WW1 / WW2 / 20th Century

A Most Rare Piece of Japanese, WW2 Aeronautica. A Torpedo Bomber Cockpit Warning Plate. From A Crashed Wreck Of A Mitsubishi G4M Bomber

WW2 Imperial Japanese Airforce Japanese aeronautical archeological finds are simply as rare as hens teeth, due to the location of such planes being so few and far between, and in 1945 those that were found were quickly removed and scrapped, with very few souvenirs taken, and although small this is a fabulous piece of WW2 history.

Taken from a crashed Japanese bomber & torpedo bomber in 1945, in Japanese it reads "Danger Do Not Turn, Engine May Fire Up"

The Mitsubishi G4M was a two engine bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Codenamed "Betty" by allies, there were 2,435 GM4's produced by Japan between the years of 1941 and 1945. The Mitsubishi G4M was used as a bomber and a torpedo bomber.

The Mitsubishi G4M was used in the sinking of The Prince of Wales and Repulse in 1941. It was also the aircraft that Admiral Yamamoto was in, when his Mitsubishi G4M was shot down by American P-38's.

The Mitsubishi G4M was the aircraft that the Japanese attached (to the bottom) the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka or "baka" rocket powered, kamikaze attack bomb/plane. The G4M would carry the bomb/plane with 2,000 lbs of explosives, underneath, until they were in range of a ship or target and then release it. The pilot would then glide the bomb/plane towards a target, then fire the solid fuel rockets, at the last, until it hit the vessel or target.

The Mitsubishi G4M was powered by two, Kasei, fourteen cylinder, radial engines and had a top speed of 265 mph. The G4M had a service ceiling of almost 28,000 feet. The Mitsubishi G4M had extreme long range of over 3,000 miles.

The Mitsubishi G4M was armed with one 20 mm auto cannon and four 7.7 mm machine guns. The Mitsubishi G4M could carry almost 2,000 lbs bombs or torpedoes. We do not know other than in the Pacific theatre of war whereabouts this plaque was recovered from the crashed plane.  read more

Code: 20979

A Most Incredible and Intriguing European Art Deco Bronze Table Lamp, Decorated With the Subject of a Prisoner in an Ancient Chinese 'Cangue' Torture Device Beneath a Lamp

A seated figure with the torture block of a Chinese 'cangue' . Likely designed from small portable carved wooden figures purchased and brought back to Europe by travellers to the Treaty Port of Ningbo in China, sometime in the early 20th century. The European fascination with all things oriental, from the exotic east, has influenced western art considerably for centuries, and it is frequently known as Chinoiserie Art, although the depiction of Chinese torture implements was somewhat niche, but they were especially popular, and depicted in decorative art, paintings, prints and sculpture. But this is the first time we have seen an old rendition of one in the form of a beautiful bronze table lamp. This very nice quality and fascinating piece of object d'art in bronze and enamel painted glass, is one of those incredible creations. This kind of tortuous affair using the cangue was usually unique to the far east from the ancient period up to relatively modern times. In fact the legendary Genghis Khan himself was imprisoned in such a terrible device when he was captured by another mongol leader as a youth before he grew into becoming the world greatest conqueror.
the bronze is signed at the reverse base, the front lamp base bears Chinese script, as does the cangue panel around the prisoners neck, which often details the prisoner's crimes, and the French bronze founder's label is on the underneath.
Although there are many different forms, a typical cangue would consist of a large, heavy flat board with a hole in the centre large enough for a person's neck. The board consisted of two pieces. These pieces were closed around a prisoner's neck, and then fastened shut along the edges by locks or hinges. The opening in the centre was large enough for the prisoner to breathe and eat, but not large enough for a head to slip through. The prisoner was confined in the cangue for a period of time as a punishment. The size and especially weight were varied as a measure of severity of the punishment. The Great Ming Legal Code (大明律) published in 1397 specified that a cangue should be made from seasoned wood and weigh 25, 20 or 15 jīn (roughly 20–33 lb or 9–15 kg) depending on the nature of the crime involved. Often the cangue was large enough that the prisoner required assistance to eat or drink, as his hands could not reach his own mouth, or even lie down. The word "cangue" is French, from the Portuguese "canga," which means yoke, the carrying tool has also been used to the same effect, with the hands tied to each arm of the yoke. Frequently translated as pillory, it was similar to that European punishment except that the movement of the prisoner's hands was not as rigorously restricted and that the board of the cangue was not fixed to a base and had to be carried around by the prisoner. the condition overall is very good, the lamp has four hand painted enamel glass panels but the interior somewhat concealed one has been long past repaired in the mid section 13.5 inches high x 7 inches deep, x 3.2 inches wide. If one wishes to use it for illumination once more It will need safely rewiring to approved standards, what remains of any past wiring should not be used under any circumstances.  read more

