WW2 - British and Allies

U.S. NAVY PEA JACKET.

Lovely quality deck jacket, double breasted, with all anchor celluloid buttons. No moth damage. Huge collar. Original label marked ‘size 40’ with a contract number marking ‘U.S.Naval Clothing Factory, Brooklyn New York’ with original owner’s name hand applied to the label. Armpit to cuff 39cm, back of neck to hem 81cm, armpit to armpit at rear 56cm.  read more

Code: 78448

U.S. ARMY VIETNAM PERIOD RAINCOAT.

Olive drab fully lined raincoat, label reads ‘Small Regular Overcoat Mans’ with removable inner liner.
Arm pit to arm pit 1.45cm, arm pit to cuff 110cm and back of neck to hem is 51cm.  read more

Code: 78456

FREE FRENCH AIR FORCE HELMET WWII.

A highly unusual helmet being the Adrian pattern for WWII with its original French Air Force badge attached. The main skull is in generally excellent condition, some slight loss to the black paint finish with its bronze French Air Force badge attached. Original chinstrap complete, although frail and slightly cracked. All of these helmets were converted for use with British liners and the liners...  read more

Code: 78397

POLISH WWII BANNER.

An interesting and large Polish banner measuring 95cm square, which includes its gold fringe, beautifully embroidered on both sides. On the green silk side the cotton embroidered flags in red and white of Poland overlaid with a central cross of heavy silver bullion wording ‘1905 -– 1945’ with central Polish eagle without crown, with below the motto in Polish ‘FOR OUR FREEDOM AND YOURS’. All sur...  read more

Code: 78345

BRITISH WWII BRITISH TANK REGIMENT PHOTO PORTRAIT.

An early large format photograph of a tank regiment soldier measuring 23cm x 30cm laid onto hard card, the soldier is wearing the very large black beret, 37 pattern battledress. Just visible is the very tip of the qualified tank soldier arm badge to the left hand sleeve. The reverse of the photograph is stamped ‘April 1941’. This is an excellent image, photographs of British troops in the large...  read more

Code: 78000

US WWII NAVY DECK JACKET

A USN deck jacket size 38 label.
arm pit to cuff 54cm
back of neck to hem at rear 69cm
arm pit to arm pit at rear 51cm
fraying to cuffs talon Zipper working, all buttons present.
Original slightly faded stencil to the back, USN stencil to front has some bleaching on the S. Fur loss to part of collar.
A really goods large size wearable jacket. Ideal for ...  read more

Code: 77831

US ARMY GREAT COAT.

Possibly Vietnam era, certainly 1960s or 70s. Lovely unused great coat in near perfect condition, belt present and all buttons.
Arm pit to cuff 46cm
Back of neck to hem at rear 115cm
Arm pit to arm pit at rear 56cm  read more

Code: 77793

RUSSIAN WWII SHELTER CAPE.

A rare item of Russian field uniform being the long shelter cape with its own fitted hood. General service wear, no damage, stains or holes, Russian Cyrillic markings to the interior some of which have been inked out, which we presume are Russian Film Costume company markings.  read more

Code: 77798

RUSSIAN WWII WATER COLOUR.

An extremely good well created war artist water colour measuring 53 x 34cm in a simple fitted black and gilded frame showing a Russian anti tank gun crew in action. Good uniform detail. The painting would make a fine backdrop for a Russian diorama or display. The painting was purchased in Russia in the early years of post 1989, it is signed on the reverse although not visible as it has been ref...  read more

Code: 77676

BRITISH WWII BRITISH LEGION PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM.

An extremely rare historically important British Legion photograph album formerly belonging to a leader of a visit by the Swansea Branch of the British Legion to the 1936 Berlin Reichskriegertages, basically a gathering of veterans of WWI. 25 original photographs, most annotated, showing parades with German veterans in uniform in Berlin. The flags of the British Legion being carried along with ...  read more

Code: 76754