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 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
95.00 GBP
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
WW1 German Luger Holster 1916
WW1 German Luger holster with Berlin manufacturer mark & date 1916 underneath front flap.
All original stitching with loading tool pouch intact & retaining brass closure stud. Faint German soldiers writing to rear. There is an English soldiers name written to underside of flap 'Ramsay' with his service number. read more
245.00 GBP
WW1 British Wounded Mans Kit Label 1916
An OHMS tag for attaching to a wounded mans kit , this exaple filled in with name & service number , the form having a date of April 1916. read more
WW1 British ' Trench Orders' Manual By Gale & Polden
1916 edition training manual 'Trench Orders' on a wide range of trench related topics such as 'Procedure of taking over a trench , Care of arms & ammunition, Alertness, Latrines, Cooking , Rations , Rum etc etc.
Has a slip affixed inside front cover by issuers giving the origins of Trench Orders which , according to this , originated in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in November... read more
75.00 GBP
WW1 British Letter From Graves Registration To Relative ( Hooge Burial ) May 1918
A letter from the Graves Registration authority dated 27th May 1918 to a relative of Private W.Simpson stating that he is buried in the vicinity of Hooge , East of Ypres. Addressed to a Miss B .Samson of Dundee. read more
WW1 Instruction Card ' Directions For use & Care Of Tube Helmets As Issued With PH Gas Helmet
Rare instruction card for WW1 British 'Tube Helmets' ( Such as the PH Gas Hood ) coming with the hoods when issued & almost impossibe to find today. Printed on waxed paper measures 14.5cm high by 12cm wide. read more