WW2 British, Decontamination Cotton Waste (II).
Was £60 now £45
Cotton waste was designed to soak up blister gas agents before the anti-gas ointment was applied. As the name suggests it was a by-product from mill and garment manufactures and was issued in bundles of 1oz (28g) per man to be broken up with half stored in the haversack whilst the other half could be found in the gas cape pocket.
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WW2 British, Army Issue, Ointment Anti-Gas No.6, Tube Variant Tin, Coloured Coded ‘Green’.
Was £30 now £25
Anti-gas ointments were developed to protect troops from the effects of blistering gases and could be used as a preventative (applied in anticipation of an attack) or curative (applied to blisters after an attack). The ointment consisted of a strong alkali to neutralise acidic blistering agents and could also be used to decontaminate weapons and equipment. Personn... read more
25.00 GBP
WW2 British, Ointment Anti-Gas No.2, Glass Jar Variant, Coloured Coded ‘Cream’.
Was £65 now £55
Anti-gas ointments were developed to protect troops from the effects of blistering gases and could be used as a preventative (applied in anticipation of an attack) or curative (applied to blisters after an attack). The ointment consisted of a strong alkali to neutralise acidic blistering agents and could also be used to decontaminate weapons and equipment. Personn... read more
WW2 British, Issue, Anti-Gas Wallet (I).
Was £80 now £70
The Anti-gas wallet was, like the anti-gas cape, made from oil cloth and made to protect the AB64 and other small personnel effects such photo’s, etc. The first pattern was 12 ½ “ by 8 “, when fully open and 12 by 4 when folded once and 6 by 4 when folded twice to fit into the breast pocket of the battle dress blouse or trouser pocket. The closure flap ran the ent... read more
70.00 GBP
WW2 British, Issue, Anti-Gas Wallet (II).
Was £60 now £50
The Anti-gas wallet was, like the anti-gas cape, made from oil cloth and made to protect the AB64 and other small personnel effects such photo’s, etc. The first pattern was 12 ½ “ by 8 “, when fully open and 12 by 4 when folded once and 6 by 4 when folded twice to fit into the breast pocket of the battle dress blouse or trouser pocket. The closure flap ran the ent... read more
50.00 GBP
WW2 Commonwealth Issue, Anti-Gas Hood.
Was £95 now £80
The Anti-Gas Hood was introduced with the Anti-Gas Cape and was worn over the head with a drawstring to seal under the chin. The length of the lower flap was sufficient to cover the neck and collar. It was discontinued in 1942 in favour of the No.2 Anti-Gas Ointment that could be applied to the neck before an attack. Whilst it gave excellent protection to the head... read more
80.00 GBP
WW2 British, Respirator Spectacles.
Was £50 now £40
The respirator could only function properly if a good seal was achieved between the mask and the wears face. Personnel who wore glasses ran the risk of the arm of the glasses preventing a proper seal, to overcome this problem the RAMC, in 1939, introduced a set of spectacles that could be worn with the majority of respirator face pieces. These spectacles have roun... read more
WW2 British, Gas Warning Rattle (MkII)
Was £80 now £70
A wooden rattle was issued to every platoon and subunit HQ to warn of detection of gas by the gas sentry. The gas sentry was a throwback to WWI and was fairly redundant by 1944 when the possibility of gas attack had diminished. Larger camps were issued with a ‘siren’ of which a continues blast warned of gas.
This 1941 dated example, manufactured by M. Bros,... read more
70.00 GBP
WW2 British, Gas Warning Rattle (MkI).
Was £95 now £80
A wooden rattle was issued to every platoon and subunit HQ to warn of detection of gas by the gas sentry. The gas sentry was a throwback to WWI and was fairly redundant by 1944 when the possibility of gas attack had diminished. Larger camps were issued with a ‘siren’ of which a continues blast warned of gas.
This 1940 dated example, re-stamped ROC 1944, is ... read more
80.00 GBP
WW2 British, Mk. V1a, Haversack waist Belt.
Was £75 now £65
For certain jobs/roles the haversack was deemed impractical to be worn on the chest and needed a respirator with a long hose to be used and the haversack to be worn on the side. The belt prevented the haversack from ‘flapping’ during vagarious movement.
This example is in very good order, has the owners’ initials, FE, stamped to the buckles and is p... read more