AUSTRIAN WWI 2 VOLUME WORK ON AUSTRIAN HELMETS.

A fabulous arrival to the book market is the first serious work ever completed on the history of Austrian helmets. The work is a double volume set, 600 pages in total over the two volumes, both volumes are enclosed in a very attractive slip case. A total of 1800 illustrations, which include 1080 colour photographs, 378 contemporary photographs and 50 images of illustrations and posters and peri...  read more

Code: 95130

BRITISH UNION OF FASCISTS BANNER.

An extremely rare artefact of the political turmoil of the 1930s in Europe being the 30 inch x 20 inch or 82cm x 63cm banner that was hung from the carrying banner pole and banner top. The flag was flown from a banner top very similar to the Germany Awake banner top of the Third Reich incorporating the same lightning flash insignia surrounded by a laurel leaf with a pointed finial with the box ...  read more

Code: 95135

BRITISH WWII ROADSIDE SIGN, MINES.

A slightly rusty white painted with red lettering road side sign placed by forward reconnaissance troops advancing ahead of the main forces and warning of the advancing troops of presence of mines. The sign measure 29cm x 65cm, with its original prop, one of the threaded screws and nuts holding the prop in place is missing. An interesting and historical signage from the advance of the Britis...  read more

Code: 95132

US WWII DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SIGNATURE.

A nice set being a press photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower in full uniform hatless sitting at his desk, accompanied by a lightly foxed headed paper of Headquarters 21st Army Group with the signature of Dwight D. Eisenhower with below the signature of Field Marshall Sir Alan Brook, British Field Marshall, Advisor to Winston Churchill and a further unidentified signature below. Nicely framed.  read more

Code: 95127

BRITISH WWII SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY JULY 44.

A very nice photograph of the then General Montgomery standing in a field hand annotated ‘France July 1944’ wearing his double badged beret, roll neck jumper and trousers, no other insignia, standing with the well known French General Pierre Koenig, Koenig was well known as being the Commander of the 16 day battle of Bir Hachein in the western desert. Monty is standing in front of a tent and hi...  read more

Code: 95126

GERMAN WWI SAXON WEIMAR INFANTRY OFFICERS PICKELHAUBE.

A good leather pickelhaube, Saxon Weimar, who were the 94th Infantry Regiment with its original carrying case. The skull generally good with crazing overall, both peaks firmly attached to the main body, gilt matching overall with a huge degree of the original gilt remaining. The crown from the orb on the helmet plate is missing. The Saxon Weimar overlay plate, which fits over the Prussian style...  read more

Code: 95010

BRITISH WWI TRENCH WADERS.

An extremely difficult piece of equipment to obtain for the British soldier or officer of World War I are the canvas leggings known as trench waders, as World War I progressed and it became apparent of the terrible wet conditions within the trenches these canvas waders were issued to all ranks, many images can be seen of the waders being worn and would be an ideal piece of equipment to dress to...  read more

Code: 95098

GERMAN WWII GROSSDEUTSCHLAND PAPERWORK GROUPING.

A good grouping of booklets and paperwork including a wehrpass to Otto Heidemann, wehrpass photograph in civil dress, Heidemann born 5th April 1922. Page 11 showing him being a member of 2nd Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland in October 1941, page 12 shows 10 individual entries dating from 15th October 1942 to the 27th August 1943, all relating to units he served with, all encompassing Regiment...  read more

Code: 95050

GERMAN WWII UNIDENTIFIED HOLSTER.

The small leather holster possibly for a Sauer of Beretta, maker coded on the back very faintly ‘CEY’ which is the Company of Karl Budischovsky Leather Industries of Vienna, Austria. Also dated ‘1940’ with a faint police acceptance stamp below. The other unusual thing about this holster is that it is a left handed holster. If any of our website viewers have any ideas as to the type of this hols...  read more

Code: 95110