World War Artifacts
Dug Relics
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WWII US magazines. One is 1911 .45 cal magazine and the other is M-1 carbine. Per collector's note, this is recovered from Harlange, Battle of the Bulge.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $40.00 USD
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WWI French flare pistol. Dug relic condition. Brass frame is maker marked and dated 1918. Per collector's note, recovered from the Verdun area.
Shipping Weight:
6 lbs
Price: $195.00 USD
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WWII rubber gas mask. Battlefield pickup.
Shipping Weight:
4 lbs
Price: $25.00 USD
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WWII US M1A1 Anti-tank Mine (inert)
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WWII US M1A1 Anti-tank mine with pressure plate. From the Battle of the Bulge. Inert and dug relic condition.
Shipping Weight:
15 lbs
Price: $175.00 USD
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WWII cone from land mine Barrow-on-Humber, March 1941.
Shipping Weight:
35 lbs
Price: $100.00 USD
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WWII US M1 .30 ammo box, relic condition, found on farm one mile from Battle of the Bulge site. Battlefield pickup.
The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front. The offensive was called Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (Translated as Operation The Guard on the Rhine or Operation "Watch on the Rhine.") by the German armed forces (Wehrmacht). This German offensive was officially named the Battle of the Ardennes by the U.S. Army, but it is known to the general public simply as the Battle of the Bulge. The “bulge” was the initial incursion the Germans put into the Allies’ line of advance, as seen in maps presented in contemporary newspapers.
The German offensive was supported by subordinate operations known as Unternehmen Bodenplatte, Unternehmen Greif, and Unternehmen Währung. Germany’s planned goal for these operations was to split the British and American Allied line in half, capturing Antwerp, Belgium, and then proceeding to encircle and destroy four Allied armies, forcing the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis Powers’ favour.
The Germans planned the offensive with utmost secrecy, minimizing radio traffic and conducting the movement of troops and equipment under cover of darkness. Although ULTRA suggested a possible attack and the Third U.S. Army's intelligence staff predicted a major German offensive, the Germans still achieved surprise. This was achieved by a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with their own offensive plans, poor aerial reconnaissance, and the relative lack of combat contact by the First United States Army in an area considered a "quiet sector". Almost complete surprise against a weak section of the Allies’ line was achieved during heavy overcast weather, when the Allies’ strong air forces would be grounded.
German objectives ultimately were unrealized. In the wake of the defeat, many experienced German units were left severely depleted of men and equipment, as survivors retreated to the defences of the Siegfried Line. The Battle of the Bulge was the bloodiest of the battles that U.S. forces experienced in World War II; the 19,000 American dead were unsurpassed by those of any other engagement.
Price: $50.00 USD
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WWI artillery shell from Battle of the Somme. Cleaned and coated with copper sabot intact.
Shipping Weight:
15 lbs
Price: $45.00 USD
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WWII US Nordon Bombsight. It was found in a downed B-29 in New Guinea in 1955 by a AAF WWII veteran who took his family on vacation to the island he was once stationed. Accompanying documentation.
The Norden bombsight is arguably one of the most important technological advancements to come out of WWII. Even though Carl Lucas Norden had built a prototype and was developing his bombsight well before, it was its use during WWII which made it famous. Even today people still marvel at the super secret Norden Bombsight.
Price: $250.00 USD
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WWII Aluminum Aircraft Hatch - Crash Site
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WWII aluminum aircraft hatch. Measures 24" by 19". Recovered from a crashed airplane.
Shipping Weight:
20 lbs
Price: $100.00 USD
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Group of Miscellanous Relics from Russia
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Interesting group of relics recovered from two different locations: The first group comes from the Kurland Pocket in Russia and includes three aluminum spoons, a WWII Russian ammo pouch, unmarked aluminum Russian bowl and a relic condition pocket watch recovered from a German SS bunker. Pocket watch is marked on the back "Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931" which makes you wonder how it got into that German bunker!
The second group comes from the Demyansk region in Russia and includes a bakelit cigarette lighter from the 30th German Infantry Division, a block of field soap, a German dog tag pouch containing a condom, a 1939 dated Polish aluminum canteen and an oddly shaped ink well. Start your own collection with this unique grouping for only $150!
Shipping Weight:
8 lbs
Price: $95.00 USD
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WWII British Airborne Helmet
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WWII British airborne helmet in dug condition. Rusty, but still fairly solid and stable. No provenance as to where it was found.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $55.00 USD
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WWII group of five battlefield pick-up razors, recovered from the Demyansk Pocket in Russia. Also included is a German field mirror, brass Finnish shaving mug with markings and an aluminum Russian mess cup. A really cool collection of personal items!
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $65.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $25.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $25.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWI Dug Bayonet from France
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Possibly from the Somme Battlefield. Excavated condition.
Shipping Weight:
3 lbs
Price: $20.00 USD
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WWII KA-BAR USMC Knife - Excavated
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Excavated original KA-BAR United States Marine Corps World War II Knife. "An American legend."
Ask World War II Marines what knife they depended on during the war and you will get only one answer - a KA-BAR!
On December 9, 1942, after the start of World War II, KA-BAR submitted a military/utility knife to the United States Marine Corps in hopes that it would become general issue to that branch of the military. At the first signs of offensive operation on Guadalcanal, Marines received a Marine Raider Stiletto, made by another company (after the shipment had first been delivered, in error, to San Francisco). The Marines weren't happy with this knife, and soon a new, improved military/utility knife - the KA-BAR - was under production.
These knives soon became the prized possession of every fighting Marine. Marines depended on it for a combat weapon and for such everyday tasks as pounding tent stakes, driving nails, opening ration cans, digging foxholes, and of course, defending their lives. A KA-BAR was constantly at the side of a Marine.
Shipping Weight:
4 lbs
Price: $28.00 USD
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