Code: 23902

An Excellent German WW2 Wehrmacht Leather K98 Bayonet Frog With RBNr.

Reichsbetriebsnummer german frog stamped 0/0365/0012 RB.Nr Pößneck (Thüringen)  read more

Code: 25642

A Most Desirable & Rare Canadian WW1 Historical Regimental Ross Bayonet of The 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regt. One Of The Great Heroic Regiments Of Canada From The Close of the Great War.

A veritable museum grade collectors piece. With superb regimental markings from the small number of conscripts and heroes of the ill fated, 1st Depot Batt. The Quebec Regt. Who suffered a terrible percentage of casualties at the Western Front.
A fairly uncommon bayonet to find, even unmarked of regimental details these days, but, very rare indeed to find with good regimental markings, especially by such a small detachment of conscripts from a regiment of such noble history. A draft of Military Service Act, 1917 conscripts from the 1st Depot Battalion, Quebec Regiment, Montreal sailed on the S.S. Scandinavian March 25, 1918 arriving in England April 3, 1918. The total size of this draft at present is unknown probably about 500 soldiers. What is known is that 140 of this draft were channelled through the 23rd Reserve Battalion into the 14th (Royal Montreal) Battalion. Of this draft of 140 soldiers,100 were casualties with 22 deaths all within the last 100 days of the war! Photo in the gallery of Headquarters, Depot Battalion, Quebec Regiment, Montreal, March 27, 1918, Lt.-Col. L.J. Daly-Gingras, D.S.O., O.C. A photo in the gallery of a mounted soldier, Onil Basette of Marieville, 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment, taken in 1918. The bayonet metal is unusually painted red . Details of their noble and heroic service in just those 100 days are including in the following engagements; The Advance in Picardy (8 August 3 September, 1918) Amiens 8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August ? 12 October, 1918) Arras, 1918 26 August 3 September 1918
Scarpe, 1918 26-30 August 1918
Drocourt-Queant Line 2-3 September 1918
Hindenburg Line, Battles of the 12 September 9 October 1918
Canal du Nord 27 September 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October 11 November) Pursuit to Mons 11 November 1918  read more

Code: 20566

A Superb Mauser K98k Bayonet Maker Marked and Coded 1942/43 By Weyersberg and Eickhorn. All Original Blue To The hilt & Blade Normandy Veteran 9th Battalion Cameronians {Scottish rifles} Combat Against 12th SS Hitlerjugend Panzergrenadiers

Karabinier Kurz Mauser K98k Seitengewehr 84/98.

A set of souvenirs of a British Normandy veteran deployed to combat in Caen In 1944 after his landing on D.Day.
Taken by a British officer during his combat with a soldier from the 12th SS German Hitlerjugend Panzergrenadier and where he acquired his Hitlerjend membership badge and with his wound badge, and K98 bayonet {all sold separately} with the 9th Battalion Cameronians {Scottish rifles} officer's pistol holster. A great little historic collection but all likely of interest to different collectors. 1/SS-Panzergrenadierregiment 26. 1/SS-Panzergrenadierregiment 26.

