Mark Shuttleworth
P.O. Box 1361
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
Phone: (602)692-7158
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INCREDIBLE DISPLAY RELIC ! - WWII German PANZERFAUST ANTI-TANK Weapon !

This is a very cool original panzerfaust weapon that the seller has explained is complete and original. However it appears that the cone portion at the top may be a replacement - unsure. Also the over-paint appears to be original but no way to tell. The weapon is impressive and priced very low as how often do you even see them for sale ? The Panzerfaust (plural: Panzerfäuste, "tank fist") was an inexpensive, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of World War II. It consisted of a small, disposable preloaded launch tube firing a high explosive anti-tank warhead, operated by a single soldier. The Panzerfaust remained in service in various versions until the end of the war. The Panzerfaust often had warnings written in large red letters on the upper rear end of the tube, the words usually being Achtung! Feuerstrahl! ("Beware! Fire Jet!"). This was to warn soldiers to avoid the backblast. After firing, the tube was discarded, making the Panzerfaust the first disposable anti-tank weapon. During the last stages of the war, many poorly-trained conscripts were given a Panzerfaust and nothing else, causing several German generals to comment sarcastically that the tubes could then be used as clubs. The weapon was correctly fired from the crook of the arm and the shaped charge could penetrate up to 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of steel, enough to defeat any armoured fighting vehicle of the period. Many Panzerfausts were sold to Finland, which desperately needed them as the Finnish forces lacked anti-tank weapons that could destroy heavily armed Soviet tanks like the T-34 and IS-2. The Finnish experience with the weapon was mixed and only 4,000 of 25,000 Panzerfausts delivered were expended in combat. In the Battle of Normandy only 6% of British tank losses were from Panzerfaust fire despite of the close range combat in the bocage landscape. However, the threat from the Panzerfaust forced tank forces to wait for infantry support before advancing. The portion of British tanks destroyed by Panzerfausts later rose to 34%, a rise probably explained by the lack of German anti-tank guns late in the war and also the terrain that the fighting took place in. An incredible impressive display relic.

$800

ONE IN A MILLION RELIC ! from my personal collection ! Shot Down WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE Messerschmitt Tail Section !

Hard to describe this relic without using the word heart-stopping ! This show-stopping relic section of a shot down German Fighter ME was brought home by a Veteran from Pennsylvania as a souvenir and was recovered near Bastogne with only the verbal provenance at the estate auction wishing I had more. A few of the painted serial numbers remain making research a possibility but a needle in a stack of needles. The fibre aluminum tail section piece measures - 9 x 15 inches and has portion of the original swastika paint as can be seen. The flip side has the support cross-strut supports remaining. A wonderful display piece that was obviously cherished by a returning GI who must have seen the aircraft shot down. On December 23, American forces began their first counterattack on the southern flank of the "Bulge." On January 1, 1945, the Germans launched two new operations in an attempt to keep the offensive going and create second fronts in Holland and northern France. The Luftwaffe (German air force) launched a major campaign against Allied airfields and succeeded in destroying or severely damaging more than 460 aircraft. The Luftwaffe also sustained an incredible number of losses — 277 planes. While the Allies recovered quickly from their losses, the operation left the Luftwaffe weaker than ever. After 20 days of fighting, American forces fell back, having sustained more than 11,000 casualties — but inflicting 23,000. Don't let this incredible relic get away ! A one in a million chance to own !

$ 1400

RARE and COLLECTIBLE - Eastern Front WINTER CAMO Paint Orig. HELMET with Liner ID'd !

This is a spectacular Winter Camoflage Helmet that was found in Bulgaria and is in spectacular original paint condition. Has serial number, chin strap, 3 layers all original Camo paint. Also it has a marked ID on inner rim as can be seen in the pictures. Absolutely a very nice display helmet. The Panzerfaust that can be seen in the background is a separate listing and not included with this Camo helmet.

$1250

RARE to find - WWII US GI - " 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division RELIC INVASION Marked with paint stripe Helmet - Recovered Inland near the SIEGFRIED LINE Area of Fighting ( Bullet Struck ! )

This is an incedible relic US Helmet shell with faint unit designation paint of the 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division. The helmet was recovered in hedgerows near the area of fightings around the Siegfried Line and has a clear bullet strike on the crown. US relic helmets are much rarer to find in relic condition as their German counterparts. The history of the 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division is added herein. The 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division Infantry Division arrived in England, 12 December 1944, where it continued its training. It landed in Le Havre, France, 24 January 1945, and moved to Belgium to relieve the 99th Division, 12 February, and hold defensive positions in the Siegfried Line. The Division went over to the attack, 27 February, capturing the high ridge east of Prether to facilitate use of the Hellenthal-Hollerath highway. In a rapid advance to the east, the 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division took Schmidtheim and Dahlem, 7 March. The period from 9 to 21 March was spent in mopping up activities and training. The Division resumed its forward movement to the west bank of the Rhine, crossing the river and capturing the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein, 27 March. It relieved the 80th Division in Kassel, 5 April, seized Munden on the 8th and Weissenfels on the 14th against sharp opposition, and captured Leipzig, 19 April, following a fierce struggle within the city. Eilenburg fell, 23 April, and the east bank of the Mulde River was secured. Two days later, Division patrols in the area between the Elbe and the Mulde Rivers contacted Russian troops in the vicinity of Riesa and again at Torgau. Until VE-day the 29th DIVISION a NORMANDY Division patrolled and policed its area. Occupation duties were given to the Division until it left for home and inactivation 7 September.

