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Important Militaria Auction

HISTORICALLY
IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF MILITARIA



SPANNING THREE CENTURIES



Museum deaccession stored
unseen and untouched for decades

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PLYMOUTH,
MA, March 28, 2014– J. James Auctioneers & Appraisers, in conjunction with The Exchange
of Plymouth, Massachusetts is pleased to offer an unprecedented collection of
militaria for sale at public auction on April 26, 2014 at Plymouth Memorial
Hall, 83 Court Street, Plymouth, MA. This collection is part of a museum
deaccession that has been stored unseen and untouched for decades.  Many historically significant and valuable
pieces will be brought fresh-to-market and include rare and important military uniforms
and accoutrements of the 17th and 18th Centuries, Revolutionary
War, Civil War, Spanish American War, Indian Wars, WWI and WWII.

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Important uniforms of the American Civil War include a pair of General
Officer Frock Coats, A rare Chasseur pattern artillery shako (one of only
10,000 produced during the war), Union officer Kepis, and a NY State Artillery
Shell Jacket. Two wartime presentation swords, one Union, presented to Joseph
Emery Fiske Jr. Captain, 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Division, Dec. 1863,
captured at Plymouth, NC, he was imprisoned at Columbia, SC and another
Confederate sword presented to Lieutenant E.H. Johnston, 2nd Maryland Cavalry
Division, on July 4, 1863. 



“Working to catalog this incredibly
diverse collection has been a unique and exciting challenge, for me as well as my
staff.  Throughout this process, we have
felt the gravity of the history these objects carry with them and the
importance of preserving the legacy they represent.”
states J. James Auctioneers & Appraisers Chief Auctioneer, Josh
Rioux.



 



A highlight of this sale is a three-piece uniform, fore and aft cap and
gilt etched sword attributed (with family provenance), to United States Navy
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
(1785-1819), who defeated the British Royal Navy in the famed Battle of Lake
Erie in 1813.  This important group will
be offered for sale in three separate lots.



Another uniform certain to generate interest among military collectors is
a decorated formal dress uniform attributed to U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981), the
last of only nine individuals in history to have earned the esteemed rank of five-star
General in the United States Armed Forces. 
During World War II Bradley, nicknamed “The G.I.’s General” commanded
over 1.3 million troops in Europe, the largest number of soldiers to have
served under a U.S. Field Commander.



Beginning with Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, the Second World War
involved nearly sixty-one countries with over seventy-two million deaths by its
end in 1945.  This collection includes a
large array of World War Two uniforms, field gear, insignia and awards. Some
important pieces include: German Officer uniforms attributed to SS-Brigadefuhrer,
Dr. Friedrich Johann Wimmer
(1897-1965), General der
Panzertruppen, Heinrich Eberbach
(1895-1992), Kriegsmarine Admiral, Erich
Forste
(1892-1963) and SS-Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant der
Shutzpolizei, Arthur Mulverstadt
(1894-1941), the latter having gained  the
dubious notoriety of becoming the first SS General to be killed in action
during World War Two. 



Admission to the auction is free and open to the general public. Preview
Hours will be held 10:00 AM-6:00 PM on Friday, April 25th, and 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
day of sale in the Exhibition Room at Plymouth Memorial Hall.  Online bidding is available through
Invaluable.com and AuctionZip.com, and absentee bidding may be arranged by
calling 508-746-8608.  For more
information, please visit their website at WWW.JJAMESAUCTIONS.COM



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If
you would like more information about this topic, please contact Kimberly English, Auction Manager at 508-746-8608 or email at bid@jjamesauctions.com
Photos available upon request.



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