This page last updated on 9/17/22

New items for sale added:
July 31, 2022 -1 German frog

This page focuses on scarce and unusual miscellaneous Militaria items like bayonet frogs, flags, badges, pins, letter openers and reference books for sale or trade that are in above average condition for the advanced collector.  These items have been described to the best of my ability.  In most cases, condition refers to the overall condition of the piece.  All prices in US dollars.

Overall Condition Codes:
G - Good (average)
VG - Very Good (above average)
Exc - Excellent (near unissued)
Mint - Outstanding (unissued)

Rarity Codes:
R1 - Common (easy to find)
R2 - Scarce (difficult to find)
R3 - Rare (very hard to find)
R4 - Extremely Rare (few known)

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Miscellaneous Militaria For Sale

US WWI Army Belt
WWI US Army tan canvas belt.  Size is approx. 34-36.  No markings.    
Condition: VG+
Price: $15

WWI & WWII Leather Belt Frogs & Troddels

German WWII 98k Frog & Police Troddel
Black leather frog with 4 aluminum rivets with RB# on back.  Comes with green and silver Police troddel which has several glue repairs.
Condition: VG
Price: $90

German WWII 98k Leather Mounted Frog
Black leather mounted frog with 2 aluminum rivets with 2 rivets removed.  Most stitches look intact.  No markings remaining on back of frog.
Condition: VG+
Price: $45

Swedish Leather Frog
Brown leather Swedish frog for the 1896 bayonet.  Marked '3.K.146' on the back of frog.  All stitches look to be intact. 
Condition: VG
Price: $10

Reference Books For Bayonets, Daggers & Swords
(media mail service available for USA sales)

Sorted in alphabetical order

American Socket Bayonets (1717-1873) by Donald Webster
Copyrighted 1977 (3rd printing). Excellent reference book for early American socket bayonets.  Soft cover with 48 pages with 64 black and white illustrations with descriptions and dimensions.
Condition: Brand New
Price: $25

Bagnety by Tadeusz Krolikiewicz (in Polish text)
Copyrighted 1996.  Soft cover with 448 pages.  A very nice overview of world bayonets from 20 major countries around the world.  HundReds of black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $100

Bannerman Catalogue of Military Goods 1927 by Francis Bannerman Sons
Reprinted in 1980.  Soft cover with 376 pages. Includes detailed sketches and descriptions of hundreds of guns, musket, uniforms, saddles, cannons, swords, shields and equipment, ammunition and more.  Excellent reference to see what military surplus was being sold in the early 1900s by America's largest surplus deal at the time.
Condition: VG+
Price: $25

Battlefield Weapons and Uniforms of World War II by Chartwell Books
Published in 1978 . 191 pages with hundreds of color and black and white photos. Has no dust cover. Covers uniforms, rifles, pistols, grenades, tanks, ammo, etc. used by the countries during WW2.
Condition: VG+
Price: $15

Bayonet Field Manual by the US War Department
Copyrighted 1943.  Soft cover with 70 pages.  Overview of the proper use of the bayonet with many black & white illustrations. 
Condition: VG
Price: $15

Bayonets an Illustrated History and Reference Guide by F. J. Stephens
Copyrighted 1968. Excellent reference book for world bayonets. Hard copy with 75 pages with many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $25

Bayonets Bajonetter Bajonette by Björn Schöön (in English, Swedish and German text)
Copyrighted 1986. Excellent reference book for many different country bayonets in English, Swedish and German text.  About 129 different bayonets are covered along with knots and frogs.  Soft cover with 250 pages with hundreds of black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $60

Bayonets of the Remington Cartridge Period by Jerry Janzen
Copyrighted 1993.  Hard cover with 186 pages.  An excellent reference on the many Remington rifles and their bayonets from around the world with descriptions, dimensions and markings.  Many color, black & white photos and illustrations.
Condition: VG+
Price: $70

Bayonets, Knives & Scabbards 1917-1945 by Frank Trzaska
Copyrighted 1997. Excellent reference book for bayonet, rifle, gun, dagger, sword and pistol collectors. Soft copy with 68 pages with many production numbers for bayonets and knives.
Condition: VG+
Price: $20

Blankenwaffen aus drei Jahrhunderten (Edged Weapons in the past three hundred years) by Klaus Hilbert (in German text)
Copyrighted 1998. In German text. Excellent reference book for German edged weapons like swords, daggers and bayonets over the past three hundred years. Hard copy with 155 pages with many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $20

