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A superb example of an early single decal Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger helmet
Price: SOLD
An excellent large size single decal Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger helmet. The helmet is finished in the typical 'blue/green' paint and is complete with the single eagle/swastika decal, along with its original lining and chinstraps. Surviving in excellent condition, the helmet retains approximately 98% paint finish, and 99% of the decal. The lining is fully marked and the helmet is free from any damage or alteration. A near perfect helmet, of a condition rarely encountered in the market
place today. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
A superb and mint example of an early double decal Luftwaffe M35 pattern steel helmet
Price: SOLD
A mint condition example of the sought after M35 pattern double decal Luftwaffe steel helmet. The helmet is finished in the typical early shiny field blue paint and is complete with both decals, along with its original lining and chinstrap. Surviving in mint condition with storage age only, the helmet retains approximately 98% paint finish, 100% of the eagle decal, and 98% the tricolour decal. The fine beige leather lining is still supple, and retains its original
draw
string. The 1939 dated oval ink stamp is still lear to the centre of the hemlet, and the leather chinstrap is also dated 1939. As near perfect as your ever likely to find, this is the condition which is rarely encountered in the market
place today. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
A superb and near mint example of an M40 'rough finish' single decal Luftwaffe steel helmet
Price: SOLD
A near mint condition example of the M40 pattern 'rough finish' single decal Luftwaffe steel helmet. The helmet is finished in the typical 'rough finish' field blue paint and is complete with the eagle decal, along with its original lining and chinstrap. Surviving in near mint condition with storage age only, the helmet retains approximately 98% paint finish, and 100% of the eagle decal. The fine beige leather lining is still supple, and retains its original draw
string.. As near perfect as your ever likely to find, this is the condition which is rarely encountered in the market
place today. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe Officer's summer service white-topped peak visor cap
Price: £2250
An excellent lightly used example of the officer's white summer service cap. Cap has the typical 'waffle-pattern' top and is complete with the detachable eagle/swastika. Cap is complete with a full celluliod diamond to the white silk interior, bearing a silver blocked makers name and address. Overall very good to excellent condition, with a nice 'operations' used feel and shape.
Luftwaffe OR / NCO Flight Section summer service white-topped peak visor cap
Price: £575
A good used example of the OR / NCO Flight Section white summer service cap. Cap has a typical detachable white cotton top and is complete with the eagle/swastika. The lining is finished in a fine quality off white silk (which never had a celluliod diamond), along with a beige coloured leather sweatband. The cap shows typical operational use which gives it a pleasant patination.
Luftwaffe OR / NCO Flight Section summer service white-topped peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent lightly used example of the OR / NCO Flight Section white summer service cap. Cap has a typical detachable white top and is complete with the detachable eagle/swastika. Cap is complete with a full celluliod diamond to the white silk interior, bearing a black blocked makers name and logo; the sweatband in a fine off white leather. Fine private purchase quality visor cap in overall excellent condition.
Scarce Luftwaffe Eastern front winter issue fur cap for flight personnel
Price: £675
An excellent example of the Luftwaffe Eastern Front winter fur cap issued to flight personnel, complete with hidden pop stud flaps for use with flight headphones. The cap is completed in the typical off white leather with fur interior lining and fur ear flaps, which can be tied to the top. The cap retains the correct machine-embroidered Luftwaffe eagle/swastika and cockade. This is undoubtedly one of the best examples of its type available for sale, surviving in close to mint condition, and very rare to
find this version for flight personnel. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection. This item has updated information given to us by the museum, concerning its particular use by flight personnel.
Luftwaffe Flight OR/NCO Double-Erel peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A superb and extremely rare example of a Double-Erel Flight OR/NCO cap. The cap has a beautiful gabardine field blue top and black mohair band along with silver aluminium badges. The typical golden beige silk nterior is near mint and bears the full celluliod diamond with silver blocked Erel name logo (Standard Quality), the cap shows minute use, and as such, was probably a 'number one' dress cap. The entire cap has survived in close to mint condition throughout,
with just one small moth nip to the piping at the back of the cap. Ex-Atkinson Museum of the German Airforce collection.
Luftwaffe Flight OR/NCO peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A superb example of the Flight OR/NCO cap. The cap has a beautiful gabardine field blue top and black mohair band along with silver aluminium badges. Interior is mint and bears a full celluliod diamond with blocked name and manufacture date of 1938. This cap has survived in mint pristine condition, and must represent one of the very best surviving today. Ex-Atkinson Museum of the German Airforce collection.
