107POA13 - Bronze bust of Luftwaffe Swords winner Oberstleutnant Werner Baumbach. Obstlt. Werner Baumbach entered the Luftwaffe in 1936 and ended the war as commander of KG200 (Special Missions). Oberstlt. Baumbach was one the Luftwaffe's most decorated bomber pilots having been responsible for the destruction of 300,000 GRT of shipping while flying a JU88 bomber. For his success Baumbach was awarded the Knights Cross, with Oak Leaves and Swords. Following three years incarceration beinginning in 1945, Baumbach went to Argentina and flew as a test pilot for the Argentine Air Force when he died during a test flight on October 20, 1953. This large size bust displays excellent detail and measures approximately 20 inches tall and is 10 inches wide. The bust weighs 39.5 pounds. The back of the neck is inscribed with the artist's initials, "FK". Very rare. Shipping/handling quoted separately. $6500. More Photos

107POA12 - Bronze bust of Ernst Udet. Ernst Udet was born April 26, 1896. During the later part of World War I, he served in Baron Manfred v. Richtofhen’s famous “Flying Circus” where he ended the war as Germany’s second highest scoring ace with 62 aerial victories. Following the war, Udet was involved in several commercial endeavors all involving aviation. He joined the NSDAP in 1933 and became involved in the re-building of the Luftwaffe. In February 1939 Ernst Udet was appointed Luftwaffe Generalluftzeufmeister which made him responsible for the procurement and supply of all the Luftwaffe’s airplanes and supplies. Following the Luftwaffe’s withdrawal from the Battle of Britain in October 1940, Hermann Goring laid much of the blame on Udet for his failure to supply materials for the battle. Udet committed suicide on November 17, 1941 as a result of his despair blaming Goring for his death. This approximate life-size bronze bust measures 14 inches tall including the 5 inches x 5 inches base and weighs 23 pounds. The bust has the artist's initials along the scarf at the rear. Shipping/handling quoted separate. Very rare. $3,500. More Photos

107H34 - Allgemeine SS nco/enlisted overseas cap. This mint cap features a silver aluminum front skull button secured by a “s” ring and an embroidered machine sewn side SS eagle. The black wool body is flawless. The interior features a SS RZM tag size stamped size 57 sewn on to the black cotton lining. $4850. More Photos

0911h7 - Reichsbahn Wasserschultzpolizei officer visor hat. This extremely rare offering was worn Reichsbahn Wasserschutzpolizei (Railway Water Protection Police) personnel responsible for police activities relating specifically to all harbors, canals and inland waterways. The personnel assigned to this function comprised of a very small percentage of Reichsbahn personnel that numbered over 500,000. This dark blue schirmutze features a gilt eagle over the Reichbahn wings railway wheel with an anchor inside the gilt wreath. The kokarde is the early nickel silver type. The cello chincord features alternating rows of cornflower blue and golden-yellow. The upper hat body is free of mothing and stains. The black mohair capband is also in excellent condition. The interior is lined with gray artificial silk and is marked with a single size stamp 54. The gray leather sweatband is complete and free of tears. $2650. More Photos

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

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

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

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. I am currently researching SS officer Kunberger and will include biographical information once available. Please contact me for more details.The ring comes with Certificates of Authenticity from Don Boyle AND Craig Gottlieb. Don Boyle is author of SS Totenkopfring H. Himmler Honor Ring 1933-1945, published by IMAGE GRAPHICS , INC. 1993,1994, 1995.Copyright Don Boyle. Craig Gottlieb is author of THE SS TOTENKOPF RING, An Illustrated History from Munich to Nuremberg, published by Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA. Copyright 2008. Price on Request. More Photos