***RARE*** British Army Emergency Ration Tin 1903 ( Cocoa & Dinner )

A very rare Emergency ration tin with broad arrow & date 'MAR 1903' on one side & to the other ' 4oz Dinner & 4oz Cocoa' with remains of paper instruction labels.
This is only the third I have ever seen of these pre WW1 tins one in a private collection , the other in my own collection & this one. Still sealed & never opened the paper labels are partially legible one reading 'Chocolate B...  read more

Code: 15361

WW1 US Named Messtin - KIA 1/10/18

WW1 US messtin set named SULLIVAN to top & RAY to bottom in same hand.
Jnitial research suggests that that Pvt Ray SULLIVAN of 18th Inf regt, 1st Inf Div was Killed in Action 1/10/2018.  read more

Code: 15363

WW1 German Drinking Cup 1917

Green enamelled drinking cup as issued to the German soldier in WW1.
marked to bottom 'Wupperman 17' .  read more

Code: 15364

WW1 German Cartridge Bandolier

One half of the blue German cartridge bandolier now empty & discarded in the are oif a European battlefield until now.  read more

Code: 15371

WW1 French Soldiers Puttees

Full length blue woollen puttees as issued with the M1915 model of uniform & worn by French other ranks troops. Both complete with cords & leather edging to boot section.  read more

Code: 15373

WW1 German Field Glasses 1915

WW1 German 1915 dated pair of Field glasses as carried by officers , NCOs , machine gunners etc.
Made by Emil Busch & dated 1915.  read more

Code: 15360

WW1 Brass Aeroplane Trenchart

An intriguing piece of 'trenchart' being a WW1 era plane made from the brass & copper of shell casings .
Very well built with some very good details including propellor made from copper & rear rudder.
Measures an approx 11 inches in length , wing span just under 9 inches.  read more

Code: 15359

WW1 British '08 Pattern Bayonet Frog With Helve Strap

WW1 British frog complete with the helve strap which was ordered removed at the end of WW1.  read more

Code: 15369

WW1 French 2L Waterbottle

French army 2 Litre waterbottle with Horizon blue cover denoting its issue with the M1915 uniform .
Interesting to note the utilisation of different offcuts of blue material for the cover , this was typical of the French army in WW1 where offcuts of uniform material were not wasted & used in the construction of helmet liners , waterbottle covers etc. Name label to bottom of bottle bears...  read more

Code: 15375

WW1 German Telephonists Pouch

A later war black leather pouch for telephonists with Berlin maker to rear all fittings complete. Comes recently surfaced from European sources uncleaned as found.  read more

Code: 15377