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| A good quality 'bevo' lettering ,'Deutche Wehrmacht' armband. No moth or damage, slightly grubby, but otherwise a very nice example. These used to be very common, now quite difficult to find! |
| A most unusual small box of 12 mint unissued interior jacket hangers for the Luftwaffe dagger!! Intended to be sewn directly into a uniform jacket or coat, these Luftwaffe blue fabric straps end with a leather tab and 'd' ring. This would have enabled the dagger hanger clip to go through the left hand pocket flap and then clip on internally to this strap which would have taken the full weight. These are mint and unissued and come complete in the original cardboard factory box with label on the top!! New old stock here and great for a dagger display or 'shop-front' period display. |
| 100% Original KUBAN SHEILD on Wehrmacht backing cloth I was contacted a few weeks ago via the site by a Tank Corps veteran who wanted to sell the souvenirs he bought back from the war. No daggers unfortunately, but this lovely KUBAN sheild, a triangular party drape, and two cap cockades. All will be listed here. The KUBAN sheild has seen real wear, and still has treads attached where it was sewn to a tunic sleeve. The green backing is intact and slightly freyed around the edge. The dark paper backing is 95% intact. A great opportunity to acquire a REAL example and I will provide a copy of the veterans affidavit for the items. (ag stock) |
| 1914 Princess Mary Gift Fund, 'BULLET' Pencil. 1914 Princess Mary Gift Fund bullet pencil on it's original card. This item formed part of the writing kit and was contained in the brass tin. Case marked with M surmounted by a crown and the bullet head marked ' sterling silver '. Brass case and silver head toned overall and in excellent condition. |
| 1915 Commission document. Commission document dated 01/02/15 granting a temporary commission as 2nd Lieutenant to Alexander Malcolm Scott. Scott fought with the Scots Guards during WW1.
Document has been folded and is in good, clean condition. It has been previously mounted in an album ( ? ) with glue etc marks to reverse this however, does not greatly detract. |
| 1935 Munich Octoberfest Daybadge. Uncommon pinback tin daybadge issued by the DAF celebrating the 1935 Munich Octoberfest. Pleasing design featuring a brewer's dray and the DAF symbol with all of it's bronzed finish. Intact pin to reverse. |
| 1940 British Field Service Cap. 1940 dated British Field Service Cap manufactured by J.Collett Ltd., size 7 1/8. Probably unissued, very clean, no badge fitted although hole present to accomodate a badge slider. Manufacturer's marks clear. Moth free. |
| 1942 dated Cap Comforter. Beloved of early Commando units, the woollen cap comforter was considered essential issue to all troops serving in the UK. By 1942 however, the scale of issue had been reduced but was retained by many of the field force units including the Commandos.
This example is in mint, unissued condition with clear manufacturer's markings and date, 1942. No moth. |
| 1942 Dieppe Raid photographs. 20 German souvenir photos taken in the aftermath of the August 1942 attack on Dieppe. Various views of tanks, landing craft, prisoners and damage taken by German war correspondents in the hours after the raid,some are annotated in German. All photos are contemporary copies and are approx 9cms x 6cms. These views were popular souvenirs of the Dieppe garrison and this particular set was liberated by a Royal Engineer and was found amongst his ' German souvenirs '. All images are clear and in good condition. |
| 1943 SS Diary. 1943 SS Diary and Yearbook, unused. Uncommon example packed with information from the organisation and raison d'etre for the SS to colourful charts depicting the insignia of all arms of the German forces. The frontispiece is a picture of Hitler with the endpapers taken up by a similar image of Himmler. The unused diary is filled with additional dates of significance in the National Socialist calender. Excellent, clean condition. |
| 1:5000 WW1 Trench Map. Small sized 1:5000 ' snapshot ' trench map of Achiet - le - Petit for February 1917 showing trenches around the village. Approx map size 20cm x 22cm bearing a stamp for the General Staff Map Room. In excellent, clean condition with folding marks. |
| 1st Pattern Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife . An example of the classic 1st Pattern Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife, as produced by Wilkinson Sword from 1941. Nickel-plate on brass and steel with ' Wilkinson Sword ' and ' F-S Fighting Knife ' etch to both sides.
This example in sleepy ' just found ' condition with staining, very small areas of rust and general wear. The major failing of the knife is the broken tip. Clear signs of sharpening. The scabbard is intact, dusty and dirty. Two small holes and a cut to the top of the scabbard appear to have been done to accomodate a button and a stitch possibly to provide more secure attachment.
This is a good, solid, honest example of a 1st pattern that has been used and would clean well but I have not had the heart as it seems sacrilegious. Priced accordingly. |
| 22nd( East African ) Brigade formation signs. Facing pair of uncut printed formation signs for 22nd ( East African ) Brigade. Forming part of 11 Div. the Brigade fought in Italian East Africa, Abyssinia, Madagascar and Ceylon and went on to fight with 14th Army in Burma.
Uncommon formation sign. |
| 24th Foot South Wales Borderers swagger cane. Victorian, silver mounted swagger stick for the 24th Foot, South Wales Borderers. Non-hallmarked top, dented with use, mounted onto a blackened cane with a brass tip. a good used example to a classic regiment-just right for waving at the advancing Zulus impis ! |
| 26 Indian Division ,Jungle Green, Aertex Bush shirt. 1945 dated, Indian made jungle green aertex bush shirt. To both sleeves embroidered 26th Indian Division badges and corporal's rank tapes. Clearly dated to the interior. In excellent condition with all the coconut husk buttons intact and in unmothed condition. An excellent example.
This shirt dates from 26th Division's operations in Rangoon and in mopping up operations in the Netherlands East Indies. |
| 2nd Patt F.S. Knife. Well used, but well loved early 2nd Patt F.S. knife. The knife features a well used blade with both 'FS fighting knife' and 'Wilkinson Sword' etches present but rating 50-60% legibility. The blade shows signs of use and sharpening but no damage. The crossguard is gently swept up to meet a clean and largely dent free handle. The knife is clean, well used and has a pleasing polished appearance.
The scabbard has similar properties to the knife in being generally clean, used and in polished condition. The square-ended chape has some minor dents , all tabs are present but cut horizontally to allow attachment. Retaining elastic has been removed and replaced with a buckled strap.
All in all a pleasing, used knife. |
| 2nd Pattern (earlier type)Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife. WONDERFUL. This knife is in fantastic condition, and apart from some light scratching to the surface of the blade is in virtually mint condition! Brass checquered hilt has 99% of the blued finish still present. Blade has perfect needle point, Etched 'FS Fighting knife' panel on one side, 'Wilkinson sword' on the other. Blade surface has been cleaned with wire wool or similar, so has some fine surface scratches. Scabbard is beautiful, original brown colour leather, all blue finish on steel tip. Elasticated grip strap still present. A wonderful example of this iconic fighting knife. |
| 2nd Pattern Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife . An excellent example of the 2nd Pattern Fairburn-Sykes fighting knife. Drawn blade with needle point with the 'F-S Fighting Knife' etch to one side and the 'Wilkinson Sword Co. Ltd' to the other. Blade in clean, bright condition with some very minor marks. Grip in clean condition with the majority of it's blued finish. Scabbard is in similarly clean condition but has a slightly tatty elastic retainer and has had the tabs cleanly removed. However, this knife is in better than average condition. |
| 2nd Pattern Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife . A good, used example of the 2nd Pattern Commando knife. Brass handled knife, blued blade and cross guard with an arrow B2 stamping to the cross guard, arrow is indistinct. Blade retains 85%+ of it's bluing, tip with slight damage. Leather scabbard with brass chape. Elastic hilt retainer lost as are both stitch tabs with some leather loss to rear of scabbard.
A solid example of a used 2nd Patt. FS knife with some faults but priced accordingly. |
| 2nd Pattern Fairburn-Sykes Fighting Knife variant. This example of the Second Pattern has several unusual features chiefly the chunky and bulbous hilt. The grip has very deep and coarse knurling compared with the standard Second Pattern. Flook suggests that there is some evidence to link this pattern of knife with the Marines, SBS and Commandos of 30 Assault (SEE British & Commonwealth Military Knives by Ron Flook).
This example is in good overall condition with a stained and sharpened blade and is contained in a scabbard that has had the top section removed. No obvious markings. An uncommon variant. |
| 2nd PATTN FS knife Purchased from a contact in America, this is a 2nd Pattn Fairbairn-Sykes knife that's seen some action! Has been stiched to a tunic and then removed, the original belt frog strap has also been properly removed, just leaving the scabbard body. These knives were meant to be adapted for many situations, and altering the scabbard like this was very common. Thick crossguard is stamped with 'England' one side and the WD arrow with a 'P' (could be a B) . Blade seems not to have been sharpened, and retains the needle point, but there is a little rust pitting along one edge for 1cm or so. Blade has most of the black finish. Brass checquered grip has about 50% of blackened finish remaining. An interesting knife that's been issued and used. |
| 3rd Pattern F.S. Knife with sheath variant. A good used wartime 3rd Pattern F.S. knife with a lengthened sheath.This example was acquired with a number of other items associated with a member of No.5 Commando.
The knife is a standard 3rd Pattern with a number ' 2 ' cast on the top of the hilt and a ' 15 arrow ' inspection mark to the bottom. The hilt has some marks and loss of blackening. The blade is marked and retains 70%+ of it's bluing and has been sharpened.
The sheath has been cut down and then mounted onto a longer piece of leather onto which the now broken elastic retainer has been mounted. The top of the sheath extension has been cut to accomodate a belt. The chape has a dent to the reverse and the leather is sound and pliable.
An interesting theatre made variant. |
| 3rd Pattern F.S. Knife. Introduced from 1942 the 3rd Pattern F.S. knife was the zenith of FS knives formulating the design and method of production that is still used today.
This wartime example retains nearly all of it's coppered finish to the ringed grip which has a number ' 3 ' cast into the top. Some minor rubbing and bruising to the highpoints. Blade retains it's needle point and the majority of it's blued finish with clearly discernible cross-graining apart from the tip. Late pattern sheath with both tabs and elastic retainer in good order.
All together an excellent example.
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| 43rd Wessex Division at War 1944-1945. 292pg history of the '43rd Wessex Division at War 1944-1945' compiled by Mjr-Gen.H.Essame 1952. A good illustrated history of the Division from it's landing in France from D+20, the Battle of the Odon, Hill 112, Nijmegen, through to the Reichswald. Numerous folding maps and appendices. In excellent condition, slightly sunned spine. |
| 5 Commando brass shoulder title. Good wartime 5 Commando shoulder title in brass. Cast with integral loops with the characteristic ' 5 ' typical of these titles.
The brass 5 Commando shoulder title was produced during their time in the Far East and was in wear from late 1944 and was in widespread use in 1945 during their operations against the Japanese. |
| AP or No.8 Switch booby trap device. Produced by M.D.1 or ' Winston Churchill's Toyshop ' the AP Switch was produced in spring 1940 as a booby trap device centred around the standard .303 round. Soon modified the device was designed to be buried in the ground whereupon a footfall would set it off firing the round through the foot or any other part of the target's anatomy - it was soon christened the ' debollocker' !
This scarce example is complete, including the umbrella spring that triggers the device and the spring, spindle and striker. Faintly stencilled M.D.1 A99 in yellow to the outside spike and complete with an INERT cartridge. The cartridge has been drilled to enable deactivation because of the impossibility of removing the projectile. The projectile has suffered some delamination because of water ingress and there is some minor loss of finish to small areas of the spike but all together an excellent example of an uncommon booby trap used by many organisations involved in unconventional warfare. |
| Armed Forces (Civilian Workers) armband. Always a great looking armband, this has a large closed wing Wehrmacht eagle BEVO stitched in black on a white cloth armband. Most impressive. White cotton is a little grubby, but no damage. To the reverse on the cloth is a nice Third Reich authourisation or issue rubber stamp, can't quite read what it says. Used to be common, but have not seen a nice one for ages. Part of the Colorado estate find. |
| Army Officers bullion dress belt. MINT. This is a beautiful example of the parade dress belt and buckle worn by Wehrmacht Officers. Perfect condition!! Green fabric backing is mint, no wear or mothing. Bullion front is mint, with no signs of age or oxidising. Nice aluminium buckle and keeps slill have most of the protective laquer over the aluminium. |
| Arnhem Lift-Diary of a Glider Pilot. 96pgs 1945 'Arnhem Lift, the Diary of a Glider Pilot'. Published anonymously in 1945 by Louis Hagen a glider pilot of Jewish extraction who fought under the nom de guerre Lewis Haig. One of the few pilots who returned in the aftermath of the battle, Hagen's account of the nine day battle went on to become a best seller, this is a 5th ed. published under wartime conditions. Good overall condition with a covered d/w. |
| ATS Lanyard. ATS lanyard in the ATS colours of brown, beech and green, normally worn on the right shoulder. This example in sound, undamaged condition. |
| ATS Officer's cap. Early pattern ATS Officer's cap by Bernard Weatherill Ltd.,London. Fine wool construction with imitation silk lining. Named in pen to rear lining with a nice clear makers label. In good overall condition, with one 2mm moth hole to crown and two moth holes to underside of peak. Toned officer's bronze cap badge. |
| ATS Officer's collar dogs. Pair of bronze, ATS officer's collar badges. Maker marked ' J.R.Gaunt, London '. All lugs intact and in excellent condition. |
| Bavarian O/R's Picklehaube plate. A good, clean example of an other ranks Picklehaube plate for the State of Bavaria. Gilded stamped brass with both fixing loops to reverse present and intact. Gilding faded but present with wear to high points and a very minor dent to the central shield. A lightweight stamping typical of those found on wartime picklehauben. |
| BC41 Knuckle Knife. A wonderfully sleepy example of the BC41 Knuckle knife. Reputedly issued to Commandos prior to their issue of FS knives, the design was heavily influenced by similar knives produced by some Sheffield manufacturers during WW1.
