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U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation Mark II Sextant — David White Co., Milwaukee — Serial No. 647-1939 — With Original U.S. Naval Observatory Certificate of Inspection, dated August 15, 1941 (Lot: 1114)
Auction EndedThe Navy Mark II sextant by David White Company of Milwaukee was one of the principal instruments of U.S. Navy navigation throughout World War II. This example, serial number 647-1939, was inspected and certified by the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington on August 15, 1941 — just four months before Pearl Harbor — making it a genuine pre-war/early-war service instrument. The limb reads to single degrees with drum micrometer to 1 minute, and vernier to 6 seconds of arc. Original mahogany dovetailed case with brass hardware and David White Company nameplate. Original inspection certificate with handwritten eccentricity corrections and inspector’s signature survives intact. Telescope present.
Product sold for blitz price: $ 665
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Early photograph of a RAD labor service member. Wearing an NSDAP armband, an armband strip and a Hitler Youth membership diamond. 1938. (Lot: 1412)
Starting bid: $ 40Early photograph of a RAD labor service member. Wearing an NSDAP armband, an armband strip and a Hitler Youth membership diamond. 1938.
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Photo of a Wehrmacht officer in a dress uniform (Waffenrock) with a dress saber. Awarded a shooting lanyard. (Lot: 1410)
Starting bid: $ 30Photo of a Wehrmacht officer in a dress uniform (Waffenrock) with a dress saber. Awarded a shooting lanyard.
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Photo of a Wehrmacht officer. Awarded the Wound Badge in Black, the Infantry Assault Badge and the Iron Cross 2nd Class. (Lot: 1409)
Starting bid: $ 25Photo of a Wehrmacht officer. Awarded the Wound Badge in Black, the Infantry Assault Badge and the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
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SA “Wehrwettkämpfe der SA-Gruppe Niederrhein 1939” Competition Badge, RZM M9/25 Richard Sieper & Söhne (Lot: 409)
$ 70 fee: 22.5%Original SA (Sturmabteilung) sports competition badge issued for the “Military Games of the SA Group Lower Rhine” in 1939. White bakelite shield-shaped base with attached gilt metal sword and oak wreath with swastika emblem. Reverse maker-marked Richard Sieper & Söhne, Lüdenscheid and RZM code M9/25. Pin-back fastening. A fine and well-preserved example of late-period regional SA competition awards.
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Brass Barrel Brass Mounted English Flintlock Officer’s Pistol Circa 1812 By George Jones (Lot: 422)
$ 1,840 fee: 22.5%A Good Brass Barrel Brass Mounted English Flintlock Officer’s Pistol Circa 1812 By George Jones, Aston Row, Birmingham (1807-1817).
9 and 3/4 inch round brass barrel with Birmingham gunmakers proofs. .60 caliber.
Well signed bolted flat lock plate with line engraving. Swan neck cock line engraved en suite. Brass mounts. Triggerguard with acorn finial. Finely figured walnut fullstock Brass tipped wood ramrod. Overall in very fine original condition.
15 and 3/8th inches overall, this veteran of the Napoleonic War period is a most attractive flintlock officer’s pistol by a well known maker. The action is crisp on both half and full cock and the bore is fine.
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Arisaka Bayonet, Matsushita Arsenal (Lot: 1159)
$ 395 fee: 22.5%Arisaka Bayonet, Matsushita Arsenal, Johnson Variation M, Labar Variation P (LBS-38 / LBF-12)
This is a Japanese Arisaka bayonet manufactured by the Matsushita Arsenal. It features the standard straight, single-edged blade with long fuller and the hooked quillon guard typical of the early pattern. The grips are wood, secured with two screws, and the ricasso is stamped with the distinctive Matsushita arrow mark.
According to Johnson’s classification this piece is designated as Variation M, while in Labar’s system it corresponds to Variation P. Its rarity is rated as 3, considered uncommon, particularly because of the Matsushita arsenal marking.
The bayonet is accompanied by an extremely rare canvas-covered metal scabbard, identified in Labar as LBS-38, as well as an uncommon suspension hanger, the LBF-12 type. Together these fittings make the piece stand out as a significantly scarcer example within the range of Japanese Arisaka bayonet production.