Luftwaffe Flak OR/NCO Triple-Erel peak visor cap named to Gefreiter Josef Kreuzer from Grossarl, Austria
Price: SOLD
A superb and extremely rare example of a Triple-Erel Flak OR/NCO cap. The cap has a beautiful gabardine field blue top and black mohair band along with silver aluminium badges. The typical golden beige silk nterior is near mint and bears the full celluliod diamond with silver blocked Erel name logo (Standard Quality), still attached to the celluliod diamond is the Erel 'Stirnschutz' card, machined into position at the point of manufacture. The cap has obviously seen slight use probably
as a 'number one' dress cap, and situated under the Erel card is a paper label showing the original owner as Gefreiter.Josef Kreuzer from Grossarl, Austria. The ventilated leather has the usual brass vent ring positioned behind, and the beige leather is fully Erel blocked. There are a couple of small moth holes in the roof, and a couple under the back of the flap over; fortunately they do not detract from the cap visually from the front, but it is simply due to them being present that keeps the cap at a
very acceptable
price. Undoubtably the least expensive Triple-Erel visor cap for sale, and actually far rarer than any Triple-Erel officer caps to find. This is a cap which should be fully researchable. Grossarl is a small market town situated in the ski resort area of St.Johann im Pongau, near Salzburg. These are still small tightly nit communities, making Josef Kreuzer very easy to research.
Luftwaffe Flak OR/NCO peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A superb example of the Flak OR/NCO cap. The cap has a beautiful gabardine field blue top and black mohair band along with silver aluminium badges. Interior is mint and bears a full celluliod diamond with blocked name and manufacture address along with logo. Stamped into the back of the leather sweatband is the unit I./Flak R.6 (1st Company Flak Regt.6). This cap has survived in mint pristine condition, and must represent one of the very best surviving today. Ex-Atkinson Museum of the German Airforce
collection.
Luftwaffe Signals OR/NCO peak visor cap
Price: £875
A superb example of the Signal OR/NCO cap. The cap has a beautiful wool field blue top and black mohair band along with silver aluminium badges. Interior is in close to mint condition and bears a full celluliod diamond with silver blocked name and manufacture address along with logo. Stamped into the back of the leather sweatband is the full unit markings for Signals Regt.14, along with the cap makers name / address, and the manufacture date of 1937. This cap has survived in near mint condition,
and must represent one of the very best surviving today. Ex-Atkinson Museum of the German Airforce
Luftwaffe Flight Traffic Contol OR/NCO peak visor cap
Price: £1275
A superb example of an extremely rare Flight Traffic Contol OR/NCO peak visor cap. The cap has a fine wool field blue top and black mohair band with light green piping, along with silver aluminium badges. Interior is in the typical orange cotton with the celluliod diamond bearing silver blocked name and manufacture address along with logo. Overall excellent condition, with a moth free exterior and light service use from the interior.
Luftwaffe M44 einheitsmutze ski- cap
Price: £450
A near mint condition example of the Luftwaffe M44 einheitsmutze ski-cap. The cap is completed in the typical blue/grey wool material and retains the machine-embroidered Luftwaffe eagle/swastika and separate cockade. This is undoubtedly one of the best examples of its type available for sale, surviving in close to mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe Afrika Campaign tropical pith helmet with anti-glare sunglasses
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of the Luftwaffe tropical pith helmet. The helmet is complete with the correct metal tricolour and eagle/swastika emblems, along with the tan leather chinstrap. Interior is typical with a green and red cotton lining, along with a beige leather sweatband. The sweatband is stamped with the full manufacturers name and address, in this instance, Clements Wagner. A particularly nice example of this scarce version of the tropical helmet, and complete with the special anti-glare sunglasses.
Overall excellent to near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
A good example of a 'camo' finished Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger helmet
Price: SOLD
A very good combat example of the Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger helmet. The helmet has been 'camo' finished in the typical tri-colour paint and is complete with its original lining and chinstraps. Surviving in overall excellent condition, the lining is fully marked and the helmet is free from any unsightly damage. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
An extremely rare Luftwaffe SSK 90 jet pilots helmet
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of the rare SSK 90 pattern jet pilots helmet manufactured by Siemens.The leather has survived in good subtle condition as has the interior lining and leather fastening straps. The lining still retains the Siemens cloth label, and a stamp or name has been inked out. Overall very good to excellent condition, with a nice 'operations' used feel.
Luftwaffe Officer's peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A good used example of the officer's service cap. Cap is in the field-blue gabardine, with black mohair capband and silver aluminium piping. The cap retains the eagle/swastika, oakleaves/cockade insignia along with cords. The cap is complete with a full celluliod diamond to the beige silk interior, Overall used condition, free from moth, but some adverse wear to the crown piping.
