Military Collectables

Soviet Russian Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class.

The Soviet Russian Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class. Made of Russian (84 Zolotnik) silver which is .875 grade of silver with red and white enamels. On the reverse it is engraved with the number 366338 gives an award date to early 1945.
Awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds in war on the Eastern Front of World War II. read more

Code: 31341

Vintage Buffalo Hunter Bowie Knife.

A brute of a knife with aluminium pommel and guard with a hard wood grip. The steel double edge blade starts on the top with a saw edge. The only mark it carries is ‘Buffalo Hunter’ but it is very good quality and well made. It is in excellent condition with signs of light wear. it comes in its original leather look scabbard, this has a cut at the bottom, where the tip of the blade has pierced ...  read more

Code: 31339

WW1 MGC Officers Badge Set.

A WW1 era Machine Gun Corps, officers bronze cap badge and pair of collar badges. All three in very good used condition.  read more

Code: 31338

WW2 Pair to Robertson ATS.

Defence and British War medal awarded to Joan Latimer Robertson of the 1st Suffolk ATS.
Joan was born in Chelmsford Essex 1914 and she was already serving with the ATS in 1939. She was promoted to 2nd Subaltern equivalent to 2nd Lieutenant, which appeared in the London gazette on 22nd September 1942. She later went on to serve with the Scottish Command, finally being discharged in Septem...  read more

Code: 31337

WW2 No3 B677 Gap Measurer in Case.

An ingenious instrument used by the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers to measure the distance between two points, such as the gap between two artillery emplacements or the distance between two banks of a river for bridge building. The device uses a pair of moving mirrors that are adjusted until the two points are both visible and the distance can then be read off a dial. It comes in its origi...  read more

Code: 31336

Possibly Unique 1887 Countess of Dufferin Fund Raiser

Here is a very interesting antique item of ephemera dating from 1887 the year of Queen Victorias jubilee and concerns a unique fund raising event in India ‘for supplying female medical aid to the women of India’ it was organised by the Countess of Dufferin and below I include a brief biography for the Countess however her life was incredibly interesting and worth a further read. The item is a t...  read more

Code: 31335

Boxed WW1 for Voluntary War Work in India Badge

Issued post WW1 for voluntary war work in India during the Great War, it was issued to civilians and non-combatants—both Indian and British—who contributed to the war effort. The badge is constructed from a white metal centre that depicts the national flower of India the Lotus and this is surrounded by a blackened brass. the badge is in near mint condition and it comes in its box of issue which...  read more

Code: 31334

WW2 Dated 1944 pair of Army Officers Field Boots

This pair of WW2 officers brown leather field boots are clearly marked on the inside with ‘K Boot 1944 Gh283 9 N’ I assume this means a size 9, they are additionally marked 9 over M with the broad arrow on the base near the heel, each boot has numerous studs on the heel and sole, they come in fair condition, a bit dirty and the leather is crying out for a feed, showing signs of age and use they...  read more

Code: 31333

Rare WW1 German Malta 1914-15 POW Medal.

A rare German medal awarded to German service men who were captured and entered in the Prisoner of war caps in Malta. Many German prisoners of war were taken to camps in Malta, those captured in Cameroon, German East Africa, Palestine and some of the SMS Emden's crew captured in the Indian Ocean ended up in Malta as well as Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Turkish POWs and some German civilians wer...  read more

Code: 31332

WW1 German Belt & Buckle – Shotgun Belt.

And interesting leftover from the first world war. It is a Wurttemberg enlisted man’s buckle with original leather belt. Either during the war or after it has been converted to hold shotgun cartridge belt, with the period type metal cartridge holders, some now missing. An unusual wartime artifact with a scarcer type of buckle. The buckle is worn to the centre, and the belt is well used and meas...  read more

Code: 31331