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

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

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

WW1 Era Humerous Postcard - Egyptian Fruit Seller

Taken from the 'Egyptian Humour' series this card depicts a fruit seller with the caption, 'oranges! Very sweet, very clean' this must have had a relevance in its time perhaps not sweet or clean, the card comes in very good condition.

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Code: 18224

WW1 Era Photograph Postcard – The Q.O Cameron Highlanders

Taken from the Aldershot tattoo series this card shows a regiment of the Cameron Highlanders with rifles and bayonets attached. The card comes in very good condition.  read more

Code: 18223

WW1 Trio to Nursing Sister of the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.

A wonderful Great War medal trio comprising of the 1914/15 star named to S/Nurse A. M. Allen. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. the British War and Victory medal to Sister. A. M. Allen.
Before war broke out in the august 1914 Miss Alice Melona Allan was working as a staff nurse at the King Edward VII Hospital in Cardiff Wales, she volunteered for the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Rese...  read more

Code: 18204