Raised in 1943 with seventeen-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and ‘Tunisgrad’, the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West. The core of the division was a cadre of offices and NCOs provided by Hitler’s bodyguard division, the elite Leibstandarte, with the aim of producing a division of ‘equal value’ to fight alongside them in I SS Panzer Corps.

During the fighting in Normandy, the Hitlerjugend proved to be implacable foes to both the British and the Canadians, repeatedly blunting Montgomery’s offensives, fighting with skill and a degree of determination well beyond the norm. This they did from D+1 through to the final battle to escape from the Falaise Pocket, despite huge disadvantages, namely constant Allied air attack, highly destructive naval gunfire and a chronic lack of combat supplies and replacements of men and equipment.


In 1944 the 12th SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend was deployed during the Battle of Normandy against the British and Canadian forces to the north of Caen. Over 20,000 German youths participated in the attempt to repulse the D-Day invasion; while they knocked out 28 Canadian tanks during their first effort, they ultimately lost 3,000 lives before the Normandy assault was complete. During the following months, the division earned a reputation for ferocity and fanaticism. When Witt was killed by Allied naval gunfire, SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer assumed command and became the divisional commander at age 33

In 1944, Hitler was counting on an elite group: "the Werwolf." A secret group formed by the combat section of the Waffen-SS. They had only one mission: to resist the advance of the Allied forces at all cost. Their training was based on guerrilla tactics. But the fearsome Waffen-SS, in 1945, were almost exterminated and for that reason Hitler gave the order that children who at most reached 14 years, would become soldiers of the Werwolf. The young people of the Werwolf were under the command of the lieutenant general of the SS, Hans Prützmann. Commanding him was the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler.
The group would commit other resounding crimes, such as the killing of Major John Poston (liaison officer of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery), General Nikolai Berzarin (Soviet commander in Berlin) and General Maurice Rose, the oldest Jewish officer in the US Army.

Bayonet and blade in 5 Star plus condition, the scabbard has denting but the bayonet fits and extracts perfectly.
Good maker markings by crs { Paul Weyersberg & Co} and blade dated 1943, The scabbard 1942 cof {Carl Eikhorn} with considerable number of Swastika waffenamt markings. A bayonet for the standard Mauser arm used by the Heer Army, Kriegsmarine Navy, used before and during the allied liberation of France, and subsequently the whole of the enslaved Western Europe, until, finally, the capture of Berlin by the Red Army. The Karabiner 98 kurz (German; "carbine 98 short", often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k and often incorrectly referred to as a "K98" (which was a Polish Carbine), is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92 ×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of the war in 1945. Sold to over 18s only.
A very interesting book on the 12th Hitlerjugend SS-Panzer to be found on this link below;

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/12th-Hitlerjugend-SS-Panzer-Division-in-Normandy-ePub/p/19736.

This bayonet is certainly a little more expensive than regular, similar surviving K98k bayonets, but all its 5* plus points, regarding knowing its owner's service in the 12th SS Hitlerjugen Panzergrenadiers at Normandy in 1944 are so numerous as to still make it incredible value for money.

Every single item from The Lanes Armoury is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of our family’s trading, as Britain’s oldest established, and favourite, armoury and gallery  read more

Code: 25771

A British Officer's Webbing Service Revolver Holster Government Issue Dated 1942 A Souvenir of a British Normandy Veteran 9th Battalion Cameronians {Scottish rifles} Combat Against 12th SS Hitlerjugend Panzergrenadiers

His uniform souvenir of a British Normandy veteran deployed to combat in Caen In 1944 after his landing on D.Day.
Used by the British officer during his combat with a soldier from the 12th SS German Hitlerjugend Panzergrenadier and where he acquired his Hitlerjend membership badge and with his wound badge, and K98 bayonet {all sold separately} with the 9th Battalion Cameronians {Scottish rifles} officer's pistol holster. A great little historic collection but all likely of interest to different collectors. 1/SS-Panzergrenadierregiment 26. 1/SS-Panzergrenadierregiment 26.

