WWII
Outstanding Battlefield
Pick-Up Luftwaffe Helmet w/ Excellent Decal
Coming from the bloody Vistula Pocket, this incredible
condition battlefield pick-up specimen will be a perfect addition to any WWII
collection. The Luftwaffe single decal is simply incredible, given it's
clear exposure outside. Obviously it was picked-up and put away not too terribly
long, as the metal is still solid, and the decal phenomenal. I'll let the
pictures do the talking! Civil War collectors love relics that "whistle
Dixie"...this one whistles Erika!
LAYAWAY
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Full-Scale, 100%
Authentic German WWII MP40 "Dummy" Submachine Gun
100% Reproduction but
Authentic "To-Spec", NON-Firing, Plastic Barrel, Faux Bakelite & w/Repro Metal
Parts
The Affordable, 100% Legal,
Fully-Functional Piece Perfect For Your Weapons Display
Here's your chance to have the most affordable, and arguably
most iconic German WWII weapon ever produced. Don't be a "dummy" and pay
thousands for a "de-mil'ed" MP40--which can STILL get you in very hot water with
the ATF--when you can do the smart and affordable option of a meticulously
authentic reproduction piece that fully ensures it is a "dummy" submachine
gun...but will FOOL ANYONE WHO WALKS IN YOUR WAR ROOM TO SEE IT! Strap
this beauty on the real "dummy"--the mannequin in your display room with his SS
field gear and smock, and it makes for the most killer final touch that truly
brings the display to life. The folding stock is fully-functional, folding
in and out, locking in and out just as the original dig. The receiver and
bolt are all plastic, and again (even the safety feature of the cocking
mechanism) and everything is fully-functional. Even the bolt assembly can
be cocked, and fired by the trigger, of course! The barrel is plastic and
solid--nothing in any way could ever possibly be altered to ever even fire a
spitwad or BB, so when everyone who see's it and freaks out thinking you've got
a real MP40 submachine gun, you can calmly tell them, "It's a dummy....DUMMY!"
Only a few metal parts and pieces so that it adds realistic weight and feel to
it--just splendid. Clip also operates perfectly--and is metal with solid
plastic innards--again, NOT a real clip. Exacting authenticity to size,
design, and attributes were paid to even the slightest detail--right down to the
flip-up leaf sights. Has great looking correct-style markings of "MP 40
ayf 40 MARUSHIN". Though Hugo Schmeisser was indeed a
revolutionary German weapons designer for decades, it was actually Chief
Engineer Heinrich Vollmer who is responsible for the development of the MP40.
It was Schmeisser's clip made for the MP40--bearing his name as the maker's mark
on the clip--that led to so many Tommy's and GI's to nickname it the "Schmeisser".
A lot of Germans actually nicknamed them "Spandau's" since a majority of them
were made by the Spandau production facility and marked as such.
Regardless, not only did the Germans simply adore the MP40, every single enemy
nation and army respected them so much that they often carried and used captured
specimens.
A real "de-wad" Schmeisser costs thousands. A REAL-real
Schmeisser for you appropriately licensed owners out there cost around $10,000+.
You can spend a mere tiny fraction of the cost, and 5 feet away, THEY WON'T KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE! So who's the real "dummy"???
$498
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THE Legendary MP40...in real action...
Even "proper Englishmen" gave the unyielding respect deserved
to the excellent MP40 German submachine gun, as displayed in the picture below
of Brits in the Normandy Invasion
Fantastic Austrian Lorenz M1854 .54 Cal. Rifle & Bayonet
From the Famous Pioneer Relic and Souvenir "Godfather" Otis Reilly (late 1800's
through early 1900's) of Sharpsburg and All Antietam Battlefield Relics
This Piece Hung Within the Hagerstown, Maryland GAR Post #4 Until It Was Closed
Oh yes, you heard it
correctly--this piece has just about all the facets of history, collectability,
and desirability that one could possibly hope for in an item. This
beautiful Austrian Lorenz M1854 Rifle and matching bayonet came directly from
the Hargerstown, Maryland GAR Post #4, which was filled by and through
none-other than the true pioneer "Godfather" of all relicdom--Otis Reilly of
Sharpsburg, Maryland. I have had several spectacular pieces from the GAR
hall, containing Reilly's original shop sales ID tags with the GAR Post
notarized inventory tags. Ranging from ID'ed South Carolinian cavalryman's
sword to Confederate artillery implements picked-up from the Dunkard Farm,
Reilly was a very young boy at the time of the battle, living nearby.
