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HIGHEST QUALITY DECORATIONS WANTED URGENTLY FOR PURCHASE OR COMMISSION !
ESPECIALLY SEEKING GRADE 1 + QUALITY CASED IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
A mint pristine cased Iron Cross 1st Class manufactured by Steinhauer & Lück and maker numbered '4', complete with outer packaging
Price: £975
A beautiful mint pristine condition example of the Iron Cross 1st Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in perfect condition and has a beautifully polished swastika and 1939 date. The background paint shows just the slightest age lines. Reverse has the frosted back with polished flat tapered pin bearing maker number '4'. The case has survived in mint pristine condition with a fine black finish and deeply impressed silver blocked Iron Cross. Interior has a fresh unmarked beige velvet base and white silk roof. The orange-brown cardboard outer packaging is fully printed to the obverse, and bears the Steinhauer & Lück makers name and address to the side. The cardboard packaging is in close to mint condition with just the lightest wear at the point the flap opens. Rare to find any Iron Cross in this condition with case and outer packaging.If a collector wanted one definitive example of an Iron Cross 1st Class, this would undoubtedly be the example to buy. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
A mint cased Iron Cross 1st Class manufactured by C.F.Zimmermann and maker numbered 'L/52', complete with outer packaging
Price: SOLD
A beautiful mint condition example of the Iron Cross 1st Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in perfect condition. The background paint shows just the slightest age lines. Reverse has the frosted back with polished flat pin bearing maker number 'L/52'. The case has survived in mint pristine condition with a fine black finish and deeply impressed silver blocked Iron Cross. Interior has a fresh unmarked beige velvet base and white silk roof. The off white cardboard outer packaging is fully printed to the obverse, and bears the C.F.Zimmermann makers name and address to the side. The cardboard packaging shows some use overall. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
A beautiful and rare cased Screwback Iron Cross First Class even complete with the original LDO declaration paper manufactured by Alois Rettenmaier and with LDO number L/16
Price: SOLD
It is rare indeed to find an original example of cased screwback Iron Cross First Class, but it is virtually impossible to find one even complete with its original LDO declaration paper. The iron Cross has survived in excellent condition with 100% black finishing and nicely polished silver frame. Reverse bears the screwback with fluted centre rib, and the maker's LDO number L/16 stamped to the base of the Cross. The case is in excellent condition has has the LDO logo blocked in gold to the roof. The original declaration paper is in black with a brown LDO logo printed to the background. A beautiful and rare example for anyone collecting Iron Cross variants.
A beautiful and rare cased Screwback Iron Cross First Class manufactured by Robert Hausschild and with LDO number L/56
Price: SOLD
A beautiful original example of the cased screwback Iron Cross First Class. The iron Cross has survived in near mint condition with 100% black finishing and nicely polished silver frame. Reverse bears the screwback with fluted centre rib, and the maker's LDO number L/56 stamped to the screwback. The case is in excellent condition has has the LDO logo blocked in gold to the roof. Very hard to find examples of the cased screwback Iron Cross on the open market.
A fine cased Iron Cross First Class engraved for the recipient, 'Ofw Huber 1./Pz.Gr.Rgt.93'
Price: £675
A fine condition example of the Iron Cross First Class. The Cross retains a nicely polished silver edge frame and beading, which has a pleasant overall patina. The black centre has survived in perfect condition with typical age lines within the black paint. The reverse has the flat tapered pin and the back section is engraved 'Ofw Huber 1./Pz.Gr.Rgt.93' (Oberfeldwebel Huber, 1st Company, Panzer-Grenadier Regt.93). The case has survived in close to mint condition with a black grained appearance and silver Iron Cross emblem. A very nice personalised example of an Iron Cross First Class.
