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.........." NEW ON THE WAY February-March Great Relics ! South Carolina Confederate Dug Relic NCO Hook waist belt plate from the Wilderness ! A Georgia cartridge boxplate from Stones River ! A US WW2 GI Pearl Harbor Attack Soldier painted helmet shell, Ground Dug SS Helmet from Kurland Pocket Ground Dug Close Combat Badge, a WWI Zeppelin Badge. Working some cool Span-Am relics including some Rough Riders identified uniform items, and some ground dug Civil War swords. Don't miss out ! Let us know if any if these "on the way" relics should be held for you ... Thanks for keeping an eye on the siteas updates happen weekly ! "
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RARE RELIC ! US M-1 FOLK ART War-Date BATTLE SCENE Painted PEARL HARBOR HELMET - ( Found ITALY ) Here's a rare piece of PACIFIC WAR history. An original ww2 front seam M-1 combat helmet with war-date folk art paintings by the soldier of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 showing kamikaze zero fighters with trace. The paintings shows for all helmet same aircraft's other paint in front shows a image like a ship or a submarine. on back somebody wrote "ATTACK 12-7-41 PEARL HARBOR". This serial number is inside "872-A" I put a bit ok chalk to show the number.In my personal opinion this helmet probably was used in the Pacific War and the paintings are a sign of revenge against Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. The collector from South America stated it was purchased in Italy in 1997 at an antique shop. A beautiful elmet shell with incredible detail. $ 380
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NICE Ground Dug RELIC "WAFFEN SS" German M42 Raw Edge HELMET - ( Recovered NARWA Battle Area ) Here is a nice fresh arrival from Estonia, a ground dug M42 raw edge German Helmet recovered from an area occupied by Felix Steiner 's 3rd SS. The helmet still retains portions of the liner ring although alot of ground action. A fine display.On 8 February 1944, the 20th SS Division (Estonia) was attached to the ranks of SS-Gruppenführer Felix Steiner's 3rd SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps, then defending the heavily pressured Narva bridgehead. The division was to replace the remnants of the 9th and 10th Luftwaffe-Feld-Divisions, which were struggling to hold the line against a Soviet bridgehead near Siivertsi. Upon arriving at the front on 20 February, the Estonians were immediately ordered to eliminate the threatening Siivertsi Soviet bridgehead. In nine days of heavy fighting, the division pushed the Soviets back across the river and restored the Axis main line of resistance. The division remained stationed in the Ssivertsi sector, being engaged in heavy combat. In May, the division was pulled back and reformed as the 20th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1), and the recently returned Narva (also spelled Narwa) battalion was absorbed into the division as the reconnaissance abteilung (battalion). By that time, active conscription of Estonian men into the German armed forces was well under way. By spring 1944, approximately 32,000 men had volunteered into the German forces, with the 20th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1) consisting of some 15,000 men.” A very nice relic SS helmet with clear runes. $ 460
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RARE - Ground Dug "Shrapnel Damaged" German NAZI SS M-42 "Raw Edge" HELMET - ( Recovered Kurland Pocket ) |
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Here is an incredible relic that would look great coated for display with your other relics from America's most noted Battle in Europe during WWII This section of track was recovered from US tank positions near Obduracy, 4 miles from Bastogne battleground of 6th & 10th Armored Division, Battle of the Bulge. This was the end of the first six months of combat for the 6th Armd. Div. Withdrawn from the Saar River area Dec. 24, 1944, and put in Corps reserve, the men under Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow were rushed to the Third Army front on the south of the Ardennes salient, relieving the 10th Armd. Div. north of Mersch, Luxembourg. Five days later, Super Sixth was shifted to positions northeast of the now-famous city. The pocket in which the 101st Airborne and armored units had made such a gallant stand had become a bulge. Facing that bulge was one of the greatest enemy concentrations since the Ardennes Forest offensive began. For the enemy, Bastogne marks the stumbling block in its Ardennes offensive. For the 6th Armd. Div., Bastogne, where it faced the most formidable force of SS and Wehrmacht troops since going operational, stands as the supreme test. Primed for the thrust, Hitler's troops were the elite of his army, possessing the best equipment, vehicles and supplies. The 6th was greatly outnumbered ht elements of six enemy divisions which constantly applied pressure against its entire front. Bastogne brought a new experience. