Book – History of the Queen’s Royal Regiment Ninth Lancers

This book is a bit of a pickle, the inner contents are Victorian in date, the outer cover probably from the late 1980’s when it was rebound. On the spine it reads ‘Cannon History of the Queen’s Royal Regiment Ninth Lancers’ Cannon being Richard Cannon Esq adjutant generals officer Horse Guards, the inner Victorian frontispiece has ‘by command of his late majesty (William IV) her majesty the Que...  read more

Code: 27952

WW1 German Mortar & Pestle 1915.

A scarce WW1 German cast iron mortar with the date of 1915 and the iron cross symbol to the centre, this has been cast on both sides. It comes with its original pestle, which is solid bronze. The mortar has white metal plating, of which the majority remains.
These are a bit of a conundrum, I have only ever had one of these before, it is suggested that they were traded in the (Gold gab ic...  read more

Code: 27978

Six Victorian 13th Hussars Brass Buttons – Maker Marked

Here are 4 large and 2 small flat brass buttons for the 13th Hussars, all are marked to the backs for Jennens & Co London and come in very good condition, the largest measures 20mm and the smaller 14mm.  read more

Code: 28023

Rare WW1 Era Bicorn Hat & Epaulets Royal Naval Surgeon Orwin.

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Code: 28901

WW2 Era Booklet Strategy and Tactics of the Modern German Army

Printed by Bernards publishers Ltd The Grampians, London W.6 as part of a series of 31 issues 3 of which detailed war related themes this one being numbered 25, it comes as a small booklet detailing the German army and air force tactics and organisation. The only ones I can find online are hugely priced so I am assuming this to be a rarity, it comes in very good condition for its age with signs...  read more

Code: 28876

Rare WW2 German Hitler Youth Training and Information Map – Hitler’s Army

I cannot find a comparison for this map, it is a genuine WW2 era German Hitler Youth training map in fact I have 16 of them, all different each giving different details to educate and inform, This example shows the map of Europe with Germany in red with the heading Adolf Hitler’s German empire along with a statement by Alfred Kofenberg which I have not translated. Bottom left it has ‘Volk und R...  read more

Code: 28869

Rare WW2 German Hitler Youth Training and Information Map – Poland Campaign

I cannot find a comparison for this map, it is a genuine WW2 era German Hitler Youth training map in fact I have 16 of them, all different each giving different details to educate and inform, This example shows the map of Poland in black with Germany in red with the heading of ‘the campaign against Poland’. Bottom right it has ‘Volk und Reich karte’ (people and Empire map) and the date of May 1...  read more

Code: 28868

1930’s German Tinnie or Day Badge National Military Sports Shooting

A nice quality, very typical 1930’s German tinny or day badge for the 2nd national military sports shooting day in the town of Oberursel Taunus, made from a lightweight pressed out metal it carries the Swastika to the bottom, no makers mark and it comes in very good but lightly tarnished to the top condition, it measures just over two inches long at the longest point.  read more

Code: 28865

1935 German Workers Tinnie or Day Badge – Maker Marked

A nice quality, very typical 1930’s German tinny or day badge for the Tag der arbeit or workers, made from a lightweight metal it carries the Swastika to the bottom, maker marked to the back with Wilhelm Schwann Hanau and it comes in very good but lightly tarnished to the top condition, it measures 1.75 inches long.  read more

Code: 28864

KOYLI Territorial Battalion Collar Dog.

A brass and white metal collar dog worn by the territorial and volunteer battalions of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from 1908 until the end of the first world war. There are slight differences between the collar badges worn by the regular and territorial battalions. The regular battalions had some fleur-de-lis decoration on the horn, where for the territorials, the horn is left plain....  read more

Code: 28862