Third Reich : Serviceman's Commemorative Walking-cane.

Black painted walking-cane, 89cm long with an embossed aluminium top bearing a steel-helmet & weapons surrounded by the inscription "Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" (In memory of my service-time).
The bottom of the cane has a knurled ferrule.
There is a couple of small holes in the aluminium top (see photos) which do not detract from the item.  read more

Code: 51424

Army Other-ranks Blue No.1 Dress Jacket.

This OR's No.1 dress four-pocket jacket has gold-wire russian braid around the collar with gold-wire cord epaulettes and gold russian braid decoration on each cuff. It is fitted with belt-hooks and has a separate brass-buckled matching cloth belt. It was never issued and has never been fitted with buttons and is consequently unworn. It does however have an undated label inside named to '2420...  read more

Code: 51421

Royal Army Reserve Hallmarked Silver King's crown Buttonhole Badge.

1938 Birmingham hallmarked silver lapel badge with buttonhole fitting . The reverse bears the manufacturer's initials 'W.J.D' (William James Dingley of Warstone Lane, Birmingham).
(See item 50488 for a Queen's crown version).  read more

Code: 51419

China : Communist Chinese 8th Army Wound Medal for War against the Japanese 1938.

Bronze medal 40mm dia with red and black enamel-painted obverse bearing Chinese characters. The reverse is plain flat with the date "1938". Top and bottom ribbon suspenders with short original piece of ribbon. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 51412

East Germany (DDR) : Two Cuff-titles, One Army (NVA) Guard Regiment title & One Border Guards' title.

Machine-embroidered silver-grey on darker-grey cuff-title for "Wachregiment Friedrich Engels" plus the grey on green "Grenztruppen der DDR" title, both in excellent condition.  read more

Code: 51409

Third Reich : Wehrmacht "Enwell" Flashlight / Torch for wear on the Uniform..

Soldiers battery-operated torch with folding button brackets on the rear to allow it to be worn on the uniform. The light has a movable shade and blue and red filters. There is also an on/off button on the top which can also be used for Morse signalling. Generally good complete condition (minus batteries) with some areas of rust coming through the green finish. No makers marks though this is...  read more

Code: 51407

Third Reich : Wehrmacht Field-grey Canvas Gas-cape Bag.

Standard field-grey canvas gas-cape bag with press-stud fastening. canvas clean and generally in very good condition. The press-studs are very stiff / hard to fasten but still work. There are no discernible stamps or markings.  read more

Code: 51404

WW1 Miniature Bayonet "Bruxelles" Brooch.

Pinback miniature bayonet with wood grip and "Bruxelles" engraved on the blade. 55mm long. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 51402

WW2 "Join The Home Guard" Banner.

Beautiful original WW2 one-of-a-kind banner in excellent unused condition measuring 233cm x 80cm. White canvas with edge reinforcement, tape ties at each corner and with each red letter individually stitched-on.
This banner came from the long-lost redundant quartermaster's store stock which I acquired a few years ago.  read more

Code: 51401

Third Reich : Luftwaffe M43 Females Field Cap.

A nice condition M.43 cap with no wear or moth damage and good nap to the issue-quality cloth. There is a machine-embroidered Luftwaffe eagle finely stitched to the front of the cap but no national cockade suggesting this was worn by females. Twin button fastening to the flap. Good blue silk lining stamped with a RB number and dated ‘1944’ with the size '58'.  read more

Code: 51400