GERMAN WWI BADEN ENLISTED MANS PICKELHAUBE.

A nice sleepy condition all leather pickelhaube for a Baden Infantry Regiment. The skull is excellent, both peaks strongly fitted to the body, slight crazing to both front and back peaks. The colour of the back strap, spike, spike base, front plate and front peak trim all match in a subdued brass. Slight damage to the very tip of the spike. Large griffin front plate with correct chinstrap and S...  read more

Code: 74804

BRITISH ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION TELESCOPE.

A lovely old telescope engraved to the body in block capitals 'ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION 1861. All in its original fitted wooden cylindrical case. Also engraved in Victorian style script 'DOLLAND LONDON DAY AND NIGHT'. The telescope is operational, the lens is rather stained, the what appears to be copper exterior body with the remainder of the telescope all in brass. The telescope wh...  read more

Code: 74761

BRITISH VICTORIAN 5TH ROYAL IRISH LANCERS LANCE CAP PLATE.

A good condition front plate for the lance cap of the 5th Royal Irish enlisted mans, complete with Victorian crown. All Battle Honours. Both screw fixings to the rear side.  read more

Code: 74704

GERMAN WWI COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE MARINE CORPS.

Complete with correct ribbon.  read more

Code: 74468

GERMAN WWI SLATE GREY TROUSERS.

A set of the extremely hard to find combat trousers for the Imperial German soldier. These are the late war slate grey pattern, they have been service worn and have been through a repair depot. As the trousers are viewed the left hand knee area has been replaced with a large very good matching slate grey patch, there are various darns to the other knee and other small darns. The seat is of the ...  read more

Code: 74415

IMPERIAL GERMAN ERSATZ TORNISTER.

A rare example of a cardboard tornister issued to an Imperial German soldier. The box tornister made completely from cardboard with leather straps, fittings and a leather back cushion. Both the straps complete, faint traces of an Army Corps marking to one of the straps plus a maker's stamp, an indistinct 1917 date. All the internal fittings and bags made from the russet brown canvas, hand paint...  read more

Code: 74382

GERMAN WWII MOUNTAIN TROOP OFFICERS BERGMUTZE.

A rare piece of headdress for the German Army being the mountain troops officers bergmutze. No moth damage to anywhere on the cap, nap thin in places, standard bergmutze short peak, double button front, flat silver wire officers one-piece triangular insignia, which includes the national roundel, silver waffenfarbe to the crown, approximately size 57, complete with a nice quality light cream lea...  read more

Code: 74352

GERMAN WWII AFRIKA KORPS TROPICAL FIELD CAP.

A good example, large size 58 heavy twill tropical visored field cap, evidence of service wear, dull zinc air vents. The sweatband has been reinforced by stitching by the wearer, complete with its correct matching set of tropical Bevo woven insignia. Clearly marked, RB numbered plus model M.43 size stamp 58 to the red lining.  read more

Code: 74349

GERMAN WWII AFRIKA KORPS 2ND PATTERN FIELD CAP.

A very well service worn 2nd pattern M.41 visored field cap. Faint remains of makers markings and model designation to the interior red lining but too faint to identify. The cap is approximately size 56. It has its original Bevo woven correctly attached national eagle and cockade. At one stage in its life the front brim of the hat has been so worn that the owner has recovered the rim edge to a ...  read more

Code: 74337

GERMAN WWII LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER PILOT?S GROUPING.

An exceptionally rare grouping of a Pilot?s Luftwaffe log book for a pilot in Night Fighter Geschwader 3. The early type Luftwaffe flight book with the gold embossed Luftwaffe eagle and swastika to the cover with his name gold embossed to the lower right hand side. The logbook begins on the 11th August 1941 and with entries through to the 3rd May 1945, the total of a remarkable 1,065 flights, w...  read more

Code: 73999