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Auction 22 October 2023 AUCTION 41: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR SALE - New York

Bid on the lot list Helios Auctions : 22 October 2023 - <p><br></p> Helios Auctions - New York

AUCTION 41: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR SALE

Sunday 22 October 2023 - 11:00 (EDT) - Live
1050 Second Avenue Gallery 52 New York, NY 10022 USA - 10022 New York, États-Unis
Helios Auctions
AUCTION 41: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR SALE
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Lot n° 1 

The Ukrainian Cossack Cross decoration...

The Ukrainian Cossack Cross decoration with swords is made of gilt-brass and enamel. Original ribbon. Instituted by Stepan Bandera. Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in., (4 x 4 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 2 

An Imperial Russian, First Class...

An Imperial Russian, First Class Marksman badge. Designed as a hollowed circlet bearing the Cyrillic script, with crossed rifles, a cipher of Nicholas II and the Imperial state crown of Russia. The screw is marked with two Cyrillic letters: "VD". Dimensions:...

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Lot n° 3 

A Russian Imperial Konstantinovsky...

A Russian Imperial Konstantinovsky Artillery School graduation badge featuring a white enamel bronze cross under the gilt Imperial crown. The badge features two dates and two monograms on the rays 1807 and 1907, the Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas II....

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Lot n° 4 

Nazi Germany WW2 breast badge of...

Nazi Germany WW2 breast badge of the War Merit Cross 1st class with swords. A zinc piece with a silver finish. The fastening mode consists of a hinged pin and catch. The reverse is unmarked but likely by maker Bauer or Deumer. Dimensions: 2 x 2 in.,...

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Lot n° 5 

Large round pin made for the academic...

Large round pin made for the academic competition between Axis Powers taking place at St. Christoph in the region of Tyrolia (German Reich, now Austria). Maker marked Alois Klammer in Innsbruck. Dimensions: 1 3/8 in., (3.5. cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 6 

Nazi Germany and Japanese friendship...

Nazi Germany and Japanese friendship pin (badge) tombak/enamel. The pin features the German eagle supporting Nazi and Japanese flags. Inscribed in German and Japanese "German Japanese Conference, 1939". Unmarked. Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 in., (3.5 x...

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Lot n° 7 

The coronation medal of Emperor...

The coronation medal of Emperor Haile Selassie I was issued to celebrate the 1930 accession of the emperor to the throne. This silver medal features a profile of the emperor, in coronation attire and imperial crown, facing to the left on the obverse....

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Lot n° 8 

A Rare 25 Year SS Long Service...

A Rare 25 Year SS Long Service medal (2nd Model) - SS-Dienstauszeichnungen, Second Class Cross made of silvered tombac. Comes with its original ribbon and pin-constructed suspension. Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in., (4 x 4 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 9 

Executed in silver breast star...

Executed in silver breast star of the Royal Order of St. Alexander with gilt and enameled medallion. The pin is marked G.A.S. The enamel is intact. Footnote: The Order of St. Alexander (Bulgarian: Орден "Свети Александър") was the second-highest Bulgarian...

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Lot n° 10 

An 1870 Iron Cross 1st Class with...

An 1870 Iron Cross 1st Class with integrated 1914 clasp for a soldier who was awarded in both wars. Given it was 44 years apart, awards of this type were extremely rare and tended to bookend an extremely long military career on both ends. Marked as silver. Dimensions:...

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Lot n° 11 

A WW2 Iron Cross 1st Class "Demjansk...

A WW2 Iron Cross 1st Class "Demjansk 1943" inscribed. The "Demjansk" Iron Cross was reinstituted by Hitler on September 1, 1939. The First Class Cross was issued to the personnel who performed three to five acts of bravery in combat and had already been...

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Lot n° 12 

WW2 Third Reich Knights Cross of...

WW2 Third Reich Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with the original ribbon. Three-piece construction with two silver frames and a metal magnetic metal (iron) core. Oakleaf cluster to the front center with the date "1939" below. The cross is all marked 800. Dimensions:...

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Lot n° 13 

A Nazi Germany WW2 Luftwaffe Ground...

A Nazi Germany WW2 Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge. Made of fine zinc. Features an oak leaf wreath with at its apex a Luftwaffe eagle, grasping a swastika, flying above a storm cloud, from which a centered positioned lightning bolt strikes through the...

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Lot n° 14 

A Soviet bronze medal the "Order...

A Soviet bronze medal the "Order of Nakhimov". 14,020 were issued from 1944-1994. On the obverse, there is a relief image of Admiral Nakhimov in profile with the Cyrillic inscription 'Admiral Nakhimov' above. On the reverse, there is a convex image of...

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Lot n° 15 

After the February Revolution of...

After the February Revolution of 1917, the Imperial Technical School (ITU) in Moscow was renamed the Higher Technical School (VTU), and only the nameplate was changed on the badge, the Imperial eagle remained unchanged. Only one graduation of engineer...

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Lot n° 16 

An Imperial Russian St. George...

