This is ONE collection that was donated to the Liberty Memorial In Kansas City this last year, as I posted back then. This is the accession list of what they got.
Floored.
2009.99 – R. Wanda Hauber for the Carl H. Hauber Estate/Trust.
• Machine gun, U.S., Browning, Model 1917; .30 caliber; serial number, 53087;
• Tripod for above;
• Accessories for above gun: (a) ammunition belt loading machine; (b-c) panoramic
sight in case; (d) 1917 steam receiving can; (e) disposable ammunition box; (f)
flash hider; (g-h) extra steam hose in case; (i) blank firing device; (j) internal
spare parts; (k) .22 caliber ammunition box with white vertical stripe; (l) tools.
• Carrying cases (3), U.S., for machine guns: (a) for 1895 Colt automatic gun,
russet leather, with parts pouch; (b) for 1895 Colt automatic gun, black leather,
with extra barrel case; (c) case for 1914 modification of 1895 Colt, canvas and
leather, with matching extra barrel case.
• Machine gun, French made for U.S. use; Model 1914 Hotchkiss; 24450 RJT;
• Cleveland mount (tripod) for above;
• Accessories for above gun: (a) Hotchkiss ammunition loading device in original
case; (b) ammunition box; (c) tool kit; (d) feed strip repair tool; (e) extra barrel;
(f) leather barrel carrying case with shoulder strap; (g) ammunition strip.
• Machine gun, U.S., Colt Vickers Model 1915; manufactured by the Springfield,
MA Armory; serial number 12307;
• Mark J tripod for above;
• Accessories for above gun: (a) steam can with white painted stripe, named to
Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment, with infantry insignia; (b) belt loading
machine box with red painted stripe; (c-d) ammunition boxes with belted
cartridges;
• Machine gun tripod, U.S., Colt Vickers type; for Colt Vickers machine gun; Colt
Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.
• Machine gun, Vickers Mark I; serial number 652A; 7.62 cartridge;
• Mark IV Vickers Son and Maxim-marked tripod;
• High tripod for Vickers machine gun;
• Accessories for above machine gun: (a) Vickers/Lewis transit chest; (b) canvas
and leather gun carrying case; (c) second gunner’s box with water can, oil can and
solvent can; (d) armorer’s box complete with all parts and tools; (e) later version
armorer’s box with some tools and parts; (f) bottle style flash hider; (g) leather
extra barrel carrying case; (h) cleaning rod; (i) steam can (converted petrol can);
other items.
• Machine gun, Russian, Model 1910; serial number 1683855;
• Sokolov wheeled mount for above gun;
• Accessories for above gun: (a) extra belt case; (b) wooden ammunition box; (c)
1915 metal ammunition box; (d) steam can; (e) 500-round ammunition box; (f)
armorer’s leather kit, complete with tools; (g) ammunition belt with cartridges.
• Machine gun, U.S., aircraft Lewis; marked for U.S. Navy; serial number 23032;
made by Savage Lewis Aircraft Machine Gun Co.; with 97-round ammunition
drum; with wind vane front sight;
• Telescopic sight for fixed mounting on aircraft cowling in front of pilot;
• Gun camera, U.S., aircraft Lewis; with 126-roll film box of 12 exposures mounted
in the false barrel cooling jacket; pictures were used in mock dog fights training to
indicate position of the gun when the trigger was pulled;
• Gun camera, U.S., aircraft Lewis; same as above, except for missing objective
lens and drum;
• Exposed film negative from above cameras.
• Machine gun, U.S., aircraft Model 1918 Colt Vickers; serial number A1924; 11
mm conversion;
• Machine gun, British; aircraft Mark I portative; serial number F21642 Hotchkiss;
• Machine gun, U.S., aircraft Model 1918 Marlin-Rockwell; .30 caliber; serial
number 27147; modification of 1914 Colt machine gun;
• Machine gun, Austrian, aircraft Model 07/12 (R16) Schwarzlose; conversion from
ground model; serial number 37596;
• Machine gun, German, aircraft Model 1913 DWM Parabellum SMGeW; serial
number 4279;
• Ammunition belts for above.
• Machine gun, German, aircraft Maxim Model LMG08/15; serial number 6742;
Spandau arsenal; with synchronizing mechanism; ram’s horn pan which diverts
empty cartridges away from plane;
• Machine gun, German, aircraft Maxim Model 08/15 Zeppelin; with Zeppelin type
D handle; water-cooled; serial number 392;
• Submachine gun, German, Bergmann MP18; serial number 18052; with snail
ammunition drum;
• Machine gun, German, Maxim Model 08 heavy; serial number 8758b;
• Sled mount for above; with extra barrel and tools;
• Accessories for above gun: (a) cylindrical steam can; (b) indirect fire sight; (c)
mounting device for 250-round ammunition box attached to feed block; (d-f)
ammunition boxes.