Blankwaffen des Dritten Reiches 1993/94 by Bernd Stephan (in German and English text)
Copyrighted 1993/1994. Excellent reference book for the many daggers, swords, bayonets and knives of the Nazi period with valuations.  Covers the many different military and civil organizations of Hitler's Germany.  Soft cover with 60 pages with hundreds of black & white photos. 
Condition: VG+
Price: $30

British Naval Swords and Firearms by Commander W. E. May
Copyrighted 1962.  Soft cover with 22 pages.  An early work which covers officer's swords, dirks, sword belts, scabbards, sword knots, presentation swords, muskets and rifles, bayonets and pistols.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $20

British Spike Bayonets by Ian Skennerton
Copyrighted 1982.  Soft cover with 32 pages.  Excellent overview of the 4-5 key WW2 spike model bayonets with photos, specifications, markers and markings.   
Condition: VG+
Price: $55

Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia for Arms, Uniforms and Equipment by Francis Ford
Copyrighted in 1963. Excellent reference book for arms, uniforms and equipment from the Civil War. Hard copy with dust cover with about 360 pages with many black and white photos and illustrations.
Condition: VG+
Price: $20

Collectors Guide to Third Reich Militaria by Robin Lumsden
Copyrighted 1990.  Soft cover with 189 pages.  Excellent reference book for orders & decorations, dress daggers, headgear, tunics and other miscellaneous militaria.  Includes a summary of availability and values at the end of each chapter.  Hundreds of black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $30

Collectors Pictorial Book of Bayonets by Frederick J. Stephens
Copyrighted 1971.  Soft cover with 126 pages.  An early work which covers many bayonets from around the world with very detailed descriptions.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $30 (have 2 in stock)

Daggers & Bayonets a History by Logan Thompson
Copyrighted 1999. Excellent reference book for dagger and bayonets. Hard copy with 119 pages with hundreds of color and black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $35

Daggers & Fighting Knives of the Western World from the Stone Age til 1900 by Harold Peterson
The Arms and Armour Series Copyrighted 1968. Excellent reference book for dagger and fighting knife collectors. Hard copy with dust cover with 90 pages with many black and white photos.  
Condition: VG+
Price: $35

Die Langen Offizier-Seitenwaffen Der Deutschen Marinen by Claus P. Stefanski & Dirk Stefanski (in German text)
Copyrighted 2000.  Excellent reference book for the German swords of the Navy of WW1 and WW2 in German text.  Hundreds of black & white and color photos.  Hard cover with dust cover with 130 pages.
Condition: VG+
Price: $75

Edged Weapons of Hitler's Germany by Robert Lumsden
Copyrighted 2001.  Hard cover with dust cover with 179 pages.  Daggers, swords, bayonets and knives of the German armed forces; includes makers marks, post war reproductions, guide to identification and prices. Over 180 photographs & illustrations.  Includes a value guide and examples of period sales literature.  Cover both military and civilian issue.
Condition: VG+
Price: $55

Edged Weaponry of the Third Reich by John R. Angola
Copyrighted 1974.  Hard cover with 252 pages.  An early work which covers military swords & political daggers from the 3rd Reich and other country's edged weapons during WW2.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $60

Eickhorn Company History Booklet 1865-1940 (in German text)
Made in 1940. History of the Eickhorn company in German text.  Several black and white and color photos.  Hard cover with about 52 pages with some water spots on some pages and separation of the binding. 
Condition: VG+
Price: $50

German Army Handbook 1939-1945 by W. J. K. Davies 
Copyrighted 1984.  Soft cover with 175 pages.  An excellent reference on the WW2 German army which describes the organization of the army, the fighting units, military tactics, equipment, the men & their accoutrements & tactical signs & symbols.  Many black & white photos and illustrations.
Condition: VG+
Price: $15

German Army Order of Battle, 1918, reprinted by Great War Militaria
Reprinted in 1991.  Xerox copy of original manual.  Soft cover with dust cover with 62 pages.  Listed all the Divisions and regiments of the German army during WW1.
Condition: VG+
Price: $10

German Daggers and Dress Sidearms of World War II by Dr. Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann
Copyrighted 1967.  Soft cover with 50 pages.  A excellent reference for all the dress daggers of the different associations of the 3rd Reich.  Many black & white photos.  See photos for table of contents.
Condition: VG+
Price: $25