An Imperial Russian St. George Cross, 1st Class. In die-struck in yellow metal. Struck with the Russian initials (two Cyrillic letters) for "yellow metal", numbered 314. Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in., (3.5 x 3.5 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 17 

Iron Cross Second Class, constructed...

Iron Cross Second Class, constructed of a silver frame with an iron core, unmarked, complete with ribbon. Dimensions: 2 3/8 in., (60 mm.) VG.

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Lot n° 18 

A miniature gilt-bronze and enamel...

A miniature gilt-bronze and enamel Imperial Russian Order of St. Anna, 4th Class in bronze with red enamel. Ca. 1900. Dimensions: 11/16 in., (1.77 cm.) D: 1/2 in., (1.2 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 19 

An Imperial Russian St. George...

An Imperial Russian St. George Cross, 4th Class, executed in white metal alloy. Struck with the Russian initials (two Cyrillic letters) for "white metal", S/N 236205. Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in., (3.5 x 3.5 cm.) Very good.

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Lot n° 20 

A four-medal bar consisting of...

A four-medal bar consisting of German 1914 1st Class Iron Cross, WW1 1914-1918 Hindenburg Cross Honor with swords, Third Reich 25-year Service Medal and Social Welfare Medal. Dimensions: L: 5 1/8 in., (13 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 21 

An Order of Civil Merit (Orden...

An Order of Civil Merit (Orden al Mérito Civil), Commander Class, Spain, Franco Period, ca. 1950. Instituted in 1926. A silver gilt four-armed cross, obverse center featuring a superposed enameled blue cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (For Civil Merit)...

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Lot n° 22 

The Royal and Military Order of...

The Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild is a military distinction of the Spanish Cavalry created by Ferdinand VII of Spain at the conclusion of the Spanish War of Independence in 1814. Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., (6.5 x 6.5 cm.) VF.

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Lot n° 23 

Insignia of the Imperial Army and...

Insignia of the Imperial Army and Navy Officer Corps for civilian ranks in gilded bronze and polychrome enamel, with a portion of the ribbon. Russia, circa 1900. Provenance: - Anatoly Leonidovich Nossovich (1878-1968). - Then by descent. The estate of...

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Lot n° 24 

A Nazi German WW2 breast badge...

A Nazi German WW2 breast badge of the 5th Don Cossack Regiment. Die struck in bronze with an enamel finish. The obverse bears the regimental designation and date it was founded together with the commander surname Kononov in Cyrillic. Complete with a screwback...

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Lot n° 25 

A Nazi Germany WW2 Kriegsmarine...

A Nazi Germany WW2 Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser war badge produced in zinc. Designed as a Viking longship sailing boat over the northern hemisphere of the globe surrounded by a laurel wreath of oak leaves. At the apex of the badge is a German Eagle...

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Lot n° 26 

A rare Gau Sudetenland Honour Badge...

A rare Gau Sudetenland Honour Badge designed as a nickel-silver oak leaf wreath bearing a gilded tombak NSDAP national German eagle clutching a swastika wreathed joined together at the bottom by a raised date of "1938" and two-color enameled stripes in...

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Lot n° 27 

Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd Class...

Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd Class Civil Division. Minor scratches and oxidation. Russia, mid-19th century. Provenance: Millon, Paris. Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in., (4.5 x 4.5 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 28 

Two Imperial German flags. One...

Two Imperial German flags. One depicts Linienschiff Schlesien. Footnote: SMS Schlesien was one of five Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) between 1904 and 1906. Named after the German...

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Lot n° 29 

A double-sided silk Italian fascist...

A double-sided silk Italian fascist banner. The front depicts the Fascist-era Italian flag. The verso is embroidered in gold on a blue background with an inscription "The Industrial Fascist Union of Province of Chieti" and an emblem. Dimensions: 27 x...

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Lot n° 30 

A fine cotton multi-tier construction...

A fine cotton multi-tier construction German Party flag, WW2. VEry good overall with a small dark stain at the top right corner. Dimensions: 10 x 7 in., ( 25 x 17.5 cm.) Good overall with expected signs of wear.

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Lot n° 31 

A pair of original WWII German...

A pair of original WWII German HBT M43 field trousers/pants. Dimensions: L: 40 1/2 in., (102.9 cm.) Very good.

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Lot n° 32 

A pair of World War II German Wehrmacht...

A pair of World War II German Wehrmacht uniform field green woolen pants. Dimensions: L: 40 in., (101.6 cm.) Very good, some minor holes on one side of the pants

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Lot n° 33 

SS Party Member cotton armband...

SS Party Member cotton armband in its original condition. Dimensions: L: 18 7/8 in., (48 cm.) W: 4 3/8 in., (11 cm.) Very good.

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Lot n° 34 

Typed paper invitation to a ball...

Typed paper invitation to a ball held at Tsar's yacht in honor of the 200th anniversary of Guards Crew held on 28 April 1910 and a carton board thank-you card with a watermark and a hand-written inscription "Guards Crew thanks you for memories and wishes". Dimensions:...

