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Updates- 8/8/17 Today’s update involves the reference
area and encompasses a project I have been meaning to bring to life for quite
some time. It’s a study of Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring’s
insignia variations…..there’s some new information beyond
what the reference books have. I’ve
had a few savvy collectors alert me to the info over the years, but finally
compiled enough photos to bring it to light. It can be found linked in a
couple different sections, but a direct link is here. There have also been a number of updates
to the For Sale section over the last couple of weeks, so please also check
other updates below….. 8/7/17 All of the most recent items that have
come in are now fully listed in their respective sections, to include; Luftwaffe Officers Visor Heer
Single Decal Helmet Which can be found in the Headgear
section Heer
Panzer Officers Leather Greatcoat Diplomatic Officials Tunic Kriegsmarine
NCO Pea Jacket Kriegsmarine
Leather “Diesel” Jacket Which can be found in the Uniforms
section USAAF Flight Suit USAAF Officer Tunic Which can be found in the U.S. Militaria
section Please check below for links to other
recent updates. 8/2/17 Some new uniforms & headgear
along with a few U.S. aviation pieces
are up in the New Unlisted Items
page. Please check below for links to other
recent updates. 7/31/17 All of the high-ranking
and personality signed documents have now been fully listed
and priced and are available to see in the Documents section. Please check below for links to other
recent updates. 7/27/17 A couple of minor updates today. There is a new addition to the “Blog” page (found
in the A Guide To Collecting Militaria
section). In today’s Blog I explore
variations in tailor’s attachment of shoulderboards
to Generals tunics (it also applies to the ranks of Major through Oberst) to show how things weren’t always applied as
collectors expect them to be. In the Premium page of the For Sale section I
have listed a grouping of Heer
Generalfeldmarschall insignia,
of the later, April 1941 pattern (boards in all gold cords with 2nd
pattern batons and distinct Field Marshal collar tabs). Please check below for links to other
recent updates. 7/20/17 A number of signed documents are up in
the New Unlisted Items
page. There is also an artillery
crusher relisted in the Headgear
section (it was previously part of a grouping). 7/12/17 Welcome to the dregs of Summer in the militaria hobby…..where there’s not much going on except
vacations. There isn’t any new inventory to list today, though I will be
listing a number of documents in the coming weeks,
however there are a couple items of interest. In the Featured Items
page, the Admiral von Puttkamer
grouping is explored in some detail.
After much encouragement, I’ve started a “Blog” page (found
in the A Guide To Collecting Militaria
section). With this I hope to explore
various topics that aren’t dealt with to any great detail in the reference
books, as well as addressing issues we all face in vetting our merchandise. To kick it off I explore Kriegsmarine breast eagle placement on the blue reefer
jacket. 5/22/17 All unsold items from the 4/13/17 New
Unlisted Items page are now listed in the respective sections. Heer
Generals tunic, named RAD Generals tunic SA Brigadefuhrer,
late war uniform SA Brigadefuhrer
uniform Kriegsmarine
Konteradmiral Ship Flag Luftwaffe Generals Vehicle Pennant Luftwaffe Majors Evening Dress Uniform Police Helmet Wehrmacht
Cigarette Album Luftwaffe General Ingenieurs
uniform Truppensonderdienst
Generals tunic 1957 Knights Cross w/Oakleaves & Swords (2) 1957 Oakleaves 1957 Iron Cross 1st Class 1957 Iron Cross 2nd Class 5/10/17 A small, quick update today. Part of the Admiral von Puttkamer grouping is now available and is
shown in the Premium Militaria
page. For those of you who know your history, you’ll
recognize Puttkamer as Hitler’s naval adjutant, who
was at his side during the July 20, 1944 bomb attempt on Hitler’s life. The grouping was obtained directly from Puttkamer and comes with provenance. 4/13/17 A number of new items have come in, some
of which have been added to the New Unlisted
Items page.
