The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Louis F. Chase (ASN: 11016126), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Caumont, Normandy, France, on 14 June 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army. LINK
German militaria
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Leather straight E-tool carrier
€375.00Textbook leather straight E-tool carrier in good used condition. Pre war example which is hard to find!
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Winterschlacht im Osten or Ostmedaille by Deschler & Sohn, München
€85.00Winterschlacht im Osten or Ostmedaille by Deschler & Sohn, München with matching pouch. good example with matching pouch.
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Dutch NSB sport badge
€450.00Rare Dutch NSB Sport badge in very good condition. Textbook example with typical hinge and pin. Whilst being a award for the Dutch NSB or National Socialist movement, these badges can often be seen adorning the breast pocket of Waffen-SS Soldiers serving in 34 SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland. The badge is in very good condition and has a nice bronze tone to it, I have photographed it next to a clearly silver example for comparison. Very hard to find badge!
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Rare Polish cap badge
€175.00Rare Polish cap badge in good condition. This is a late war theatre made example for soldiers serving with the Polish armoured division who liberated large parts of western europe. The manufacturer of this cap badge is possibly Italian or German. Hard to find example!
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Kriegsmarine coastal artillery badge marked FLL 43
€275.00Kriegsmarine coastal artillery badge marked FLL 43 indicating production by Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid in 1943. Hard to find in good condition!
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Rare original Belgian Made Waffen-SS skull
€1,200.00Rare original Belgian made Waffen-SS skull in very good condition. The skull is in very good condition with most of the original finish remaining!
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Kriegsmarine Minensucher badge marked RK
€225.00Kriegsmarine Minensucher badge marked RK indicating production by Rudolf Karneth.
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Early, hollow Panzer assault badge by Adolf Scholze type 3.1.2
€300.00Early, hollow Panzer assault badge marked AS. The badge is a nice hollow early example with crimped hinge. The catch is missing. The badge is nicely marked AS indicating production by Adolf Scholze and retains a very nice factory bronze finish. The badge is a type 3.1.2 Adolf Scholze as identified by Philippe De Bock in The German Panzer Assault Badge of WWII. Even with the missing catch a rare variant to find!
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US Wool shirt, special size 15-32
€100.00Textbook US army wool shirt, special in the size 15-32 with the gas flap inside.
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Rare Panzer assault badge by Hymmen & Co marked L/53 type 2.2.4
€450.00Rare Panzer assault badge by Hymmen & Co marked L/53 type 2.2.4 in good condition. The badge retains most of its bronze finish to the front. Typical late war semi hollow example. The pin is most likely bent or a period replacement. This is a very hard badge to find!
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Cased Iron Cross first class
€475.00Textbook Iron Cross first class in good condition with its original issue case.
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Iron Cross first class
€350.00Textbook Iron Cross first class in good condition marked 20 indicating production by Zimmermann. The cross is in very good condition!
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Screwback Iron cross first class marked L/58
€350.00Screwback Iron cross first class marked L/58 indicating production by Souval, Wien. It is lightly offset which could be repaired or enjoyed as is, nice piece!
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US HBT field jacket, special, size 36R
€140.00US HBT field jacket, special, size 36R with period removed gasflap.
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Pressstoff straight E-tool carrier marked eue/42
€275.00Excellent straight E-tool carrier made out of glossy black Pressstoff with black leather details. The carrier is nicely marked eue/42 which indicates production by Otto Reichel, Jnh. Rudolf Fischer, Lederwarenfabrik, Lengefeld/Erzgeb in 1942. Excellent example!
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Tropical Y-strap
€775.00Tropical Y-strap in excellent condition. Textbook example with all the typical details; woven holes in the back strap and a light olive hue in the webbing. Nice example in good used condition!
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US Navy Medical department blanket
€45.00Excellent US Navy medical department blanket in unissued condition. I have 5 examples and they are all in the same IMO unissued condition. The price is for one example as pictured in unissued condition!
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Rare US Roll up mapcase Meese 1944
€350.00Rare original US roll up mapcase maker marked and dated Meese. Inc. 1944. Originally stock number 24C-539-20 these mapcase were most probably used by CO’s in the field and most probably stored inside vehicles. The tie straps are undamaged and functional. These map cases are incredibly rare!
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Küstenartillerie badge marked Schwerin
€625.00Küstenartillerie badge marked Schwerin in excellent condition. This is a very early Buntmetall example with most if not all of its original finish. The highlights of the gun and armour show the Buntmetall base peaking trough. Very nice example!
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Infantry assault badge by Ernƨt Muller, Pforzheim
€295.00Infantry assault badge marked Ernƨt Muller, Pforzheim. Yes they mirrored the S in Ernst. Nice original example with beautiful finish!
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Rare Belgian Made Waffen-SS skull
€850.00Rare Belgian Made Waffen-SS skull in good used condition. The skull is a rare ‘closed’ nose variant. The skull retains both of its original prongs but one has separated. Hard to find variant!