SALE PENDING

RARE to find HARD to Import anymore ! SWAMP RELIC Recovered K98 German Mauser Rifle Recovered EASTERN FRONT ( Russian Swamp Find "KURSK" )

This is an incredible find in the swamps not far from the Kursk Battlefield a German Mauser relic that has definitely seen combat. The bolt action rifle would display incredible behind your relic helmet. These are getting hard to recover let alone get shipped into the country even in this relic museum quality. The Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle was widely used by all branches of the armed forces of Germany during World War II. It saw action in every theatre of war involving German forces, including occupied Europe, North Africa, the Soviet Union, Finland, and Norway. Although comparable to the weapons fielded by Germany's enemies at the beginning of the War, its disadvantages in rate of fire became more apparent as American and (to a lesser extent) Soviet armies began to field more semi-automatic weapons among their troops. Still, it continued to be the main infantry rifle of the Wehrmacht until the end of the War. Resistance forces in German-occupied Europe made frequent use of captured German Karabiner 98k rifles. The Soviet Union also made extensive use of captured Karabiner 98k rifles and other German infantry weapons due to the Red Army experiencing a critical shortage of small arms during the early years of World War II. Many German soldiers used the verbal expression "Kars" as the slang name for the rifle.

$ 170

UNBELIEVABLE TRENCH FIND from STALINGRAD ( Eastern Front CAMPAIGN ) - RUSSIAN Folk TRENCH Art Cigarette CASE !

Once in a while something arrives from overseas in a box that is so unique that not only do I not know how to even price but wonder if I should even sell it. Anyway, if only I knew more about these personal items and their values but alas, I'm out of my element here. This is an incredible art etched WWII Cigarette case recovered in trench positions by my Russian digger friend that depicts a German soldier being harpooned by Russian Infantry on one side and on the other a lovingly etched picture of the soldier and his sweetheart in happier times with the sun setting in the background. A truly one of a kind relic that was obviously hand carved with a knife in a foxhole trench while enduring the pummeling of German mortar fire around Stalingrad. I'll let the pictures do the talking. Don't let this one get away !

$ 190

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

NICE JAPANESE RELIC Recovered Type 89 KNEE MORTAR ARTILLERY SHELL in nice condition with shipping plug

The Type 89 discharger first saw service in China and Manchuria. During World War II, the weapon was used in Burma, China, and the Pacific islands. Allied troops soon learned to hit the ground when they heard the telltale 'pop' of the weapon launching its grenades or shells, in some cases from more than 200 yards (183 m) away.[5] Some Allied infantrymen mistakenly assumed that the grenade launcher was propped on the leg to fire and thereafter referred to it as a "knee mortar". However, any soldier or marine who tried to fire a captured Type 89 in this fashion received a severe bruise (and sometimes a broken thigh bone) from the hefty recoil. The Japanese never designed a shaped-charge or anti-tank warhead for the Type 89 50 mm shell, in retrospect a serious deficiency for an army lacking effective hand-carried infantry anti-tank weapons. As it was, the Type 89 discharger and its ammunition was responsible for many Chinese and later, Allied casualties after the start of World War II. Had the Japanese been able to overcome deficiencies in their explosives design and manufacturing process, and produced an effective anti-tank shell for the Type 89, the resulting weapon could have greatly slowed the Allies' advance in the Pacific and China-Burma-India theaters.

$ 80

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 W...as well as during the Operation Torch invasions in the North African Campaign
The Germans promptly copied the weapon, and increased the diameter of its warhead from 60mm (2.36 in) to 8.8 cm (3.46 in). In German service, the bazooka was popularly known as the Panzerschreck. The German weapon, with its larger, more powerful warhead, had significantly greater armor penetration; ironically, calls for a larger-diameter warhead had also been raised by some ordnance officers during U.S. trials of the M1, but were rejected. After participating in an armor penetration test involving a German Panther tank using both the RPzB 54 Panzerschreck and the US M9 bazooka, Corporal Donald E. Lewis of the U.S. Army informed his superiors that the Panzerschreck was "far superior to the American bazooka" Despite the introduction of the M9 bazooka with its more powerful rocket—the M6A3—in late 1943, reports of the weapon's effectiveness against enemy armor decreased alarmingly in the latter stages of World War II, as new German tanks with thicker and better-designed cast armor plate were introduced. This development forced bazooka operators to target less well-protected areas of the vehicle, such as the tracks, bogey wheels, or rear engine compartment. In a letter dated May 20, 1944, Gen. George S. Patton stated to a colleague that "the purpose of the bazooka is not to hunt tanks offensively, but to be used as a last resort in keeping tanks from overrunning infantry. To insure this, the range should be held to around 30 yards."
$ 120

FALAISE POCKET BATTLEFIELD Dug German PANZER TANK Insignia Portion !

This is a neat relic condition battle damaged panzer assault tank insignia that saw combat and is ground dug with a nice patina. A neat German relic at a great price !

