WW2 British, Officers Dress Service Cap, Badges to Royal Engineers.

Was £127 now £95

Manufactured from khaki drab material with a plain peak and the crown stiffened with a wire former. These caps had brown leather chin strap, unless for rifle regiments which were black, held in place by two small brass buttons. Cap badges for these caps were always produced from a bronze finished metal or, in later stages of the war, the brown economy patterns.read more

Code: 24

WW2 British, War Savings Commemorative Plaque, 1944. CUT DOWN

Was £157 now £135

Commemorative presentation wall plaque for supporting the ‘For Freedom War Savings Campaign’ (an extension of the National Savings’ campaign run for the government by Sir Robert Kindersley) of 1944 and was presented by the War Office to local saving committees in appreciation of their success in Salute the Soldier Week savings campaigns.

Manufactu...  read more

Code: 39

Late WW2 Allied Toothbrush.

Was £65 now £50

Rare chance to acquire one of the harder objects of personal kit to obtain.

Price is for ONE toothbrush  read more

Code: 37

WW1 & WW2 Era Toothbrush.

Was £55 now £45

First half of the 20th Century unmarked toothbrush that would make an excellent addition to any wash roll or kit layout.

In good unused condition, however, it is recommended that for hygiene purposes it is used for display only.  read more

Code: 36

RARE WW2 British, Dunkirk Era, Box of Six, MKI, Anti-Gas Eye Shields, 1938.

Was £65 now £45

Eyeshields were a simple plastic visor designed to protect the eyes from gas spray. These are examples of the first of three MK's. One packet of six was issued to each man.

Clearly marked and dated to November 1938

A rare chance to acquire these now hard to source items!!  read more

Code: 32

WW2 British, Home Front, Salute the Soldier: Birmingham, Lapel Badge in Contemporary Storage Box.

Was £37 now £32

Salute the Soldier Weeks were British National Savings campaigns with the aim of British Army equipment being sponsored by individual civil/town/city communities, hence, on this example, the designation Birmingham. Each county was set a target of money to raise with a plaque being awarded for fund raising efforts.

Prior to Salute the Soldier, War We...  read more

Code: 40

WW2 British, Telegram Dated 4th May 1940, Buckingham Palace.

Was £11 now £9

A small and unusual item of ephemera and dating to just four days prior to the Battle of France with Guard Divisions and Buckingham Palace interest.  read more

Code: 41

WW2 British, Civil ‘Supplementary/Street Fire Party’ Armlet, August 1940 – August 1941.

Was £37 now £30

In August 1940 Supplementary Fire Parties organised by fire brigades were issued with a blue cloth armlet, bearing the red letters SFP, and the issue was extended in September 1940 to the Street Fire Parties organised by wardens.

Manufactured from dark blue cotton with printed red letters SFP, this example is in used clean condition.  read more

Code: 42

WW2 British, Civil ‘Fire Guard’ Armlet, Post August 1941.

Was £27 now £20

In August 1941 a new national organisation was formed to replace the locally organised Supplementary/Street Fire Parties and was known as the ‘Fire Guard’. Although still controlled by local authorities’ members now became trained to national standards.

Manufactured from dark blue cotton with printed yellow title ‘Fire Guard, this example is in used...  read more

Code: 43

WW2 British Aluminium Early Pattern Mess Tin, Dunkirk Era, 1939.

Was £65 now £45

The British Army on introduction of the 37 Pattern Kit decided to replace the older D-shaped mess tin for something more suitable to modern warfare. They adopted a rectangular pair of nesting aluminium tins with a folding steel handle. These proved to be lighter and more hygienic than the older model, however, these were quickly withdrawn to use the aluminium for ...  read more

Code: 45