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Gold wound badge marked 4 with case marked Hauptmünzamt Wien
€395.00Gold wound badge marked 4 with case marked Hauptmünzamt Wien. The badge is marked 4 indicating production by Steinhauer & Luck. The case was found with the badge and is in equal good condition.
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US Ike jacket Engineer special brigade size 34R
€170.00US Ike jacket Engineer special brigade size 34R in very good condition.
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US Jackets, Female, Service, Tropical size 12R
€150.00US Jackets, Female, Service, Tropical size 12R dated 1945. Nice original garment in excellent condition. I believe the Nurse wings are a modern addition. Otherwise very nice example with original insignia.
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Field kitchen can opener marked Reichsheer W.D. 1940 D.R.P.
€225.00Field kitchen can opener marked Reichsheer W.D. 1940 D.R.P. in good working condition. Hard to find piece that would be nice in any diorama display!
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5 piece Polizei medal bar
€350.00Beautiful 5 piece Polizei medal bar in good condition. This medal bar contains 5 separate medals, neatly affixed to its original bar with functional pin.
– First world war Iron Cross second class
– First world war honour cross or ‘Hindenburg’ cross
– 18 years Police long service award
– Austro-Hungarian Pro Deo et patria 1914-1918 medal
– Bulgarian participation in the European war 1915-1918Nice original medal bar in great condition that would look great on any Polizei display!
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Rare Spanish volunteer sleeve shield
€550.00Textbook BeVo woven Spanish volunteer sleeve shield. The shield is in unissued perfect condition. This Spanish example is one of the rarest and most desirable volunteers sleeve shield!
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Tan optical lighting battery box
€125.00Excellent optical sight battery box intended for the MGZ or similar optics. This is the last produced model with simplified closing latch. The case is finished in tan factory paint which retains up to 99%. The protective cloth is complete but the battery insert is missing. Very nice example!
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Short M38 gasmask canister in spray painted grey camouflage
€495.00Beautiful short M38 gasmask canister in spray painted blue grey camouflage. This is a very nice pre war short canister in excellent condition dated 1937. The canister retains spare lenses and a very nice A1B gasmask with a 1937 dated filter. The straps are original to the canister. The short strap looks to be marked. The long rayon strap has a leather end point and has one period repair. On top of the pre war green paint there is a neatly period spray painted blue grey camouflage finish typical for Luftwaffe troops. The blue paint shows the green underneath at some spots and is also covered with large hand applied field grey spots as camouflage. The gasmask is a excellent example retaining up to 90% of its original paint and would be very hard to upgrade!
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Unissued Luftwaffe brown winter flight gloves marked LBA 36
€550.00Unissued Luftwaffe brown winter flight gloves marked LBA 36 and maker marked Richard Ehekircher. The gloves are a perfect matching pair and nicely lined with rabbit fur!
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Heavy duty Artillery and infantry cart strap
€425.00Rare strap for pulling carts, artillery pieces and so on. These where standard with every PAK 40 and infantry cart or If.8. This is a nice mid war example manufactured from bluegrey loosely woven webbing with thick metal hardware. Hard to find!
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CC2 Impregnated Grease Gun magazine pouch
€125.00CC2 Impregnated Grease Gun magazine pouch in good condition. Officially named Case, Cal. .45 Submg. Clip 290243 which is visible marked underneath the cc impregnation finish. The pouch is not one of the hoard of pouches that was found in the east from former lend lease contracts. The pouch is in excellent condition and hard to find with impregnation!
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Rare rubberized Kartenwinkelmesser 27 or K.W. 27 pouch
€60.00Late war empty map grid or K.W. 27 (kartenwinkelmesser 27) pouch in good condition. This is a nice late war example manufactured out of rubberized material. The pouch is nicely marked K.W. 27 and features an unknown manufacturers logo. The pouch is fully functional where most of these rubberized examples are torn at the press studs. Very nice late war pouch for the K.W. 27!
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Complete Zielgeviertafel mit Planzeiger or Z.m.P. by W.H. & Co 41
€225.00Complete Zielgeviertafel mit Planzeiger or Z.m.P. in very good condition. All of the grids are nicely marked W. Hallwachs & Co. Kom. Ges. Berlin and are together in their original pouch which is marked W.H. & Co 41 as well which indicates that this is a matching set manufactured by W. Hallwachs & Co. Kom. Ges. Berlin in 1941. The pouch has some stains and superficial damages. Very hard to find a complete and matching Z.m.P. set!
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Pre war Kartenwinkelmesser or K.W. 27 marked Wichmann 1934
€225.00Rare pre war almost complete K.W. 27 (kartenwinkelmesser 27) set in excellent condition. All of the grids are nicely marked Gebr. Wichmann 1934. The set is complete except for the Zielgevierttafel. The set comes with its original pouch which is nicely marked K.W. 27 and features the Wichmann company logo. Rare pre war set which are becoming harder and harder to find!
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Kartenwinkelmesser 27 or K.W. 27 pouch
€50.00Nice empty map grid or Zielgeviertafel mit Planzeiger or Z.m.P. pouch in good condition. This is a late war or private purchased example. The pouch is fully functional without any damages. Nice pouch for the Z.m.P.!