$30

HISTORIC AMERICAN WWII RELIC - A Severly BATTLE DAMAGED GI Helmet recovered Sainte-Mère-Eglise UTAH BEACH NORMANDY

This incredible and important relic that just arrived from a UK collection that was found in a flea market in Saint-Mere-Eglise not far from UTAH BEACH the site of D-DAY landings, and is clearly a battle damaged helmet with severe shock damage and multiple bullet strikes. Troops of the U.S. 4th Division were lead on to the shores of Utah Beach by Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (son of the president) even though the tide had swept them south of the intended landing point. This wise decision earned him the Medal of Honor. Luckily this area of the beach was lightly defended, much more than the planned landing point. American troops were swiftly ashore followed by their amphibious tanks. Brigadier General Roosevelt walked up and down the beach with his cane in hand exhorting troops to get up and push inland. By the end of D-Day, 23,250 men and 1,700 vehicles came ashore with only about 210 casualties. The 4th U.S. Infantry was made up of green, inexperienced soldiers. As they pushed in from Utah Beach they suffered greatly. They sustained 2,200 casualties a week even though they were supported by air strikes. To the west the river valleys were either flooded or boggy. The tanks had to stick to the roads because of the bocage. The bocage was perfect terrain for defensive strategies and the Germans skillfully exploited the terrain to their advantage. Ancient fields were divided by ditches and hedges. Some ditches were so old that they formed embankments waist, sometimes even shoulder high. Infantry soldiers had to fight their way forward alone without the support of tanks. They had to move slowly, hedge by hedge, field by field, unable to see the enemy. If they broke cover they were exposed to enemy fire. Halfway hoping this one doesnt sell..

$ 290

RELIC Inert LARGE 20mm MACHINE GUN Round Shell Casings and Belt portion Recovered on the OKINAWA Battlefield Beachhead !

U.S. losses were over 48,000 casualties, of whom over 12,000 were killed or missing—over twice the number of casualties as at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal combined. This made the battle the bloodiest that U.S. forces experienced in the Pacific war, and the second bloodiest in World War II, only exceeded by the Battle of the Bulge. Several thousand servicemen who died indirectly (from wounds and other causes) at a later date are not included in the total. One of the most famous U.S. casualties was the war correspondent Ernie Pyle, who was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on Ie Shima. U.S. forces suffered their highest ever casualty rate for combat stress reaction during the entire battle, at 48%, with some 14,000 soldiers retired due to nervous breakdown. The U.S. Navy's dead exceeded its wounded with 4,907 killed and 4,874 wounded, primarily from kamikaze attacks.General Buckner's decision to attack the Japanese defenses head-on, although proving to be extremely costly in U.S. lives, was ultimately successful. Just four days from the closing of the campaign, General Buckner was killed by Japanese artillery fire while inspecting his troops at the front line. He was the highest-ranking U. S. officer to be killed by enemy fire during the war. The day after, a second general, Brigadier General Claudius M. Easley, was killed by machine gun fire.At sea 368 Allied ships (including 120 amphibious craft) were damaged while another 36, including 15 amphibious ships and 12 destroyers were sunk during the Okinawa campaign. In the end more than 4,900 officers and men of the Navy lost their lives, largely as a result of Japanese kamikazes. The Japanese lost 16 ships sunk, including the enormous battleship Yamato.

$ 70

FANTASTIC HISTORICAL RELIC ! Battle Damaged US WWII AMERICAN GI Relic CANTEEN recovered from FOY-BIZORY ( BASTOGNE )

This cool relic was unearthed in trenches in a heavily wooded area Bois Jacques ( Jacks Woods ) on the North side of Foy Bizory in an area where the US 506th would have been intrenched. The US canteen appears to have suffered a shell fragment blast as it is peppered and severly crushed. There is still remnants of cloth overcoat material between the sandwiched canteen. The impact literally bent the canteen spout over 90 degrees.. The canteen displays incredibly and " oh the stories it could tell " of the awful fighting around that village.. The Battle of Bastogne .

$ 140

RARE COMPLETE - German MG34 Early EASTERN FRONT KURSK Battlefield Pick-up MACHINE GUN DRUM MAGAZINE and CARRIAGE Relic in excellent condition as found !- the MG34/42 was labeled "Hitlers Buzzsaw" to those who faced its fire power ..

Incredible complete with carriage and intact set of German MG34/42 Machine Gun Drum Magazines and carriage. Serial numbers and proofmarks still visible. A nice addition to your WAR-ROOM Display. One of the weapon's most noted features was its comparatively high rate of fire of about 1,200 rounds per minute, twice the rate of the British Vickers machine gun and American Browning at 600 round/min. At such a high rate the human ear cannot easily discern the sound of individual bullets being fired, and in use the gun makes a sound described as like "ripping cloth" and giving rise to the nickname "Hitler's buzzsaw", or, more coarsely, "Hitler's zipper" (Soviet soldiers called it the "linoleum ripper"). German soldiers called it Hitlersäge ("Hitler's saw") or "Bonesaw". The gun was sometimes called "Spandau" by British troops from the manufacturer's plates noting the district of Berlin where some were produced, much like the Germans' own World War I MG 08 had been nicknamed. Notwithstanding the MG 42's high rate of fire, the Handbook of the German Army (1940) forbade the firing of more than 250 rounds in a single burst and indicated a sustained rate of no more than 300–350 rounds per minute to minimize barrel wear and over-heating.So distinct and terrifying was the weapon, that the United States Army created training films to aid its soldiers in dealing wit h the psychological trauma of facing the w eapon in battle. The high rate of fire resulted from experiments with preceding weapons, that concluded that since a soldier only has a short period of time to shoot at an enemy, it was imperative to fire the highest number of bullets possible to increase the likelihood of a hit. This principle was also behind the Vickers GO aircraft gun. The disadvantage of this principle is that the weapon consumed exorbitant amounts of ammunition and quickly overheated its barrel, making sustained fire problematic.The MG 42 weighed 11.6 kg in the light role with the bipod, lighter than the MG34 and easily portable. The bipod, the same one used on the MG 34, could be mounted to the front or the center of the gun depending on where it was being used. For sustained fire use, it was matched to the newly-developed Lafette 42 tripod, which weighed 20.5 kg on its own. The barrel was lighter than the MG34's and heated more quickly, but could be replaced in seconds by an experienced gunner.The optimum operating crew of an MG 42 for sustained fire operation was six men: the gun commander, the No.1 who fired the gun, the No.2 who carried the tripod, and Nos.3, 4, and 5 who carried ammunition, spare barrels, entrenching tools, and other items. For additional protection the commander, No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduced to just three: the gunner, the loader (also barrel carrier), and the spotter. The gunner of the weapon was preferably a junior non-commissioned officer (or Unteroffizier).

