M1926 French/Peruvian M1934 Adrian Helmet for the Guardia Civil of Peru. This is a very interesting helmet used by the Peruvian Guardia Civil (National Police). You can read a lot of history in this helmet by the markings inside. First you notice in white a marking of PNS 226. The 226 mark is also scribed below the white paint. I think this must be a Peruvian Police unit number because how visible it is? Under the rim is where it really starts to get interesting and it may lead to the helmet’s original life. Under the rim there’s carving that has been painted over. You can see a name of the original owner, VARGAS, scratched twice under the rim. A number, 219 is carved in three places also under the rim. I think this was originally a French M1926 helmet, used by a man named VARGAS and he was in a unit of the French Army that was numbered 219. Peru bought French made helmets to supply their army in 1934 and that’s when it was painted over to the Greenish Blue Color of the Guardia Civil. The front cockade is in the red and white sunburst of Peru. The condition of the helmet is obvious from the pictures. There’s surface rust, chips and nicks, a couple of dents, and no liner. Four liner rivets are missing, but four remain. All the comb rivets are intact and solid. The one dent is the worst, just to the right of the comb. It’s about an inch and a half long by an eighth of an inch deep. The helmet is super solid and could be restored easily with a new liner. It’s a large size as you can tell by the picture of it on my head. I wear a 7 and 3/4 helmet. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “kenandstina” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Description: Very nice overall condition as pictured. Hi, we are an operating shop located in Tamaqua, PA. We will be doing our best to accurately identify and describe each helmet but please keep in mind that we are not collectors of helmets so there may be some things we get wrong such as terminology or timeframe of manufacture/use. Sizing: When we are able to identify a size we list it and, if applicable, picture it. If there is no size listed and there is no picture of a size then we have no idea. While I use the term’we’, this is basically a one person operation. We picture each item as well is required for its condition and the pictures are taken with the intent to make any issues look worse than they are. Asking us why or if we will make an exception will go unanswered. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “edssport” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
UNITED STATES NAVY DOMINICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/ FULL WRAP BROOCH, PRODUCED BY NORTHERN STAMP CO. RIBBON DRAPE TESTED U. The Dominican Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was created on December 29, 1921. To be awarded the Dominican Campaign Medal, a servicemen must have performed active military duty in the Dominican Republic between the dates of May 5 and December 4, 1916. The medal commemorates the 1916 United States invasion of the Dominican Republic. The medal was designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman, and the design approved by the United States Commission of Fine Arts in November 1923. It was the first Navy and Marine Corps medal whose reverse face contained the inscription “For Service” on a straight line. All previous reverse faces of Navy and Marine Corps medals had placed the inscription on a curve. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “medal_mulisha_store” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This magnificent document is arguably one of the finest and most historically significant shellback certificates in existence. It will appeal not only to naval collectors and historians, but also to students and collectors of Roosevelt material. Seaman Joe Balicki earned this certificate as a crew member of the cruiser USS Houston on July 25, 1938, en route to the Galapagos Islands with President Roosevelt on board. As is the tradition, the certificate is signed by Captain G. Barker, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Houston. The certificate is also signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt in a bold “10” signature beneath the Navy Seal. It is also signed by five other members of the presidential party, to include. Basil O’Connor: FDR’s law partner and longtime legal advisor. Adams, businessman and philanthropist, son-in-law of FDR’s uncle, Warren Delano III. McIntire, Medical Corps, USN, Presidential Aide and physician to the President. Early, White House Press Secretary. Russell Wood, head of FDR’s Secret Service detail. All these men, with the exception of Wood, are shown in the photo of FDR with his staff attached. The signatures are firm and bold and easily legible, with the exception of Early, who signed in a dark area beneath the President’s autograph. There are few other FDR document bearing such a wealth of signatures from his personal staff and “brain trust”. However, it was signed only by FDR, and not the rest of the staff as is the case here. The document is in fine, clean condition. The gold foil seal is crisp and intact and complete. It also still features its red, white, and blue ribbon, which seldom survives the rigors of aging. Letter of Authenticity from John Reznikoff/University Archives. Photos are included for illustrative purposes. ANCIENT ORDERS OF THE DEEP RITUAL. It has been a long naval tradition to initiate “Pollywogs” into the Kingdom of Neptune, the legendary god of