There is a nice quantity of high ranking and officer
uniforms recently picked up out of a collection,
as well as a number of other interesting pieces to include some 1957
Knights Crosses and higher awards. 3/30/17 Everything that had previously been in the
New Unlisted Items page has now been listed in their respective
sections. Some of the featured items; Knights Cross, Cased Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
with Swords Polizei
Generals Boards & Tabs Luftwaffe Generals Tabs Heer
Generals Insignia Early SS Officers Sleeve Eagle Luftwaffe Officers White Top Visor Kriegsmarine
Visor with Cloth Bill Heer
Panzer Field Caps for Officer & Enlisted Heer
Generals Uniform Mint, un-issued High Ranking & SS
Insignia Heer,
KM & SS Visor Caps 3/22/17 There are a few more new pieces that have
come in unexpectedly and thus have been quickly added to the New Unlisted
Items page.
There is a Heer
Generals uniform named to an Oakleaves recipient,
a couple pieces of Panzer Headgear
and a Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. More material and details coming next week. 3/15/17 In todays
update the Featured Items page
explores the Oakleaves
To the Knights Cross Formal Document of Gordon Gollob. 3/7/17 A couple of quick updates today. First, I have single photos of many of
the new items that have come in shown in the New Unlisted
Items page. Lots of very nice, high quality and rare
merchandise! Let’s just say, if you
like Generals and rare headgear you won’t be disappointed. Secondly, I have launched a new Featured Items page
which will explore in detail some of the more exotic and interesting pieces
that I have available for sale. This
week it covers the shoulderboards
of Generaloberst Erhard Raus. There is quite a bit of new material that
is starting to surface, so I hope to have many more new listings throughout
the remainder of the month. Please
feel free to contact me at anytime to see if
anything you are looking for is inbound. 3/2/17 I’ve just returned from the Show Of Shows
this past week and have a number of new items that will soon be listed (and
have adjusted the pages on sold items).
There is a nice quantity of very rare and high
ranking insignia, as well as some new
headgear and a nice, minty cased
Knights Cross.
I hope to have it all listed within the next week. In the interim feel free to contact me if you’d like to know
what’s available. 1/9/17 Happy New Year! There is new inventory listed in the
respective category pages, as follows; A Heer
Infantry NCO Waffenrock tunic is listed
in the Uniforms page. A Luftwaffe NCO white top
summer visor as well as an NSDAP visor are both listed
in the Headgear page. 12/5/16 All new inventory is now listed in the
respective category pages, as follows; A Heer Oberst of Artillery tunic and a nice, minty Heer
Camo Parka in the Uniforms page.
You will also find two more pair of Officer Breeches. A Politcal
Belt/Buckle, Officers Boots and an Officers Aiguilette
in the Uniform Accessories
page. A Panzer NCO visor cap as well as
four Pith Helmets (Heer, KM & Luft) in the Headgear
page. 11/16/16 Today a group of Pith Helmets came in….Luft, Heer, KM. Please visit the New Unlisted
Items page to get a first look. 11/2/16 All of the
latest new inventory is now listed in the respective category pages. I have a number of new uniforms and hats of
which are in superb condition. Luftwaffe and Heer
Tunics & Pants in the Uniforms page. Belts and Brocades
in the Uniform Accessories
page. Adolf Hitler’s Formal Table Linen
in the Exotic Items page. A mint SS Officer Sleeve
Eagle (part of the tailor shop horde find) in
the Insignia
page. A Generals Sidecap, in the General’s
Militaria page, and several Heer and Luftwaffe Visor
Caps and two Kreigsmarine
Garrison caps in the Headgear
page. Gordon Gollob’s
Formal Oakleaves Document,
a SS Double Decal Helmet and two Kreigsmarine Uniforms
are shown in the Premium page. 10/13/16 There are a lot of new pieces that have come
in, some from the Max Show, including a lot of new uniforms, headgear and
some high end and historical pieces.
Please visit the New Unlisted Items
page to get a look at some of what has come in. 9/13/16 There is a small update to the For Sale
section today as most of the items previously in the New Unlisted Items page
have now been listed in their respective sections. You will find all of the SS insignia listed
in the Insignia page and the two uniform
items listed in the Uniforms page (as well as a ring in
the Uniform Accessories
page). 6/20/16 A small grouping of SS related items have
come in and were added to the New Unlisted Items
page. In additional updates, you will
find a Luft
Officers Leather Flight Jacket in the Uniforms section and a nice
copy of the Pour le Merite
in the Medals and Awards section. 6/20/16 A couple of items were added to the New Unlisted
Items page. 5/25/16 No new updates today, just a quick note about
being offline for two weeks. The
webhost provider I was using had a massive failure of the server my site was
hosted upon. Unbelievably, especially
when you consider they are in the technology business, this webhost (Arvixe) had no back-up!
