WW1 French Infantry Helmet With Commemorative Plaque

A WW1 souvenir plaqued Adrian helmet with the lighter blue grey factory paint of early M15 Adrian helmets.
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 the state of France as a recognition of service. Some were ...  read more

Code: 14313

WW1 US M17 A1 Helmet

An interesting study of early WW2 US headgear would certainly include the M17A1 helmet which was the standard steel helmet used by US forces up until the introduction of the M1 in 1941 .
A British WW1 pattern adopted by the US army in 1917 the helmet was upgraded in 1936 with the addition of a new leather liner & buckled chinstrap.
This is an excellent textbook example with the ...  read more

Code: 14314

WW1 British Camouflage Brodie Helmet With London Regiment Flash

Interesting WW1 British Brodie helmet which recently surfaced with heavily thick textured overpaint & blue & red flash to side of the London Regiment . It is quite aparent on inspection that this painted flash sits on an earlier tan colour insignia which can be seen in one corner . Brodie has thin wire chinstrap brackets with liner long gone.  read more

Code: 14027

WW1 British '08 Webbing Waistbelt 1916

A 1908 webbing belt with faint ink markings of MEco. with a date of what appears to be 1916.
Uncleaned & with an 'M' for the size Medium .  read more

Code: 11962

WW1 British Sam Browne Belt & Strap 1917

British Officer Sam Browne belt dated 1917 & maker marked to the firm Pulley & Powell.
There is a shoulder strap fitted , different than the standard type however left as found.  read more

Code: 6299

WW1 US GI Doughboy Painted German 'Mimickry' Camouflage Helmet

WW1 German M16 helmet in a very striking four colour camouflage scheme typical of those painted by US soldiers in the immediate postwar period to be kept as souvenirs.
The colours are very typical with the camouflage pattern closely mimicking those worn by German troops encountered by the 'Doughboy' in the latter WW1 period. To the front of the helmet appears to have been some sort of pa...  read more

Code: 14296

WW1 French 'Mouchoirs D'Instruction Militaire' No.2 ( M1874 Rifle )

Interesting pre WW1 barrack block instructional hankerchief for the French soldier on the Model 1874 Rifle.
These were made for the soldiers in a whole series of various soldiering subjects & can make quite a collection in their own right. This is No.2 of the set & although they surface from time to time there were many others which I have never even seen ! There are detailed drawings d...  read more

Code: 12873

WW1 German Iron Cross Second Class

Iron Cross second class with original ribbon & '800' marked.  read more

Code: 14268

WW1 British Largepack 1915 - Officer Of The Royal Scots

WW1 British 1915 dated '08 pattern largepack with initials to front 'J.W.S.W RS ' these being the initials of an officer in the Royal Scots.
Pack marked 'MW&S' for the Mills , Wright & Sons .

Cursory research point towards this being JW Withinshaw commissioned 18th July 1916 to the 10th Cyclist Battalion Territorials. Seconded ( Transferred 10th December 1917) .  read more

Code: 14254

WW1 German Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Of Prussia

A very good example of the Ersatz felt pickelhaube of Prussia with original chinstrap & liner.
Manufactured in the latter period of 1914 this model of pickelhaube was simplified to an Ersatz form in felt quite often omitting the brass front visor trim & rear spine. Retaining its original brass fittings both cockades are original to the helmet along with the brass buckled chinstrap stil...  read more

Code: 14210