WW1 British Brodie Steel Helmet
A super untouched example of the WW1 Brodie steel helmet with liner & leather chinstrap.
Exterior of shell has its totally original matt khaki finish achieved by mixing sand , sawdust or crushed cork into the paint. Trench wear is evident
but with no dents to the crown. The original factory paint colour extends to the inside of the helmet with markings of the steel supplier 'DF... read more
WW1 German M17 Steel Combat Helmet
A textbook WW1 German M17 helmet in excellent untouched condition & straight from the trenches of WW1.
With a very high percentage of its green factory paint remaining to exterior all three pins are undisturbed & totally original to the helmet . To interior the marking 'Si66' can be seen to underside of flared rim for the maker ' Eisenhutte Silesia' size 66 . The M17 metal liner band is... read more
WW1 German 'Narrow' Bayonet Frog 1916
Black leather bayonet frog for the S84/98 models of bayonet & with maker markings to rear 'Hamann & Penlz Koln ' & date 1916. read more
WW1/WW2 P08 Luger Loading Tool
Original example of the Luger loading tool with last two digits of gun number (37) to part. read more
WW1 German 'Narrow' S84/98 Bayonet Frog
Black bayonet frog for the S84/98 models of bayonet & with partially discernible markings to rear to an infantry regiment & depot appearing to be BAXVII . read more
WW1 French Engineers Souvenir Adrian Helmet
An early issue French engineers souvenir helmet with brass 'Soldat De la Grande Guerre 1914-1918' memorial plaque to front lip.
This helmet has the original to helmet badge of engineers to the front with original chinstrap & early one piece first pattern liner to interior. The letters 'RF' ( Republique Francais ) have been outlined in red this a personal touch by the original owner. One... read more
WW1 British Trench Memoranda, Soldiers Prayer & 1st July Somme Message From Lieut-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Grouping of items relating to WW1 being Trench Memoranda for Company & Platoon Officers with points trench life, what to carry , trench routine etc. A pocket sized Soldiers Prayer from the Chaplain -General dated August 1914 & marked ' Slip Inside Your cap' . Finally a message congratulating all officers , NCOs & men of the VIII Army Corps who were involved on the 1st July 1916 attack on Beau... read more
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WW1 British 'BAB Trench Code No.4 May 1917
Rare BAB Trench Code manual No.4 dated May 1917. Handwritten to front cover is ' Officer Comdg RXA A Battery'.
The BAB Code was a compact, officially classified cryptographic codebook used by the British Army during WWI & designed by Lt Col Barrington Butler. Issued to signallers and commanding officers, it allowed troops to quickly encode and transmit tactical messages over vulnerable ... read more