Military Collectables

Unusual Antique Shot Flask, Horn with Leather

This is an unusual shot flask and I cannot find a comparison, sadly there are no makers marks which would have helped, at first glance it appears a regular leather covered shot flask but as the leather has shrunk and moved with age you can see that the body is made from horn, the edges have been finished with metal and then leather covered, the top end fitments are brass, it has a flat ...  read more

Code: 23976

19thC Prisoner-Of-War Work Miniature Bone Dominoes

I love the history of these kind of items, made by the French prisoner-of-war in the early 1800's from scraps of cow bone to either while away the time gaming or to be sold for food money.
This part set comes in a delicate light wood box with a sliding lid, they are a miniature size measuring just 15mm long x 8mm wide. The condition is excellent but a few are missing from the set, there ...  read more

Code: 24031

Victorian Brass and Leather Bound Three Draw Field Telescope

Here is a good probably mid Victorian in date brass and leather bound three draw field telescope, there is no makers mark that I can find, the optics are very good and you can focus it easily, it comes in fair condition with cosmetic issues, the main bottom barrel has three dents, this has no effect on its performance, some of the leather shows signs of age and use but it comes complete...  read more

Code: 24044

Ww2 Officers Sam Brown Belt.

A wonderful old Sam Brown belt, it dates from the ww2 era, it could be a little earlier or a little later and would not look wrong on a ww1 uniform as this design has remain unchanged since the great war.
The condition is excellent with its original cross belt and brass fittings.
it will fit up to a 36 inch waist

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Code: 17308

BEM Group to Mrs A Oliphant WVS.

A scarce group of three awarded to Mrs Ann Oliphant for her service in the Women’s Voluntary Service during the Second World War and after. The group is comprised of the QEII British Empire Medal, this is named to Ann Mrs Oliphant, the naming looks worn as someone has tried to erase the naming but haven’t done a very good job as the naming is still very visible, please see pictures; the WW2 def...  read more

Code: 16623

Amazing WW1 Trench Art Silhouette ‘Bombs’

The word trench art has come to mean a whole host of different items usually made from the discarded shell casings of spent projectiles; here we have trench art in its truest form. Each leaf has been painstakingly picked out with a small needle leaving behind a silhouette of trench life on the front line during the Great War.
In this example we see wounded being brought back from...  read more

Code: 14956

Very Rare 18th century Anti French Satirical Half Penny Token.

A very good example of this very rare token issued in 1794 to be used as small coinage. On one side it has an image of a foot and the words around it read; ‘A map of France’ there is also a square of rope and in each corner the words ‘FIRE’ inside the square also has words written, ‘Throne, Honour, Glory and RELI/GION written as so.
On the reverse has a sunburst, a symbol of the French K...  read more

Code: 11985

WW1 German Ammo Pouches. (1)

A bank of three black leather German ammunition pouches. These have been very well used but remain in good order. The leather is quite dry and will need a good wax or oil. The maker and date on the back of the pouches is well worn but you can still just make out the date of 1914. The leather is a little thinner than the normal infantry pouch, so they may have been made for mounted troop. They ...  read more

Code: 28696

WW1 German Ammo Pouches. (2)

A bank of three black leather German ammunition pouches. These have been very well used but remain in good order. The leather is quite dry and will need a good wax or oil. One of the belt straps on the back looks like it has been replaced, as it does not match the other, but the rivet and stitches that holds it looks just as old. During the period when Germany was amassing an army, manufacturer...  read more

Code: 28695

QEII Issue North Wales Police Helmet Badge

The large sized vintage badge worn on the police helmet, issued in a white metal for the North Wales police, it comes in excellent probably unused condition and measures 4.5 inches long.  read more

Code: 28680