• Cavalry saddle, US, 1904 McClellan;
• Accoutrements for saddle: (a) saddle bags; (b-c) mounted canteens; (d-e) Patton
saber and scabbard; (f) picket pin in leather scabbard; (g) curb bit and bridle; (h)
reins; (i) chevrac; (j) canvas horse cover; (k) lead rope; (l) rifle scabbard; (m) feed
bag);
• US Punitive Expedition cavalry uniform and accoutrements: (a) service coat; (b)
campaign hat with cavalry/machine gun cord; (c) ammunition web belt; (d)
equipment suspenders; (e) canteen with carrier; (f) cavalry officer’s boots with
spurs; (g) machine gun squad bag.
• Rifle, U.S.; Krag (U.S. Magazine Carbine, Model 1899, altered), also called the
Philippine Constabulary; .30 caliber; with sling and knife bayonet;
• Pistol, U.S., Model 1911; serial number 398404; with mounted holster;
• Tunic, German, Jaeger Battalion; machine gunner badge on left sleeve; feld grau
wool; with black wound badge;
• Steel helmet, German, Model 1918; image of MG08 machine gun painted on left
side (non-regulation);
• Back pack, German;
• Mess kit, German;
• Cartridge pouches, German;
• Flashlight, German; battery operated; strap to hang on tunic button;
• Gas mask and carrier, German;
• Machine gunner’s computer, German; in wooden case with leather shoulder strap;
• Drag strap for machine gun, German; late war model;
Stick grenades, German;
• Fighting knife, German, with scabbard;
• Painting, Austrian; oil paint; subject is a decorated Austrian soldier named
Gurstucker, who was killed in action; signed by artist J. Olschawski; in original
wooden frame.
• Machine gun, German, MG08/15; serial number 6742; with bipod;
• Light machine gun, French, Chauchat CSBC; serial number 78391; 1915;
• Machine gun, Italian, Revilli; serial number 15862; 6.5mm; 1914;
• Tripod for above;
• Machine gun, German, MG08/15; maker Rh M Sommerda; serial number 3327;
• Machine gun, British, Lewis; serial number A325; .303 caliber; 1914;
Birmingham Arms;
• Machine gun, Austrian, Schwarloze Steyr Model 1907-12 (16B); serial number
37956;
• Tripod for above;
• Machine gun; German made for Bulgarian Army; MG08; DWM arsenal; serial
number 2920; 8 mm;
• Tripod for above;
• Machine gun, U.S., Colt Model 1895; serial number 103;
• Machine gun, French, St. Etienne Model 1907; 8 mm; serial number 7704;
• Tripod for above;
• Machine gun, U.S. manufacture; Colt Benet-Mercie Model 1912; serial number
505;
• Machine gun, German; Model 1915 Dreyse; 7.92 mm; serial number 2206;
• Light machine gun, Danish, Madsen; 8 mm; serial number 3334;
• Browning automatic rifle, U.S., Model 1918;
• Training rifle, U.S.; wooden, non-working;
• Carbine, Italian, M91Carcano/Terni; 6.5 mm; serial number K6900;
• Rifle, La Coruna, Model 1898; serial number 2A-1162;
• Austrian, M95 Steyr; serial number 3562;
•Rifle, British, No. 1, MkIII SMLE; .303 caliber; serial number 51035;
• Rifle, Italian, Model 91 Mannlicher Carcano; 6.5 mm; serial number BA2874;
Brescia;
• Rifle, German, 1888 Commission GeW88; Spandau arsenal; serial number a3885;
• Rifle, U.S.; Model 1917 Enfield; .30-06 caliber; Remington Eddystone Arsenal;
serial number 39023;
• Rifle, U.S. manufacture for Imperial Russia, Moisin Nagant Model 1891; serial
number 25049;
• Rifle, Austrian, M95; serial number 9329S; Steyr Arsenal;
• Rifle, German, GeW98; serial number 5527; Amberg Arsenal;
• Rifle, German, GeW98; serial number 9964; BRNO arsenal;
• French, Lebel; 8 mm; Chantellerault arsenal; serial number 11646; 1902;
• Rifle, British, No. 1, MkIII SMLE; serial number 18521; Lithgow Arsenal;
Rifle, U.S., Model 1903 Springfield; serial number 358948; Rock Island Arsenal;
may have post-war work;
• Rifle, U.S. manufacture for Imperial Russia, Moisin Nagant Model 1891; serial
number 220842; Remington Arsenal;
• French, Lebel, 8 mm; serial number 7587; St. Etienne Arsenal;
• Rifle, Swiss, M78 Vetterli; serial number 199139;
• Carbine, Dutch, Model 1894 Steyr; serial number 19939;
• Trench shotgun, US, M10A; Remington Arms; 12 gauge; serial number 163891;
with bayonet attachment (only 3,500 issued).
