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Prussian Mod 1889 Officer's Saber (Degen) (Item KWEP 3-1)
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is a larger version of the favorite sidearm of the Prussian Officer corps. The condition is only fair with the scabbard throat connector missing. The ray-skin grip is a bit tarnished (will clean up!). The finial cap is a bit loose. The brass fittings have the green tarnish of age. (We do not clean them!) This will clean up very easily and it can be bright as a monkey's behind. This is almost the grosse Degen (the large model) and it is in the dress-parade scabbard-nickeled instead of black paint. The blade is the problem, although it is all there. It is pitted and the plating is worn through here and there. This scabbard is the two-ring style. Some call this the 1870 model. It does not have the Wilhelm II cipher leading us to believe that it is indeed the 1870 pre-Wilhelm II model. It is entirely possible that the scabbard fitting was lost in the field because it seems the previous owner (the officer, himself) has tied the portepe in a very unusual manner where it drops down and actually cushions the area where cross guard meets scabbard. This obviously was done in a most clever manner to make up for the missing part. The scabbard also has some unusual tarnishing or stain at its middle-to-bottom back portion. Will it clean up? or perhaps it shouldn't. It is, after all, a good, honest Franco-Prussian War relic that would be considered quite rare, today. Length in scabbard 40 inches. Used, but still proud!
PRICE: SOLD
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Prussian Mod 1889 Infantry Officer's Sword (Item KWEP 3-2)
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is a very nice example of the favorite sidearm of Prussian officers in World War One. This is a nice, clean example with an unmarked (issue) blade with double blood groove that is in bright steel. The blade is in excellent plus condition. The ray-skin-wrapped grip shows natural wear, but is intact with slight scuffing. The wire wrap is in place and tight. The fittings of brass show some of the original gilding. The empire eagle shows quite a bit of it. The length in the scabbard is 37 ½ inches. The scabbard has the original paint that is in good condition. Overall, a very nice example of the "89" that has become almost the symbol of Prussian militarism.
PRICE: $650.00
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Prussian Infantry Officer's Degen (saber) (Item KWEP 3-3)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a Model 1889 saber with folding cross guard. This particular model is a bit different than the usual in that it has a grip of custom ebony wood instead of the more usual ray-skin type. The blade is unmarked as far as maker. It has the double blood groove and is in fair, used condition. Most of the gilt still shows on the grip fittings. There is slight bending to the scabbard at its middle portion. We in the field believe this invariably happens when the sword worn hanging low is slammed in doors from time to time when the owner forgets what he is wearing and what often trails behind! The grip is intact with the wire wrapping in place. There is a finger strap inside (this was optional). All in all it is a very nice Prussian sidearm for an officer and a nice valued addition to any Imperial collection. It measures 38 inches long in scabbard.
PRICE: $750.00
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Magnificent Grosse Degen (Large Imperial Sword) (Item KWEPS 3-4; WWI 6-4)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is the very-large-grip presentation sword and it is a great one! It's a model 1889 with the stationary grip guard, but at that point it differs from the ordinary '89 in that it is definitely the deluxe presentation grade with floral-pattern decoration in brass and raised mode all over the guard and pommel. Even the grip-end roundel is magnificently decorated with elaborate floral chasing. The blade, ¼ gilted, is also with fine, raised-floral design on both sides. The sword was presented form one Imperial Army officer to another and this presentation read in bold, raised letters: "Jordan s./l. Stifft," "s./l." standing for Seinen Leben (to my dear). The rest of the blade is brilliant and bright and triple grooved. On top of the edge (opposite the cutting edge) the sword's provider is shown, also in fine, raised letters: "M. Neumann Hoflieferant Berlin." "Hoflieferant" means that this supplier was a provider to the Royal Prussian Palace and was granted the honor of using this title on his grand offerings. The grip is of ray skin and is in fine condition as is the entire sword. Tom Johnson, the dealer from whom this fine piece was purchased, originally had the scabbard repainted and a superlative job was accomplished, indeed. The overall length in the scabbard is 41 inches. This was a very costly gift even in its day (probably the 1890's) and now it is being offered for a very fair and equitable price.
