NEW! Luftwaffe Silver-Plated Flatware. This RARE flatware was found at a British Kaserne in northern Germany where it had been in use for many years. The fruit fork and spoon are marked on the reverse handle, "VSF-90"; and the dessert knife is marked one the reverse handle, "90" with blade marked, "W" above "Nicht Rostend". All handles feature an outstanding early droop-tail Luftwaffe eagle and swastika in VERY HIGH relief. Flatware shows light surface wear/age with some loss of silver plating to underside of the spoon bowl. Great accent item for a Luftwaffe collector! EX/EX+ (26100)

Fruit Fork (26100A) $125.
Fruit Spoon (26100B) $125.
Dessert Knife (26100C) $125.

Adolf Hitler Formal Pattern Silver Flatware. None available at this time.

RARE Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst "Staaken" Silver-Plated Dessert Spoon. This RARE spoon was purchased in Germany as part of collection of Luftwaffe flatware. The dessert spoon is marked on the reverse handle, "21" over "90" and "Krupp Berndorf". The reverse handle is personalized, "Staaken" in jeweler script. Obverse handle features a well-detailed, incised, 2nd pattern Luftwaffe eagle and swastika. Staaken is located approximately 17km west of central Berlin and was the location of a Luftwaffe Air Base (Fliegerhorst). Spoon shows light surface wear/age with some loss of silver plating to underside of the spoon bowl and adjacent to the Staaken personalization. Great accent item for a Luftwaffe collector! EX/EX+ (26101) $175. SOLD

Third Reich Artillery Regimental Commemorative Stein. A photograph of this pattern stein appears as item Nr. 181on page 58 of German Military Steins 1914 - 1945 (Copyright 1996) by Gary Kirsner. This "1/2L" 10 faceted cut glass stein measuring 12cm in height and 32cm in diameter grades EX++ showing light surface wear with no cracks, chips or stains. The domed pewter lid features an engraved facsimile of a 10.5cm Light Field Howitzer M16 with two man crew. Above the howitzer is the inscription "Weihnachten 1935" (Christmas 1935) with "u. Stab II./.ArtR.17." (2nd Battalion Staff/Artillery Regiment 17). The 2nd Battalion, Artillery Regiment 17 was garrisoned at Erlangen prior to WWII and fought on both the Eastern and Western fronts. The lip of the lid is engraved with the name, "Kan. Hollfelder" (Cannoneer Hollfelder). Peweter lid shows only light age patina with no cracks and is complete with thumb lift showing no damage to the thumb lift hinge. The bottom of the stein is marked with a royal crown inscribed "SG". EX++ (25203) $225. SOLD

Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop Silver Flatware.
A photograph of these patterns of flatware appears on page 97, lower left, of Treasure Trove by Chase Haddock and MAJ (USAF) Ret. Charles E. Snyder, Jr. Two different patterns of flatware are available and both feature a raised Reich eagle and swastika on the obverse upper portion of the handle. Eagle and swastika are the same type as used on the formal pattern AH flatware, but without the AH monogram beneath the wings of the eagle. These flatware pieces may have been used by Hitler and by von Ribbentrop as a special setting for Foreign Ministry/Diplomatic dinners or functions. (21012)

A. Flatware pieces are marked, ".925" silver and feature hollow handles with scalloped borders and bulbous tip with small knot. Items available are:

• Desert Fork $550.
• Luncheon Fork $550.
• Butter Knife (2 available) $500.@
• Dinner Knife (blade marked, "J.A. Henckels" (twins)) $500.
• Luncheon Knife (blade marked, "J.A. Henckels" (twins)) $500.

B. Flatware pieces are marked with a "crown 925 and dot inside circle" (probably a variation Bruckmann mark) and feature flat handles with a raised border scalloped at the upper end. Pieces available are:

• Dinner Fork $500.
• Serving Spoon $650. SOLD

Cased Eickhorn Stainless Steel Flatware (Besteck) Set. The four-piece place setting consists of six-each dinner forks, dinner spoons, coffee spoons and dinner knives. The set is complete with the original pear wood, hinged storage case with the exterior/interior lid stamped with the Eickhorn over-the shoulder squirrel above "Eickhorn Besteck" and the exterior sides stamped, "Original Eickhorn". The interior to the case features five sections covered in blue felt and stamped, "Original Eickhorn" in silver letters. MINT, Unissued (24839) $995.