This example has never been cleaned and has staining and minor corosion all of which can be straight forwardly removed if you had a mind. Evidence of the blade having been sharpened. The sheath too is in similar dusty, uncleaned condition. Altogether an excellent, untouched, sleepy example of a famed pattern of a fighting knife. |
| BC41 Knuckle Knife. A good, clean example of the BC41 Knuckle knife. Reputedly issued to Commandos prior to their issue of FS knives, the design was heavily influenced by similar knives produced by some Sheffield manufacturers during WW1.
Clean knife with some evidence of sharpening, sheath in similar condition with evidence of painting to front face of sheath. Another example of this scarce knife.
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| BC41 Knuckles. A set of rare BC41 knuckles. Cast steel knuckles which are closely related to the BC41 Knuckle knife. The knuckles were reputedly issued to Commando forces and it has widely speculated that BC41 stands for ' British Commando 1941 '.
A good, clean set of this rare Commando weapon.
MR/C04 |
| Black Beret, Royal Tank Regt. Issued 1944 dated black beret for wear by the Royal Tank Regt, extended to wear by all armoured units by 1942. Made by Supak Manufacturing Co Ltd. Also stamped with white WD letters with arrow.Although only size 6 3/4 the beret is in perfect, moth free condition. Complete with silver tank badge. |
| Black Wound badge and LDO packet. Good example of a 1339 pattern black wound badge in it's LDO marked packet of issue. Hollow stamped with a semi-gloss black paint finish this example is not maker marked. The packet of issue too is not maker marked but is marked LDO to the front with the LDO guarantee to the reverse. One stain to the front of the packet otherwise excellent example. |
| Black wound badge, with original finish. Very good quality black, hollow back wound badge, with original finish to front. No damage, dents or bending. Maker marked, stamped in the reverse, under the pin, but I can't make it out. Near mint. |
| Boxed WKC advertising mirror and calender. Mint but damaged. A crate of these advertising mirrors were found several years ago and have been absorbed into the collecting market since. From the prestigious WKC edged weapon manufacturer, this was a mirror with calender function, showcasing three of their products, two swords and a bayonet, and the WKC logo in blue. It is complete and works, the cardboard box and original brown wrapping paper are present. The silvering around the edges of the mirror has become damp and flaked off in several places. However, the main part of the mirror is fine, and all the day and date functions work as they should. This is a rare item, a shame about the damage,but the price reflects this!!!!!!! |
| British 1940 MkII helmet. Excellent condition 1940 dated, British MkII helmet with original net. Retaining nearly all of it's textured paint finish with clear date and manufacturer's details to the rim, RO & Co (Rubery Owen & Co.Ltd,Darlaston.). Size 7, 1940 dated liner, dusty but in good condition. Very good condition example.
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| British A.C.Delay Mk I. Scarce British Mk1 A.C. Delay for use with the Limpet mine. This version differs from the MkIA in having a smaller diameter body which accepts smaller acetone ampoules.This version was replaced by the MkIA but operated in exactly the same fashion.Acetone ampoules containing differing strengths of acetone were inserted into the A.C. Delay and crushed, eating through a celluloid washer which retained a striker. The differing rates of dissolving the celluloid washer dictated the length of delay, an orange ampoule for instance, giving a 7.5hr delay. Release of the striker intiated the Limpet.
This version is in good condition, retaining approx 50% of it's original grey paint and some of it's overprinted markings. Retains spring and striker.
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| British Bayonet No.7 Mk1 (Land). This bayonet was an attempt to develop a knife bayonet for the No.4 Rifle. Marrying a blade from the Bayonet No.5 with a swivelling socket resulted in the Bayonet No.7, but only the Guards and a few other selected units ever received it.
This example in good condition with undamaged tufnell grips, operational swivel socket and clean blade marked 'No7 Mk1/7'. Scabbard retains 85% of it's original paint and is marked 'S294'.
Good example. |
| British Far East ' goolie chit '. Multi-lingual ' goolie chit ' printed on silk stating ' I am an Allied fighter.....my Government will sufficiently reward you when the Japanese are driven away '. Chit headed by a Union flag with 16 translations of the introductory statement in languages including Chinese, Tamil, Burmese, Thai, and Kachin.
Chit approx. 50 x 30cms in good undamaged condition. Has been folded and one section is slightly grubby but otherwise excellent. |
| British No77 Smoke Grenade. INERT No.77 Mk2 Grenade, Hand, Smoke. 1944 dated white phosphorus hand grenade with original paint and markings. " Allways " fuse and tape all present and strippable. Excellent condition with clear markings to body of grenade and cap. |
| British RASC MkII helmet. 1940 dated MkII helmet with RASC flash and named chinstrap. Helmet with 85%+ original paint finish and painted RASC flash to one side, approx 75%. Chinstrap clearly named to Lt.C.A.Paul. Shell dated and manufacturer marked RO & Co (Rubery Owen & Co.Ltd,Darlaston.). Size 6 3/4, 1939 dated liner, dry but sound.
A good sound example of an increasingly scarce item, a unit marked helmet. |
| British Sword Bayonet, Pattern 1903. Pattern 1903 Sword Bayonet by Sanderson, Sheffield with Scabbard Pattern 1903 Land (Mk2). In good overall condition with some marks to muzzle ring , dent to reverse of scabbard chape and crazing to integral frog. |
| British WW2 gas testing pump and kit. Detector, Vapour, Pocket, MkII and air sampling pump. 1943 dated tin containing 1944 dated papers and reagents required for the testing for the presence of Mustard Gas and other Blister Gases. Also contains instructions and notebook. Contents in mint unissued condition with very light corrosion to lid only. Accompanied by a 1943 dated air sampling pump in dated canvas sheath, both items in excellent condition. |
| British, Victorian,volunteer officer's belt. Morrocco leather, lace and nickel belt of a Victorian officer in the Infantry Volunteers. This is indicated by the pattern of lace and the nickel buckle and fittings. Belt is in excellent condition with the buckle having good crisp detail with light toning overall. Some minor marks to the end of the tongue which are not visible if the belt is either worn or displayed. A good clean example. |
| Bronze RFC officer's cap badge. Good quality,cast,bronze RFC officer's cap badge. Slightly vaulted with crisp detailing, clean with both blades intact. |
| Bullion Chindit arm badge. Good, worn, bullion embroidered example of the badge worn by the 77th Indian Brigade and later the 3rd Indian Division - The Chindits. Formed by Orde Wingate in 1942 and fought extensively throughout Burma, often behind Japanese lines.
The name Chindits is a corruption of the word ' Chinthe ' which is the lion-headed pagoda guardian seen throughout Burma and represented by the patch.
Classic, worn example, embroidered on coarse cloth,with some minor fraying.
MR/C05 |
| Cased 1st class War Merit Cross without swords. Very clean KVK I without swords in original case. Cross is marked ' 4 ' on the pin for Steinhauer & Luck and is in excellent condition with polished highlights and frosted cross interior. with some toning. Reverse is toned overall.
Case interior is very clean and fresh as is the exterior. There are three grazes or rubs to the lid and one to the bottom, altogether an excellent example. |
| Cavalry Officers matched collar tabs. An original matched pair of collar patches for a Third Reich Cavalry Officer. Would go on the collar of the standard service tunic. In perfect condition, with yellow waffenfarb on the bullion type material. Have been on a tunic. |
| Chindit shoulder patch. Good embroidered example of the badge worn by the 77th Indian Brigade and later the 3rd Indian Division - The Chindits. Formed by Orde Wingate in 1942 and fought extensively throughout Burma, often behind Japanese lines.
The name Chindits is a corruption of the word ' Chinthe ' which is the lion-headed pagoda guardian seen throughout Burma and represented by the patch.
Classic, worn example with some mothing and safety pin fastening to the reverse.
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| CIA lock disablers. CIA issue, plastic lock disablers. Clear plastic tube containing plastic lock disablers. Designed to be inserted into Yale type locks where the key like disabler will lift all of the lock tumblers allowing it to be inserted deep into the lock whereupon it is snapped off rendering the lock useless. Plastic container with slight crushing to one end ( covered by cap ) otherwise in excellent condition. Unusual item of espionage kit. |
| Collar Stud Escape Compass. One of the more igenious concealed compasses from Clayton Hutton's team at MI9. This pattern was designed to resemble the collar studs that were generally available from Woolworths and other retailers. Originally the compass face would have been concealed by a coating of white paint which would have been scratched off to allow it's use as a compass.
This example in good working order with very slight traces of whitener around the rim and some minor scratches to compass face. A scarce example of this pattern of escape aid. |
| Commando SBS shoulder title. A hugely scarce title 'COMMANDO S.B.S.', Special Boat Squadron shoulder title. Embroidered red on blue with a rough woven cotton backing and clearly having been removed from a uniform. Some moth damage which does not greatly detract.
The SBS were formed from the Army Commandos, initially being formed as the Folboat Section, No.8 Commando. Two squadrons of the SBS were formed in 1942 with No2 Squadron going on to be amalgamated with COPPS. |
| Commando Shoulder title. Embroidered Commando shoulder title.This type of shoulder title is often associated with No.2 Commando. In excellent condition. |
| Concealed blade. 11.5cm blackened, fluted blade designed to be concealed, often in pencils. These were sent into POW camps or provided as part of a kit issue and the pencil broken open to remove the blade. Two holes are provided in the top of the blade to enable the blade to be mounted or bound onto or into a handle. |
| Cotton, 3 piece NSDAP party armband. A great 'used' example, being a little grubby, and showing evidence of being sewn to a tunic. A THREE piece party armband, with the red band in cotton, so lighter weight to go on a shirt or similar. White disc and swastika separately applied. There is evidence of the paper RZM label inside, but 95% of it is missing now. Good display piece. |
| D.A.F. Sports Vest Emblem Black and white embroidered emblem for the Deutsches Arbeits Front. For use on the sports vest. In excellent condition with some indications of having been removed from a vest. Clear paper RZM label to the reverse. Excellent condition. |
| DASV stickpin and photographs. Uncommon brass and enamel stickpin for the Deutscher Athletiksportverband - DASV . In good overall condition and maker marked to the reverse, the stickpin is accompanied by two photographs showing a robust ! member of the DASV posing with other equally robust friends and family. |
| Discovered cashe of Wehrmacht armbands!!! Purchased directly from a veteran source in the USA. This chap obviously raided the supply store for these things, he actually had over 30 of these armbands!!! I purchased a few. Standard Deutche Wehrmacht thick yellow cotton armbands, with the bevo black lettering. All show signs of age and storage, all slightly different!!! Have state inpection stamp in ink on each. Issued to civilian workers in the German army. (price each) |
| DJ Proficiency Badge and Miniature. DJ Proficiency Badge and matching miniature. Both have matching RZM marks - M1/72 and are in excellent condition with 98% of their silvered finish intact. A fine matching pair. |
| Early British Special Non-Crash Helmet for Tank Crews. Uncommon example of the Special Non-Crash Helmet for Tank Crews which preceeded the RAC MkI Steel helmet. Similar in appearance and construction to a Miner's protective helmet of the period, made from a lightweight black composition material with a leather and cloth liner and a rubber pad to the front. Used in the intial stages of the war by front line tank crews and subsequently relegated to training.
This example is from the initial series production which was superceded. Overpainted green with a white vertical flash to one side, this is I believe indicated use by the Grenadier Guards. In generally good condition with a very small split to the rear rim and hardening to the front pad. Minor paint loss including to the white flash, interior slightly dusty. |
| Early post-war SAS insignia grouping. Comprising, shoulder title, capbadge and jump wing this early post war SAS grouping probably comes from the late 50's early 60's and came with some similarly dated copies of 'Mars and Minerva' the SAS Assocoation magazine. Both cloth items have been removed from a uniform and are moth free. The SAS jump wing is padded whilst the capbadge exhibits signs of having been bent to shape. A good original grouping. |
| Early State Service bevo armband. Purchased from the same source as the Wehrmacht armbands, these are in beautiful condition, with yellow cotton backing and black bevo eagle!! Display really well. I have two and each are slightly different. (price for each) |
| East Yorkshire Regiment Wolseley pattern sun helmet. Superb condition, possibly unissued Wolseley pattern sun helmet fitted with the XV white on maroon embroidered East Yorkshire Regiment pugaree badge. Fitted with Vero's Detachable Self - Conforming Head Band, size 7. Fitted with a mint condition, 1917 dated chin strap.
Looking at the pattern it looks to be from the 1920's/30's period, unlikely to be upgraded, some minor damage to the silver interior lining. |
| Eickhorn Kundendienst - dagger catalogue. The Eickhorn dagger catalogue, an A5 ring binder style catalogue containing photographic and textual descriptions of all patterns of daggers, swords and bayonets. Running to 10 seperate sub sections covering the main organisations of the Reich and including many colour plates and the all important seperate price list.
