Interesting items currently available

Morlar

In case anyone is interested there are some nice Irish medals coming up for sale in a few days :

http://www.kerryauctionrooms.com/

Irish 1916 medal and 1921 war of independence medal with comrach bar awarded to Patrick Gallagher of Donegal

Est. €6,500 - €6,800

Here are the militaria items they had last month, not all as expensive obviously

http://www.kerryauctionrooms.com/catalogue/auction30-06-09/InvCat_0022.htm

They haven't yet updated their catalogue for July 21st 2009 items but it might be worth checking in a day or two.

arnhem44

Thought I'd post this up,a seller on ebay currently has a selection of medals for sale all relating to Ireland,a 1916 Rising Medal as well as War of Independence medals(both versions),survivors medal and quite a few Emergency medals amongst others.Shame to see some of these gone out of the country.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/themedalcentre/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

kowloon

Nice find Arnhem, reckon they're the genuine article?
I know next to nothing about Irish medals, considered buying some as an investment a while back but backed off for lack of knowledge.

arnhem44

That is of course the risk,I've used this seller myself before and all was fine, he does have he's own website and has been around for a while now.A pretty serious collection of medals listed there I must say,for anyone interested it might be worth contacting him to find out who in Ireland they came from

arnhem44

Does anyone know what the final price the Uprising medal and the Nursing Emergency Medal made in the end?,I never saw the end of the auctions

kowloon

The nursing one went over a grand if I remember correctly, the Black and Tan with Comhrac went for £510, can't remember the others.

arnhem44

Thanks Kowloon,its interesting to see what such items like these go for from time to time.

arnhem44

Here's something I thought might be of interest to some people on here who collect German paperwork,this one having an Irish connection and is currently on auction on ebay.com

http://cgi.ebay.ie/German-Nobility-on-Dublin-issued-3rd-Reich-passport_W0QQitemZ220564373140QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335aa93e94

Morlar

arnhem44 wrote: »

Here's something I thought might be of interest to some people on here who collect German paperwork,this one having an Irish connection and is currently on auction on ebay.com

http://cgi.ebay.ie/German-Nobility-on-Dublin-issued-3rd-Reich-passport_W0QQitemZ220564373140QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335aa93e94

Interesting . . . this one has now quadrupled in price since I last checked it, & with one hour to go !

arnhem44

169 euro's,not bad.

Morlar

This is one that is interesting but for all the wrong reasons

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250592810680&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:GB:1123

A RAD photo album for US $1,175.00

Contains 60 photos - of which approx 4 show Konstantin Hierl. There is no way that a 60 picture album with 4 of Hierl is worth even remotely that kind of money. This guy has just re-listed it after it previously didn't sell for $900 so what he expects to happen to it now that it's gone up even further is beyond me !!

PT 2 this is a nice SS Cufftitle - the only problem is that it was partially created using Tippex

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ORIGINAL-WWII-GERMAN-ELITE-CUFF-TITLE-TOTENKOPF-STAMPED_W0QQitemZ150419215066QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Militaria?hash=item2305af12da#ht_1581wt_1167

had 17 bids and sold for AU $153.60

ollaetta

Morlar wrote: »

PT 2 this is a nice SS Cufftitle - the only problem is that it was partially created using Tippex

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ORIGINAL-WWII-GERMAN-ELITE-CUFF-TITLE-TOTENKOPF-STAMPED_W0QQitemZ150419215066QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Militaria?hash=item2305af12da#ht_1581wt_1167

had 17 bids and sold for AU $153.60

It's scary how many people get taken in by stuff on eBay. :eek:

arnhem44

Two medals that may end up been a bargain if anyone is interested from the same seller.One Kings South Africa medal with clasps to the Connaught Rangers and an Irish War of Independence Medal with a modern ribbon and minus its ribbon suspender.But hurry auctions end in a few hours time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Connaught-Rangers-KSA-/180542061397?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ireland-Irish-Black-and-Tan-medal-/180542054499?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

Morlar

I think it's very difficult to tell if that War of Independence one is genuine from that poor picture. Considering the potential price of this measurements, and better pictures are in order. It is certainly a gamble.

http://www.theeasterrising.eu/030Fakes/Replicas.htm

arnhem44

I think a lot of Internet purchases are a gamble,I thought the medal looked OK but would agree that better pictures would help in judging them better and definitely aid the sale of such items.If they are in fact genuine then they were a bargain for what they ended up IMO.

