WW1 British Officers MK VIII Verners Compass - Named To A Lieutenant RGA

A 1917 dated MkVIII Verner compass & case named & engraved to a Lieutenant of the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Compass marked ' VERNERS PATENT VIII ' with engraved name 'GW MOORE' . To rear it is marked with serial number & date 1917 along with broad arrow. brown leather case marked 'French & Son Ltd , London 1917' with handwritten name Lt GW Moore RGA' .
Certainly lending itself ...  read more

Code: 14645

WW2 British Army Paybook AB64 - Blank Copy Unissued

A blank unissued soldiers AB64 paybook , printed March 1940 .  read more

Code: 14647

WW2 RAF Officer Cadet KD Forage Cap ( Air Crew Trainee )

An excellent KD forage cap of an RAF officer cadet in Aircrew Training.
Excellent example.  read more

Code: 14648

WW1 British '08 Webbing Frog With Helve Strap

Scarce green blancoed example of the '08 web frog with helve strap.  read more

Code: 14651

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Code: 14630

WW2 British 1937 Pattern Infantrymans Webbing Set - All 1939 Dates

It would take more than a lifetime to put together a complete '37 pattern 1939 dated webbing set so I am pleased to offer one here. As worn by the British infantryman from the early stages of WW2 ...

Set comprises :

1. Waistbelt MECo1939
2. Pr Shoulder Braces MEco1939
3. Pr Basic Pouches MeCo1939
4. Waterbottle & Cradle MECo1939
5.Bay...  read more

Code: 14629

WW2 British Early Unlined Collar '37 Pattern Battledress Blouse - 1940

Rare unlined collar '37 pattern battledress blouse complete with 1940 'Q' coded inspectors stamp. .
As has been recorded the first issues of the new '37 pattern battledress blouse came without a lined collar although this was soon modified with a lined collar to prolong its service life. Surviving examples of the unlined version are therefore rare .In excellent condition the worn only p...  read more

Code: 14617

WW2 British 'B.E.F' Dunkirk Date Army Issue Toothbrush 1940

Rare WW2 British army toothbrush marked 'Warranted Pure Bristle ' & 'Bidwells' with clear '1940' date & War Department broad arrow.
A very difficult to souce British wash roll item.  read more

Code: 14614

WW2 British 'B.E.F Issue/ Dunkirk' MkIV Gas Mask With Rare EA Filter

A very rare original British Army 1939 pattern MKIV EA Respirator as used by the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1939 and 1940.

This pattern of gas mask was introduced in October 1939 when Porton Down decreed the need for extra arsine smokes which the Germans were already protected against. This led to the EA version of the MKIV respirator which features a distinctive ex...  read more

Code: 14624

*** Rare *** WW2 British Gas Cape

One of the rarest components of the WW2 British infantrymans kit a British army Anti-Gas cape still rolled up as was carried by the British soldier with his webbing equipment.
Complete with straps I partially unrolled it as can be seen in image 2 with the decision to unroll further left to the purchaser. Either way it is a rare piece.

The anti-gas cape was adopted in 1938...  read more

Code: 14618