Mark Shuttleworth
P.O. Box 1361
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Phone: (602)692-7158
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FALL SEASON
SHOW UPDATE ... Please come see me at the West Coast Militaria
Show and Sale in CALIFORNIA at the PAMONA FAIRPLEX Building
# 2 on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 .... Also I am planning on the
GREAT NASHVILLE, TN. CIVIL WAR SHOW in December ... Anticipating
any day now the following Relic Imports ...Dug Relic German
buckles from Poland, last ditch Black Panzer enlisted
mans hat in relic condition, GERMAN Helmet from Cherbourg,
and working on another KING TIGER Track section and a
Bullet Struck Russian Helmet, MG 40 Flash protector, ...
Our Holy Bible states in 1 Corinthians 2:9 Paul an Apostle
of Jesus wrote " No eye has seen, nor ear has heard,
no mind has concieved what God has prepared for those
who love him " what a love, what a destiny !
World
War Relics for Sale!
WELCOME
Collectors and Dealers to the NEW Virtual Storefront dedicated
to bringing Best Quality Battlefield Excavated Items from
both World Wars. As the proprietor of BLUEGRAYRELICS our
Civil War Relics website that has dealt with Investment
grade Civil War artifacts at affordable prices since 1994.
I am pleased to open a new storefront that will be dedicated
exclusively to World War artifacts. I have been working
closely with weekend European excavation teams in Latvia,
Germany, Belgium, and Stalingrad that are finding incredible
Battlefield proximity ground dug relics. Importing these
relics has been exciting. As you see an attractive artifact
on the site, please factor into your decision the rarity
of excavated WWI and WWII items in this country as well
as the cost to have these shipped from Europe. If buying
for investment remember the rapid price increases of Civil
War artifacts. These factors should assist in your decision
to invest in a battle present relic from one of our World
Wars that you can enjoy. Thank-you for visiting Great War
Relics. Mark
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Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things
work together for good, to them who Love God. To them
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RARE - BULLET RIDDLED German
WWII Single Decal Hemet recovered in the woods occupied by SS
troops KURLAND POCKET !
This is a spectacular Battle Damaged
by what appears to be Machine Gun fire GERMAN HELMET that still
shows remnants of the singlr decal. One back quarter piece has
been blown away. A grim reminder of war. This Helmet will be
accompanied by the customs paperwork that I sometimes receive
on shipments from this area. Bullet struck items are highly
collectible but multiple struck items are highly desireable.
This relic was recovered near where Gen. Steiners Volunteer
Grenadier Division was located. On Tuesday, 9 October 1944,
the Soviets reached the Baltic Sea near Memel after over-running
headquarters of the 3rd Panzer Army. As a result, Army Group
North was cut off from a route to East Prussia. Hitler's military
advisors, notably Heinz Guderian, the Chief of the German General
Staff, urged evacuation and utilisation of the troops to stabilise
the front in central Europe. However, Hitler refused, and ordered
the German forces in Courland and the (Estonian) islands Hiiumaa
and Saaremaa to hold out, believing them necessary to protect
German submarine bases along the Baltic coast. Hitler still
believed the war could be won, and hoped that Dönitz's
new Type XXI U-boat technology could bring victory to Germany
in the Battle of the Atlantic, forcing the Allies out of Western
Europe. This would allow German forces to focus on the Eastern
Front, using the Courland Pocket as a springboard for a new
offensive.Hitler's refusal to evacuate the Army Group resulted
in the entrenchment of approximately 200,000 German troops or
about twenty-six divisions, largely of the 16th Army and 18th
Army, in what was to become known to the Germans as the "Courland
Bridgehead". Some sources indicate that there may have
been remnants of as many as thirty-one divisions [3] and one
brigade, which remained a threat to the Soviet northern flank.
There were six major periods of fighting in the Courland Pocket
between 15 October, 1944, and 4 April, 1945.
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INCREDIBLE - BATTLE DAMAGED
GERMAN Machine Gun MG34/42 Round Container that appears to have
been run over/ swiped by a HALFTRACK or TANK Recovered NARVA
!
On February 1st, forward Soviet units
of the 2nd Shock Army and the 8th Army crossed the Narva River
and established several bridgeheads on its west bank, to the
north and south of the town of Narva. On February 7th, the 8th
Army expanded the bridgehead in the Kriivasoo swamp south of
Narva, cutting the railway behind the Army Group "Narwa".