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Lot n° 35 

Group of 12 Polish documents rewarding...

Group of 12 Polish documents rewarding Soviet WWII personnel of the Red Army and identification documents. The documents are filled in by hand in Polish and Russian. Dimensions: Largest Citation: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (18.4 x 14 cm.) Overall condition...

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Lot n° 36 

Two full sheets of Nazi German...

Two full sheets of Nazi German postage stamps of 3 Pf. and 12 Pf. value from the series featuring a right-facing profile of Adolf Hitler. Each sheet contains 100 postage stamps issued between 1941 and 1944. The lot also contains German Marks separately...

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Lot n° 37 

Four commemorative newspaper (magazine)...

Four commemorative newspaper (magazine) clips depicting Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members during Hitler's visit to Nurnberg. The photographs were taken at the Deutsche Hof hotel. Has a hand-written inscription "Reichparteitag party leaders silver...

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Lot n° 38 

Tow photographs with a handwritten...

Tow photographs with a handwritten note regarding Hitler's annual visits to Nuremberg. Brought by a vet after the War. Framed. Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., (23.5 x 18.5 cm.) VG.

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Lot n° 39 

Five individual Death Certificates...

Five individual Death Certificates (Cards) of SS officers that lost their lives during WWII. Dimensions: Various sizes, at most 4 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.,(11 x 7 cm.) Excellent

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Lot n° 40 

A Russian army poruchik's shoulder...

A Russian army poruchik's shoulder board. The military rank 'poruchik' is equal to the European and American lieutenant (from Latin 'locum tenens' - 'holding place'). Three small stars and a red stripe indicate the rank. A small silvered-bronze button...

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Lot n° 41 

A Russian army Major General shoulder...

A Russian army Major General shoulder board. The military rank 'Major General' is an equivalent of the European and American Brigadier General. Two gold stars on the gild-sewn shoulderboard indicate the rank. The shoulder board is marked by the manufacturer...

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Lot n° 42 

A Russian etching based on the...

A Russian etching based on the work of Adolf Ivanovich Gebens (1819-1888) depicting HIM Life-Guard Dragoon Regiment, 1859 engraved by Giller. Drawn on the stone by Giller and Bir, lithographed by V. Darleng. Dimensions: 36 3/8 x 32 5/8 in., (97.5 x 83...

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Lot n° 43 

An etching depicting the Russian...

An etching depicting the Russian Imperial Life-Guard Garrison Battalion, 1859. Engravers R. Beer and Fernlund 2nd, St. Petersburg, Edition of the Russian Art (military) Chronicle by V. Darling, 1859. Dimensions: 38 x 24 in., (96.5 x 61 cm.) Very good...

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Lot n° 44 

A Russian etching based on the...

A Russian etching based on the painting by Adolf Ivanovich Gebens (1819-1888) depicting the 2nd Guard Artillery Brigade, 1859 engraved by Giller. Drawn on the stone by Giller and Bir, lithographed by V. Darleng. Dimensions: 36 1/2 x 33 in., (92.7 x 84...

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Lot n° 45 

Nazi Germany presentation plate...

Nazi Germany presentation plate given to SS Sturmbannfuhrer Hans Vogel and his wife by Heinrich Himmler. The hand-hammered copper plate features a Nazi eagle, a life tree, Himmler's signature and an inscription in German "The family is the foundation...

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Lot n° 46 

A steel 5th SS Panzer Division...

A steel 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" ship was Probably made for Commander Otto Gille. Footnote: Herbert Otto Gille (8 March 1897 – 26 December 1966) was a high-ranking German SS commander of the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Division Wiking during...

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Lot n° 47 

Of a tampering form with an engraving:...

Of a tampering form with an engraving: "Ltnt. D. R. Flachs Octbr 1892". Gilt interior. Prussian silver hallmarks 800. Weight: 2.54 o., 72 g. Dimensions: H: 4 in., (10 cm.) Very good. Minor scratches to the surface.

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Lot n° 48 

Given on his birthday during his...

Given on his birthday during his first year in North Africa and during the siege of Tobruk. The ashtray is fine jeweler-mounted hand-hammered silver on wood with an engraving on the rim: "Zum 50. Geburtstag Die Offiziere der Panzergruppe Afrika Unserem...

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Lot n° 49 

A monogrammed hand-hammered champagne...

A monogrammed hand-hammered champagne bottle cooler that belonged to Adolf Hitler. The item consists of two pieces: a tall body with a handle and a removable insert bucket. Monogrammed with Hitler's initials "A.H.", German eagle and swastika. The cooler...

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Lot n° 50 

Commemorative bronze medal: Coronation...

Commemorative bronze medal: Coronation of Alexander II Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Alexander II facing right. 1856. Inscription: By God’s grace Alexander II Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Crowned in Moscow, 1856. Reverse: Double-headed eagle. Motto:...

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