Military Collectables

Stunning RA Officers Home Service Helmet in Tin. Near Mint.

A truly stunning Edwardian Royal Artillery Officers Home Service or Blue Cloth helmet which comes in its original tin with original padlock and key.
The helmet belonged to Captain S. M. Gully RA. He is listed in the army lists from 1882 as Captain; he served in India from 1898 to 1912. So, it looks like he only wore his home service helmet but a few times.
The helmet and...  read more

Code: 25429

Very Interesting WW2 Pair Etc to Gunnery Sjt Mjr &WO ATS.

An interesting lot relating to W/27407 Serjeant Major later Warrant Officer Joan Russell Brown ATS.
Joan Isabella Russell Brown was born November 9th 1921 in Tientsin China. Her father was a diplomat working for the British government.
She enlisted into the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the December of 1939 and was trained as an expert assistant (Gunnery) with the Roya...  read more

Code: 25424

QEII Royal Canadian Engineers Cap Badge

A superb quality bi metal badge, brass QEII cypher upon a wreath of white metal Maple leaves, the badge is in lovely condition with just light wear to the higher points.
Ref: F10  read more

Code: 25421

WW1 Royal Sussex Regiment Cap Badge

The bi metal badge for the Royal Sussex regiment used the same design from the late 19th century until 1958 when the home counties brigade badge was used. This one is the size and form of a WW1 example, it has been used with slight wear but still remains in good order.
Ref: F17  read more

Code: 25416

Pair of WW2 1st Anti Aircraft Division Cloth Badges

The sword was taken from the arms of the City of London. This was the first Anti-Aircraft Division and was raised in 1935, composed originally of Territorials from London and the Home Counties; in 1938 it became a purely London Territorial formation. An earlier pattern of this badge had a kahki background. Many surviving examples seem to have faded to grey. A good true pair of period patches in...  read more

Code: 25403

WW2 Anti-Aircraft Command Cloth Badge

Originally this formation badge was worn only by the staff of General Sir Frederick Pile's HQ, but in 1943 it was universally adopted for use by all formations and units of Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB) including the Home Guard batteries, and the use of separate badges as previously worn by the UK Anti-Aircraft Corps and Divisions was discontinued. This badge comes in good but used cond...  read more

Code: 25395

Superb Boer War – Edwardian Norfolk Regiment Lieutenants Tunic

This scarce and wonderful Norfolk regimental Tunic dates from the Boer war into the Edwardian period up to the Great war and could not be more ‘Norfolk’ if it tried…it was made in Norwich by R.H. Mason & Son Castle Meadow Norwich and has really never left the area. It is a Lieutenants jacket and possibly carries the name of the owner ‘Walsh’ on a period little sticky label on the inside...  read more

Code: 25391

Victorian British and Foreign Sailors Society Medallion.

Issued in 1888 this commemorative white metal medallion was given to commemorate 70 years of the British and foreign sailors society who had as their patron Prince Edward. It comes in good condition, there are some dark stains on each side, it is a good sized medal measuring 1.5 inches in diameter.
Ref. 16910
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Code: 25373

Vintage German Webbing Spade Cover.

Green webbing spade cover, made of olive green webbing with press clasp on the front, this is marked ‘Knip Hier’. It is in very good order, looks like it has never been used.  read more

Code: 25361

Very Good Selection of Large Sized Royal Naval Cloth Patches

Here are six good vintage large sized Naval cloth patches, all you see in the pictures, the largest (blue and white stripes) measures 7 inches across and all come in very good condition.  read more

Code: 25347