• Tunic, Austrian, for machine gunner; with Jager rifle marksman ball cord; 37th
Regiment shoulder strap; with medal and collar ornaments;
• Cartridge belt and boxes, Austrian; black leather;
• Wire cutters, Austrian;
• Ball hand grenade, Austrian;
• Trench fighting knife with scabbard, Austrian;
• Bread bag, Austrian;
• Back pack, Austrian;
• Steel helmet, Austrian, Bernsdorfer, 1918;
• Entrenching tool, Austrian;
• Field cap (feld mutz), German (Prussian); blue wool with red piping; national and
Prussian cockades; enlisted;
• Field cap (feld mutz), German (Bavarian); gray wool; sergeant cockades; with
masking band; cap marked – BAX VII – 1915;
• Spiked helmet, German; with cover and field maneuvers red band; helmet marked
– JR 111 – 1915;
• Steel helmet, German, Model 1916; light green paint;
• Steel helmet, German, Model 1916; marked – ET64 and MEUMEIER KARL;
camouflage with black dividing lines;
• Cuirrasier metal helmet; German; with national and Prussian cockades; enlisted
man; grey wartime fittings;
• Shako, German; leather; Prussian badge; poor condition;
Steel helmet, German; Model 1918; ersatz chin strap; marked – AW 64;
• Steel helmet, German; Model 1916; with white cloth field cover for winter
camouflage, introduced in January 1917; marked – ET60;
• Tunic, German; blue wool; sergeant; cipher unit boards;
• Belt with Prussian buckle and holster;
• Drag straps, German;
• Peaked service cap; German; Model 1908; National and Prussian cockades; blue
with red piping;
• Tunic, German; Regiment #1; Model 1907; cotton;
• Belt, German, with buckles;
• Bread bag; German, marked – No. 1;
• Gas mask carrier, German;
Canteen and cup¸ German;
• Steel helmet, German, Model 1916; marked – ST66
• Forehead armor plate, German; camouflaged with regulation black lines (added
later);
• Chest armor, German; all sections present; marked – 2;
• Tunic, Italian; machine gun sleeve insignia; star insignia;
• Steel helmet, Italian; Adrian model; machine gun insignia;
• Belt, Italian; ersatz cloth; loop buckle;
• Tunic; Belgian; cotton; with medals on left breast;
• Steel helmet; Belgian; Adrian model;
• Tunic, Czech Legion; machine gun insignia; (perhaps post war);
• Sam Browne belt, European;
• Peaked cap, Russian; brown cover; dated 1908;
• Tunic (gymnasterka), Russian; with No. 618 shoulder strap;
• Mobilization medal, Russian;
• Identity disc, Russian;
• Belt, Russian, with buckle;
• Entrenching tool, Russian;
• Bread bag, Russian;
• Mess kit, Russian;
• Blanket, Russian (not period);
• Overseas caps, U.S. (2); one with MG collar disc;
• Square tool kit; U.S.; belt attachment;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917; painted 2nd Division insignia, M.G. Co, 9th Inf.
Reg.;
• Steel helmet, U.S. Model 1917, 2nd Division insignia, 5th M.G. Btn;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917; 2nd Division insignia, 6th M.G. Btn Marines;
Marine Corps metal insignia;
• Steel helmet, U.S. Model 1917, 2nd Division insignia; M.G. Co., 23rd Inf
Regiment;
•Service coat, U.S. Model 1917; cotton; Machine Gun Company, 9th Infantry
Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia (hereafter ssi); Machine Gun Company B
collar disc;
• Service coat, U.S. Model1917; wool; Machine Gun Company, 23rd Infantry
Regiment ssi;
• Service coat, U.S., Model 1917; wool; 4th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Division
ssi;
• Service coat, U.S., Model 1917; wool; 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Division
ssi;
• Pistol belts, U.S. (2);
• Campaign hat, U.S., with Marine Corps metal insignia;
• Service coat, U.S., Marine forest green; 8th Machine Gun Company, 5th Regiment;
4th Brigade, 2nd Division ssi; with fourragere;
• Machine gum ammunition belt, U.S.;
•Pistol belt, U.S.; with holster and canteen; Marine marked;
• Service coat, U.S.; 6th Machine Gun Battalion; 2nd Division ssi; with fourragere;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917; 73rd Machine Gun Company,6th Regiment, 4th
Brigade;
• Cartridge belts (2), U.S., dismounted;
• Machine gun barrel, German, for MG 08/15; in leather carrying case;
• Entrenching tools (2), German; for machine gun crews;
• Carrying tube, German; screw-top; metal;
• Sights (2) with leather case, German; for machine gun;
• Binoculars (2); with cases, German; for machine gun;
• Machine gun tool kit cases (2), German; one with tools;
• Barrel case, German; for 2 machine gun barrels;
• Steam cans (2), German; metal; camouflaged;
• Campaign hat, U.S.;
• Gas mask bag, U.S.;
• Service coat, U.S.; with ribbon bar and machine gun collar disc insignia;
• Soft cap, British; with machine gun insignia;
• Binoculars, British, 1918; with case;
• Mills bomb, British, No. 5;