Ex Tony Oliver collection the binder has suffered some water damage and the not unusual failure of the two rivets that secure the ring binder. These have been replaced by two small bolts. All contents present and clean with one sellotape repair to the fold out bayonet etch plate. Some written English translation to the subject dividers but an otherwise good and useful reference. Priced to accomodate it's condition which sounds worse than it actually is |
| Eidelweiss metal insignia for M43 cap This would have been sewn to the left side of a M43 cap, to designate a Jager or Mountain division. Pressed nickel finish, has great patina, and has several small holes to the edge to enable it to be sewn on correctly. Quite rare, ORIGINAL insignia. |
| EIIR silver Parachute Regiment cap badge. Officer's, hallmarked silver, Parachute Regiment cap badge. Bearing Edinburgh hallmarks for 1997, both lugs intact and in clean, fresh condition. |
| EKI/Black wound minature stickpin. Original Third Reich stickpin for wear in civilian clothes displaying the award of an EK I/II and black wound badge. Typical twisted pin and in excellent/mint condition. |
| Entrenching,Implement,1882. Scarce survivor of the short-lived 1882 pattern entrenching implement. Introduced in 1882 and made obsolete in 1892 this example is the Mk IV version introduced in 1888. Maker marked and dated 1888 on the blade the tool is in solid condition with light pitting to metal parts and two holes where water has collected where the tang is rivetted to the blade. Wood parts are worn but solid. |
| Escape compass in waterproof pouch. 10mm escape compass contained in waterproof rubberised pouch. Intended for tropical use, the blackened compass has a 'star' pointer and is sealed into the pouch which has a grey cotton lanyard to enable wear round the neck. Compass in working order. |
| Escape compass. Small 15mm compass intended to be concealed or used as part of an escape kit. Brass cased compass, generally considered to be of British manufacture, black painted body, undamaged glass. Devised by M.I.9 the department charged with facilitating the escape of British Prisoners of War. |
| Escape saw. Escape saw in it's original cardboard sleeve. The saw was a component of escape packs and was also included, covertly, in Red Cross parcels and gifts sent into the Camps.
One end of the sleeve ripped to show saw, and another example shown alongside for comparison ( not included ). |
| Escape ' swinger ' type compasses. Another of M.I.9's creations, two swinger compasses in their original wrapping. Designed to be suspended on a line in water to provide a makeshift compass. Small enough to be concealed in the uniform or in goods sent into POW camps. |
| FABULOUS THIRD REICH POLICE NCO'S VISOR. Nr MINT A really good find! A virtually mint visor cap being Feldgendarmerie, for the 'town' Police, green piping. There is one slight piece of damage to the rear of the cap, looks as though a small piece has been sliced out of the crown. I think this cap was packed away and caught in a hinge of a trunk or similar, as this is not a moth or a rodent 'nip'!! Other than this the cap is virtually mint. Sweatband is torn in one place, but it looks as if this cap has never been worn, just packed away. |
| FANY buttons. 20 x FANY small size tunic or cap buttons. Mounted on card these are new, old stock and although not marked were acquired with other similar stock by Gaunts of London. Excellent condition. |
| First Special Service Force sleeve patch. A good, used example of the official issue sleeve badge worn by members of the FSSF. An American made example that has been removed from a uniform and is slightly mis-shapen, slightly grubby and with stitching from previous attachment still present.
FSSF was a joint American/Canadian initially formed as a sabotage unit to be deployed against heavy water plants in Norway. Not used for this operation the ' Black Devils ' spearheaded the invasion of the Aleutians and then to Italy where they fought with distinction before being disbanded in December 1944.
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| Fly button compass. Compass formed fron an ordinary brass service fly button. One button swings on top of the other, pointing due north, luminous. In good condition with some oxidation. |
| Free French Air Force lapel badge. Enamel and gilt pinback badge for the F.A.F.L. (Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres) or Free French Air Force. In excellent condition with bright gilt and undamaged enamel. |
| FRENCH WW1 Fighting knife with rare maker. A rare WW1 fighting knife, which although quite heavily sharpened, still in collectable condition. Has the maker S.G.C.O stampted into the blade. Perfect dark wood grip, straight crossguard. Steel scabbard with large belt loop. A menacing looking fighting knife. |
| Gau.Thing Koblenz-Trier daybadge. Large alloy daybadge for the Koblenz-Trier Gau.Thing 22-23 June 1935. Featuring a bold graphic design with an intact pin to the reverse and maker marked. Good overall condition. |
| German army alloy buckle, two piece! A very nice example of an all alloy buckle, pebbled, wo piece consruction. No maker, but in excellent condition. |
| GERMAN ARMY M 40 SINGLE DECAL COMBAT HELMET. A very good example of this type of helmet, has 90% of the original paint finish and all of the decal. Decal has aged or blurred slightly, making it a little indestinct, but is all there. Great, original liner with all tounges perfect. Original chin strap present.Stamped inside size/maker Q66and liner size 58. Never been abused or messed with, nothing replaced. Great looking helmet with lots of 'been there-done that' appeal!
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| German Imperial Navy Reefer jacket. Good quality woolen naval reefer jacket of the German Imperial Navy issued from the Wilhelmshaven Clothing Depot in 1910. Labelled as per regulations with the proof stamp of the Navy Clothing Depot, serial number stamp and wearer's name tab. One yellow chevron, Obermatrose rank to left sleeve and all gilt buttons present and bright.
In excellent condition with some minor moth tracking and one 3mm hole to lower front face. |
| German Officers calender desk set, artillery shells!!! A great addition to your own desk, this is a calender set, all in German of course, probably from a WW2 officers deskset. Consisting of two solid brass shells mounted either side of the dates, months holder. All affixed to a cream marble base. I actually have never had one of these before!! All the little cardboard inserts are complete, month-day-date. |
| GERMAN RED CROSS HANDBOOK. Dedicated inscription. A dedicated and in near mint condition, Red Cross/first aid handbook. Profuseley illustrated throughout, with diagrams of first aid proceedures, treatments etc. |
| Gold Fleet Air Arm sweetheart brooch. Delightful 9ct gold and enamel sweetheart brooch for the Fleet Air Arm. Finely detailed, intracately worked example with undamaged enamel marked 9ct to reverse. Contained in it's original retailers box - James Walker Ltd - 'watchmakers to the Admiralty'. Superb example. |
| Gold RAF sweetheart brooch. 9ct gold and enamel pinback RAF sweeheart in it's case. High quality brooch, hallmarked and maker marked to the reverse. Bright, undamaged enamel with fine detailing to the wings. Case in generally good condition but with the lid liner missing. |
| Heer Sport's Vest Eagle. Large, Bevo eagle for the Heer sport's vest. Unissued condition and an excellent example. |
| High quality pennant,double sided. This is a very nice pennant indeed. A quality item, with integral tether and snap clip. Reinforced stitching to the point and around the edges. BEVO swastika to each side. Measures aproximately 13"x 8". Far better quality than most triangular penants I have seen. |
| Highland Cyclist Battalion NCOs and O/Rs badge. Good well struck, white metal badge of the Highland Cyclist Battalion. This unit was originally formed from the 5th (Vol.) Battalion Black Watch and went on to serve with the 51st Highland Division.
This example is in excellent condition with both lugs present although bent through use. Also has a J.R.Gaunt makers tablet soldered to the rear. Excellent original example. |
| History of 11th Armoured Division. 'Taurus Pursuant' - A History of 11th Armoured Division 1946, 118pgs with appendices and a 44pg roll of honour. Illustrated through out with sketches, photographs and pull out maps. In good condition with rubbed corners and minor rust staining around staples otherwise clean and tight contents. |
| Indian Pattern Sword Bayonet No1 Mk2*. Immaculate condition Indian Pattern Sword Bayonet No1 Mk2* manufactured by North Western Railway, 1943 dated. Similarly immaculate condition scabbard and frog. Scabbard manufacturer marked and dated. Although not an uncommon bayonet, this example would be difficult to upgrade. |
| IRON CROSS FIRST CLASS. SCREW-BACK. THIRD REICH. A great used example of a Nazi period EK1, with great screw-back disk. Marked 'L58' on the disk itself. This is Rudolf Souval, a nice maker!!! Some paint loss to the top arms of the swastika, otherwise nice patina everywhere. |
| IRON CROSS second class, with ribbon. Ring marked!! A good example of this classic WW2 German medal. Has been cleaned some years ago,so is not black with silver patina! Good black paint to the iron centres, nothing missing. Original long piece of ribbon, seems to be the one it was issued with! Suspension ring is stamped with '55' makers mark. I could look it up and tell you who the maker is, but I am sure you 'type' collectors prefer to do it yourselves. Nice cross! (rese Mr. W) |
| Italian Fascist Albanian service lapel badge. Brass and enamel pin back badge commemorating the Italian campaign in Albania. 25mm wide with intact pin and clean undamaged enamel. |
| Italian OTO mdl 1935 grenade. WWII Italian OTO model 1935 grenade. One of the so-called 'Red Devils' this grenade relied on blast and concussion but was not well regarded, being light on explosive and unreliable.
In good condition, retaining much of it's original paintwork and 'all ways' type interior fuze. Not commonly encountered.
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| Japanese 8mm Type 94 semi-auto pistol. Uncommon DEACTIVATED 8mm Type 94 semi-auto pistol. Marked to one side of the frame 'TYPE 94', and serialled and dated December 1936 to the other. Manufactured at the Kokubunji factory of Chuo Kogyo and marked accordingly. Designed by Nambu to replace the Type 14 with an emphasis on lightness and safety, the Type 94 was built throughout the war.
This example is in good condition with some minor pitting and is accompanied by the equally uncommon holster and shoulder strap. Pigskin holster is in good supple condition and has a replacement magazine. Shoulder strap has loops to accomodate extra rounds . An opportunity to acquire an uncommon pistol and holster combination.
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| Japanese 9mm Type 26 Revolver. Uncommon example of the Japanese 9mm Type 26 revolver. Adopted in 1893 which provided it's designation, 1893 translates to the 26th year of the reign of the Emperor Meiji, the designation is stamped into the frame of the pistol ' 26 Year Type '. This double action revolver served from the Russo-Japanese War through to World War II.
This example was built at the Koishikawa Arsenal and is marked accordingly and has final assembly and firing performance marks stamped on the butt cap. New spec.( deactivated 2001) deactivation with bullet heads being used to mask the cylinder blocking rods. Worn, but clean finish, with tight action. Scarce example with deactivation certificate.
AVAILABLE WITHIN THE UK ONLY. |
| Japanese Army photo album. An impressive and unusual Japanese Army photo album. 180 + photos and postcards contained within decorative tooled covers. The decorative tooling shows images of troops and warfare with a multi coloured award to one corner.
The photos show one man's service, probably in China and probably pre 1940 judging from the uniforms in general wear. The images range from the mundane, relaxing, colleagues, sites of interest to some which appear to show combat.
The album is in excellent overall condition as are the photos, an impressive and well presented album. |
| Japanese Good Luck Flag. Japanese yosegaki hinomaru or good luck flag. Approx 70 x 80cms printed on silk with two leather reinforced corners and cotton ties. This example is covered in characters and has the kanji characters for the slogan Ki Buun Chokyu (I pray your military fortunes are long lasting) across the top. Both leather corner reinforcements and ties are intact and there is a prominent hanko or shrine seal to the top r/h corner. Some staining and some very small holes which do not detract from this excellent and 'busy' example. |
| Japanese good luck flag. Japanese yosegaki hinomaru or good luck flag. Approx 75 x 85cms printed on silk with two leather reinforced corners and cotton ties. Small line of indistinguishable characters to bottom edge. In excellent condition. |
| Japanese Military Sake Cup. Porcelain, glazed and gilded military sake cup featuring rising sun flag design and inscription Shiberia Shussei (Go to War in Siberia) and Gaisen Kinen (A Triumphant Return !). In good undamaged condition with minor rubbing to the gilding to the bowl edge. |
| Japanese Military Tea Bowl. Decorative Japanese Military Tea Bowl decorated with glazed and gilded lotus blossoms and rising sun flags. Also inscribed Shiberia Shussei (go to war in Siberia), Gaisen Kinen (Triumphant return) and Ota (soldier's name). In excellent, undamaged condition. |
| Japanese One Thousand Stitch belt. Cotton Japanese Senninbari or one thousand stitch belt. The belt was worn around the waist under the shirt or uniform as a good luck charm. The symbolic 1000 stitches were embroidered in red, another symbol of good luck, in this example formed into the outline of a tiger. Faded red characters either side of the tiger with another row of characters in black to one side which I believe to be the name of the owner or maker of the belt.
