WW1 - British and Allies

RUSSIAN WWI MESS TIN.

A scarce item from the Imperial Russian army being a 1909 model mess tin constructed in copper, profusely stamped in four places with the factory’s name and Russian army acceptance stamps dated July 1916. Two tiny holes in the lower section one tiny hole in the top, handle and hinge is rusted and some minor distortion to shape otherwise good.  read more

Code: 92628

BRITISH WWI WEBLEY MARK 6 PRIVATE PURCHASE HOLSTER.

All fittings on the reverse side fitting to the Sam Browne equipment, both a belt loop and a shoulder strap suspension ring.  read more

Code: 92630

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SHOULDER BOARDS.

A rare pair of matching shoulder boards for a member of a Mechanised Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Artillery Unit., rank of sergeant. Complete with their anti aircraft motifs, surmounted by the Maxim model 1910 machine gun. Some staining where originally a button was positioned, complete with slip-on tab.  read more

Code: 92632

RUSSIAN WWI MILITIA CAP BADGE.

Brass cross with Tzar Nicholas II cypher in the centre. Well detailed strike. Two of the four pins missing on the reverse side.  read more

Code: 92634

BRITISH WWI MACHINE GUN CORPS BRODIE HELMET.

One of the best British World War I Brodie helmets we have had for some time, a first pattern rimless helmet of the War Department pattern, exterior with a small area of its original green paint finish visible, interestingly within the small portion visible there are also faint traces of the yellow added to the green as an early form of camouflage, the helmet is then been over painted in dark G...  read more

Code: 92480

BRITISH WWI MACHINE GUN CORPS BRODIE HELMET.

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Code: 92479

BRITISH WWI BRODIE STEEL HELMET.

A good clean example of the magnetic shell first pattern rimless steel protective helmet of the British Army of World War I named. The helmet is fitted with the standard pattern liner of oil cloth and felt, red ink stamped Brodies pattern to the interior of the liner band. The whole skull has been over painted in black of which 80% remains, to the interior the name PM James hand applied in whit...  read more

Code: 92500

FRENCH WWI WATER BOTTLE 1 LITRE.

A nice example of the French issue water bottle with the dark blue wool covering, complete with its cork stopper, its long leather black carrying strap, wood peg small stopper, having the original issue label stitched to the bottom of the blue cover. One slight tear to the wool covering, it is extremely unusual to find a French water bottle cloth covered that is not suffered from moth damage.  read more

Code: 92521

BRITISH WWI AMMUNITION BANDOLIER 1915.

A clean example of the light tan 50 round ammunition bandolier profuse red ink markings describing the calibre, and dated 19.1.15, broad arrow marked, with its carrying strap, the strap has a slight tear to the centre section but it is not broken.  read more

Code: 92528

BRITISH WWI 1914 CHRISTMAS GIFT TIN.

A good clean example of the St Marys gift tin from 1914 tobacco and cigarette pouches present.  read more

Code: 92534