Inniskilling Fusilier Officer Portrait.
Good, clear image of an officer of the Inniskilling Fusiliers in parade dress with sword and bearskin and WW1 pair in wear. Image 14 x 20cms approx mounted on board bearing the mark of the Irish Lafayette studio. Good condition with light marking. read more
2nd Patt F.S.Knife.
A good, used example of the 2nd Pattern Commando knife. Brass handled knife, deep blued blade and cross guard with an arrow and partial B2 stamping to the cross guard. This marking has then been overstamped ' England ' indicating that this knife was exported, probably to America. Scabbard is similarly marked and is in good condition with deep blued chap, both tabs and elastic retainer which is ... read more
Combined Ops Pamphlet No.7 SP Artillery.
1945ed. Combined Operations Pamphlet No.7b ' SP Artillery in an Assault Landing '. 27pgs dealing with the use of self propelled artillery firing from landing craft during an assault landing. Illustrated with diagrams. In good, clean condition. read more
Japanese One Thousand Stitch belt.
Cotton Japanese Senninbari or one thousand stitch belt. The belt was worn around the waist under the shirt or uniform as a good luck charm. The symbolic 1000 stitches are hand painted with temple chop seals to either end of the text. Enclosed within the belt is another temple offering probably an inscribed piece of bamboo. Excellent clean condition with all ties intact. read more
165.00 GBP
WW1 Prussian O/R's Belt Buckle.
WW1 Brass and white metal O/R's belt buckle. Two-piece buckle with brass body and soldered white metal centre. Good overall condition with some marking and staining. read more
LUFTWAFFE COMBAT ALLOY BELT AND BUCKLE. UNIT MARKED
A nice early Luftwaffe combat brown belt with original aluminium buckle with integral leather tab. Very good overall condition. Bely stamped with Luftwaffe unit mark at one end and makers mark on the tab but very faded. read more
VERY UNUSUAL HITLER YOUTH BELT AND BUCKLE.
I have had many HJ belts and buckles, never a belt like this though. It is made of a thick but flexible brown plastic, looks and feels quite strange. Made in the normal fachion, but brown plastic. I have had HJ knives with the plastic belt loop and snap clip, so I know the Germans were experimenting with early plastic products. Belt and buckle seem to have been together for ever. Buckle has lo... read more
SUPER GROUP OF 5 THIRD REICH COURT-'FRAKSPANGE' MOUNTED-RARE.
This is a very nice, but most unusual court mounted group of 5 medals. Consisting of the EK2, War Merit with swords, Russian Front, 4 year Long Service, 12 year long service in gold. All the medals are in great condition and beautifully mounted on a red backing. The strange thing is they are mounted in 'REVERSE' ie, from right to left, instead of the normal left to right and at a slight angle. ... read more
3rd.Pattn. FAIRBURN SYKES DAGGER, NAMED AND WITH MATCHING PAYBOOK.
Following a call I visited a family in Ipswich and purchased this dagger, the paybook and a SS man's dagger. All the souvenirs/property of the late Sidney Bird. I am unable to identify exactly where or who he served with, but the paybook clearly shows he was awarded his Parachute badge in 1943. He was therefore with an Airbourne unit and hence was issued with this FS knife. It's not in great c... read more
CASED WAR MERIT CROSS 1st CLASS without SWORDS.
A nice example of this award in the original case of issue. Cross itself is nearly mint with all the finish. It is not maker marked in any way. Nice pin and hinge. Box has the award printed on the lid. HAs some age scuffs and small scrapes. Interior has white silk type material on inside lid and a black flock backing for the cross. read more