WW1 British Officer's Private Purchase Trench Candle Light

A most uncommon WW1 period British officer's private purchase candle light as used in trench dug-outs and medical stations.

The nickel coated light still retains its original flexible and heat tolerant MICA front screen, so often missing from lamps, often replaced with wafer thin glass.

There are no makers marks present but the rise & fall column/stand is identical...  read more

Code: 51480

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Code: 51481

1879 Hart's Annual Army List (Anglo - Zulu War Link) A/F

An 1879 dated annual army list of serving, reserve and retired officer's in the British and Indian armies, Militia and Indian Civil Service.

The list was corrected prior going to print on the 30th of December 1878 and who would have known that only 23 days later that many of the officer's named within the list would perish at the Battle of Isandlwana in KwaZulu - Natal Province, ...  read more

Code: 51478

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Code: 51479

WW2 British Child's Gas Mask Tin

A WW2 civilian type respirator tin still with its original neck/carrying cord and corrugated card liner.

This well used cylindrical tin has many surface scuffs and scratches along with a side dent, this could easily be tapped back into shape if desired to.

The underside of the lid bears the handwritten name 'Lily' and appears to be done by a child, also present is ...  read more

Code: 51477

Pre - 1952 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Sergeant's Mess Fork

An electro nickel plated (silver plate) dining fork from the sergeant's mess of 1st Battalion Parachute regiment.

The fork bears the PR winged logo with a King's crown above and a small figure '1' below, part of a mixed cutlery set (all the same regiment) dating from the 1948 - 1952 period, could possibly be earlier.

Please see item 50968 for more information on th...  read more

Code: 51476

Pre-1952 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Sergeant's Mess Soup Ladle

A large, 30cm long silver plated soup ladle from the Sergeant's Mess of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, the Pembury pattern handle is lightly marked with the PR winged logo with a King's crown.
Part of a Sergeant's Mess/canteen set dating from the 1948-52 period, please see item 50968 for full details.
This ladle has not been cleaned, left as found, with some service wear to...  read more

Code: 50969

WW1 Chaplain Royal Navy Victory Medal (H.M.S Sutlej & H.M.S Bracchante)

A WW1 victory medal named to CHAPN H.A. Lewis R.N the famous Cornish Bard and religious author.

Reverend Henry Ardern Lewis was born in Worcestershire in September 1879 and educated at King's school Worcester and Hertford college Oxford, he was ordained into the Church of England in 1904 and would go on to do missionary work in Canada and Nigeria.

Lewis entered Nav...  read more

Code: 51473

Late Victorian / Boer War Period Mounted Infantry Officer's Horse Bit

An untouched late Victorian mounted infantry officer's steel horse bit with elegant brass cheek bosses.

The bosses are a Royal crown garter with the wording 'Infantry Mounted Officers' within a circlet, the central device shows an English rose, a Scottish thistle and an Irish shamrock, in lovely condition and retain much detail, not over polished/rubbed.

The steel ...  read more

Code: 51474

Scarce Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry Riding Crop 1901-1908

A seldom encountered Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry horse riding crop from the Boer war - pre WW1 period.

The full length crop (approx. 40 inches) is in wonderful un-messed with condition, the white metal cap bearing the badge of the M.I.Y has not been over polished and retains good detail, has been left as found and not cleaned, couple of minor dings present.

T...  read more

Code: 51466