A torch from Adolf Hitler’s 1936 Olympics, the first time the flame was brought from Greece, is going up for auction, a timely sale of an unusual piece of history.

Alexander Historical Auctions of Chesapeake City, Md., said the 10-and-a-half-inch steel torch was a gift to the runner from the German Olympic Committee. 1936 was the first time the flame exchange was run from Greece to the site of the games.