• Steel helmet, British; Brodie;
• Machine gun hose carrier; with hose;
• Pattern 08 British equipment; with water bottle and haversack;
• Tunic, British, modified; machine gun pin on right sleeve;
• Service coat, U.S. Marine; 6th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Division; with
fourragere and expert machine gun badge and whistle
• Cartridge belt, U.S. with belt knife and wire cutters in carrier;
• Service coat, U.S. Marine, 73rd Machine Gun Company, 6th Regiment, 4th
Brigade; with fourragere;
• Tunic, French, horizon blue; with machine gun insignia on left sleeve; fourragere;
Croix de Guerre; 321 collar number; breeches;
• Soft cap, French, horizon blue;
• Steel helmet, British, Brodie;
Chain mail shoulder pads for machine gunner, U.S.;
• Gloves, chain mail; machine gunner, U.S.;
• Pistol belt, U.S.; with canteen, first aid pouch and holster;
• Service coat, U.S., 89th Division ssi of 342nd Machine Gun Battalion;
• French rocket grenade;
• French offensive grenade;
• French binoculars;
• French medals;
• French canteen, cup and mess kit;
• French fighting knife;
• French ammo belt with suspenders;
• French machine gunner’s entrenching tool;
•French tunic with “3” on collar; MG on left sleeve;
• French puttees, pair;
• Service coat, U.S., Model 1917; 79th Division, Cross of Lorraine insignia;
• Undershirt, French; white cotton;
• Blue wool trousers, Czech;
• Breeches, U.S., cotton khaki;
• Underdrawers and undershirt, French;
• Breeches, U.S., wool;
• Machine gunner’s cap badge;
• Tunic, French, horizon blue; #81 on collar; similar insignia on left arm;
• Side cap, British; with machine gun corps cap badge;
• Tunic, French; brown wool (Foreign Legion?); No. 8 on collar; with breeches;
• Sam Browne belt with holster; French;
• Peaked field cap, German officer’s; Model 1915; with Prussian and National
cockades;
• Litewka, German; 2nd Lieutenant; shoulder boards for 16th Foot Artillery; with
ribbon bar; German aerial-observer’s badge; Iron Cross 1st class with sword; worn
by Frantz von Klenk; photo album of von Klenk’s; glass stein with porcelain and
metal top.
• Breeches (2), U.S.;
• Service coat, U.S., Musician collar insignia;
• Dress red wool uniform, British; tunic with machine gun insignia; dress shirt, tie,
trousers; captain rank; miniature medals;
• Overseas cap, U.S., lieutenant’s, machine gun piping;
• Binoculars, U.S., with case;
• Sam Browne belt, U.S.;
• Pistol belt, U.S., with holster;
• Service coat, U.S., Model 1917, officer’s, 33rd Division ssi; MG and US collar
insignia; first lieutenant rank insignia;
• Walking out dress tunic, British; dark blue wool with ceremonial chain mail on
shoulders for machine gun unit; machine gun collar insignia;
•Dress uniform, U.S. Navy; coat, trousers, peaked cap;
• Binoculars and case, U.S. Navy [Jack Field];
• U.S. Naval communication items; microphone, equipment belt, helmet;
• U.S. binoculars;
• U.S. leather jerkin;
• U.S. goggles;
• Steel helmet, French, Adrian model, infantry front plate;
• Service coat, U. S. 80th Division ssi; private purchase;
• Steel helmet, British; broken chin strap;
• Cavalry bandolier, British;
• Mills bomb, British;
• Canteen and mess kit, British;
•Belt with equipment suspenders, British;
• Gas mask and can;
• Tunic, British; Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – Sherwood Foresters;
• Service coat, U.S., officer’s;
• Overseas cap, U.S., machine gun unit piping; 2nd Lt. rank insignia; M.G. collar
insignia;
• Sam Browne belt;
• Service coat, U.S.; Model 1910; 1st Division Liberty Loan style ssi;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917;
• Gas mask carrier, U.S.;
• Bandolier, U.S., 30.06 ammunition;
• Cartridge belt, U.S., with first aid packet; Model 1917 knuckle knife; entrenching
tool;
• Haversack, Model 1910 (pack);
• Barbed wire post;
• Barrel carrier, British; leather; with strap;
• BAR belt, U.S., with additional half;
• BAR ammunition carrier, U.S.;
• Tool carrier, French; leather;
• Ammunition clip carrier, French, for Chauchat; with half-moon clips;
• Tool kit, French, complete with tools and anti-aircraft sights;
• Ammunition carrier, U.S.; for Chauchat; with clips;
• Ammunition box, U.S./French; wooden; with half-moon clips;
• Small wooden ammunition carrier; French; for Chauchat;
• Armorer’s cleaning kit, with leather carrier, possibly German;
• Canteen, French, small size; blue wool cover;
• Boots, U.S.; officer’s, with trees;
• Entrenching tool, U.S., Model 1910; short handle;
• Telephone, U.S., Western Electric; crank handle;
• Cover, U.S., M7;
• Barrel carrier, U.S.;
Cleaning kit, U.S., machine gun;
• Knuckle knife, U.S., Model 1918, French made–Au Lion; etched on handle – C.
