The kind of material that only surfaces once. On October 25 the Eagles Corps Militaria Auction opens with a rare D-Day T-5 parachute rig and an 82nd Airborne reinforced jump jacket?true combat-airborne pieces that still carry the weight of the drop?then climbs into an extraordinary run of WWI and WWII aviation uniforms, flight gear, and named groups: cockpit helmets, bullion and theater-made wings, pilot and aircrew groupings, RAF, USAAF, and Luftwaffe flying kit that collectors wait years to see together. The steel of the ground war is here in force as well, with a serious offering of WWII German helmets from early double-decal M35s and combat-worn M40s to Fallschirmj?ger and camouflage examples, joined by rare medals crowned by an 1813 Prussian Iron Cross First and Second Class. Add scarce patches, theater-made airborne insignia, field rations, named GI archives, and so much more, and this is not a routine catalog?it is a single-evening chance to bid on the cloth, leather, and iron that defined two world wars. Examine every lot, set your limits, and be ready when the gavel falls.
