RAF /Aden Protectorate Levy Armoured Car Photo Album.
Large photo album containing 170 approx photographs detailing life as part of one of the RAF Armoured Car sections in the Aden Protectorate just prior to WW2. Images are largely b/w but there are some colourised covering all aspects within the Protectorate, sights, patrols, buildings, scenery, people and the armoured cars. The views of the armoured cars show the venerable Rolls Royce and uncomm... read more
WW1 British Brodie Helmet.
An untouched, sleepy British Mk1 Brodie helmet of pre May 1917 manufacture indicated by the lack of rubber ring to liner .
A good proportion of ithe original rough sawdust mixed khaki paint remains to inside & out with chinstrap in good condition with Brodie stamp to underside of oilcloth liner.
Underside of brim has markings ' FS ' denoting manufacture by Thomas Firth & Sons L... read more
WW2 R.A.F. Aircrew Blouse
A characterful R.A.F. Aircrew Blouse for a pilot with the rank of Pilot Officer. Size 7 ' Blouses Blue Grey Aircrew ', although not dated it bears the inspection marks indicating manufacture in 1942. P/O rank lace machine stitched to the epaulettes with a pair of deeply padded pilots' wings to the left breast. Tunic displays evidence of being well worn, slightly grubby with heavy wear to collar... read more
WW1 British No.16 Hand Grenade.
WW1 British No.16 Hand Grenade - the oval pattern. Using a similar friction type fuze as the No.15 Grenade, the No.16 was designed as fragmentation hand grenade with a cast iron body segmented internally. This example dated 1915 to body with the manufacturer's initials ' L D ' and similarly dated to brass igniter cap. Good, used condition with residual original black finish.
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WW2 Japanese Patriotic Rising Sun Flag.
Double sided, printed cotton flag featuring the rising sun of Japan with a kanji to one corner indicating it to be the flag of the Ashai Shimbun Company, one of Japan’s oldest national newspaper companies.. 43cms x 35cms approx.with string ties attached to to two corners. Good, clean condition. read more
WW2 Photo Portrait - Wehrmacht Feldgendarmerie Officer.
Contemporarily framed and glazed WW2 photographic portrait of a Wehrmacht Feldgendarmerie Officer. Image size 170mm x 235mm approx. Good evocative image in the stylised fashion of the time. read more
RAF Engine Manual - 90 H.P. R.A.F.1a.
C1918 engine manual for the 90 H.P. R.A.F.1a. an air-cooled, V-8 engine developed for aircraft use based on a French design. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, and built by six different British companies including Daimler, Rolls-Royce and Wolseley Motors Limited and was predominantly used in the Be2c. 14pgs with b/w plates and diagrams, good, clean condition with some minor marks,... read more
55.00 GBP
Indian Red Cross and St.John Women's insignia.
Set of insignia worn by a woman member of the Indian Red Cross and St.John Association. Featuring a typically Indian made sleeve patch with bullion and thickly embroidered cotton details and a pair of shirt/overall shoulder strap slip-ons with embroidered ' I.R.C.& St.J ' title and a ribbon rank sleeve. Good, used condition, unusual. read more
WW1 German Artillery Luger Holster.
An original First World War Imperial German Army Artillery Luger leather holster. Dated 1916 with indistinct Berlin manufacturer details to reverse of flap and issue stamp to holster interior. Sound condition with stripping tool and cleaning rod compartments present and intact with some bruises and knicks but otherwise good condition. Interior lifting strap is missing it's stop but is otherwise... read more
WW2 Kriegsmarine High Seas Fleet Badge.
An example of a Kriegsmarine High Seas Fleet War badge by Friedrich Orth of Vienna. Gilded and silvered zinc construction with hinge and catch fittings typical of this manufacturer. Dished reverse marked ' fo ' in raised letters with a similar partial ghost mark to the left. Partial gilding to reverse with a painted later finish to wreath with highlights coming through. Priced accordingly. read more