German Edged Weapons and Markings by A. H. Kulinsky (in Russian)
Copyrighted 2000.  Hard cover with 301 pages.  All text in Russian.  Covers markings, regimental markings and bayonets, daggers and swords from WW1 and WW2.  Hundreds of black & white illustrations.  Illustrations of many German bayonets and swords not seen in other text. 
Condition: VG+
Price: $75

German Mauser Rifle Model of 1898 by J. E. Coombes
Copyrighted 1921.  Soft cover with 20 pages.  A very early work which covers the general description of the German 1898 rifle and the various models, the bayonets used on the rifle, cartridges used on the rifle, night-sights and muzzle covers, bayonet-adapter and the principle dimensions and weights of the rifle.  Many black & white photos. 
Condition: VG+
Price: $50

German Prussian Army Rank List for 1896 by German Military (in German text)
Copyrighted 1896.  Hard cover with over 1200 pages.  In German text.  An excellent detailed account of the organization and activities of the 251 divisions of the German army in 1896.  For each division there is a table showing its composition.  The movements and actions fought by each division is shown.  The divisions are listed in numerical order and every type of division is shown.  This is a great reference for understanding & interpreting regimental numbers on edged weapons.
Condition: VG
Price: $125

German Prussian Army Rank List for 1900 by German Military (in German text)
Copyrighted 1900.  Hard cover with over 1200 pages.  In German text.  An excellent detailed account of the organization and activities of the 251 divisions of the German army in 1900.  For each division there is a table showing its composition.  The movements and actions fought by each division is shown.  The divisions are listed in numerical order and every type of division is shown.  This is a great reference for understanding & interpreting regimental numbers on edged weapons.
Condition: VG
Price: $125

German Swords & Markings by A. H. Kulinsky (in Russian)
Copyrighted 2000.  Hard cover with 398 pages.  All text in Russian.  Covers markings and German swords from WW1 and WW2.  Hundreds of black & white illustrations.  Illustrations of many German swords not seen in other text.
Condition: VG+
Price: $75

German Swords & Sword Makers by Richard Bezdek
Copyrighted 2000. Excellent reference book for German Swords, Bayonets, Daggers, Knives and their makers. Hard copy with dust cover. It includes photos and illustrations of swords from Prussia, Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony and Austria with more than 300 illustrations of German sword maker blade marks spanning five centuries.  The appendix includes a listing of German sword makers who exported swords to Union and Confederate dealers during the American Civil War, identification of sword and edged-weapon suppliers to Nazi Germany. 
Condition: VG+
Price: $45

Geschichte der Klingenindustrie Solingens by Rud Cronau 1885 (in German text)
Reprinted in 1993.  Very nice reference book of the many different Solingen makers and their markings in 1885 in German text.  Many black & white photos.  Hard cover with 66 pages which measure about 10" x 14".
Condition: VG+
Price: $50

Guide to Military Dress Daggers - Volume III by Kurt Glemser
Copyrighted 1996.  Signed by author on inside cover.  Excellent reference book for the many daggers and knives from Central and Eastern European countries.  Hard cover with dust cover with 260 pages with hundreds of black & white and color photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $35

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Civil War Collectibles by Chuck Lawliss
Copyrighted 1997. Excellent reference book for Civil War collectors referencing Union and Confederate Arms, Equipment, uniforms and other Memorabilia. Soft copy with 316 pages with about one hundred color and black and white photos with pricing information.
Condition: VG+
Price: $20

Katalog Der Blankwaffen Des Deutschen Reiches 1933-1945 by Andre Husken (in German text)
Copyrighted 1995.  Soft cover with 312 pages.  In German text.  An excellent reference which covers German WWII dress swords, knives, bayonets, axes and daggers with descriptions, dimensions and values.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $35

Military Edged Weapons of the World 1800-1965, A Private Collection by Herman Maeurer
Copyrighted 1967.  Soft cover with 151 pages.  Hundreds of black & white photos of different bayonets, daggers and knives from around the world.  Each bayonet has dimensions, photo, markings and key remarks.
Condition: VG+
Price: $50

Military International Magazine - June, 2002
Volume 6, No. 6 dated June, 2002.  Has display photographs and descriptions of Raymond Labar bayonet collection.  Other articles include shooting the Browning automatic rifle and the US M1 .30 cal rifle.  Soft copy with 90 pages with many black and white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $5

