Austria : Imperial 1898 Kaiser Franz Joseph I Fifty-year Jubilee Medal.

Bronze 33mm dia medal mounted on its original triangular red ribbon. Instituted in 1898 to commemorate the Kaiser's golden jubilee and awarded to all military and gendarmerie personnel who served during the Kaiser's reign. ( A gold version was awarded to those with fifty years service in).
Near mint condition..  read more

Code: 51801

Austria : Imperial 1908 Kaiser Franz Joseph I Sixty-year Jubilee Cross (on the ribbon for civil-servants).

Gilded bronze cross awarded to those with a minimum of ten years service in the armed forces or civil-service.to commemorate the diamond jubilee (1848-1908) of Emperor Franz Joseph. The cross is on the plain red ribbon as awarded to civil-servants. The military ribbon was white with two red stripes whilst the cross for courtiers was red with two white stripes.
Very good condition.  read more

Code: 51800

BRD : German Bundesmarine Belt-buckle.

Large gilt metal one-piece buckle complete with leather tab. The The reverse side-edge is stamped with the 'A' logo of F.W. Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid. Excellent condition.
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Code: 51798

Imperial : German Baden State Other-ranks' Pickelhaube Plate.

Stamped brass crowned griffin holding shield above a scroll bearing "Mit Gott f. Fuerst u.Vaterland" (With God for Prince and Fatherland). The reverse has two fixing-lug loops. Excellent condition.
The buyer will be given details of how this came into my possession in January 1969.  read more

Code: 51796

Third Reich : Kriegsmarine Enlisted-ranks' Belt-buckle.

One-piece stamped steel with a gilt finish. Some wear to the finish on the front (see photos) whilst the finish on the reverse is complete. No makers marks. Overall very good condition.  read more

Code: 51790

King Edward VII London County Council 1909 Medal awarded to J.Mason.

Not a military award but a medal none-the-less. Bronze King Edward VII 1902 bronze medal awarded by London County Council in 1909 to J.Mason "for punctual attendance during the year 1908-9 and the three previous years". The medal does not have a ribbon but is worn from a decorative 1909-dated pin-back brooch. This medal was for school attendance. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 51786

Belgium : Belgian Army 1928 Pattern Rifle-shooting 1st prize Arm-badge.

Rare Belgian Army 1st Prize rifle-shooting competition award badge of the 1928 pattern. These were worn on the left upper-arm. Silver metal laurel-wreath with the principle design in gilt. The title scroll is interchangeable for the shooting class, eg. rifle, pistol, machine-gun, etc.
The reverse bears two sets of double prongs for attachment to the uniform arm. Complete and in extre...  read more

Code: 51785

Italy : Pair of Italian Slip-on Shoulder-straps

Yellow-piped grey-green slip-on epaulettes sadly with only one screw-in gilt button.  read more

Code: 51784

Third Reich : Stahlhelmbund "Front Heil" Belt-buckle.

A scarce two-piece belt buckle in brass with nickel centre-piece for the Stahlhelmbund veterans organisation. The reverse shows three solder holes for attachment of the central disc. Excellent condition,
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Code: 51778

Third Reich : Feuerwehr enlisted-ranks Belt-buckle.

Sivered-alloy two-piece buckle with pebbled surface and centre-piece attached by four lugs. The central motto reads "Gott zur Ehr, dem Nächsten zur Wehr"  read more

Code: 51775