GERMAN WWI PIONEER BATTALION 24 PICKELHAUBE.

A good medium sized all leather bodied pickelhaube for a member of Pioneer Battalion 24. The skull is in excellent shape, light crazing overall, some misshaping to one side of the leather rear peak, front peak good. The back strap, Prussian front plate, front peak trim and strap bosses are all in white metal for Pioneer troops. Interestingly the spike and circular spike base had been depot repl...  read more

Code: 90478

GERMAN WWI LANDESGENDARMERIE HELMET.

A rare helmet of the Landesgendarmerie, virtually identical in form to the 1st Prussian Guard Dragoon Regiment, this example marked to the interior ‘LG15’. The Landesgendarmerie were mounted police responsible to local government in the provinces of Prussia. Virtually all of the personnel were ex military NCOs. The helmet is in magnificent condition, solid leather skull, both peaks firmly attac...  read more

Code: 90487

GERMAN WWI FIGHTING KNIFE WITH PAPER CLOTH LOOP.

A nice condition standard fighting knife, generally good blade, some light rust close to the cross guard and signs of minor sharpening. Wood ribbed grips undamaged, complete in its original scabbard, which has only faint traces of its original black paint remaining. The belt loop is of the rare paper cloth, to which is attached a leather hilt retaining strap and still fitted with its male/femal...  read more

Code: 90490

GERMAN WWI FRIEDRICH AUGUST AWARD.

All bronze finish remaining with its blue and yellow ribbon.  read more

Code: 90527

RUSSIAN WWII PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS.

7 scarce propaganda leaflets dropped over German lines by the Soviets. Age foxing but generally in good condition.  read more

Code: 89724

BRITISH WWII DEMS SHOULDER FLASHES.

A rare pair of unused defensively equipped merchant ships anti aircraft gunners flashes, DEMS, a slight moth nibble to the letter E of one of the patches.  read more

Code: 90461

RUSSIAN WWII RELIC ARMY HELMET.

A ground dug example of a battle-damaged shell only, shrapnel or round damage, corrosion to the shell mainly on the interior, an unusual battlefield relic, found in the sandy soil just below Berlin.  read more

Code: 90477

BRITISH WWII ROYAL TANK REGIMENT SWEETHEART BROOCH.

A small sweetheart brooch measuring 25mm, red enamel to the crown showing the outline of the First World War tank. The piece appears to be silver, although we have not tested it, the scroll Tank Corps is missing from the base.  read more

Code: 90508

BRITISH WWII AVIATORS GIFT SWEETHEART BROOCH.

An incredibly detailed brooch in the form of a single seater monoplane, the complete brooch minutely fretted. Complete with revolving propeller 6cm wingspan and pin back brooch fitting.  read more

Code: 90516

BRITISH RAF VICTORY MEDAL.

A nice example of the standard single Victory medal, this is well numbered and named to the edge. There is one sheet of research that has been carried out from official records in the form of a photocopy and it appears this man served with the RFC from 5th September 1916 and then with the RAF. It appears to have transferred to RAF Reserve in 1920.  read more

Code: 90293