WW2 Landzollbeamten Zollgrenzschutz shoulder boards

A matching pair of shoulder boards to the rank of a. pl. Zoll-assistent in the Landzollbeamten Zollgrenzschutz - Land Customs. Removable pattern of shoulder board mounted with white metal Gothic-styled letters RFV ( Reichsfinanzverwaltung ). Good, clean condition with some very minor moth grazes.  read more

Code: 11613

WW1 k. u. k. Kappenabzeichen 1 Armee.

Austria WWI Cap Badge of the 1st Army. Zinc construction with hinged pin, ( missing keeper ) and manufacturer marked BWS - Brüder Schneider Wien.  read more

Code: 11611

17th Lancers Clay pipe.

Victorian clay pipe with impressed badge and motto of the 17th Lancers to both sides of the bowl. Good, undamaged condition, unusual.  read more

Code: 11610

Lancashire Fusiliers Pagri Flash.

Cotton on wool pagri flash worn by o/rs of the Lancashire fusiliers. This example is in probably unissued condition.  read more

Code: 11609

THIRD REICH WEHRMACHT ALLOY BELT BUCKLE.

A very nice example of a one-piece Wehrmacht pebbled alloy/aluminium belt buckle. Never painted, always clean silver alloy. Integral cast into the body, retaining ‘loop’. Marked on the body FLL inside little circles. The "FLL" mark on a World War II German belt buckle stands for Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid, a well-known manufacturer of military insignia, badges, and accoutrements located in t...  read more

Code: 11596

THIRD REICH PEBBLED ALLOY WEHRMACHT BELT BUCKLE.

A nice example of an all aluminium cast buckle with pebbled background. No original finish left to the front and nice, honest wear to the reverse. Some of the original dark green paint remains here. Maker marked go one reverse edge. HA.
An "HA" maker mark on a World War II German belt buckle stands for the manufacturer H. Arld located in Nürnberg (Nuremberg)  read more

Code: 11598

Luftwaffe Aircrew Soldbuch grouping.

Luftwaffe aircrew soldbuch grouping to a Lt.Karl-Ferdinand Buchmann. Grouping consists of a soldbuch, a wireless operator's licence, period wedding photograph, a post-war identity and a proof of identity for his Czech wife. Buchmann's radio operator licence has been contemporarily altered from that intended for a mechanic. It would appear from the soldbuch entries that Buchmann was a blind flyi...  read more

Code: 11608

WW2 RAF Type II Wall Clock.

14" dial RAF austerity wall clock. 1942 dated example featuring a stained oak surround with a 14" , Type II dial with an RAF crest. The reverse has a plywood box containing a 1942 dated Smiths of Coventry Astral platform escapement movement with a further 1942 date impressed to the reverse of the surround. The clock runs well and is in good used condition but has had some touching up of the di...  read more

Code: 11607

WW2 British Generator, Lachrymatory, No. 2 Mk IV.

Uncommon WW2 British Generator, Lachrymatory, No. 2 Mk IV. The device was a pyrotechnic smoke grenade designed primarily for riot control and training. Rather than exploding, it burned at a very high temperature to release a thick cloud of irritating chemical smoke. It was filled with CN gas (chloroacetophenone), the standard tear gas of that era and marked B2 to the body indicating this fact. ...  read more

Code: 11606

Poona Horse stickpin sweetheart badge.

22mm Indian silver stickpin for the Poona Horse. Originally raised in 1820 as cavalry unit, various amalgamations resulted in their current form in 1921 with battle honours including WW1 and WW2 where they received their first armour in 1945. They have gone on to fight with distinction in the India–Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971.  read more

Code: 11605