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather provided the setting for one of the most severe campaigns ever fought by American troops. Tank turrets froze, had to be chipped free to regain traversing action. Iced breach blocks had to be manually operated. M-1s refused to function until bolts were beaten back and forth with grenades. When escape hatches and tank doors stuck fast, they got "blow torch" treatment. Ice formed in gas tanks and clogged lines. Feet froze. Men became so cold they "burned." That was Bastogne! SALE PENDING |
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RARE RELIC Condition Model 1915 / 1924 German Stick Grenade ( "POTATO MASHER" ) Recovered Near BERLIN, GERMANY |
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GIGANTIC AND IMPRESSIVE ! Ground Dug German "PANTHER" ( Panzerkampfwagen 'V' Panther ) TANK TRACK LINK ( Recovered KURSK Battlefield ) |
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The Battle for Stalingrad was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. In September 1942, the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, advanced on the city of Stalingrad. His primary task was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus and to do this, Paulus was ordered by Hitler to take Stalingrad. The Germans final target was to have been Baku.Stalingrad was also an important target as it was Russia’s centre of communications in the south as well as being a centre for manufacturing.In early September 1942, the German Army advanced to the city. The Russians, already devastated by the power of Blitzkrieg during Operation Barbarossa, had to make a stand especially as the city was named after the Russian leader, Joseph Stalin. For simple reasons of morale, the Russians could not let this city fall. Likewise, the Russians could not let the Germans get hold of the oil fields in the Caucasus. Stalin’s order was "Not a step backwards. $ 90 |
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Here is an awesome soldier souvenir painted WWI Doughboy helmet that has his battle honors and dates displayed. Also attached are his dogtags. A fine collectible example of a souvenir paint helmet ! The 35th Division was originally created out of Kansas and Misso National Guard units during World War One. In August of 1917, 10,000 Kansans and 14,000 Missourians were mated to form the Santa Fe Division since the trail had connected them together in the past. During the subsequent organization of October 1917, the Kansas Guard units were organized as the 137th Infantry Regiment of the 69th Brigade. Due to inadequate training the division had a spotty record in the Great War taking an inordinate amount of casualties for the relatively short amount of time spent in the trenches. However, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, under the command of the Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett's 1st Corps, the Santa Fe Division ultimately prevailed against 5 understrength divisions of the German Imperial Army which were heavily supported by artillery and had much more experience than the green Kansans and Missourians thrown against them. It consisted of the 69th Infantry Brigade (137th and 138th Infantry Regiments) and the 70th Infantry Brigade (139th and 140th Infantry Regiments). It went overseas in May 1918. Upon arrival in France, the 35th Division was garrisoned near the front in Alsace. It received limited training from the French Army. The Division saw combat in the Meuse-Argonne offensive where it collapsed after five days of fighting.Upon cessation of hostilities, the division reverted to state duty and the soldiers resumed their peacetime existence. A fine research helmet .. $390 ![]() |
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RARE BATTLEFIELD RELIC Condition Portion of a Battle or Element Damaged WWII GERMAN 3rd SS TOTENKOPF Division HELMET - Recovered DEMJANSK ! $ 280