A near mint cased Iron Cross First Class engraved for the recipient, 'Polen 1939'
Price: SOLD
A near mint condition example of the Iron Cross First Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame, which has a pleasant overall patina. The black centre has survived in perfect condition with typical age lines within the black paint. The reverse has the flat tapered pin and the back section is nicely engraved 'Polen 1939'. The case has survived in close to mint condition with a black grained appearance and silver Iron Cross emblem. A very nice personalised example of an Iron Cross First Class, obviously awarded to a soldier in the opening campaign of the war. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
Extremely rare Iron Cross 1914-18 1st Class / 1939 Bar Combination by Steinhauer & Lück
Price: SOLD
Stunning condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame, along with frosted bar with polished highlights. 100% original satin black finish remaining. The reverse bears a 100% frosted silver finish identical to both the bar and cross with light patination to the edges. The vertical flat tapered pin assembly bears the manufacture code '4'. This particular example is identical in manufacture type to the example shown in the publication, Führer and Fatherland (Military Awards) page 347. This version of the combination has a bar devoid of any back fixing, and without any signs of a fixing having been removed. Simply beautiful !
A good Iron Cross First Class 'screwback' manufactured by Gustav Brehmer and marked L/13
Price: £475
A fine example of the Iron Cross First Class with scarce 'screwback'. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in very good to excellent condition showing typical age lines to the paint. Reverse has the central female extension to take the convexed 'screwback' disc, and the top tunic locate pin. The reverse also has the L/13 maker code nice and clearly impressed at the base..
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross First Class 1914 screwback by the prestigious maker, Godet
Price: SOLD
Stunning condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame. Reverse bears the screwback disc with raised L/21 maker code for Godet.
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross First Class 1939 screwback by the prestigious maker, Juncker
Price: SOLD
Excellent condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame. Reverse bears the L/12 maker code along with the screwback disc
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross miniature group
Price: £95
Stunning condition with frosted finish and nice age patine, this Iron Cross miniature group comprises of the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914-18 with 1939 bar, 1939-45 Iron Cross and 1914-18 Imperial Black Wound Badge. Beautiful detail and with the nice barley twist mounting pin.
An excellent example of the Iron Cross 1st Class with typical vertical tapered pin
Price: SOLD
Beautiful quality Iron Cross in mint condition with fine silvered frame and perfect black centre. Reverse stamped with makers number L/11. This decoration has never been cleaned or polished and exhibts a nice overall age patination.
A mint pristine example of the Bar to the Iron Cross 1939 with four prongs for ribbon mounting
Price: £175 - $300
Beautiful quality bar in frosted silver with polished highlights. Reverse bears four prongs and is mounted to a section of Iron Cross 1914-18 ribbon.
An beautiful example of the convexed Iron Cross 1st Class 1914-18, Third Reich period manufacture
Price: £375
Superb quality convex form Iron Cross in mint pristine condition with fine silvered frame and perfect black centre (the frame with a nice wide edge). Reverse in frosted silver with wide tapered pin. Just beautiful !
A collection of most of the cloth versions of the Luftwaffe award badges
Price: See below
Recently acquired from the Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection, this grouping of cloth Luftwaffe award badges can be sold as a group or individually.
Price for the remaining group is £700
Price individually : Pilot (padded)= £125, Observer (padded)= £125, Pilot/Observer= £125, Glider Pilot= £125, Radio Operator (padded)= £125, Paratrooper= £125, Air Gunner= £125. Unqualified Air Gunner - Sold
A good used example of the Luftwaffe officers silver wire quality Observer Badge
Price: £675
A particularly high quality example of the silver aluminium wire Observer Badge for officers. Finished in multi-wires and with an excellent swastika, the badge is nicely padded and still remains attached to an original section of uniform.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Finland
Price: £675 - $1100
Bronzed plaque with recipient number '1151' to the reverse. The plaque is still complete with its original cardboard box. Storage age only. Rare plaque to find. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Norway
Price: £375 - $675
Blackened plaque with recipient number '1349' to the reverse. The reverse also bears the Oslo-based foundry name and logo. Near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftwaffe Kampfgruppe Z.B.V.105
Price: £575 - $1050
Bronzed plaque with winged barrel in high relief over map of Europe. Particularly nice stylised execution by the German war artist Heinrich Koch. Fine green patination. Plaque survives in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau XI presented to German Cross holder Oberst Genst Laicher
Price: £425 - $775
Bronzed metal plaque with applied Luftwaffe eagle/swastika. Presented to Oberst Laicher on 9.5.1942, exactly three months to the day after he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Earlier Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau XI presented to Staatrat Habedank
Price: £325 - $575
Bronzed metal plaque with 'droopy tail' Luftwaffe eagle/swastika. Particularly nice quality and remaining in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau South-East Command
Price: £375 - $675
Bronzed metal plaque with large relief Luftwaffe eagle/swastika over map of Greece. Shield shaped plaque with manufacturers tablet to reverse bearing full makers name and address. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Southern Command
Price: £425 - $750
Blackened metal plaque with relief eagle/swastika over Italy & Greece. Reverse bears the foundry name and logo. Overall very good to excellent condition with some wear to the blackened finish. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for technical service in Russia, complete with its original issue citation hand signed in ink by Genneralfeldmarshall Kesselring.
