GERMAN WWI MAXIN 08/15 MAGAZINE BOX.

The wooden box designed for carrying two full drum magazines for the MG08 15. Good field grey green paint finish remaining, slight damage to the edge of the lid with its metallic strengthened corners. Some evidence of old woodworm, complete with its swivel closing catch.  read more

Code: 88989

GERMAN WWI MAXIN AMMUNITION CAN.

The all metal ammunition can for two Maxim 08 250 round ammunition belts. Complete with its three carrying handles and sprung loaded closing clip. To the interior there is a central metal division to separate the belt and ammunition. Slight rusting from the steel shell. A small degree of field grey paint remaining.  read more

Code: 88990

BRITISH WWII OFFICERS SAM BROWN SET.

An extremely good undated example of the brass and leather waist belt and cross strap for a World War II or possibly World War I British officers uniform  read more

Code: 88529

FRENCH WWII SOLDIERS PERSONAL KIT.

A grouping of items containing issue boot brush, 2 X 1939 dated shell dressing, 2 X tobacco in packets marked ‘1940’, a grease tin, wooden button stick, fork and spoon and a ‘Le Singe’ brand tin opener, a 1933 dated housewife set and a mint unissued handkerchief.  read more

Code: 88869

FRENCH WWII SOLDIERS WHITE WOOL SCARF.

Seen in many pictures by the troops embarking the ships on the way to the ill-fated campaign in Narvik in 1940. Light use patina and soldiers number stencilled upon the scarf.  read more

Code: 88870

FRENCH WWI GROUPING OF SOLDIERS PERSONAL ITEMS.

A nice and interesting group of items including French banknotes, letter set, issued tobacco, soap in tin, trench art lighter, oil bottle, Prinz Nez glasses one with lens missing, housewife spoon and fork, cigarette papers, mirror, toothbrush.  read more

Code: 88874

PRE WWI FOUL WEATHER BUSBY.

We have had literally hundreds of items of British military headdress for the Victorian period in the past 45 years but never a foul weather Hussar Busby. The Busby produced in oilskin with gilt lace around the crown, its button also covered in oilskin to the front of the helmet. To the interior its original leather liner and inner silk all in place, the silk has lost colour, there is also the ...  read more

Code: 88985

GERMAN WWI REICH MARINE TORPEDO SIGHTING GAUGE, IN ORIGINAL WOODEN BOX.

Brass 8 inch calibrated gauge, blacking sighting arm marked ‘F.N.4637’ on the swivel, maker marked ‘Nautische Werkstatten GMBH Kiel’ on the underside of the raised sight, in its original wooden case 8.5 inches x 8.5 inches, stamped lettering to the exterior ‘M 1918’.  read more

Code: 81440

DIE RITTERKREUZTRAGER DER LUFTWAFFE.

This excellent 1966 published volume Band 1, for the fighter pilots 39-45 being the full list of all of the Knights Cross Winners for the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe. 250 pages with biographies of every Knights Cross Winner with nearly all having a photograph attachment text in german and English. This sought-after work is still with its very frail and slightly torn dust cover. Condition:  read more

Code: 72334

THE KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1939-45 VOL 2.

This scarce 1988 work by the same authors that produced the 1966 publication on the fighter pilots have furthered their work by completing the Knight Cross Winner of all the Stuka and Schlachtflieger aces of WWII. Much text all in German, many photographs accompanied by biographies of the pilots. This was never published with a dust cover. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 72337