Luftwaffe Flak OR/NCO summer service white-topped peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of the scarce Flak OR/NCO white summer service cap. Cap has a fine private-purchase cotton top and is complete with the detachable metal eagle/swastika. Cap is complete with a full celluliod diamond to the interior, bearing a gold blocked makers name and address. Overall excellent condition.
Erel manufactured Polizei Officers shako with full dress plume
Price: £2250
A stunning example of the Polizei Officers shako manufactured by the prestigious firm of Erel. Surviving in pristine condition, this shako has the best quality field grey doeskin finish and high gloss black fitments. The wreathed eagle & swastika stands proud and is finished in aluminium which has been highly burnished to the edges, giving an incredible feeling of quality; in addition, sections of the same field grey doeskin material have been applied to the spaces between the wreath and the eagle,
to give a three dimentional effect. Even the aluminium silver chinscales have been highly burnished to the edges of each scale. The cockade is completed using silver bullion wires and has a black velvet backing. The interior has a light tan leather sweatband and retains the original beige silks to the roof. To the black fibre roof is the full erel 'helmet man' logo. The entire shako shows no use other than typical storage age and is complete with its original full black dress plume.
Superb Robert Lubstein ' Erel' quality Rural Polizei shako
Price: £1,450
A superb example of a Rural Polizei Robert Lubstein 'Erel' manufactured shako. Fine quality police field grey doeskin body with patent finished brown top and visor. The shako retains its silver aluminium wreathed eagle/swastika, with top cockade and brown leather chinstrap. Interior has a light beige leather lining which is complete with its original fastener, along with the full Robert Lubstein 'Erel' transfer to the roof. Very large size and storage age only. Not normally encountered in this
condition.
Extremely rare 'Double Erel - Double vented' Rural Polizei Officers peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent used example of the Rural Polizei Officers 'Double Erel - Double Vented' cap. Manufactured to Erel's 'Standard' quality, the cap has a beautiful Polizei green doeskin wool top with light brown capband and orange piping. The cap retains its fine ventilated cockade along with a high quality two-piece aluminium wreathed eagle/swastika (with vent hole behind). Interior is in the scarcer peppermint silk, and has the full silver blocked makers name and logo behind the celluliod
diamond. Retaining an excellent jaunty shape, this cap has been used on duty and shows some light use to the interior and Erel marked sweatband. A very nice looking cap, with a few minor moth nips to the piping (primarily under the flaps each side). This particular cap also has a very nice name tag inserted into the celluliod panel, and the unusual name may allow research to be possible.
Extremely rare 'Double Erel' Administration Polizei Officers peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent used example of the Administration Polizei Officers 'Double Erel' cap. Manufactured to Erel's 'Standard' quality, the cap has a beautiful field-grey doeskin wool top with dark brown capband and grey piping. The cap retains its cockade along with a high quality aluminium wreathed eagle/swastika. Interior is in the typical golden silk, and has the full silver blocked makers name and logo behind the celluliod diamond. Retaining an excellent jaunty shape, this cap has been used on duty for many a year
and has a well sweated Erel sweatband, along with a well thumbed visor. A very nice looking cap, for the collector that likes to see a bit of use.
This cap is featured in the well known publication, Nazi Regalia by Fowler.
Superb 'Double Erel' Privat quality Polizei Officers peak visor cap named to Leutnant Rosenschou
Price: SOLD
A magnificent example of Polizei Officers 'Double Erel' cap in the top 'Privat' quality. Cap has the most beautiful doeskin wool top with dark brown capband and green piping. The cap retains its original extra quality 'ventilated' cockade along with aluminium wreathed eagle/swastika again with vented back. Interior is in the classic peppermint silk lining used for 'Privat' class caps, and has the full gold blocked makers name and logo behind the complete celluliod diamond. The Officer's hand written name tag
remains within the diamond. Cap retains its fine ventilated leather Erel marked sweatband. The cap has survived in close to mint condition throughout, free from any moth or damage. There would be an extremely good chance of tracing this particular Officer, due to his unusual surname.
Polizei OR/NCO peak visor cap manufactured by Alkero
Price: £875
An excellent example of a Polizei OR/NCO peak visor cap with a Polizei field grey doeskin top, brown wool capband and light green piping. The cap retains a fine cockade and a stunning wreathed eagle/swastika of very high quality with polished swastika and highlights.The interior is in the orange waterflecked material with full celluliod diamond bearing the gold blocked Alkero name and logo. The cap shows just light use to the interior, the exterior is in mint condition.
Fire Polizei Officer's peak visor cap circ: 1934-36
Price: £675
A mint condition example of a FirePolizei Officers peak visor cap dating from the 1934-36 period. The cap has a fine blue doeskin wool top with carmine red piping and black velvet capband. The cap retains the national cockade, nickel-silver 1934-36 period wreathed eagle/swastika, along with silver capcords. The interior has a fine blue silk lining with full celluliod diamond bearing a silver blocked rosette style manufacturers name and logo. The cap survives in mint condition, and still
retains the original tissue paper to the inside.