Morlar

I was considering this but have decided not to (50 mins to go), currently at £80 :

Photographic album of the C Company, 2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders

(Includes photos taken at the Curragh and Moycullen 1916/1917)

http://cgi.ebay.ie/1916-17-PHOTO-ALBUM-GLASGOW-HIGHLANDERS-2nd-BATTALION-/140438015511?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE

Photographic album of the C Company, 2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders
1916 - 1917
This is the personal photo album of an officer in a home-based battalion of the Glasgow Highlanders during the First World War. The photographs (3 x 2.25 inches) are mounted two to a page in a 24-page contemporary cloth-bound album, creating a total of 48 small photos plus two larger (5 x 3 inch) taped to the front and rear inner covers. The rear image is a full-length portrait of RQMS (Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant) A M Sutherland in kilt and sporran; he is possibly the album’s creator. Opposite him is a small picture of a man called Soppit, ‘my batman’ (personal servant).

The photographs record moments in the life of C Company as over two years it moves around Britain and Ireland. Early photos are in Scotland, showing the men assembling on the London Road and a building wrecked by a zeppelin outside Glasgow. The company then relocates to the village of Woodham Mortimer in Essex. There, having set up camp in the form of rows of tents, the men are shown at work in a steaming field kitchen, lining up for lunch, tucking in, and so on. Then, although one picture shows the men bridge-building over a local weir, most of the time they are relaxing outside their tents.

By 1917 the men have moved to Carlow in the south-east of Ireland, the site of a large barracks. Here the photographs are of various named officers posing rather formally in trews rather than kilts. There are two photographs located in Curragh, Country Kildare, one of which is the large photo at the front of the album showing the 2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders Football team, winners of the 1917 Garrison cup (all the team players are named in the margins). The final place shown in the album is Moycullen in the west of Ireland where C Company sets up pitched camp again. Photographs show the orderly room staff, bayonet fighting instructors, and the shoemakers’ section.

The album, although somewhat scuffed and spotted, is still sound and does not require particularly delicate handling.

Morlar

I changed my mind and put in a bid on that but as it did not meet it's reserve it was withdrawn. Bugger !!

garymac27

Hey, I was actually the person that bought the medal and it was verified by somebody else as geniune, do u know what these medals sell for?

Morlar

Here is an interesting set of 1916 medals with a starting bid of €8,000.00 to a man who apparently fought in Boland's mills.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130427604950

The above collection of Medals are being Auctioned as a Job lot and will not be split, they were left to me by a deceased Grand Uncle who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, all these Medals are genuine and NOT FAKES,

The collection consists of The 1916 Easter Rsing Medal, the Black and Tans 1922 Medal with a comrac Bar (combatant), and the 1939-47 Emergency Medal, My Grand Uncle took part in the Easter Rising in Bolands Mills, he took part in the Irish Civil war 1922 and later joined the Free State Forces.

The 1916 Easter Rising Medal is in superb Condition, likewise its Green and Orange ribbon and its clasp.

The 1922 Black and Tans Medal is also in superb condition, it has the Comrac (combatant bar on it) the Ribbon bears some age but is in very very good condition.

The Emergency Medal 1939-47 Medal also in excellent condition and has its clasp attratched.

None of the above Medals were ever polished or engraved, i will disclose to the winner, my Great uncles Name,,.

Good luck in the Bidding, Thank You.

I really hope if they are bought they are not split apart & re-offered like the set from a few years ago.

Morlar

This medal set has now dropped to . . . . .

EUR 7,000.00

arnhem44

How I'd love to have a spare EUR 7000 right now,lol.I see there's also a truce medal up for sale on ebay,again the photos are not the best but here it is if anyone wants a quick look http://cgi.ebay.ie/Irish-Medal-1921-71-Truce-commemorative-Black-and-Tan-/160476956200?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item255d2c0628

arnhem44

And another Uprising pair I've just spotted http://cgi.ebay.ie/Irish-Medal-Grouping-/150490783169?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item2309f31dc1

Morlar

The Irish medal set I posted above was since withdrawn and re-listed at a lower price after it did not meet it's reserve.

This is interesting lot and currently available. A set of 230 Eastern front negatives which contains some stunning unpublished wartime and combat pictures. I'd reckon this will end up expensive. Hopefully whoever buys it keeps them together and hopefully faked prints don't start showing up on ebay in years to come.


Fotoalbum Negative Russland


http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270632046248&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Morlar

Morlar wrote: »

The Irish medal set I posted above was since withdrawn and re-listed at a lower price after it did not meet it's reserve.

This is interesting lot and currently available. A set of 230 Eastern front negatives which contains some stunning unpublished wartime and combat pictures. I'd reckon this will end up expensive. Hopefully whoever buys it keeps them together and hopefully faked prints don't start showing up on ebay in years to come.