Raised in 1943 with seventeen-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and ‘Tunisgrad’, the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West. The core of the division was a cadre of offices and NCOs provided by Hitler’s bodyguard division, the elite Leibstandarte, with the aim of producing a division of ‘equal value’ to fight alongside them in I SS Panzer Corps.

During the fighting in Normandy, the Hitlerjugend proved to be implacable foes to both the British and the Canadians, repeatedly blunting Montgomery’s offensives, fighting with skill and a degree of determination well beyond the norm. This they did from D+1 through to the final battle to escape from the Falaise Pocket, despite huge disadvantages, namely constant Allied air attack, highly destructive naval gunfire and a chronic lack of combat supplies and replacements of men and equipment.


In 1944 the 12th SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend was deployed during the Battle of Normandy against the British and Canadian forces to the north of Caen. Over 20,000 German youths participated in the attempt to repulse the D-Day invasion; while they knocked out 28 Canadian tanks during their first effort, they ultimately lost 3,000 lives before the Normandy assault was complete. During the following months, the division earned a reputation for ferocity and fanaticism. When Witt was killed by Allied naval gunfire, SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer assumed command and became the divisional commander at age 33

In 1944, Hitler was counting on an elite group: "the Werwolf." A secret group formed by the combat section of the Waffen-SS. They had only one mission: to resist the advance of the Allied forces at all cost. Their training was based on guerrilla tactics. But the fearsome Waffen-SS, in 1945, were almost exterminated and for that reason Hitler gave the order that children who at most reached 14 years, would become soldiers of the Werwolf. The young people of the Werwolf were under the command of the lieutenant general of the SS, Hans Prützmann. Commanding him was the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler.
The group would commit other resounding crimes, such as the killing of Major John Poston (liaison officer of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery), General Nikolai Berzarin (Soviet commander in Berlin) and General Maurice Rose, the oldest Jewish officer in the US Army.

A very interesting book on the 12th Hitlerjugend SS-Panzer to be found on this link below;

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/12th-Hitlerjugend-SS-Panzer-Division-in-Normandy-ePub/p/19736

Every single item from The Lanes Armoury is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of our family’s trading, as Britain’s oldest established, and favourite, armoury and gallery  read more

Code: 25770

George Orwell 1984 1st Edition, Ist Printing In Red RESERVED.. Now SOLD

"Nineteen Eighty-Four is a book that goes through the reader like an east wind, cracking the skin, opening the sores... I do not think I have ever read a novel more frightening and depressing; and yet, such are the originality, the suspense, the speed of writing and withering indignation that it is impossible to put the book down." VS Pritchett

"Already we know almost literally nothing about the Revolution and the years before the Revolution. Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." George Orwell 1984 published in 1949 by Secker and Warburg and, of course, is one of the most important novels of the 20th century. Orwell died in January 1950. Printed in both red and green in 1949 and it is still not known which colour came first.
Stock photo  read more

Code: 23509

NOW SOLD!! The Most Historical German Officer’s Dagger War Trophy of WW2. Recovered From The Map Room Aboard U-110. The Most Important Capture of WW2. U110 Commanded by Kptlt Fritz Julius Lemp, Hero Of Germany, For His Attack on Battleship HMS Barham

Every single day we try our upmost to acquire, and thus offer to our collectors, interesting and fascinating souvenirs of history going back thousands of years. Today is no exception. We are showing the ‘Operation Primrose’ WW2 Kriegsmarine Dirk from Kptlt. Fritz Julius Lemp’s U-boot Top Secret Code Room Cabin. It was from U110 that the boarding party men from HMS Bulldog, after six hours, recovered an Enigma Machine, and the Kapitan's all too vital super top secret Kriegsmarine code books, the service dagger, the crew’s film of U110 at sea {filmed from the conning tower} and several other vital pieces of secret intelligence. His U-boot dagger was 'retreived' by the Royal Naval engineering officer Lt. Commander who boarded to U110 to ensure it was safe to tow safe haven after its capture {it was however ordered to be scuttled}. U-110 was at sea for approximately two months before its capture on May 9, 1941. Its second patrol, which ended with its capture, lasted from April 15 to May 9.