The belt is approx 100 x 18cms and is made of silk. There is some minor staining and equally minor fraying to either end of the belt, alltogether an attractive example of an evocative item. |
| Japanese parachute bag. Japanese Army canvas parachute storage/transport bag. Heavy duty canvas with a reinforced, folding bottom and the Army circled star to front. In excellent but dusty condition with some minor stitch loosening to one handle. Unusual and uncommon piece of Japanese kit. |
| Japanese Senninbari- One Thousand stitch belt. Cotton Japanese Senninbari or one thousand stitch belt. The belt was worn around the waist under the shirt or uniform as a good luck charm. The symbolic 1000 stitches were embroidered in red, another symbol of good luck. Unusually this belt is constructed of green cotton with a small hinomaru or 'meatball' stitched to the centre. Around the flag are the characters Ki Buun Chokyu - 'May your military fortunes be long lasting'. A row of characters to one side represents either the name of the recipient or a dedication. In good overall condition with some minor snags and abrasions, unusual senninbari variation. |
| Kriegsmarine breast eagle. Unissued , embroidered, blue on white, O/R's breast eagle for wear on the Kriegsmarine white uniform. Eagle in excellent condition with four minor pin holes to the surround. |
| Kriegsmarine Observer type Watch. WW2 Kriegsmarine Observer type Watch ( B-Uhr ). This example do es not appear to have a class I or II classification but has a clear Kriegsmarine Eagle, M, and serial number. Movement is a 17 jewel by Solvil, Geneva and is in good working order. The white face, with luminous hands and figures, is KM marked, again with the Solvil trade mark. The nickel silver, brass case has some wear to highpoints with minor scratching. Heavier scratching around the indentation used for removing the cover. A clean,working example. |
| Kriegsmarine Officer's Cap Wreath. Excellent condition Kriegsmarine Officer's Cap Wreath. Padded to give a slightly vaulted appearance and stitched in Celleon, a nylon type material which did not tarnish. The cockade however, is stitched in bullion. Fine example which has some evidence of having been removed from a cap. |
| Krim Shield, EKI, Infantry Assault Award document group. Nice group of award documents to Uffz. Karlheinz Navra of 4.(M.G.) Kp./Inf. Rgt.124. Comprising; Krim Shield document for Aug 1942 with stamped Manstein signature. EKI document for July '42, Sebastopol with ink signature and finally an Infantry Assault document for July '41 with pencil signature. All documents in excellent condition with some folding, minor tears and marks . All documents in the standard A5 format. A good group of unresearched documents. |
| LARGE REICHSKREIGSFLAG DIRECT FROM VET I was very pleased and privilaged to purchase a number of items from a WW2 veterans son. His father served in the Royal Navy up until 1944 and was then seconded into the very secret and specialised '30 AU' Assault Unit commandos. His knowledge of German and naval engineering proved invaluable towards the end of the war,when they races to capture enemy information and individuals!! This Kreigsflad was captured by him, along with daggers, documents etc and bought back at the end of the war. I have a copy of a statement from his son. Flag is slightly faded, and has some small moth holes in one corner. It is a large 2m x 3.35m and is marked along the rope edge with the eagle and swas with 'M' underneath. Rope is present. A great looking flag, that's really got some history! |
| LARGER SIZE Reichskreigs Flag. Navy marked. Great condition. As you can see from the pictures this is a BIG flag! Measures 2 metres x 3.35 metres. (6'6"x 11'), but is in excellent condition and would look fantastic as a wall drape or table cover. All the colours are very bright and not faded. There are only a few small moth holes. Marked with the size and typle on the canvas hem, along with the navy stamp of an eagle and swastika over the letter 'M'. This would have been flown over a naval administration building, or from a fairly large ship!!! Great looking flag and difficult to find in good condition. Rope lanyard present and perfect. |
| Lebel Mle.86 Epee bayonet. Excellent condition Epee-Baionette Mle.86. Full length Lebel bayonet with quillion and pre 1893 press stud release catch. White metal hilt with matching numbers to bayonet and scabbard and numerous inspection and manufacturer marks. Anchor stamp to quillion. In excellent overall condition, difficult to improve. |
| Luftwaffe 1940 Belt Buckle and tab. Stamped steel 1940 Patt. Luftwaffe belt buckle for enlisted men/NCOs with leather tab. Buckle not maker marked but leather tab clearly stamped ' Bruder Schneider A.G. Wien 1940.'
Buckle appears to have remains of a black finish over grey but generally appears to have been unissued. |
| Luftwaffe Cap Eagle and Wreath. Luftwaffe O/Rs or NCO's alloy eagle and wreath for the schirmutze. Clearly having been removed from a cap with the wreath being bent to the shape of the cap and with the eagle having some minor distortion. Pins to both items present and intact. The eagle is smaller than the normal type with fine detail and a style similar to the early droop tail pattern. Good clean condition. |
| Luftwaffe cloth Parachute badge. WW2 Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen der Luftwaffe. Embroidered cloth Luftwaffe Parachute badge. In good overall condition with a moth nip at 2 O'clock and 6 O'clock and one to the reverse, not visible unless held up to the light. |
| Luftwaffe flight shoulder straps. Pair of sew in Luftwaffe shoulder straps piped in yellow for flight or paratroops for the rank of Unteroffizier.
Both in excellent condition with two very minor moth tracks to the reverse of one strap and a cut to the same strap. Clean pair of straps. |
| Luftwaffe O/Rs breast eagle. Embroidered second pattern Luftwaffe O/R's breast eagle. Silver/grey embroidered eagle on grey wool uniform cloth. Unissued but with two moth nips to left wing, otherwise in excellent condition. |
| Luftwaffe officer's breast eagle for white summer tunic. Alloy, pin-back Luftwaffe officer's breast eagle for the white summer tunic. Clear Assmann manufacturer's mark to reverse, intact pin, clear detail with slight overall toning. Good example. |
| Luftwaffe Officer's insignia grouping. An excellent condition grouping of insignia taken from a Luftwaffe officer. Yellow piped, sew-in pattern shoulder boards for the rank of Leutnant with matching bullion collar patches and to complete the set a superb bullion breast eagle. Both the shoulder boards, collar patches and the breast eagle display clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform but are in excellent condition with some very minor grubiness to the collar patches. Bullion is clean and un powdered. An excellent matching set. |
| Luftwaffe one piece cap insignia. Late pattern one piece insignia for the M43 cap worn by Ncos and enlisted personnel. Machine embroidered silver/white eagle and red/white/black cotton rosette on blue grey backing. Previously removed from a cap and in good condition. |
| Luftwaffe tea spoon! Unit marked!!!!! (Aluminium) A bit of fun, and cutlery is widely available, however this is stamped with a nice, early droop-tailed eagle. It is also unit marked and maker marked to the reverse.F.L.U.V |
| Luftwaffe visor eagle and cockade set. A typical souvenir from WW2. Removed from a NCO's visor cap. Aluminium eagle and cockade in perfect condition. All pins present, but slightly bent from being pulled off the cap. No oxidisation, a perfect set! |
| Luftwaffe 'bevo' sports vest eagle. A good example of this quite impressive eagle, black eagle on cotton. HAs not been sewn to a vest, but shows evidence of being pinned to a board or similar. Good condition and a great display piece. |
| Luftwaffe,early qualityftwaffe breast eagle. This is a very nice, early quality Luftwaffe breast eagle from a service tunic. Nice wool backing and good quality heavy stitching to the eagle. |
| M38/40 Single decal Luftwaffe helmet with bullet dent. A nice, large size Luftwaffe single decal helmet, with all original paint and 80% of original decal. Swastika has become a little feint due to rust underneath. Un-messed with in every way. Original chinstrap marked 1939. Perfect liner. Shell marked 664 on the neck and leather tounge stamped size 57.
There is a bullet indentation just abouve the decal. Looks to be a small calibre round, but has made a nice dent! |
| Manual 'Notes on Frontier Warfare' 34pg Inter-Wars manual entitled ' Notes on Frontier Warfare'. Published by Gale & Polden the manual concentrates on operations on or near the Afghan border and Waziristan from Victorian times until the campaign 1919-20. Very relevant to todays operations the manual has fold out maps and views and despite the chipped corners is in good complete condition. An unusual guide to Empire campaigning. |
| Miniature sword/bayonet knot, fob-watch!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a cream cloth strap and red and blue trims etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Reich bayonet knot watch-fob!!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a green leather strap and cream ball etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Reich bayonet knot-watch fob!!!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a cream cloth strap and cream ball etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Reich bayonet/sword knot-watch fob!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a green leather strap with white center stripe.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Reich SS sword knot-watch fob!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a black cloth strap, with 3 silver stripes!!!.SS bayonet!! Copy of the full sized knot. etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Reich sword knot-watch fob!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a green cloth strap with silver stripes and bullion ball etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| Miniature Third Riech bayonet/dagger knot-watch fob!!!! I have a small collection of these, I have several doubles so am putting them up for sale. They all measure about 4-5" long, and have the watch fob snap-clip to the top. This has a cream cloth strap and blue ball etc.HJ diamond is not included and is there to show comparative size. |
| MINT 25 YEAR SERVICE MEDAL, with all frosting. Whilst this is still quite a common medal to find, this is in virtual mint condition, with all the bright silver frosting on the surface of the medal!!! Enamel swaz is perfect. Cornflower blue ribbon is affixed and has the pin stitched to the reverse. |
| Mint BEVO breast eagle. From the Colorado estate find. Cut from a strip, this is a standard BEVO Wehrmacht breast eagle in mint condition. Grey cotton on green background. |
| Mint NSDAP party armband with label. This is a classic, and mint conditoned party armband in wool. Three piece construction. Disc and swaz separately applied. Rich red colour, clean disc. RZM paper label on inside. Good condioned ones are really hard to find now. |
| MINT RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL IN PACKET Another stunning example of 'new-old stock'. Mint, unissued Russian front medal, in the original brown paper packet with original length of mint ribbon. Packet undamaged and has nice maker maker stamped to reverse. |
| MINT RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL IN PACKET!!!! A stunning example of 'new-old stock'. Mint, unissued Russian front medal, in the original brown paper packet with original length of mint ribbon. Packet undamaged and has nice maker maker stamped to reverse. |
| MINT, UNISSUED SET LUFTWAFFE EAGLES ON ASSMANN CARD! A fantastic find and a fantastic opportunity to own a piece of history. This is the top part of the Assmann production card which holds the aluminium eagles for the Luftwaffe NCO's peaked cap. These were distributed from the factory in this form, on one big card. Each eagle is fixed to a small piece of card, which is serrated to be torn off individually. The top row of eagles are still all there. The reverse of the card has an impressed stamp and another inked stamp, probably from the retailers shop, or warehouse.
A unique chance to obtain factory fresh products still on the factory card. I have never seen a set like this before. |
| MINT, UNISSUED SET LUFTWAFFE EAGLES ON ASSMANN CARD! This is the second of two unique cards I have obtained recently, and represent a unique opportunity to own a piece of Third Reich manufacturers history. These are the earlier type of Luftwaffe NCO's cap eagle, with a 'droop tail'. The eagles themselves are quite rare, let alone on the original factory card!! Has the Assmann headed top, a row of the eagles on serrated squares, ready to be torn off individually. Has the Assmann production number on each square, you can look it up in the re-printed Assmann catalogue!!! Mega rare, never had anything like these before. UNIQUE! |
| Motor Torpedo Boat crewman's double whistle. Uncommon double whistle used by Naval crews of Motor Torpedo Boats. Nickel 'Metropolitan' whistle with a patented pea whistle grafted to the top. A lanyard ring supports a long nickel chain. Whistle manufactured by J.Hudson & Co.,Barr St, Birmingham. In excellent clean condition |
| N.S.B.O. sports vest emblem. Mint, unissued sports vest emblem for the N.S.B.O. or Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation (Nazi workplace cell organization). Cotton Bevo weave construction onto an artificial silk type material,slightly stiff with the original material dressing. Excellent example of an uncommon emblem. |
| N.S.D.A.P. building or hall drape. Large, approx 1m x 4m, double-sided building banner or podium drape.Printed swastika on seperate white circle sown on to main drape. Hanging loops to one end. In excellent, moth free condition. |
| N.S.D.A.P. party armband. Three piece cotton N.S.D.A.P. party armband. In good unmothed condition, slightly grubby, with evidence of having been sown to a uniform. Recently acquired with a 'bring back' grouping of Third Reich items. |
| N.S.D.A.P. Propaganda poster. 1942 dated propaganda poster issued from the Reichspropagandaministerium featuring a quotation from Hitler and a graphic of a symbolic dragon being slayed by a Nazi sword. 24 x 35cms in excellent condition with very minor chips and creases to corners contained in it's original mailing tube with slogan postmarks. |
| Near mint BAR TO IRON CROSS SECOND CLASS!! Direct veteran purchase (along with the 25 year medal just listed), this is a great example of the bar to the iron cross 2nd class, awarded to those who received the iron cross in WW1. Totally untouched and never been in a collection, front of award has all the frosting intact, seems to have never been issued. One pin has been broken off from the reverse, otherwise, it's just grubby from age on the back. Add a length of WW1 iron cross ribbon,and it's complete. |
| No.3 Commando Shoulder title. Printed No.3 Commando shoulder title. A good used example, clearly having been removed from a uniform.
No.3 Commando had the distinction of carrying out one of the first raids on the Lofotens. This was followed by Dieppe, Sicily and Italy before Normandy and the Rhine Crossing under their colourful CO. Durnford-Slater. |
| No.5 Bayonet Mk 1, Second Pattern. An excellent example of a No.5 Bayonet Mk 1, second pattern designed for use with the No.5 Jungle Carbine. This pattern differs from the first pattern in having two bolts securing the grips as opposed to one. This example was manufactured by Wilkinson Sword. Manufacturer marked scabbard in similarly clean condition. An excellent example of an increasing scarce bayonet. |
| No.69 MkI Hand Grenade . INERT Grenade,Hand, No.69 Mk I. Bakelite body with" All Ways " fuse filled with Amatol ( indicated by green filling ring ). Designed as a blast grenade and used throughout British forces.
