Royal Marine Bring Back,Two AK47 Simonov Folding Bayonets Captured from ZIPRA Forces 1979.
A nice set of folding bayonets, one being the Russian SKS/45 the other a Chinese Type 56 with a nice hand written capture paper stating brought back by a Royal Marine after operation AGILA in 1979 against the Zimbabwe Peoples Revolutionary Army. Apparently there was a third bayonet brought back, a Chinese AK47 in scabbard but unfortunately missing when i purchased the items.
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WW1 Medal Pair and Documents.
The medals have never been mounted and are in nice condition, The paper work was found inside the Cover wallet for the Discharge Documents. Featherstone joined in 1916 at Catterick and was discharged in 1919, his employment during the war was ''HJ Driver'' part of 280 company RASC. Documents are the 'WAR EMPLOYMENT CERT, CERT OF TRANSFER, IDENTITY CERT and DEMOB ACCOUNT and of course ... read more
WW1 Medal Pair and Boxed Imperial Service Medal with Cert,1945.
Medals have never been mounted and are in nice condition, still found in there period packets. The Imperial Service Medal found in its period red box with details and award cert thats dated 1945, named to Jones. The rim of both WW1 medals details are...172264, SPR.H.JONES. RE. I belive Jones when his unit was Bedford S.D. was awarded the ''War Badge''. read more
WW1 Medal Pair and Boxed Silver RAOB Medal with Cert.
Medals appear to have never been mounted, condition very nice, details around the rim are...M2-150145,PTE,A.S.WEALE. ASC. The ROAB medal again in very nice condition with silver hallmarks and found in its period Fattorini padded box, the cert is named and dated 1925. I believe Weale came back too England from the Front line in 1917 after receiving a gun shot to his toe!! read more
1934 BDM Sports Certificate and Luftwaffe Helferin Ausweis.
Nice little group to a BDM girl who ended up being attached to her local Airbase in the Communication section with the rank of Haupthelferin and being awarded the War Service medal in 1944. The 1934 dated sports cert is in good condition and the Ausweis is complete with details and photo too boot! read more
Two Iraqi FGW Surrender/Safe Conduct Passes.
Two different Safe Conduct passes dropped over Iraqi forces during the Gulf War. Condition is very good. read more
1939/45 Tobruk KIA Memorial Mantel Clock, Salop Street, Cardiff.
1930'S Deco style dedicated mantel clock presented by the neighbours of a local family who lost there son killed in Tobruk in 1942. The clock case has no chips or cracks, front glass is fine but will not shut tight. The front plate with dedication is named to the soldier, Salop street is in Splott area of Cardiff where his family lived.
When i purchased this clock over 15 yea... read more
Brazilian Bayonet, M1908/34. Czech Manufactured.
A nice example with the blade having some staining and two areas of minor pitting. The hilt again with staining, fixing button works, cross guard is numbered ''27270'' over an ''E''. Both cross guard and pommel are number stamped ''8''. The wooden grips have taken on a dark brown colour and has a few knocks but no chips or cracks. The leather scabbard has tight stitching and both metal ends s... read more
Berchtesgaden Berghof Post Card.
A nice early card, must be prior to 1935 when the building was rebuilt. The image shows a group of HJ members on there way up the hill to meet there leader! Condition is good. read more
Berchtesgaden Berghof Post Card.
A very nice card with a painted image of Hitlers house in the Obersalzberg. The back has a very nice KdF cancellation mark and an interesting postal stamp for the Hamburg American Packet Line that would suggest this card was purchased by a holiday maker prior to the outbreak of the war. The image would suggest at least a date of 1935. read more