PRICE: 4,750.00; best grab this one, today. They are as scarce as the proverbial hen's teeth.
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Magnificent Hunting Shotgun (German excellence)
(Item KWEPS 3-5; HUNT 5-5)
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the finest percussion shotguns that our staff has ever had the pleasure to see; other than the excellent ones at the Jadgmuseum in Munich. This, without a doubt, is German precision gun making at its zenith. This had to be custom made for a royal personage, or aristocracy at the very least. The master gunsmith signs his name in inlaid silver on top of the barrels. Written there is “J.A. Zwickert a-Crossen.” Here it is and it’s positively the finest. I would guess it to be about 20 gauge; if percussion guns could be measured in gauges. The side plate locks also bear Zwickert’s name. There is some extra-fine hand chiseling on the side plates in floral leaf design. This can be found also on other locations on the piece to include even the screws. There is a game-bird design at the top of the chiseled wooden wrist. The is excellent wood carving on the stock and the trigger guard is beautifully and artfully carved out of horn. The barrels are 33 inches long. The entire shotgun is 48 inches long including barrels and stock. An unusual feature lies in the nipple protectors or covers. When the serpentine hammers are drawn back there is a sliding cover that is to be also drawn back and this exposes the percussion nipple that is then ready to be struck by the hammer. This is included only on the finest of 19th-century shotguns. We would say this particular weapon is probably about 1830 or 1840. It is as fine an example of the German Waffenschmied’s art that you may ever see. If the collectors of German hunting weapons such as Hirschfänger and Jagerstuke want to add the most natural non-blade, Germanic treasure to their assemblage, this is the one. This is the best. No hunting collection would be complete without at least one firearm; one that the Kaiser, himself, would be proud to own and use.’
PRICE: $6,500.00
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Danzig Wolf’s Head Hunting Sword (Item KWEP 3-5; HUNT 5-8)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very unusual hunting weapon of the peculiar type used in the Danzig area. It probably dates from the early 18th century, but also could be mid-to-late 17th century. The head or pommel that is usually a deer, dog, or eagle is a wolf on this particular piece. The grip is black-ribbed leather that has started to get a rather neat green patina from age. The cross guard has claws that resemble the claws of a bird of prey and the back guard has featherlike overlaying design (curious). The mixture of bird and wolf (myth?). The face of this predator is strange indeed, having almost a sinister countenance. The scabbard is leather with a metal tip. The top portion has a fitting for a frog attachment, but does not appear to ever had a throat. It is 28 inches long in scabbard. The blade measure 21 inches long. The chain guard is a new replacement put on by the former owner. Other that that the weapon is in very fine condition for its obvious antiquity. This is a fine historically important relic.
PRICE: SOLD
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Primitive Hunting Sword
(Item KWEP 3-6; HUNT 6-1)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a typical hunting weapon of the style handcrafted by German hunters that may not have been of the aristocracy or landed gentry. The former original owner has crafted it from parts of a military sword from his past glory days. The blade was very obviously a military sword as some of the engraving still shows. It was shortened of course. The grip and cross guard were fashioned from Hirschhorn, or antlers. This is a very admirable effort on the part of the maker in that he followed the Germanic tradition of Jadgmesser makers in that he added two “pips” on each side of the grip as is the style of the Hirschfänger (deer knife). The scabbard is definitely a typical Prussian-style sword sheath. With brass fittings, the piece is 26 ½ inches long in the scabbard. The fitting of the grip antler is designed for a very tight hold for the hunter; however, the hand that holds it was small. This is a very important addition to the hunting collection.
