WW2, British, ‘Manual of Small Arms and Special Weapons, Bernards (Publishers) Ltd.

Was £25 now 20

A fine copy, priced to reflect condition. Intended for Home Guard personnel. Full of outstanding diagrams, etc.

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Code: 334

WW2, British, SUPER RARE, ‘Unarmed Action!’ Practical Press Ltd, 1942.

Was £55 now £45

An outstanding copy of this super rare book, written by Micky Wood who was the Light-Weight Wrestling Champion of Great Briton and Lieutenant – Instructor on Unarmed Combat to the Home Guard.

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Code: 335

WW2, British, RARE, ‘The Defence of Bloodford Village’, Practical Press Ltd, 1943.

Was £ 30 now £25

A fascinating ‘what might have been’ account of a fictitious defence of an English village by the Home Guard in the Second World War. Published by the Home Guard late in 1940 when the invasion scare was at its height, the booklet, illustrated with maps, presents a narrative of a war game that might have become all too real. Used in Home Guard training to provides...  read more

Code: 337

WW2, British, ‘Home Guard Instruction No. 17 Anti-aircraft Training’, G.S. Publications, 1940.

Was £20 now £15

A good intact copy with only minor foxing, priced to reflect early date and rarity.

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Code: 339

WW2 British Issue, ULTRA-RARE FIRST ISSUE, Water Sterilizing Kit.

Was £65 now £55

A ‘grubby’ on the outside but ‘ultra-rare’, first issue, Water Sterilizing Kit as identified by the early cork stoppers. Later issue bottles having metal screw caps.

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 341

WW2 era, British, ‘Tommy Cooker’.

Was £75 now £65

Self-contained 'solid fuel' version of the WW1 pattern portable stove in a small tin with attachable pot stand.
There were similar commercial stoves sold as the ‘Tommy's Cooker and the ‘Blackie’.
This example is of the Blackie and is in good condition, still containing its fuel.
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Code: 343

WW2 British Issue ‘Lifebuoy’ Soap

Was £30 now £25

An unissued bar of issue ‘Lifebuoy’ soap, we think that this was of ‘Victorian’ manufacture but would have been held in stores and issued through WWI and into WWII.

X2 available

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 347

WW2 British Home Front ‘Ticket Grouping’.

Was £35 now £25

An unusual set of WWII dated public transport tickets with their original ‘cottage industry’ manufactured copper ticket holder. A great pocket filler!!

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 348

WW2 British Home Front ‘Coin Grouping’.

Was £55 now £45

A fantastic grouping of pre-1945 coins with a WWII era coin purse. A great pocket filler!!

Farthing: x1, 1944
Pennies: x4, 1928, 30, 36 & 40
‘Threepenny Bit’: x1, 1937
‘Silver’ Three Pence: x4, 1931, 34, 39 & 40
‘Silver’ Sixpence: x2, 1929 & 43
‘Silver’ Shilling: x1, 1939
‘Silver’ Half Crown: x1, 1931
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Code: 349

WW2 British, Issue, Housewife, 1942

Was £60 now £50

The WW2 British army Housewife, or ‘Hussif’, was issued to all troops to enable them to carry out running repairs in the field.

This example is of Indian manufacture, 1942, and includes, amongst the issue items, a private purchase pair of scissors and packet of needles.

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Code: 353