Price: £875 - $1600
Extremely rare matching set of Luftwaffe plaque and matching citation. The blackened metal plaque is in mint pristine condition and bears the Luftwaffe eagle/swastika in light relief, at the base is the designers initialed logo. The reverse bears the top wall hanging bar and the manufacturers logo. The citation is dated October 1941 and shows the award has been given to Flieger Obering Braun. Excellent ink signature of Generalfeldmarshall Kesselring to the bottom along with the eagle/swastika ink hand stamp. Citation has slight aging and small tear at right hand side.
Scarce cased Luftwaffe medallion for service in Luftgau Belgium / Northern France
Price: £375 - $675
Bronzed medallion with Belgium Lion to obverse and service dedication to the reverse. Retained within its original LDO case (repair to hinge assembly). Medallion survives in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe medallion for service in Luftgau Western France
Price: £275 - 500
Bronzed medallion with Luftwaffe eagle to obverse and service dedication to the reverse. Excellent condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe medallion Technical Achievement
Price: SOLD
Frosted silver medallion with Reichsmarschall Goring head to obverse and Luftwaffe eagle/swastika with dedication to the reverse. Near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
ALL IMAGES ARE PROTECTED UNDER INTERNATIONAL COPYRGHT LAW, SEE THE OPENING PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
HIGHEST QUALITY DECORATIONS WANTED URGENTLY FOR PURCHASE OR COMMISSION !
ESPECIALLY SEEKING GRADE 1 + QUALITY CASED IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
A mint pristine cased Iron Cross 1st Class manufactured by Steinhauer & Lück and maker numbered '4', complete with outer packaging
Price: £975
A beautiful mint pristine condition example of the Iron Cross 1st Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in perfect condition and has a beautifully polished swastika and 1939 date. The background paint shows just the slightest age lines. Reverse has the frosted back with polished flat tapered pin bearing maker number '4'. The case has survived in mint pristine condition with a fine black finish and deeply impressed silver blocked Iron Cross. Interior has a fresh unmarked beige velvet base and white silk roof. The orange-brown cardboard outer packaging is fully printed to the obverse, and bears the Steinhauer & Lück makers name and address to the side. The cardboard packaging is in close to mint condition with just the lightest wear at the point the flap opens. Rare to find any Iron Cross in this condition with case and outer packaging.If a collector wanted one definitive example of an Iron Cross 1st Class, this would undoubtedly be the example to buy. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
A mint cased Iron Cross 1st Class manufactured by C.F.Zimmermann and maker numbered 'L/52', complete with outer packaging
Price: SOLD
A beautiful mint condition example of the Iron Cross 1st Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in perfect condition. The background paint shows just the slightest age lines. Reverse has the frosted back with polished flat pin bearing maker number 'L/52'. The case has survived in mint pristine condition with a fine black finish and deeply impressed silver blocked Iron Cross. Interior has a fresh unmarked beige velvet base and white silk roof. The off white cardboard outer packaging is fully printed to the obverse, and bears the C.F.Zimmermann makers name and address to the side. The cardboard packaging shows some use overall. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
A beautiful and rare cased Screwback Iron Cross First Class even complete with the original LDO declaration paper manufactured by Alois Rettenmaier and with LDO number L/16
Price: SOLD
It is rare indeed to find an original example of cased screwback Iron Cross First Class, but it is virtually impossible to find one even complete with its original LDO declaration paper. The iron Cross has survived in excellent condition with 100% black finishing and nicely polished silver frame. Reverse bears the screwback with fluted centre rib, and the maker's LDO number L/16 stamped to the base of the Cross. The case is in excellent condition has has the LDO logo blocked in gold to the roof. The original declaration paper is in black with a brown LDO logo printed to the background. A beautiful and rare example for anyone collecting Iron Cross variants.
