GERMAN WWI HESSE NCOS ALL LEATHER PICKLEHAUBE

A very good condition all leather Pickelhaube of Hesse Regiment 115. All other metal fittings in white. Leather skull generally good minor loss of the skin above the national cockade, minor creasing on the rear of the skull, both front and rear peaks securely attached to the main body of the helmet. The helmet is with its correct fluted Hesse spike , the large Hesse front plate with the 1621 sc...  read more

Code: 96471

GERMAN WWI PRUSSIAN FIELD GREY ENLISTED MANS BELT BUCKLE.

A nice condition all steel one-piece stamped combat belt buckle. Gott Mit Uns scroll with Prussian crown to centre. The twin pronged belt fixing system all in place.  read more

Code: 96463

GERMAN WWI OLDENBURG INFANTRY REGIMENT PICKLEHAUBE

A scarce Picklehaube for infantry regiment 88 . The faint remains of the marking of IR 88 can be seen in the rear peak when the helmet is held in good light. The all-leather skull generally good with some minor creasing and congealing, the front and rear peaks securely attached to the main body of the helmet, all of the brass fittings which include the backstrap, spike and circular spike base, ...  read more

Code: 96472

GERMAN WWI MAXIM Z.F.12 MACHINE GUN OPTIC SIGHT.

Excellent quality optics, the body of the sight retains virtually all of its crackle finish field grey green paint. The leather eyepieces are intact but slightly loose within its aperture. The eyepiece aperture, which fixes to the main body has some sections missing. The lens cover, which is attached to the upper lens with its leather strap is all intact. Maker marked to the side of the body ‘E...  read more

Code: 96479

GERMAN WWI TENT PEG BAG.

The field grey bag with leather strapping, used for the contents of the zeltbahn pegs and rods. Oval makers mark with army group marked ‘B.A.IX’ within a rectangle. Nice condition, slight fading but very usable.  read more

Code: 96506

BRITISH WWII BREN GUN BARREL AND SPARES CONTAINER BAG.

A slightly stained example of a 1943 dated Bren gun spare barrel and spares bag, heavily dated A.C.1943. With its shoulder strap stop.  read more

Code: 96348

BRITISH WWII HOME FRONT BRODIE HELMET.

Standard Brodie helmet, two indentations to the crown, painted black with the letter ‘A’ stencilled to the front. The inner liner is size stamped and dated ‘1939’. Original owner’s name hand painted in green paint to the inner shell, also some scratched initials. The shell is dated ‘1939’ with makers stamp ‘JSS’ with its elasticated chinstrap.  read more

Code: 96473

PRE 1900 ZULU LEADERS WOODEN WIRE BOUND STAFF.

These wire bound staffs were a form of insignia identifying ranks within the structure of Zulu regiments. This example 86cm in length with wood ball top, which at some time in its life has been split and 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 we h...  read more

Code: 96462

ENGLISH VICTORIAN HUNTERS BOWIE KNIFE.

A very nice Bowie bladed knife, blade measuring 14.5cm. Maker marked ‘J.Howill & Sons, Sheffield, England established AD 1700’. One side mint bright, the other side with some light surface rust spotting, with its stag grip, oval cross guard. Fitted into its purpose made Bowie style leather scabbard with its hilt retaining strap with the male/female pop stud intact and working correctly. The sal...  read more

Code: 96505

GERMAN WWI MAXIM 08 MACHINE GUN SIGHT, CASED.

The sight is marked ‘Emil Busch A.G.’ of Rathenow, marked ‘ZF12’ with its issue number. Optics good, slightly dirty with its pull off lens cap, The majority of the paint to the main body of the sight is missing. Fitted into its original fitted case, the number of the case matches the number of the sight ‘6362’, the case is also marked ‘Emil Busch Rathenow’. The rivets holding the lid to the mai...  read more

Code: 95780