WW1 French 42nd Inf. Regiment Trumpet Banner

A French soldiers souvenir of WW1 being a beautifully made hanger for the 42nd Infantry regiment with Cross of Lorraine medal ribbon & Cross of Lorraine incorporated into the design.
Made from the 1915 horizon blue woollen uniform material it is edges in yellow which is the infantry branch colour. Some moth as can be seen in pictures but a very nice piece of WW1 French 'Poilu' history.  read more

Code: 13126

WW1 German Fernglas '08 With Carrying Case

A very good pair of the WW1 German Fernglas '08 binoculars complete with their original brown leather carrying case.
These field binoculars were used by troops such as those in Machine Gun crews as well as officers on a more general basis. The fernglas have a very good amount of their original green paint finish remaining with undamaged green rubber eyepieces & a fully operational locki...  read more

Code: 13107

WW1 French M15 Adrian Helmet With Commandant Named Souvenir Plaque

An M15 Infantry Adrian helmet with brass ' Soldat De La Grand Guerre 1914-1918' souvenir plaque named to a 'Commandant Jacquier' ( Rank of Major ) on the front peak.
Helmets of demobilised officers & other ranks were officially decorated with the brass 'Soldat De La Grande Guerre 1914 - 1918' (Soldier Of The Great War 1914-1918) souvenir plaques as of 16th April 1919 & were issued by ...  read more

Code: 13091

WW1 French 150th Inf Reg 'Mouchoirs D'Instruction Militaire' No.9 ( M1886 Rifle )

Interesting pre WW1 barrack block instructional hankerchief for the French soldier on the Model 1886 Rifle.
These were made for the soldiers in a whole series on various subjects this being No.9 on the rifle. There are detailed drawings demonstrating parts & other relevant information .
Marked to the ' 150 de L' ( 150 Infanterie De Ligne - Line Regiment ) .
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Code: 13094

WW1 German Framed Photograph ' Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment 3' 1914-15

A framed WW1 German photograph of '1 Ersatz Bataillon , Kgl. Bayer. 3. Infanterie-Regt. Prinz Karl von Bayern' .
Nice original photo dated 1914-15 , frame looks old with some repair to the rear.

** If posting I cannot guarantee glass against breakage ***  read more

Code: 12901

WW1 French Adrian Helmet With Souvenir Plaque

A WW1 souvenir plaqued Adrian helmet with blue grey factory paint of early M15 Adrian helmets & a first pattern pre 1916 one piece liner.
With its original flaming grenade badge of Infantry to front it has its correct WW1 brown leather chinstrap still affixed to front .Helmets of demobilised officers & other ranks were officially decorated with the brass 'Soldat De La Grande Gue...  read more

Code: 12870

WW1 German Ersatz Model 1895 Felt Pickelhaube of Prussia

A very good example of the Model 1895 pickelhaube in its Ersatz felt form .
Manufactured in the latter period of 1914 the 1895 model of pickelhaube was simplified to an Ersatz form in felt omitting the brass front visor trim & rear spine. This is one such surviving example which was kept as a souvenir of one of the early battles with its front plate polished in the postwar years for disp...  read more

Code: 12820

WW1 German M16 Helmet

Untouched WW1 German M16 helmet with liner , pad holders & pads & much of its original early green paint remaining.
An 'ET66' marked helmet that displays signs of much trench wear with a well aged area of paint loss to the rear of the helmet either from a burn received at the time or from postwar storage. Helmet has an undisturbed leather M16 liner band with 'AK' depot marking & all thr...  read more

Code: 12797

Website News - WW2 British Uniform & Webbing Collection Just In

Chris Pollendine collection -

We are currently in the process of listing a large collection of WW2 British uniforms & webbing equipment from acknowledged collector & expert Chris Pollendine who is a main contributor to the superb webbing equipment website 'Karkeeweb' on which many of the equipment items can be seen. He is also author of the unrivalled WW1 reference books 'Camp...  read more

Code: 12731

WW1 German 19th Artillery Regiment Pickelhaube Cover

A rare WW1 German Artillery officers pickelhaube cover with pre August 1914 red stencilled markings of the 19th Artillery Regiment.
Regimentally marked officers covers are very hard to find with the Artillery versions particularly difficult. Both numerals are applied typically in thin ink with age commensurate to the rest of the material. Within the top ball cover is old scrunched up ne...  read more

Code: 12699