50/60's Parachute Regiment Grouping.
A Parachute Regiment Uniform grouping consisting of a privately tailored B.D. Blouse, beret and stable belt. B.D. Blouse is made from a fine wool with concealed buttons and a fake silk full lining. Embroidered Parachute Regiment shoulder titles to both sleeves with embroidered Pegasus Airborne forces insignia. Padded parachute qualification wing to right arm, blue lanyard to left. GSM ribbon ... read more
A.T.S. - Northern Command.
1941ed. 136pg ' Auxiliary Territorial Service - Northern Command ' a largely pictorial review of the ATS in Northern Command. Each page has a b/w photograph showing ATS life with a brief caption or passage of explanatory text. In the page facing the image there is an advert usually pertinent to life in the ATS and presumably how the production was funded. Good used condition with light markin... read more
WW1 Turkish Cavalry Sabre.
Good scarce example with a steel guard, pierced with a star and crescent, chequered horn grips with a thumb groove to the top, a pipe-back blade, approx. 33" in length, this has Turkish markings to the ricasso, complete with its steel scabbard. In good overall condition with traces of a field gray paint finish to scabbard and guard. Minor surface corrosion with a small dent to scabbard. read more
WW2 Queen Victoria's Rifles Officer's Cap.
An excellent example of a WW2 Officer's cap for the Queen Victoria's Rifles. By the time of WW2 QVR formed two battalions of the KRRC. Cap is made from a particularly fine cloth with a QVR Officer's boss badge , horn buttons and patent leather strap. Interior has a celluloid protector which now obscures the tailors label with a leather headband. All in excellent moth free condition, two very m... read more
Friends Ambulance Unit History.
1947 1st ed.' friends Ambulance Unit - the story of the F.A.U. in WW2 1939 - 1946 ' by A.Tegla Davies. 494pgs outlining the extensive work undertaken by the pacifist volunteers of the Society of Friends or Quakers as they are better known. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and list of members and roll of honour. Good overall condition with slightly dusty boards. read more
1914 dated Luger.
good, honest example of a 1914 dated, 9mm Luger by DWM. Largely matching numbers with the exception of the side plate above trigger and the magazine, original wooden grips and with a high percentage of it's original blue finish. 1914 dated to top of frame with DWM mark to toggle and with various Imperial inspection marks. Has been nitro proofed at some point in it's life but these markings have... read more
Militia Artillery Officer's F.S.Cap.
A fine example of an officer's F.S.Cap by Hobson & Sons with the silver bullion wire insignia and buttons of the Artillery Militia. Fine wool body with oil cloth lining and with a plush head band. Excellent condition with one small patch of moth grazing to the reverse side. read more
Combined Operations Pamphlet No.11 LSIs.
1943 Combined Operations Pamphlet No.11' Landing Ships Infantry '. 25pg manual showing the organisation required to accommodate and land an assault battalion. Illustrated with diagrams and sketches and in good overall condition with some rusting to staples. read more
WW2 British Armoured Arm of Service Strips.
5 x pairs of embroidered arm of service strips for armoured troops. Cut from a role these strips featured the armoured colors red and yellow embroidered onto khaki wool. In excellent unissued condition with one moth nip between the bottom pair of strips. read more
RAD Arbeits Dank Badge.
Enamel and silvered metal badge for Arbeits Dank or Labour Thanks given for members of the Nazi Labour organisations who paid into the compulsory health or welfare insurance established by the RAD etc. In excellent, bright condition, manufacturer marked to the reverse ' Paulmann & Crone , Ludenscheid '. read more