Military Collectables

Rare Boer War Royal Reserve Regiment Light Infantry Cap Badge.

The Royal Reserve Regiments were infantry and cavalry regiments formed for home defence during the Boer war and existence from 1900 to 1902.
Royal Reserve battalions were formed from veteran soldiers in the United Kingdom for Home Service and comprised of time-expired officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks between the ages of 21 and 45 who would enlist for service in the Un...  read more

Code: 28354

1923 German Emergency Inflation 100,000 Mark Note

I have a few of these notes mainly in good to fair condition.
Reichsbank note, valued at 100,000 marks, distributed in Germany from February to November 1923. The front medallion depicts German artwork, Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze, created in 1532, by Hans Holbein der Jüngere. German efforts to finance World War I sent the nation into debt. Following their defeat, the Treaty of ...  read more

Code: 28341

Vintage Keegan & Baldwin Triple Horse Brass Strap – Armed Forces 1945-1995

A really lovely vintage horse brass made in 1995 to commemorate 50 years since the war, each brass is marked on the back KB for Keegan & Baldwin a Worcestershire heavy horse company and each brass covers an element of the armed forces, air force, army and navy. Mounted on a leather strap they come in very good condition and measure 16 inches long.  read more

Code: 28340

Modern WW1 Memorial Plaque to Colonel Beech.

A modern Bronzed memorial plaque showing two soldiers bowing their heads in lament. It has a cartouche to the side, which reads; ‘Colonel Robert Beech Commanding 2nd Scottish Horse Died August 1916’. It comes in a black surround and hanger on the back. a nice piece for any study or war room. It measures 5 inches in diameter.

WAS £16  read more

Code: 23163

Rare 1929 Commemorative badge Zeppelin LZ127

In 1929 the German Zeppelin airship LZ127 circumnavigated the globe, its starting point was Lakehurst New Jersey, from there to Friedrichshafen in Germany onto Tokyo (spelt Tokio on badge) then Los Angeles before returning to Lakehurst, the trip took 21 days and covered 30,000 miles.
Commemoratives where produced and sold in most locations this one I think comes from Germany, it ...  read more

Code: 18416

Pre WW2 German Workers Book & Apprenticeship Book. x2

Two superb condition 1930's German identity books, the first is the more common workers party book and the second is a more unusual apprenticeship book. They both belonged to Arno Stopp (I think) who was born 1906 in Chemnitz in Saxony.
Both are in very good condition.  read more

Code: 20125

Victorian Bronze Sea Gallantry Medal - Possible Proof.

A rare Victorian medal originally authorised by parliamentary legislation under the terms of the merchant shipping act of 1854 and 1894. The former gave monetary rewards for life saving at sea, from 1855 this was changed into the award of this medal. There were two category’s, it was given for gallentry where the rescuer placed their own life at risk or for humanity, where the risk to life was ...  read more

Code: 23048

Miniature German M39 Dress Bayonet.

A late 1930’s or wartime miniature German bayonet and scabbard a perfect miniature example of this type of bayonet. It is all metal with black composite grips held in place by two rivets, bird’s head pommel and a single upward swept quillon. It has a good steel blade with a single fuller on each side and a blued steel scabbard. it is in very good condition slight wear and staining to the pommel...  read more

Code: 28331

Miniature Swiss M1889 Bayonet.

1920’s Miniature Swiss 1889 pattern bayonet. The full size bayonet was manufactured from the period of 1889 to about 1917 and they were in service until after WWII. This miniature example has good detail of the full size version and it even has a little working release catch, wood grips and muzzle ring. It has been fitted with a badge showing the Swiss army helmet above the Swiss white cross em...  read more

Code: 28316

Two WW2 Era Army Shooting Medallions

Here are two army shooting medallions, the first made from bronze shows a lion to the front with ‘the army rifle association’ above, this one is blank on the reverse, the other made from a brass type metal has ‘command small arms meeting Egypt’ to the front and team championship runners up on the reverse. Both come in good condition and are 1.25 in diameter.  read more

Code: 28309