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

Third Reich State Service Armband.

A good example of the yellow cotton armband for civilians employed in state service. Impressive black embroidered eagle. Good, used condition with some light creasing.  read more

Code: 9935

RARE STICKPIN FOR THE THIRD REICH RJA.

Seldom found stick pin for the Third Reich Youth sports association the RJA. or Reichjugendsportsabzeichen. Round badge with RJA letters and swastika underneath. Reverse marked with maker ‘Wernstein Jena’. Nice knurled pin. Pin awarded to boys and the pin-back broach awarded to girls.  read more

Code: 9704

ISRB Anti-Disturbance Fuze (Air Armed).

Introduced in 1943, the Anti-Disturbance Fuze (Air Armed) was designed by the Inter Services Research Bureau based at Station IX, Welwyn. This device was designed to be assembled into an explosive device or charge when it is laid to prevent anyone from removing it. Zinc alloy casting threaded to accept a Type 6 burster with mechanisms designed to initiate on application of pressure or release.<...  read more

Code: 9933

WW1 RFC Pilot Wings.

WW1 RFC Pilot Wings. Attractively shaped, lightly padded wings in an oatmeal coloured silky thread on a black wool base material having a fine hessian backing. Excellent, used condition.  read more

Code: 9932

Eisenhower D-Day Leaflet.

An original Eisenhower leaflet which was distributed to all Allied airmen, sailors, soldiers and airborne units on the evening before D-Day. Intended as an exhortation to victory before the invasion these leaflets were kept as souvenirs, as with this example. Clear signs of folding with light marking, particularly to the reverse but otherwise excellent, used condition.  read more

Code: 9930