Priced low ! $290

HONORED Piece of American History - FALLEN HERO or "prayerfully" a GERMAN Target practice WWII US GI M1 "BATTLE DAMAGED" - Falaise Pocket-Argenten Battlefield Area Pick-up !
Museum piece of history this extremely rare to find original US M1 Helmet Shell is severly battle damaged with bullet and shrapnel strikes found in a flea market in Argenten. Scrutiny reveals red paint possibly a decal on the crown under the camo paint. A nice addition to your battle scarred collection
$ 190
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 British 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; instead he was ordered to counterattack the Americans around Mortain. However, the remnants of four panzer divisions, which was all that von Kluge could scrape together, were not strong enough to make any impression on the United States First Army, and Operation Lüttich was a disaster that merely served to drive the Germans deeper into the Allied lines, leaving them in a highly dangerous position. Seizing the opportunity to envelop von Kluge's entire force, on 8 August the Allied ground forces commander Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery ordered his armies to converge on the Falaise–Chambois area. With the US First Army forming the southern arm, the British Second Army the base, and the Canadian First Army the northern arm of the encirclement, the Germans fought hard to keep an escape route open, although their withdrawal did not begin until 17 August. On 19 August the Allies linked up in Chambois but in insufficient strength to completely seal the pocket. Gaps were forced in the Allied lines by desperate German assaults, the most significant and hard-fought being a corridor past elements of the Polish 1st Armoured Division, who had established a commanding position in the mouth of the pocket.By the evening of 21 August the pocket was closed for the last time, with around 50,000 Germans still trapped inside. Although it is estimated that significant numbers managed to escape, German losses in both men and materiel were huge, and the Allies had achieved a decisive victory. Two days later Paris was liberated, and by 30 August the last German remnants had retreated across the Seine, effectively ending Operation Overlord.

EXTREMLEY RARE BATTLEFIELD Dug WWII German Officers Mod.1913 SAUER Pistol - Recovered near the TROIS PONTS Bridgehead 1st SS PANZER Division !

This is an incredible dig. This J.P Sauer Model 1913 German Panzer Officers sidearm pistol that was recovered in the BATTLE of the BULGE Offensive near the bridgehead of Trois Ponts. This area was overrun by the 1st SS Panzer Division. The 1st SS Panzer Division (SS Oberfuehrer Wilhelm Mohnke) was the strongest fighting unit in the Sixth Panzer Army. Undiluted by any large influx of untrained Luftwaffe or Navy replacements, possessed of most of its T/O&E equipment, it had an available armored strength on 16 December of about a hundred tanks, equally divided between the Mark IV and the Panther, plus forty-two Tiger tanks belonging to the 501st SS Panzer Detachment. The road net in the Sixth Panzer Army would not permit the commitment of the 1st SS Panzer as a division, even if two of the five roads allocated the army were employed. The division was therefore divided into four columns or march groups: the first, commanded by Colonel Peiper, contained the bulk of the 1st Panzer Regiment and thus represented the armored spearhead of the division; the second was made up from the division's Reconnaissance Battalion; the third and fourth each comprised armored infantry and attached heavy weapons; the heavy Tiger detachment was left to be fed into the advance as occasion warranted. A fine example of relic ground dug firearm ( sold as a display curio ) that are almost impossible now to import. This one saw battle during the BATTLE OF THE BULGE !

SOLD

NICE WALL HANGER RELIC - USA 12GA Shotgun dug from an old farm site in TUCSON, AZ.

This is a marked 66 12GA Shotgun by Sears and Roebuck Co. that has a unique flash protector attached. A nice barn find relic that displays well. Priced right.

$95

RARE - GERMAN WWI Frankenstein Model 1916 Helmet - CAMO Paint - BULLET STRUCK !

This is a rarity both as a dessert camo painted color as well as the single sniper bullet strike. The helmet has a shell shock crack across the top but otherwise a very solid combat seen relic from the Great War ! Unsure of the exact location as his was Vet ( bring-back ) A beautiful display piece of a rare SAND CAMO M16.

$ 299

AWESOME ! Multiple Bullet Struck GERMAN Helmet & US BAZOOKA Shell Inert - BATTLE OF BULGE Recovery ST.VITH

This incredible group of relics was recovered from the St. Vith area and includes a US M1 Bazooka Shell. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest American land battle of World War II and one of the bloodiest, but the U.S. Army performance was outstanding under extremely difficult circumstances. During the four weeks of the battle, more than 1 million soldiers were engaged. Although exact numbers are not known, there were approximately 500,000 Americans, 600,000 Germans and 55,000 British soldiers in action. Each side lost more than 800 tanks, and the Germans lost 1,000 aircraft. About 19,000 U.S. soldiers were killed and 47,500 wounded. The British bore 1,400 casualties with 200 killed. German units had over 100,000 killed, wounded or captured.

