Military Collectables

Pre WW1 German Booklet for Army Uniform Regulations

Issued in 1899 and was probably still current at the outbreak of the war, this A5 size booklet is a German army uniform regulations booklet, I would imagine it is very strict in its instruction of what and how uniform should be worn.
Comes in fair condition, there are 30 pages in all, none are loose but the spine is worn.  read more

Code: 18616

Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Patch and Badges

Post WW2 VAD arm patch badge and two Red Cross brass and enamel 'Branch' and 'Division' badges, all three are in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 18562

Imperial Austrian Frans Joseph 50th Anniversary Medal.

The medal was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph on 18 August 1898 on the occasion of his approaching 50th anniversary of his reign. Made of gilded bronze, it was awarded on this solid red ribbon to all members of the armed forces and Gendarmes who served under his reign from 2 December 1848 until 2 December 1898.
This one is in very good condition just showing wear to the gild wash fin...  read more

Code: 18373

WW1 German Iron Cross Medal Pair.

A good pair of German medals awarded for service during the great war; the iron cross was awarded as a gallantry or meritorious service award, this one comes in lovely condition, the typical three part construction, silver with an iron core in the centre, and it carries a good makers mark on the suspender ring of SW for Sy Wagner of Berlin.
The Honour or Hindenburg with swords, this was ...  read more

Code: 18367

Interesting WW1 Italian Political Satyrical Postcard By Rizzi

From a series produced by the Italians to make political satyrical comment on the state of the war, designed by L. Rizzi, there appear to be very few of these available, this one is in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 18344

Interesting & Rare 19th Century Copper Token Kelly's Sadlery

Kelly's of Middlesex were a manufacturer of sadles and horse related equipment and retailed from the Strand in London, they were saddlers and patent whip makers to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York.
This halfpenny copper token comes in very good condition and shows clearly a Postilion holding a harnessed horse on one side and an assortment of their other wares on the reverse.
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Code: 18340

Two Post WW2 European Voluntary Worker Stamped Envelopes

Following the end of the second world war this country was short of manual labour so continental Europeans were invited over to plug the labour shortage, they mostly came from the Ukraine, Poland and Latvia having already been displaced by the war, they became known as E.V.W's (European voluntary workers) from 1946-49 91,000 people came to the UK under various schemes.
These two envelope...  read more

Code: 18294

Two WW2 German Memorial Death Cards to Brothers

These two memorial cards commemorate the deaths of brothers Michael and Georg Biberger. Michael who was 34 when he died on the 18th February 1945 in a field hospital was a mechanic in the Panzer regiment, Georg was only 20 when he died on 10th November 1943, he was a soldier.
Unusual to find family death cards, Michaels is in very good conditon, georg's is a little worn.  read more

Code: 18291

WW2 German Memorial Death Card Anton Brandl

Translating these cards is not easy, I think that this guy Anton Brandl was a 'technical' driver based in Pec Albania, he was killed 13th August 1944 in a bombing raid but by who I'm not sure and is buried in Pec. He was a holder of the war merit cross second class and the winter campaign medal.His card comes in fair condition.  read more

Code: 18290

WW2 WREN Medals & Effects.

A nice little group of items all relating to S.N.S.O. and Signaller Nora Schlegel W.R.N.S.
It comprises of her medal pair of the Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal, her crossed flags Signaller’s cloth badge, two WRNS Christmas cards, her officers bullion cloth cap badge, a little silver WREN’s brooch, her Royal Navy drivers ID card and a group of photographs of Nora at different...  read more

Code: 18259