Nor did they even bother to alert me about the problem. Needless to say, it has been a
frustrating experience and the results of course are that many customers,
friends and associates were wondering where my site went and whether I had
gone out of business. After two weeks
being offline I was beginning to wonder myself! I am now with a new webhost (the THIRD one
in the last two years), which is a larger firm who should (better) have
backup when needed. In the meantime, thanks for checking back
(and to those who checked in by phone) and I hope to have some new updates in
the coming weeks. 4/29/16 All of the items previously unlisted are
now fully published for review, to include; A lot of new headgear pieces, to include
a number of crushers, all of which can be found in the Headgear
page. An SS Trumpet Banner, which can be found
in the Exotic page. A couple of new uniform items in the Uniforms
page. A few pieces of new insignia in the Insignia
page and the Generals Militaria
page. 4/1/16 There are quite a few new pieces of
headgear that are now available, including a couple of Heer
Generals visor as well as a number or crushers, all of which have thumbnail
photos that can be viewed in the “New Unlisted
Items” page.
Full listings will be available sometime next week. 3/25/16 A couple of new uniform items are in the “New Unlisted
Items” page and many of the items previously
shown on there are now individually listed in the respective sections to
include, General officer insignia and Tunic in the Generals
Militaria page and a few more exotic pieces in the Premium page. 2/25/16 Having just returned from the Show Of
Shows there are a few new items that were picked up and will soon be listed,
some of which are highlighted on the “New Unlisted
Items” page, including some very rare, high end
pieces such as a DE Standard
and Collar Tabs for a Generalfeldmarschall. More items will be posted in the coming
days. If you haven’t had a chance to check it
out yet, please visit my latest reference project which is a page devoted to Exploring
the Variations of Heer General’s Collar Tab
Insignia, in which I outline some of the various
original collar tabs that were used during the war using comparisons of
period photos and examples from contemporary collections. This year my plan is to continue expansion
of the reference area and document as many variations and odd, non-regulation
uses of insignia, uniforms and headgear.
I’m always looking for photographic contributions so if you have
anything that you think would help towards this project, please by all means contact me. 2/6/16 Today’s update is to the reference
section and is a project I’ve been working on for some time, and which I plan
to expand upon regularly as I come across new additions. It is a page devoted to Exploring
the Variations of Heer General’s Collar Tab
Insignia, in which by using period photos along
with examples from collections and museums I verify some of the variations
that exist in General’s collar tabs.
In the future I also plan on producing similar pages for Luftwaffe
General’s collar insignia. There is already a page devoted to SS and Police
Generals collar insignia, which was so consistent that there is little to no
variation, and can be reviewed in the SS
Generals Tabs; Exploring the Repros versus
Originals page, so please also visit that page if
you’ve never seen it before. 1/26/16 Happy New Year to everyone! Nothing new of note today, just doing a
little site maintenance and cleaning up a few pages. I’ve been at work on some new reference
pages, which I hope to start launching soon.
The first will examine variations on Heer
Generals collar tab designs, using period photographs as well as original
examples. I plan to follow this with an exploration of Luft
General tabs as well. 12/28/15 With all of the holidays both here in the
U.S. and abroad, things have been rather slow in the collecting world, as you’ve
probably noticed while scanning the internet.
But after all, it’s the season for giving to others, and collecting is
about giving to yourself! Anyway, todays
listings include only a few new items in my New Unlisted Items page. I do know of a number of new and exciting
pieces that will be surfacing in the next couple months prior to the SOS, so
keep checking in! 11/4/15 Todays
listings include only a few new items in my New Unlisted Items page. All of the items I previously had listed in
that category (that didn’t already sell) are now fully listed in their
respective categories. You can see the
list in the previous update below. I also have started a new page, U.S. Militaria.