Being so fascinated--like all young boys should--with the horrific and climactic
battle that occurred practically within his back yard, he began amassing his
seemingly unending collection of Antietam battle "relics" from the time the
battle ended until the very end of his life in the 1900's. He even ran a
souvenir relic shop and tours for returning veterans and families.
Attached below are pics of a few other items I have been fortunate enough to
acquire from the remaining pieces that were salvaged from one of the last
custodians working at the old GAR post when all the old soldiers had died off
and it was shut down. Also below is an incredible article and interview
with Otis Reilly, explaining much of the great and storied history of this
pioneer in our relic arena. He is mentioned well with some pictured items
within the fantastic book by Sylvia and O'Donnell "The Illustrated History of
American Civil War Relics." You NEED THIS BOOK!
The weapon itself is 100%
original, fully-functional, complete, and quite beautiful, despite the years.
I've simply cleaned it with Kramer's--you could even do some more cleaning, if
you choose, to even further beautify and remove the years of smoke, dust, and
display it endured not only from the Antietam battle, but sitting in the
hallowed hall of those GAR boys! The action is perfectly crisp, tight, and
fully-functional (even that often pesky half-cock!) The "860" date for
1860 on the lockplate, and Austrian eagle motif are both equally visible upon
the lockplate. What's really cool about this piece is that not only is it
in the original .54 cal. bore (most usually were made/re-bored for .58 caliber
for mainly Federal use), there is a great set of initial carved into the
stock...AND an original Springfield swelled ramrod as the replacement--all
rather "Johnny" traits in summation. Do enough research into the
Confederate units equipped with .54 cal. Lorenz's at the battle, look for the
name with those initials "JFP" carved into the stock, and you may have a true
"treasure beyond measure"! No damage. No repairs. No
apologies. Just one hell of an Austrian Lorenz that tells a story about
Sharpsburg from September 17th, 1862, through the hands of a young local boy and
"godfather" of all relicdom (Reilly), FINALLY being displayed for decades within
the Hagerstown GAR Hall #4.
Like I always like to offer my
customers.....so much....for so little....
Sale Pending
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Exceptional German Excavated SS Helmet from the Wiking SS Panzer Division
From
Their Battlefront at the Battle of Radzymin/Wolomin (Warsaw, Poland, Across the
Vistula River) From August 1, 1944 Through August 10, 1944
Clear
SS Runes Single Decal Remnants on M40 Helmet WITH Remnants of Helmet
Liner AND Outside Ring For Camouflage Holding Strap!
Spectacular excavated example of
an SS helmet, in beautiful and solid condition, having not only the gorgeous
visible SS runes single decal clearly visible, but also a "ring" of oxidation
around the outside of the helmet where obviously a metal band for securing
camouflage once was! But it gets even better: the Polish relic hunter who
unearthed this fine piece retrieved it from the Wiking SS battlefront for the
strategic fighting during the battle of Radzymin, just east of Warsaw, Poland
and the Vistula River in early August of 1944. The only SS men in the
fight were the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, so it makes identification quite
easy! The historic battle within this 10-day fight would climax as the
largest tank battle to ever be fought within Poland, and known as the Battle of
Wolomin.
