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Auction archive: Lot number 125

WWII GERMAN STAHLHELM HELMET LIBERATED FROM VON RIBBENTROP

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$825 - US$1,101
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 125

WWII GERMAN STAHLHELM HELMET LIBERATED FROM VON RIBBENTROP

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$825 - US$1,101
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

An original WWII Second World War Third Reich Nazi German Army issued M35 Stahlhelm Q62 steel combat helmet, by repute liberated from the home of Nazi Germany's Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Stamped Q68 to inside, along with ' 259 '. Single decal version, with swastika and eagle motif side. Complete with original liner and leather chin strap. Good example of a helmet, from the home of the Nazi Foreign Minister. Provenance: The helmet was liberated from Von Ribbentrop's home by a Major Holloway of the Intelligence Corps, who was part of the 26th FS Section with the 59th Infantry Division who captured him in 1945. From a large private collection of militaria. Comes with Holloways' Intelligence Corp uniform title and cap badge, and a photograph of Holloway taken in Hamburg, 1942. (Previously sold by us in February 2020)

Auction archive: Lot number 125
Auction:
Datum:
16 Sep 2021 - 17 Sep 2021
Auction house:
East Bristol Auctions
Hanham Business Park 1
Memorial Road
Bristol, BS15 3JE
United Kingdom
info@eastbristol.co.uk
+44 (0)117 967 1000
Beschreibung:

An original WWII Second World War Third Reich Nazi German Army issued M35 Stahlhelm Q62 steel combat helmet, by repute liberated from the home of Nazi Germany's Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Stamped Q68 to inside, along with ' 259 '. Single decal version, with swastika and eagle motif side. Complete with original liner and leather chin strap. Good example of a helmet, from the home of the Nazi Foreign Minister. Provenance: The helmet was liberated from Von Ribbentrop's home by a Major Holloway of the Intelligence Corps, who was part of the 26th FS Section with the 59th Infantry Division who captured him in 1945. From a large private collection of militaria. Comes with Holloways' Intelligence Corp uniform title and cap badge, and a photograph of Holloway taken in Hamburg, 1942. (Previously sold by us in February 2020)

Auction archive: Lot number 125
Auction:
Datum:
16 Sep 2021 - 17 Sep 2021
Auction house:
East Bristol Auctions
Hanham Business Park 1
Memorial Road
Bristol, BS15 3JE
United Kingdom
info@eastbristol.co.uk
+44 (0)117 967 1000
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