At present, there isn’t a whole lot listed, but I do have quite a
number of documents and signed photos that I’ll be listing very soon and it
seems there is always a lot of U.S. militaria
flowing in here (which I’ve previously sold through other venues), so I plan
to regularly update that section in addition to all of the German items. 10/8/15 Todays
listings include a quick update in my “New Unlisted Items” page.; Waffen
SS Standartenfuhrer Tunic Heer
Officer Black Panzer Wrap Heer
Officer Assault Gun Wrap Generalmajor
Erich Schopper Shoulderboard Generalmajor
Max Sachsenheimer Collar Tab Generalmajor/Brigadefuhrer Heinz Harmel Shoulderboard Generaloberst
Erhard Raus Shoulderboard Waffen
SS Officers Visor, Mint in Original Box Single photos of all of these items are
in the New Unlisted Items page. These and many other miscellaneous items
will be fully listed in the next update, sometime during the week of October
12-16. 9/25/15 Todays
listings includes a number of headgear pieces that were in my “New Unlisted
Items” page.; Heer
M40 Helmet Single Decal (two of these) Heer
M35 Double Decal Helmet Luftwaffe Flyers Leather Winter Helmet Luftwaffe M40 Single Decal Helmet (two of
these) Fire Police M34 Double Decal Helmets (two
of these) Heer
Tropical 2nd Pattern Pith Helmet with Goggles All of which can be found in the Headgear page. This is probably all that will be posted
before the Max Show. There are still a few other new pieces which are in the New Unlisted Items page. If you are attending the Max and would like
me to bring a specific item for you to review, please contact
me. At this stage I cannot
guarantee I can bring it (depending on what it is and how early I’m
contacted), but I will certainly attempt to do so. 9/14/15 Todays
listings includes; Heer
Transport Crusher (2) Heer
Transport Officer Visor Heer
Trupponsonderdienst Officer Visor Heer
Cavalry Crusher SA M43 Field Cap Reichsheer
Crusher Cap Gauleiter
Visor Cap Postschutz
Officer Visor Postschutz
Other Ranks Visor Kriegsmarine
Officer Visor Oesteinsatz
NSDAP Leader Visor Heer
Forestry Officer Visor All of which can be found in the Headgear page. A small collection of helmets, bayonets
and assorted items including some U.S. pieces All of which are in the New Unlisted Items page. 8/20/15 A few of the tropical items are now
listed. Please check below for other
recent updates. Todays
listings includes; Heer
Tropical Boots SS Tropical Boots Heer
Tropical Shorts Heer
Tropical Breeches Luftwaffe Tropical Shirt SS Tropical Shirt Heer/Luft Tropical Ties Which can be found in the Uniform Accessories page. Kriegsmarine
Admiral and Knights Cross Recipient Reefer Which is in the Premium
Militaria page. A small collection of visor caps All of which are in the New Unlisted Items page, which has items
that have come in the last couple of weeks in two batches. 8/10/15 A few of the new items are now
listed. Please check below for other
recent updates. Todays
listings include three competitively priced items; SA Dagger Which can be found in the Edged Weapons page. Heer
M40 Helmet Heer
M42 Helmet Both of which are shown in the Headgear page. 8/3/15 I have a small headgear collection coming
in on consignment, some of which showed up today, along with a few other new
pieces all of which have thumbnail photos added to the New Unlisted Items page. The new items include; Visors/Softcaps: Erel
transport crusher Propaganda Crusher Transport visor Pekuro
Transport crusher Truppen
SonderDienst (TSD) visor Early Cav w/
traditions badge crusher SA M43 Reichsheer
crusher Pristine form 3 Gauleiter
visor Postschutz
officer Postschutz
NCO Helmets: Heer
M40 partial decal Heer
M42 partial decal Daggers: SA dagger with hanger There will be more caps coming in next
Monday, at which time I’ll have another brief update. 7/22/15 Another update of some the new
items. Please check below for other
recent updates. Todays
listings include; Luftwaffe “Kreta”
Fliegerbluse Which can be found in the Uniforms page. Heer
Panzergrenadier Officers Visor Which is shown in the Headgear page. Kriegsmarine
Admirals Frock Coat Heer
Generals Visor, Pre-1942 New! Heer
Generals Visor, Pre-1942 (relist) Which is shown in the Generals and High Ranks page. 7/21/15 Some of the new items are now individually
listed, others will follow. Todays
listings include; Waffen
SS Modified Camo Jacket Which can be found in the Uniforms page. Waffen
SS Officers Field Cap Waffen
SS Panzer Field Cap (2) Heer
Panzer Enlisted Field Cap Heer