When the British officer who recovered this trophy was personally decorated with his Distinguished Service Cross by His Majesty King George VIth, the king confirmed to LT Commander Dodds, that his involvement in the ultra top secret action was probably the most important maritime combat success of the entire war. The dagger is in superb condition with a near mint blade with superb full naval etching and all its original frost finish, and small scabbard dent at its base, with more photos of the blade to add tomorrow.

"The Secret Capture"

U-110 was captured by the Royal Navy on May 9 1941. This was perhaps the most important capture of the entire war and was so secret that even the crew of U-110 did not know of it! U-110, under the command of Kptlt. Fritz Julius Lemp, had been attacking a convoy in the Atlantic south of Iceland together with U-201 (Oblt. Adalbert Schnee), when Lemp left his periscope up too long (probably to confirm a kill: he sank two ships totalling 7500 GRT that day) and the escort corvette HMS Aubretia sighted it and rushed to the scene and began depth charging.

U-110 survived the first attacks, but then HMS Bulldog and HMS Broadway joined the hunt. U-110 was forced to surface, and HMS Bulldog immediately set course to ram (its commander realised it might be possible to capture U-110, and veered aside at the last moment) which caused Lemp to order "Abandon Ship". Lemp assumed the boat would be sunk, and its confidential material would go down with it. When he was in the water he realised the boat was not sinking, and attempted to swim back to prevent capture. That was the last seen of him. Members of U-110s crew later claimed he was shot in the water by the British boarding party, but that was never confirmed.

The boarding party commanded by Lt David Balme, followed by Lt Commander Dodds, made several journeys between U-110 and HMS Bulldog to collect whatever they could get their hands on inside the boat. This proved to be very fruitful, as U-110 was abandoned in a hurry, and being a Type IXB U-boat, did not sink as rapidly as a Type VIIC would have. It is almost certain that many U-boats were sunk as a result of the material found inside U-110, including from the kapitan's code room an Enigma machine with rotors set, current code books & his kriegsmarine officer's dirk.

The day after the capture, the British Admiralty realised the importance of this, and that if the Germans knew the boat had been captured, they would assume the worst and change their codes and cipher system. The boat was accordingly ordered to be scuttled while being towed to Britain, the surviving crew were taken straight to Iceland to be interned, and everyone involved in the capture sworn to secrecy. 15 of U-110's crew died in the action and 32 were interned.
This amazing and supremely important action was portrayed in the Hollywood movie, U-571, but its name changed and the capture was made, not by the Royal Navy, but by American vessels.

This event was the subject of a British parliamentary motion in 1999 condemning the portrayal of the capture of U-110 and subsequent breaking of German codes as an American success in the film U-571.

KptLt. Lemp had previously achieved great success in his second U boat, U-30, sinking 17 ships and damaging two, including his part in damage and sinking of the British battleship HMS Barham. She was the first U-boat to make use of the French bases in July 1940, and on 14 August 1940 Lemp, aged 26, became the seventh U-boat commander to be awarded the Knights Cross.

The secret was the capture of the Enigma machine by the Royal Navy from U-110. We will have {arriving next week} the Kriegsmarine dagger, made by Carl Eikhorn in 1941, probably of Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross) taken from the captain's map room of U110 by the RN officer of HMS Bulldog, who was the Lt Commander Chief Engineer of HMS Bulldog, who had to inspect U110 to enable towing after all the ships booty, including the enigma machine and code books, officer's dagger, had been stored aboard HMS Bulldog.