Military Knife & Bayonet by Homer M. Brett (in English and Japanese text)
Copyrighted 2001. Personalized note on the inside cover from Homer.  Excellent reference book for hundreds of different country bayonets and knives in English and Japanese text.  Hard cover with dust cover with 392 pages with hundreds of color photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $150

NPAE Daggers and Associated Knives by Ronald Weinand 
Copyrighted 1988.  Hard cover with 150 pages.  Covers the NPAE daggers and frogs and locations of the the various schools and curriculums.  Also covers the Hitler Youth knife.  Includes current market values.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $45

Primer of World Bayonets, Part I & II by John Walter and Gordon Hughes
Copyrighted 1969 and 1970.  Soft cover with about 23 pages with each book.   Part I covers common knife and sabre bayonets and Part II covers sabre and socket bayonets.  Many black & white photos.  Includes both volumes.
Condition: VG+
Price: $60

Standard Catalog of Firearms 3rd Edition by Ned Schwing & Herbert Houze
Copyrighted 1993. Excellent reference book for firearms including all types of pistols, rifles, shotguns, etc. Covers over one thousand manufacturers and 10,000 guns cataloged and priced in 6 grades of condition. Soft copy with 663 pages with hundreds of black and white photos with pricing information.
Condition: VG+
Price: $10

Standard Directory of Proof Marks by Gerhard Wirnsberger
Copyrighted 1985.  Soft cover with 194 pages.  An early work on the various inspection proof marks found on rifles covering many countries worldwide. On every important part of every shoulder gun or handgun sold in Germany is a small mark. This is the mark of the proof house where the gun underwent proof. The law concerning proof marks is designed to stimulate domestic arms makers and make them more competitive in the export market. The law serves to protect the buying public from unscrupulous manufacturers.
Condition: VG+
Price: $30

Sword & Bayonet Makers of Imperial Germany 1871-1918 by John Walter
Copyrighted 1973. Hard cover with dust cover with 209 pages. 700 references to the cutlery firms who produced edged weapons - swords, sabres, sidearms or bayonets - alongside their normal commercial wares. Includes trading names, trademarks, dates of operation, address, short histories. Illustrated.
Condition: VG+
Price: $30

Swords & Blades of the American Revolution by Carl Neuman
Copyrighted 1973. Excellent reference book for swords, knives, daggers, bayonets, polearms, axes of the American Revolution. Hard copy with dust cover with about 285 pages with hundreds of black and white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $25

Sword & Knife Makers of Germany (1850-2000) Volume I (A-L) by Anthony Carter
Copyrighted 1973. Hard cover with 288 pages. The Sword and Knife Makers of Germany 1850-2000 Volume 1, A-L, is an excellent book for identifying German knives, swords, bayonets and markings on them. It was published by Tharston Press in 2001. Anthony Carter's untimely death the following year was a terrible loss to the knife world and he was unable to complete Volume II.  Illustrated.  See photos for table of contents.  Very hard to find book.
Condition: VG+
Price: $75

Sword, Lance and Bayonet by Charles Ffoulkes and Captain E. C. Hopkinson
Copyrighted 1967. Excellent reference book for edged weapons like swords, lances, daggers and bayonets. Hard copy with 137 pages with many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $40

Swords of Germany 1900-1945 by John R. Angolia
Copyrighted 1988. Hard cover with 496 pages.  Excellent collector's guide to Third Reich daggers, swords and other awards and decorations from 1900 though 1945.  Includes the historical development of the sword for combat and swords for the army, navy, air force and SS.
Condition: VG+
Price: $150

World Bayonets 1800 to the Present by Anthony Carter
Copyrighted 1986.  Hard cover with dust cover with 62 pages.  An early guide to world bayonets with their rarities and values.  This was the first book that really got me into collecting bayonets back in the 1980s.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $40

World Bayonets 1800 to the Present (revised and expanded edition) by Anthony Carter
Copyrighted 1996.  Hard cover with dust cover with 85 pages.  An updated version of the earlier work of his 1986 publication.  An excellent guide to world bayonets with their updated rarities and values.  Many black & white photos.
Condition: VG+
Price: $45

WWII German Production Codes by Dr. E. King
Copyrighted 1977.  Soft cover with 15 pages.  An excellent resource on the production codes used by the Germans during WW2.
Condition: VG+
Price: $15