Grenade in excellent condition with clear markings. Manufacured in 1940, all parts including fuse present, and strippable. |
| NSDAP armband in cotton with RZM label. A very good quality armband, in a three piece construction. Red cotton band with disc and swaz separately applied. Been on a shirt or a tunic. Nice, complete RZM label inside. |
| NSDAP Party armband, 3 piece. RZM tag. Another bit from the Colorado estate, a perfect example of a PArty Armband in cotton, with separately applied disc and swastika. Still has brown cotton thread around the edges where it was sewn to tunic!! Perfect condition, has a complete RZM paper label inside in blue/green print. 500% original! (Res Mr. W) |
| NSDAP Party flag/drape. 1.4m x 0.9m cotton multi-piece construction NSDAP flag or drape. Double sided with seperately applied printed swastika to both sides. Intact ties to one end. In excellent condition with some very minor holes and stains comensurate with its age. |
| NSKK sleeve trade badge. Second pattern NSKK qualified drivers insignia. Machine woven in silver wire and intended to be worn on the left forearm. This example has been padded and is in near mint condition. |
| O.T.C. Whistle. Nickelled brass ' Acme Thunderer 'snail type whistle, marked to the OTC on one side and a coat of arms to the other. The coat of arms could well be from All Souls College, Oxford. Whistle has a dark blue and white woven lanyard.
Unusual to find whistles marked to Officer Training Corps, more so with identifiable crests. |
| Officer's Calcutta Scottish cap badge. Heavy cast silver Calcutta Scottish officer's cap badge. Two piece badge with lugs ( both present ) with good detail . |
| Old Bill mug. Lime green character mug featuring the head of ' Old Bill ' approx. 11cms high. In excellent undamaged condition. |
| Old Bill wall plaque/plate. 25cm Old Bill wall plaque featuring one of Bruce Bairnsfather's classic comic cartoons. Manufactured by Grimwades featuring their transfer to reverse, plaque in good overall condition with crazing below glaze and 90% of gold remaining. |
| Pair of late war Third Reich navy dagger hangers. A matched pair of navy dagger hangers with some fading to the gilded buckles. Good overall condition, matched pair. One buckle has lost most of the gilding, revealing the grey metal underneath. Good quality straps with blue moire fabric fronts and blue velvet backs. All clips and hardware complete. |
| Pair Officers collar tabs for PIONEER batallion Purchased in Germany, a wonderful pair of Third Reich Officers collar tabs for a Pioneer Officer. Waffenfarb is BLACK. Near perfect condition, wonderful doe skin wool construction, with great bullion and black inserts. So real they scream at you!!! |
| Panzer crewman photos. 2 x original photos showing two views of the same soldier wearing his panzer tunic. One photo is annotated to the reverse with a 1944 date and note about Italy. One photo is in excellent condition the other a little chipped and creased. |
| Parachute Regiment Recruitment poster. 1950's Parachute Regiment recruitment poster part of the 'Soldiers of the Future' series published by the Army Information Office. Strong graphic image, printed on card to be used as a door hanging poster and punched with two holes to the top to accomodate a string. In excellent condition with a small 'nip' to one corner. |
| Pocket Time Incendiary. Incendiary, Pocket, Time, Mk.II.B (P.R.5). Supplied in tins of two, this item was issued both to SOE and Auxiliary Units. Initiated by a similar mechanism to the time pencil the Incendiary burns with a hot flame for one minute with a flare like action. Supplied with delays from 1/4 hr to 24hrs.
This example is in good condition with some distortion to the body at one end with the delay mechanism intact and the incendiary composition removed. An uncommon example.
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| Presentation copy 'Mein Kampf'. A good part leather bound copy of 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler. 1938 edition with leather bound spine with gold blocked title and 1939 presentation dedication. Very minor foxing and some marking but otherwise a good copy. |
| Printed 10 Commando shoulder title. Mint, printed 10 Commando shoulder title. No.10 was the Interallied Commando made up of men from the occupied territories in 10 troops established on national lines. No.3 Troop was made up of miscellaneous nations including a strong German and Jewish contingent.
This title is uncommon in both it's embroidered and printed versions and this example is in superb condition.
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| Printed 2 Commando shoulder title. Excellent condition, printed 2 Commando shoulder title. Showing signs of having been removed from a uniform, the title displays the typical modification where the 'No.2' is folded under or removed to read '2 Commando'. |
| QARANC Recruiting poster. 1950's recruiting poster. Printed on card by Fosh & Cross for HMSO, 25cms x 38cms featuring a classic 50's beauty of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. In very good condition with punched holes to the top and pin holes to the bottom with a couple of minor scuffs |
| Queens Own Dorset Yeomanry Mess plate. 9" (230mm) china plate by Wedgewood that formed part of the Officer's Mess service for the Queens Own Dorset Yeomanry. Features a gold edge with decoration in relief to the rim and a Dorset Yeomanry device to the centre. Wedgewood backstamp and manufacturing codes to the reverse and painted number (presumably a museum or collection number). In excellent condition with firing damage at the 7 O'clock position. |
| R.A.D. Cufflinks. Unusual silver washed brass and enamel cufflinks with the emblem of the RAD, the Reichsarbeitdienst or Labour Service. Silvered finish rubbed to high points and minor enamel damage to one link otherwise in good condition. Uncommon items. |
| R.A.F. / Air Ministry Mae West 'Ditching' Whistle The classic chrome plated brass, 'snail' whistle often seen hanging from the 1941 pattern Mae West or aircrew blouse. . Air Ministry King's Crown markings and reference numbers '23/230' to one side. Further reference numbers to other side '293/14/L1795'. Some minor loss of plating to exposed edges but in good, used condition overall. |
| RAD enlisted man's cap device. 1937 dated, unissued , RAD cap device for enlisted man's 'Robin Hood' cap. Dated and manufacturer marked to the reverse in good clean condition. |
| RAF Air Gunners' badge. Brass winged vertical bullet signifying an RAF Air Gunner. Brought into exsistence by an Air Ministry Order of 1923 it was made obsolete by the beginning of the Second World War, replaced by the Air Gunners' Half Brevet. This example has all three lugs intact, patinated overall and very slightly mis-shapen. A good example of a scarce item of RAF insignia. |
| RAF Dinghy knife. Cork handled, stainless steel bladed knife packed in world war II aircraft dinghies. Blade with RAF stores number 27C/2023, sheath 27C/2024. In good clean condition with sheath backed by orange fabric, remnants of the patch that originally secured the knife to the dinghy. |
| RAF Officer's service dress cap badge. Good, used RAF Officer's service dress cap badge. Mounted centrally, a gilt eagle with bullion laurel leaves below, surmounted by a bullion crown embroidered on a red cushion. All mounted on to a black padded shaped patch. Evidence of having been removed from a cap, a good example. |
| RAF Silver Sweetheart brooch in box. Impressive Sterling silver and enamel sweetheart brooch. Good quality, marked ' sterling silver ' to reverse, the brooch is bright overall with a slight ' nibble ' to the enamel, which does not detrimentally affect the overall appearance of the brooch. It is contained in it's original box which has some of it's faux leather covering missing. Despite it's minor faults an impressive and pretty item. |
| RAF Sword Hangars. Scarce set of RAF sword hangars. Probably dating from the Thirties, these examples are of high quality with deep fire gilt fittings and clean supple leather. Gilding is still bright with working snap hooks and buckles. Uncommon examples in fine condition. |
| RAF Type D Oxygen mask. Type D 6D/105 constant flow pattern oxygen mask. Constucted of green melton wool with a chamois lining, this pattern of mask was the standard pattern in use by the RAF at the outbreak of war. The classic Battle of Britain mask used with the type B pattern flying helmet.
This example is fitted with the chamois covered metal blanking plate as issued and is in as reasonable a condition as can be expected with these masks. The interior is in good, used condition with slightly grubby chamois lining and one 20mm split to the chamois web at the bottom of the mask. The exterior of the mask has suffered moth damage in all the usual places, to the top where the nose fits into the mask and the sides. It would rate at approx 90%+ undamaged. Moth has been treated and the damage could be sympathetically restored although the mask displays well as it is.
A good example of a hard to find mask in as good a condition as can be expected .
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| RAF/Air Ministry tube whistle. Nickel RAF whistle by J Hudson & Co., Birmingham. The less commonly found 'tube' whistle used by wartime aircrew and officers. This example clearly marked with an AM crown and the no.293/w/102 with attached chain. In good, toned condition. |
| RBD Koln Third Reich Railway arm eagle. One of the many badges etc from an estate find in Colorado, more listed! This is in mint unissued condition and is for the KOLN area. Golden yellow stitching on black background. |
| RCAF Flying Logbook for Aircrew casualty. RCAF Logbook for Sgt A.W.Snowden, Air Gunner with 578 Squadron killed on a raid to Berlin on 19/02/44 aged 20.
1601000-Snowden A.W.Sgt. qualified as an air gunner on 24/3/43 with logbook starting 17/1/43. Various training flights then to C Flight 102 Sqn beginning with ops to Hamburg, Essen, Leverkusen, Nuremburg, Munchen Gladbach and Berlin. Moved to B Flight with an op to Modane - ' crashed '. Moved to 51 Sqn with further ops to Frankfurt and Berlin and then to 578 Sqn in Feb 1944 with ops to Berlin and final op to Leipzig which is the final entry. The log book is then stamped death presumed.
F/Sgt. Arthur William Snowden RAFVR was from Beaconsfield, Bucks and died on 24/3/44 when his Halifax III LW508 LK-Y was shot down by a night fighter on it's return from Berlin. He is commemorated in the Hanover War Cemetery.
The log book is in excellent condition and contains all relevant stamps and certifications, accompanied by a small amount of research. |
| RED CROSS PASS BOOK. RARE! A WW2 Deutsche Red Cross Personalausweis. Issued by the army to a Red Cross Officer in December 1944. It also authourises the officer to wear the Red Cross armband. In excellent condition, it is made of a cloth/linen type paper. Well marked and stamped. Measures about 6" x 6". Never seen one before!! |
| REICHSBAHN SINGLE COLLAR AND EPAULETTE. A good quality single black velvet collar patch with rank insignia for senior NCO in German Reichsbahn, complete with matchng rank epaulette, obviously both taken from the same tunic!! Railway insignia is quite collectable, shame I do not have pairs of each item!! |
| Reichsheer belt buckle. Reichsheer belt buckle in stamped, bright finish, pebbled, nickel-plate. Two piece construction with the centre attached at two points by solder in similar fashion to Imperial buckles.
In excellent condition with crisp detailing, an excellent example. |
| RLB Officers 1st. type armband. A really high quality RLB armband in blue silk like material. RLB badge in 'bevo' woven into the material. Perfect condition. Early type with early badge, before the swaz on the chest motif took over.
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| S.A.T.Vol,No.27 6-pr.,7cwt A-T Gun 1944. 1944 dated,128pg manual for the 6pdr.,7cwt Anti-Tank Gun the standard issue AT gun for the British Army. The manual gives a general description and then sections on gun drill, firing, stripping,mechanism,sighting,maintenance and ammuntion. In good overall condition with some creasing to the cover and light marking. |
| S.A.T.Vol.I No.20 .303 Lewis Machine Gun. 1939 Small Arms Training manual vol.I, No.20 .303-inch Lewis Machine Gun. 31pg, clean copy of the manual describing all aspects of training to use the Lewis light machine gun. |
| S84/98 Bayonet and frog. Excellent condition Third Reich S84/98 bayonet for the K98 rifle.Wooden gripped, manufacturer marked cqh (Clemen &Jung) and 1944 dated. Inspection marks to most major components. Clean scabbard marked 'cof' (Eickhorn) with a 1942 dated frog manufacturer marked 'gfg' (Carl Hepting & Co.) .Excellent clean condition. |
| S84/98 Bayonet. Excellent condition Third Reich S84/98 bayonet for the K98 rifle.Wooden gripped, manufacturer marked S/185G (possibly WKC), and with inspection marks to most major parts. Clean unmarked scabbard with some very minor dents and abrasions.Excellent clean condition. |
| SA Shoulder straps. Pair of shoulder straps for SA-Sturmann to SA-Haupttruppfuhrer from SA Foot units including the SA-Standarten ' Feldherrnhalle '.