Bazooka Shell - SOLD
German Helmet - SALE PENDING

INCREDIBLE remaining LOT OF WWII RELICS from the BATTLEFIELD of RADZYMIN Poland ! SS PANZER RELIC Buckles recovered from WOLOMIN !

In response to the Russian thrust, the Germans started a tactical counter-attack near Radzymin on July 31. The offensive, carried out by 4 understrength Panzer divisions, was to secure the eastern approaches to Warsaw and Vistula crossings, and aimed to destroy the three tank corps of the Second Tank Army in detail. Under the leadership of German Field Marshal Otto Moritz Walter Model was a Nazi Germany General and later Field Marshal during World War II. He is noted for his defensive battles in the latter half of the war, mostly on the Eastern Front but also in the west, and for his close association with Adolf Hitler and Nazism the 4th, 19th, Hermann Göring Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring The Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Goring was an elite Germany Luftwaffe armoured division. The HG saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and in the Eastern Front and 5th SS Panzer Divisions were concentrated from different areas with their arrival in the area of Wolomin occurring between July 31 and August 1, 1944. Although the 3rd Tank Corps gamely defended the initial assaults of the Hermann Göring and 19th Panzer Divisions, the arrival of the 4th Panzer and 5th SS Panzer Divisions spelled doom for the isolated and outnumbered unit. Already on August 1, the leading elements of the 19th and 5th SS Panzer Divisions, closing from the west and east respectively, met at Okuniew, cutting the 3rd Tank Corps off from the other units of the Second Tank Army. Pressed into the area of Wolomin, the 3rd Tank Corps was pocketed and destroyed on August 3, 1944. Attempts to reached the doomed tank corps by the 8th Guards Tank Corps and the 16th Tank Corps failed, with the 8th Guards Tank Corps taki ng serious losses in the attempt. Although Model had plan ned to next attack the 8th Guards Tank Corps, the withdrawal of the 19th and Hermann Göring Panzer Divisions to shore up the German defenses around the Magnuszew bridgehead forced the remaining German forces around Okuniew to go on the defensive. A nice grouping that won't last long !

SOLD

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 !

$800

Spitfire Canopy - Freedom Isn't Free
Multiple 20mm Messerschmitt Cannon Blasts Riddling the Canopy, and Clearly, It's British Pilot.
From A Downed Spitfire in the Battle of Britain 1940 -- Coming Out Of The Mike Miner Collection
This profound and graphic piece of World War II history bespeaks of the courage and sacrifice made by ardent men during the most desperate, but "finest hour" of human history, as the British people fought against the German Luftwaffe bombing campaign in the Battle of Britain 1940. It is a vivid testimonial to the ultimate price paid to defend freedom and liberty of a democratic people against tyranny. Clearly, this British pilot did not survive the 20mm Messerschmitt cannon blasts from his German foe. But Britain, her people, and freedom prevailed in the end, thanks to those who were willingly to fight and die. That is war, regardless of the age. That is what this piece represents. Indeed, the rarity of finding an original Spitfire canopy intact from World War II is virtually impossible, and the price to acquire one would be staggering. But this phenomenal and vivid piece of history offered here is truly priceless--much like the life of the pilot who perished beneath this canopy. For the cost of a mere dug Confederate belt buckle, I could not let this one pass by me. Now, I'll let someone else have the distinct honor of preserving this irreplaceable piece of human history and stark reminder of the sacrifice made by a free people. It was worthy of one of the finest and most valuable private collections in the world (the late Mike Miner), and it now can be yours.
Shipping cost and/or delivery arrangements are extra and must be made between myself and the buyer. It is approximately 4' long, by 2' wide, and 16" high. It does include the original cockpit mirror, as well.
$ 5500

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.

$ 180

RARE Grouping of GERMAN WWII Recognition INSIGNIA Ground Dug - BATTLE OF FALAISE POCKET ! Includes section of CLOSE COMBAT BADGES, WOUND BADGE, GERMAN CROSS, and 2 large aluminum shell casings ?

This is a nice lot of German Insignia recovered from the Falaise Pocket area where wicked combat occured. 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 after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. 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. By 22 August, all German forces west of the Allied lines were dead or in captivity. Historians differ in their estimates of German losses in the pocket; the majority state that between 80,000 to 100,000 troops were caught in the encirclement of which 10,000 to 15,000 were killed, 45,000 to 50,000 taken prisoner, and around 20,000 escaped. In the northern sector alone, German material losses included 344 tanks, self-propelled guns and other light armoured vehicles as well as 2,447 soft-skinned vehicles and 252 guns abandoned or destroyed. In the fighting around Hill 262, German losses totalled 2,000 killed and 5,000 taken prisoner, in addition to 55 tanks, 44 guns and 152 other armoured vehicles.The once-powerful 12th SS Panzer Division had lost 94 percent of its armour, nearly all of its artillery, and 70 percent of its vehicles. Mustering close to 20,000 men and 150 tanks before the Normandy campaign, after Falaise it was reduced to 300 men and 10 tanks. Although elements of several German formations had managed to escape to the east, even these had left behind most of their equipment; after the battle Allied investigators estimated that the Germans lost around 500 tanks and assault guns in the pocket, and very little of the equipment that was extricated survived the general retreat across the Seine.