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Here is an awesome soldier souvenir painted WWI Doughboy helmet that has his battle honors and dates displayed. Also attached are his dogtags. A fine collectible example of a souvenir paint helmet ! The 35th Division was originally created out of Kansas and Misso National Guard units during World War One. In August of 1917, 10,000 Kansans and 14,000 Missourians were mated to form the Santa Fe Division since the trail had connected them together in the past. During the subsequent organization of October 1917, the Kansas Guard units were organized as the 137th Infantry Regiment of the 69th Brigade. Due to inadequate training the division had a spotty record in the Great War taking an inordinate amount of casualties for the relatively short amount of time spent in the trenches. However, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, under the command of the Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett's 1st Corps, the Santa Fe Division ultimately prevailed against 5 understrength divisions of the German Imperial Army which were heavily supported by artillery and had much more experience than the green Kansans and Missourians thrown against them. It consisted of the 69th Infantry Brigade (137th and 138th Infantry Regiments) and the 70th Infantry Brigade (139th and 140th Infantry Regiments). It went overseas in May 1918. Upon arrival in France, the 35th Division was garrisoned near the front in Alsace. It received limited training from the French Army. The Division saw combat in the Meuse-Argonne offensive where it collapsed after five days of fighting.Upon cessation of hostilities, the division reverted to state duty and the soldiers resumed their peacetime existence. A fine research helmet .. $ 390 ![]() |
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WOW !! Here is a
rarity in the German Helmet Collecting Field - A RELIC SA NSKK ( German
Motor Corps ) Raw Edge Model 42 HELMET - Recovered in the ARDENNES
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NICE LOT of WW2 RELIC German FALLSCHIRMJÄGER RGT. 3, 1st BATTALION, 3rd KOMPANIE Recovered SICILY Here is a rare set of WW2 German Fallschirmjager ( Paratrooper ) Relic lot of parachute buckles and clamps. Recovered by a digger in Sicily. Axis forces on Sicily comprised of 10 Italian Divisions commanded by General Guzzoni and General Hans Hube's 14th Panzer Korps, consisting of the Herman Göring Panzer Division, and the15th Panzer Grenadier Division. The German plan was to send the 14th Panzer Korps to counter the Allied advance and hopefully stall it long enough until reinforcements from the mainland arrived.On July 11th the 1st Parachute Division was put on alert and made for immediate action in Italy. After a few hours FJR.3 departed Avignon, by aircraft. Its destination being the Practica Di Mare aerodrome at Rome. Here they received orders to proceed to Sicily. On arrival the 4th Regiment and the MG Battalion boarded Gliders and JU-52's and were sent on to Sicily, where they were dropped around Syracuse and Catania. The next day the 3rd regiment was flown via Naples to Sicily and dropped south of Catania airfield.The Fallschirmjägers immediately went to work preparing defensive positions, to meet the expected Allied advance. The MG Battalion was sent to defend the important Primasole iron road bridge over the River Simeto, which was the only road access through the mountainous areas in the east of the Island. $ 99 |
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INCREDIBLE RELIC FIND ! An excavated COLLAR portion of a German OFFICER OF REICHSBAHN INSIGNIA with section of cloth from the BATTLE OF BULGE Area ! An incredible excavated German Officers collar tab from the area of the Battle of the Bulge. The German rail-line was a target of attack throughout the battle.The Reichsbahn moved troop strength by rail equivalent to sixty-six divisions before the attack on the Bulge. Forces equivalent to seven divisions were moved by road Twenty-seven of the division-size rail movements were affected in some wayby air attack, in most cases before they actually entered the build-up zone. Delays normally were no longer than one or two days, although from 10 December on some divisions were forced to march an extra fifty to sixty miles on foot. A number of units lost essential organic equipment during these attacks, the deprivation inevitably inhibiting their later performance. On the first day a noon attack over the Koblenz rail yards left more than a hundred bomb craters. Nonetheless, the yards were in fulloperation twenty-four hours later. The main double-track line supporting theSixth Panzer Army assembly (Cologne-Euskirchen) was hit so severely as to stop all rail traffic on 11 December; but Detailed troop movements have been worked out in Luttichau, Rail Communications. Air attack against the choke points that developed along the main and subsidiary German supply roads seriously impeded both tactical and logistic movement, but much of the over-all delay should be charged to poor German traffic control and road maintenance. Here again the record of achievement by the air is uneven. Movement on the Koblenz-Trier autobahn, a major supply artery for the two southern armies, never was seriously restricted by Allied air attack. As might be expected, the overall effectiveness of air attacks along the roads turned on the