A beautiful and rare cased Screwback Iron Cross First Class manufactured by Robert Hausschild and with LDO number L/56
Price: SOLD
A beautiful original example of the cased screwback Iron Cross First Class. The iron Cross has survived in near mint condition with 100% black finishing and nicely polished silver frame. Reverse bears the screwback with fluted centre rib, and the maker's LDO number L/56 stamped to the screwback. The case is in excellent condition has has the LDO logo blocked in gold to the roof. Very hard to find examples of the cased screwback Iron Cross on the open market.
A fine cased Iron Cross First Class engraved for the recipient, 'Ofw Huber 1./Pz.Gr.Rgt.93'
Price: £675
A fine condition example of the Iron Cross First Class. The Cross retains a nicely polished silver edge frame and beading, which has a pleasant overall patina. The black centre has survived in perfect condition with typical age lines within the black paint. The reverse has the flat tapered pin and the back section is engraved 'Ofw Huber 1./Pz.Gr.Rgt.93' (Oberfeldwebel Huber, 1st Company, Panzer-Grenadier Regt.93). The case has survived in close to mint condition with a black grained appearance and silver Iron Cross emblem. A very nice personalised example of an Iron Cross First Class.
A near mint cased Iron Cross First Class engraved for the recipient, 'Polen 1939'
Price: SOLD
A near mint condition example of the Iron Cross First Class. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame, which has a pleasant overall patina. The black centre has survived in perfect condition with typical age lines within the black paint. The reverse has the flat tapered pin and the back section is nicely engraved 'Polen 1939'. The case has survived in close to mint condition with a black grained appearance and silver Iron Cross emblem. A very nice personalised example of an Iron Cross First Class, obviously awarded to a soldier in the opening campaign of the war. Sold with a Niemann expertise.
Extremely rare Iron Cross 1914-18 1st Class / 1939 Bar Combination by Steinhauer & Lück
Price: SOLD
Stunning condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame, along with frosted bar with polished highlights. 100% original satin black finish remaining. The reverse bears a 100% frosted silver finish identical to both the bar and cross with light patination to the edges. The vertical flat tapered pin assembly bears the manufacture code '4'. This particular example is identical in manufacture type to the example shown in the publication, Führer and Fatherland (Military Awards) page 347. This version of the combination has a bar devoid of any back fixing, and without any signs of a fixing having been removed. Simply beautiful !
A good Iron Cross First Class 'screwback' manufactured by Gustav Brehmer and marked L/13
Price: £475
A fine example of the Iron Cross First Class with scarce 'screwback'. The Cross retains its frosted silver beading and polished silver edge frame. The black centre has survived in very good to excellent condition showing typical age lines to the paint. Reverse has the central female extension to take the convexed 'screwback' disc, and the top tunic locate pin. The reverse also has the L/13 maker code nice and clearly impressed at the base..
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross First Class 1914 screwback by the prestigious maker, Godet
Price: SOLD
Stunning condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame. Reverse bears the screwback disc with raised L/21 maker code for Godet.
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross First Class 1939 screwback by the prestigious maker, Juncker
Price: SOLD
Excellent condition with frosted beeding and polished outer frame. Reverse bears the L/12 maker code along with the screwback disc
A superb Third Reich era Iron Cross miniature group
Price: £95
Stunning condition with frosted finish and nice age patine, this Iron Cross miniature group comprises of the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914-18 with 1939 bar, 1939-45 Iron Cross and 1914-18 Imperial Black Wound Badge. Beautiful detail and with the nice barley twist mounting pin.
An excellent example of the Iron Cross 1st Class with typical vertical tapered pin
Price: SOLD
Beautiful quality Iron Cross in mint condition with fine silvered frame and perfect black centre. Reverse stamped with makers number L/11. This decoration has never been cleaned or polished and exhibts a nice overall age patination.