Tropical Officers Field Cap Luftwaffe Tropical Officers Field Cap Which is shown in the Headgear page. I have a number of new items coming in
over the next few weeks, to include 20 visor caps and a few Heer combat helmets. 7/10/15 I have listings now completed for some camo helmets, which can be found in the
Headgear page in the Militaria For
Sale section. In the next few weeks
I’ll have approximately 20 new visor caps coming in as well as a few new
uniforms. 7/7/15 I have a few new pieces added to the New Unlisted Items page, including two
Pre-42 Heer Generals Visors
and a Kriegsmarine
Admiral’s Knights Cross Recipient reefer jacket . There is also an update to the reference
section, as I have added a page on the Admiral Karl Jesko von Puttkamer uniform
grouping to the Rare
and Unique High Ranking Personality Groups page. This is a great example of the rare, fully
documented pieces that are still out there in long-held collections. I was fortunate enough to help one of my
customers acquire this fantastic grouping and provide it a new home, and now
you all can enjoy it via the detailed photos on the page. 6/5/15 As some of you may have noticed, the
website was down for a few days this week.
The firm that hosts my website had the drive crash and no back-up, so
both the site and my email was down. Things are now back up (obviously) but I am
checking into a new webhost so next week there is a chance the site will be
down temporarily again as the switch to the new host is made. Your patience with these technical issues
and changes is appreciated. 5/27/15 I have had quite a bit of new consignment
arrive, of which an early preview can be seen in the New Unlisted Items page. 5/2/15 Todays
listings include; Kriegsmarine
Kapitan Zur See Reefer Jacket Kriegsmarine
Oberleutnant Zur See
Reefer Jacket Which can be found in the Uniforms page. Teno
Leaders Visor Cap Kreis
Level High Leaders Visor Cap SA Standartenfuhrer
of General Staff Kepi Which is shown in the Headgear page. Heer
Service Bayonet Which is listed in the Edged Weapons page. Senior Party Courts Officials White Top
Visor Which is listed in the Premium Militaria section. 4/23/15 Todays
listings include; Leather Panzer Wrap and Pants Which can be found in the Uniforms page. Luftwaffe Erel Privat Officers Visor Which is shown in the Headgear page. Kriegsmarine
Kapitan Zur See Reefer
Jacket Kriegsmarine
Oberleutnant Zur See
Reefer Jacket Both of which are shown in the New Unlisted Items page along with some
hats from the previous update that have not yet been fully listed. Please check below for other recent
updates. Waffen
SS “Wiking” Assault Gun Wrap Marshal of the Soviet Union named tunic
and pants Both of which are listed in the Premium Militaria section. 4/7/15 A new update for this week on some items
that just came in. Full listings on
some of these pieces will follow later this week, for now just
thumbnails. Todays
listings include; Waffen
SS General Officer Visor Cap Waffen
SS Panzer OR/NCO Visor Cap Both of which are listed in the Premium Militaria section. Heer
Panzer Wrap SS Leather Panzer Wrap & Pants Soviet Marshal of the Soviet Union
Uniform Luftwaffe Officers Visor Panzer Headset All of which are shown in the New Unlisted Items page along with some
hats from the previous update that have not yet been fully listed. Please check below for other recent
updates. 4/3/15 Another update for the week. Todays listings
include; Heer
Generals Visor Cap Heer
Generalleutnant Insignia Group All of which are listed in the Generals and High Ranks Militaria
section. Allgemeine
SS NCO Visor Cap Heer
M43 Field Cap Four Polizei Schupo Shakos All of which are listed in the Headgear section. Also please check the New Unlisted Items page for a few
pieces of headgear that have not yet been listed in detail. Also check previous updates listed below
for other new items that have been recently listed (some just yesterday). NOTE: I’m always
looking for new consignments. The
majority of my offerings are consignment items from other collectors just
like you. If you have quality
original merchandise, and priced right, it will eventually sell. I also always have specific items I’m
trying to find for my customers, some of which you may have. Please see my Consignment page for more information. 4/2/15 I have some listings completed of new
merchandise, more to follow in the coming days. Todays listings
include; Heer
Panzer Hauptmann Piped Tunic Heer