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Kartenwinkelmesser 27 or K.W. 27 pouch by Wichmann
€75.00Textbook empty map grid or K.W. 27 (kartenwinkelmesser 27) pouch in good condition. The pouch is nicely marked K.W. 27 and features the Wichmann company logo. The pouch is fully functional without any damages. Nice pouch for the K.W. 27!
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First pattern brown butterdish
€145.00Excellent dark brown coloured butterdish in very nice, undamaged condition. The butterdish is a nice first pattern example with a beautiful colour scheme which is even better visible in sun light! Nice example!
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Rare US 101st Airborne Division patch – British Made Bullion
€1,000.00Rare US 101st Airborne Division patch – British Made Bullion example. Extremely scarce example.
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US Jump wing marked J.R. Gaunt London
€250.00Rare British made US paratrooper wings. Typical British made example with British pin back marked J. Gaunt, London.
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British RAF ‘mosquito’ boots
€200.00British RAF ‘mosquito’ boots in good used condition. The ankle ties are removed, otherwise in very good condition.
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British ammo boots marked 7M 1944
€225.00British ammo boots marked 7M 1944
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British ammo boots marked Shortland 11S 1942
€225.00British ammo boots marked Shortland 11S 1942 in used condition.
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Dutch SS-BL pin #A1160
€550.00Dutch-SS / Germaansche SS – Begunstigende Ledenspeld SS-BL. The pin is nicely numbered A 1160 on the back which is a low number. These pins were handed out to paying members of the Germaansche SS. SS-BL indicates Begunstigende Leden.
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Set of German soldiers humoristic postcards
€65.00Set of German soldiers humoristic postcards in good condition. They are still in the original envelope. The postcards were designed and printed by Albert Horn from Gotha. As far as I can see there are 17 postcards. Nice piece of period pocket litter!
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Esbit Model 9 stove
€75.00A nice original Model 9 Esbit stove in good condition. The Esbit itself is marked DRP and Stuttgart W indicating it was produced pre 1943 when the original factory was bombed to the ground. A nice and typical ‘pocket litter’ item which was often found with the troops fighting at the front lines!
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Canadian Toronto Scottish capbadge
€25.00Canadian Toronto Scottish capbadge in good condition.
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Canadian Toronto Scottish capbadge
€25.00Canadian Toronto Scottish capbadge in good condition.
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Imperial German army pipe 5. Armee Weihnachten 1914
€125.00Imperial German army pipe 5. Armee Weihnachten 1914. The pipe shows the printed image of crown prince Wilhelm in Hussar uniform. The pipe comes in its original case it was found in.
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Heer issue Dienstuhr by Titus Genève #D800384
€250.00Heer issue Dienstuhr by Titus Genève #D800384. It spools and runs the time but I have not exactly checked how accurately. The strap is new but a typical example as was issued on these watches!
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Cased US Silver star medal named Louis Chase 1ID, 14.06 Caumont, Normandy
€750.00Cased US Silver star medal which belonged to Staff Sergeant Louis Chase who served with the the 26th Infantry Regiment of the First Infantry Division. I have found some documentation but I’m sure there will be more information in the morning reports. Very hard to find Silver Star that was awarded for the Normandy Campaign!
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US army D-ration chocolate bar by McKay-Davis Co.
€250.00Rare, original US army D-ration chocolate bar in good, unopened condition.
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Imperial enameled canteen cup marked FCB Fulda 18
€110.00Imperial enameled canteen cup marked FCB Fulda 18 in excellent condition.
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Imperial enameled canteen cup marked Wupperman 17
€110.00Imperial enameled canteen cup marked Wupperman 17 in excellent condition.
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US Colt 1911 lanyard
€145.00Textbook First World War issue US Colt 1911 lanyard in unissued condition. These lanyards are mostly if not all dated 1917 on the snap hook. This is a excellent example!
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US Colt 1911 lanyard
€145.00Textbook First World War issue US Colt 1911 lanyard in unissued condition. These lanyards are mostly if not all dated 1917 on the snap hook. This is a excellent example!
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Rare ocular for the tan rln marked late war trench periscope
€125.00Rare ocular for the tan rln marked late war trench periscope. It is in good condition and I reckon a incredibly hard to find spare part!
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M Blink 16 4×20 Carl Zeiss Jena monocular for signal lamp
€100.00M Blink 16 4×20 Carl Zeiss Jena monocular for signal lamp in good condition. Hard to find spare piece!
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Brown marbled bakelite Zeiler 4350 torch or Taschenlampe
€75.00Rare dark brown coloured bakelite Zeiler 4350 torch or Taschenlampe in very good condition.
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Second pattern issue Marschkompass marked fxn
€70.00Excellent German army issue compass or Marschkompass. This is the second issued pattern compass and the first model made with a bakelite housing. The compass is nicely marked fxn which indicates production by an unknown manufacturer. The compass has an undamaged bakelite housing and still complete with its original factory issue string. Excellent second pattern issue compass in very good condition from a rare manufacturer!
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