A mint pristine example of the Bar to the Iron Cross 1939 with four prongs for ribbon mounting
Price: £175 - $300
Beautiful quality bar in frosted silver with polished highlights. Reverse bears four prongs and is mounted to a section of Iron Cross 1914-18 ribbon.
An beautiful example of the convexed Iron Cross 1st Class 1914-18, Third Reich period manufacture
Price: £375
Superb quality convex form Iron Cross in mint pristine condition with fine silvered frame and perfect black centre (the frame with a nice wide edge). Reverse in frosted silver with wide tapered pin. Just beautiful !
A collection of most of the cloth versions of the Luftwaffe award badges
Price: See below
Recently acquired from the Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection, this grouping of cloth Luftwaffe award badges can be sold as a group or individually.
Price for the remaining group is £700
Price individually : Pilot (padded)= £125, Observer (padded)= £125, Pilot/Observer= £125, Glider Pilot= £125, Radio Operator (padded)= £125, Paratrooper= £125, Air Gunner= £125. Unqualified Air Gunner - Sold
A good used example of the Luftwaffe officers silver wire quality Observer Badge
Price: £675
A particularly high quality example of the silver aluminium wire Observer Badge for officers. Finished in multi-wires and with an excellent swastika, the badge is nicely padded and still remains attached to an original section of uniform.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Finland
Price: £675 - $1100
Bronzed plaque with recipient number '1151' to the reverse. The plaque is still complete with its original cardboard box. Storage age only. Rare plaque to find. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Norway
Price: £375 - $675
Blackened plaque with recipient number '1349' to the reverse. The reverse also bears the Oslo-based foundry name and logo. Near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftwaffe Kampfgruppe Z.B.V.105
Price: £575 - $1050
Bronzed plaque with winged barrel in high relief over map of Europe. Particularly nice stylised execution by the German war artist Heinrich Koch. Fine green patination. Plaque survives in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau XI presented to German Cross holder Oberst Genst Laicher
Price: £425 - $775
Bronzed metal plaque with applied Luftwaffe eagle/swastika. Presented to Oberst Laicher on 9.5.1942, exactly three months to the day after he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Earlier Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau XI presented to Staatrat Habedank
Price: £325 - $575
Bronzed metal plaque with 'droopy tail' Luftwaffe eagle/swastika. Particularly nice quality and remaining in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau South-East Command
Price: £375 - $675
Bronzed metal plaque with large relief Luftwaffe eagle/swastika over map of Greece. Shield shaped plaque with manufacturers tablet to reverse bearing full makers name and address. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for Luftgau Southern Command
Price: £425 - $750
Blackened metal plaque with relief eagle/swastika over Italy & Greece. Reverse bears the foundry name and logo. Overall very good to excellent condition with some wear to the blackened finish. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe non-portable award for technical service in Russia, complete with its original issue citation hand signed in ink by Genneralfeldmarshall Kesselring.
Price: £875 - $1600
Extremely rare matching set of Luftwaffe plaque and matching citation. The blackened metal plaque is in mint pristine condition and bears the Luftwaffe eagle/swastika in light relief, at the base is the designers initialed logo. The reverse bears the top wall hanging bar and the manufacturers logo. The citation is dated October 1941 and shows the award has been given to Flieger Obering Braun. Excellent ink signature of Generalfeldmarshall Kesselring to the bottom along with the eagle/swastika ink hand stamp. Citation has slight aging and small tear at right hand side.
Scarce cased Luftwaffe medallion for service in Luftgau Belgium / Northern France
Price: £375 - $675
Bronzed medallion with Belgium Lion to obverse and service dedication to the reverse. Retained within its original LDO case (repair to hinge assembly). Medallion survives in near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe medallion for service in Luftgau Western France
Price: £275 - 500
Bronzed medallion with Luftwaffe eagle to obverse and service dedication to the reverse. Excellent condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.
Luftwaffe medallion Technical Achievement
Price: SOLD
Frosted silver medallion with Reichsmarschall Goring head to obverse and Luftwaffe eagle/swastika with dedication to the reverse. Near mint condition. Ex-Atkinson 'Museum of the German Airforce' collection.