1940 PATTN. BRITISH BATTLEDRESS DATED 1944
Made by James Smith &Sons Derby, this is a near mint, unworn battledress with factory sewn insignia for Royal Artillery Anti-Aircraft Command. This is a size 10 for 36-37” chest. Is named inside to the original owner, with his serial number in ink. Tunic has a few small moth nips from storage but basically is in mint, unused condition. Anti-aircraft insignia patches on both shoulders with quali... read more
SMALL WAR-TIME UNION JACK FLAG WITH W.D. MARKINGS.
This Union Jack measures 2' x 1.6" and is in mint condition. Was found with the 2 battledress tunics listed elsewhere. Has been stored away from sunlight so all colours are as new. Cotton hem has many and various markings stamped in ink. Most unintelligible, but maker can be made out in top corner 'Liverpool' and underneath the WD arrow. One single brass eyelet in the cotton hem. Seems to be ... read more
NICE HITLER YOUTH GROUPING-INSIGNIA AND SCARF 'WOGGLE'.
A little grouping of HJ stuff I purchased from a contact in Vienna. He seems to find a lot of Hitler Youth insignia and accessories. I very nice HJ 'bevo' diamond, which has obviously been removed from something. These were used on the HJ sports vests and also worn on the left arm of the DJ and BDM jackets. Very nice used condition, folded to shape, marked Ges Gesch on reverse. Secondly is a HJ... read more
WEHRMACHT ALLOY PARADE BUCKLE.
A really nice all alloy Wehrmacht lightweight parade buckle. A 2 piece buckle made of pressed aluminium. Would not be used in combat as too flimsy, but designed for parade purposes only. no maker marks as far as I can see. Excellent condition showing virtually no wear. Very small dent in the front beside the closed wing eagle. Superb detail. read more
85.00 GBP
1914/15 TRIO-SOUTH WALES BORDERERS.
1914/15 trio to Pvt. HG CHAMBERS 17393 .. 14/15 Star, War and Victory medals with their original ribbons. Was purchased with a family grouping of WW2 items, and his son went onto be a Royal Marine commando in WW2. Good overall condition, not been cleaned. Not mounted, all loose. read more
12 Commando Grouping.
A group of items from the estate of George Hodson formerly a member of No.12 Commando. Grouping consists of a modern commando beret mounted with a modern RWF badge and also that of the Commando Association accompanied by a Commando Association pennant. A blancoed '37 Patt. belt and a set of RWF neck ribbons are part of the group along with a Commando Association envelope addressed to Hodson at ... read more
1918 Liberty Aero Engine Manual.
Sept.1918 Min.of Munitions ' 12 Cylinder Liberty Aero Engine ' 150pgs marked for ' use of members of the RAF ' including many fold out plates and photographs giving a thorough overview of this important American engine. The Liberty L-12 was a 27-litre (1,649 cubic inch) water-cooled 45° V-12 aircraft engine of 400 hp (300 kW) designed for a high power-to-weight ratio and ease of mass production... read more
WW1 French Besozzi Grenade.
Originally the cast iron Besozzi was made in Italy but from 1915 on the French started their own production. It was made in 2 halves with filling opening on the base and the safety fuze on top.
The 3-4 seconds fuze had a match compound and misfired often due to humidity. Whilst quickly superseded it was, in many ways the precursor of the fragmentation grenades adopted by the Allies. In ... read more
General Gordon Character Tobacco Pipe.
Clay tobacco pipe with a bowl featuring the face of General Gordon, Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum. Appears to have been unsmoked although slightly grubby from handling but undamaged apart from a small chip to the underside of the stem. read more
20.00 GBP
SA Sport Shirt Insignia.
Machine woven sport emblem for use on the SA sport shirt. Third pattern insignia featuring a black SA runic symbol on a white background. The black indicates use by the SA Groups of Berlin-Brandenburg or Niederrhein. In good, unissued condition. read more