Germany - DDR Officer's Army and Air Force Dagger 1961 With a full set of straps, in the original box. Total length - 395mm. The length of the blade with hilt (without sheath) is 359 m. Blade length without handle – 246mm. The blade width at the heel is 17 mm. Sheath length – 283mm. The dagger has a plastic handle and steel parts. Narrow steel blade with two longitudinal grooves. The scabbard is decorated from plastic with steel inserts. The number on the blade is “71523”.; Condition-I

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Large estate NVA Beer mug, inscribed "30 Jahre Nationale Volksarmee 1956-1986", the front with motifs of the navy, air force and army, slightly raised pewter lid, ornamentally decorated, h max. 24 cm; beer mug, inscribed "Grenztruppen der DDR", Kalashnikov and border post on the front, h 17 cm; field armband for officers, silver braid with grey stripes on grey cloth, l 95 cm; armpit cord; army rifle cord; sleeve band "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit"; Meissen badge, obverse two airmen's heads, reverse "Überreicht von den Luftstreitkräften und der Luftverteidigung der NVA", d 14 cm; approx. 32 picture cards "Uniforms of the NVA and the Warsaw Treaty, dimensions 10 x 15 cm in two booklets; ten orders and decorations, including the Order of National Merit in bronze; parachute jump badge for 5000 jumps; 30, 35 and 40 years of the Ministry for State Security; for outstanding service in the NVA, etc., all in good condition, all in good condition.

Lot 976

Estim. 180 - 270 EUR

Officer's dagger NVA circa 1980, for army and air force, double-edged blade with double fullers on both sides, without maker, serial no. 84535, counter-rotating quillons with acorn finial, plastic grip, hammered grip cap, metal scabbard with locket and lanyard, with grey cloth hanger with silver braid, good condition, total length 39.5 cm.

Lot 35

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Ronald Reagan Autograph Letter Signed as President, Donating His Military I.D. Card to the U.S. Air Force Museum ALS as president signed “RR,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, March 27, 1981. Handwritten draft letter to Royal D. Frey, the curator of the U.S. Air Force Museum, in full: “I'd heard there was some hitch in my overcoat & the photos reaching you. I hope that is all straightened out and you have them now. In moving to Wash. I found the enclosed identification card and thought it might serve in place of my lost dog tags.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by photocopies of Reagan’s I.D. card, a history of Reagan’s military career, the final typed version of the letter to Frey, an internal White House memo sent to Reagan regarding the address of the Air Force Museum, a biography of Frey, a USAF Museum Gift accession sheet for the I.D. card, and a letter from Colonel Richard L. Uppstrom to Reagan, confirming the receipt and donation of his I.D. card. Reagan joined the Army Reserve in April 1937 and reported for active duty in 1942 when relations between America and Japan worsened. He was transferred to the U.S. Army Air Forces and became an AAF public relations officer, participating in the Provisional Task Force Show Unit in Burbank and continuing to make films such as This Is the Army (1943). He was also ordered to temporary duty in New York City to participate in the sixth War Loan Drive before he was reassigned to Fort MacArthur and discharged on December 9, 1945, as a captain. Throughout his military service, Reagan produced over 400 training films.

Lot 354

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

STEINLEN, charcoal drawing of a poilu of the 110th Infantry Regiment, drawn in Paris on April 16, 1916 and deceased on June 20, 1916 at Verdun, 39.5 x 26.5 cm A small pencil and ink drawing of 6 officers, probably air force officers, with each officer's signature underneath, annotated "les Cigognes", 6.5 x 16.5 cm, is attached.

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