Unique Items
Adolf Hitler’s red telephone realises $243,000
Adolf Hitler used the telephone regularly during the second world war
War Horse puppet collection auctions for charity
The sale of a collection of War Horse puppets brought in $90,000
Original War Horse puppets to auction for charity
A set of original War Horse puppets will sell on September 13
Native American war shirt estimated at $350,000
The Native American war shirt will lead a sale at Bonhams
Will Cold War ship be saved from the scrap heap?
Bids for the Cold War's Sea Shadow ship, designed to be undetectable by radar, have reached $100,000
U.S Civil War sword could bring $300,000 at Bonhams
The historic blade will be sold alongside rare and important duelling pistols from the 19th century
Extraordinary US Civil War shirt collar letter auctions at Spink Shreves
A soldier resorted to an unusual method of sending news of Union victories back home
Historic Civil War Gatling gun conquers all for $280,000
Dr R J Gatling's fearsome invention sold alongside captured two Civil War flags, in California
$130k Civil War revolvers found in cupboard
'I thought there was only one gun in the box - that's how much I knew,'