Military Collectables

Scarce WW2 2nd Corps Head Quarters Cloth Formation Patch

An interesting small cloth patch for the 2nd corps hq, below is a brief history for the naming of the corps. The patch comes in good but used condition, it is a bit grubby and quite small measuring just over 1.5 inches across.
The sign, a brook with a leaping fish, was chosen after the name of II Corps' first commander, Lieutenant-General (as he then was) Sir Alan Brooke
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Code: 25241

WW2 British Army Signallers Trade Cloth Patch

A very good quality WW2 cloth trade patch for a qualified army signaller, comes in very good condition but has been used and removed from a uniform, it measures 2.75 inches long.  read more

Code: 25239

Good Vintage Sewn Cloth Patch – Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry

A good quality sewn cloth patch for the Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry regiment , comes in very good but used condition and measures 5.75inches long.  read more

Code: 25232

Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Button Badge- Gaunt of London

A very good vintage button hole badge for the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) maker marked to the back for Gaunt of London, made from brass with coloured enamels, below is a brief history for the service. It comes in very good condition and measures just under 1.25 inches long.
The RNXS was formed in 1963 from the amalgamation of the Royal Naval Mine Watching Service RNMWS a...  read more

Code: 25228

WW2 Screen Printed General Staff Cloth Collar Tabs

A very good pair of WW2 era screen printed cloth collar tabs for a member of the general staff, they come in very good but used condition, they measure 2.25 inches cross.  read more

Code: 25219

Scarce WW2 Fairbairn Sykes Commando Dagger by William Rodgers.

A real beauty of a third pattern Fairbairn Sykes dagger by William Rodgers of Sheffield. It has a bronze hilt, which was finished in black, available from this company from October 1943 and the makers mark would suggest war time manufacture. (Please see pictures). Now a lot of the black finish is missing, worn away but the hilt and the blade are still in very good condition, the blade h...  read more

Code: 25212

WW1 Era – The Children’s Story of the War – Booklet

This is a booklet printed for children allowing them to understand various elements of the war, it is volume 9 part 192 of the series, printed by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd in July 1918, text and pictures 14 pages long and comes in very good condition, some signs of age and staples are rusty, just over A5 size.  read more

Code: 25152

Victorian Infantry Officers Belt Buckle.

A stunning Victorian infantry officer’s belt buckle circa 1880. These were used as a general service buckle worn by most infantry officers during the period. They are not uncommon, but what is different about this one is the condition. it is made from a solid brass back plate with a separate sterling silver wreath featuring Queen Victoria’s cypher. This buckle looks hardly used and comes with i...  read more

Code: 25135

19th Century Mid Shipman’s Brass Telescope

This is a nice example of a 19th century brass telescope as used by the Navy mid shipmen, it has three draws and day and night section on the end. It comes in good physical condition given its age but I cant get it to focus, from the bottom end you can see through but the business end has problems, it may be missing a lense or one is out of place so some sympathetic restoration required...  read more

Code: 25124

Victorian Boer War Print; The New Recruit.

An original Victorian coloured print, ‘the new recruit’; it shows a father returning from the Boer war greeted by his young son and wife; his father stands in the background, he has a wooden leg, a wound from the Napoleonic wars perhaps. A charming vision, which comes in excellent condition and in its original glazed frame that measures 23 x 31.5 inches.
Shipping will be by courier charg...  read more

Code: 25121