1915 British Army Issue Prismatic Compass ,Named To K.S.L.I.Officer
A 1915 dated Verners pattern prismatic compass and leather case in very good condition. Compass made in Switzerland by Koehn with broad arrow mark, case made by J.B.Brook Co Ltd 1915 with faint hand written Officers name and Regiment being the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry . read more
WW2 British ATS MKII Helmet
A recent barn/shed found MKII ATS helmet in un-touched condition, 1939 dated shell along with its 1939 dated oval padded liner made by Vero in a size 6 1/2.
A second layer of sand coloured paint has been applied over original factory finish.
Original chin strap in good order, slight play in liner as original top bolt and nut wont tighten up fully but a minor issue.
I have l... read more
WW1 French Artillery Adrian Helmet
A pleasing example of the 1915 pattern Adrian helmet with the outer shell painted in Khaki Brown which is associated to the French Foreign Legion & Colonial troops , early one piece constructed liner with 7 fingers, corrugated aluminium bands absent,chin strap broken and dry. read more
WW2 Home Guard Gas Mask & Tin
During the early days of the LDV/ Home Guard they were issued with the standard civilian gas mask contained in a cardboard box which would not withstand the rigours of training etc so the box was replaced by the cylindrical carrying tin, this was also short lived as later replaced with standard military type.
This gasmasks rubber is still pliable with good straps,the tin still has the ... read more
WW1 Imperial German Short Wire Cutters
A hard to find example with makers mark and with its retainer strap still intact. 10 inches long. read more
Pre - War K98 Cleaning Kit 1938
An original pre-WW2 K98 cleaning Kit with the CNX makers code impressed into the lid.
The oiler stamped with G.Appel 1938. One of the smaller bore cleaning brushes is missing . This set does not have the standard German oiling cloth but instead a roll of British 4x2s . Priced accordingly due to missing brush. read more
Scarce RAF 1925 Pattern Webbing Belt
An RAF 1925 pattern belt in good condition with Air Ministry ink stamps and dated 1941. read more
WW1 Period French Hunting/Trench Knife
An early 20th century French hunting/trench knife with a 5 3/4 inch diamond sectioned blade and made to a high standard.The Ricasso has a makers logo of a running boar to one side and Mle Depose(registered model) to the other,cross guard made of aluminium ,slab grips made of horn and securely attached by three small purpose made screw bolts.
Tooled leather scabbard with retaining strap(n... read more
WW1 1914 -15 Star Medal Group 1/7th RWF Gallipoli , Palestine & Egypt
A fresh to the market trio and belongings to 2996 L/Cpl W.T.Evans ,1/7th Merioneth & Montgomeryshire Territorial Battalion RWF who served and saw action at Gallipoli (Theatre of war code 2B as on his service record) and Egypt.
Wounded and Discharged from service in 1917 and entitled to the silver wound badge(not present amongst belongings).
Items included are the Princess Mary tin... read more
WW2 Italian M38 Carcano Knife Bayonet
A fixed blade example circa 1942/43 and not the earlier folding blade type but earlier parts were still used as the hilt to this bayonet still retains a slot .
The 7 inch blade appears to be un-sharpened with no issues,slab grips are firm with a few dings from use.
The back edge of tang is stamped with makers name ROCCA and serial number F6703,working release button.
All me... read more