WW1 BRITISH PAIR OF MEDALS. War&Victory.

These are a very nice, mounted as worn, War and Victory medals. In virtually mint condition with just age toning. Awarded to Pvt. H.W.Cole of the E.Surrey Regt. Complete with original ribbons and pin-back clip.  read more

Code: 9945

WW1 British Private Purchase Helmet.

WW1 British private purchase helmet very similar to the pattern bought by the Portuguese for their troops on the Western Front. Made of mild steel they were later banned by the War Office because of their tendency to fragment when hit causing greater chances of serious wounding to the wearer.
This example in good, used condition displaying a thick coat of khaki paint. Blanket liner with...  read more

Code: 9944

WW2 Free Czechoslovak Army Artillery badge.

An uncommon, original 1940 ' Czechosloakia Artillery in England ' badge. Oxidised sliver plated example, depicting crossed gun barrels surmounted by a shield bearing the Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia, a lion with cross in shield to its side; the reverse impressed with maker's details ' H.W.Miller Ltd B'Ham 18 '. Good, used condition with light rubbing to highlights.  read more

Code: 9943

WW1 - West Riding Regt., History of the First 3 Years of the Great War.

1917 - History of the duke of Wellington's West Riding Regt. during the first 3 years of the Great War. 152pgs in a vaguely diary format with much information gleaned from letters, citations and contemporary publications. Includes rolls of POWs and wounded with b/w photographs. Interesting for the inclusion of contemporary source information which is not often easily accessed. Good, used condit...  read more

Code: 9942

Rhodesian PSYOPS Unit Stable Belt.

Stable belt for a member of the Rhodesian 1 Psycological Operations Unit. Established as part of the Corps of Infantry on 1 July 1977 and Headquartered at Old Cranborne Barracks
Salisbury (Harare).
' The main emphasis of 1POU was operations against the terrorist - structured towards psychological
confusion of the enemy - the objective of so undermining his morale that he b...  read more

Code: 9941

WW1 British Silver Wound Badge - D.L.I.

WW1 British silver wound badge numbered 206809 indicating issue to 211612 Pte.Leonard Lee of the 8th, Labour Coy. Durham Light Infantry. Good, patinated condition accompanied by copies of SWB record.  read more

Code: 9940

WW2 1939 Black Wound Badge - Klein & Quenzer.

WW2 1939 Wound Award in black. Die stamped steel example with needle pin in steel. Clearly marked ' 65 ' to the reverse indicating manufacture by Klein & Quenzer A.G., Idar/Oberstein. Good, used condition with rubbing to highlights.  read more

Code: 9939

WW1 British Hand Grenade No.34 Mk.III.

A good, 1917 dated British hand grenade No.34 Mk.III. The No.34 Hand Grenade was developed to counter the introduction of the German Model 1917 Eierhandgranate and ran to five marques, this being a MkIII. Using a percussion actuated delay fuze which requires the pin to be removed and the plunger hit against a suitably hard object. The plunger cuts a shear wire and fires a primer cap, which igni...  read more

Code: 9938

WW2 RAF Pilots' Wing.

A good example of an embroidered WW2 RAF pilots' brevet. Featuring oatmeal coloured feathers and crown in ' flat ' embroidered cotton. Clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform, in good, used condition.  read more

Code: 9937

' Ack - Ack ' - An Appreciation of the Anti-Aircraft Forces.

C1945 ' Ack - Ack ' An Appreciation of the Anti-Aircraft Forces with a foreword by Gen.Sir Frederick Pile. Includes subjects as diverse as ' into action against the flying bomb ', ' gardening on gun sites ', ' gun sites at sea ', ' A.T.S. In mixed batteries ' and ' stamp collecting...on A.A. sites ' ! Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Good, clean condition, ex-lib.  read more

Code: 9936