WW2 Japanese Officer's Cap.

WW2 Japanese Officer's kepi style Cap, good quality cloth with bullion star to front. Leather chin strap with three steel grommets to both sides of the body and string closure adjustment to rear . Owner's details embroidered neatly to one side. No lining, but full leather headband and internal leather stiffener. Good, wartime example with signs of wear, slight rubbing to one side of peak , lig...  read more

Code: 6858

1917 Hospital Presentation Picture Frame.

A Hallmarked silver picture frame with the inscription ' Cober Hill Hospital Xmas 1917 from Lord Airedale ' containing a period picture of a nurse. This frame was presented to staff nursing war wounded at Cober Hill, a large private house on the edge of Cloughton near Scarborough. The house was used as a hospital during the First World War and is now a hotel. Frame 8 x 10.5cms approx.  read more

Code: 6856

R.A.F Late Patt. C Type Flying Helmet.

Probably unissued ' Helmet Leather, Type C Late Pattern ' probably a size 1. Typical late version as issued, unwired with clean lining with some minor marking and fabric chin strap. Undamaged with slightly indistinct coding and issue arrow marking. Supple with crisp poppers and slight rubbing to prominent seams.  read more

Code: 6855

Issue SAS Beret.

Original issue SAS beret probably 80/90's issue. Size 7 1/8 with central celluloid internal protector present . Manufactured by Compton Webb the whole beret retains it's carefully shrunken and formed shape. Embroidered badge centrally sewn over the cap slider location. Beret grubby with some minor moth tracks and one 3mm to top. Very much a worn, issued example rather than one from the surplus...  read more

Code: 6854

WW2 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry History.

C1950 ' 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry - Scrapbook 1939 - 1947 '. 183pgs with chapters by various contributors from pre-War to service in Africa and Italy with 23 Armoured Brigade and 6th Armoured Division. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and colour maps. Good, clean example with original slip case , previously the property of Tpr.J.Stevenson, C Squadron 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry.  read more

Code: 6849

SOE ' Tyre Slasher ' Folding Knife.

' Knives, Dagger Jack, D.B. ' as per the S.O.1 Descriptive catalogue. These distinctive folding knives with their single blade and their small hook-shaped additional tyre-slashing blade which was specially designed to cut rubber. A good example with intact grips although the unmarked blade has been sharpened giving a straight profile rather than the upswept cutting edge as issued. Priced to r...  read more

Code: 6848

1914 Handbook 18Pdr. QF Gun.

1910ed ' Handbook of the 18-per. Q.F.Gun Land Service ' reprinted with amendments 1914. 47pgs, linen covered manual covering all aspects of the mainstay of the British WW1 artillery the 18-per. Large numbers of diagrams and pull out schematics covering the gun, limber and ammunition. Good used condition with folding, general wear and slightly tatty edges.  read more

Code: 6847

Victorian Volunteer Officer's Decoration Miniature.

Cased miniature Victorian Volunteer Officer's Decoration. Pin fitting , toned overall with Portsea manufacture's details to silk lined lid.  read more

Code: 6846

Red Devils - WW2 .

Red Devils by A.H. Franks - ' How the British Paratrooper Learns his thrilling job '. C1942 patriotic title describing the paratrooper life with chapters on parachutes, first jump, battle school, and paratroops in action. Good, overall condition with some marking etc.  read more

Code: 6844