$ 120 for all !

DOWNED WWII RAF AIRCRAFT RELIC !! - POIX-SOMME BATTLEFIELD - Vickers K MACHINE DRUM MAGAZINE & Chute

This is an incredible excavated relic recovered near Lamaronde near Poix Somme where several FAIREY BATTLE AIRCRAFT were shot down by German ME-109 aircraft. I will include provenance from the digger who recovered the relics as well. The Drum Magazine displays very well and would look great in your war room ! The Fairey Battle was obsolete by the start of the Second World War but remained a front line RAF bomber due to a lack of a suitable replacement. On 2 September 1939, during the "Phoney War", ten Battle squadrons were deployed to France to form a vanguard of the Advanced Air Striking Force. On 20 September 1939 a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 was shot down by Battle gunner Sgt. F. Letchard during a patrol near Aachen, marking the RAF's first aerial victory of the war. Nonetheless, the Battle was hopelessly outclassed by Luftwaffe fighters, being almost 100 mph slower than the contemporary Bf 109 at 14,000 feet. The Battle's defence consisted of a single .303 Vicker s K machine gun mounted in the rear cockpit and a single forward-firing .303 Browning machine gun in the starboard wing.When the Battle of France began, Battles were called upon to perform unescorted, low-level tactical attacks against the advancing German army. This put the aircraft at risk of attack from Luftwaffe fighters and within easy range of the German Army's light anti-aircraft guns. In the first of two sorties carried out by Battles, on 10 May 1940, three out of eight aircraft were lost while, in the second sortie, 13 out of 32 went down, with the remainder suffering damage. Despite bombing from as low as 250 ft (76 m), their attacks had little impact on the German columns.

$ 290

RARE - Excavated Section of GERMAN PANZER IV Tank Tracks and pin recovered ( Demanzk Pocket ) STALINGRAD with a Whermacht Helmet that is bullet riddled from the NARVA Bridgehead vicinity incredible display relics of WWII !

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 Toten kopf. 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.

Single Panzer IV Track Link - $380
Whermacht Battle Damaged Helmet - SOLD

SCARCE - German PANZER Officer's CZ DUO PISTOL ground dug in the vicinity of THE KURSK BATTLEFIELD ( Eastern Front)

This little beauty was excavated near the Battlefield of Kursk and is a hand held CZ Duo Pistol in nice relic condition. Waited 2 months to get this little gem imported and it displays very nicely. Would be a nice addition to your ground dug weapon collection fro an area of brutal fighting.
German casualties listed in German sources during the KURSK operation proper (as opposed to the following Red Army counter-offensives north and south of the salient) in the period 5 to 20 July 1943 were between 50,000 and 57,000. German tank write-offs were between 278 and 323.[67] Yet the numbers of destroyed tanks alone does not tell the entire story. For example, Zetterling and Frankson list only 33 tanks destroyed for the three divisions of the SS Panzer Corps as of 17 July, but the number of operational tanks on 17 July as of 19:15 had dropped by 139, leading one to assume that 106 tanks were damaged and not able to take part in the battle, at least temporarily.

SOLD

INCREDIBLE WWII Battlefield excavated Relic German SS Helmet with SD RUNES clearly visible and a MG34 Bi-pod with ID !

This is a nice relic grouping fresh from the vicinity of the WWII Battlefield of St. Lo France that includes a digger painted MG34 bi-pod along with a relic SS helmet that has battle and rust damage on the crown that does not detract from its impressive display. A rare chance to own the most treasured of the elite German arm of service. Saint-Lô, the capital of the department of Manche, was captured by Task Force C of the 29th Infantry Division on July 18th, 1944. The city was an important strategic objective, and was heavily damaged during the Battle of Normandy. German forces in the battle zone constituted the larger part of Seventh Army, commanded by SS Lt. Gen. Hauser. Two corps, the LXXXIV and the II Parachute, held the front from the Caumont sector west to the coast, the Vire River being the boundary. Elements of no less than 12 divisions were under these 2 corps, including the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier and the 2d SS Panzer (Das Reich). Only the latter unit was believed to have tanks. Many German units were far below strength, both as a result of losses incurred in June and of enemy difficulties in getting men, supplies, and materiel to the front under the conditions imposed by Allied air supremacy. Of the divisions which had reinforced the front since D Day, few were at anything like full strength. Some elements of the 2d SS Panzer were still in southern France, near Toulouse. The available units of the 265th, 266th, and 275th Divisions were only battle groups, composed of mobile elements of these divisions; parts of the first two of these His predecessor, Lt. Gen. Dollmann, died of . heart attack on 28 June.

RARE SS HELMET - HOLD
MG 34 BI-POD - $ 260

 

RARE - Relic GROUND DUG condition GERMAN MG34 Drum MAGAZINE - Recovered NORMANDY !

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.

$ 70

RARE to find excavated near NORMANDY ( Falaise pocket ) German Officer Collar Tabs !