The headquarters of the Leningrad Front were unable to take
advantage of the opportunity of advancing further and encircling
the smaller German forces entirely. The command of the Army
Group "Narwa" held its ground in the complicated situation.
The German forces called in reinforcements, including the first
units of newly mobilized Estonians motivated to resist the looming
Soviet re-occupation. Simultaneously, the Soviet 42nd Army landed
their units across Lake Peipus 120 km south of Narva and established
a bridgehead in Mehikoorma Village. By a coincidence, the 20th
Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), headed for
the Narva front, reached the area. In the battle on February
14th-16th, the Estonian I Battalion of the 45th Regiment destroyed
the Soviet divisions in Southeast Estonia. A simultaneous Soviet
amphibious assault was conducted. The 517 men strong Soviet
260th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade landed at the Meriküla
coastal borough, behind German lines. However, the unit was
almost completely annihilated. Ferocious battles continued at
the Narva front until the end of February, when the Soviet armies
halted their exhausted offensive. Since the beginning of January,
the Leningrad Front had lost 227,440 men as wounded, killed
or missing in action, which constitute more than half of the
troops who had participated in the Leningrad-Novgorod Strategic
Offensive. The pause between the battles was used for bringing
in additional forces by both sides. As the first task at the
Narva front, the fresh Estonian SS Division reduced the Soviet
bridgeheads north of Narva by February 24th.
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RARE - FOXHOLE
Excavated WWII RELIC GERMAN Officer's LUGER Recovered in a cache
from the vicinity of CARENTAN Battlefield !
A nice desireable German Luger Relic
that was recovered near an important WWII Battle area near Carentan.
This is the last of a cache I was able to acquire from overseas.
The condition is relic with a missing section of the handle
frame which may be from Battle Damage. The Battle of Carentan
was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of
the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle
of Normandy. The battle took place between June 10 and June
14, 1944, on the approaches to and within the city of Carentan,
France.The objective of the attacking American forces was consolidation
of the U.S. beachheads (Utah Beach and Omaha Beach) and establishment
of a continuous defensive line against expected German counterattacks.
The defending German force attempted to hold the city long enough
to allow reinforcements en route from the south to arrive, prevent
or delay the merging of the lodgments, and keep the U.S. First
Army from launching a n attack towards Lessay-Périers
that would cut off the Cotentin Peninsula. Carentan was defended
by the 6th Parachute Regiment, two Ost battalions and remnants
of other German forces. The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division,
ordered to reinforce Carentan, was delayed by transport shortages
and attacks by Allied aircraft. The attacking 101st Airborne
Division, landed by parachute on June 6 as part of the American
airborne landings in Normandy, was ordered to seize Carentan.
In the ensuing battle, the 101st forced passage across the causeway
into Carentan on June 10 and June 11. A lack of ammunition forced
the German forces to withdraw on June 12. The 17th SS PzG Division
counter-attacked the 101st Airborne on June 13. Initially successful,
its attack was thrown back by Combat Command A (CCA) of the
U.S. 2nd Armored Division
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RARE - Relic condition GERMAN MG34 Drum MAGAZINE - Spectacular
Condition !
The MG34 was the first
modern, general purpose machine gun to be produced in large
quantities. Various models of the MG34, with small differences,
were produced for the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
The MG42 was an improvement over the MG34 and much easier to
manufacture. Both weapons were adopted by other countries after
WW II.
$ 240

Werhmacht soldier loading 50-round drum magazine on MG34.

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Very Rare BATTLE DAMAGED RUSSIAN Helmet w/ original Camo Paint
- BATTLE OF KURLAND POCKET !
Nice multiple bullet struck helmet
shell that is rare to find with original camo paint.
On Tuesday, 9 October 1944, the Soviets reached the Baltic Sea
near Memel after over-running headquarters of the 3rd Panzer
Army. As a result, Army Group North was cut off from a route
to East Prussia. Hitler's military advisors, notably Heinz Guderian,
the Chief of the German General Staff, urged evacuation and
utilisation of the troops to stabilise the front in central
Europe. However, Hitler refused, and ordered the German forces
in Courland and the (Estonian) islands Hiiumaa and Saaremaa
to hold out, believing them necessary to protect German submarine
bases along the Baltic coast. Hitler still believed the war
could be won, and hoped that Dönitz's new Type XXI U-boat
technology could bring victory to Germany in the Battle of the
Atlantic, forcing the Allies out of Western Europe. This would
allow German forces to focus on the Eastern Front, using the
Courland Pocket as a springboard for a new offensive.Hitler's
refusal to evacuate the Army Group resulted in the entrenchment
of approximately 200,000 German troops or about twenty-six divisions,
largely of the 16th Army and 18th Army, in what was to become
known to the Germans as the "Courland Bridgehead".
