WW2 British, Issue, ‘Housewife’ Needles, 1945.

Was £45 now £35

An unissued packet of issue ‘Hussif’ sewing needles, Crows Foot marked and manufactured by Guillaume & Sons Ltd in 1945.

Would enhance any display of personal kit.

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Code: 354

WW2 British Issue Shaving Brush, 1944.

Was £30 now £25

A mint and unissued, bristle and horsehair shaving brush, manufactured in 1944 by Britton Brush Co Ltd.

Priced to reflect mint condition.

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Code: 356

WW1, British, Silver SIXPENCE, 1918.

Was £15 now £12

A WW1, British silver ‘Sixpence’ dated 1918.

A great little pocket filler or would be a great addition for a vintage Christmas Pudding.

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Code: 358

WW1, British, ‘Acting’ Sergeant Armband.

Was £75 now £65

These ‘Acting Sgt’ stripes/chevrons came from the effects of G. Moss, Machine Gun Corps who saw action during the Somme campaign on Thiepval Ridge 26th - 30th September.

They appear to be field made from part of a tunic sleeve, utilising a tunic button and what appears to be a button from a mess tin cover?

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Code: 359

‘From Delhi to Arnhem’: 156 Parachute Battalion.

Was £40 now £35

‘From Delhi to Arnhem’: 156 Parachute Battalion.
John O’Reilly
First published by Thoroton Publishing Ltd., 2009 (Hardback)
ISBN: 978095604402

A detailed study following the 156 Parachute Battalion, one of the first British parachute battalions, from their formation in Delhi to the Battle of Arnhem and its aftermath. With many ...  read more

Code: 366

‘Red Berets and Red Crosses’: Story of the Medical Services in the 1st Airborne Division in World War. AUTHOR SIGNED!!

Was £50 now £40

‘Red Berets and Red Crosses’: Story of the Medical Services in the 1st Airborne Division in World War.
Naill Cherry
First published by R. Sigmond 1999 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-9080471818

This book is a detailed account of the Medical services in the 1st Airborne division during World War II. It charts the royal Army Medical Corps a...  read more

Code: 367

‘Off at Last’: An Illustrated History of the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1939 to 1945 Author Signed

Was £60 now £50

‘Off at Last’: An Illustrated History of the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1939 to 1945
Robert Sigmond
First published by R N Sigmond in 1997
ISBN: 9789081270328

Hard to source and profusely illustrated with many rare and unseen photos.

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Code: 369

WW2, British, RARE, Prophylactic Condom.

Was £85 now £70

Essential for stopping the spread of ‘Venereal Disease’ (VD) throughout the ranks, Prophylactic; a medicine or course of action used to prevent disease, no tunic pocket or wash roll is complete without one.
For example, the rate of venereal VD encountered by the Eighth Army in Italy was more than twenty times that found in Britain. Dire warnings of the dang...  read more

Code: 373

WW2, British, ATS, Lisle Stockings.

Was £55 now £45

Often described as ‘passion killers’ these ATS stockings were warm and serviceable but hardly flattering. Grimly unbecoming, compared to the feminine lingerie available on the civilian market, a token effort had been made in the choice of shades of ‘pink’ as the standard colour.

Spike Milligan stated that the top of these could be called the ‘giggle...  read more

Code: 374

‘The Day the Devils Dropped In’. The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy, D-Day to D+6: Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come

Was £40 now £35

‘The Day the Devils Dropped In’
The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy
D-Day to D+6
Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come
Neil Barber
First published in 2002 by Pen & Sword (Hardcover)

The Allied assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe began in the dawn of 6 June 1944 with daring airborne landings by men of the P...  read more

Code: 364