FANY/MTC Waistbelt.
Leather Sam Brown style waist belt of the pattern used for FANY or MTC members. This pattern is distinct in having no provision for a cross strap or equipment/sword loops as found on a standard Sam Brown. This example would fit 28"-30" waist and is in good condition, faint ink name and inscription to interior. read more
WW1 West Riding of Yorkshire Special Constabulary Lapel badge.
WW1 Gilt and enamel West Riding of Yorkshire Special Constabulary Section Leader lapel badge. Uncommon, impressive badge with horseshoe lapel fitting to reverse. Undamaged enamel, some patination of gilding. read more
1915 Grenadier Guards casualty trio and Mary Tin Grouping.
WW1 1914-15 Trio to 13056 Pte.Harry.R.Arnold 2/Coldstream Guards with Princess Mary Gift Tin and bullet pencil. Arnold was killed on 06/07/1915 near La Basee aged 20, he is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Cemetery Extension. Medals come with original ribbons and are in good, clean condition also Record Office certificates issuing the medals to an address in Birmingham in 1920. Grouping also comes ... read more
1914 Buckinghamshire Special Constabulary Lapel badge.
1914 dated , bronzed lapel badge for Buckinghamshire Special Constabulary. Manufacturer marked ' Toye, London ' to the reverse with horseshoe lapel fitting. Good, clean condition. read more
26.00 GBP
GOOLIE CHIT-FAR EAST-MINT CONDITION
Description: 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 mint, un-issued ... read more
Derby Scheme WWI khaki armband.
A WW1 khaki wool armband with applied red felt Crown in lieu of uniform under the Derby Scheme. Ink stamp “Issued under authority of Army Council” to inside with issue number. In excellent, moth free condition. read more
65.00 GBP
Souvenired Wehrmacht Belt and K98 Bayonet.
Genuine Normandy souvenir acquired directly from veteran's family .Wehrmacht belt with a tabbed, steel buckle by ' Dr Franke & Co ' dated 1941 with a similarly dated and marked tab with separate load attachment ring. Buckle worn with some vestigial paint to obverse but with most finish remaining to reverse. Also with attached frog and bayonet, in this case a 1941 dated example by Herder & Sohn ... read more
WW2 Grenadier Guards/ 1 Corps Grouping
A pleasing grouping of ephemera and insignia to an anonymous grenadier called ' Len ' who served with the regiment with I Corps as they fought from Normandy to becoming amongst the first static occupation forces in Germany. Grouping includes souvenir books of postcards from Belgium and France, an English/French phrase book that looks to be survivor of an earlier conflict, Guard's Christmas card... read more
WW1 Bradford Pals Tobacco Tin.
Brass, oval tin with hinged lid featuring a brass and enamel badge ' In honour of Bradford Pals 16 Ser.Bn W.Y. Regt. '. Obviously a momento of service with the 16th (Service) Battalion (1st Bradford) Pals. probably as a tobacco or snuff tin. In good, clean condition, the badge with rubbed details ( much loved ). read more
WW1 British Rifle Breech Cover.
British, 1916 dated canvas breech cover for the .303 SMLE rifle. Manufacturer marked for the Mills Equipment Co and in heavily used but sound condition but missing the leather lace tie. Inscribed with two Islamic names suggesting later Eygptian ( ? ) use. read more