VICTORIAN PRE 1880 - CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OFFICERS SILVER CAP BADGE - HIGHLAND DRESS / WHITE HELMET

Pre 1880.
Officers heavy cast silver cap badge for wear with Highland Dress and on the tropical White Helmet..
Beautiful badge.
Heavy cast unmarked silver.
Detail is outstanding especially on St. Andrews face.
Silver lugs.
Rare.
V.G.C.  read more

Code: 59994

WW2 -1944 DTD. ARTICLE - WILLIE ROSS @ ARMY SCHOOL OF PIPING - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Rare original 2 page article dtd. 1944 on P/M Willie Ross and the Army School of Piping based at Edinburgh Castle.
Colour photos of Willie and his pupils in their Wartime uniforms and an extensive profile of him and his background.
This may well be a unique original as even the present Army Piping School have only a copy of this article whereas this this is an original period item...  read more

Code: 60466

WW2 - EARLY WAR - GERMAN SPLINTER PATTERN ZELTBAHN

Textbook Zeltbahn poncho / tent section.
This one has been on WAF twice and confirmed as an original wartime example.
Has all it's metal buttons and eyelets and no tears .
Early to mid war.
Very good example.
No markings.
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Code: 60465

WW1 - RIVER FORTH GUN BATTERY - INCHKEITH ISLAND ARMOURY PADLOCK WITH KEY

Rare One off item being the large brass armoury padlock for the North Battery on Inchkeith Island in the River Forth.
Defences had been constructed on the various islands in the River Forth in the late 1800's and continued right through until the end of WW2.
Inchkeith Island had 3 Gun Batteries.
They were protecting the Forth Bridge , which did come under attack and also th...  read more

Code: 60463

75TH ANNIVERSARY - D-DAY - CAEN LIBERATION ANNIVERSARY - PLAQUE

Rare well made piece given to , in this case an Argylls officer who was present at the celebrations in Caen.
Sheet brass with lovely enamelling to one side and text to the other.
Measures 8 x 5 cm approx.
Mint condition.  read more

Code: 60462

VICTORIAN -17TH LANCERS CZAPKA - HELMET PLATE

Good genuine example.
Brass, lance-cap plate for The 17th Lancers.
Some polishing to high points.
Old polish residue.
Two screw fastenings (east and west).
As per , KK723 & Rowe & Carman 97.
In the book " Head Dress of the British Lancers 1816- to the Present ",this is described as, 'Pattern E'.
The South Africa Battle Honour (bottom right) d...  read more

Code: 60457

ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HLDRS. 1ST ADMIN. BTN. PIPERS PLAID BROOCH

Pipers Victorian period plaid brooch solely used by 1st Admin btn. Clackmannan and Kinross rifle volunteers. Circa 1874 - 1887. Possibly cast silver .
Very well detailed St. Andrew and thistles. Original over long pin.
Considering the size of the unit they can not have had many pipers and I've never seen one of these for sale before.
Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 54570

WW1 - COLDSTREAM GUARDS COMMANDING OFFICERS - FIELD SERVICE SILVER CAP BADGE - ATTRIBUTED

Beautiful early officers badge attributed to Brigadier Lancelot Merivale Gibbs, D.S.O., M.C.M.I.D. ( 4 ).
Unmarked silver with undamaged blue & red enamel.
To the back are his hand applied initials and the date( of his enlistment ) .
Enlisted 1910 and saw extensive action in the Great War rising to Commanding Officer of the 2nd Btn. in 1916.
He also served in WW2 as...  read more

Code: 58776

GERMAN - M35 SINGLE DECAL - PARADE FINISH ARMY HELMET - NS64 - BILL SHEA

Super helmet and rare to find one with the early smooth parade finish dark green paint .
The silver army decal is in good shape and has toned to a nice golden colour.
Size 57 liner with owners initials.
NS 64 shell with batch no. 5864. Brian Ice's helmet book confirms this helmet configures exactly as to how it left the factory in late 1937.
Both liner and chinstra...  read more

Code: 59063