ORIGINAL FAMILY PHOTO OF SS UNTERSCHARFUHRER.
A smaller photo, possibly from an album showing a SS Unterscharfuhrer posing with his family. B/w photo measures 9x6cm. Very clear image. Shows he has won EKII on his tunic. Annotated in ink on reverse 31Juli 1943. read more
20.00 GBP
Imperial 1898 First pattern S98aA Quill Point Bayonet
Acquired along with item 10820 directly from the family with whom it has resided for the last 100+ years this is an untouched souvenir. First pattern S98aA manufactured in Erfurt in 1901 with matching Baden unit markings to bayonet and scabbard ( 112.R.10.157 ) and various fraktur inspection markings to blade and hilt. Working catch with a blade that shows clear signs of being sharpened. Good, ... read more
215.00 GBP
Wartime NAAFI Insignia.
Uncommon insignia for a uniformed officer of the NAAFI ( Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes ) . Created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the British Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families the NAAFI played it's greatest role during WW2 when it ran 7,000 canteens and had 96,000 personnel including control of ENSA.
Th... read more
Periodical Notes on the German Army - Panzertruppen.
June 1940 Manual ' Periodical Notes on the German Army No.24 - German Armoured Fighting Troops ( Panzertruppen ) ' . 31pgs with the perceived knowledge of German panzer operations, equipment and organisation accrued up to 14th June 1940. Comes with fold-out tables and b/w photographs. Ex IWM lib, good, clean condition with some light rusting of staples and annotation to front cover. read more
25.00 GBP
9ct Gold and tortoise shell sweetheart brooch Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
9ct Gold and tortoise shell sweetheart brooch for the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. London 1915 9ct hallmarks to rim. read more
70.00 GBP
British WW2 Mustard Gas testing kit & Sampling Pump.
Detector, Vapour, Pocket, MkII and air sampling pump. 1944 dated tin containing 1943 dated papers and reagents required for the testing for the presence of Mustard Gas and other Blister Gases. Complete with 1943 dated notebook. Contents in unissued condition withsome corrosion and rubbing to exterior. Comes complete with air sampling pump in it's dated canvas pouch. read more
HJ Hitlerjugend Abzeichen 1935.
Alloy, pinback HJ Hitlerjugend Abzeichen 1935. Maker marked ' Zimmermann, Stuttgart '. Good, used condition. read more
30.00 GBP
WW2 RAF Sergeant Rank Stripes.
A good, used set of WW2 RAF Sergeant rank stripes, clear signs of having been removed from a uniform. read more
British WW2 Drivers'/Dust Goggles.
Contained in their 1942 dated tin, a mint pair of drivers'/dust goggles. Steel framed with cotton tapes and leather bridge and manufacturer marked ' J.M. & Co., Ltd, 1942 still wrapped in their original paper. Googles in excellent, unissued condition with case with storage marking and sub surface corrosion. read more
WW1 MGC Cuff Rank Tunic.
A good example of a cuff rank tunic to a Major of the Territorials serving in the Machine Gun Corps. Particularly large size ( 44" + chest ). Good quality, well cut tunic with multi-piece Major's rank applied to cuffs. Fully lined with evidence of previous tailor's labels, now sadly missing. Bronzed MGC collar badges surmounting brass ' Ts ' to both collars with gilt MGC buttons by Jennens. Ge... read more