Some sources indicate that there may have been remnants of as
many as thirty-one divisions and one brigade, which remained
a threat to the Soviet northern flank.There were six major periods
of fighting in the Courland Pocket between 15 October, 1944,
and 4 April, 1945:
The German two-phase withdrawals during the execution of the
second stage of the Soviet Baltic Offensive (14 September 1944
- 24 November 1944), subsequent to the pocket being formed in
the Baltic Offensive's first stage, the Memel Offensive Operation.
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RARE - Excavated WWII German Buckle with part of CEMENT Building
Foundation still attached !
This is a unique German Whermacht
Buckle that was excavated in Warsaw Poland. The buckle was recovered
from the foundation of a building as it still has some cement
still attached where it was dug out .. The large section of
cement is under the crossbar and appears arond the rim on the
face. Brutal fighting took place around the city of Warsaw.
A unique relic and conversation piece. I was very close to keeping
in my own collection.
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NICE GROUPING
OF RELIC German WWII Whermacht Buckles DUG Near the WARSAW POLAND
BATTLEFIELD !
This is a nice group of 3 German
Buckles just in from Warsaw. The condition is solid on each.
Excavated relics and German Buckles in particular are quickly
becoming even more desireable than the minty ones. These buckles
were there present in the heat of combat around Warsaw. The
Invasion of Poland (1939) precipitated World War II. It was
carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied
Slovak contingent. In Poland the invasion is also known as "the
September Campaign" ("Kampania wrzesniowa") or
"the 1939 Defensive War" In Germany it is sometimes
referred to as "the Poland Campaign" ("Polenfeldzug")
or "the Polish-German War of 1939". For the German
General Staff, it was codenamed "Fall Weiss," or "Case
White". The invasion of Poland marked the start of World
War II in Europe, as Poland's western allies, the United Kingdom,
Australia and New Zealand,[6] de clared war on Germany on 3
September, soon followed by France, South Africa and Canada,
among others. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week
after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and ended
6 October 1939, with Germany and the Soviet Union occupying
the entirety of Poland. Although the United Kingdom and France
declared war on Germany soon after Germany attacked Poland,
very little direct military aid was provided. Following a German-staged
"Polish attack" on 31 August 1939, on September 1,
German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west.
Spread thin defending their long borders, the Polish armies
were soon forced to withdraw eastward. After the mid-September
Polish defeat in the Battle of the Bzura, the Germans gained
an undisputed advantage. Polish forces then began a withdrawal
southeast, following a plan that called for a long defense in
the Romanian bridgehead area, where the Polish forces were to
await an expected Allied counterattack and relief.
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WOW !! RARE Just IN ! - INCREDIBLE
Excavated WWI IMPERIAL German ZEPPELIN PILOTS Badge - WARSAW,
POLAND
This is a one of a lind to find recovered
... An incredible German Zeppelin Badge with the T-Bar pin intact
and catch. Maker Marks are unrecognizeable as these German Schütte-Lanz
Airship Pilot Badges were made both with and without. These
in non-excavated can run $1600 plus range ..But as I like to
say . Give me the recovered relics taht were there..every time...This
one was recovered by a metal-detector I am dealing with in Warsaw
Poland. Condition is excellent as can be seen in the pictures.
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RARE - Early War PANZER I
Tank Track Linkage excavated from BATTLE OF THE BULGE Area !
The German assault began on 16 December 1944, at 05:30, with
a massive artillery barrage on the Allied troops facing the
Sixth SS Panzer Army. By 08:00 all three German armies attacked
through the Ardennes. In the northern sector Dietrich’s
Sixth SS Panzer Army assaulted the Losheim Gap and the Elsenborn
Ridge in an effort to break through to Liège. In the
center von Manteuffel’s Fifth Panzer Army attacked towards
Bastogne and St. Vith, both road junctions of great strategic
importance. In the south, Brandenberger's Seventh Army pushed
towards Luxembourg in their efforts to secure the flank from
Allied attacks.The attacks by the Sixth SS Panzer Army’s
infantry units in the north fared badly because of unexpectedly
fierce resistance by the U.S. 2nd and 99th Infantry Divisions
at the Elsenborn Ridge, stalling their advance; this caused
Dietrich to commit his panzer forces early. Starting on 16 December,
however, snowstorms engulfed parts of the Ardennes area. While
having the desired effect of keeping the Allied aircraft grounded,
the weather also proved troublesome for the Germans because
poor road conditions hampered their advance. Poor traffic control
led to massive traffic jams and fuel shortages in forward units.