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

NICE GROUP of INSIGNIA Recovered near the German Lines Falaise pocket NORMANDY Campaign

This is a nice group of relics recovered from German lines near the Falaise pocket and contains an Officers cockade and some chin strap buckles parts and what appears to be a bicycle reflector of some kind. A nice little grouping of history that would frame up nice and is very affordable. The Falaise pocket or Falaise gap was the encirclement and destruction of German forces in the Normandy area of France during August 1944 by the Allied armies, as part of the larger Battle of Normandy, during World War II.Following Operation Cobra, the successful US breakout offensive from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south, southeast and into Brittany. On 7 August, despite protests from Günther von Kluge—the overall commander of German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) on the Western Front, Adolf Hitler ordered Operation Lüttich to commence. This was a counterattack conducted by the remnants of four panzer divisions. As expected by the Allied commanders, the operation failed, leaving the committed German force in disarray. Following this failed counterattack, the Allied 21st Army Group launched an offensive to capture Falaise, codenamed Operation Totalize. This operation failed; a second attempt was made, codenamed Operation Tractable. These Allied attacks enveloped the German forces between the towns of Argentan, Trun, Vimoutiers and Chambois, near Falaise.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.

$ 40

RARE WWII Imperial Japanese Army DOG TAG Excavated in SUN WU near the site of the GERM WARFARE BACTERIUM !

Kwantung army 2645 unit ,19 lochus,No.199. Japanese Imperial army in the Northeast local armed forces established the bacterium army in Sun Wu, called 2645 army group was involved in germ warfare experiments and used live people as experimental objects. The bacterium 2645 factory picture where the ID tag was excavated is listed below. An incredible and rare Japanese Army ID tag made of zinc or pewter. The factory was established in 1933. An extremely rare Japanese Dog Tag !

$ 80

INCREDIBLE DUG UP - Set of Relic D.A.P. Nazi Swastika German Workers Badges exacavated in AUSTRIA !

(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.

$90 Each or $160 for the pair

RARE TO FIND Excavated BASTOGNE "Battle of Bulge" area 88 or 90mm Large ANTI-AIRCRAFT Flak Shell Ammo Tray !

This is an incredible recently dug relic in the form of an anti-aircraft feed tray for either an AA Gun that I believe may be a German 88. The relic was dug in woods near Bastogne and would be a great addition to your relic room or museum ! "At 6:45 in the morning on December 23, planes carrying the two pathfinder sticks took off from Chalgrove headed for Belgium. As they did so, other C-47s loaded with supplies were getting ready to take off. As soon as they received a clear signal from the pathfinders, the heavily laden transport planes would head immediately for the besieged town.As they neared Bastogne, Crouch’s co-pilot turned on the red light over the jump door of McNiece’s C-47. Just as the men stood to hook up their static lines before jumping, German anti-aircraft fire burst all around the plane. After one particularly loud bang McNiece and Sergeant Merz flinched. A hole in the fuselage showed that an enemy round had passed between the two men, who were only inches apart. The Germans had an 88mm gun emplacement directly in their flight path. With no other means of defending himself, Crouch nosed his C-47 down to treetop height and scattered the Germans as he flew over them. He then pulled back up to jump altitude and leveled off. The heavily burdened pathfinders picked themselves up off the plane’s floor, hooked up and prepared to jump."

$40

RARE German WWII Mauser Pistol - Excavated KURSK Salient EASTERN FRONT Relic !

Eastern Front Relic A pile of buried German weapons was found near Prokhorovka on the Southern flank of the Kursk Salient, Russia This Mauser pistol is from that hoard along with MP 38/40 MG and German accoutrements more than likely after Whermacht and SS units were made prisoners. Nice Battlefield display relic in excavated condition.

SOLD

 

RARE WW-2 RELIC Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Barrel - GERMAN MG-15 BARREL JACKET Recovered from LUFTWAFFE AIR BASE Location in Rothwesten, Germany

This is an incredible WWII 11 1/2 inch section of the breech end of a GERMAN MG-15 Barrel Flash Protector Jacket. The piece was ground excavated from an Old LUFTWAFFE Air Base at Rothwesten Germany in the 1960's. From a collection of a soldier stationed in the vicinity in the 1970's. An incredible find and every day these are becoming harder to import for collectors. Displays very nice.

$ 160

 

NEAT GROUP OF RELIC Large MG or Small ARTILLERY Shells from KAKUZU Ridge JAPANESE WWII

The next American objective was Kakazu Ridge, two hills with a connecting saddle that formed part of Shuri's outer defenses. The Japanese had prepared their positions well and fought tenaciously. Fighting was fierce. Japanese soldiers hid in fortified caves armed with hidden machine guns and explosives; American forces often lost many men before clearing the Japanese out from each cave or other hiding place. The Japanese would send the Okinawans at gunpoint out to acquire water and supplies for them, which induced casualties among civilians. The American advance was inexorable but resulted in massive casualties sustained by both sides.

$ 190 all 3 Shells !

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

RARE WWII Russian Degtyaryov Machine 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 listing 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

FANTASTIC JUST ARRIVED ! Weapons Excavated in a Foxhole KURSK SALIENT Eastern Front ! ( German Helmet for affect )
( Beretta MG Machine Gun and a Mauser Pistol also not shown is a FN 22 to be added later )

Incredible excavated weapons from KURSK ! Found in a pile of buried German weapons near Prokhorovka on the Southern flank of the Kursk Salient, Russia Eastern Front Relic FN Model 22 Pistol, a Baretta Machine Gun Mfg. Italy and a German Mauser Pistol Manufactured and used by German Officers from 1940-1944. The German Decal helmet is included for affect. These are incredible Battlefield Relic weapons that are EXTREMELY Rare to have imported with current scrutiny !