PRICE: $1,950.00
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Super-Rare Imperial Naval Dirk, 1890 Pattern-Damascus (Item KWEP 3-7; KRIEG 4-18)
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| DESCRIPTION: Other than the famous Prince Adelbert naval dagger that we owned at one time, this dirk is probably the most important one ever offered because it was owned by one of the most important figures of the German Navy, Gerhard Stubenrauch, who was born 07/02/1880 and entered the German Navy on 01/04/1897 at the age of 18. In 1914, he saw service on the line ship Pommern as a navigation officer. By February of 1916, he was the commanding officer of the line ship Wettin and he was assigned to the Marine Inspection Division. It seems that he had flying experience and quickly traveled up the ladder in the new sea-flyer section as a staff officer in this fabulous addition to the Imperial fleet. By January of 1917, he was commandant of the marine command Mackensen and by June of 1917, it seems he was the commander of all the air arm of the Navy. After WWI in 1918, he was first officer on the battleship Moltke. In 1919, he retired, but in August of 1919, he reenlisted and was a Fregattekapitän. He is listed in the Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine of the year 1914. He was a recipient of the Red Eagle Order of Prussia (Grand Cross) and before he had the fourth class he had earned the Iron Cross First Class and the Rettungsmedalle with clasp of honor. He served his Fatherland faithfully and we are honored to now offer his personal dirk to a museum or to a serious collector who is interested in the finest historically important Imperial naval dirk ever offered. The piece is about 19 inches long in its scabbard. The wonderful Damascus blade measures 13 ½ inches long. The grip appears to be ivory, although this was the period when the celluloid grips were introduced so the color that matches ivory in hue probably is the celluloid variety. The carrying bands on the scabbard are in the simulated reef knot or figure-8 variety. It was in 1901 that Kaiser Wilhelm II decreed the restitution of the naval dirk for officers. This example is very similar to the one pictured in Thomas Wittman’s fine book, Exploring the Dress Daggers of the German Navy. Look on page 98 and you can see a dagger from Tom’s great collection. This one is just about a dead-ringer for the one we offer here right down to the pattern of the Damascus and the pebbling in the center block background. The one pictured at the top of page 99 is similar, except ours has the closed crown, not the open type shown. There is a different maker mark shown on the tang, also, which might be “BWH”? Only a few Damascus smiths ever produced these magnificent naval blades. The blade of this dagger is particularly gorgeous in the very finest maiden-hair pattern, but the wonderful feature is found in the fact that Commander Stubenrauch’s name is seen raised in a panel on the blade near the cross guard. His name also appears engraved near the throat of the scabbard. The condition of the dirk is quite fine overall with some darkening of the brass on the scabbard (pure age). There is a small notch where the pommel crown meets the grip. Why??? The original portepee is there, but a little distressed from wear. The commander wore it on a daily basis. My friend, Tom Wittman, considers this to be a prodigiously important dagger both in very important significance, but also for its rare blade in great personalized Damascus presentation. All in all, they really don’t come much better unless you are talking the Prince Adelbert dagger, and we dearly miss that one.