configuration of the ground. The 9th Bombardment Division put 136 tons of high explosive on St. Vith, which stood in the open with a wealth of bypass routes around it on relatively level ground, and stopped the German traffic not at all. Even when the RAF dropped 1,140 tons in a carpet bombing attack at St. Vit h, the road center was out of commission for only a day. Yet a mere 150 tons put on La Roche over a period of two days stopped all major movement in this sector of the Ardennes road net. La Roche, be it noted, lay at the bottom of a gorge with access only through deep defiles. The damaging effect of the Allied air attacks against rail lines, bridges, and marshaling yards at and west of the Rhine is quite clear in the history of the Ardennes campaign, but the time sequence between specific rail failures and the resulting impact on German front-line operations is difficult to trace. From 2 December to 2 January the Eighth Air Force, 9th Bombardment Division, and Royal Air Force Bomber Command made daily attacks against selected railway bridges and marshaling yards using an average of 1,800 tons of bombs per day. Yet the day before this bombing campaign began, feeder rail lines in the Eifel had been so crippled by air attack that through movement from the Rhine to the army railheads was no longer possible and supplies were being moved by truck and wagon between the "traffic islands" where rail movement remained in effect. German reports indicate that this transshipment from one mode of transport to another-and back again-cost at least forty-eight hours' delay. By the 26th railway bridges were out on the vital Ahr and Moselle lines, supporting the two southern armies, and the Seventh Army railhead had been pushed back to Wengerohr, near Wittlich. On the 28th the rail center at Koblenz, supporting the German left wing, was put out of operation. And by the close of the year German repair organizations could do no more than attempt to keep some of the railroad island traffic moving. $ 60
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This is a nice set ( single ) stamped metal and mfg.marked German Officer rank tabs insignia worn on the collar. These were dug outside of Normandy near the Falaise pocket with some other relic insignia parts. Brutal fighting in the area. During the Second World War, the Allies coordinated a massive build-up of troops and supplies to support a large-scale invasion of Normandy in the D-Day landings under the code name Operation Overlord. Germans were dug into fortified emplacements above the beaches. Caen, Cherbourg, Carentan, Falaise and other Norman towns endured many casualties in the Battle of Normandy, which continued until the closing of the so-called Falaise gap between Chambois and Montormel, then liberation of Le Havre.This led to the restoration of the French Republic, and a significant turning point in the war. The remainder of Normandy was liberated only on 9 May 1945 at the end of the war, when the Occupation of the Channel Islands ended. A nice desireable dug example that would display incredible with your other WWII relics. $ 95
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(Nationalsozialistische D.A.P. -National Socialist German Workers Party) These badges were found one summer in the early 1960's on the mudflats of an Austrian Lake not too distant from Hitlers castle,where they had apparently been dumped at the end of WW II. Made of Kriegsmetal" (war metal - an alloy) style rather than the early enamel badges interesting relics of the Nazi regime. On April 25, 1945, the British bombed the Nazi homes on the Obersalzberg, including Hitler's home called the Berghof. The bombed-out ruins of Hitler's former residence were completely razed to the ground by the Bavarian government in 1952 at the request of the U.S. Army.The Berchtesgaden area was occupied by American troops shortly before the war ended on May 8, 1945. The Obersalzberg was turned into a recreational area for the American troops that occupied Germany after the war. After 50 years of American occupation, the Obersalzberg was given back to Germany in 1995.To this day, many Americans are confused by the names Berghof and Eagle's Nest, which are two separate places. The Berghof was located on a plateau called the Obersalzberg which is on the route to the top of the Kehlstein, the mountain where Hitler's tea house, called the Eagle's Nest, was built in 1938. To add to the confusion, Hitler had another tea house, called Mooslahnerkopf, which was a short walk from the Berghof. The German name for the Eagle's Nest is Kehlsteinhaus, which means house on Kehlstein mountain. On the other side of the Eagle's Nest, there is a view of Salzburg, Austria. $ 50 Each $90 FOR Pair ! |
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RARE - "Ground
