Combined Ops Pamphlet No.11 Landing Ships Infantry.
1943 Combined Operations Pamphlet No.11 ' Landing Ships Infantry '. 25pgs outing the operation of LSIs , embarkation of troops, approach to beach, tactical surprise, landing etc. Illustrated with diagrams and tables. Excellent, clean condition with some minor rusting of staples. read more
22.00 GBP
WW1 German Steel Handled Fighting Knife.
A good example of the small, unofficial fighting knife as carried by many WW1 German troops. 135mm single edged knife with manufacturer's marks to the ricasso, in this case the helmeted knight of WKC - Weyersburg, Kirshchbaum & Company, Solingen. Painted steel grip impressed and painted to give the appearance of horn with accompanying scabbard. Initials have been scratched into the reverse of t... read more
WW1 HMS Birmingham/U15 ashtray.
Copper souvenir ashtray/pintray depicting HMS Birmingham and produced to celebrate the sinking of the German U Boat U15. ' About dawn on 9 August the light cruiser HMS Birmingham, part of a screen 30 miles ahead of the Grand Fleet, observed through the mist a submarine stationary on the surface. The sounds of hammering coming from the submarine, which was U15, suggested that her crew were tryin... read more
35.00 GBP
WW2 German Winterhilfswerk Badges.
5 x pinback badges for WW2 German Winterhilfswerk - "winter help work" for the winter Relief of the German Peoples. It was the official Nazi Party winter relief charity and these badges feature woven coats of arms of Gaus within Germany. All in good, used condition, some rubbing to highlights and very minor corrosion, all with intact pins. read more
WW1 British clasp knife.
Large clasp knife with 85mm blade manufactured by Thomas Turner & Co. Clearly stamped to white metal bolsters ' Encore T.Turner & Co ' and similarly to shoulder of blade. Knife is in excellent condition with tight joints, unsharpened blade and only minor staining and darkening to blades. Excellent example of the regulation pattern clasp knife. read more
Luftwaffe Wrist Compass.
A good, used example of the second model Luftwaffe AK (Armbandkompass) 39, complete with original wrist straps. This model was intended to allow increased visibility in subdued lighting conditions. Fl marked to the reverse.The bezel rotates freely and the compass bearings appear accurate with one small air bubble. read more
WW2 German U-Boat War Badge.
U-Boat War Badge, gilded zinc construction maker marked ' fo ' for Friedrich Orth. Good detail with steel pin to reverse with a gently subdued finish to the gilt wash, typical of the zinc badges where the gilding fades over time. Good example. read more
OSS/SOE Liberator Pistol.
' Produced for the US Army / OSS, the F-45 Liberator was designed in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. It was a crude, single-shot pistol designed to be cheaply and quickly mass produced, having just 23 largely stamped and turned steel parts that were cheap and easy to manufacture. It fired a .45 calibre pistol cartridge from... read more
Hitler Youth pennant.
Large 50cms x 75cms approx vertical HJ banner. Double sided, multi-piece construction made from heavy duty cotton the pennant features the standard HJ emblem to front. To the reverse a white Wofsangle on a green field. Two cotton ties to the top edge. Good, overall condition with some light marking and staining. read more
Deutschland Submarine souvenir ashtray.
Deutschland was a blockade-breaking German merchant submarine used during World War I. It was developed with private funds and operated by the North German Lloyd Line. She was one of the first of seven U-151 class U-boats built and one of only two used as unarmed cargo submarines.
After making two voyages as an unarmed merchantman, she was taken over by the German Imperial Navy on 19 Feb... read more