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British WW2 Stiletto Fighting Knife, William Rodgers Sheffield

Original era manufacture. British made double edged stiletto by the famous firm of William Rogers of Sheffield England. Double edged steel blade with a simple alloy guard, intricate grip made of red & black phenolic-like material wedges with brass spacers. Plain aluminum pommel. Maker marked. read more

Code: 2602

350.00 AUD

An English gentleman’s flintlock coat pistol. Circa 1775-1800

Hexagon shaped barrel in .59 cal with British Birmingham proof marks, the usual CROWN over "Crossed Scepters". The locking working order and complete with flint stone. Comes with its original ram rod. The lock plate engraved with the maker “W Dunn”. Approximately 320mm. The barrel diameter approximately 15mm or .59 inch. read more

Code: 2610

Australia WW1 1919 Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Tablet Lapel Badge

White metal and enamel with brooch pin reverse.

The Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Tablet.
Presented by the Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux, on behalf of the town's inhabitants, to members of an AIF Graves detachment, representing the Australian people, on 14 July 1919. The mayor's presentation speech included the following, 'The first inhabitants of Villers-Bretonneux to re-est... read more

Code: 2616

200.00 AUD

Australia WW2 Soldiers “Willow” Cake Tin

Made in pressed tin this tin was used to send soldiers a naked cake from home. A butterless, eggless cake recipe, published in The Age in 1944, substituted lard for butter. It had a footnote pointing out that this cake fits the soldier’s cake tin and further investigation revealed that Willow manufactured such tins in their thousands during World War II. In kitchens all over Australia, women ba... read more

Code: 2609

85.00 AUD