A. Hill; field-made scabbard;
• Pistol lanyard, U.S.;
• Barrel carrier, U.S., leather;
• Breech cover, U.S., canvas; dated 1918;
• Machine gun cover, M7, U.S., D307-80;
• Telephone, portable; U.S., type RE 33;
• Officer’s cap, Canada machine gun corps, made in London;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917; 33rd Division insignia;
• Magazine holder, U.S., leather;
• Pistol, U.S., Model 1911; marked for British Commonwealth – COLT
AUTOMATIC CALIBRE/GOVERNMENT MODEL; serial number 7788;
machine gun corps cap badge on left; Royal Dragoons cap badge on right handle;
scratch marked – H STENNEM – FRANCE;
• Ammunition in original boxes;
• Shotgun shells;
• Ruby automatic pistol, Spanish manufacture; Echeverra; serial number 14851;
with magazine;
• Pistol, German, Luger; DWM manufacture; dated 1916; with magazine; unit
marked – 2nd M.G. Co.; unit weapon no. 30;
• Gas mask, U.S., painted with 103rd M.G. insignia Red Devil; marked – J. A.
McDonald;
• Steel helmet, U.S., Model 1917; Red Devil insignia, 103rd M.G.;
• Money belt, U.S.;
• Pocket mirror, U.S.;
• Steel helmet, US, 80th Division insignia
• Gas mask carrier, marked for T. Edward Townsend; 315 M.G. Btn., 80 Div.;
• Steel helmet, US, 26th Division, 103rd M.G.; camouflage;
• Belt, trouser, U.S.;
• Pistol belts, U.S., (2);
• First aid packets, U.S.;
• Mess kit carrier and mess kit, marked – 157;
• First aid pouches, U.S. (5);
• Brass stencil, U.S., for 345th M.G.;
• Canteen covers (4), U.S.; 309th M.G., 143rd M.G.; 33rd M.G. Btn.; 319th M.G.
Btn.;
• Shaving kit, U.S.;
• Sewing kit housewife, cloth; American Red Cross;
• Steel helmet, U.S., 35th Division;
• Steel helmet, U.S., 33rd Division;
• Grave marker, U.S.; American Legion;
• Telescope, British;
• Binoculars, French;
• Binoculars case, leather;
Steel helmet, U.S.;
• Overseas cap, U.S., with Marine insignia;
• Overseas cap, British made for U.S.;
• Garrison cap, U.S.;
• Compasses, (a) U.S. marching with case; (b) U.S. prismatic with case; (c) U.S.
pocket; (d) U.S. pocket;
• Mittens, U.S., canvas, padded;
• Binoculars, French, Fournelle mark;
• Flashlight, U.S.;
• Canteen cup, U.S., 1918, AGM Co.;
• Lantern, U.S., Dietz Little Wizard; U.S. on globe;
• Drag strap, U.S., canvas;
•Extra barrels; parts;
• Tripod, Colt machine gun, U.S., serial number 14237; Model 1895; on bicycle
seat; 3’5 x 3’1”;
• Gas mask, French (?); P.T. – DUCEL – 39-6;
• Toy soldiers, German; Elastolin and Lineol; sitting machine gunner; prone
machine gunner (2); anti-aircraft crew; marching machine gunner; marching
machine gunner with gun on back; prone loader (5); prone machine gunner (2);
machine gun; flats (7);
• Cup, German, commemorative; Kaiser Wilhelm;
• Figure of Joffre; French; painted plaster;
• Decorative stein, German;
• Practice Mills bomb, British;
• Egg grenade, German; red stem;
• Aerial bomb, 4 gram, #294284-A GS; country unknown;
• Souvenir tea cups (2), Chinese/Japanese; with machine gun as decoration;
• Bookends, U.S., pair bronze; of American soldier throwing grenade;
• Coal piece, German, from SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm; from Scapa Flow;
• Toy soldiers, German, elastolin: seated Brit machine gunner (2); prone French
machine gunner; prone French loader;
• Machine gunner figure, British, porcelain;
• Toy soldiers, metal, British; prone machine gunner (4); prone observer; kneeling
machine gunners (6); standing Russian machine gunner; small prone machine
gunner (4); sitting machine gunner (6); cars (2) with machine gunners;
• Bayonets; French (3); German (7); Austrian (1); British (4); U.S. (1);
• Knife, Austrian, with scabbard;
• Ammo box, for Colt Vickers, U.S., 30.06 caliber;
• Machine gun sight, U.S., Model 1918, panoramic with leather carrier;
• Machine gun clinometers, U.S., Model 1917; with leather carrier;
• Oil can, U.S., sperm whale oil; metal;
• Ammo box, U.S.;
• Klaxon, U.S., No. 10; chemical warfare service;
• Ambulance box, U.S.; painted red;
Marching shoes (pair), U.S.; brown roughout surface; hobnails on sole and heel;
• Ankle boots (pair), French; black roughout surface; hobnails on sole and heel;
• Anti-gas ratchet; country unknown; wooden box construction;
