$55.00 Cast nickel wreath for two piece buckle. Not sure of origin but believe WW2 or earlier. Excellent condition. Outer belt loop height approximately 48mm.
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Hessen Shako Police Hat Plate
$25.00 Pre WW2. Features 12 point star with attached inset of rampant lion in shield. Stamped brass with silver gilt. Excellent condition. Approximate overall diameter from point to point is 59mm.
British Victorian Officer’s Belt Plate
$175.00 Gilted cast brass with applied center having silver lion over crown attached. Both pieces benchmarked 6. Approximately 49mm by 85mm.
German WW2 Civil Air Defense Honor Decoration – 1st Class
$650.00 Instituted by Adolph Hitler on January 30th, 1938. For German personnel serving in the Civil Air Defense of Germany. Fairly heavy. I believe this is brass or bronze with gold gilt.
Spencer Carbine Bridle & Screw
$25.00 Made by Spencer Repeating Rifle Company of Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most colorful, widely used and popular Civil War firearms. Bridle & Screw in excellent original condition. Original Spencer parts.
British 4th Regiment Buckle Half
$95.00 May be from Crimean War. Not sure if silver or silver plated. Disk portion attached to bar. Belt loop height approximately 46mm.
German WW1 Era Ring
$125.00 Patriotic Silver ring featuring the Imperial German Flag colors along with an Iron Cross. Marked inside with 80. I am thinking this is 800 silver.
Hugh Wishart Coin Silver Sugar Tongs
$250.00 Kovels list as silversmith in New York, NY (circa 1784-1819). Also Listed in Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers by Bazelon & McGuinn as gold & silversmith starting in 1793 and a maker of US Army & Navy buttons (circa 1805-1815). Take notice where Wishart reinforced the bend with brace underneath. Very nice… Continue reading Hugh Wishart Coin Silver Sugar Tongs
Charles A. Burnett Coin Silver Sugar Tongs
$350.00 Kovels list as Georgetown, D.C. & Alexandria, VA (ca. 1785-1849). Approximatey six inches in length.
Hartman & Phillips Coin Silver Sugar Tongs
$1500.00 Southern partnership of William Phillips & John Foster. Nice monogram and maker touch mark of H&P. Approximately 5&3/4 inches in length. Catherine B. Hollan in her book VIRGINIA SILVERSMITHS list as Winchester, Virginia ca. 1802-1816.