This battle began
as Russian reconnaissance units reached
Warsaw
in late July, which on
August
1,
1944
the
Warsaw
Uprising started. Starting from an area south
of Mińsk Mazowiecki, Lieutenant-General N. D. Vedeneev's 3rd
Tank Corps (part of the Soviet Second Tank Army) thrust
northwest through
Okuniew and Wołomin to Radzymin, reaching an
area only three miles (five kilometers) from the strategic
bridge over the
Narew
River at Zegrze.In response to Vedeneev's
thrust, the Germans started a tactical counter-attack near
Radzymin on July 31. The offensive, carried out by 4
understrength Panzer divisions, was to secure the eastern
approaches to Warsaw and Vistula crossings, and aimed to destroy
the three tank corps of the Second Tank Army in detail. Under
the leadership of German Field Marshal
Model,
the
4th,
19th,
Hermann Göring, and
5th SS
Panzer Divisions were concentrated from
different areas with their arrival in the area of Wołomin
occurring between July 31 and August 1, 1944. Although the 3rd
Tank Corps gamely defended the initial assaults of the
Hermann Göring and 19th Panzer Divisions, the arrival of the
4th Panzer and 5th SS Panzer Divisions spelled doom for the
isolated and outnumbered unit. Already on August 1, the
leading elements of the 19th and 5th SS Panzer Divisions,
closing from the west and east respectively, met at Okuniew,
cutting the 3rd Tank Corps off from the other units of the
Second Tank Army. Pressed into the area of Wołomin, the 3rd Tank
Corps was pocketed and destroyed on August 3, 1944. Attempts to
reach the doomed tank corps by the 8th Guards Tank Corps and the
16th Tank Corps failed, with the 8th Guards Tank Corps taking
serious losses in the attempt. Although Model had planned to
attack the 8th Guards Tank Corps next, the withdrawal of the
19th and Hermann Göring Panzer Divisions to shore up the
German defenses around the Magnuszew bridgehead forced the
remaining German forces around Okuniew to go on the defensive.
Further combat lasted until
August
10, when the Germans finally withdrew.
Soviet losses were heavy, but not heavy enough to affect the
overall course of their thrust to the vicinity of Warsaw. The
3rd Tank Corps was destroyed, the 8th Guards Tank Corps took
heavy losses, and the 16th Tank Corps took significant losses as
well. Overall, the Second Tank Army's losses were significant
enough that it was withdrawn from the front lines by August 5,
1944.
The SS Wiking
Division has a long and storied history to their unit, fighting
prowess, and amazing "international" origins. It was the
first to be comprised of non-German volunteer soldiers, coming
from a myriad of Germanic countries--but outside of
Germany--such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavia, and some
Volkdeutch from the Balkans. Many Dutch, Danes, Finns,
Walloons, Norwegians, and Flemmings by the thousands would wear
the proud cuff bands and collar tabs of the 5th SS Wiking
Division. Like all other SS men, their fierce & fearless
determination on the battlefield would become legendary to all
who heard their name spoken. Their Wiking Panzer Division
motto was "Ersten Rein and Letzten raus..." [First in, and last
OUT!]
I'll let the
helmet do the talking now...it speaks to its own history of
battle, sacrifice, loyalty, and honor of young men who would
fight "to the last round" in defense of what they believed and
held dear (albeit twisted politically by a terrible
regime--their deeds were worthy of a better cause).
Regardless, the history and story of this helmet and the Wiking
who wore it shall endure through the ages--so long as someone is
willing to listen.
LAYAWAY
Pictures of
Wiking Collar Tab, Cuff Band, and Two Original Pictures of the
5th SS Wiking Fighting During the Battle of Wolomin
Iconic SS/Wiking Divisional Recruiting Posters
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Battle map of
Radzymin/Wolomin
Excellent Early-Dug German Helmet w/Great
Remnants of the Single Decal
Dug By Belgian Relic Hunter in the Ardennes
Forest
I sure love dug German helmets--especially when they are the quality like this
one!
Anytime I can find one with remnants of any decals, I get happy! This one
will not disappoint. It was found by a Belgian WWII relic hunter years ago
within the massive Ardennes Forest, and is obviously a relic of the
"Bulge"/winter operations of late 1944/1945 in western Europe. You can
still see some good detail of the official Nazi decal (adopted after Hitler's
rise as Chancellor in 1933, and forcing the Wehrmacht to adopt a single unifying
code of decals, versus the old regional decals), consisting of black, white, and red sections
partitioned within the shield motif. The helmet has been cleaned really
good to eliminate any chance of oxidation or deterioration, and is in
rock-solid, stable condition. On the inside of the helmet, you can read
some of the helmet numbering, though faintly. Both inside and out, you can
see some traces of the original coloring--a very dark color. The outside
actually appears almost black--one can always hope and imagine it was an SS
helmet! I'm sure it was a feld-grun (field green) finish of some sort,
whether SS or not, you can't see any decals on the other side. Excellent
and inexpensive dug specimen in fantastic excavated condition.
Sale Pending
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