Solid steel construction with a thatched non-stick finish, well marked with stamped 20 on bottom of optics housing, casing M number "1186", plate "Hersteller (Manufacturer) C. Plath Hamburg", also identified with: Baum: "FRM5", Werkn: "1057" and the Plath logo, mint condition; Case, M number "834 and Plath logo, with plate indicating five positions for Glare Reduction: Scheinwerfergals (Headlight Glass), Klarglas (Clear Glass), Gelbglas (Yellow Glass); Grauglas (Gray Glass) and Neophanglas (Neophan Glass), with an independent optical eye guard, very fine condition. Late war, advanced and scarce. Footnote: This extremely heavy instument was mounted on top of a U-boat Compass gyro repeater and was used to obtain highly accurate bearings.
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An Early 1929 SA (Sturmabteilungen) Enlisted Man's Belt with Buckle In brass with a silvered brass centrepiece affixed by two rivets, early version illustrating a sunwheel swastika, unmarked, the buckle measuring 47.8 mm x 63.2 mm. Belt fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished dark brown upper, raw underside, a tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper stitched in place on the underside on the right end, the tab with six rows of two holes each for length adjustment, two sliders with smooth finished dark brown uppers housing upward-pointing D-rings on the belt, magnetic silvered metal receiving clip riveted in place on the left end, the belt measuring 44 mm x 905 mm. Contact marks and silvering wear evident on the buckle, light contact on the belt's upper, better than very fine.
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Item G20364 |
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A Miniature First Pattern Railway Dagger A Mid War production miniature dagger, measuring 192mm (or 7 1/2 inches) in total length; with fittings in feinzink, while handle is in very dark brown (almost black) celluloid compound. Blade is nickel plated steel, shiny and straight, mint; scabbard in feinzink, no dents; overall in extremely fine condition.
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Item G21853 |
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A “Neutral” Legion Condor Belt Buckle A “neutral” (without insignia) Legion Condor Belt Buckle; in stamped rectangular silvered nickel; with pebbled surface; marked “OLC” on reverse; measuring 50 mm x 35 mm; patina with some green paint residue; overall very fine condition. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001. |
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Item G24777 |
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A 53rd Luftwaffe Bomber Squadron Legion Condor Enlisted Cufftitle Constructed of dark blue cloth with light gray stitching, no damages at all, length aprox. 42cm (or 17 inches), unworn example in mint condition.
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Item G23190 |