Infantry Hauptmann Piped Tunic Luftwaffe Hermann Goring Division
Hauptmann Tunic SS Panzer Grenadier Soldbuch All of which are listed in the Uniforms section. Afrikakorps
Panzergrenadier Tunic and Field Cap Heer
Generals Named Uniform Luftwaffe Generals Named Tunic Viktor Lutze
Collar Tabs SS “K” Collar Tab All of which are listed in the Premium Militaria section. Also please check the New Unlisted Items page for pieces that
have not yet been listed in detail. NOTE: I’m always
looking for new consignments. The
majority of my offerings are consignment items from other collectors just
like you. If you have quality
original merchandise, and priced right, it will eventually sell. I also always have specific items I’m
trying to find for my customers, some of which you may have. Please see my Consignment page for more information. 3/31/15 Four new Police Kepi’s came in, which
have been added to the New Unlisted
Items page. Full descriptions and
detailed photos will be available by next week, if not sooner. There will be a number of new items coming
in throughout April to include some Kriegsmarine,
Luftwaffe and Waffen SS uniforms. 3/13/15 I had a couple more new
tunics come in, which have been added to the New Unlisted Items page. Full descriptions and detailed photos will
be available in the next couple weeks. 3/6/15 Just returned from the Show Of Shows this
week and want to thank everyone who came by to say hello. It’s always a pleasure meeting in-person
collectors I’ve dealt with over the internet, which is one of the greater
aspects of doing the show every year.
For those of you who never go to shows I strongly urge you to attend
the SOS at least once, as it’s always a great opportunity to meet and network
with other collectors as well as handle material in person. I have a lot of plans for updating the
reference side of the website this year.
The sales end of the site keeps the doors open and the lights turned
on, but the reference area is an aspect I truly enjoy and from the feedback I
get many of you value what I’ve put together.
It’s not perfect, but the great thing about websites is that they can
easily be updated and errors or omissions corrected….something you can’t do
with books! At any rate, I’ve compiled
hundreds of pictures and contributions from my research as well as that of
others and will be doing a little editing and upgrading, a process long due
in some areas. Last but not least, I have an update to
the website today for new items that have come in over the past few
weeks. The full listings are not yet
available, but you can see thumbnails on the New Unlisted Items page. Some very rare and very nice pieces! 2/8/15 Hello, and welcome to 2015. It looks like a good year shaping up, as
there is a lot of militaria
starting to come out of some advanced collections, which I hope to offer over
the course of the year. As always, if there are specific things you are
looking for, please feel free to contact me as there is always quite a bit of
stuff that passes through my hands and is never listed on the website. Also, thanks for bearing with me on the
late update. As some of you know I had
to deal with a health related issue in January which slowed down my ability
to keep up with the business, but I’m back in action and looking forward to
the new year as well as seeing all my friends and customers at the SOS in
Louisville later this month. There
are a number of new items in today’s update, with much more to come after the
SOS; Luftwaffe Fallschirmjaeger
Smock Luftwaffe Generals Visor All of which are listed in the Premium Militaria section. Kreigsmarine
Crew Members Cap to the “Aviso Grille” All of which are listed in the Headgear section. KB Akt SS
Document Grouping SS Panzer Grenadier Soldbuch All of which are listed in the Documents section. Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall
Shoulder Insignia Heer
Generalmajor Shoulderboards Heer
Generals Collar Tab All of which are listed in the General Officer Militaria section. SS/SD Sleeve Diamond SS Totenkopf
Collar Tab SS Concentration Camp Guard Collar Tab All of which are listed in the Insignia section. NOTE: I’m always
looking for new consignments. The
majority of my offerings are consignment items from other collectors just
like you. If you have quality
original merchandise, and priced right, it will eventually sell. I also always have specific items I’m
trying to find for my customers, some of which you may have. Please see my Consignment page for more information. |
