US WW2 Army Officers “Bancroft” Crusher Cap

Chocolate brown wool with officers mohair cap band and gilt metal eagle hat badge. Brown leather flexible visor and matching brown leather chinstrap. Oil cloth liner with Bancroft makers label and leather sweatband. A few small moth nips. Overall a good example with a nice service worn shape and character.  read more

Code: 2207

Australia WW2 Army Slouch Hat 1943

Army khaki fur felt. Press stud side with large rising sun hat badge. Khaki cotton fold Puggaree. Complete with leather sweatband with a Victorian makers mark and dated 1943. The sweatband 50% detached and needs some attention. The chinstrap is intact.

Sone moth tracking, particularly to the top crown and along the bottom edge of the Puggaree.  read more

Code: 2183

Australian WW2 Tobruk Souvenir Trench Art Tankard

A rare piece of trench art to one of the most iconic and important Australian battles of WW2.

Made from and Italian artillery case cut down to tankard size. 75mm x 158mm. The sides crudely but pictorially engraved with a scene of a German dive bomber diving and an exploding bomb going off and “Tobruk Aug 1941”. The handle an Italian 20mm shell case marked “BDP 40”. These arti...  read more

Code: 2092

German WW1 Army Officers M1910 Field Grey Tunic

A well worn and partly restored example of the officers M1910 pattern service dress tunic in field grey wool. The two top breast pockets have been removed and clearly evidence of having such previously. I have seen this before on a number of Imperial German tunics both officers and other ranks, the reason why is unknown to me but seems to correlate with immediate post war or Freikorps period u...  read more

Code: 2198

France WW1 Officers M1915 Kepi

A good example of the “Polo style” pattern. Horizon blue wool with subdued braid rank band for a “Sous-Lieutenant” and a Hungarian quarter foil knot to the top. The chinstrap also in the same semi fine wool. Missing one of the chinstrap buttons on one side. Black leather visor and oilcloth lining.
Overall a very nice example.  read more

Code: 2188

British Army General’s Dress Visor Cap

A very nice early QE II period service dress cap No.1.
By “Conway Williams Mayfair London”.
Black leather visor with double row of gilt bullion oak leaves and aluminum anodized staff officers side buttons. Queens crown gilt bullion cap badge.
Together with a “Dickins and Jones” cardboard retailing storage box.
Overall lovely condition, great shape. Hard to upgrade.  read more

Code: 2193

German WW2 Luftwaffe Officers Belt..

Wide60 mm light brown leather officer’s waist belt. Grey zinc alloy double claw buckle. Provision for cross strap. Berlin maker marked and dated 1942 on the reverse of the buckle. Complete with tab slider loop. The inner or reverse side with dark blue wool felt for comfort but now heavily mothed. The size range approximately 85-100cm.

Good examples with the broad width size are g...  read more

Code: 2185

British WW2 Pattern 1944 Bush Hat

The “Jungle Service Hat” for Far East Theatre of operations. Light khaki - green cotton. The ink size and makers. Ode stamps are faded and only slightly visible but not quite legible. The stitching pattern and air vents confirm it being a WW2 issue example. Sworn and used example.  read more

Code: 2194

WW1-WW2 Military Cross Medal Case.

An original case of issue c.WW1 or WW2 period.
Composed of wood and purple leatherette, exterior presents an impressed kings crown on the top in gilt, the interior is composed a crème coloured silk lid with a velvet medalbed, measures 75.19mm (w) x 128.52mm (h), 20.08mm (d), hinge and clasp functional. The lid now with extended light exposure and now with a pinkish colour tone.
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Code: 2195

Australia WW2 Army Ordnance Corps Other Ranks Tunic

A very nice condition example of the army other ranks winter khaki wool serge tunic dated 1941. Has all oxidized AMF buttons and nationality titles. Matching full size colour patches for Army Ordnance Corps, Field Workshops and Field Parks.

Near unworn condition.  read more

Code: 2196