• Ammunition boxes (2); U.S.; for Colt machine gun; wooden; for cartridge belts;
• Trench periscope, U.S., wooden box style;
• Trench periscope, U.S., metal tube style;
• Combination wrench/screwdriver, steel;
• Ammunition box, French, for Chauchat; with half moon magazine;
• Ammunition strips, French, for Hotchkiss machine gun (15);
• Ammunition carriers (2), French; for Hotchkiss machine gun strips;
• Leather barrel carrier, French; for 108 St. Etienne machine gun;
• Armorer’s box, British; for 303 Maxim machine gun; with tools and parts;
• Stein, German; for Machine Gun unit 111; named to Reservist Frey; dated 1907-
09;
• Clinometer, British; for Vickers 303 machine gun MK (?);
• Clinometer case, British, for Vickers 303 machine gun Mark II; F. J. PEARSON
& Sons, Ltd, 1918;
• Tool pouch, British; leather with strap;
• Oiler, British, in leather carrier; marked – C.C.M. Co., 1919 and with broad
arrow;
• Oiler, British; sheet metal;
• Carrier, British; canvas and asbestos; for hot barrels; lace-up closure;
• Attachment (use unknown) for machine gun, British; green painted metal;
• Sight measure; British; metal and gradations;
• Ammunition links, British; for .30 caliber Vickers; in box;
• Protractors (2); British; celluloid; for Vickers machine gun;
• Ruler, British; in yards, for machine gun; made by London and Gantberley;
• Flash hider, British;
• Armorer’s box, British; for Vickers 303 machine gun, MK III; with tools and
spare parts;
• Spare parts box, British; for Vickers 303 machine gun, MK II;
• Slide rule, British, machine gun MK IV; for MK VIII ammunition;
• Armorer’s box, British; wooden box with 4 cans for lubricants;
• Armorer’s case, British; leather with strap; with flat tool pouch and two oiler
cans;
• Tool pouch, British; leather; with straps;
• Wrenches (2), British; flat; for machine guns;
• Cardboard box, British, for 303 Vickers machine gun, MK VIII;
• Ammunition clips (2), Italian, for Revilla machine gun;
• Ammunition pouch; British; for Lewis machine gun cartridge holders; canvas,
with belt loops;
• Fuses (3); country unknown;
• Aerial bomb, small hand drop; with box fins;
• Arming device, French, for aerial bomb;
• Artillery projectile, British; 1 pounder, MKV; U.S.-made at Scovill; dated 1917;
Artillery projectile; British; 1 pounder; marked – MB 17;
• Shell casing;
• Projectile;
• Manuals (2), U.S. Signal Corps; for airplane radio telephone sets; 1918-19;
• Airplane interphone set box, U.S. Signal Corps; Type BC-10-A, dated 1918;
made by Western Electric Co., Inc.;
• Telegraph key, U.S. Signal Corps;
• Airplane radio antenna reel, U.S. Signal Corps, Type DR-2; made by L S Brach,
Newark, NJ;
• Airplane radio transmitting and receiving set; serial number W40899; made by
Western Electric Co. Inc.;
• Generator, U.S., for transmitting and receiving sets; mounted on airplane;
• Shell art humidor, made from German shell casing; marked: POLTE
MAGDEBURG – FEBR 1910 – KARTH 178;
• Barrel for Dreyse machine gun;
• Armor shield plate for machine gun;
• Shotgun bandoleer, U.S.; canvas; with 12 gauge shells; Mills Patent 1908;
• Portable belt loader, Austrian, attached to wooden box;
• Ammunition box, marked: Patented BD;
• Armorer’s tool pouch, leather, with tools; possible Austrian;
• Ammunition box, wooden;
• Practice German stick grenade; wooden;
• Assorted ammunition boxes, parts, tools, ammunition belts;
• Trench mount, for German MG08;
• Ammunition box, German; interior dividers;
• Ammunition belt loader, German; with tools and carrier box;
• Oiler, Austrian; metal; marked – GLYZERIN MISCHUNG;
• Shoulder braces (2), for machine guns;
• British machine gun tools; wrench; clamp; screwdriver and wrench;
• Screwdriver/punch, U.S., wooden handle;
• Repair parts, German;
• Wrenches (2), German, marked – SCT – MG 08/15;
• Ammunition box, metal; with white stripe and E;
• Ammunition box, German; metal; camouflage paint;
• Ammunition box, German; metal;
• Steam hose with fitting;
• Oiler can with long spout; pump action;
• Ammunition box, Austrian; wooden; marked – VORRAT;
• Metal can with screw top; function unknown;
• Steam cans (2); German; metal;
• Ammunition drum carrier, German; with two 250-round belt drums marked:
E&G;
• Metal ammunition box;