The Germans fared better in the center (the 20 mile (30 km)
wide Schnee Eifel sector) as the Fifth Panzer Army attacked
positions held by the U.S. 28th and 106th Infantry Divisions.
The Germans lacked the overwhelming strength as had been deployed
in the north; but they succeeded in surrounding two regiments
(422nd and 423rd) of the 106th Division in a pincer movement
and forced their surrender, a tribute to the way Manteuffel’s
new tactics had been applied.[8] The official U.S. Army history
states: "At least seven thousand [men] were lost here and
the figure probably is closer to eight or nine thousand. The
amount lost in arms and equipment, of course, was very substantial.
The Schnee Eifel battle, therefore, represents the most serious
reverse suffered by American arms during the operations of 1944–45
in the European theater."
$ 240 for each link ( only
2 remaining )



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INCREDIBLE
German LUGER RELIC - Excavated near the NORMANDY Battlefield
!
This is an incredible desireable
WWII German Luger dug near the NORMANDY Battlefield. The condition
is solid but relic a loose piece here and there. It has been
de-activated and rendered inert to allow shipment out of Europe.
Those who have been waiting patiently for these they are becoming
harder to acquire due to export limitations. Absolutely the
crown jewel for the collector in any condition as these are
so much rarer than the minty ones available. Thisone saw combat
on D-day and was there on that historic day !
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IMPRESSIVE
! BATTLE DAMAGED Multiple Sniper Bullet Strikes RUSSIAN Helmet
- STALINGRAD CAMPAIGN !
At the Central Station, a battalion
of Soviet Guardsmen dug in behind smashed railroad cars and
platforms. Bombed and shelled, the survivors moved to a nearby
ruin where, tormented by thirst, they fired at drainpipes to
see if any water would drip out. During the night, German sappers
blew up the wall separating the room holding the Soviets from
the German-held part of the building and threw in grenades.
An attack cut the battalion in two and the headquarters staff
was trapped inside the Univermag department store where the
battalion commander was killed in hand-to-hand fighting. The
last forty men of the battalion pulled back to a building on
the Volga. They set up a heavy machine-gun in the basement and
broke down the walls at the top of the building to prepare lumps
of stone and wood to hurl at the Germans. They had no water
and only a few pounds of scorched grain to eat. A German tank
ground forward and a Russian slipped out with the last antitank
rifle rounds to deal with it. He was captured by German machine
gunners. He persuaded his captors that the Soviets had run out
of ammunition, because the Germans moved out of their shelter.
The last belt of machine-gun ammunition was fired into them
and an hour later they led the anti-tank rifleman on to a heap
of ruins and shot him. More German tanks appeared and reduced
the building with point-blank fire. At night, six survivors
of the battalion freed themselves from the rubble and struggled
to the Volga. The Luftwaffe was making up to 3,000 sorties a
day. The Germans had superiority in airpower and artillery.
To neutralize it, General Chuikov directed his troops to "hug"
the Germans, to remain in a close combat so that German commanders
could not use air strikes without endangering their own men.
The 62nd Army was practically on its own, the Red Army finding
it difficult to help with supplies and replacements. Any that
reached the city had to cross the Volga River under German fire.
The survivors of those crossings said some days the river was
red with the blood . The whole battle was a nightmare for the
both sides. The Germans assaulted the Red October factory on
27 September and occupied the northern landing stages on 5 October.
Despite a huge Soviet bombardment the Germans managed to take
the Tractor Plant on 16 October and parts of the Barricades
Gun Plant on the 23 October.
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RARE - WWII
German Police GENDARMERIE Hand Held Sign 'STOP' Excavated German
Bunker STALINGRAD !
This is a very neat freshly dug relic
sign recovered from a German Bunker excavation site near the
STALINGRAD Battlefield. The sign was used by German Police units
to control traffic and troop maneuvers and to warn of mine activity
in the vicinity. The sign is in relic condition but still retains
a small section of the wood handle attached. A great rare display
piece with your WWII relics.
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RARE - German
WWII HERMANN GOERING - Aircraft Pin - LUFTWAFFE !
