Notes From Theatres of War - Pacific 1943/1944.
December 1944 Notes From Theatres of War - Pacific 1943/1944. 24pgs covering diverse subjects from flame throwers, pillboxes, tactics employed by US forces and an a time line of events in the Pacific. Complete with large fold-out map off the theatre. Good used condition, ex lib. IWM. read more
22.00 GBP
WW1 Warwickshire Rifle Corps 1914 lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel early Volunteer Training Corps lapel badge for the Warwickshire Rifle Corps 1914. Horse shoe lapel fitting to the reverse, dulled gilt finish, scarce. read more
WW1 1914-15 Star Lt.Cmdr.L.R.Venn RN
WW1 1914-15 Star named to ' LT.COMMR.LR.VENN R.N. ' Venn joined the Royal Navy in September 1897 becoming a Sub-Lt. in 1902 and then rising to the rank of Lt.Cmdr. in 1912. He was serving aboard HMS Cochrane, a Warrior-class armoured cruiser,at the Battle of Jutland. His records, some copies of which accompany the medal are quite damning saying ' he lacks initiative for an officer of his senio... read more
80.00 GBP
US 1/2LB HE TNT Block.
Standard US wartime block of High Explosive TNT. On general issue to engineers, special forces and the resistance this example is a 1/2lb block with a cap threaded to accommodate US forces' fuzes, delays etc. Taken from an original case of 100 similar charges and in good, clean condition with some corrosion to end caps, clean labelling. Several available, priced individually.
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55.00 GBP
Kriegsmarine Linienschiff Schleswig-Holstein Cap Tally.
A Kriegsmarine cap tally for the Deutschland-class battleship, Schleswig-Holstein. Laid down in 1895 the ship went on to serve in WW1 being present at Jutland where she received damage. She is probably best known for firing the first shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig's Westerplatte. Subsequently sunk by the RAF she was raised and destroyed by the Soviets. Good e... read more
FOUR DAYS AT ARNHEM
2022 ' Four Days at Arnhem ' the story of the 1st Parachute Battalion's early actions in Operation Market Garden and Second Lieutenant Arthur Leslie Curtis MM Missing in Action by Simon Curtis, Niall Cherry & John Howes. 52pgs, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, diagrams and maps.
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17 VARIOUS BRITISH MINIATURE MEDALS WW1/WW2/ERII
A collection of 17 miniature awards ranging in date from WW1 up to ERII. They apparently came from a uniform retailers so I am pretty sure there are fairly modern replacement awards. However, they would still look excellent beside the full sized awards and make a good display. There are examples of a MC, India GS, Efficient service, ERIi Accumilated service. Etc etc. read more
55.00 GBP
A REALLY GOOD WEHRMACHT STEEL COMBAT BELT AND BUCKLE.
Buckle has virtually ALL of the original green paint both front and on the reverse. It marked at one end 41 and the other has the intertwined initials of the maker GB, this is for Gustav Brehmer. There is an integral leather tongue attached to the adjusting claw. This is dater 1940 and also has the leather maker. Haarmann Ludenscheid. Belt leather is nice and supple and has its adjustment tong... read more
225.00 GBP
GSM Medal & Diary Grouping Ox & Bucks 6th Airborne.
Late War/ Palestine medal and diary grouping to 14835076 Pte.R.P.Towse 2nd Btn Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, 6th Air Landing Brigade, 6th Airborne Division. Typical late war medal grouping of France & Germany Star, War Medal and GSM bar Palestine 1945-48 mounted for wear and contained in fitted case.
The most unusual, scarce and interesting item is the diary/journal written in pencil in a ... read more
465.00 GBP
Gloucester Regt. Officers OSD Cap.
OSD cap for an officer of the Gloucester Regt. by Herbert Johnson of Bond St., London. Fine serge. body with a cotton lining and leather headband, approx. size 6 3/4. Bronzed OSD Gloucester Regt. cap badge with honorific back badge to reverse. Good, clean condition with a couple of areas of minor moth damage to peak, on e partially hidden by chinstrap. read more
125.00 GBP