Trench shield for German machine gun; metal;
• Distributor cap, U.S., from Liberty airplane engine;
• Piston, U.S., from Liberty airplane engine; cut off to make ashtray;
• Ammunition boxes (3), German, for MG08; metal;
• Steam can, German;
• Ammunition drum, German; for 250-round ammunition belt;
• Firing mechanism, German, for MG08;
• Oval portrait photograph of U.S. sailor; period frame;
• Pre-war commemorative picture, German; with photos of soldier’s head on top of
drawn figures in action; German imperial leaders portraits at top;
• Posters, U.S.; Liberty Bonds; War Savings Stamps;
• Photograph, French; machine gun unit; pre-war uniforms;
• Commemorative picture, German; photograph of soldier’s head on illustrated
scenes;
• War service certificate, German; for Georg Eichinger, 11th Company, 121st
Infantry Regiment;
• Shoulder boards, German, for Bavarian second lieutenant;
• Shoulder title, Canadian, machine gun unit;
• Cap badge, British, for armored car unit;
• Lithograph, German, for Luger pistol parts and exploded view;
• Photograph, Austrian, of Franz Joseph;
• Folio, German, of war scenes, many in color;
• Book, Illustrated Memoirs of the World War;
• Book, Austro-Hungary in 1914-1918;
• Bronze plaque, Austro-Hungarian; scene of machine guns on pack horses;
• Belt buckle, Imperial Russian;
• Cap badge, British, Machine Gun Corps;
• Collar insignia, U.S., for officer in machine gun unit;
• Bronze plaque, German; of MG 08; marked for Machine Gun Company, 103rd
Infantry Regiment;
• Mess kit, German;
• Breast plate armor, German.
• Photographs of machine guns and troops: (a) Austrian (5); (b) Denmark (1); (c)
Belgian (4); (d) Bulgarian (1); (e) British Empire (12); (f) Russian, Polish (7); (g)
French (12); (h) German (38); (i) U.S. (48).
• Silk postcard, French;
• Liberty bond cards, U.S. (15);
• Leslie’s magazines (3);
• Medals, German (5);
• Marksman badge for machine gunner, German;
• Buttons, German, for 13th Company;
• Bayonet knot, German; for machine gun unit;
• Assorted uniform buttons;
Assorted insignia and medals: (a) German cockades; (b) Austrian medal box; (c)
US collar disc insignia for Illinois; (d) British cap badge for Royal Artillery; (e)
British officer’s rank insignia; (f) Canadian regimental brass letters; (g) Canadian
cap badge for Machine Gun Corps; (h) French medal for volunteer combatants; (i)
French cross for combatants; (j) German field cap cockades; (k) MG collar
ornament; (l) Romanian service medal for the war; (m) ATS collar ornament.
• Oval photograph, Turkish; of Ataturk;
• Periodicals, The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone; British; 10 issues;
• Discharge paper, U.S.;
• Stereo cards, U.S.;
• Photo albums, U.S. (4);
Ammunition boxes, U.S., wooden;
• Steam can, German; camouflage paint;
• Feed block, German; DWM manufacture; for MG08;
• Entrenching tool carriers (2); German; leather;
• Barrel, Austrian, M95 Steyr;
• Machine gun parts, German; M608/15 shoulder stock; flash hiders (2); metal
shoulder stock;
• Machine gun sights (4); U.S.;
• Cast iron machine gun pull toy, with 2 figures;
• New Hampshire Machine Gun unit picture;
• Painted board/hanging sign for French aerodrome; famous flyers represented on
each side;
• German shoulder boards; MG units;
• Print, Lost Battalion;
• Funerary card in gold frame;
• Print, Franz Joseph, in gold frame;
• Naval aviation pillow sham; Pensacola NAS with Curtiss N9 Flying boat;
• German trophy cup with prinzen-sized pewter aerial badges;
• Steinlen print “Mobilization”;
• Steinlen print, trench scene;
• New York Times print of “The Glorious 27th – New York’s Own Piercing the
Hindenburg Line;
• British Lancers engraving, “The Taking of the Guns”;
• Pershing engraving (with hat on), signed by the artist, Pershing, and the engraver;
• Woven (tapestry) portrait, French soldier with Legion d’Honour and the Croix
d’Guerre with palm;
• Memorial plaque, British, Dead Penny; King George and Victory medals;
• Poster engraving of doughboy carrying 3 German helmets; signed by artist and
engraver;
• Marine recruiting poster, U.S.;
Commemorative group, pencil sketch of French soldiers delivering meals to front
line; in center is French “inspirational” poster of soldier saying goodbye; pennant
