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Guns and German & U.S. Military Memorabilia GUNS AND GERMAN & U.S. MILITARY MEMORABILIA INVENTORIED AUCTION WITH OVER 500 LOTS Auction: Sunday April 27 th , 10 AM (Preview 8 AM) Preview: Saturday April 26 th 5-8 PM At The Showplace in the Binghamton Plaza - 33 West State St, Binghamton, NY DIRECTIONS : From I - 81 or NY 17, Exit 4S, right at 1st light onto Frederick St., left at light onto Chenango Street, 1 block to Plaza. ORDER OF SALE: after the guns, starting times are approximate 10:00 GUNS, 48 LOTS 10:45 BOOKS, 65 LOTS 11:45 MILITARY MEMORABILIA, 354 LOTS DOCUMENTS & PAPER, 34 LOTS will be sold intermittently throughout the auction PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL ITEMS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE www.bobconnelly.com. Lot # MILITARY MEMORABILIA ORDER OF SALE Estimate 1 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, A – F.W. Assmann & Sohne, Ludenscheid 325-350 2 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, BSW [GE Bruder Schneider, Wien] 350-400 3 Badge: Luftwaffe Flak, A – F.W. Assmann & Sohne, Ludenscheid 150-200 4 Badge: Luftwaffe Flak, no mark 150-200 5 Badge: Kriegsmarine Minesweeper, R.K. Rudolf Karneth & Sohne, Gablonz 80-100 6 Badge: Heer (Army) Infantry Assault, DH, zinc 40-50 7 Badge: Wehrmacht Wound, in silver – 1939, no mark, Tombak 15-25 8 Badge: Heer (Army) Tank Assault in silver, DH, zinc 75-80 9 Badge: DRL Sports, 3 rd model with Swastika, SA sports, Berg & Nolte A.G. Ludenscheid 20-30 Eigentum D.S.A. sportabzeiche, Hauptstelle 579199 bronze 10 Cross: Wehrmacht German, in gold, marked #20, Hersteller with case 1000- 1200 11 Cross: Wehrmacht War Merit, 2nd Class with swords, no mark 5-10 12 Cross: Iron 2nd Cass 1939, no mark 25-35 13 Cross: Iron 1st Class 1939, no mark, flat case no maker 100-150 14 Badge: Kriegsmarine High Sea Fleet, no mark 200-250 15 Badge: Kriegsmarine Blockade Runner, no mark 125-150 16 Sword: Naval Officer, Alcoso, Solingen blade etched on both sides with warships, also 900-1100 stamped O.836.77, a crown on top of an M, scabbard also stamped 77 17 Sword: 1934 pattern Luftwaffe "Fliegerschwert" E. & F. Horster, Solingen 600-800 18 Sword: SS NCO – Portepee unteroffizier (senior) marked with the SS inspection stamp, 1500- pommel stamped SS 2000 19 Badge: Heer (Army) General Assault, sheet metal, hollow no mark 50-60 20 Badge: Heer (Army) Infantry Assault, no mark, silvered 40-50 21 Badge: Luftwaffe Ground Assault, M.U.K. 5 125-150 22 Badge: Wehrmacht Wound, in silver – 1939, 100, Tombak 15-25 23 Award: NSDAP Long service, no mark, 1 st class for 25 years, gold 1000- 1200 24 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, no mark with gold colored leaves 200-300 25 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, no mark 200-300 26 Cross: Spanish, in silver with swords, no marks 600-700 27 Cross: Wehrmacht War Merit, 1 st Class with swords, no mark on medal, case marked 100-150 Kerbach & Oesterhelt Dresden A 1 28 Badge: Heer (Army) Tank Assault in silver, no mark, zinc with number 25 600-700 29 Badge: Air Gunner with lightning bolt, no mark 250-300 Bob & Sallie Connelly – Auction of Military Memorabilia – April 27, 2008 PAGE 1 of 10 30 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, G/W/L [Gebruder Weyehoff, Ludenscheid] with gold colored leaves 350-400 31 Cross: Iron 1st Class 1939, no mark, in vaulted case, no maker 100-150 32 Cross: Iron 2nd Cass 1939, no mark 25-35 33 