WW2 Era Women’s Voluntary Service Arm Band & Badges

A super condition WW2 WVS armband which has been stenciled with red paint over the green material, still retains its elastic on the back and comes in very good but slightly grubby condition, to go with the armband are two WVS badges, one made by Butler of Birmingham, the other by Gladman and Norman of Birmingham, they both come in very good condition with light surface wear.  read more

Code: 23204

WW1 Medal Pair to Sapper Read Royal Engineers.

A good WW1 British War and Victory medal correctly named to 541113. Sapper Henry. F. Read of the Royal Engineers. (There is an error on the victory medal, which has his number 241113, 541113 is confirmed in his mic). He was a territorial and his original number was 1957. Apart from a copy of his medal index card, no other research has been done on this man, but in my opinion, he was serving wit...  read more

Code: 23227

French 1874 Pattern Gras Bayonet – Matching Numbers.

A wonderful example of this 19th century French bayonet which was originally made for the French Model 1874 Gras Infantry Rifle, manufactured from 1874 to about 1885
It has a solid brass pommel with push-button latching mechanism. the grips are wood and the cross guard is steel with a muzzle ring and hooked quillon, which is numbered 51164 and stamped with proof marks. This is all in ver...  read more

Code: 23391

Pre WW2 German Workers Book with Photograph

A good example of a pre WW2 German workers book issued to Georg Schimk who joined the workers party in 1934, the book contains many paid up Nazi symbol stamps up to 1940, included also is a photograph of a young man in workers party uniform which I would like to think is Georg. Book comes in good but used condition.  read more

Code: 23444

WW1 Era German Trench Art Mauser Bullet – Obelisk

An unusual piece of WW1 German trench art, made from a Mauser bullet casing this piece has a copper insert in the top in the shape of a pointed obelisk, the base has a series of markings and includes ‘16’ for 1916, standing 3 inches high it comes in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 23446

WW1 Era German Trench Art Mauser Bullet – Anchor

An unusual piece of WW1 German trench art, made from a Mauser bullet casing this piece has a copper insert in the top in the shape of an anchor, the base has a series of markings and includes ‘15’ for 1915, standing 3.5 inches high it comes in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 23448

Interesting Post WW2 Badge and Ephemera to Polish Nurse

This little group of badges and paperwork belonged to sister Izabella Staroszczuk, in 1950 she was serving in Beirut and may well have served throughout the war, all of her correspondence is addressed to the Polish hospital in Denbighshire and following it chronologically following Beirut she returned to England, in 1958 she was fighting being made redundant and by 1963 she was applying to the ...  read more

Code: 23500

WW2 Era Original Photograph Including Mussolini

A good of the period group shot of various Italian officers and civilians and includes the figure of Mussolini at the front all walking alongside a river, it comes in a well used condition with various creases and faults, measures 8.25 inches x 4.5.  read more

Code: 23555

Superb German 1924 Dated Shooting Prize Badge

This is a really well made badge and I am having to guess at its use, the obvious choice is a shooting prize award based on the cross rifles and central target. It is made in 3 sections from brass and enamel with a sandwich of green wool in the middle, on the bottom is written ‘burger schutz 19. Verein.24 Materborn’ a very rough translation gives me ‘civil defence club’ and Materborn being a pl...  read more

Code: 23609

Original QEII Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) Miniature

Awarded for 12 years’ service in the territorial and army volunteer reserve. This sterling silver medal was issued from 1969 to 1982, denoted by the ‘Territorial’ bar on the ribbon. it comes in good but used condition and on its original ribbon with sterling silver bar.  read more

Code: 23624