Basic Training In Air Raid Precautions - 1941

1941 dated booklet on HE bombs, Incendiary bombs, Shelters, Protection against gas , Respirators - their use & care with many related illustrations .  read more

Code: 14320

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

ARP Handbook 10 - The Training And Work Of First Aid Parties 1939

Dealing with such subjects relating to the work of First Aid parties such as Wound Shock , Haemorrhage , Burns & Scalds , Bandaging etc with diagrams .  read more

Code: 14321

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

Thetford Militaria Fair - This Sunday 21st April

This Sunday 21st April - We will be at the Thetford Fair:

THETFORD LEISURE CENTRE . IP24 1JD

FAIR OPENS 10am - 2pm . ADMISSION £3.50 .

EARLY BIRD AT 9AM IS £6.  read more

Code: 14316

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 British '08 Pattern Largepack 1914 Dated

A 1908 pattern webbing equipment largepack in very good unblancoed condition & with rare 1914 date.
Marked 'MECo 1914' with broad arrow inspection stamp to underside of flap for the Mills Equipment Company. All tabs & buckles present , some light wear overall.  read more

Code: 13457

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

WW2 US Tankers Helmet

A very nice example of the iconic US tankers helmet.
Used as of 1941 the tankers helmet was intended as a 'crash' helmet & could accommodate the M1 helmet over the top of it for ballistic protection.
The shell is of US OD coloured vulcanised fibre with ten vent holes & a widened rear neck piece to protect the back of the head. It has side flaps to house the R14 earphones as seen ...  read more

Code: 14276

WW1 British First Field Dressing 1918

A May 1918 dated example of a WW1 British First Field Dressing opened at one end so as one can see the similarly marked contents inside.
Marked to front 'War Office-Medical Division' Made by the well known supplier 'John Bell & Croyden' with clear May 1918 date.  read more

Code: 14279