PRICE: SOLD
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A page about Freemasons from
an NS magazine from the 1930s
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German (Illuminati) Masonic Dagger (skull & bones) (Item KWEPS 3-8; SA 9-6)
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is a very rare piece of Germanic cult paraphernalia in the form of the skull-decorated dagger of the Illuminati, whose American branch is the Skull and Bones Society at Yale University. Members have included such notables as George Bush and his son “W” as well as their so-called political opponents John Kerry and other draconian figures. These are occultists by every description of the word. George “W” was initiated in 1968 at Yale’s mausoleum chamber known as “The Tomb” when undergraduates broke in they found that the “Holy of Holies’” inner sanctum has red velvet walls and carpet with a large pentagram emblazoned on the wall. All this begins with the Knights Templar that started well in Christian doctrine and protection and propagation of the faith, but unfortunately, degenerated speedily into a mystic pantheism carried even to Idolatry of Nature and intense hatred of all revealed dogma. They recognized the pantheistic symbolism of the grand masters of Black Magic. They rendered divine honors to the monstrous idol Baphomet. The apron of the European Masonic Templar Order has the skull and bones as its central theme. The skull dagger was only used in the highest rites of this templar group as a reminder as it lay on the altar of the penalty of the “blood oath;” usually, the cabala lay opened next to it. Albert Pike was appointed head of the Illuminati operations in the U.S. in 1834. He is quoted as uttering these chilling words: “…and the true and pure philosophical religion is the belief in Lucifer.” This dagger represents evil in its most pronounced and historical entity. Most Freemasons in the U.S. in the lower degrees have no understanding of the occult background of the illuminated ones. Even 32nd-degree lodge brothers have no inkling of it, but clandestine groups such as the Skull and Bonesmen know; oh, yes, they know! Also, the 33rd degree is also replete with the occult values. The dagger is quite rare as the grandmasters would never willingly let one go in any instance, but the Freemasons were banned in the Third German Reich of Adolf Hitler. They were considered subversive, occultist, and antiwestern. Many lodges were raided by the SS and German police and in some of the lightening assaults on what the Nazi’s considered dens of vipers, many of the items of Masonic ritual were confiscated and most destroyed. This particular weapon was seized by an SA man who participated in just such a raid in the city of Halle near Leipzig. We were able to buy it from the family. Realizing that evil often is portrayed as beauty it is not surprising that this dagger is absolutely stunning in its design and balance. We believe it was made some time in the 1920s. It is a masterpiece of the sword- and dagger-maker’s art. Probably manufactured in Solingen it measures about 15 inches long in its scabbard. The cross guard measures 4 1/2 inches across. The long and lethal-looking blade is 13 inches in length (13)!!! The cross guard and scabbard are heavily-gilded brass. The scabbard is covered in leather. The handle and skull portions are in extra-fine celluloid, similar to the fittings on German Army and Air Force daggers. The leering skull has red stone ruby-like insets. The blade is in excellent condition with finely cut Masonic symbols (8 of them). The square and compass, the skull, the book (what book?), the trowel, the judgment hammer, the pyramid, Solomon’s temple, the cross guards bear the all-seeing eyes, and the square and compass. In many years we have seen only one other of these pieces and that was in a European museum. The dagger is in excellent shape. The blade stops a little from completely entering the scabbard because of some leather shrinkage often seen in such items. Here is the rarest of the rare, evil as all hell, but beautiful!
PRICE: SOLD
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Royal Hunting Sword or Hirschfänger of Herzog Albrecht of Württemberg (Item KWEPS 3-9; HUNT 6-7)
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| DESCRIPTION: Here in all its regal glory is the magnificent hunting sidearm of Herzog (Duke) Albrecht Eugen of the German state of Württemberg. He was a successful German army commander on the Western Front and led the Germany Fourth Army through the Ardennes at the start of the war in August 1914, advancing to the east of the River Marne by September in time for the First Battle of the Marne. During the so-called ‘Race to the Sea’ in October, his army was transferred to Flanders, and led the offensives against Ypres during 1914 and 1915, which included the first use of gas on the Western Front at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres. Promoted during the army command reorganization of August 1916, the Field Marshal, Duke Albrecht was given command of the newly-formed ‘Army Group Albrecht’ in February 1917, responsible for the less active southern sector of the Western Front, where he remained until the armistice. With the German revolutions that followed the war, Albrecht lost his royal inheritance, retiring instead to his castle in 1921. Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, died in 1939. He was a very dashing son of royalty—handsome and extremely lettered. His great passion was the Sport of Kings (the royal hunt) and the den of his estate, whose walls were covered with the many trophies of his sport. Because of common interests, he was a rather close friend of Hermann Göring, the German Reichsmarschal. He, as nobility, disdained any parliamentary politics and was a monarchist to the end. He, like so many Germanic royalty, desired the return of the Hohenzollern monarchy. He was actually arrested for refusing to vote in the elections of 1933, but mostly for announcing as much. He was quickly released, however, as Adolf Hitler wanted no grief with the landed gentry or royals. This was truly a fascinating man and a military hero on the German scene. The hunting lodge of the duke was near the forest area adjacent to Stuttgart. The hunting sword—it could also be called dagger but for its length—is still called a Hirschfänger in the German terminology this is a very long example; 30 inches in its scabbard. It is clearly a utilitarian weapon of the hunt and shows usage through many field expeditions, but it also has a rugged beauty of its own. It is structured like so many other related Germanic hunting swords and daggers, but has the royal ducal escutcheon on the clamshell guard. This consists of a shield in silver bearing two walking lions and above is the crown of the monarchy of Württemberg. The crown is shown on the blade and on the top of the grip (hilt), and under each of the crowns is the letter ‘A,’ for Albrecht, signifying that this royal Hirschfänger was specifically crafted for him. This fact is indisputable, as everything, including the leather, silver-decorated hunting sash, bears the exact same gothic ‘A.’ The sash that goes with the dagger is very seldom seen with these articles. This is the accouterment that the weapon is suspended from during the hunt or the review. This measures on one side 33 inches and is about 3 inches wide. It has a fallow-deer-head-relief figure from which a chain is suspended that has crown of the type that typifies a royal duke (ducal crown). Under this is the shield with the large ‘A’ in the exact manner as on the grip top and blade. The backside of the strap has a hunting horn and oak-leaf design with various bucklers. The blade as we have indicated is quite worn form extensive use by the duke over a period of many years, but all the etching is clearly discernable, but is hard to pick up with camera. The most important etching is of course the crown with the ‘A’ for Albrecht. In the scabbard is the typical skinning knife securely nestled in the brass pocket device decorated with leaf protrusion. This device is placed in the manner that it is to implement yet another way of wearing the piece. There would have been in the hunting properties of the duke, a frog. This is a leather carry device that allows the sword to be carried in a horizontal position (sans the sash mounting). So ladies and gentlemen Germania International presents once again a fantastic piece of royal Germanic history for the museum or advanced collector. We are most proud that we have been chosen to research and present this prestigious and important treasure.
PRICE: SOLD
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Austrian 1750’s-period Flintlock Cavalry Carbine (Item KWEPS 3-10)
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| DESCRIPTION: This is an Austrian cavalry carbine in immaculate condition obviously a piece cared for in a museum. The metal is bright and the action when the hammer is cocked is tight as a new watch. The wood is perfect and the word for the whole weapon is ‘clean.’ We could even dare to say ‘mint.’ A name on the top of the barrel is ‘I. Florianschutz.’ There are various touch marks here and there. All original screws and a number on the banana-shaped lock plate is ‘851.’ The carbine is the cavalry saddle-ring style favored by the riders of the Austrian Cavalry as they rode to glory in so many European battles. The full length from butt plate to the end of the barrel is 29 1/2 inches 69 caliber it has its original ramrod. This is evidently one of the pieces that were kept in pristine condition in all these years by collector after collector, or in a museum. The condition is truly incredible and the musket is very historically important. The cavalry of Frederick the Great smashed its way to victory at Leuthen, Rossbach, Krefeld, Domstadt, Torgau, etc. The Austrian Hussar, Cuirrassiers, Dragoons, and Uhlans carried these short carbines as well as their swords and lances. The carbines were used by the cavalry since the full-length muskets would be more than difficult to use when mounted, but, of course, the shorter carbine barrel usually meant a loss of accuracy at longer ranges. However, for horse-to-horse encounters and when charging artillery positions the carbine was deadly and devastating. This is a great opportunity to own the finest in this type weapon.
PRICE: $2,900.00 |
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