Polizei OR/NCO einheitsmutze ski cap
Price: £875
A mint condition example of the Polizei einheitsmutze ski cap. Finished in typical police field-grey wool, the cap retains the one piece National cockade / wreathed eagle / swastika insignia, machine sewn to the cap at the point of manufacture. Interior has a silk lining and shows just light use with greasing to the front. A very nice example, and not so easy to find.
An excellent example of a Heer 'Double Erel' peak visor cap belonging to the Company Commander of the 9th Company Artillery Regiment 21
Price: SOLD
A fine example of a Heer officers cap for artillery by the exclusive Berlin firm of Erel. Light field grey wool doeskin top with dark green capband and green piping. Cap retains the silver aluminium eagle/swastika and oakleaves with Erel ventilated cockade along with the silver capcords. Interior is in the Erel golden silk lining with
celluloid diamond bearing the full silver blocked Erel makers name and logo, along with number '140'. The sweatband is the special purchase type with ventilated front and 'Erel' silver blocked logo to the side. The cap has survived in excellent condition and shows just light use.
A Heer Infantry OR/NCO peak visor cap
Price: £475
Ribbed gabardine field-grey top with dark green capband and white piping. The cap retains the silver aluminium badges along with capcords. Interior has a typical orange-brown cotton lining with a full celluliod diamond. The cap shows some light use to the exterior and interior and retains a good NCO style shape. A couple of moth nips to the roof, but front is free from any moth or damage.
A scarce example of Pioneer piped service peak visor cap manufactured by the firm of Erel and originally belonging to Hauptmann Von Oeynhausen
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of the Pioneer service peak visor cap in field grey with dark green capband and black piping. Cap retains the aluminium metal insignia along with silver capcords. Interior has the 'Erel' Standard class silk lining and retains the full celluloid diamond bearing the Erel logo and name. Within the celluliod diamond is the hand written name tag for Von Oeynhausen. Interior also has the light brown leather Erel sweatband with ventilated front. Affixed to the side of the sweatband are two typical aluminium oval discs, one bearing the letter 'V' and the other the letter 'O' The cap has survived in overall excellent condition apart from one small moth hole to the roof of the cap.
Heer Panzer 'Double Erel' peak visor cap named to Leutnant Ohlert
Price: SOLD
A good example of panzer officers peak visor cap, field grey wool doeskin top with pink piping and dark green capband, insignia consists of the silver aluminium metal eagle/swastika and oakleaves with ventilated cockade along with silver capcords. Interior has the gold silk Erel 'Extra' lining with full celluloid diamond and original owners name 'Ltn.Ohlert', allowing the purchaser an opportunity to conduct further research. Light use overall and a few moth nips otherwise very good to excellent condition.
An extremely rare example of so-called 'Donald Duck' white summer cap for a member of the Segelschulschiff 'Horst wessel'
Price: £1,950
A beautiful example of the white summer topped 'Donald Duck' cap for members of the Segelschulschiff 'Horst Wessel'. The cap bears the typical 'waffle-pattern' white top, which is removable for washing. The cap retains the eagle/cockade badge along with the fine woven gothic cap tally. Interior is in a light beige silk with a full celluliod diamond. The entire cap survives in excellent condition. The Segelschulschiff 'Horst Wessel' was launched in 1936 and was honoured with the martyrs name 'Horst wessel'. It
undertook training work for young Kriegsmarine recruits up to the outbreak of war, and was used as sea transport in the Baltic during the war.
A scarce Forestry Leaders peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A close to mint pristine Forestry Leaders peak visor cap. Completed in the typical Forestry field grey doeskin with a dark green velvet capband, the cap retains the golden bullion insignia for Forestry Leaders with the senior rank of 'Oberlandforstmeister', along with golden bullion capcords. The interior of the cap is in the finest white silk with a full manufacturers name and logo within the celluliod diamond. The entire cap has survived in close to mint pristine condition apart from light age patina to the
bullion wire. A beautiful looking cap !
Kriegsmarine Kapitans peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent used example of the Kriegsmarine Kapitans peak visor cap. Exterior is in blue wool with detachable top and capband is black mohair. Insignia consists of the golden bullion eagle/swastika and oakleaves with cockade. The cap is completed with a black leather chinstrap and visor bearing finely embroidered oak leaves. The interior is in the typical Kriegsmarine blue silk with a leather sweatband. The cap has survived in excellent condition, the exterior is free from moth or damage, as is the interior, which just shows light use.