the seas, upon their first crossing of the Equator. The ceremony observes a mariner’s transformation to trusty Shellback, also called a Son or Daughter of Neptune. It was a way for sailors to be tested for their seaworthiness. To mark the occasion, elaborate certificates were issued in the name of Neptune, god of the sea. It was customary for the certificate inducting a sailor into. Sometimes these certificates were also signed by prominent and high ranking guests who happened to be aboard–and in rare cases, that guest was the Commander-in-Chief, the President of the United States. Seaman Balicki was one of the fortunate men to have FDR and his staff sign this time-honored naval proclamation. An ordinary seaman like Balicki would not normally rate his certificate being signed by the high brass, but Balicki was a member of the Deck Department, First Division, and was involved with most of the shore parties and small boat excursions. He developed relationships with the scientists FDR brought along, and they probably arranged for him to get this special certificate. OTHER AUTOGRAPHS ON THIS DOCUMENT. Adams (1910 – 2001), businessman and philanthropist, was the son of FDR’s first cousin. A powerful railroad industry executive, he was also a renowned art and book collector and was one of the incorporators of the FDR Library at Hyde Park. Captain (later Vice Admiral) Ross T. McIntire, (Medical Corps), U. Navy , (1889 – 1959) was FDR’s top aide as well as physician to the President. In 1938, he became the Surgeon General of the United States Navy. He was responsible for the development of the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, MD. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and was the acting Press Secretary under President Harry S. Truman in 1950 after the sudden death of Charles Griffith Ross. Early served as press secretary longer than any other person. Became Deputy Secretary of Defense. Russell Wood, Secret Service, headed the Presidential Detail on this voyage. While serving President Hoover, Wood discovered the West Wing fire of 1929. Barker, USN, (1886 – 1957) Commanding Officer USS Houston; Barker graduated from the Naval Academy in 1907, and earned the Navy Cross as XO and CO of a destroyer on anti-submarine duty during World War I. Recalled to active duty after Pearl Harbor, he served out the war as head of Naval Training Schools in the Boston area, to include Harvard ROTC. In July of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt came aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) for a fishing trip to the Galapagos Islands FDR was the first U. President to visit them. This was FDR’s third of four Presidential Cruises on the USS Houston. His party, which included scientists from the Smithsonian Institute, boarded the cruiser on 17 July in San Diego. The scientists were invited to collect specimens from Central and South America while the President fished. Houston crew members produced an informal “cruise book” marking the voyage (July 14 to August 9, 1938). There are numerous photos of Roosevelt with the crew and the Presidential party, shots of the Galapagos and its strange fauna, and a good deal of wit and raillery in the text and photos directed toward the’pollywogs’ on the part of the’shellbacks’ in anticipation of the approaching traditional ceremony of’crossing the line’. FDR himself was a shellback, having been elevated from pollywog status on an earlier voyage. Here are captions for the attached photos, which depict the actual ceremony for which this certificate was awarded. “Pollywog” officers on watch. Pollywogs are sailors who have not crossed the equator before and are presumably looking for the equator as part of their initiation. The donor of this photo was a pollywog on this cruise. The President and King Neptune and Party during the line-crossing celebrations. Another photo shows President Roosevelt, in the well deck of USS Houston, with a shark he caught in Sullivan Bay, Galapagos Islands, in July 1938. USS Houston (CL/CA-30), was a Northampton-class cruiser. In 1931 she transited the Panama Canal and spent the rest of her career assigned to the Pacific. In Manila on November 19, 1940, she became the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. On the night of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Houston left from Panay Island bound for Darwin, Australia, where she arrived on December 28, 1941. Following the Japanese victory at the Battle of the Java Sea on February 27, 1942, Houston and the Australian light. Cruiser Perth attempted to pass through Sunda Strait. As they approached the entrance near midnight, they unexpectedly encountered a Japanese covering force of nearly one dozen destroyers, three cruisers, and numerous torpedo boats and minesweepers that were protecting the invasion fleet. Perth was sunk, followed, shortly after midnight, by the Houston, after she had scored hits on three destroyers and sunk a minesweeper. Of the original crew of 1,061 men, only 368 survived, becoming slave labor to the Japanese. It was not until nine months later that the American public finally learned of her fate, including the fact that only one-third of the crew had survived. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “ri-aviation” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
SPAIN ORDER OF ISABELLA THE CATHOLIC COMMANDER GRAND CROSS RARE. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “greenpoint-1″ and is located in this country: EG. This item can be shipped worldwide.
