WW1 - British and Allies

BRITISH WWI SHEEPSKIN JERKIN.

An incredibly rare item of clothing of a British officer of WWI being the sheepskin sleeveless jerkin seen worn in many images, worn by officers in the trenches and by RFC Officers, also by enlisted men. Constructed from a sheepskin very similar to the WWII British Irvin flying jacket with a single waist belt that is sewn attached to the rear of the jerkin and a neck closure strap and buckle th...  read more

Code: 88214

BRITISH WWI 1895 PATTERN OFFICERS PRESENTATION SWORD.

A superb blade on this 1895 pattern officers sword. GR scroll below the crown, floriated patterns to both sides. To the presentation panel a dedication reading ‘PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN J.W. SHAW BY OFFICERS, NCO, MEN AND COMMITTEE PLATOONS 5 AND 8 B 1ST BATTALION BARNSLEY & DISTRICT W.R.VOLUNTEERS, AS A MARK OF ESTEEM 27TH NOVEMBER 1916’. Sword blade by Sanderson Brothers, Sheffield. The nickel pl...  read more

Code: 88237

BRITISH WWI WRIST WARMERS

A khaki wool soldiers wrist warmers.  read more

Code: 87771

FRENCH WWI SOLDIERS SLEEPING CAP.

An unusual but extremely scarce all white cotton sleeping cap, An issued piece of clothing to the French soldier of World War I excellent condition with soldiers number to the interior.  read more

Code: 88134

BRITISH WWI TRENCH DIGGING SHOE.

A scarce item of issue trench equipment being the spade like steel and leather implement that was attached to one or both of the soldiers boots to assist in ground digging, leather good some degree of original olive drab paint remaining.  read more

Code: 87994

BRITISH WWI STOKES MORTAR BOMB.

A restored 3 inch Stokes mortar bomb, evidence of corrosion to the body, but fortunately not too deep the item has been repainted for display, we are unable to export this item out of the United Kingdom.  read more

Code: 87995

BRITISH WWI ENLISTED RANKS BRODIE HELMET.

A generally good condition Brodie helmet, all original finish remaining to the exterior slight damage to part of the edge trim areas, with its original leather chinstrap which has been collector repaired, with its oilskin liner and the remains of its netting interior lining, to the interior of the oil skin lining the standard rectangular Red Brodie pattern helmet marking.  read more

Code: 87713

US WWI SOLDIERS POWDER.

August 1918 dated foot powder tin complete with all its stencilling to the exterior.  read more

Code: 87921

BRITISH WWI 1914 PATTERN LARGE PACK.

This pack has seen service use and is stained overall, all of its 1914 leather buckles and attachments are complete including one of the long straps, there is a hole to the webbing close to the lower left hand buckle as the pack is viewed, faint traces of original owners name or unit on the large back panel, stitch marks around the two other upper leather buckles indicate this has been modified...  read more

Code: 87925

BRITISH WWI FOLDING SAW.

The folding saw fitted into its grained 1914 style leather case, the story itself broad arrow marked slight damage to the grained leather on the reverse side, leather case maker marked and dated 1916.  read more

Code: 87944