BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. – The peaked caps and sleeve insignia of the German Third Reich diplomatic ambassador to Russia, the personal automobile standard and three other fender flags used by Kaiser Wilhelm II and a pair of British Georgian silver mounted flintlock pistols will all come up for bid Saturday, June 30, at Mohawk Arms Inc. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
They’re just a few of the 1,100+ lots of militaria slated to cross the auction block at Mohawk Arms. The catalog is packed with rare and highly collectible militaria spanning multiple generations and conflicts. The auction will begin at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.
The caps and sleeve insignia of Nazi Third Reich diplomatic ambassador to Russia, Graf Friedrich-Werner von der Schulenburg, consist of a fine quality doeskin peaked cap (of the type worn only by ambassadors); a superb quality white-top peaked cap; and a massive diplomatic ambassador embroidered sleeve insignia. The lot comes with a two-page German forensic lab report, authenticating the items as original, and carries a minimum bid of $18,000.
Also with a minimum bid of $18,000 is the personal automobile standard of Prussian Kaiser Wilhelm II (below), with three other official fender flags used when meeting with his Austrian counterpart, visiting the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg and displaying his Hohenzollern family crest. Wilhelm’s personal flag, 16 inches by 17 inches, is made of a silk-like material and has a black Prussian eagle on a crowned gold shield on the center, with a black Iron Cross and the date 1870.
An Imperial Austrian officer’s helmet of the K.u.K. Arcieren Guards, the rarest helmet of the Austrian Imperial period, has a minimum bid of $6,500. The helmet boasts a silver-plated body that looks hammered, brass trim edging, a large gilt coat-of-arms front-plate within a framework of foliage, age-darkened oak leaf chin scales and gold silk lining. Topping the helmet is a fire-gilt bronze crowned double eagle and a white buffalo hair plume extends from the eagle head backs.
A German Third Reich SA Feldherrenhalle gorget (a crescent-shaped ornament worn on a chain around the neck as a badge of rank by officers) has a minimum bid of $4,000. There are dark patches on the age-toned nickeled crescent and the stylized gilt eagle/swastika has a nice patina. The piece has dark blue cloth backing and a corner hook and oval band hold the original chain.
A U.S. World War II “Black Widow” Navy Cross having darkened, one-piece construction, has a minimum bid of $1,200. The item exhibits good detail and has a full wrap brooch and even the original issue Navy presentation box. Paper found in the base of the box reads “C. Gray Bream.”
The pair of 18th-century British Georgian silver mounted flintlock pistols have seen their share of use and wear over the years and are being described as “a true restoration project.” In fact, one of the pistols is missing the stock from the wrist down and part of the silver trigger guard strap is detached. But the other gun is in better shape with full stock and an octagon/round barrel with sunken gold cartouches “H. Hadley” and “London.” The lot has a minimum bid of $1,400.
For details contact Mohawk Arms Inc. at 315-893-7888 or email them at Mohawk@MilitaryRelics.com.
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