This is a rare stamped metal pin
that translated to English from German reads " The Deutche
people muk a people of fliers man becomes Goring " The
pin was with an estate grouping and incredible. Will be doing
further research but welcome any further information from collectors.
$ 99

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RARE TO FIND
EXCAVATED ! "SS Totenkopf " DEATH HEAD & BISMARCK
Officers HAT INSIGNIA - KURSK SALIENT
This is an incredible pair of excavated German SS PANZER
CORPS Totenkopf skull and crossbones insignia in great condition
recovered by my friends in the KURSK saliant area of the Battlefield
on a recent dig. Totenkopf (Plural: Totenköpfe) is the
German word for "skull" (literally "dead man's
head") and is used to describe a military insigne featuring
a skull superimposed upon crossed bones; when used in this context
it is commonly known as a "death's head" in English.
It is distinguished from the similar traditions of the skull
and crossbones and the Jolly Roger by the positioning of the
bones directly behind the skull. For a long time in use in several
countries, its association with aspects of Nazi Germany has
perhaps accelerated its decline as societies remove the most
morbid symbols from their military uniforms.The Waffen-SS demonstrated
their mature combat ability during the Third Battle of Kharkov,
where the II.SS-Panzerkorps under SS-Brigadeführer Paul
Hausser recaptured the city and blunted the Soviet offensive,
saving the forces of Erich von Manstein's Army Group South from
being cut off and destroyed. In mid 1943, the II.SS-Panzerkorps
took part in Operation Citadel and the Leibstandarte, Das Reich
and Totenkopf (all now Panzergrenadier divisions) took part
in the immense armour battles near Prokhorovka on the southern
flank of the Kursk salient
$ 140 each !
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RARE - Excavated
HOTCHKISS MACHINE GUN Strip Remains that includes 3 Inert Rounds
of Bullets Dug - ARDENNES FORREST
The Mle 1914 Hotchkiss machine gun
became the standard machine gun of the French Army during World
War I. It was manufactured by the French arms company of Hotchkiss
et Cie, which had been established in the 1860s by American
industrialist Benjamin B. Hotchkiss. The Hotchkiss system, essentially
formulated in 1895, is clearly the conceptual precursor to most
gas actuated machine gun designs to this day. The Mle 1914 was
the last version of nearly identical Hotchkiss designs : the
Mle 1897, Mle 1900 and the Mle 1908. The heavy Mle 1914 Hotchkiss
is not to be confused with the lighter Hotchkiss M1909 (the
U.S."Benet-Mercie" or the British Hotchkiss Mark I).
At the beginning of World War I, the St. Etienne Mle 1907 was
the standard machine gun of French infantry. However, due to
inferior field performance by the St. Etienne, the Hotchkiss
Mle 1914 became the French infantry standard after 1917. The
American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in France also used the
Mle 1914 Hotchkiss extensively in 1917 and 1918. Hotchkiss heavy
machine guns, some being of earlier types, were also used in
combat by Japan, Mexico, Spain, Belgium and Poland. The Hotchkiss
machine gun, a sturdy and reliable weapon, remained in active
service with the French army until the early 1940s.
$ 99
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NICE WWI Excavated
SOMME Campaign RIFLE BARREL - French Berthier Carbine ?
This is a nice excavated relic condition
Rifle Barrel that may in fact be a French Berthier Carbine as
others were excavated in the area. Nice look for display still
retains a chunk of wood stock around the trigger assembly as
can be seen in the pictures. These are selling fast and getting
near impossible to import due to customs regulations. Incredible
Relic of the First World War.
$ 190
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RARE SN-42
RUSSIAN BREAST ARMOR PLATE excavated RUSSIAN FRONT - Battle
of KURLAND Pocket ( Surrounding of GERMAN Panzer Troops )
This
is a fantastic breastplate excavated with what appears to be
blood staining from the Battlefield location held by Russian
Tank Battalions along the Tannenberg Line encircling the German
Panzer Corps. There were several models of body armor in the
Red Army, called SN-38, SN-39, SN-40, SN-40A, and SN-42. The
number denotes the design year. All were combat tested, but
only the SN-42 ("Stalynoi Nagrudnik" is Russian for
"steel bib") was put in production. It consisted of
two pressed steel plates that protected the front torso and
groin. The plates were 2 mm (.08") and weighed 3.5 kg (7.7
lbs). This armor was supplied to SHISBr (assault engineers)
and Tankodesantniki (infantry that rode on tanks) of some tank
brigades. Real combat experience showed that the MP-40 9 mm
bullet failed to penetrate at around 100-125 m (100 yards).