Clasp: to the Iron Cross 1 st class 1939, pin marked L21 in unmarked case 350-400 34 Badge: Luftwaffe Flak, C.E. Juncker Berlinsw in case 300-350 35 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, no mark, in case 400-500 36 Badge: Kriegsmarine E-Boat War, 2 nd Model, A.D. Schwerdt, Stuttgart SA inside of an 200-300 Triangle 37 Badge: Kriegsmarine U-Boat Submarine War, Gold (in color), no mark 250-300 38 Badge: Wehrmacht Wound, in silver – 1939, 26, Tombak 15-25 39 Cross: Wehrmacht German, in gold #1 Hersteller 1200- 1500 40 Badge: DRL Sports, 3 rd model with Swastika, D.R.G.M. 35269 Wernstein Jena, bronze 10-15 41 Saber: Army Officer Alcoso, Solingen 80-100 42 Sword: Police "Fuhrerdegen" Clemen & Jung, Solingen 600-800 43 Saber: Eickhorn Pattern #1765 "Prinz Eugen" original Eickhorn, Solingen this pattern saber 700- was also sometimes worn by members of the Waffen-SS 1000 44 Dagger: Luftwaffe, scale logo Alcosa, Solingen marked 300-400 45 Dagger: Miniature Luftwaffe (matching above lot) m.n. scale logo Alcosa, Solingen marked 350-450 46 Dagger: RAD Officer with hangers, Paul Weyersberg & Co. Solingen blade is engraved with 1000 - URBEIT ADELT, blade edge has eight tiny dings 1200 47 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, G. H. OSang Dresden 350-400 48 Badge: Air Gunner with lightning bolt, B&T L [[Berg & Nolte, Ludenscheid]] 350-400 49 Badge: Air Gunner without lightning bolt, JMME &Sohn Berlin 350-400 50 Badge: Luftwaffe Flak, G/W/U – Gebruder Wegehoff, Ludenscheid 150-200 51 Badge: Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser, G/W/L [Gebruder, Weyehoff, Ludenscheid] 375-425 52 Badge: Kriegsmarine Blockade Runner, FEC. Otto Placzek Berlin AUSF. Schwerin Berlin 150-200 53 Badge: Kriegsmarine Minesweeper, R.K. Rudolf Karneth & Sohne, Gablonz 80-100 54 Badge: Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War, Schwerin Berlin 200-250 55 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot Commemorative, C.E. Juncker Berlin SW 800- 1000 56 Badge: Heer (Army) Tank Assault Badge in bronze, IIIII/W Herman Wernstein 80-100 57 Badge: Wehrmacht Wound, in gold 1939, 26 90-100 58 Japanese Samurai Sword: WW II, pattern Shin-Gunto, late 1944. Type: Katana, cutting edge 400-600 26”; Signature: Kane Haru; Date: August 1944; Temper Line: Suguba, (straight) not visible in most places due to poor condition of the polish. Note: Hiro Mitsu was a Seki arsenal smith during the war. However this sword has more stamp marks. It has 2 smaller stamp marks on the tang from Gifu Provence which is near the Seki arsenal and was probably utilized after allied bombers attacked the area. 59 Japanese Samurai Sword – blade only: WW II, pattern Shin-Gunto, late 1944. Type: Katana, 400-600 cutting edge 26”; Signature: Kane Haru; Date: August 1944; Temper Line: Suguba, (straight) not visible in most places due to poor condition of the polish. Note: Hiro Mitsu was a Seki arsenal smith during the war. However this sword has more stamp marks. It has 2 smaller stamp marks on the tang from Gifu Provence which is near the Seki arsenal and was probably utilized after allied bombers attacked the area. 60 Map Case: Japanese, leather with canvas strap, inside of flap has Japanese symbols 50-60 (painted), includes pencil with Japanese symbols 61 Japanese Temple Dagger: bone carving 50-60 62 Knife: Luftwaffe Paratrooper gravity, RBNR. 0/0561/0020 Reichsbetriebs nummer 80-100 63 Knife: WW I trench with standard WWI scabbard, C with a crown above 50-60 64 Bayonet: