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*Original* Australian Army Slouch Hat Decorated with a 3rd Field Squadron; 9th Combat Engineer Unit Colour Patch and the Australian Army Rising Sun Badge. 22441:9. - 22441:9
The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian identity. The word ‘slouch’ refers to the sloping brim. The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree. The Army refers to the slouch hat by its official designation - hat khaki fur felt (KFF). The slouch hat became a famous symbol of the Australian fighting man during World War One and continued to be worn throughout World War Two. Its use since that time has made it a national symbol. The origins of the slouch hat began with the Victorian Mounted Rifles in 1885. The Victorian hat was an ordinary bush felt hat turned up on the right side to ensure it would not be caught during the drill movement of 'shoulder arms' from 'order arms'. The 3rd Field Squadron, 9th Combat Engineer Squadron is unit of 9th Brigade, 2nd Division, and provides combat engineer support to the brigade. The role of the Combat Engineer Regiment is to carry out battlefield-oriented engineering tasks, generally in support of the Brigade’s Infantry battalions. In many cases, the Combat Engineer Squadron will require Plant support from the Plant Troop. This example is in superb condition. The puggaree, felt, stitching and faux leather liner and strap are all in very good order. The maker and size is printed on the inner liner. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:9.
£295.00

*Original* WWII Air Training Corps (A.T.C.) Field Service Side Cap. 22441.8. - 22441:8
The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer youth organisation; aligned to, and fostering the knowledge and learning of military values, primarily focusing on military aviation. Part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), the ATC is sponsored by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the wider Ministry of Defence (MoD). The majority of Air Training Corps staff are volunteers, though some staff are paid for full-time work; including Commandant Air Cadets, who is a Royal Air Force officer as part of a Full Term Reserve Service commitment. This pattern of cap was worn by both men and boys of the ATC. The pattern is identical to the RAF cap, as is the material which is blue-grey serge wool. The cap features an ATC cap badge as well as ATC buttons to the front. The interior of the cap is lined in cotton drill and the original maker's stamp is still present. The cap is in good condition with a couple of moth nips which are illustrated in the images. The cap is approximately size UK 6. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:8. (Soft Headgear Box 1)
£125.00

*Rare* WWI/II Shropshire Yeomanry other Ranks Field Service/side Cap with Brass Kings Crown Badge. 22441:7. - 22441:7
The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War. It was then amalgamated with the Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery. In 1969, the regiment was replaced by No. 4 Squadron, 35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment and the Shropshire Yeomanry Cadre. These later formed the Shropshire Yeomanry Squadron of the Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry before their amalgamation into the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry and subsequent re-subordination to the Royal Yeomanry. This service cap has a khaki crown, body and curtain with brass General List front buttons. It comes with its brass-coloured metal Kings crown Shropshire Yeomanry cap badge with solid centre. Use related wear to the rear as shown in the images. The manufacturer and size is printed to the lining but is illegible, however, the cap is approximately UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:7. (Soft headgear Box 1)
£195.00

**MINT**WW2 Era Original ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) Woman’s Cap With Original Enamelled Brass ENSA Cap Badge As Worn By Vera Lynn Of ‘We’ll Meet Again’ Fame. Sn 22441:6 - 22441:6
The Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) was an organisation established in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World War II. ENSA operated as part of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. In 1946 it was re-named to Combined Services Entertainment (CSE) operating under the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC), until 2 March 2020, when the SSVC re-branded to the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), with the CSE likewise re-branding as BFBS Live Events. The first big wartime variety concert organised by ENSA was broadcast by the BBC to the Empire and local networks from RAF Hendon in north London on 17 October 1939. Despite many extremely talented entertainers working for ENSA, the organisation was necessarily spread thin over the vast area it had to cover. Thus many entertainments were substandard, and the popular translation of the acronym ENSA was "Every Night Something Awful". ENSA talent toured with shows across all theatres of war to maintain / raise morale amongst personal of all arms of the British & Allied Military. Many members of ENSA later had careers in the entertainment industry after the war, including actors Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers and Kenneth Connor. The iconic singer & songwriter Vera Lynn famous for her renditions of the War Time song ‘We’ll Meet Again’ was a member of ENSA and tored war zones with the organisation. In the illustrated period image she can be seen wearing her ENSA uniform cap with ENSA cap badge similar to ours. The cap is in near mint condition. Our original Female ENSA Uniform cap has a clean soft khaki body soft peak, stitched skull band with bow which is mounted with brass and enamel ENSA cap badge. The inside of the cap has its original clean cotton lining. The cap is small size approx. UK 6. There are no maker or date marks on the cap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:6
£345.00

*Pre WWI* Imperial Prussian Fire Brigade Helmet with Helmet Plate & Combe Cockade / Plume. Sn 16678. - 16678
An original early 20th Century Imperial Prussian Fire Brigade helmet. (Prussia formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany). The black Pickelhaube style helmet is made of hard-boiled leather. It has front and rear visors. The helmet has a brass top comb red cockade / plume. It has its original leather backed brass scales chin strap & buckle. The front has its original large white metal plate. On the inside it has leather sweatband liner with cord. It is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16678
£445.00

WW1 British Made Brodie Combat Helmet By M/247 (J & J Maxfield & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1916 –1918) Supplied To U.S Army Expeditionary Forces (U.S Designation the Model 1917 Trench Combat Helmet) With A.J. Bates Webster Mass (Massachusetts USA) Liner. 21863. - 21863
The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by John Leopold Brodie. A modified form of it became the M1917 Helmet in the U.S.A. American troops were issued with M1917 helmets to deploy in France late in 1917. The United States government initially purchased some 400,000 helmets from Britain. From January 1918 the U.S. Army began to use helmets manufactured in the U.S. This is an original, WW1 British made Brodie combat Helmet provided to the US Army for WW1 use. It has its original textured olive paint which has some surface wear consistent with age and service use. The skull has an original painted blue band most likely a formation marking. It has its correct small copper rivet at the crown and chinstrap bales attached with split pins. It is fitted with its original black oilcloth liner with A.J. Bates Webster Mass (Massachusetts USA) Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Sweat Band, Net Liner & Leather Chin Strap with buckle (illustrated). The underside rim of the helmet is stamped by the British manufacturer ‘M (J & J Maxfield & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1916 – 1918) / 247 (batch number)’. The helmet is approx. UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21863.
£375.00
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