WW1 - British and Allies

FRENCH COLONIAL OFFICERS PITH HELMET. ALGIERS MADE.

A nice condition French Colonial cork pith helmet with its sewn cover, which has toned from its original white/khaki, complete with its original leather sweatband, chinstrap missing, with the remains of the paper label to the interior of the retailer 'Leon Schweitzer' of Algiers with the French spelling of 'Alger'.  read more

Code: 92016

U.S.A. WWI ARMY 1918 DATED MESS TIN.

Nice condition overall. Good clear markings.  read more

Code: 92106

BRITISH WWI OFFICERS MAP CASE IN LEATHER.

A skeleton framed leather map case measuring 24 cm x 23, with male-female press stud closure, one side of the mica board missing, attachment sprung loaded clip to fit the Sam Browne officers belt equipment.  read more

Code: 92174

BRITISH WWI ROYAL FLYING CORPS FULL DRESS COLLAR BADGES.

A very nice matched pair of full dress officers collar badges, gilded metal with both lugs fitted.  read more

Code: 91028

BRITISH PRE WWI ROYAL NAVAL SENNET STRAW HAT.

First introduced in 1890 and worn through to 1921, very few pictures of this hat being worn exist but enough do exist to identify this example perfectly. That hat is identical to the example shown on page 208 of Campaign 1915 Volume 2 by Chris Pollentine in the identical weave and also identical sweatband, the only difference being that our example does not have the black braiding to the edge. ...  read more

Code: 81800

U.S. KRAG BOWIE BLADED BAYONET.

A very fine condition United States M.1898/900 Krag-Jorgensen Bowie bayonet. Only 2,818 of these impressive American bayonets were produced for trial by the Springfield Armoury with 2,000 being shipped to the Philippines and 600 to Cuba to fit the Krag Jorgensen rifle. The beautiful Bowie blade in magnificent condition, marked ‘US 1900’. Complete with its undamaged wood grips, rifle retaining s...  read more

Code: 91603

BRITISH WWI ROYAL FLYING CORPS HALF OBSERVER’S WING.

A lovely quality flat embroidered observer half wing for Royal Flying Corps officer of enlisted man. This has come from a nice old aviation collection.  read more

Code: 90923

BRITISH WWI RAF 1ST PATTERN ENLISTED RANKS CAP BADGE.

The red on dark navy blue/black 1st pattern RAF enlisted ranks cap badge. Some slight shredding to the red circlet that runs around the lower ball of the badge, nicely padded. This has come from a nice old aviation collection.  read more

Code: 91015

BRITISH WWI RAF WOMAN’S 1ST PATTERN ARM ALBATROSS.

A lovely heavy thick padded albatross in white being the 1st pattern woman’s insignia. This has come from a nice old aviation collection.  read more

Code: 91038

BRITISH WWI WOMAN’S ROYAL AIR FORCE ALBATROSS INSIGNIA.

A single white embroidered on very dark blue albatross for the shoulder of the Woman’s Royal Air Force uniform, formed in 1918, worn along with a shoulder title on each sleeve.  read more

Code: 91052