on right is from the machine gun training school at Camp Hancock, GA; left
center is color print of flags of the allies; bottom center “Welcome Home” banner
for 33rd Infantry Division;
• Machine gun pillow sham, U.S.;
• Sons in Service window flags;
• Machine gun medals, badges and insignia, U.S.; marksmanship medals (1919);
hexagonal in center;
• Machine gun badges and insignia, French;
• Machine gun badges and insignia, British; left column, New Zealand;
• Machine gun badges and insignia, Canadian;
• Machine gun badges and insignia, various, including Italy and Czech;
Statue, bronze by G. Omerth; 18”; soldiers from U.S. (holding flags), British,
French and Italian;
• Imperial German infantryman figure, 4”;
• Austrian mountaineer figure, 12”, granite base;
• Austrian soldier figure, 4”, bronze with rifle stock, ammunition pouches in
copper;
• Austrian machine gun crew figures, 3” x 8”;
• Miniature machine gun 08/15 on marble;
• Miniature machine gun 08 on sled, base;
• Miniature MG 08 on marble base;
• Plaque, Austrian cavalry machine gun unit;
• Plaque, Russian machine gun cart and crew (3 soldiers, 4 horses);
• French machine gun ink well;
• Inkwell with figure;
• Trench art, German; with Austrian medals;
• Military Merit Order, Knight, Bulgarian high order; with ribbon;
• Miniature medals (2), 6 chains;
• Soldier’s Kriegs Cronik (war record), German;
• Print of German-Austrian unit;
• Memorials to dead solders (4);
• Becker painting of machine gunners coming up to line, action in distance;
• Plate, by Metlock, of above painting;
• Death mask of German soldier, bronze-color plaster;
• Prints of machine guns in action (2);
• Army wound badges; black, silver and gold;
• Navy wound badge, black;
• Unissued pickelhaube front plate;
• Medals, German, Iron Cross 2nd class, Hindenburg, 20 year service medal;
• German war service certificates (2);
• Austrian soldier’s memorial painting;
• Pastel by R. G. Boehmer of 2 German soldiers;
•Machine gun badges, (a) German sharpshooter sleeve badges (3 variants); (b)
Austrian air gunner’s badge; (c) Austrian army machine gunner’s collar badges on
original paper; (d) Austrian air gunner’s cap badge; (e) Austrian qualification
badges; (f) Hungarian collar badges and machine gunners qualification badge; (g)
Hungarian air gunner’s badge;
• German machine gun shooting award plaques;
• German belt buckles;
• Munitions factory plate for German MG 08;
• Australian fund-raising buttons (5);
• Shell art inkwells, in shape of helmets (2);
• Insignia, U.S., lieutenant colonel;
• Purple Heart, U.S., identity discs, Everett Hawkins;
• Wristwatch band for pocket watch, U.S.;
• Rings (7), machine gun related;
• Rings, German (2);
• Trench art napkins rings (2);
• Trench art matchbook covers (3);
• Identity bracelet, U.S. (no name);
• Marine headquarters card authorization to wear Croix de Guerre;
• Commemorative front plate ID/Kaiser’s picture;
• Iron Cross 1st class medal;
• Iron Cross 2nd class medal, unissued;
• German pocket mirror;
• Registered for service ribbon, U.S.;
• Occupation of Germany medal, U.S.;
• Victory medal with 5 battle clasps, U.S.;
• Picture frame with doughboy image;
• Shell art ashtray;
• Tobacco carrier, German;
• Shell art lighter;
• French corkscrew in shape of bottle;
• German belt buckles (3);
• Allied Victory medals (6), including Japanese;
• Identity discs, U.S., Jerry Nemic;
• Victory Liberty Loan coin;
• Pocketknife, German; aviation scene on sides;
• Miniature French helmet;
• Austrian cap badge, “K”;
• Oval picture on porcelain; early war German soldier;
• Verdun medal, French; no ribbon.
• Machine gun, U.S., Colt Model 1895, modified for 1914; .30 caliber; serial
number 14237;
• Machine gun, British, Hotchkiss MK1; .303 caliber; serial number 19374; with
small tripod and shoulder hook;
• Pistol, Austrian, Steyr 1912 Automatic; 9 mm; serial number 6404;
• Pistol, German, Mauser 1912 Red Nine; 9 mm; serial number 89002;
• Pistol, U.S. Army, Colt Model 1911 Auto., .45 caliber; serial number 243579;
• Pistol, German, Mauser 1910; 6.35 mm; serial number 33109.
Books and manuals related to machine guns (= several hundred).
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