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NICE LOT of WWII RELIC GERMAN CLOTH Officer COLLAR and SHOULDER INSIGNIA Cut from Uniforms and brought back as SOUVENIRS ! Here is a nice lot of German Relic condition WWII German Cloth Insignia that were cut from uniforms and brought back as souvenirs. A Luftwaffe Officers Collar Insignia a Whermacht insignia including some tunic uniform buttons with partial cloth attached. $150 for all
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NICE LOT of GROUND DUG RELIC German AWARDS and INSIGNIA - Eastern Front - NARVA Battlefield ! Here is a neat grouping of WWII German ground dug relic awards and insignia that includes 2 portions of Close Combat badges, a Whermacht Eagle helmet insignia, an Officers hat wreath all dug condition. A fine display grouping at a great price for the lot. In the Spring of 1944 Army Group North was forced back from forward positions around Leningrad and, in Estonia, a new defence line was established along the banks of the River Narva. Despite Russian incursions, 18th Army including Steiner's 111 Panzer Corps held the line (including a bridgehead encompassing Invorogod on the East bank) for six months. Following an orderly withdrawal in July, a second defence line called 'Tannenburg' was set up with the Blue Mountains of Eastern Estonia forming the primary strongpoint. A neat grouping from an awesome battlefield. $ 99 for all !
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NICE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Relic Condition Clip of shells WWII AUSTRIAN RIFLE ? These were recovered ITALY |
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RARE RELIC Condition Model 1915 / 1924 German Stick Grenade ( "POTATO MASHER" ) Recovered Near BERLIN, GERMANY |
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The Battle for Stalingrad was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. In September 1942, the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, advanced on the city of Stalingrad. His primary task was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus and to do this, Paulus was ordered by Hitler to take Stalingrad. The Germans final target was to have been Baku.Stalingrad was also an important target as it was Russia’s centre of communications in the south as well as being a centre for manufacturing.In early September 1942, the German Army advanced to the city. The Russians, already devastated by the power of Blitzkrieg during Operation Barbarossa, had to make a stand especially as the city was named after the Russian leader, Joseph Stalin. For simple reasons of morale, the Russians could not let this city fall. Likewise, the Russians could not let the Germans get hold of the oil fields in the Caucasus. Stalin’s order was "Not a step backwards. $ 90 |
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RARE FIND ! Large Size Rocket Battle Damaged GERMAN ARTILLERY SHELL Ground Dug ARDENNES ! Here is a very cool WWII solid relic artillery shell that I believe is German with a crack and fuse hole that was recovered in the Ardennes. A fine display piece ! $ 98 |
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Here is a fine example of a solid war used relic German Flare Pistol that was brought home a souvenit and is in nice shape with crisp markings and the bakelight grips. Priced low ! $ 240
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EXTREMELY RARE - WAFFEN SS NAZI German WWII Experimental Sticky Bomb used to Disable TANKS by Exploding a single WHEEL or Track LINK ! This is an absolutely incredible little example of a Waffen SS Tank Destroyer Sticky Grenade that was recovered in the area of the KURSK Battlefield Eastern Front. SS-HL-Handgranate -Sticky Bomb fuze solely used by the Waffen SS for destroying Tanks The SS-weapon's academy invented the SS-HL-Handgranate It had a length of 19cm, weighed 420g including the shaped charge of 210g and had a diameter of 7.2 cm. It's front consisted of a felt disc which was 6mm thick and drenched with glue. The idea was to run up to the tank and stick the grenade onto the armour, track link, or wheel. This method to attach the AT grenade to the tank proved to be less practical than intended, the weapon proved rather unsuccessful and unpopular, therefore further developments centred around the Hafthohlladung which seemed more promising and replaced the SS-HL-Handgranate in 1943. US GI's attempted makeshift versions using old socks with grease as seen in the movie " Saving Private Ryan " and shown in the bottom picture. Don't let this unique piece of ordnance get away ! $ 190
