WW1 British Medical 02 Tunic 1918 -Territorial Northumbrian RAMC

A wonderful WW1 '02 tunic with all original badges to a Warrant Officer of the Territorial Northumbrian Royal Army Medical Corps.
This tunic recently surfaced from private sources with everything on it original as pictured here . Tunic has interior partial lining with reinforcing strips indicating wartime production. Glazed cotton has been typically used for the reinforcement pieces & p...  read more

Code: 14205

Rare WW1 German 'Sappenpanzer' Trench Armour With Equipment Hooks

Rare set of WW1 trench armour with a large amount of its original green finish remaining . This type is often referred to as the third pattern with slots to the rear underarms for placement of a securing strap & belt hooks to chest plate for the carriage of equipment. Design improvements can be seen on this model compared to the first versions with the chest plate becoming narrower towards the...  read more

Code: 14860

Published WW1 German M16 Camouflage Helmet

As featured on the front cover of Stahlschutzhelme 1915-1918 by Oliver Lock & also on pages 138 & 142 this M16 camouflage helmet would be on the top shelf on any advanced collection.
Following closely the general outline given in the 7th July 1918 Ludendorff directive this helmet was souvenired by an American serviceman & purchased in the USA some years ago. Being of the classic tan o...  read more

Code: 14859

WW1 German Jager Zu Pferd Helmet 1915

Featured across four pages of the Feldzug 1915 book by collector the late Michael Baldwin this is one of the best examples of the rare lobster tail M15 Jager zu Pferde cavalry helmet that I am yet to encounter. As cavalry units were depleted in the early days of WW1 former cavalrymen fought in the trenches often still wearing these being before being issued the M16 steel helmet.
With m...  read more

Code: 14857

Published Battle Damaged M95 Ersatz Pickelhaube - Feldzug 1914

Featured on pages 137-138 of Feldzug 1914 by collector the late Michael Baldwin this enlisted mans M95 Prussian pickelhaube is an ersatz example in pressed steel with what was most likely a fatal shrapnel strike to front peak.
Made of one piece black shellacked light gauge steel it has a good quality gilded front plate mist usually found on pre war helmets. The interior leather lining ...  read more

Code: 14858

WW1 German 13th Infantry Regiment Pickelhaube & Cover , Belt Equipment & Dienstglas Grouping

A fabulous grouping of WW1 German items which were all found together in France some years ago with pickelhaube having matching 13th 'Herwarth von Bittenfeld' infantry regiment (1st Westphalian) No. 13 IR ink markings to that of the green numbered cover.
This whole set was most likely lost or captured in the early 1915 period with the prewar red numbering system having changed to green...  read more

Code: 14813

WW1 German 134th Regiment M15 ORs Pickelhaube Cover

A fine example of the Model15 pickelhaube cover with regimental markings to the 134th Infantry regiment. This exact cover is featured on pages of Feldzug 1915 by collector & historian the late Michael baldwin.
Comes with a plastic pickelhaube for display mounting & an original chinstrap ( as pictured ) which has been repaired by a hardly noticeable rejoin.  read more

Code: 14810

WW1 1914 Paris Made Sweets Box For British Troops

Commercially made in Paris during the early war period & sold containing Bon Bon sweets these wonderfully made boxes represent the British soldier of 1914 in the early days of the First World War. In the shape of a British officers cap with '1914' to the chinstrap the inner container is marked ' EB Paris Modele depose' .  read more

Code: 14767

WW1 British Foul Weather 'Gor Blimey' Cap Cover

***Rare*** original example of foul weather cap cover for the Cap, Winter, Service Dress (Gor Blimey) cap in waterproofed tight weave cotton material. Has fold down neck flap and its original ties. These are coated with a layer of pea green paint to the interior.
The interior still has its paper '2' label.
Remains in good supple condition.  read more

Code: 14763

***Rare** WW2 Canadian Ankle Boots - Dated 1942

A pair of 1942 dated large sized extremely rare Canadian ankle boots as worn by Canadian infantry troops in NW Europe 1944/45.
These boots closely resembled the British version however were toecapless & of a slightly different construction. Both are matching maker marked & dated 1942 to insoles. They had seven pairs of eyelets with a short tongue this pair having rounded metal toe cleat...  read more

Code: 14710