Foxhole Relics from Kursk Salient include:

BERETTA MAB38 SUB MACHINE GUN- $950
GERMAN MAUSER PISTOL - HOLD
FN 22 GERMAN OFFICER PISTOL - $ SOLD

RARE AND INCREDIBLE ! A German WWII MG34 Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun RING SITE Relic EXCAVATED from STALINGRAD !

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..

$280

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.

$ 180



Werhmacht soldier loading 50-round drum magazine on MG34.

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.

$ 99

RARE - WWII Relic Condition MG FLASH PROTECTOR for Machine Gun Dug BOSTOGNE !

This is a nice relic condition flash protector or brake for a Machine Gun that was dug up near the Battlefield of Bostogne. These are highly collectible and make great displays. The Siege of Bastogne was a smaller battle in and around the Belgian town of Bastogne, during the larger Battle of the Bulge. Success of the German offensive, seizure of the harbor at Antwerp with encirclement and destruction of Allied armies, required the German Army mechanized forces to use the roadways in order to maintain the speed of the offensive. All seven main roads in the Ardennes mountain range converged on the small town of Bastogne. Control of the crossroads of Bastogne was vital to the Germans to speed up their advance and improve resupply of the German columns, as the poor weather conditions made cross country travel difficult. The battle lasted from mid-December 1944 to January 1945.

$ 90

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

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 )

RARE - 'WIKING' HORIZONTAL Swastika SS Enlisted BELT BUCKLE - DUG VISTULA River Bed POLAND - 5th SS PANZER DIVISION

This is a nice relic condition SS Buckle dug along the Vistula Riverbed in Poland occupied by the 5th Panzer ( Wiking ) Division. The remaining men of the WIKING Division and equipement that managed to survive the Cherkassy Pocket were formed into a Kampfgruppe that was soon transfered to Poland and amaglamatd into a reformed 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking". At the same time that Wiking was reformed, the Soviets had pushed all the way to the Vistula River and to Warsaw in Poland. Wiking took part in the desperate attempts along with the 3.SS.Panzer-Division "Totenkopf" and the Heer 19.Panzer-Division to stem the Soviet advance. Wiking helped to push the Soviets out of Warsaw and back across the Vistula River where the Front stabilized until January, 1945. Wiking was pulled from Warsaw in December, 1944, and transfered south for the attempted break-through to Budapest to rescuse 45,000 trapped Germans located in that City. Wiking pushed forward for two weeks, but could not reach the city against massive Soviet strenght and resources. Wiking then fought to the West of Budapest in more defensive operations, moving into the area of Czechoslovakia, where the Division surrendered to the Soviets in May, 1945.

SOLD

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 !

SOLD

DUG ARTILLERY & WEAPONS Psalm 103:12 "As far as the East is from the West so far has He removed our transgressions from us"

UNIFORM ITEMS 2 Corinthians 5:14 "The Love of Christ compels us "

MISCELLANEOUS WW I & II 1 Corinthians 3:11 "No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus"

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

SOLD ITEMS 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."

RARE Horrific - MG RIDDLED ( "RAKED" ) as European Diggers say.. WWII GERMAN Helmet - NORMANDY-FALAISE !

The finest example of a multiple bullet struck German Helmet possibly from MG rounds with a shrapnel last on one side, from my personal collection was dug near the town of St. Lambert within the Falaise Pocket known for terrible fighting between the German Panzer Divisions and the Allied advance. 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 after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape. 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. An impressive relic that displays like no other !

SOLD

RARE Battlefield EXCAVATED Volvograd SILVER CLOSE COMBAT BADGE with T-Bar attachment badge intact !

Absolutely incredibly rare to find excavated complete and maker marked SILVER CLOSE COMBAT BADGE Excavated in Volvograd !
This award WHICH ONLY WAS ISSUED in a limited quantity has been instituted on November 25, 1942, that is, just a couple of months before the German 6th Army besieged in Stalingrad was forced to surrender, therefore such awards are extremely rare in the Stalingrad area. The Germans were locked in. Supplies had to be airlifted in to the German troops. Finally, with little food and supplies, the Germans were on the verge of starvation. Temperatures dropped to minus 30 degrees Centigrade. Starving German soldiers were forced to slaughter their horses and later still to dig up their frozen carcasses to eat the bones. German Field Marshall Paulus was forced to surrender, the 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army. Estimates on the German lost are from 150,000 to 500,000 men, 91,000 were taken prisoner. The Soviet Army lost 500,000 men. Hitler himself said, 'The god of war has gone over to the other side'. The Battle of Stalingrad, conducted between Germany and its allies and the Soviet Union for the Soviet city of Stalingrad, took place between August 21, 1942 and February 2, 1943, during the Second World War. Stalingrad was known as Tsaritsyn until 1925 and today is known as Volgograd. This battle is often cited as one of the turning points of the war in the European Theater and was arguably the bloodiest battle in human history, with combined casualties estimated to be above 1.5 million. The battle was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties by both sides. The struggle included the German siege of Stalingrad, the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces around the city.

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RARE German WWII Mauser Pistol - Excavated KURSK Salient EASTERN FRONT Relic !

Eastern Front Relic A pile of buried German weapons was found near Prokhorovka on the Southern flank of the Kursk Salient, Russia This Mauser pistol is from that hoard along with MP 38/40 MG and German accoutrements more than likely after Whermacht and SS units were made prisoners. Nice Battlefield display relic in excavated condition.

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