Fotoalbum Negative Russland


http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270632046248&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

In the last minute it went up to EUR 1,510.00

Very nice set of Ostfront & combat pictures.

arnhem44

Well lads anyone watching this one?.It originally started at 8,000,re listed for 6,000 going unsold and again relisted then for 7,000 and now the price has dropped once more to 4,000 euro.A real sign of the times with this recession,once upon a time this would of gone as soon as they came on the market.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Irish-genuine-1916-easter-rising-medal-group-/130434944975?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1e5e874fcf

arnhem44

A bit late this one lads sorry but look at the end price,fake or genuine? http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160535081150&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

danpatjoe

I had a bid on that, but there's no way I would pay anywhere near that price for a fake medal. I was impressed that the seller admitted that it was a copy, because it is a very good copy indeed. I have an unquestionably genuine example and it is larger than the 39mm diametre, and the detail is far better. Still, that one could very easily fool someone who is not aware of the quality of the originals.
I have saved the pictures in case it ever shows up for sale again as an original.

BlackEdelweiss

I have been offered this shell casing and another WW1 casing for €60. This one is dated 1939 and apparently has waa stamps on it. I have not seen it, these pictures were sent by text so they are not very clear. Does anybody know what this is and is that a good price. I think it is a 105mm shell.

citizen_p

Negatives
not availibe anymore but certinaly were very interesting.
if the 7 or 8 samples are anything to go by these groupings were outstanding

group 1
grouping 2

arnhem44

Another War Of Independence medal here for anyone interested which is going cheaply at the moment,again photos of the medal are not great so again make your own judgement on this one.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320644810981&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

HerrScheisse

I would dearly love to have a piece of Irish history but I am too wary. Firstly the medals are quite expensive (relatively speaking) and heavily reproduced. In fact some copies are just too good :mad: and this is why I have not taken the plunge into this area.

arnhem44

Here's something that may be of interest to some who collect things to do with the Uprising.This is a gold locket with photo to a British Officer who was killed on Easter Monday.Est.£120-£160 and auction on the 22nd of February

http://www.sworder.co.uk/lots/view/22609

HerrScheisse

Thanks for posting that Arnhem. Can you see the current bid price? or is it that you just place an e-bid and hope it is higher than what it goes for at the physical auction?

arnhem44

HerrScheisse wrote: »

Thanks for posting that Arnhem. Can you see the current bid price? or is it that you just place an e-bid and hope it is higher than what it goes for at the physical auction?

This is a normal auction and the price reflected is the price the auctioneer has estimated the item will be sold for,of course it could make less or it could make more.My belief is it will sell for more.The price shown will remain like that while it's listed in the catalogue and won't alter if there is bids being placed over the Internet.For Internet bidders I would imagine absentee bids can be placed or the auction may even appear live on the Internet and bidding can be done in real time.For anyone interested I think they should read the auction rooms terms and conditions and how bidding is conducted just to make sure how things are done correctly.

arnhem44

Another interesting connection to the War Of Independence here,a WW1 trio to an Intelligence Officer who died in Ireland in 1921.These medals are pricey but something like these would be very seldom seen on the market.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300530449377&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT



Arthur Raymond Boscawen Savage died on 18 May 1921, at the age of 52, whilst serving in Ireland as an Intelligence Officer, in Dublin District. He is buried at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland (photograph of grave included). Sold with research including twelve pages of research copied from his P.R.O. correspondence file, mostly relating to his problems with alcohol addiction. The following is extracted from a confidential testimony submitted to the Recruiting Officer of the R.I.C. on 13 May 1921: ‘Major A. R. B. Savage, Royal Field Artillery, aged 53, obtained his first commission in the Royal Artillery on 23 July 1887. In 1906 after reports of unfitness to command and addiction to alcohol, he was called upon to retire, and was appointed to the Reserve of Officers. Major Savage was called up for service at the outbreak of the war, and, after a short term in France did duty with a Reserve Brigade at home until relegated to unemployment on account of ill health on 22.6.1918.
Medals court mounted with original ribbons.
Very rare confirmed Intelligence Officer (DUBLIN CASTLE) in Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War 1919-22

And just to add,here is his CWGC details http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=900489

Morlar

I believe that group were on sale for £80 and reached £440 last year.

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=152283

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=152523&st=0&gopid=1468483&#entry1468483

Robus

HerrScheisse wrote: »

I would dearly love to have a piece of Irish history but I am too wary. Firstly the medals are quite expensive (relatively speaking) and heavily reproduced.

Perhaps try here www.theeasterrising.eu

HerrScheisse

That is what I like to see - awards where the history behind them is researched. And even details of his personal problems such as his alcohol addiction. Makes you wonder about why his superiors put him in intelligence if they considered him unfit!

