BRITISH WWII PARATROOPER TRAINING HELMET.

A very rare piece of headdress being the canvas and Sorbo rubber training helmet with all of its earpieces and chin ties. This has come out of a world famous collection in the United States and purchased into that collection in 1980. The exterior canvas is excellent, traces to the front of a number that has been partly erased, this is quite common amongst the training helmets. The Sorbo rubber ...  read more

Code: 96530

BRITISH WWII ROYAL NAVAL CAPTAIN AND ABOVE BLUE TOP CAP.

A very nice condition, approximately size 56 Royal Naval Captain and Above visor cap. Beautiful Melton cloth construction, no moth, standard mohair centre band with the large and impressive multi constructed gold bullion with red velvet and metallic anchor Royal Naval officers badge. Standard narrow patent leather chinstrap. The peak has the full row of bullion lace for the rank of Captain and ...  read more

Code: 96542

BRITISH WWI TANK CREW PROTECTIVE FACE MASK.

A very nice condition tank mask from WWI. No rot to the leather or to the suede interior, some obvious wear use around the bridge of the nose. The stitching is excellent, with its canvas head tapes, which of course have discoloured with slight nicks to the canvas. The chain mail visor all in place without any links missing. All of these face masks are maker stamped underneath the suede on the r...  read more

Code: 96533

BRITISH HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY BREAST AND BACK PLATE SCALES.

A set of the scarce to obtain scales for an enlisted ranks Household Cavalry breast and back plate. Some dullness to the brass, which will clean and light oxidisation to the base of one of the scales. Ideal for completing the set of breast and back plate of the cuirass that you may have without scales.  read more

Code: 96548

GERMAN BAVARIAN GENERAL’S HAT.

A rare piece of headdress being the 1838 Bavarian Generals bicorn headdress, constructed in a basic felt material, with its inner sweatband and brushed cotton lining, which is slightly shredded. Rubbed corners with the lacework insignia of a Bavarian General. It is original box, which has suffered badly, the sides of the lid are mostly missing, with an old paper label reading ‘MUNICH CENTRAL RA...  read more

Code: 96553

BRITISH VICTORIAN HUSSAR OFFICERS BUSBY CARRYING TIN.

A nice condition tin with a lot of its japanned finish remaining, some slight losses to the lid. The original officers name plate has been removed. The makers brass label of ‘Hamberger Rogers & Company, 30 King Street, Covent Garden, London’ is still attached.  read more

Code: 96556

GERMAN WWII HITLER YOUTH FLAK HELPERS CAP.

Winter padded version. Thick pale blue grey rayon quilted lining. Stamped with RB number, size ‘58’ which is large for a Hitler Youth cap. Dated ‘44’. Machine sewn ‘HJ’ Bevo woven diamond badge to the front of the cap. Some wear use evident.  read more

Code: 96481

GERMAN WWII LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS OVERSEAS CAP.

A possibly size 57 or 58 Luftwaffe officers overseas cap, standard Luftwaffe blue grey material. Silver piping to the full surrounding sides of the cap with its wire woven Luftwaffe eagle and swastika and wire woven cockade. To the interior the lining has shredded considerably as can be seen by our web images. It is difficult to find Luftwaffe officers overseas caps with wire insignia.  read more

Code: 96483

GERMAN WWII LUFTWAFFE TROPICAL OVERSEAS CAP.

The Luftwaffe tropical overseas caps were constructed in three different weights of the tropical material, thin, medium weight, and heavyweight. This is the desired heavyweight version which does have some fading, fitted with its correct machine embroidered light tan on dark tan triangular form eagle with its correct tropical edge.  read more

Code: 96490

GERMAN WWI HESSE INFANTRY REGT EARLY PATTERN ENLISTED MAN PICKLEHAUBE

A 1900 period Slightly taller leather Pickelhaube for a Hesse infantryman. Both front and rear peaks securely attached to the main body good hard leather skull without any abrasions or creases. All the brass fittings matching in colour and consistency, both the cockades of the non-serrated style, with its early style chinstrap. To the interior the 11 tongued liner with its original drawstring a...  read more

Code: 96470