Hands Off ! Mgr.W.E.Fairbairn.
1942 1st US ed. ' Hands Off ! Self - Defense for Women ' by Major W.E.Fairbairn. 41pg pb book with d/w written by the doyen of WW2 close combat W.E.Fairbairn based on his experience with the Shanghai Police. Illustrated throughout. Standard close defence teaching made more female friendly by the addition of sections such as ' a defence against wandering hands '. Good, used condition and scarce. read more
Original Box of Pistolpatronen 08 9mm Ammunition.
Original, 1944 dated, box of 16 x 9mm Pistolpatronen 08 ammunition. Lacquered steel cased rounds dated 1944 manufactured by Waffenwerke Bruenn AG, Werk Bystrica whose ' dou ' code is seen as a head stamp. Label giving manufacturer's details etc present but torn to enable opening of the box. Good, clean condition.
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WW2/1970 British 2" Mortar HE Round.
1942 dated, filled in 1970 British 2" HE Mortar round. Fitted with a 1943 dated tail fin and retaining 95%+ of it's original lacquer and markings. Manufacturer's markings to body and tail and fuze. Unusual example showing the round had been refilled in 1970 during the last employment of the mortar Excellent example fitted with a transit plug. Strippable.
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CS 95 Red Label Trial Garment Jacket DPM Field & Hood.
The British Army "Soldier 95" (CS 95 = Combat Soldier 95) clothing system was introduced around 1995 - 96 and is still in use today, although under replacement. The CS 95 clothing underwent development and troop trials between 1992 - 95 and a number of garments were manufactured specifically for these troop trials, all labelled ' CS 95 User Trial ' and are also fitted with a red-colour SCRDE (S... read more
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WW2 British Escape Map - Siam ( Thailand ), Malaya & Sumatra.
Large, double-sided map for use in Allied aircrew and special forces' escape packs. This particular map 44/E and 44/F covers Siam ( Thailand ), Malaya & Sumatra and includes a valuable insert showing how the rest of the series of maps, with their codes, link together In excellent, probably unissued condition. read more
Third Reich Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur( KfdK ) Stickpin.
Stickpin emblem for the KfdK or Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur ( Fighting League for German Culture ), a cultural watchdog organisation operated by the Nazi Party from 1928 to 1934. The organisation opposed the involvement of Jewish writers, composers, and artists in German culture, and opposed other figures who did not fit the organization's concept of German culture under Nazism. The organizat... read more
US 1/2LB HE TNT Block.
Standard US wartime block of High Explosive TNT. On general issue to engineers, special forces and the resistance this example is a 1/2lb block with a cap threaded to accommodate US forces' fuzes, delays etc. Taken from an original case of 100 similar charges and in good, clean condition with some corrosion to end caps, clean labelling. Several available, priced individually.
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WW2 Wehrmacht Officer's Visor Cap - Transport.
A good, honest Wehrmacht Heer Visor Cap to an Officer of the Transport arm. Fine cloth body with blue piping indicating arm of service ( Transport ), bullion wreath with alloy cockade surmounted by an aluminium Wehrmacht Heer eagle. Bullion cap cords with a vulcan fibre, blackened peak with a caramel lining which has worn exactly where someone would lift the cap on and off. Heavily soiled but ... read more
WW2 - Italian Campaign Battledress - KRR/Friuli Group Liaison Officer.
1940 Patt Battledress blouse to a captain of the King's Royal Rifle Corps of the Eighth Army attached to a unit of the Italian Co-Belligerent Forces, the Friuli Group. The group advanced with the allied armies to liberate Imola, Castel San Pietro and Bologna.
Tailored 1940 Patt BD with a lined and open collar with 39/45 Star and Italian Star ribbon to breast. Red backed, blackened pips i... read more
WW1 Recruiting Poster ' Your King & Country Need You '.
1914 recruiting poster No.18 published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Featuring the work of the well known English artist Lawson Wood ( Clarence Lawson Wood, 23 August 1878 – 26 October 1957 ) entitled ' A chip of the Old Block '. 75cms x 50cms printed with patriotic exhortations ' Your King & Country Need You ' to ' Maintain the Honour & Glory of the British Empire. Good, overall ... read more