Dress sidearm, stag grips, Emil Voos Solingen 125-150 65 Bayonet: Mauser service, P. Weyersberg 9230 g 50-75 66 Bayonet: Mauser service, J. SCH 7972 50-75 67 Bayonet: Mauser service, 44 CGH 1932 a 50-75 68 Bayonet: Mauser service, F. Koeller & Co. Solingen 50-75 Bob & Sallie Connelly – Auction of Military Memorabilia – April 27, 2008 PAGE 2 of 10 69 Bayonet: U.S. M6 (M14) aerial 30-40 70 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, no mark, in case 400-500 71 Badge: Luftwaffe Pilot, Friedrich Keller Oberstein/N 350-400 72 Badge: Air Gunner with lightning bolt, no mark 250-300 73 Badge: Luftwaffe Observer, in case, medal marked A, [F.W. Assmann & Sohne], 400-500 Ludenscheid 74 Badge: Kriegsmarine Minesweeper, R.K. inscribed on back EB M23064, Rudolf Karneth & 80-100 Sohne, Gablonz 75 Badge: Kriegsmarine E-Boat War, 1 st Model, unmarked 200-300 76 Badge: Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War, Schwerin Berlin 200-250 77 Badge: Kriegsmarine Blockade Runner, FEC. Otto Placzek Berlin AUSF. A.G.M.U.K. 4 125-150 Gablonz 78 Cross: Wehrmacht German, in gold, cloth version, threads appear to be silver & black, SS 500-600 Panzer 79 Badge: Wehrmacht Wound, in silver – 1939, 127 zinc 15-25 80 Cross: Wehrmacht War Merit, 2nd Class with swords, no mark 5-10 81 Sword: Eickhorn Field Marshal pattern #1706 "Scharnhorst", original Eickhorn, Solingen 400-500 guard stamped DRP 82 Sword: 1934 pattern Luftwaffe "Fliegerschwert" original Eickhorn, Solingen 600-800 83 Sword: Eickhorn Field Marshal pattern #1693 "Wrangel" original Eickhorn, Solingen guard 300-400 stamped GES.GESCH 84 Dagger: Flyer’s "Luftsport – Verband" WMW Waffen – Waffenffabrik max Weyersberg with 400-500 portepee 85 Dagger: Naval officer dress, Rich. Plumacher Sohn, Solingen, engraved blade, one side of 1000 - blade has engraving of large warship, handle has been repaired, with portepee 1200 86 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Fighter Pilot, gold (in color) with star hanger, no mark 800 - 950 87 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Fighter Pilot in case, silver (in color) no mark, with GOA by Detlev 325-350 Niemann 88 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Fighter Pilot, bronze (in color) no mark 200-300 89 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Bomber Pilot, bronze (in color) no mark 150-200 90 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Bomber Pilot, bronze (in color) no mark 150-200 91 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Bomber Pilot, bronze (in color) G.H. Osang 150-200 92 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Bomber Pilot, silver (in color) no mark 200-250 93 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Reconnaissance Patrol, gold (in color) no mark 500-550 94 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Reconnaissance Patrol, gold (in color) JMME & Sohn Berlin 375-425 95 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Reconnaissance Patrol, silver (in color) no mark 200-300 96 Clasp: Luftwaffe Squadron Reconnaissance Patrol, bronze (in color) JMME & Sohn Berlin 200-250 97 Badge: Luftwaffe Squadron Clasp Transport Pilot, gold (in color) no mark 375-425 98 Badge: Luftwaffe Squadron Clasp Transport Pilot, silver (in color) no mark 200-300 99 Badge: Luftwaffe Squadron Clasp Transport Pilot,: bronze (in color) no mark 200-250 100 Luftwaffe Honor Goblet: Stamped on bottom ALPAKA Feinsilber Auflage Joh.
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