Military Collectables

Booklet – Coronation & Royal Commemorative Medals 1887-1977

Issued in 1977 to coincide with the silver jubilee and compiled by Lieutenant Colonel Howard N. Cole in conjunction with J.B. Hayward & Sons medal specialists London, 68 pages of text with odd pictures explaining the issue of the medals. Booklet size in very good condition with dust jacket.  read more

Code: 27313

Royal Air Force 1918 – 2018 £5 Coin 1

Issued in 2018 to commemorate one hundred years of the RAF, manufactured by the Westminster coin collection Co and legal tender in Jersey this coin comes in its original plastic protective wallet and is in superb condition.  read more

Code: 27312

Vintage USA Unit Insignia Badge 122nd Aviation Support Battalion

Probably dating from the 1980’s this distinctive unit insignia badge is for the 122nd aviation support battalion, marked Denmark N.Y. D22 to the back, it comes in very good condition and measures just over one inch long.  read more

Code: 27308

Set of Six WW2 Officers General Service Pips

A good quality and excellent condition set of six WW2 era officers general service pips, no makers marks and only one has its pin on the back.  read more

Code: 27306

Book – A History of the Royal Army Ordinance Corps 1920-45

Written by Brigadier A. H. Fernyhough CBE MC during the 1950’s, the book details the history of the Royal army Ordinance Corps from 1920 – 45, 473 pages of text which comes in good condition with some marks to the outer cover.  read more

Code: 27305

Set of Six WW1 Seaforth Highlanders Brass Buttons

A good set of six brass buttons dating from the WW1 era for the Seaforth Highlanders, they are not marked on the back and all six come in very good condition.  read more

Code: 27269

WW2 Era Private Purchase Gas Mask Tin – Barringer of Mansfield

WW2 gas masks were issued to the general public in cardboard containers which were prone to damage and getting wet, entrepreneurial companies started manufacturing tin plate containers for the gas masks this one being made by Barringer, Wallis & Manners Ltd of Mansfield who when Googled have an interesting history all of their own. This tin which would have had a leather strap for carrying come...  read more

Code: 27263

Book – Air Facts and Feats by Guinness Superlatives 1970

In 1970, Guinness Superlatives launched the first in a series of books, known as the "Facts and Feats Series", as spin-offs from the popular Guinness Book of Records. The Facts and Feats books were full volumes dedicated to a single topic, which could provide greater depth to their subject matter. The first book published was "Air Facts and Feats". This example has 199 pages of facts, figures a...  read more

Code: 27259

Boer War Era General French Lapel Badge – USA Made

An interesting Boer war era lapel pin badge with the image of General French a British officer who was a hero in both the Boer and Great wars, the badge has a lable in the back for Whitehead & Hoag of Newark New Jersey with the date of 1896, it comes in very good condition with some rust on the metal on the back and it measures 22mm in diameter.  read more

Code: 27255

WW1 Era Crested Ware Military Tent – Arms of Norwich

A good example of a WW1 crested ware military tent, it has the arms of Norwich to one side, the base is not marked for a factory, it stands 2.5 inches high and is in very good condition with just some glaze issues on the peak but it was issued this way.  read more

Code: 27252