WW2 Luftwaffe Flak Section Visor Cap.

WW2 Luftwaffe O/R's and NCO's visor cap piped in red for Flak branch. Size marked 56 1/2 and dated 1938 with a clear Hamburg maker's trademark present to the interior in the diamond left by the missing celluloid protector. Unit marked I/Flak.R.6 present to the reverse of the headband. Leather headband has areas of damage with a section that has been relatively crudely re-stitched with some min...  read more

Code: 10928

Bruce Bairnsfather ' Old Bill ' Wall Plaque - When the Hell is goin' to be Strawberry ?

25cm approx china wall plaque by the Grimwades company featuring a design by the well known WW1 artist Bruce Bairnsfather. Featuring a decorative border of trench war paraphernalia with a central cartoon entitled ' When the 'Ell is goin' to be Strawberry ? ', one of Bairnsfather's 1915 designs. The reverse features the Grimwades logo and the script ' Made by the Girls of Staffordshire during t...  read more

Code: 10927

WW1 EKII.

WW1 German, EKII. Attractive, deeply patinated silver frame with core finish in good condition. Ring marked ' K ' ? a currently unidentified manufacturer. This example contained in tissue paper in which it was found.  read more

Code: 10926

South African Produced Water Bottle.

1943 dated South African produced water bottle. Typical kidney shaped, steel water bottle with a distinct spout and stopper. Painted matt green rather than enamel with a 1943 dated 37 Patt cradle and unmarked strap other than serial number. The base of the bottle is stamped ML C.T. 1943 indicating manufacture by Maythams Ltd, a subsidary of Metal Box Company based in Capetown. Good, used condit...  read more

Code: 10925

Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle.

Kriegsmarine BeVo breast eagle, machine embroidered in golden thread on a blue rayon backing. Evidence of having been removed from a uniform and a good, used example of this eagle designed to be used by o/r's.  read more

Code: 10924

CD Training Pamphlet No2. Objects Dropped from the Air.

Important Civil Defence Training Pamphlet detailing all the objects dropped from the air likely to be encountered by CD personnel. Printed in 1944 and given a RESTRICTED classification the 70pg booklet details most of the known German air dropped ordnance demonstrating them in b/w photographs and diagrams. Includes sections on the Hs.293 butterfly bombs etc. but does not yet mention the V weapo...  read more

Code: 10923

WW2 EKII - unmarked.

Iron Cross Second Class - unknown manufacturer. Three piece cross with patinated silver frame with good, slightly marked, magnetic core, unmarked, suspension ring. Good example of an EKII.  read more

Code: 10922

23rd (1st Sportsman's) Bn. Royal Fusiliers Shoulder Title

One-piece, die-struck brass shoulder title for use by members of the 23rd ( 1st Sportsman's ) Bn. Royal Fusiliers.
Recruited at the Hotel Cecil in London by Mrs E. Cunliffe-Owen, with a special War Office dispensation to form a unit from men up to the age of 45, who were then over the formal enlistment age, but who were fit and hard because they were sportsmen. Formed in 1914 the battali...  read more

Code: 10921

WW2 Wehrmacht Dog Tag - Bau Battalion.

Original Wehrmacht dog tag to 1/Strass.Bau.Batl.540. This tag was issued to a member of the 1. Kompanie Road Construction Bataillon 540. This unit was very active on the Eastern Front including Stalingrad and was co-opted to all manner of field work construction alongside roads. Good, used condition with a small area of corrosion indicating that it has been excavated previously.  read more

Code: 10920

ABC of the RAF.

1943 ' ABC of the RAF - Handbook for all Branches of the Air Force ' edited by Sir John Hammerton. 164pgs covering subjects as diverse as decorations, armament, parachutes, flying, WAAFs, aircraft types and RAF leaders. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, diagrams and colour plates. Good used, condition with chipping to spine, bumping to corners etc.  read more

Code: 10919