WW1 French Engineers Souvenir Adrian Helmet

An early issue French engineers souvenir helmet with brass 'Soldat De la Grande Guerre 1914-1918' memorial plaque to front lip.
This helmet has the original to helmet badge of engineers to the front with original chinstrap & early one piece first pattern liner to interior. The letters 'RF' ( Republique Francais ) have been outlined in red this a personal touch by the original owner. One...  read more

Code: 15653

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

Code: 15646

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

Code: 15640

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

Code: 15649

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

Code: 15642

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

Code: 15641

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

Code: 15644

WW1 German P08 Luger Magazine

Wooden bottom with operational loading spring.  read more

Code: 15650

WW1/WW2 P08 Luger Loading Tool

Original example of the Luger loading tool with last two digits of gun number (37) to part.  read more

Code: 15654

WW1 British Field Service Post Card 1918

An unfilled in example.  read more

Code: 15643