It was very useful in dense, intense urban battles (Stalingrad)
where the Germans used the MP-40 predominantly, but, because
of its weight, was not practical for soldiers charging across
an open field.
$ 220







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RARE - GROUP
of BATTLEFIELD Excavated WWII GERMAN EGG GRENADES - Verdun and
ARDENNES FORREST
This is a rare grouping of German
Grenades in various conditions available for purchase. The Model
39 Eihandgranate (or Eierhandgranate, "egg hand grenade")
was a German hand grenade introduced in 1939 and produced until
the end of World War II. The Eihandgranate used the same fuse
assembly (the BZE 39) as the Model 43 Stielhandgranate (Stick
Grenade), which was screwed into the top of the sheet-metal
body. To activate, the domed cap was unscrewed, and the pull-cord
that had been coiled inside it was tugged sharply before throwing
at the target.The colour of the cap indicated the burning time
of the type of fuse fitted. Typically, a delay of around 4 seconds
was used. Please contact me for pricing on each one as they
range from $90 to $200 each based on condition. These make for
a great display are now almost impossible to import in any condition.
Relic included. A great investment opportunity.
$90 - $200 range per each
based on condition ( please contact for details )
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NICE - USN
Mark II Fighting Knife brought back by VET of GUADALCANAL -
'Robeson Shuredge' Marked
This is a nice original fighting
knife KA-BAR Style MARK II in original sheath and purchased
locally from a Vet who was in Guadalcanal. The knife is in excellent
condition with sheath. Maker marked Robeson Shuredge. A nice
addition to your collection.
$ 195


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RARE
- German GAS MASK and CANNISTER Recovered defenses KURLAND Pocket
STALINGRAD Campaign
This is a neat and desireable German
Gas Mask and Can that was excavated from the Kurland Pocket
area of brutal fighting. The Can is in nice relic condition
as is the mask. These don't last long as they display incredible
alongside a German Helmet as seen in the picture. NOTE - The
Relic single decal Helmet in the picture is for size comparison
only and not included as part of the sale.
$ 220

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RARE - GERMAN LUGER Dug in a Bunker NORMANDY Defensive Works
!
This is a spectacular relic..The
prized jewel for the relic hunter of WWII Items. Remembering
that combat GI's were trying to bring these home as souvenirs
from the war. Imagine how difficult it is to find a battlefield
found luger carried by German Officers, and even harder to get
them into the US from abroad.
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ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE - This is an extremely rare Drinking Glass used by
HITLER and recovered by a GI from his Dining Coach
Here is an opportnuty to own an incredible
item from Hitlers Private Dining Coach. This drinking glass
was brought back by a GI as a liberation souvenir from WWII.
He recovered it and added an ink notation as can be seen in
the pictures. As I did some research I have posted below some
information on the DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN Marking as seen on another
item. The listed item is the HITLER DRINKING GLASS as seen below.
$ 180
REFERENCE
PHOTOS
A unique rare piece,
this little goblet has a long body that widens only slightly
as it rises upward, till it finally turns outward at the
top (to form a rim). The side of the goblet has a nice
Reichsbahn national eagle, with the letters “D” and “R”
(Deutsche Reichsbahn) flanking the wreathed swastika.
A light patina to the goblet’s silver plate looks like
burnishing around the base of the eagle’s high relief,
and the letters. The flat base plate on the goblet bottom
is marked “Alpaca”, with the usual “B” and Locomotive,
and the stamped number “234”. The goblet stands about
5.75” high, and the distance from rim to rim across the
mouth is just over 2.5”.
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INCREDIBLE - WWII GERMAN Camera Excavated from WHERMACHT
Original German WW2 miniature photo
camera, Sida brand. Marked Sida Patent ang DRWZ. Item had been
found in A bunker in Swinemünde, now Swinoujscie, Poland,
on Baltic Sea coast. Item had been found with many other personal
items, left by the Germans in shelters and bunkers in May of
1945. Welta Compur brand. Could be used by officer or NCO, or
simple soldier. Original WW2 personal item of the Wehrmacht
bunker. If you wish to see more photos of that item - just let
me know. That item was eye-witness of the last days of the III
Reich and the Wehrmacht. It was not opened since that time.
An incredible relic !