Very nice set but a bit too pricey for me

citizen_p

get your bids in quick lads
LINK

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YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A FAMILLY RELIC. THIS WOOLEN GERMAN HAT WAS BROUGHT
BY MY GRANDFATHER IN 1945 FROM AUSTRIA. IN MAY 1945, HE, AS A BULGARIAN SOLDIER FOUGHT AGAINST THE NAZI FORCES IN AUSTRIA, AND HE HAVE TAKE IT FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.
THEN HE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS HAT AS A SOUVENIR FORM THE FRONT.
THANKS TO GOD, HE HAS GOT HOME ALIVE BRINGING THAT HAT.
UNTIL TODAY IT IS A FAMILLY SOUVENIR AND BECAUSE OF THAT STORY, THIS HAT HAVE A HIGH VALUE FOR US.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELL IT BECAUSE, WE HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES NOW .
I HOPE, THAT THE NEXT OWNER WILL TAKE CARE FOR THIS RELIC.

wow a vet bring back! anyone smell that bullsh...




compared to


I actully laughed out loud after seeing this....

HerrScheisse

He must have made his grandmother knit it for him

Check out the white wool LOL!

citizen_p

Im surprised it sold tbh...

ollaetta

Mousey- wrote: »

Im surprised it sold tbh...

Shocking stuff alright and the buyer is no eBay novice. He/she has over 850 transactions.

Morlar

This lot sold in London recently :

WHILE Queen Elizabeth was in Dublin honouring those who died fighting for Irish independence, the medals of the British general who suppressed the 1916 Rising were auctioned in London.

The “honours and awards” given to General Sir John Maxwell – the British military commander in Dublin in 1916 who ordered the execution of the Rising’s leaders – sold for £26,000 to an unnamed bidder, at Dix Noonan Webb, the numismatic auctioneer in Mayfair.

The collection included the insignia awarded to Maxwell for assisting with a royal visit to Ireland. In 1903, he helped organise the visit of King Edward VII to Ireland, and was appointed a commander of the Royal Victorian Order – the honours system to reward service to the monarch.

Auctioneer David Erskine-Hill said the “splendid array” included all of Maxwell’s major medals. He served at the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan, the Boer War in South Africa and commanded British troops in Egypt during the early part of the first World War.

– MP

citizen_p

Micheal Collins used Postcard
went for €115.72
LINK - ebay

BlackEdelweiss

I'm not sure exactly what this is but I thought it might interest someone on here. It looks very heavy to be a dog tag, and it is made out of silver!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRISH-Silver-Identity-Tag-LIEUT-O-Donovan-R-C-154328-/250827895808?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3a6681f400#ht_2441wt_1139

BlackEdelweiss

If this is genuine it probably saw a bit of action this day 67 years ago.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-GERMAN-WW2-BARBED-WIRE-UTAH-/250832240848?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3a66c440d0#ht_500wt_1156

arnhem44

BlackEdelweiss wrote: »

I'm not sure exactly what this is but I thought it might interest someone on here. It looks very heavy to be a dog tag, and it is made out of silver!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRISH-Silver-Identity-Tag-LIEUT-O-Donovan-R-C-154328-/250827895808?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3a6681f400#ht_2441wt_1139

It's an identity bracelet,privately made.The belief in the Great War was that the fibre dog tags could rot away if your body was not recovered soon after being killed so soldiers took it upon themselves to have these made up or fashioned ones themselves out of whatever they could find,a sort of trench art if you like,this idea was carried forward into WW2.This mans name was Cornelius Anthony O'Donovan who served in the Royal Army Pay Corps mentioned in the London Gazette here in 1940 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34997/supplements/6681/page.pdf

arnhem44

So then,anyone interested? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRISH-EASTER-RISING-MEDAL-BLACK-TAN-IRA-MEDAL-BOXES-/250832085420?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3a66c1e1ac

arnhem44

Another War of Independence medal here,non combat version.This medal has now been listed for the third time and still no bids,current price is 259 euros.Lately I saw one of these sell on ebay for 286 euros so prices seem to have dropped off on ebay somewhat on these medals.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200616683923&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

arnhem44

Not often you see two sets of Uprising and WOI medals come up for sell but here's another one http://cgi.ebay.ie/IRISH-MEDALS-1916-RISING-BLACK-TAN-COMRAC-BOXED-/280693812221?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item415aa7abfd

HerrScheisse

Some Independance related material:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/IRISH-VOLUNTEERS-DOCUMENTS-MOUNTJOY-JAIL-1918-/260800051245?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item3cb8e4f82d

http://cgi.ebay.ie/IRISH-VOLUNTEERS-EASTER-RISING-MILITARY-SERVICE-CERT-/260800054385?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item3cb8e50471

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Irish-Loyal-Dublin-Ulster-Volunteer-Badge-/200617861473?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item2eb5c1a161