Mohawk Arms' Militaria Auction #88 will be held online and live in Bouckville, N.Y. on December 17th

BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. - Nov. 15, 2022 - PRLog -- .Historically significant examples of militaria spanning multiple conflicts and generations from several collections – including items from one of the finest Adolf Hitler collections assembled since 1945 – will come up for bid in Militaria Auction #88, an Internet and gallery auction scheduled for Saturday, December 17^th, by Mohawk Arms, at 9 am Eastern time.

The catalog is brimming with items that will appeal to seasoned collectors and novices alike, online and live in the gallery on Route 20 in Bouckville, in upstate New York. The full catalog will be up soon, at MilitaryRelics.com, plus LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

Headlining the auction is the collection of Donald G. Brownlow, who arrived in Normandy with the second of American troops storming Utah Beach during World War II. By the end of the war, he'd won five Battle stars, was wounded at the "Bulge", was captured by the Nazis and escaped, rose to the rank of Major and accumulated evidence used at the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials.

When he returned to the States, Brownlow pursued a teaching career, built a serious collection, wrote ten history books and visited German military figures on yearly trips to Europe.

Hitler-related items in Mr. Brownlow's collection include a gold bullion Fuhrerstandarte, a 1910 signed Adolf Hitler watercolor with Peter Jahn provenance, a portrait of Hitler by Fritz Erler, a portrait of Geli Raubel, Hitler silverware and tableware, linens, porcelain, crystal, glassware, a signed letter and documents and personal items, as well as a "Deutschland Erwache" standard.

Also sold will be the cased Oak Leaves/Swords of Gen. Hasso von Manteuffel (with recipient's provenance), Gen. Patton's collar stars (with provenance), a circa 1910 Mexican Palace Guard dress helmet, Pearl Harbor items, U.S. Civil War swords/leather goods/battlefield relics, Imperial German helmets and swords, daggers, swords, helmets/headgear, medals, armbands and books.

Perhaps the rarest item in the collection is the Third Reich Fuhrer Standarte, which was only flown when Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer and Reichskanzler was present. The 39 inch by 38 inch rich red field features a stunning design of a black silk static swastika within a high relief gold bullion and gold leaf wreath. The Standarte, with letter of provenance, has a minimum bid of $50,000.

To learn more about Mohawk Arms, Inc., and the Internet and gallery auction planned for Saturday, Dec, 17^th at 9 am EST, visit www.MilitaryRelics.com.