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.
Royal Flying Corps - Swagger Stick.
World War One \"Royal Flying Corps\" swagger stick. Overall length of approx 68 cm the cane stick has slightly distorted with some service wear to tip (metal cap missing) the silver coloured metal top is in uncleaned condition with RFC wings crest.
WW2 British Army MkII Steel Helmet.
WW2 British Army MkII Steel Helmet in sand colour finish. The helmet is in good used condition with some rusting to the overall finish, the helmet is dated 1939 and has makers stamp JSS (Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd) the liner dated 1939 with maker JCS&W Ltd (J. Compton Sons & Webb Ltd) . Chin strap is in good condition.
Medal and Document Grouping to Husband and Wife, R
Medals and document group to F/Sgt V.J Sayer and his wife who was a member of the British Red Cross, the medals are mounted as worn - F/Sgt Sayer 39/45 Star, Italy Star, Defence and War medal and MID - 502450 VAD Sayers Defence and War Medal. F/Sgt Sayers served as Flight Engineer with 614 Squadron RAF on Halifax 1944 / 45 in Italy and with Transport Command 1946. The documents include - His Flight Engineers log cover with a small number of completed transport flight engineers log forms. No 614 Squadron operational crew list 7/5/1945. Meteorological flight forecast folder. His 1941/42 Air Training Corps Certificate of Service and membership card. Plus a number of official RAF document, and assorted papers and telegrams. A good interesting RAF group which is a good research project.
RAF Seat Pack Type Parachute Harness.
1950s R.A.F parachute harness by GQ type Single point, quick release with seat pack. The harness has clear label - G.Q Harness. Type C. Mk 2 and dated October 1953. The round quick release is in working order the harness webbing is complete with some age staining. The parachute pack has two labels - Parachute assembly seat type Mk2 and second label G.Q pack type type S Mk2. The pack is dated 1953 has no bungees fitted and no canopy, is currently packed with material for display purpose. Although the harness is 1950s dated it is exactly the same as the wartime pattern and makes excellent value compared to a much more expensive wartime example and displays superbly.
1943 Junkers Factory Workers Magazine
July / August 1943 edition of the \"Junkers\" aircraft works in house magazine. 16 page magazine illustrated with black and white photographs in good used condition with some damage to front cover.
No 601 Squadron RAF - Book Matches.
No 601 (County of London) Squadron - Royal Auxiliary Air Force vintage book matches produced by Bryant & May. In excellent unused condition. Post UK Only.
Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart Badge.
A good quality sterling silver WW1 Royal Flying Corps sweetheart badge. Sterling silver miniature Royal Flying Corps style cap badge with enamel lettering. In good condition with some service wear.
German Third Reich West Wall Medal.
A good quality original German West Wall Medal in unissued condition with its original ribbon. The West Wall Medal was a decoration of Nazi Germany. It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany\'s western borders between 15 June 1938 to 31 March 1939.
A.R.P Handbook No 13 - Fire Protection.
Air Raid Precautions Handbook No.13 (1st edition) \"Fire Protection\" for the guidance of occupiers of factories and other business premises. 90 page larger style handbook published 1942 in good condition with some slight damage and wear. One of the more harder to find ARP handbook.
WW1 Parade Mounted German Medal Group.
German World War One parade mounted medal group consisting of - 2nd Class Iron Cross, General Honour Decoration of Hesse Fur Taplerkeit (For Bravery) and 1914/18 Cross of Honor with Swords. The group is nicely mounted, all medals are in very good condition with just some wear to the medal ribbons.