Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
WW2 RAF Uniform Grouping, Vet Purchase
Small uniform grouping to a leading aircraft man who served in Iceland servicing Liberator bombers. Group consist of his RAF side cap, wartime dated and wartime service jacket. Cap is in very good condition no moth etc, the jacket has 3 or 4 small moth nips, nothing major. All insignia is original to the jacket. We also have his medals, War and Defence with medal slip showing entitlement, box is named to the vet. Some photos of the former owner in Iceland, one were he is wearing a RAF battledress with matching insignia found on his service dress, one postcard from early in the war sent to his mother. Some items were found in the pocket of the jacket, bus and naffi tickets , a pencil and the 1940 dated lable from this service jacket. Lable is the original from the jacket. I purchased this little group from the son of the vetran last year, After his mothers death the suitcase was found at the bottom of a cubord,he has written some info on the back of the photos. Lastly the suitcase is the vetrans original one, named lable the same as his medal box and postcard. This group is priced with the fact that the service dress lable has been found in the jacket pocket, my opinion is that its original to the group, there is no other reason for it being found in the pocket, a lable would have been of no concern to the son i purchased this grouping from.
1945 Dated British Ammo Boots
Good solid example of a pair of army ammo boots dated 1945, still have the original leather boot laces. Size ''M'' 5. Hope you can see the date in the picture, hard to get a clear image, both boots are dated. No splits or holes. Small size but perfect for display .
RAF 1925 Pattern Waterbottle and Carrier
25 pattern 1939 dated aluminium water bottle as used by the RAF. Maker marked and dated to the underneath of the bottle, cannot find markings to the webbing. Condition is very good.
British WW2 National Fire Service Helmet, 1938.
Very nice example of a wartime fire service helmet. The shell has had at least 2 coats of paint, the bottom layer being a black colour, then a green over coat for the fire service, the inner green is a silker colour than the outside so i belive a 3rd matt coat was added to the outer shell, or is this matt tone from wear and time. The super condition liner is dated 1938. Front decal is 98% complete.
Super Condition Named Intelligence Corps Officers
A very rare find being a very good example of a named Intellegence corps officers peaked cap, as mentioned in the title the condition is super, no damage to the body and just a small amount of service wear to the inside. Nice makers label to the inside crown and named twice to an officer C.H.CRAKER. The front has a very nice officers bronze cap badge and two nice matching side buttons. A very nice and rare cap.
WW2 Royal West Surrey Reg Side Cap. 1940 Dated.
Cap in very nice condition, no damage to the body, no moths or staining. Inside lining is in used but good condition, its maker and date stamped to the inside, size appears to be a 7. Original ''The Queens'' cap badge to the side, from what i can see this is original to the cap.
WW2 British Officers Field Service Cap.
Condition is very good, no moth holes or tracking to the caps body, peak is sturdy and the leather chinstrap is in good working condition, The inside is in used condition but no holes or fraying to the sweatband. The front signals cap badge is original to the cap and in good order. Size id say is medium.
British MK11 Police Helmet.
Good example in used but complete condition Police MK2 steel hemet. The shell has 80% of its original blue finish to the outside shell, 95% finish to the inside. The Police stencil is 100% present but a bit stained, would clean . The interior liner is in good but used condition, its 1939 dated, its in supple condition, chinstrap has no issues.
WW2 Argyll and Sutherland Glengarry.
Very nice condition Glengarry issued to the Argyll and Sutherland Regiment, the badge has allways been on this cap by the looks of it, good shadow to the black silk backing, couple of small moth nips ti the red and white anding, inside liner in good but used condition. A good example.
WHW Germanic Swastika Badge.
Plastic badge produced by the WHW during WW2 to show how Nazi symbols were used by the ancient Germanic tribes. Maker marked to the rear with a good strong working pin.