GERMAN WWI BATTLEFIELD PICK-UP UNTOUCHED SAXON ENLISTED RANKS PICKELHAUBE.

A super item, untouched since the end of WWI. All leather skull, rear peak slightly distorted but both peaks firmly attached with good strong stitching to the main body, we always mention this with pickelhaubes because the stitching does tend to rot over the intervening years. Slight surface rust to the removable spike with matching rust to the front peak trim. All of the fittings match in colo...  read more

Code: 96395

BRITISH WWII BREN GUN BARREL AND SPARES CONTAINER BAG.

A nice clean example 1943 dated, the large pouch containing three brushes and a pull through string, a Bren Mark One marked tool, oil bottle and one brass tube.  read more

Code: 96342

BRITISH WWII BREN GUN CLEANING KIT.

A slightly oil stained Bren gun cleaning pouch, broad arrow marked and with faint traces of makers marking. One inner pouch containing a pull through, another pouch containing one oil bottle.  read more

Code: 96346

BRITISH WWII PLASFOOT HELMET.

A most intriguing helmet being the commercially available item manufactured in a Bakelite material, they helmet were privately sold and some believe these were used in areas where metal sparking from the striking of the steel helmet could cause explosion. The helmet is interesting in the fact that it has been used as a fireguards example and thus painted as such. Very few of these helmets are e...  read more

Code: 96383

BRITISH WWII RAF OFFICERS CAP.

A very nice large size standard RAF officers cap, the interior lining being in the First World War style of circular stitching. Complete with its correct narrow chinstrap and its RAF Kings Crown badge, multi embroidered velvet with metallic albatross to the centre. Lining all complete. These are very difficult to get in large sizes.  read more

Code: 96409

BRITISH/CANADIAN PARATROOPER HELMET.

After WWII the Canadian Paratrooper Units were decreased hugely in numbers, by 1951 the Canadians needed a further amount of paratrooper helmets but were informed by the British Government that the original helmet was no longer in production. To meet this deficiency a number of Canadian motorcyclist helmets were converted to airborne use, the conversion consisted of inserting a top tag cuttin...  read more

Code: 96412

BRITISH WWII ROYAL NAVY SIEBE GORMAN 12 BOLT DIVING HELMET AND EQUIPMENT

A very nice and sleepy 12 bolt Siebe Gorman deep-sea diver's helmet. All of the tinning remains on the helmet, and some indentations to the crown. The Siebe Gorman oval-shaped label is missing from the front of the helmet, and also the brass 12-hole collar that fits over the 12 studs with securing wing nuts that hold the suit water-tight in place is also missing. All other air and communication...  read more

Code: 96414

FRENCH WWI ADRIAN HELMET.

A very nice example of an extremely large size Adrian infantry helmet. Dark horizon blue finish with some slight rust bleed through the shell with its infantry RF adorned flaming grenade badge, original chinstrap in place, liner all complete, tongues good and strong with its original drawstring and aluminium spacers. It would be difficult to find a better example.  read more

Code: 96398

GERMAN WWII DIVISION HERMANN GOERING PAPERWORK.

A Luftwaffe soldbuch, of which the cover only has been punch holed for filing, awarded to Rolf Hauser, who joined Division Hermann Goering in June 1943. All 24 pages of the soldbuch complete showing service from 43 through to April 45. Awarded the Wound Badge in August 44. Accompanied by his driving license. A 15th April 1945 document with further updates on 19th May 1945. Three other related d...  read more

Code: 96320

GERMAN WWII ILLUSTRIERTER BEOBACHTER (ILLUSTRATED NEWS).

This was the newspaper organ of the NSDAP, this edition Saturday 22nd October 1932.  read more

Code: 96322