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RARE Excavated WWII GERMAN Machine Gun BI-POD MG42 Relic - Recovered at FALAISE - TRUN NORMANDY Campaign ! This is an exciting find. A German Bi-pod stand for a German MG34/42 MACHINE GUN ! Makes a fine display on a shelf in your war room. Painted with diggers provenance.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the area around the town of Falaise within which the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap (Later known as "The Valley of Death") after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.[nb 5] The battle resulted in the destruction of the bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine, and opened the way to Paris and the German border.Following Operation Cobra, the successful American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, the south-east, and into Brittany. Despite lacking the resources to cope with both the US penetration and simultaneous B ritish and Canadian offensives around Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, in overall command of German armed forces on the Western Front, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw. $ 160 |
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RARE ID'd LOT of WWI BATTLEFIELD Recovered RELICS with PAPER ID tags! MASHER GRENADE CAP & Cartridge! Here is a nice display lot of relics recovered and labeled by a soldier and brought back as souvenirs. The masher grenade cap appears to have battle damage. A nice lot that rarely turns up with such great provenance. $195 |
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RARE HUGE WWI Weapon CALTROP Relic recovered ARGONNE MEUSSE ! Here is an impressive relic. This huge CALTROP measuring a massive 14 inches across. Large metal spikes that is hand forged together with rivets. This great weapon was used to puncture tires or stop Cavalry. These are becoming highly prized among collectors as they display so well. A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, crow's foot. is an antipersonnel weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron). They may be thought of as the landmines of antiquity, useful to shape the battlefield and force the enemy into certain paths and approaches, or to provide a passive defense as part of a defensive works system. Caltrops serve to slow down the advance of horses, war elephants, and human troops. They were said to be particularly effective against the soft feet of camels. In more modern times, caltrops are used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires. Large 14 inch - $ 240 Small 4 inch - $ 99
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NICE BATTLEFIELD
WWII Ground Dug GERMAN MAUSER Bayonet Relic FALAISE POCKET Area TRUN
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NICE WWII US BAZOOKA ROCKET Inert M6 RELIC Condition ARTILLERY SHELL with short TAILFIN This is a cool relic that just arrived.
An early Battlefield pick-up relic BAZOOKA ROCKET short type with
tailfin. I believe this is the M6 Rocket. A nice addition to your
US Relic ordnance collection. The shell is inert. In late 1942, numbers
of early-production American M1 bazookas were captured by German troops
from Russian forces who had been given quantities of the bazooka under
Lend-Lease was the name of the program under which the United States
supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Republic of China,
Free France and other Allies of World War II with vast amounts of
materiel between 1941 and 1945 in return for, in the case of Britain,
military bases in Newfoundland and Labrador, Bermuda, and the British
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RARE & INCREDIBLE German WWII Parachute Troops MP38 MACHINE GUN RELIC ! Dug Falaise Pocket NORMANDY ! Ok it doesnt get better than this ! An actual relic from the brutal fightings around Normandy. The barrel section of an MP38 was excavated near the Falaise pocket vicinity. Just one question - How many of these have you seen for sale recently ? The MP38 and MP40 were submachine guns developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by paratroopers, platoon and squad leaders, and other troops during World War II. The MP40 was characterized by its relatively low rate of fire and low recoil. By the evening of 21 August the combined Allied forces linked up with each other, effectively closing the pocket and trapping 50,000 Germans inside, most of whom were unable to escape and were captured. The closure of the Falaise pocket represented the end of the Battle of Normandy and a defeat for Nazi Germany. Two days later Paris was liberated and by 30 August all German troops had retreated across the River Seine, effectively ending Operation Overlord Don't let this top notch weapon relic get away ! SALE PENDING |
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RARE to find in
any condition ! WWII GROUND DUG CZECH DUO PISTOL Relic carried by
a GERMAN PANZER OFFICER - KURSK Salient ! |