Straps of the sew in type with both having RZM labels to the reverse. Both in good condition but both have moth tracking and a minor hole attributable to moth damage. |
| Scewback EKI. Good example of a screwback Iron Cross 1st Class by Souval. Three piece construction with some very minor spidering beneath the black finish of the core and a clearly marked screwback disc (L/58 indicating manufacture by Souval). Retaining spike to rear of top arm and lightly patinated to obverse and reverse. A good example of a wartime, screwback EKI. |
| Sectioned Switch No.10 Time Pencil. INERT Switch No.10, Time Pencil. Widely used by SOE and special forces this delay action fuze was used in conjunction with a detonator or Bickford cord to set off explosives. This example has a red safety strip indicating a 30 minute delay. The pencil was initiated by crushing the copper tube that shrouds a glass ampuole containing corrosive liquid. This example has been sectioned to show the inner workings but is missing the acetone ampoule. This example in good condition with some crushing to the copper sleeve that covered the ampoule. |
| Set of parade Aiguillettes, in mint condition. Purchased with the dress belt listed on the site, this is a beautiful set of bullion aiguillettes. Worn by senior staff, adjudents, aides etc. This set is stone mint, and would make a great display or go perfectly with a parade uniform. |
| Short History of the Royal Tank Corps - POW interest. 139pg 'Short History of the Royal Tank Corps' named and numbered to 855278 Tpr.C.A.Hall 3rd Bn. RTR. Tpr.Hall was captured and held as a POW at Stalag XXID Posen and was freed in March 1945. Hall came from Woodmansterne in Surrey.
The history is illustrated with b/w plates and has detailed appendices and is presented in diary format and runs until 1925. In reasonable conditionwith slightly grubby boards with chipped edges and spine. Contents clean and tight. Tpr. Hall's number stencilled to front cover. |
| Silk Escape Map. Wartime silk map used in escape packs used by aircrew and othe forces. This double sided map is numbered 44E and 44F covering Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra. Still folded as issued, in excellent condition.
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| Silver wound badge, solid construction. Silver wound badge has oxidised to a universal grey colour. Made of the solid, 'pig' metal that so many of the Third Reich badges are cast in. Has maker mark '30' to rear. excellent condition otherwise and heavy. |
| SOE A.C.,Delay Fuze and Ampoules. Fuze, Delay Action, A.C.,Mk1A (A.C.Delay) with a full boxed set of acetone ampoules. British Mk1A A.C. Delay for use with the Limpet mine. The acetone ampoules contain differing strengths of acetone which when inserted into the A.C. Delay and crushed, ate through a celluloid washer which retained a striker. The differing rates of dissolving the celluloid washer dictated the length of delay, an orange ampoule for instance, giving a 7.5hr delay. Release of the striker intiated the Limpet.
This example in very good condition retaining approx.50% of it's original grey paint but with no striker. Acetone ampoules contained in their original waxed card box, all ampoules intact but have some settlement of their colour stains. Uncommon item of SOE/Special forces equipment. |
| SOE Crimping Tool, Type 6. Unissued SOE Crimping Tool, Type 6 , used for providing a double waterproof crimp for the No.8 or No.27 detonator used for intiating explosive charges. In excellent condition, still wrapped in the original wax paper. |
| SOE Fog Signal igniter. Igniters, Fuze, Fog Signal, Mk.IA for use in setting off explosive charges on rail tracks. Igniter is fixed to track and set off by a passing locomotive. This example is a British type which saw use with SOE and other clandestine organisations.
In good overall condition with some minor loss of paint and with the snout fuse holder cut short and crimped in. Scarce example. |
| SOE in France. SOE in France - M.R.D.Foot - An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944. Pub.H.M.S.O. 1966, 550pgs, 4 maps. A good clean copy with similar dustwrapper, part of the H.M.S.O. History of the Second World War series. |
| SOE Type Switch No.10 Time Pencil. INERT Switch No.10, Time Pencil. Widely used by SOE and special forces this delay action fuze was used in conjunction with a detonator or Bickford cord to set off explosives. This example has a red safety strip indicating a 30 minute delay. The pencil was initiated by crushing the copper tube that shrouds a glass ampuole containing corrosive liquid. In excellent condition. |
| SOE Tyreburster. Consisting of a tinned steel outer case made in two halves containg a ring of HE, the tyreburster was designed for use against vehicles. A minimum load of 150lbs was required to intiate a special pressure switch setting off the charge.
This example has some surface corrosion and displays traces off it' original finish, fuse present and intact. A scarce example of a weapon used by clandestine forces. |
| SOE/OSS Spring Cosh. A good example of the spring cosh made for the OSS and SOE.
18.5cms long when closed and 43cms extended complete with original green leather covering.
A little over 8000 coshes were manufactured by the Timms Spring Co. of Ohio of which 1000 were delivered to the British Ministry of Supply.
This example in good operable condition with some minor dings and dents and toned overall. |
| Somerset Light Infantry printed insignia. Printed, white on red, SOMERSET L.I. shoulder title and scarce regimental yellow on green and blue XIII device. Both in excellent condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. |
| Spange to the Iron Cross Second Class. Unissued Spange to the EKII that was one of several to be found amongst the effects of a veteran. Spange retains a high proportion of it's original frosting with polished highlights, one small area of staining to one wing. Bar retains all pins which appear to have never been opened. Small areas of contact wear from having rattled around in a tin for sixty years ! - an excellent example. |
| Spanish Volunteer Medal (German Government Issue) Awarded to the 'Blue Division' Spanish citizens fighting with Germany against Russia. Not a common medal, and unfortunately this has lost a lot of the original bronze finish. No ribbon,but it is possible to find a lenght of this. |
| Stirling I,III,IV Pilot's Notes. 1944 dated Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes for Stirling I,III and IV. 62 page, card covered booklet with fold out photos of cockpits and crew stations. In excellent condition with minor staining and creasing to cover. Everything you ever needed to know to fly a Stirling ! |
| SUPERB NSDAP PODIUM or HALL FLAG/DRAPE This is a superior quality flag measuring 4' x 5'4", designed to be hung from the top, as it has 4 sets of nickel plated snap clips sewn to a strengthening rope along the top edge.
High quality red cotton fabric is very thick, it is double sided, with a separate swastika sewn to each side. Virtually mint, it retains all is colour and has virtually no damage. |
| Switch No.10 Time Pencil with box. INERT Switch No.10, Time Pencil. Widely used by SOE and special forces this delay action fuze was used in conjunction with a detonator or Bickford cord to set off explosives. This example has a green safety strip indicating an approx. 3hr delay. The pencil was initiated by crushing the copper tube that shrouds a glass ampuole containing corrosive liquid. This example comes with an original tin which originally contained 5 time pencils. Tin in excellent condition with some remaining stencilling. |
| Switch No.9 'L Delay' . Increasingly uncommon Switch No.9 'L Delay' MkI with storage tin and very uncommon instruction leaflet. Standard equipment for many of the special forces, resistance etc the 'L Delay' acts as a delay fuze working on the principle that Tellurium lead breaks after a period of time under a continuous tension at a given temperature. This particular example is for a 1 hour delay at 65 degrees F. Comes complete with an MD1, 1945 dated tin and a 1944 dated instruction leaflet marked 'Not to be taken into front line trenches'.
'L Delay' in excellent condition with some paint loss to information tab, tin equally clean condition with clearly legible stencilling. Instruction leaflet has some rust marks to front cover but is otherwise intact and legible. |
| The 8th Armoured Brigade 1939-1945. 43pg history of the 8th Armoured Brigade printed in 1946 printed while the Brigade was in Germany. Features colour illustrations of all the unit insignia with who the unit served, colour maps and appendices. Also comes with the compliments slip of Brig. Prior Palmer.
Card covers with some minor staining and creases, otherwise in good condition. |
| The Story of the RASC 1939-45. 720pg comprehensive history of the RASC's involvement in the Second World War. Published in 1955 under the direction of the RASC institute, illustrated through out with maps and b/w plates, with a full roll of honour. In excellent clean condition with a similar dust wrapper which has a few minor marks and chips. |
| Third Reich BATTLE flag/ Party flag, near mint. Used for all types of display etc. I think this NSDAP style flag was used in the field rather than just for political purposed. Red cotton is that rough material that all the combat flags are made of, rather than the smoother cotton on the party flags. In virtual mint condition, perfect colour asit's been under the stairs for 60 years!! (part of the Colorado estate find) Integral rope along the top. Size is stamped in ink on the hem, 1.0 x 1.7. Makes it a good size for display. Nice flag |
| Third Reich NCO's visor cap An untouched piece, and never been in a collection before! Purchased recently direct from source, along with a nice party armband, both bought back from the war as souvenirs. This is not a mint cap, but has that 'used' and 'been there-done-that' look and feel. There is no damage to the cap, and only one tiny moth nip at the back. The celluliod diamond has gone to time. There is writing and ink stamps to the inside of the leather sweatband, but I can't make them out. Nicely toned badges are original to the piece. NCO's chinstrap is prefect and never been removed. |
| Third Reich Police buckle and belt. Great condition belt and buckle set for a Police officer. All alloy, two piece buckle in near mind condition. Black leather belt marked and dated. Size stamped as 110cm long. Both parts of leather stamped with 1943 dates. Difficult to upgrade, leather very supple. |
| Third Reich Red Cross armband. BEVO. Worn by all members of the Deutche Red Cross on the left sleeve of their grey uniforms. Cream cotton with BEVO lettering and red cross in the center. Has not been sewn to a uniform, and is an open condition. No damage, a little grubby. |
| Third Reich Veteran's cased awards. Flock and artificial silk lined case, containing one veteran's awards. The awards include WW1 EKII, 1939 Bar for EKII, War Merit Medal, Wound Badge in Black, Russian Front Medal and 25 Year Faithful Service Decoration. All awards are in good condition with all pins, catches and rings present, and all have varying degrees of toning.
In the lid of the purpose made box is a chain, secured by pins, onto which miniatures of all of the decorations have been attached. This too, is in good condition with minor oxidisation of some of the awards. |
| Third Reich war merit medal. (Kreigsverdeinstmedaille) Quite a common item still, but this has nice age patina, and has been there and done it!!! War merit medal with original, slightly faded ribbon. A civilian award only, was introduced after the war merit cross. |
| U.S. 8th Air Force Sleeve badge. Classic, English made, bullion U.S. 8th Air Force sleeve badge. Bullion wire embroidered onto wool, this example toned with slight oxidization between stitches but otherwise in excellent condition. Evidence of having been removed from a uniform. |
| Unissued WW2 ATS Field service cap. Unissued O/Rs, ATS coloured field service cap, size 7 1/4. In the colours of the ATS, dark brown with green piping and beech brown crown. Clean interior with size stamp. In excellent unmothed condition with no badge or holes for fitting a badge. |
| Unusual early Nazi Party stick-pin Part of a group of items purchesed from America recently. An unusual eagle stick-pin, early party eagle form. Cast in solid nickel with brass pin. |
| Uppingham School OTC belt plate. Gilt buckle for wear by Oakham and Uppingham OTC based at Uppingham School in Rutland. Design features the silver seal of the founder of the school, Archdeacon Johnson in which he is depicted as a schoolmaster with his rod of office, surrounded by boys and girls
Gilt is fresh with some wear to highpoints and buckle is undamaged. The cut off remains of the original belt attached to one keeper. Uncommon belt buckle. |
| US M8/M3 Airborne Fighting Knife WW2 vintage. A classic example of this type of fighting knife, seen in all the good war films strapped to the chest of the US Airborne troops!! An untouched example that has been issued and used, but is still in excellent condition. Pressed leather grip is fine with no damage. Sleel pommel has the 'flaming ball' stamped in the top.Scabbard is green hard plastic and still has the leather 'thong' tie down at the bottom! Top of scabbard throat is marked USM8 and BM CO. Blade is blued steel, properly sharpened to one edge, maker marked US M3 CAMILLUS. Green webbing belt loop and grip strap in excellent condition. |
| USAAF A-2 6th ASW Squadron. Excellent A-2 leather jacket by Rough Wear Clothing Co. Size 40 with original embroidered squadron badge to left breast. The badge is for the 6th Anti Submarine squadron who flew B24s. They arrived in the UK in 1943, initially based at Dunkeswell, then Podington where they joined the air offensive in Europe.
Jacket is in excellent, supple condition with no damage to the leather. the Talon zip runs freely and is undamaged apart from missing two teeth at the neck which does not affect it's operation. Both snap fasteners to pockets present and operational. Some minor damage to cuffs but substantially intact, retaining their elasticity. Likewise the waistband retains it's elasticity and is undamaged.
Lining is intact apart from some heavy wear around the neck which has created some rips to the lining. Label is present but partially detatched. Hanging loop present and undamaged. Air Force decal to left arm worn but approx. 70% intact.Altogether an excellent example. |
| Vet bring back Japanese good luck flag. Japanese yosegaki hinomaru or good luck flag. Approx 75 x 85cms printed on cotton with two leather reinforced corners and cotton ties. Flag has been altered with the addition of a sleeve for mounting on a pole. The sleeve has characters running vertically including the exhortation ' Ki Buun Chokyu ' translating as ' I pray that your military fortunes are long lasting.'
This is a genuine vet. bring back and has genuine battle damage as well as traces of the previous owner ! |
| Victorian Berkshire Yeomanry undress sabertache. Patent leather undress sabertache for the Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Approximately 1880 in date, the sabertache has the silver device of crescent and star to the front flap.
The patent leather has hardened and in some areas chipped, whilst the reverse exhibits considerable wear. However, the structure is still sound with all hanging loops present. Uncommon item to a small Yeomanry force and priced to reflect faults. |
| Victorian Fifeshire Artillery silver topped swagger stick. High quality hallmarked silver swagger stick for the Fifeshire Artillery. Birmingham hallmarks for 1896/97 and maker marked for Thomas Shaw with a hallmarked silver tip, shaft shellaced or french polished to a high gloss finish. Silver parts with a few minor dents and lightly patinated. A pleasing example.
