WW1 Tank photograph - Black Arrow II
WW1 German postcard view of a knocked out British Mk.IV tank named ' Black Arrow II '. Commanded by 2/Lt.J.O.Evans the tank was ' B28 ' of the 5th Company of B Battalion and was knocked out and captured on 23/11/1917. It was believed that this tank was recovered, repaired and became a German beutepanzer No.201 ' Max ' which broke down and was abandoned in operations against the French. Good cle... read more
22.50 GBP
WW2 Soldiers at Sea - War Savings Poster.
37cms x 51cms approx ' Soldiers at Sea ' War Savings poster. Issued by the National Savings Committee this was one of a series of posters illustrating specialist areas of army trades. This example illustrates DUKWs, LCTs and LCIs and the trade badges of the specialist Army gun crews carried upon ship. Excellent, clean condition. read more
Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry Buttons.
A pair of silver, pre 1844 Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry buttons by Firmin & Sons of the Strand. Good, used condition, patinated overall. read more
Escape compass
Small 15mm compass intended to be concealed or used as part of an escape kit. Brass cased compass, generally considered to be of British manufacture, black painted body, undamaged glass. Devised by M.I.9 the department charged with facilitating the escape of British Prisoners of War. In good, working order. read more
45.00 GBP
UNUSUAL THIRD REICH KRIEGSMARINE MARKED ALUMINIUM WATER JUG!!!
I’ve had cutlery, plates, cups and saucers etc etc, but this is quite a large aluminium water jug!! It looks just like the ones I used to have at my school, but it has a lid! It stands about 14” high and will hold about 4 pints of water. Made of smooth aluminium and it has a great little Kriegsmarine stamp on the lip of the jug. It has a little eagle and swastika with a ‘M’ underneath. There ar... read more
VERY NICE THIRD REICH GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE.
Classic General Assault badge in great used condition. Not been cleaned up it polished. Flat finish to the reverse with original pin and hook intact. The badge is an unmarked variety. Lovely original condition. read more
130.00 GBP
A COLLECTION OF OVER 200 ORIGINAL FULL COLOUR THIRD REICH CIGARETTE CARDS.
From a recent house clearance there are over 200 colour cards from the BULGARIA ZIGARETTENFABRIK company in Dresden. Produced in the 1930’s, these are the KAMPF IM’s DRITTE REICH series. Fantastic quality and basically full colour photos in miniature. Fascinating subject matter, from Hitler to individual parades, and detailed uniform and personality shots. A fantastic snap shot of this part of ... read more
A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THE SMALLER BREAD BAG FOR DJ OR HJ BOYS.
Differing in quite a few ways, the main one being its 2/3rds the size of a standard Wehrmacht bread bag. It’s in tan cotton fabric with darker edges. The retaining buttons are the small sized ‘football’ surface pattern, used on most DJ and HJ uniforms. Etc. In perfect condition throughout. read more
65.00 GBP
Leicestershire Regt. Officer's Waist Belt Clasp.
A particularly good example of a post 1881 officer's waist belt clasp for the Leicestershire Regt. Multi-piece construction with matching numbers ' 13 '. Gilding is bright with clean silver gilt detailing, lightly patinated overall read more
Princess Mary Gift Tin - bullet pencil.
A particularly clean example of the Princess Mary Gift tin, the type given to non-smokers with a bullet pencil. Tin with bright finish with a 1914 dated MkVI.303 bullet pencil by Kynoch on original packing card. Pencil in unused condition with silver, unmarked head and monogrammed case. Accompanied by 1915 Christmas card. In excellent condition with pencil patinated overall. read more