The Captain of Bulldog realised how important the items recovered from U-110 were, so decided not to send an informative radio message about the capture which avoided the Germans learning of the loss, instead sailing to Iceland and then Scotland with the German prisoners kept isolated. Acquiring an Enigma machine was of some help, but the capture of the code books was of immense help to the Government Code and Cypher School in that the codes were still valid until 30 June 1941 enabling six weeks of unfettered and immediate access to the German naval code, their insight making the breaking of future German naval codes much easier.

Kptlt. Lemp’s U-boot’s dirk, and the Lt Commander's RN sword, was sold by the family by a special auction in Bonhams about 20 years ago. Including the letters of provenance, scanned photos of the RN officer holding his sword, and catalogue etc. that we now have. Some of the paperwork and copies of the scanned Admiralty photographs. We will offering with both items.

Lt Commander Dodds Royal Naval officer's sword that is to be offered for sale seperately.

The Lanes Armoury partner's both agree this is probably the most important Kriegsmarine dirk from WW2. And possibly, only the dirk of Kapt. Hans Langsdorff of the Kriegsmarine Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee, could possibly be comparable if it was to appear one day. Before the secret of U110 was revealed, The Graf Spee and the Battle of the River Plate was the previously the most famous engagement of the Royal Navy vs the Kriegsmarine in WW2.

Photo in the gallery of Admiral Donitz and Kapitanlt. Lemp aboard his U-boot, before his last combat mission and the capture by the Royal Navy of his U-boot.

Both sword and dagger with provenance were offered by us for sale separately, but have been acquired by a collector together in order to the keep the integrity of their history together since 1941

Film by a 1941 Pathe News War photographer { link below} of the tragic sinking of British capital ship, the Battleship HMS Barham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdrISbwy_zI

Every single item from The Lanes Armoury is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of our family’s trading, as Britain’s oldest established, and favourite, armoury and gallery  read more

Code: 25732

An, FN Model 1910, Fabrique Nationale D'Armes DeGuerre, .32 ACP, Semi Auto Pocket Pistol The Same Auto Pistol as Used to Assassinate Archduke Ferdinand That Caused WW1, & By Luftwaffe Officers in WW2. Famously Used By James Bond {Sean Connery} in Dr No

Here is a great FN rarity, in nice, war condition, we have a prime example of one of the 6,064 FN Model 1910 Pistols that was assembled under early Nazi Occupation, in 1940. It is in the known serial range, but not the replacement non flanged crude trigger, {as an FN employee dumped the trigger assemblies into the sewer shortly after the plant was occupied} and roughly made replacements were quickly manufactured under Nazi supervision. The early occupation assembled pistols were not Waffenamted because the Waffenamt inspector whose code was WaA613 had not yet arrived at the factory, but the later 1940 did have the waffenamt A stamps. Production was not continued beyond using up the supply of parts on hand. The primary reason would have been that the larger sized FN Model 1922 was a much more suitable pistol for military use. However, this, the 1940 M1910 was designated for the Polizei Division, Reich Polizei, Gestapo, and Sicherheitspolizei, as it was far more suitable for concealment.

A very good, original, Browning FN semi auto, pocket or concealed holster pistol, with monogrammed black grip plates, good and clear maker stamps Fabrique Nationale D'Armes De Guerre Herstal-Belgique, Waffen amt A and UK deact proofs and fully cocking, firing, sliding action
The FN Model 1910, also known as the Browning model 1910, was a departure for Browning. Before, his designs were produced by both FN in Europe and Colt Firearms in the United States. Since Colt did not want to produce it, Browning chose to patent and produce this design in Europe only. Introduced in 1910, this pistol used a novel operating spring location surrounding the barrel. This location became the standard and copied in such future weapons as the Walther PPK and Russian Makarov.

It incorporated the standard Browning striker-firing mechanism and a grip safety along with a magazine safety and an external safety lever (known as the "triple safety") in a compact package. Offered in both .380 ACP (6-round magazine) and .32 ACP (7-round magazine) calibres, it remained in production until 1983. It is possible to switch calibres by changing only the barrel. However, FN never offered packages containing a single pistol with both calibre barrels.