The Fife Artillery was formed in 1860 with several of the coastal towns forming batteries. The various batteries were attached to the 1st Administration Brigade Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers when it was formed on 27th November 1860. Headquarters of the Brigade was intially at Kirkcaldy but moved to St. Andrews in 1861.In 1880 the brigade was consolidated and retitled the 1st Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers.
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| War Merit Cross 2nd Class Without Swords In Packet of Issue War Merit Cross 2nd class medal without swords ,still in its original paper packet of issue, still wrapped in original tissue paper and with a mint condition ribbon. The medal is ringstamped '1' having been made by Deschler & Sohn. Deschler & Sohn, Munchen 9 is printed to the reverse of the titles packet. Difficult to upgrade. |
| WAR-TIME 'BRING-BACK' SELECTION, UNTOUCHED! I was lucky enough to receive a phone call from the relatives of the soldier who owned this group of interesting items. Sadly he (a private Betteridge) had died recently and these were in his effects. In addition to this group of insignia, were two daggers, which are listed separately. Group consists of typical 'bring-back' items, and amongst them are Luftwaffe buckle and leather belt, nazi service medal, 2 nazi cap eagles (no pins), British shoulder div insignia, various German rank insignia, a mint condition 'bevo' Kreigsmarine breast eagle, British cap badge for the Royal Lancashire Regt, plus various other bits. Also included is the leather wallet/case that all this was kept in by Pvt. Betteridge. A fun group of items. |
| Wartime WAAF recruiting poster. 24 x 36cm wartime poster showing an image of a civilian woman looking in the mirror and being greeted by her reflection in WAAF uniform. Printed by W.R.Royle & Son for H.M.S.O.
In good overall condition with some dust, light creasing and a 25mm tear to the bottom edge. |
| Wehrmacht O/Rs tropical sidecap. 1942 dated other ranks tropical sidecap made by Clemens Wagner, Braunschweig. Classic khaki, cotton twill construction with red linen interior lining with maker, size (54) and 1942 date and typical tropical cap insignia. The cap has been folded into the popular 'boat' shape and shows very minor signs of use with very minor knicks to the edge and very minor staining to front lining. An excellent example of the 'overseas cap' |
| Wehrmacht tropical motorcyclist's coat. Mint, unissued Wehrmacht tropical motorcyclist's coat. Dated 1941 with a Berlin manufacturer mark and the original, tacked in, paper issue label. Made out of heavy olive cotton twill material and with a quarter length internal mesh lining. All buttons present with some very minor snagging to one shoulder strap loop. A superb example of an item of uniform in widespread use by the Afrikacorps.
Heavy item. |
| WW1 29th Div Mk I Steel helmet. Steel helmet Mk I or 'Brodie'. This particular example is marked to the front with the reversed light infantry bugle of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry and to the side with the 'half a diamond' of the 29th Division. Additionally there is a service number impressed into the intact chinstrap making this emminently researchable.
The helmet has approx. 25% of the original textured green paint finish with both the unit markings clearly visible. Corrosion has been cleaned from the shell and is maker marked to the rim. The liner is present, but tatty and as previously mentioned the chinstrap is present and flexible. Altogether an interesting and uncommon example of a unit marked helmet to a small unit. |
| WW1 34th Div MkI Steel Helmet. Steel helmet Mk I or 'Brodie'. This particular example is marked to the front with the chequerboard device of the 34th Division, a device that was adopted after the Division's arrival in France in early 1916.
This example is interesting for showing clear signs of having been refurbished by the AOC Salvage Supply Depot indicating that it was probably retrieved from the battlefield. The liner is a standard 'War Office Pattern Brodie's Patent' type that has a rip machine repaired and the crown cushion replaced and secured with a nut,bolt and washer. The chinstrap is a two piece replacement. The current paint finish shows clear signs of having been overpainted over a previous finish with the 34 Div sign to the front and possible signs of a similar device to the reverse that has been removed.
The helmet is in good condition with approx 75% original paint finish remaining (34 Div. device 98% present) with a clean liner. The chinstrap is pliable but potentially fragile near chinstrap loop in one place. However, this is an excellent divisionally marked example with a history. |
| WW1 Battye Bomb. 1914/15 extemporised grenade so-called Battye or Bethune bomb. This cast iron, ammonal filled grenade was designed by Capt.B.C.Battye RE and manufactured at the First Army Workshops. Rough cast and grooved on the surface to aid fragmentation they were closed with a wooden plug and detonated by a short length of safety fuze and a Nobel igniter.
This example is in good solid condition with wooden plug and the remains of the safety fuze.
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| WW1 British Victory Medal, Tank Corps. WW1 British Victory Medal to 110139 Pte.W.Simmonds.Tank Corps. In original unpolished condition with original stitched together ribbon. Tank Corps medals are particularly sought after. |
| WW1 British wound stripe. Unissued British WWI brass wound stripe with fold over tabs and galvanised backing plate. Backing plate marked ' The Wounded Stripe No.2 prov. pat.' Wound stripe itself marked ' The Wounded Stripe No.20 pat No.115896 ' to reverse. Stripe in clean, fresh but toned condition, likewise backing plate. |
| WW1 C96 7.63mm 'Broomhandle' Mauser. A good example of a WW1 7.63mm C96 Mauser self-loading pistol. Although not dated it displays typical features of wartime production with machining marks showing on the frame of the gun. The butt is rebated to accept the wooden shoulder-stock/holster and has all matching numbers. The action is tight and crisp with a good amount of original bluing present on the ladder sight, extractor and safety. The rest of the gun is clean with a few areas of minor corrosion. Altogether a good clean example which was originally a 'bring back' trophy that was recently recovered from a loft. DEACTIVATED.
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| WW1 Canadian Ross Bayonet. An excellent example of the Canadian 'Bayonet Ross Mk2' with the accompanying 'Scabbard Bayonet Ross Mk2'. Clearly stamped 'Ross Rifle Co.Quebec' and dated January 1917 with various other acceptance marks. In fine condition. |
| WW1 Dated Snail Whistle. 1915 dated nickel 'snail' type whistle by J.Hudson & Co., Birmingham. Not as commonly found as the long type, this example is in good condition and has intials 'J.S.(?)' scratched on both sides. |
| WW1 Dated Whistle. 1916 dated nickel by A.DeCourcy & Co, Frankfort St, Birmingham. A whistle by a less common maker in good condition with a pleasing patination overall. |
| WW1 Dated Whistle. 1915 dated nickle whistle by J.Hudson & Co, Birmingham. Old crack to reverse mouthpiece but otherwise in excellent condition. Patent number marked to top of whistle. |
| WW1 Dayfield Body armour A scarce example of the Dayfield Body Shield. The design was patented in 1916 by Francis Dayton and Mr E A Whitfield. The armour consisted of four plates fitted into a khaki cotton "waistcoat".
The patent describes the shield thus: “This invention has for its object to provide a shield that shall be efficient and light and capable of being comfortably worn by a soldier or other person for the protection of his body against attack by rifle fire, bayonet, lance or sword”.
This example is dusty with some staining of the heavy cotton waistcoat. In three areas the plate is showing ( very minor ) and there is some minor rusting bleeding through the cotton. Both attachments tapes intact and clear ' Dayfield ' stencil to interior. A good solid example of early body armour.
Please contact me re postage as it is quite heavy at nearly 3kgs |
| WW1 Durham Light Infantry shoulder titles. Pair of unissued WW1 slip-on shoulder titles for the Durham Light Infantry. Embroidered on wool with canvas backing and heavy tape sliders. In excellent, fresh condition. |
| WW1 German bayonet troddel. Cotton and rope WW1 coloured bayonet troddel. Colour combinations indicate use by an Infantry or Foot Artillery unit, 2nd Kompanie, Ist Battalion. In good condition with minor fraying at the bottom of the loop. |
| WW1 Iron Cross Ist Class. A quality WW1 EK1. In vaulted or convex form with a thin flattened needle type fixing, this cross is of a high quality three piece construction. To underline this quality, this cross is quite light. In excellent condition overall, with light patination to frame and reverse and very minor marks to centre. |
| WW1 National Service lapel badge. Brass and enamel lapel badge with button hole fixing by Collins of London for an unknown company ( M & S ), ' Engaged on Government Work '. Undamaged enamel with toned gilt, good example. |
| WW1 No.36 MkI Grenade with gas check. A fine condition British, WW1, No.36M MkI Hand Grenade with base plate (gas check Mk2 ) for use in the cup discharger as fitted to the SMLE rifle. Manufactured by JMD & SL in 1917, both the body and baseplug share the same manufacturer. The gas check is unmarked. The grenade is fully strippable and is in excellent, original black lacquer finish.
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| WW1 No.36 MkI Grenade. A fine condition British, WW1, No.36M MkI Hand Grenade . Manufactured by M.M.Ltd in 1918, uncommonly both the body, baseplug and lever share the same manufacturer. The grenade is fully strippable and is in excellent, original black lacquer finish.
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| WW1 Prussian belt buckle and tab. Nr MINT. Another bit from the Colorado estate find. This WW1 steel buckle has 95% of the original green paint and the tan leather belt tab!! Amazing considering this is nearly 100 years old now. Great condition |
| WW1 Russian stick grenade. Scarce WW1 Russian grenade designed by Col.Orlov. Galvanised steel body with an inner fragmentation sleeve with a brass sleeve to accomodate a black powder type fuze. The top of the grenade is held in place by two tabs, whilst the body sits on top of a wooden handle. An uncommon example.
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| WW1 Tank photo. Original postcard size photo of a ditched MkIV British tank. Good image showing the tank lying on it's side in a shell hole or trench with the unditching beam partially deployed. |
| WW1 Vickers Machine Gun Poster. Early WW1 poster featuring the .303 Vickers Machine Gun. Approx 47cms x 63cms published by Gale & Polden with exploded views and numbered parts list. The gun featured is the five arch sight bridge version typical of the very earliest issue of Vickers Guns. In excellent condition, has been folded with ink name to reverse. |
| WW1 War Department stamp. As new 1916 dated broad arrow stamp by Hallam of Manchester. Constructed from wood and brass this stamp appears to have never been used. Unusual item. |
| WW1 Women's Forestry Service badge. Embroidered WW1 Women's Forestry badge for good service/conduct. This example has been turned into a detachable badge by having a safety pin sown to the rear. Slightly frayed edges but moth free and otherwise an excellent example of a scarce badge. |
| WW1 '03 Pattern Holster. Anther probably unissued '03 Patt holster of the type often issued to tank crew, machine gunners and the RFC. This example in a light tan with clean interior, inspection mark to reverse and dated on retaining strap, in this case '17. |
| WW2 Airborne Division printed formation signs. Facing pair of printed Airborne Division formation signs featuring the well known image of Bellerophon astride a Pegasus. Although not a perfectly matched pair they were both removed from the same uniform by the original owner and both feature the same folding and stitching.
In excellent condition. |
| WW2 Australian Owen Machine Carbine bayonet. A good clean example of the ' Bayonet, Owen Machine Carbine, MkI. Manufactured by the Orange Arsenal in March 1944 it is clearly to that effect on the ricasso along with Australian acceptance marks. Both grips are clearly marked as is the scabbard and comes mounted in a Canadian manufactured frog. In excellent clean condition. |
| WW2 British Army Jungle pullover Superb condition example of the British Army Jungle pullover that was designed as part of the improved scale of equipment issue from 1944. Complete and undamaged with a 1945 dated manufacturer's label, in this case 'Warnorm' by J.B.L.& Sons. In a good large size (Size 3). Some minor storage stains that look that they might well wash out. |
| WW2 British Army Shirt. An excellent, probably unissued, wartime example of the collar attached, half opening British Army shirt. Clearly dated, 1945, and manufacturer marked. Large size ( 4 ). |
| WW2 British Clam explosive charge. British, WW2 Clam mine or bomb. Containing approx 200g of TNT/Tetryl explosive in a plastic body with magnetic 'holdfasts' to the reverse to attach the bomb to any iron or steel surface. Intiated by an 'L Delay' with a No.27 detonator this weapon was issued with a wooden plug in place of the delay as with this example. This particular example is in good overall condition with both the baseplate and both magnets present. Original markings to baseplate and rear. A section of the body to the reverse has a section broken off approx. 35 x 10mm and a small part of the fuse retaining clip is missing however, this does not detract greatly from this scarce example of special forces equipment-priced to reflect this.
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| WW2 British Pattern Time Pencil. WW2 British pattern time pencil. WW2 British pattern time pencil as issued to Auxiliary Units. This alloy, copper and brass example has most of it\'s original finish complete with a red band indicating 0.5 - 0.75 hour delay. These early British pattern delays are very scarce compared with later patterns and this example is complete but INERT.