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Gun Round Magazine Disc - FURIOUS BULLET RIDDLED Eastern Front ! This is a nice Battlefield excavated Large Machine Gun DISC MAGAZINE for trace rounds that was recovered from fightings around Stalingrad ! Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny (Degtyaryov hand-held infantry machine gun) or DP was a light machine gun used by the Soviet Union starting in 1928.The helmet pictured is a seperate liting and can be seen further down the site with impressive shell shrapnel damage. This magazine displays incredible with your bullet struck items and as all know machine gun relics are extremely scarce much more in battle damaged condition such as this. Also weigh in shipping charges on larger items, finally the impressive display factor. An awesome Eastern front relic ! $ 190 |
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RARE RELIC JAPANESE
STICK GRENADE ! Incredible Stick Grenade that is near impossible to
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NICE Set of WWII German Officers LUFTWAFFE Eating Utensils and CLOTH INSIGNIA ! Here is a nice original set of German Officers mess knife and fork with maker marks and LUFTWAFFE Service branch insignia embossed. Also included from the same estate is a cloth luftwaffe patch insignia. Utensils from the Luftwaffe are highly sought after. A nice set. $ 180 for the lot ! |
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Here is an incredible relic that would look great coated for display with your other relics from America's most noted Battle in Europe during WWII This section of track was recovered from US tank positions near Obduracy, 4 miles from Bastogne battleground of 6th & 10th Armored Division, Battle of the Bulge. This was the end of the first six months of combat for the 6th Armd. Div. Withdrawn from the Saar River area Dec. 24, 1944, and put in Corps reserve, the men under Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow were rushed to the Third Army front on the south of the Ardennes salient, relieving the 10th Armd. Div. north of Mersch, Luxembourg. Five days later, Super Sixth was shifted to positions northeast of the now-famous city. The pocket in which the 101st Airborne and armored units had made such a gallant stand had become a bulge. Facing that bulge was one of the greatest enemy concentrations since the Ardennes Forest offensive began. For the enemy, Bastogne marks the stumbling block in its Ardennes offensive. For the 6th Armd. Div., Bastogne, where it faced the most formidable force of SS and Wehrmacht troops since going operational, stands as the supreme test. Primed for the thrust, Hitler's troops were the elite of his army, possessing the best equipment, vehicles and supplies. The 6th was greatly outnumbered ht elements of six enemy divisions which constantly applied pressure against its entire front. Bastogne brought a new experience. Snow, ice and sub-freezing weather provided the setting for one of the most severe campaigns ever fought by American troops. Tank turrets froze, had to be chipped free to regain traversing action. Iced breach blocks had to be manually operated. M-1s refused to function until bolts were beaten back and forth with grenades. When escape hatches and tank doors stuck fast, they got "blow torch" treatment. Ice formed in gas tanks and clogged lines. Feet froze. Men became so cold they "burned." That was Bastogne! SALE PENDING |
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GIGANTIC AND IMPRESSIVE ! Ground Dug German "PANTHER" ( Panzerkampfwagen 'V' Panther ) TANK TRACK LINK ( Recovered KURSK Battlefield ) |
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RARE WWII German Panzer IV Heavy TANK TRACK Link RELIC Recovered outside of STALINGRAD ! $ 340 |
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This is an absolutely wonderful display relic that was recovered in the 1990'S from German positions near Stalingrad. The Rear MG34 Anti-aircraft site measures 4 1/4 inches. The site was an accessory added by the Whermacht in 1936 from what I understand and was instrumental in bringing down many Russian aircraft. The Site was not adaptable on the later MG42's. This would be an awesome addition to your WWII relic display. Hard to part with this one.. SALE PENDING |
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( PRIZED ) Relic German LUGER P08 Recovered from the ARDENNES near
