WW1 - British and Allies

BRITISH WWI ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE LONDON CAP TALLY.

A rare naval cap tally worn by the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division circa 1914. Full length gold wire lettering on black silk ribbon. The RNVR was mobilised at the beginning of WWI and those not required for sea service were converted into infantry soldiers as part of the Royal Naval Division to help relieve pressure on regular infantry. The Division was formed from three naval bri...  read more

Code: 95736

BRITISH WWI ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION CAP TALLY.

A scarce naval cap tally worn by the Royal Naval Division circa 1915-16. Full length gold wire lettering on black silk ribbon in very good condition. At the outbreak of WWI Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty and announced the formation of the Royal Naval Division to be sought from naval reservists and to be used as infantry. After an initial period of action on the Belgium coast...  read more

Code: 95737

SERBIAN OR RUSSIAN PHOTOGRAPHS WWI.

9 photographs, some in the field, mainly studio shots of what maybe Russian or Serbian soldiers. One pen signed photograph on hard card with two holes for rivets to attach to an identification pass. On the reverse side the printed photographers address in Kromeriz, this is a town today in the Czech Republic. Plus one German aviator wearing the Turkish flyers badge at his breast with his Turkish...  read more

Code: 95739

SCOTTISH WWI PHOTOGRAPHS.

Four photographs, Two annotated on the reverse side to the Scottish Yeomanry, both wearing Glengarry caps with diced bands. A further studio shot of a kilted soldier with a colleague wearing Scottish cutaway tunic. Another group shot all wearing Glengarrys with diced bands.  read more

Code: 95742

BRITISH WWI WIRE CUTTERS.

A nice condition pair of the well known Chater-Lea wire cutters. Manufacturers marking to one of the arms, all wood handles complete, fitted with its rare leather carrying frog. We have never seen the leather carrying system before.  read more

Code: 95764

FRENCH WWI TENT PEGS.

A set of 4 matching tent pegs known as sardines.  read more

Code: 95775

BRITISH WWI OFFICERS 1ST PATTERN RIMLESS BRODIE HELMET. ROYAL ARTILLERY.

A very nice condition rough sand finish to the outer skull with the attached Royal Artillery officers badge. To the interior the officer’s liner with the very nice woven label of ‘Woodrow, Piccadilly, London’ below a Coat of Arms. A multiplicity of stitched lightweight cotton and leather with an inner drawstring, with its original brown leather chinstrap. An extremely nice condition Royal Arti...  read more

Code: 95792

BRITISH WWI TANK FACE MASK.

A nice condition rare tank mask issued to tank crews at the beginning of the era of tank warfare in 1917. Its leather face covering all intact and non rotted. The chamois backing also good with evidence of much wear use, with its chainmail and its series of head securing tapes. The official terminology for these masks were splatter mask and were worn in conjunction with the new leather tank hel...  read more

Code: 95797

PORTUGUESE WWI ENLISTED RANKS COMBAT HELMET.

Very little is known about the fact that Portugal had a considerable contingent on the Western Front during WWI, their base in England was in the New Forest Hampshire and there is a memorial set in the forest. English made helmets with the fluted skull are scarce, this example is with its original colour and its sweatband, inner liner and its very rare chinstrap, these are normally broken away....  read more

Code: 95697