Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
British WWII Cigarette Ration tin.
Standard WW II British cigarette ration tin. Orignally containing 50 cigarettes, two of these tins were to be found in the standard 14 man composite ration. This example in excellent condition and maker marked MB ( Metal Box ) to the side of the lid, scratches to the underside but otherwise excellent.
Switch No.1,Pull,Mark I.
British pull switch No.1, Mk.1, another of the series of booby trap switches in use by special forces. Clearly marked MD.1 A.14 to top of barrel and complete with it's anchor plate and percussion cap holder. Fully strippable and in excellent working condition. INERT
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.
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.
East Yorkshire Regiment Wolseley pattern sun helme
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.