WW2, British, Civilian Duty Respirator, Related to Bournemouth.
Was £65 now £55
All members of the civilian services such as the ARP were issued with a slightly more robust version of the General Civilian Respirator which was designated as the Civilian Duty Respirator.
Designed by researchers at Proton Down it was initially called the Special Service Respirator with a name change prior to issue. It consisted of a moulded face p... read more
WW2, British, Haversack Mark V-C Conversion Pocket, Unissued, 1940.
Was £45 now £40
A need for extra pockets on the haversack came about in 1939 when the anti-gas eye shields and anti-gas ointment became standard issue. To accommodate this need another bag was created that had two pockets and a single closing flap with a pair of press studs. This bag was intended to be sewn onto the front of the haversack with the new designation ‘Haversack Mark ... read more
40.00 GBP
WW2, British, Civilian Duty Haversack, Unissued with Anti-Dim Tin and Cloth.
Was £45 now £35
Carrying bags for the civilian duty respirator were simple, varying from hessian sack to cotton and were closed by a simple drawstring or a more sophisticated flap with button fastenings.
This example is dated to 1942 and comes with an original Anti-Dim cloth and tin dated to 1938. read more
35.00 GBP
WW2 British, Civilian Respirator Tin (with relic mask).
Was £50 now £40
Gas masks were issued in simple but sturdy cardboard boxes with a strip of linen or string to be worn over the shoulder. Commercial and cottage industry manufactures got into the act producing a variety of cases, bags, boxes and tins to hold the civilian respirator.
Still containing its original civilian respirator, all be it in poor condition, thi... read more
40.00 GBP
WW2, British, Mark VII, Respirator Haversack, 1942.
Was £45 now £38
In a further effort to economise production the Haversack Mk VII was introduced in early 1941. It eliminated the second closing flap by moving one set of pockets into the inside of the bag and number of metal drain vents to the base was reduced to two. Other changes included the inclusion of a small pocket for the newly designed ant-dim cloth tin that allowed for ... read more
38.00 GBP
WW2, British, Home Guard, Rubberised, Economy Respirator Haversack, 1940.
Was £40 now £35
A rare economy and rubberised respirator haversack. Manufactured by T&T in 1940 for possible Home Guard use.
Named to A.J. Halls with name written to inner closing flap and the service number stencilled to the strap.
Priced to reflect rarity and grubby condition. read more
35.00 GBP
WW2, British, MK VI Respirator Haversack, 1940.
Was £50 now £40
The MK VI Haversack was introduced to simplify the MK V plus additional pockets for the newly standard Eye Shields and Anti-Gas Ointment. The strap was made simpler with added metal hooks to attach to the D-rings allowing it to be changed if damaged.
This example is in ‘grubby’ but is structurally in excellent condition. We suspect it to be of Home ... read more
40.00 GBP
WW2, British, Civilian Duty Respirator and Haversack with Anti-Dim Tin and Cloth.
Was £65 now £55
All members of the civilian services such as the ARP were issued with a slightly more robust version of the General Civilian Respirator which was designated as the Civilian Duty Respirator.
Designed by researchers at Proton Down it was initially called the Special Service Respirator with a name change prior to issue. It consisted of a moulded face p... read more
55.00 GBP
WW2 Era, British, ‘Infantry Section Leading’, HMSO, 1938, printed, 1939.
Was £22 now £18
A grubby but intact copy priced to reflect early date and rarity.
Please study the photograph carefully as they form part of the item’s description. read more
18.00 GBP
WW2, British, ‘The Morse Code’, Longmans, 1943.
Was £22 now £15
A good copy with only minor foxing, written R.G. Shackel, intended for civilian duty personnel.
Please study the photograph carefully as they form part of the item’s description. read more
15.00 GBP