894 (Kirchhain/Hesse, Germany) Date of death: March 31st, 1979 (Ingolstadt/Bavaria, Germany) Nationality: German (1933-1945, Third Reich) Biography Promotions: January 27th, 1915: Gefreiter; April 21st, 1915: Unteroffizier; August 2nd, 1915: Vizefeldwebel; March 20th, 1916: Leutnant der Reserve; May 20th, 1920: Leutnant (Polizei); October 21st, 1934: Hauptmann (Reichsheer); January 1st, 1939: Major; December 1st, 1941: Oberstleutnant; April 1st, 1942: Oberst; November 9th, 1944: Generalmajor; May 1st, 1945: Generalleutnant. Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub Period: Second World War (1939-1945) Rank: Generalmajor (Brigadier) Unit: Kommandeur, Gruppe Henze, 21. Feld-Division (L), Luftwaffe Awarded on: January 21st, 1945 At the beginning of the battle of Courland, on the 23.12.1944, the Soviets managed to penetrate deeply into the combat area of the 21. Feld-Division (L) south of Dzukste following heavy artillery preparation. On the next day the Soviets continued their attack against the centre of the Division’s front with 6 rifle divisions and the bulk of a tank corps. Recognizing the danger of a breakthrough, Generalmajor Henze ordered a counterattack into the flank of the Soviet assault formation. This counterthrust managed to succeed with the support of Sturmgeschütze, and a new defensive line was formed. Soviet losses amounted to 90 tanks, 3 assault guns and 5 artillery pieces. Henze would receive the Oakleaves for this action. 709th Award.