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| WW2 British pattern time pencil. WW2 British pattern time pencil as issued to Auxiliary Units. This alloy, copper and brass example has most of it's original finish complete with blue bands indicating 20 - 30 hours delay. These early British pattern delays are very scarce compared with later patterns and this example is complete but INERT. |
| WW2 British plastic Parachute Regt badge. Good WW2 British plastic badge for the Parachute Regiment. Very little distortion and with both blades intact, a nice crisp unfaded example. |
| WW2 Calthrop or Tyreburster. WW2 'Christmas Tree' pattern, steel calthrop or tyreburster. Probably of American design, this type was airdropped over Luftwaffe airfields and roads from late1944 and was designed to present a point or cutting edge whichever way it landed. This example has approx. 65% original green finish with an impressed 'L' on one face with some minor confusion. |
| WW2 Cameron Highlander's Tam-o'-shanter. 1945 dated 'Balmoral Bonnet' more commonly known as a Tam-o'-shanter. Badged to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders with the appropriate tartan cloth backing. Dated and manufacturer marked A.& J.Gelfer, Glasgow, size 7 1/4. In excellent, moth free condition slightly grubby interior showing clear signs of wear. |
| WW2 FANY shoulder title. Embroidered shoulder title for the Women's Transport Service. From it's earlier war involvement with the ATS the FANYs became inextricably linked to SOE after an accidental selection of two members by Col. Gubbins. This example, clearly having been removed from a uniform is in good, unmothed condition. |
| WW2 German 1943 BeVo Breast eagle. BeVo 1943 type breast eagle. Completely manufactured in rayon with grey eagle on field grey. Uncut, mint condition with some minor creasing. |
| WW2 German Bevo breast eagle. Second model Bevo hoheitsabzeichen in silver grey thread on dark green. This was the most common emblem on M-36 tunics from 1939. This example in mint, uncut condition with some creasing. |
| WW2 German late war breast eagle. Final model breast eagle. Produced late in the war and was embroidered completely in rayon thread on artificial cotton. In excellent condition. |
| WW2 German Political Leader's belt and buckle. 60mm brown leather Political Leader's belt with 1939 gold washed aluminum buckle. Both buckle and keeper are clearly marked RZM M4/46. Belt is in good, polished condition whilst the buckle has some wear to the highspots. Also with the belt is the loop with two ' D ' rings for use with the shoulder strap and the holster. |
| WW2 German postcard with paratrooper subject. Colour postcard by well known German artist ' Willrich '. This card features the Fallschirmjager Knight's Cross winner Fw. Arpke and was sold in aid of the DDA. Card has some very minor creases and marking to reverse but the image is fresh and clean. Excellent example. |
| WW2 German trade badge. Wehrmacht trade badge for technical artisan ( handwerker ). In excellent clean condition with bright embroidery and clean bullion edging. |
| WW2 Italian 14th Division arm badge. WW2 Italian, sew-on 14th Division Isonzo arm badge. The 14 Infantry Division Isonzo was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Division was mobilized in June 1940 and took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia as part of the Italian XI Corps. After the Greco-Italian War it was based in Athens and Corynth. It surrendered to the German forces in September 1943.
This brass, struck example in good condition with some paint loss and one minor 'ding'.
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| WW2 Japanese 7.7mm, Type 99 ' Last Ditch ' Rifle. DEACTIVATED Japanese ' Last Ditch ' or ' Substitute ' 7.7mm , Type 99 rifle. This example was manufactured at the Tokyo Juki Kogyo Arsenal as part of the 27th series in approx. late 1944. Last Ditch weapons were built in an attempt to simplify and speed up production and this example features; receiver marked only with chrysanthemum, welded and pinned front band, fixed peep sight, no cleaning rod, wood buttplate and simplified cocking handle.
This example is in excellent condition with clear manufacturer's marks. An attempt has been made to deface the chrysanthemum, typical of surrendered weapons, with the rest of the metalwork in good condition and demonstrating clear machining marks again typical of last ditch weapons.
An opportunity to acquire an interesting variation of the Arisaka family of rifles.
AVAILABLE WITHIN THE UK ONLY. |
| WW2 Japanese 8mm Type 14, Nambu Pistol. DEACTIVATED 8mm Type 14 Nambu pistol. Standard Japanese sidearm of WW2 manufactured by Chuo Kogyo Co.Ltd in their Kokubunji factory in August 1941. Manufacturer marked, dated and type marked with matching serial numbers to all parts with the exception of the magazine. In good overall condition with the exception of a fractured safety, which although broken still functions, priced accordingly. With Deactivation certificate.
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| ww2 Japanese good luck vest. Unusual Japanese senninbari vest. Apparently a commercially available padded vest - 'menci' trade mark label - the vest has been embroidered with a thousand stitches split between the front and the back. The stitches are arranged around two hanko or shrine seals and below one seal a good luck coin has been stitched to the vest.
In good condition with some minor fraying of the lining and some staining from wear, this is an opportunity to obtain an unusual example of a Japanese senninbari. |
| WW2 Japanese Type 4 Pottery hand grenade. Scarce WW2 Japanese Type 4 pottery hand grenade. Originally containing Type 88 explosive which was initiated by a match composition attached to a fuze with a 4-5 second delay which was lacquered into the neck of the grenade. Now empty, the grenade is in good condition with a few surface marks.
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| WW2 Kriegsmarine flotation vest. 1941 dated Kriegsmarine basic chest pneumatic flotation vest. Inflated by mouth, vest has a central inflation tube and cloth ties to secure at the back. Various plugs allow deflation of individual cells. Manufacturer marked, dated and numbered, vest is in good bright, clean condition and still holds air.
Standard Kriegsmarine issue and often found issued to Wehrmacht occupants of landing craft tec. |
| WW2 Licence for British War Correspondent. Unissued WW2 Licence for British War Correspondent. Numbered but left blank in excellent condition. |
| WW2 Luftwaffe tropical shirt breast eagle. Veteran acquired Luftwaffe tropical shirt, breast eagle. Clearly removed from a uniform with stitching very much apparent, excellent example of a classic tropical item. |
| WW2 Mk.III PIAT projectile. 1944 dated Mk.III hollow charge projectile for the Projector Infantry Anti Tank or PIAT. Complete with fuze and with 85%+ of the original paintwork and stencilling. In good overall condition with some minor 'mothing' to the locking ring. disassembles.
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| WW2 No.4 Mk 1 Cruciform bayonet. Original British No.4 Mk1 cruciform bayonet introduced in November 1939 for the No.4 Rifle. Clearly stamped with Royal cypher, designation and SM for Singer Manufacturing with an etched inspection mark to one of the faces of the blade near the tang. Also SM 41 stamp to face of catch. Complete with correct No.4 Mk1 scabbard. Excellent overall condition with residual traces of black paint. |
| WW2 P.08 Luger hardshell holster. A good brown leather, buckled, German WW2 P.08 Luger holster. Clearly marked to rear with date,1939 manufacturer's marking, Carl Ackva Baukreuznach and inspection mark. . All stitching is sound with interior lifting strap present and functioning. Overall condition is good with minor marking, cuts and abrasions to exterior comensurate with use. |
| WW2 P.08 Luger, hardshell holster. A good leather, buckled, German WW2 P.08 Luger holster. Clearly marked to rear P.08, manufacturer's marking and inspection mark. Also has the intials ' VB ' scratched to rear. One loop has been reattached at some point in it's history, but not recently. All stitching is sound and the overall condition is good. Some minor marking and abrasions to exterior comensurate with use. |
| WW2 period, PURPLE HEART in case etc. A near mint example of the American award for being wounded in battle. Complete in the original case of issue with button hole and pin-back ribbons. |
| WW2 RAF pilot's brevet WW2/King's Crown, RAF pilot's brevet. Cream cotton embroidered wing on blue wool with padding to the centre. Black canvas backing. In excellent condition with very minor fraying to some parts of the edges where it has previously been attached to a uniform. |
| WW2 RAF 'E' Type airtex flying helmet. Unissued RAF 'Helmet, airtex, Type E'. Coded 22C/974 indicating a Size 2 this example with the elasticated chinstrap indicative of a late type. The airtex Type E helmet was introduced for crews on extended flights, such as Coastal Command, for comfort. This example in excellent , unissued condition with clean chamois inner earpieces, flexible and undamaged earphone carriers. All leather straps clean, flexible and undamaged with various issue stamps to interior and exterior. |
| WW2 Royal Marine's beret. Mint unissued, 1945 dated beret for use by the Royal Marines. Clearly maker marked, Kangol Wear Ltd and sized 6 1/4 with built in stiffener and red badge backing. Cutter or machinist's tag still present, sown into an interior seam. An excellent example with one barely detectable moth ' nibble ', entirely moth free. |
| WW2 SMLE/No.4 action cover. Canvas cover designed to protect the moving parts of either the SMLE or No.4 rifles. Secured by brass press studs and leather ties. Canadian manufacture, 1942 dated. In excellent condition with some storage marks. |
| WW2 Third Reich black wound badge Stamped out black would badge in near perfect condition. 100% paint finish, grubby from age! No maker as far as I can see. |
| WW2 U.S. 11th Airborne 511 PIR patch. Original 11th Airborne 511 Parachute Infantry Regt patch. Unique design printed onto false silk which has not been folded or cut to shape. Patch has been folded during storage which has left a crease which could probably be removed by ironing but has left a line across the design.
The 511th made one famous combat jump, the Los Banos Raid in the Philipines and were in combat against the Japanese until the end of the War.
Uncommon piece of airborne insignia. |
| WW2 US Marine Corps stiletto. A good example of a scarce fighting knife. It is thought that only some 14,000 examples of this pattern of knife were produced by Camillus.
Full length, but sharpened blade with some minor pitting and marking but no trace of the USMC etch. One piece cast grips in excellent condition with minor hairline stress cracks near the tang and crossguard, indeed it is very unusual to find an example without these cracks. Grips with some staining through use.
The knife is contained in an original but modified ,1943 dated, M6 style scabbard. This has two blocked out name/number combinations in ink to the reverse. All in all a good, solid example of a scarce pattern of fighting knife. |
| WW2 Volkssturm armband. Screen printed on cotton, Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht armband. In good , clean, unmothed condition with two indecipherable stamps over both eagles. |
| WW2 Workshop Manual for Austin Tilly. 1944 dated workshop manual for Car, 2 - Seater, 4x2, Austin Model G/YG Light Utility 10 HP, more poularly known as the Austin Tilly. Contains all the information required to drive and maintain the vehicle with numerous diagrams, exploded views and photographs. In excellent condition with some marking to boards, otherwise in tight, clean condition. |
| WW2 Wrens recruiting poster. Original WW2 Wrens recruiting poster - 'Join the Wrens and Free a Man for the Fleet'. 75 x 50cms printed for HMSO by J.Weiner Ltd.,London. In reasonable condition, with some old tape repairs and glue stains to the corners and fold lines. Main image and text is undamaged and clean. A striking wartime image. |
| WWII Colonel's SD tunic, cap and Sam Browne. Original Colonel's service dress tunic and cap. Tunic has gorget patches to both collars, evidence of previous rank to shoulder boards and Coronation medal ribbon to left breast. Half lined with evidence of a removed tailor's label, no discernible evidence of a name. In good overall condition with one invisible repair under collar and v.small moth hole to reverse and one cuff.
Good clean cap with bullion badge and silk and leather interior. Initials 'JWB' to sweatband. Minor staining to lining and marking to underside of peak.
Sam Browne, small size in good order but with no cross strap. All items came as one lot and are believed to be the property of one officer. |
| WWII No.36 Mk I Hand Grenade with Gas Check. A fine condition British, WWII, No.36M MkI Hand Grenade with base plate (gas check) for use in the cup discharger as fitted to the SMLE rifle. Features approx. 90%+ of the original brown lacquer with green filling ring and red ' Xs '. Base plate and lever are matching manufacturer marked with a 1940 dated base plug and base plate. All parts present and fully strippable.
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| WWII No.36M Mk I Hand Grenade. A fine condition British, WWII, No.36M MkI Hand Grenade. Features approx. 95%+ of the original brown lacquer with green filling ring and red ' Xs '. Body and lever are manufacturer marked with a 1940 dated base plug. Fully strippable.
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| WWII Paratroop / SOE Knee Pads An excellent, original, 1943 dated pair of knee pads,this pattern modelled on those used by the German Fallschirmjager and issued to early British Paratroops and SOE parachutists.
Clearly dated and sized ( Large ), elastic is flexible as is the foam pad. Wool, moth free with quick release lanyard present and undamaged.
Excellent exampleswith some storage marks. |
| ' 1927 Pattern ' Webbing . Set Uncommon set of webbing that has come to be known as '1927
Pattern'.This sets consists of Patt. '25 Cartridge carriers, Back adjustment strap, Bayonet frog, Braces, Haversack, and Upper rucksack; together with a Patt. '19 Rifle Equipment Entrenching tool carrier and Water bottle carrier, all in khaki. Almost all of the pieces are maker maked "M.E. Co." and dated 1927.
The cartridge carriers have been lightly blancoed, the rest of the set is un blancoed and in very good condition.
May I recommend the Karkee Web website for further discussion of this equipment. |
| '07 Pattern Sword Bayonet. British made '07 Pattern sword bayonet for the SMLE rifle. Manufactured by Mole, this example is in excellent condition with much original finish. Grip has a clear acceptance stamp with further acceptance marks to the blade. Scabbard is in a similar clean condition. Some bruising to one grip. |
| 'AFRIKA KORPS' cuff title. Although not been on an uniform, this shows considerable age and wear, probably from bad storage. Cotton fabric is very limp and pliable, bullion letters and weave show oxidation. actually feeels and looks really good in the hand, not all new and sparkly! An original title, late war. |
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