$ 98



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RARE - Excavated
Section of GERMAN PANZER IV Tank Tracks ( Demanzk Pocket ) STALINGRAD
This is an incredible 3 section of
track from a combat destroyed PANZER IV Tank recovered from
the Demansk Battlefield along with other sections that I will
show in a picture below of the dig site. Although the cost of
shipping prevents me from purchasing the whole tank, I was able
to purchase these 3 sections of track that are joined together
by pins as seen in the pictures and sizeable enough to make
an AWESOME Display ! Here is a little information about the
Battle of Demjansk and the Germans last ditch on the Eastern
Front. Demjansk), south of Leningrad, during the Second World
War on the Eastern Front, which existed mainly from February
8 until April 21, 1942. A much smaller pocket was simultaneously
surrounded in Kholm, about 100 km to the southwest. These were
the results of German retreat following their defeat during
the Battle of Moscow. The encirclement begun as the first phase
of the Demyansk Offensive Operation (7 January 1942 - 20 May
1942) by the Northwestern Front's commander's initiative, General
Lieutenant Pavel Kurochkin. The intention was to sever the link
be tweent he German Demyansk positions, and the Staraya Russa
railway that formed the lines of communication of the German
16th Army. However owing to the very difficult wooded and swampy
terrain, and heavy snow cover, the initial advance by the Front
was very modest against stubborn opposition. On the 8 January
1942 a new Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation begun
that incorporated the previous Front planning into the Toropets-Kholm
Offensive Operation (9 January 1942 - 6 February 1942) which
formed the southern pincer of the operation that, beginning
the second phase of the northern pincer Demyansk Offensive Operation
(7 January 1942 - 20 May 1942) which encircled the German 16th
Army's (Generaloberst Ernst Busch) IInd, and parts of the Xth
Army Corps (General der Artillerie Christian Hansen) during
winter 1941/1942. Trapped in the pocket were the 12th, 30th,
32nd, 123rd and 290th infantry divisions, as well as the SS-Division
Totenkopf. There were also RAD, Police, Todt organization and
other auxiliary units who were trapped and assisted in the battle.
In total, about 90,000 German troops and around 10,000 auxiliaries
were trapped inside the pocket. Their commander was General
der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, commander
of the IInd Army Corps.
$400 per section - Only ONE
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NICE PAIR
of WWII Battlefield Excavated GRENADE and SHELL from the KURSK
Salient
Found near Prokhorovka on the southern
flank of the Kursk salient this is a neat relic pair of INERT
WWII Ordnance including a German Egg Grenade and a little artillery
shell that is possibly an Anti-tank shell.
$ 160

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RARE - WWI
1915 ID'D BULGARIAN TRENCH ART - GERMAN 'Masher' GRENADE Pin
from Shell Frags !
This is a spectacular pin that measures
just under 2 inches and names to the 3rd Macedonian Infantry
Regiment during WWI. " City's Black
"1915 is the year when Vardar Macedonia was liberated by
the Bulgarian army in The First World War. The pin is in overall
spectacular condition. A very cool badge the likes of which
I've never seen before. Here's a chance to own a WWI comparison
to a Civil War Corps Badge.
$ 99



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ARTILLERY & WEAPONS
Psalm 103:12
"As far as the East is from the West so far has He
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RARE - Excavated
SOMME Offensive BATTLE OF VERDUN Dug GERMAN EGG Grenade ( Minty
Dug Condition ! )
The Battle of the Somme, also known
as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916, was
among the largest battles of the First World War. With more
than 1.5 million casualties, it is also one of the bloodiest
military operations recorded. The Allied forces attempted to
break through the German lines along a 12-mile (19 km) front
north and south of the River Somme in northern France. One purpose
of the battle was to draw German forces away from the Battle
of Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded
those at Verdun. By the end of the war the Allied losses proved
replaceable, the German losses less so.
Verdun would bite deep into the national
consciousness of France for generations, and the Somme would
have the same effect on generations of Britons. The battle is
best remembered for its first day, 1 July 1916, on which the
British suffered 67,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead —
the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. For the
first time, the home front in the United Kingdom was exposed
to the horrors of modern war with the release in August of the
propaganda film The Battle of the Somme, which used actual footage
from the first days of the battle.
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NICE GROUPING
OF RELICS recovered from the SIEGFRIED LINE Trenches WWII BOSTOGNE
- Artillery Tail and Clip
THUNDER
of artillery occasionally broke the stillness of the murky night.
Suddenly at 0200 Feb. 7, 1945, the entire front burst into flame.
