WW2 BRITISH HOME FRONT TOMMY HELMET - RARE VARIANT
A real rare variant just sourced with other wartime items from a house in Liverpool.
B Grade helmet as issued to Home Guard as they were not deemed fit for Front Line service.
Unusually this one only has the 3 holes on one side of the apron not both.
The normally fibre straps of the liner and the liner band are made of compressed paper, this I've never encountered before.<... read more
75.00 GBP
WW2 GERMAN BLOCKADE RUNNER BADGE BY FOERSTER & BARTH
Good early example in plated zinc.
Forum approved and although non maker mkd. is confirmed as being by Förster & Barth.
Theirs were never maker mkd. but are recognisable by the hardware used.
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The Blockade Runner Badge was instituted on April 1, 1941.
It was awarded to sailors of merchant ships who successfully brought their vessels through enemy... read more
350.00 GBP
WW1 T 7 ROYAL SCOTS SHOULDER TITLE PAIR
Matched pair.
3 lugs to the reverse.
7th Btn. fought at Gallipoli and were also the one in the Gretna train crash.
Hex lugs.
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110.00 GBP
WW2 GERMAN DRK ( DEUTSCH RED CROSS ) HEWER C/W FROG
One Look original.
Super example with no issues.
Chequered front grip with smooth back grip.
Early mounts, front one with DRK eagle in relief.
Good blade with Ges Geschutz under the rear lozenge.
Clean blade with good saw back and screwdriver tip.
Scabbard with no dents, all screws and almost all original finish.
Nickel mounts.
Leather fro... read more
650.00 GBP
WW2 GERMAN 1945 SOLDBUCH & ENTITLEMENT PAPER
Well this soldier did'nt sit out WW2 !!
Wehrpass with no entries with accompanying document stating " Sgt Hannes Filgis lost his soldbuch in combat and this document acts as a valid stop gap until his replacement can be issued.
It also gives his address AH Strasse - Ottobeuren ( Stuttgart )
Filgis's medal entitlement is as follows,
War Service Cross with swords, Bla... read more
95.00 GBP
BLACK WATCH CAR BADGE/MASCOT - J.R.GAUNT BIRMINGHAM
Rare piece dating from the late 1940's.
WW1 type cap badge with scrolls over undamaged green , red & blue enamel.
Maker mkd. for J.R.Gaunt so excellent quality.
Undamaged /non pitted chrome.
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85.00 GBP
WW2 BRITISH 9TH H.L.I. - OFFICERS TOMMY HELMET
Stunning " Been There " helmet.
Rare decal / transfer only found on officers examples circa 1939.
Helmet finished in a heavy In Theatre applied sand camo.
Decal is good.
Inside would suggest the helmet has been worn in a hot climate with the oil cloth finish sweated/ worn off.
Doubt you will see another of these ever !
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3995.00 GBP
ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HLDRS GILDED BUTTONS
Officers flat Regimental buttons for possibly Mess Dress or Blazer.
Gilded brass.
16 mm diameter.
Marked London Badge & Button to rear.
4 matching with nice detail.
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SS BLACK SHOULDER BOARDS / EPAULETTES - RUSSIAN FRONT
Relisted due to time wasting non payer !! ( A Fischer Denmark ). Sellers beware !
Rare .
Black button on SS shoulder boards.
Uniform removed and with some service wear. Impression of where the buttons have been.
One still has Russian dirt where it was lodged under the button !
Interestingly, one is longer than the other however they have been worn l... read more
250.00 GBP
WW1 GERMAN CARL ZEISS TRENCH SCISSOR BINOCULARS ON STAND
First World War Carl Zeiss trench 'scissor' binoculars c/w their original Zeiss adjustable tripod stand.
Original field grey paint to both binos and stand.
Well marked.
All controls for adjustments working well.
Good optics with graticules.
Nice Zeiss markings to both stand and binos.
Been in my personal collection for years.
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