WW1 - British and Allies

AUSTRALIAN ANKLE BOOTS.

An unused set of size 10 ankle boots, 7 eyelets with original leather laces. The stitch pattern on the boot are identical to Australian WWI boots, the only addition being a leather tab at the rear of the ankle. Complete with toe and heel cleats and nails. On one of the boots all that is visible of the maker’s mark is ‘TRALIAN BOOT’ with slight images of the word ‘SERVICE’ on the other boot clea...  read more

Code: 85711

BRITISH WWI JEWRY BOOK ON HONOUR

Published in 1922 this huge work comprising 363 pages, copy number 402 of 3000 copies only printed, this very rare work was published to show the world the contribution that Jews had made towards the British War Effort in terms of personnel to counter suggestions that the Jewish community in Great Britain had not contributed at all to the War Effort. It lists the many thousands of men and women...  read more

Code: 66417

ALLIED WWI ROOLD FLYING HELMET.

A good example of the Roold flying helmet worn by British, French and Belgium aviators in WWI. All cork body, canvas finish with four panels to the crown. An imitation centre band, which has some slight losses on the reverse side. Complete with its canvas brown painted ear protectors. The interior crown lining multi quilted stitching and its ersatz type sweatband all intact and in good conditio...  read more

Code: 85627

BRITISH WWI BRODIE 1ST PATTERN COMBAT HELMET.

A rimless non magnetic 1st pattern Brodie steel helmet having two red lozenge shaped painted unit insignia to the dome. Good finish remaining overall, complete with its tongued oilskin liner, which is intact, some sack missing, also one strap lug from the helmet shell missing.  read more

Code: 85484

BRITISH WWI ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS MACHINE GUNNERS PHOTOGRAPH.

A nicely framed photograph of A Company 7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers taken at Porthcawl in 1929. The group in the field with officers and two of the Vickers machine guns.  read more

Code: 85394

A PRIMER OF MILITARY KNIVES EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COMBAT, TRENCH AND UTILITIES KNIVES. PART 2.

The very crude but still invaluable soft back publication from Gordon Hughes from 1981. We have discovered 10 mint copies hidden away in our premises. A very good reference work for Italian daggers, American trench knives, British jungle knives. Over 212 individually identified knives and trench clubs, all in line drawing form. Fairbairn Sykes knives, OSS knives, Marine Raiders. This book has b...  read more

Code: 85536

BRITISH WWI TRACY COWBOY TYPE REVOLVER HOLSTER.

A rare holster from WWI, privately manufactured and purchased by officers, built to take the Mark 6 Webley revolver. there were two patterns of holsters produced by this rare company, one with flap, one without flap, this is the open style. Attached to an undated Sam Browne belt and cross strap. Slung in the cowboy style, stitching good and strong. To make the holster available for the Webley h...  read more

Code: 84205

BRITISH WWI ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE OR RFC WEBLEY HOLSTER.

A very nice medium tan holster for the Webley Mark 6 revolver with a long shoulder strap, commonly worn by Royal Naval Air Service or RFC air crew.  read more

Code: 83931

PRE 1940 ZULU LEADERS WOOD AND WIRE BOUND STAFF.

These wire bound staffs were a form of insignia identifying ranks within the structure of the Zulu regiments. This example 86cm in length with wood ball top, which at some time in its life been split and has been re-stapled together. The complete length of the haft is superbly decorated in brown and silver wire, these decorated staffs come in many forms and this is the longest wire bound staff ...  read more

Code: 83777

RUSSIAN WWI ARTILLERY MANS BELT BUCKLE.

Large high relief Russian Imperial eagle over crossed cannons to the front, very rare to the artillery. Wartime quality. Some rubbing to the detail otherwise good condition.  read more

Code: 83471