Artillery shells screamed towards Germany's "sacred soil"
in a crescendo, drowning out the maddening din of men going
into action. The battle-tested 80th "Blue Ridge" Division
again was moving forward, having helped smash the southern flank
of Field Marshal von Rundstedt's Luxembourg salient. The "impregnable"
Siegfried Line was to feel the onslaught of the men who in two
World Wars had never failed to take an objective and never retreated
from what they had gained. To reach Nazi fortifications, the
Our and Sauer Rivers had to be hurdled. Constant rains, melting
snow from surrounding hills had transformed them into raging
torrents. War Correspondent Gene Currivan described the action
as follows: The boys trudged doggedly through the woods and
down a steep slope to the river. It was a rugged crossing ahead...
Long before they reached the river they fell on their faces
a dozen times as screaming meemies tore through the magnificent
coniferous forest over their heads...The river was swollen ten
feet above its normal level and the current was so swift that
many empty assault boats were swamped on the return trip. Machine
gun fire and artillery fire from over the hill made the operation
difficult, but by the aid of a smoke screen which made the river
disappear in a dense fog, the assault craft managed to get across
carrying the boys into Germany. Despite heroic efforts of engineers,
racing flood waters, continuous rain of enemy artillery, nebelwerfer
and small arms fire prevented construction of a bridge. Only
infantrymen could be ferried across in rubber floats and wooden
boats.Doughs had to do it again the hard way, alone. No easy
job faced them as they hit the opposite bank.Enemy forts situated
on heights overlooking the river, were organized in depth and
sited to support one another with interlocking fields of fire.
Many enemy positions were cunningly camouflaged as houses, garages,
and similar structures. Booby traps, mine fields were added
hazards.Faced by murderous fire, doughs stormed up the precipitous
incline. Overcoming fanatical resistance, they knocked out one
pillbox after another. The going was rough but Blue Ridgers
never had been stopped. They were not going to be stopped now.
Nazis had been ordered to die at their posts. Men of the 80th
did everything possible to help them fulfill their orders.That
night Wallendorf was cleared by the 319th Inf. More pillboxes,
more hills, then Beisdorf fell Feb. 10 to the onrushing 318th.
The bridgehead was swelling in size. The first bridge was constructed
at Wallendorf 0700, Feb. 12. Immediately troops, tanks, guns,
supplies poured into the Fatherland. Rate of PWs rose from a
mere handful during the first grueling hours to more than 400
daily. By Feb. 15, the main band of Siegfried Line defenses
had been shattered. The vaunted West Wall was soon overrun;
the 80th poised itself for the march on the Rhine.
$ 98
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ITEMS
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Corinthians 5:14 "The Love of Christ compels us "
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RARE - PRO-NAZI
Bulgarian Model 36C Helmet Shell with liner and SINGLE DECAL
!
This is a fantastic BULGARIAN Helmet
with a single decal. The condition is excellent with chin strap
and liner. The helmet has an unrolled edge with a short visor.
A very nice hard to find helmet to add to your collection of
decaled helmets.
$ 95



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WW I & II
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Corinthians 3:11 "No other foundation can anyone
lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus"
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RARE FIND
! Authentic from the BATTLE OF BOSTOGNE Battle Damaged Relics
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Here is a nice grouping of relics
from my overseas digger that include a nose cone to an artillery
shell, a bakelight GI Compass, and half of a section of a German
Officer's ' Deintzglas' pair of binoculors that has been blown
apart by a shell fragment !
$ 120

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VERY RARE - WWI Zinc
ID GERMAN Machine Gunner TAG From the VERDUN Battlefield
This is a Original WWI German Dog
Tag. This Dog Tag is found in WW1 trench not far from present
day Riga, LATVIA.
Paul Woischnig
Gr.Dupine Krs.
Ohlau
31. 7. 96.
2.Ers.Masch.Gew.K.
3. A. K. Nr. 1128
$ 95

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RARE - WWII
German Excavated Battle Damaged WOUND BADGE Presented similar
to a Purple Heart.
The wound badge is 1.75 inches tall
and looks as if it was the victim of an air raid. It is made
of a copper alloy (brass?) and still retains some of its original
black paint. The pin and catch are missing off of the back and
there appear to be fragments of wood near the hinge. Shows signs
of battle damage. A rare badge to find excavated.
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Romans 8:28 - " This one thing I know: All things
work together for good, to them who Love God. To them
who are called according to his eternal purpose."
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