WW1 - British and Allies

BRITISH WWI CHAPLAIN’S OVERSEAS CAP AND VESTMENT CASE.

A fabulous quality cap for an army chaplain, the beautiful purple colour of the main body of the cap is set off by the lower portions in black. Gold piping to either side of the upper envelope. The most magnificent Chaplains Department multi constructed badge with blue enamels and gilt. Two Chaplains Department Kings Crown button to the front, silk lined in gold with its original paper label of...  read more

Code: 92083

U.S.A. WWI MESS KNIFE.

Marked ‘LF & C 1917’. Some reprofiling of the blade and of the tip.  read more

Code: 92112

U.S.A. WWI 1917 DATED MESS FORK AND SPOON.

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Code: 92113

U.S.A. WWI SOLDIERS SOAP CONTAINER.

The aluminium soap container from WWI issued to all soldiers. Hinge excellent, minor indentations.  read more

Code: 92121

BRITISH WWI OR BOER WAR DOUBLE STRAP OFFICERS SAM BROWNE.

Brown leather with brass fittings, excellent condition overall, crazing to leather on one of the cross straps.  read more

Code: 92218

BRITISH WWI OFFICERS DAYFIELD BODY ARMOUR.

The Dayfield body armour was the most popular body armour that was private purchased by British officers before setting off for the Western front. The armour comprised of four pieces of sheet steel, 2 each laid side-by-side as a front and back protection plate and then covered with khaki canvas. 2 over the shoulder canvas straps for holding the armour in place, with two waist straps for tying a...  read more

Code: 92224

BRITISH WWI FIELD SERVICE SLOUCH HAT MODEL 1901/02.

A very scarce piece of headress being the field service slouch hat Model 1901, this is the very last Slouch hat from the South African war. Introduced in 1901 as the war was coming to an end the slouch hats were worn as home service headress but were very quickly replaced by the unpopular Broderick cap, they were reissued later in World War I for Macedonia and Salonika also Palestine, with the ...  read more

Code: 92258

USA WWI EXPERIMENTAL HELMET.

During the latter stages of World War I United States carried out a series of experimental helmets, the largest being the helmet known as the Deep Salade, this example having all of its original rough sand painted finish to the exterior, its original steel liner band, it’s three pad liner system with the rexine inner pouches to take the inner pads present but the pads are missing, with its ori...  read more

Code: 92260

ITALIAN WWI AVIATORS LEATHER FLYING HELMET.

A rare piece of aviation headdress from World War I, the helmet used by the Italian aviators, all leather padded central bowl, with a cruciform covering of padded leather, and extra thickness crash pad around the exterior, the ear coverings slightly frail, complete with its original chinstrap and buckle, inner lining having the original owners initials of NP, and maker’s gilded label to the up...  read more

Code: 92299

BRITISH WWI FOR KING AND EMPIRE SERVICES BADGE.

The badge worn by individuals when they had either been invalided out of the army or were on war service in civilian clothes. Individually numbered ‘331601’.  read more

Code: 92318