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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.