ANTIQUE SMALL TRADE PIPE TOMAHAWK. THE TOTAL LENGTH IS 12 1/2″ BLADE IS 3 1/4″. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pakomor-70″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
JOHANN SEITS LOT of 7 WATERCOLOR GOUACHES of ASTOR YACHT & USS McFARLAND NAVY. The lot consists of the following pieces; 1 large watercolor gouache framed under anti-glare glass signed and dated 1929. The subject matter is of Vincent Astor’s yacht the “Nourmahal” afloat in Dubrovnik, Croatia (Dalmatia). Vincent Astor was the heir to a large New York fortune after his father John Jacob Astor IV died on the RMS Titanic in 1912. The watercolor/gouache measures approximately 16″ x 24″ and the frame measures 18 1/2″ x 27 1/2″. Set of 6 watercolor/gouaches on 3 different pieces of paper. Each paper has a watercolor on the front and back. They are numbered 1-6. These are small studies done by Seits of various locations in Croatia (Dalmatia) of the USS McFarland Navy Destroyer. They were created as precursors to larger pieces that the artist had planned. The first watercolor is dated 1921 and the set was given to Lt. They remained in the Holmes estate his whole life. Each study is titled in pencil and each measures approximately 4 3/4″ x 6 3/8″. Each double sided watercolor is housed in a modern doubled sided glass frame that measures 7″ x 9″. Low starting price with No Reserve! PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO PUT A LOWER VALUE OR TO MARK THE ITEM AS A GIFT. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “theantiquegopher” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Japan, Australia.
ORIGINAL – BERLIN WOMEN with INSCRIPTION TO AVIATRIX CLARA ADAMS c1921 PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC. FASHIONABLE BERLIN WOMEN with INSCRIPTION TO AVIATRIX CLARA ADAMS DECEMBER 24, 1921. ONE OF AVIATRIX CLARA ADAMS. CONTEMPORARIES / FRIENDS (CAN’T IDENTIFY WHO PRECISELY). THIS CARD WAS ACQUIRED MANY YEARS AGO FROM PART OF CLARA ADAMS PERSONAL COLLECTION OF SOUVENIRS FROM HER LIFE THAT CONTAINED HER MEMORABILIA, PHOTOS, AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, etc. 1971 known as the “first flighter” and the “maiden of maiden flights, ” was an aircraft passenger and enthusiast who set a variety of flying records. She helped popularize air travel and was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger aboard the. Clara Adams was friends with many of the aviators and aviatrixes of the time like: Amelia Earhart, Thea Rasche and many others of equal fame. ON THE LOWER FRONT INSCRIBED IN PENCIL. To my friend dear Clara (Adams). A v ery happy. PHOTOGRAPHER ON LOWER FRONT RIGHT: Becker & Maass Berlin W. CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH THE HINGE PART OF A TRANSLUCENT OINION SKIN OVERLAY PROTECTOR ON THE REVERSE. SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Aviation\Airships”. The seller is “topcat2001565758590″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada.
One old Leather helmet. Multi piece construction of different leather, one part has aged more than other parts. Fits display head well, could be a commercial pilots helmet, has ear pocket system for comms, perhaps Gosport. Overall leather is good, needs treatment of so desired will leave that to the new owner, has old style woolen liner, chin strap fragile but still strong enough to fit through mini buckle and secure.. Multiple images of one item on offer. I will provide the item as pictured. Display head not included. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “matmil-us” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
