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Springfield Armory US Model 1903 Mark I Rifle
This scarce variation features a slot in receiver to serve as ejection port for the fabled Pederson Device. Parkerized finish with fair bore. Excellent wood with FJA, OG, SS, and other proofs, and serial number 117xxxx. Manufactured 1920. Rebarreled with SA 10 42 barrel during WWII. This version of the `03 was made in relatively small numbers. Sold - $450
French Colonial Marine Officer Uniform and Kepi – WWI era
Jacket is size 38 chest, approx, with od brown ribbed wool construction and nine button front. 2 1/4" stand up collar with three hook/eye closure, two lower false pocket flaps, gilt brass anchor buttons, brass belt ramps & false French cuffs + double gilt tress rank bars to each cuff and single gilt tress rank loop on each shoulder. Interior has full rust brown polished cotton lining to body with striped sleeve lining. Kepi has black wool body with gilt cord trim, gilt wire embroidered anchor to front, gilt tress chin strap, and black lacquer visor. Kepi interior has black satin lining and black leather sweat band. Both items are in very good to excellent condition for their age. Sold - $300
Auction News - Manion's January 2009 Auction
Each month, Manion’s International Auction House, Inc. features several select items that are currently open for bidding at their Web site (www.manions.com). In an effort to show current sales and pricing trends, MT is happy to be able to report on the sales of those featured pieces. Prices realized do not include buyer’s premiums.
Be sure to look at Manion’s full-page ad in this month’s issue to see what interesting items are currently offered for sale. For more information on buying or selling through Manion’s International, call Manion’s at 866.626.4661 or 913.299.6692 or e-mail:collecting@Manions.com.  Mauser 9mm Luger S/42 1938 Mauser manufacturer code with 85% original blue remaining and finish rub to muzzle and side plate. VG bore with excellent grips and all matching parts except magazine. A fine example of 3rd Reich Luger made by a leading manufacturer. Sold - $2250  USN Engraved Purple Heart with case and citation Split brooch, hand engraved medal named to “Amon W. Gates RM 1st Class”. Comes with Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon with star. Also includes in wood reinforced case showing some wear. Sold - $602  British 1842 Pattern Musket with Bayonet Successor to the famous “Brown Bess”, this musket was an interim design pressed into service when a large quantity of converted Long Land Pattern muskets were destroyed in a fire in 1841. .75 Caliber Smoothbore .39” barrel. “Tower” and crown “VR” marked to lockplate. Brass trigger guard, nose cap and buttplate. Lock is still functional. Comes with a most impressive socket bayonet. Muskets of this pattern served the Empire in various colonial uprisings, the Crimean War and the US Civil War. Missing both sling swivels, which shouldn’t be too hard to replace. A real piece of history. Sold - $555  USAAF 373rd Fighter Squadron Insignia and Photos Features a 3-1/2” diameter leather patch with hand-drawn profile of a P-38 with leather name tag - “Lt. C. J. Paynter”. Also includes embroidered jacket patch picturing a comical animal character hurling bombs from P-38. Photo of pilot standing beside P-38 with nose art “Miss Chief”, a shapely woman in a swimsuit and Indian headdress. Other photos include a young AAF officer, a unit photo with a P-38 in the background, crewmen standing beside the engine housing, on which is painted in a shark’s mouth design usually associated with P-40s. Sold - $375  DAF Staff Leader Badge with Oakleaves Badge is 35 mm tall, and dark silver color metal construction with oak leaf border. Blue & black enamel front w/some scuffing. Pin back, and marked “RZM M1/102”; an interesting example of item worn by leader of WWII German labor party. Sold - $1308  Kriegsmarine Range Finder Optical viewer made by Carl Zeiss Jena, marked “TM.C/4 NR 39” Upper viewfinder provides image of objects to viewer’s left. Lower viewfinder presents horizontal number scale, adjustable by knob on the left side. Measures 7-1/4” overall length. Black leather unmarked carrying case included. Sold - $720  Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure Third Class with Neck Ribbon, Lapel Button and Named Photo. This Third Class example measures 55mm, features polished white copper to gold plated center. Yata Mirror affixed to dark blue enameled ground within a gilt beaded inner and double-raised outer ring, encircled by a super-imposed attached necklace of red paste jewels connected by red lines, on a cross of four sets of five white enameled rays. The plain reverse has the usual four characters “order of merit decoration” arranged in a square in the center, a small rivet head on each of the four arms, with a mint mark on the lower edge. It has a gold-plated suspension loop in place. The 37mm wide watered pale green cravat has a 4mm yellow stripe 3mm from each edge, has gold-finished clasp in place. The lapel badge is also included as is black lacquered case and original photo of Army higher-ranking Officer in dress uniform wearing this type of decoration about his neck, with hand-written ID below. Sold - $800   Iraqi Crest China Bowl Indicative of china items brought from high-ranking Iraqi palaces and estates. Measures about 5-3/4” in diameter, scalloped features with gilt embossed 1965 pattern of the Iraqi national crest. Made in Japan with Noritake mark to the bottom. Sold - $100 CLICK HERE to tell us what you think in the Militaria Community forums |
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