WW1 / WW2 / 20th Century

A WW1 to WW2 German Hilted Trench Fighting Knife,

& Scabbard. With a deer's foot hilt and Solingen blade. Some wear losses to the deer's foot. The blade was also replaced post war as the Edge Brand mark was not used until after this date apparently. This knife came from an an allied soldier veteran's war souvenirs from German soldiers, he used it after replacing the blade and scabbard until his demise in the 1990's. We acquired his complete collection of souvenir's, including German mortars and his medals. A Later Replaced Blade & Scabbard  read more

Code: 17415

A Scarce WW2 British Kings Royal Rifle Corps Plastic Cap Badge

In very good condition with two folding mounting pins to rear. A rare and early British Army issue plastic cap badge of WW2. Small plastic discolouration by the flag.  read more

Code: 17175

Two Field Dressings WW2 British Army Issue, Priced Each.

Unwrapped and in excellent condition. Priced as £20 each, sold seperately  read more

Code: 16970

A Stunning Prussian, 25 Year Gold Medal In Gilt Bronze

With original silk ribbon. In superb pristine coindition awarded in WW1.  read more

Code: 16558

A Unique 'Sealed Pattern' Leeward Islands Police Buckle

In excellent condition. With Crown Agents 'sealed pattern' label. The sealed pattern buckle was the very first dgovernment approved buckle of it's type, and the example by which every other one must follow.  read more

Code: 16485

We Constantly Seeking Items From Airships, RFC, Zeppelin & Balloon Corps.

Please contact us if you wish to sell any items from the WW1 Royal Flying Corps, the Imperial German Air Force, the German Airships, Balloons and Zeppelins. Anything related to the Luftschiff  read more

Code: 16368

A Pair of WW2 Gas Shield Eye Protectors 'Rommel' Type

Made of an early form of clear celluloid. Used to great effect by the Desert Rats in North Africa for sand protection. In fact Rommel used the very same protectors for that purpose, as one can see from the photos of Rommel, taken in Africa in 1943. Presumably he used captured British kit. Eye protectors Dated November 1942  read more

Code: 15535

A Superb Group of WW2 Campaign Medals

A 5 medal Royal Naval group including Africa Star, Burma Star, Atlantic Star, 1939/45 Star and war medal.  read more

Code: 15029

Orginal 1950's Bedfordshire Constable's Police Helmet Plate

Black night patrol badge. Most desireable and highly collectable example. A very nice example. I lug lacking. Obsolete issue.  read more

Code: 14893

Regular Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal Pair, Welsh Guards

GVR Army LSGC, with ?Regular Army? bar suspension (2730053 GDSMN C. S. HUGHES M.S.M. W.Gds).and his WW1 Civilisation Medal. One of England's premier regiments, and part of the Her Majesty's Household Guards Division. By the time of the First World War the most senior of the Guards Regiments, the Grenadier Guards, prepared to celebrate their 260th anniversary. At about the same time the youngest of the Guards Regiments, the Welsh Guards, was just being formed. During the Great War, the Guards served in every major campaign on the western front, from the early August days of 1914 at Mons, straight through to the occupation of Cologne after the Armistice in 1919. In 1915, at the request of King George V, the five Guards Regiments were brought together into their own division: The Guards Division. As their own division, the Guards continued to build a reputation as a very disciplined and dependable division that exceeded all expectations. At the end of the war, King George V honored the individual privates of the Guards Division with a title aside from Private. They would from that point on, respectfully be known as... Guardsmen. In December 1919 Guardsman Claude Hughes was awarded the MSM the Meritorious Service Medal, that medal was sadly lost  read more

Code: 14609