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This incredible relic section of 2 large track links and pin to a RUSSIAN T-34 TANK was excavated near the Narva Bridgehead in present day Estonia. From February to September 1944, heavy battles were fought in the narrow, 50 km-wide, Narva front in the north-eastern part of Estonia. Over 100,000 men were killed and 300,000 men were wounded there. So vicious were the Soviet counterattacks that 5. SS-Panzer grenadier Division “Wiking” was moved forward from Army Group reserve to stem the red tide. The brave men of Battalion “Narwa” were sent to the town of Izium on the southern end of the front line to hold until relieved. Having seen firsthand the battering taken by their predecessors, 46. Infantry Division, the battalion held no misconceptions about the hell they were moving towards. Firmly entrenched by 17 July, the soldiers of the battalion were greeted that morning by an enormous Soviet artillery barrage. Soon after, combined arms attacks consisting of tanks and infantry smashed into the dug in Estonians. Nearly overwhelmed by their armored foes, the SS men were saved by the timely and accurate shooting of the battalion’s anti-tank guns, six in all. Within minutes of this initial attack half of the 20 T-34 tanks sent by the Soviets had been destroyed. After mopping up the remaining enemy infantry, the Estonians were only allowed a brief respite as another armored column advanced on their positions. Counted amongst the onrushing tanks were American lend-lease medium tanks, newly arrived from the harbour at Murmansk. These tanks too were knocked out by Estonian and German anti-tank guns, the tally for the day amounting to 28 destroyed armored vehicles. These are next to impossible to find for sale. HOLD |
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INCREDIBLE Battle
Damaged MARKET GARDEN Campaign Battle Damaged BROWNING PISTOL RELIC
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ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE Bullet Riddled WWI GERMAN RELIC HELMET Ground Dug BATTLE Damaged ARGONNE MEUSE ! This is a neat ground dug battle relic WWI German Relic helmet that was recovered by a digger friend in the Argonne Meuse. The helmet is severely battle damaged and riddled with MG rounds during the brutal fighting in the Argonne. The crown has a large rust hole and the back has some bullet hole exit damage. A fine relic helmet for display. SOLD |
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A FINE RELIC FOR WWII HELMET COLLECTORS! Here is a chance to own a GROUND DUG BATTLE WORN - HISTORIC 6th German Fallschirmjäger (PARATROOPER) Regiment Helmet - Recovered in a farm field SW CARENTEN! Here is a nice German Para helmet ground dug in relic condition that was recovered by a digger in a farm field that was near where the "Green Devils" regiment were positioned. The helmet has a rust holes to the crown but displays wonderfully. The bayonet was recovered in the same area and will be added to to the purchase. I noticed a relic grenade in background that is not included. oops. The "Green Devils" engaged the Allies the night before the Normandy landing occurred capturing several hundred men, including officers. The unit was formed in early 1943 FJR 6, attached to 2nd FJ Division, first saw action in Italy. When the Division left Italy for Russia, the regiment remained behind to be either disbanded or divided between other regiments. The regiment was then reformed under the command of von der Heydte in Koln-Wahn in January 1944. In April of that year it was moved to Normandy (Carentan area), where the regiment was briefly attached to 2nd FJ Division until 6.6.44. Operated independently for the remainder of the war, seeing action up until it's surrender in early 1945.During the Battle of Carentan, The Green Devils were entrenched along a main road leading into the city and held the American advanced. After the 6th was forced to withdraw towards Carentan, a single causeway surrounded by marshes was the only route into the city. On June 11th, the American 101st airborne attached the FJR 6th positions. After heavy artillery strikes, the 6th moved into Carentan. The 101st finally had the outskirts of the city after a three day battle. On the morning of 12 June 1944, the commander of the 6th withdrew from Carentan finally giving the city to the Allies after four days of fierce fighting. Despite several counter attacks with 17SS 'Gotz Von Berlichingen' panzers, the 6th failed to retake Carentan. After nearly a month of engagement, von der Heydte led his regiment back to the German lines by using secondary roads, whilst the American tanks past them on the main roads. On August 16th, the remnants of Regiment 6 approx 400, were finally withdrawn from Normandy for rest and rebuilding. Over 54,449 German paratroops were killed in action and over 8,000 are still listed as missing in action. SOLD |
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RELIC !!! US WWII Ground Dug BATTLE DAMAGED 101st Airborne 327th GLIDER
INFANTRY Regiment Painted HELMET ! |
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