18th / 19th Talwar Sword.
A good antique Indo Talwar sword 18th / 19th century or earlier. It has a long-curved board blade with no fuller and a still hilt with disc pommel with spike finial. It is in over all good condition and as is the tradition of these swords, it has been well polished. It does have some areas of staining and old rust marks, but it has a good feel and very well balanced. It measures 34 inches long.... read more
145.00 GBP
WW2 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife.
WW2 era 2nd pattern Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife / dagger with solid bronze knurled grip and button type screw pommel which was originally blackened. It has a blackened cross guard and a good steel blade with no ricasso, some light staining and signs of blacking at the base. No marks whatsoever on this knife and it has signs of use. It comes in its original scabbard, but unfortunately this ha... read more
465.00 GBP
Victorian 1821 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officers Sword.
A nice example of a mid-period sword with the typical ‘Honeysuckle’ pierced guard, ray skin grip bound with wire and a non-stepped pommel. It has a half-fullered blade, with flat spine dating it post 1869, with etched decoration including Queen Victoria’s cypher and the monogram of the owner has also been etched into the bottom of the blade. It carries the makers mark of Hobson & Son Lexington ... read more
285.00 GBP
Korean War US Purple Heart to US Airborne KIA 1951
A United States of America Purple Heart medal in original fitted coffin box with bar and enamel bar named to Private William D Partin of the 187 Airborne Regiment Combat Team.
RA16327471 Private William Donald Partin was born in Wisconsin on the 19th September 1931. He served with the 187th Airborne Regiment Combat Team (the "Rakkasans"), part of the 11th Airborne division during the Kor... read more
275.00 GBP
WW2 Medals Insignia & Uniform to Reed BRCS.
A beautiful collection of medals, insignia and personal effects relating to Miss Jessie Reed of the British Red Cross Society, Devon.
Jessie Reed was born in Ilfracombe Devon on October 13th 1894. At the age of 16 she is working as a Dairy Maid at her fathers (Richard) farm in Ilfracombe. She joined the BRCS Devon 64 in 1932 and passed her proficiency exams in 1935 and 1936. During WW2 s... read more
QSA + 2 to Pollard Suffolk Regiment – Died Naauwpoort SA 1900.
A Queens South Africa medal with ghost dates, correctly named to 3406 Private Thomas Pollard 1st battalion Suffolk regiment. With 2 clasps, Cape Colony and Orange Free State, both correctly attached.
Thomas Pollard was born 1868 in Market Western Suffolk a small village in West Suffolk. Before he joined the army, he worked as a farm labourer in Thelnetham, the next village.
His y... read more
175.00 GBP
United States Korean War Era M1 Helmet. Named
A good US M1 Helmet shell with matt green textured finish including the rim. the shell has a painted decan at the back of sergeant’s stripes and the named ‘MAK’. It has a multi coloured, coated fibre liner with web and leather head support and swing bales. Inside there is a square of white paint which has been scratched off to read, ‘McKenzie D. 53947684. SS 2-12. I have had a look for this man... read more
165.00 GBP
WW1 British 1907 Mk1 SMLE Bayonet by Enfield.
A scarcer Enfield issue of the 1907 pattern manufactured to fit the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No.1 series Infantry Rifles used during WWI and WWII.
I can’t fault the condition on either the bayonet or the scabbard. It has the usual proof marks on the ricasso, one side the production date of February 1911 and the other side proof marks, last tested in 1924. This is a really good example,... read more
145.00 GBP
WW2 Soviet Russian Order of Glory 3rd Class
A solid sterling silver high-ranking Soviet military decoration established on November 8, 1943 and awarded exclusively to privates, sergeants, and non-commissioned officers in the Red Army, plus junior lieutenants in the air force for exceptional battlefield bravery. This is an excellent example in very good condition with engraved issue number of 688783, which dates the issue to early 1945.
120.00 GBP
Large WW1 Memorial Frame Named to Williams RWF
A great war period memorial frame made of plaster with a finish to give the impression of bronze. It is in its original oak frame and the cartouche at the bottom has been engraved with the soldiers details.
31406 Private Gwyn Williams of the 16th battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers was born in Brynamman, Carmarthenshire Wales around 1893. Before the war, Gwyn was employed as an engine driver... read more
125.00 GBP