An FN M1910, serial number , was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip aka 'the Black Hand' to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, the act that precipitated the First World War.

Paul Doumer, President of France, was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on 6 May 1932 with a Model 1910 in .32 ACP. The pistol is now in the Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police.

A Model 1910 was also allegedly used to assassinate Huey Long, governor of Louisiana, on 5 September 1935. Physician Carl Weiss, the alleged assassin, bought the FN M1910 now on display Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, in Europe for $25 in 1930.

Hannie Schaft ‘The Girl With The Red Hair” a famous Dutch heroine and assassin for the resistance, used a model M1910, with M1922 extended barrel, during her German and Dutch Nazi assassinations as part of the Dutch communist resistance against Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

This type of semi auto was as much favoured by Luftwaffe Officers in WW2 as the Walther PPK, and the Polizei for concealment. Made in the Browning, Frabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre factory in occupied Belgium, one of the great prize assets of the Third Reich, thanks to Hitler's invasion of Belgium at the beginning of WW2.
,Admiral, Lord Jellicoe, 1st Sea Lord of His Majesty's Royal Navy, carried such a pistol, which is now an exhibit in the National Maritime Museum. A barrel extended version of the 1910 model Browning

James Bond (Sean Connery) uses an FN Model 1910 in Dr No, with a suppressor added, to kill Professor Dent (Anthony Dawson).

Hannie Schaft wanted to work with weapons when she joined the Dutch Resistance in early WW2. She was responsible for sabotaging and assassinating various targets. She carried out attacks on Germans, Dutch Nazis, collaborators and traitors. She learned to speak German fluently and became involved with German soldiers. Before facing her targets, Schaft put on makeup — including lipstick and mascara — and styled her hair. In one of the few direct quotations that have been attributed to Schaft, she explained to Truus Oversteegen: “I’ll die clean and beautiful.”

Schaft did not, however, accept every assignment. When asked to kidnap the children of a Nazi official she refused. If the plan had failed, the children would have to be killed, and Schaft felt that was too similar to the Nazis' acts of terror. When seen at the location of a particular assassination, Schaft was identified as "the girl with the red hair". Her involvement led "the girl with the red hair" to be placed on the Nazis' most-wanted list. She was eventually betrayed by accident and was executed before the wars end.
It came together with it's Third Reich pistol, but we are offering them both separately


Deactivated to UK old specification, stamped accordingly, cocking and firing actionable, fully operational, official UK deactivation. Thus, no licence required to own and collect, not suitable to export.  read more

Code: 25724

An Exemplary WW2 1942 Dated Berlin Issue Third Reich Polizei, Gestapo, and Sicherheitspolizei PPK Holster Berlin Maker Marked & Dated With Polizei Eagle Waffen Stamp

Overall in excellent plus condition

A most rare and highly desirable holster for the concealed PPK or model 1910 FN pistol, for belt or shoulder wear by the Berlin Polizei and The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. On 20 April 1934, oversight of the Gestapo passed to the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, who was also appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler in 1936. Instead of being exclusively a Prussian state agency, the Gestapo became a national one as a sub-office of the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo; Security Police). From 27 September 1939, it was administered by the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). It became known as Amt (Dept) 4 of the RSHA and was considered a sister organisation to the Sicherheitsdienst (SD; Security Service).
The Sicherheitspolizei (English: Security Police), often abbreviated as SiPo, was a term used in Germany for security police. In the Nazi era, it referred to the state political and criminal investigation security agencies. It was made up by the combined forces of the Gestapo (secret state police) and the Kriminalpolizei (criminal police; Kripo) between 1936 and 1939. As a formal agency, the SiPo was incorporated into the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) in 1939, but the term continued to be used informally until the end of World War II in Europe.

It came together with it's Third Reich pistol, but we are offering them both separately  read more

Code: 25726