Military Collectables

WW2 Era Manchester Regiment Cap Badge.

The all brass Flear-de Lys badge of the Manchester’s. Used from around 1923 and all through the Second World War. after the war, the badge was issued in white metal until 1958 when the regiment merged with the kings Liverpool regiment.
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Code: 27915

WW1 Princess Mary’s Christmas Tin.

WW1 brass Christmas gift tin, issued Christmas 1914 and into 1915, the fund headed by the Wonderful Princess Mary Countess of Harewood the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She did so much for the War effort during the Great War and WW2 and was a tireless worker for Girls and Women’s movements.
This tin is in excellent condition, just slight wear to the high points and nice ...  read more

Code: 27905

Book – History of the Baltic Campaign of 1854

A semi recent issue by Naval and Military press Ltd this book covers the history of the Baltic campaign of 1854 from documents and other materials furnished by Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier K.C.B. Over 600 pages of text the book comes in very good condition with signs of light use and originally retailed for £22.  read more

Code: 27888

Vintage 1950 Drill and Ceremonies United States Army Field Manual

Issued in 1950 by the United States department of the army Washington DC covering all aspects of drill and ceremonies, it has 280 plus pages of text and odd pictures, A5 pocket size it comes in very good condition with signs of use.  read more

Code: 27883

Five Packaged Del Prado Men at War Series Lead Soldiers

Here are a group of five still in their packaging Del Prado men at war series lead soldier, each pack includes its magazine relating to the particular soldiers unit. All are in excellent condition though the packaging varies in its condition, this group includes:
French army WW1 – Infantry corporal Verdun 1916
German Army WW2 – Private 2nd machine gun battalion Tobruk 1941...  read more

Code: 27879

Very Large Late Victorian Brass Scale rule – Troughton & Simms

This is a huge two foot long solid brass (I think) mathematical scale rule made for military use as it has ‘guns shot’ at one end, it was made by the Troughton & Simms company of London and could date from the late Victoria era up to 1915 when the name was changed, it has different mathematical scales on both sides and comes housed in its original mahogany box of issue, below is a brief history...  read more

Code: 26401

Pair WW2 Muzzle Pegs for Horse Gas Mask.

A large stock of these were left on Jersey, they are Nose pegs for a horse gas mask. These items went up the horses nose, one on each side, there was a filter attached to each one, these were made of paper and gauze, so disposable. They were strapped to the horses head or formed part of a larger canvas covering, which covered the whole head. But just the strap type only appears to be used on th...  read more

Code: 26825

WW1 Era original Photograph HMS Irresistible.

Original WW1 era framed photograph of HMS Irresistible ready for battle. It is in good order although the mount has some foxing, or it could be on the inside of the glass. It measures 16 x 13 inches.  read more

Code: 27833

Four British Army Lanyards.

Here are four British army lanyards in one lot. Maroon for the Royal Army Medical Corps, Yellow & Dark Blue for Royal Logistics Corps, Red Blue & Yellow for the Royal Electrical & mechanical Engineers and Red & Green for the Royal Tank Regiment. All as new and unused.  read more

Code: 27791

Crimean War Casualty Rolls

I have at my disposal the confirmed casualty roll for the Crimean war. This includes battle casualties, wounded and prisoners of war but does not include those who died of sickness, this information usually appears on the medal roll anyway. Also the roll of the Light Brigade, this includes confirmed chargers, casualties, wounded and non-chargers.
I am happy to check any information on an...  read more

Code: 27785