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*Rare* WWII M31 German Messkit by Manufacturer Eduard Sommerfield Berlin (ESB 44). MISC 1022. - MISC 1022
An original messkit marked ‘ESB 44’ indicating manufacture by Eduard Sommerfield Berlin. The kit still has its brown paint which is classed as rare. The M31 or (Kochgeschirre) M31 ‘Alum’ is a 1.6l capacity cooking pot carried on the left side of the bread bag. The messkit is a cleverly engineered piece of equipment capable of serving as a cooking or eating vessel. It has a piece of wire acting as a handle which can also be used to hang over a fire to heat the food. They were originally made entirely from Aluminium, but from around 1940 the handle was manufactured in steel. This example is in very good order with all important brown paint. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 1022.
£195.00

Strathspey Fencibles Pike Number 196 to the Grant or Strathspey Fencibles (1793) Sn - 22160
The Grant or Strathspey Fencibles were raised when Sir James Grant of Castle Grant at Granttown of Spey, having offered to raise a regiment, he obtained permission to do so, and two months after the declaration of war by France in 1873 and the threat of invasion. The Regiment was called the 1st Stathspey Fencibles and was assembled at Forres in the end of April, 1793 consisting mostly of Highlanders. On 5 June it was embodied and inspected by Lieutenant-general Alexander Leslie, marched to the southward in August, and quartered successively in most of the towns in the south of Scotland. Unlike pole arms of the time, naval boarding pikes were made with no cross guard or ferrules, as these would get caught in the rigging or nets of a vessel. This is one of the 1st Strathspey Fencibles pikes and measures 94 inches long. The pike consists of a wooden shaft with an iron tapered and pointed square section to the top. The iron pike measures 18 inches in length with a spear point of 8 1/82 inches and two straps 9 ½ inches long which retain it to the shaft by three screws riveted over onto the straps. The top of the shaft near the pike is lettered in gold No. 196 STRATHSPEY. The pike is in excellent condition with no worm to the wood. Delivery is to the U.K. Mainland by arrangement and at cost. Sn 22160
£595.00

Strathspey Fencibles Pike Number 119 to the Grant or Strathspey Fencibles (1793) Sn - 22159
The Grant or Strathspey Fencibles were raised when Sir James Grant of Castle Grant at Granttown of Spey, having offered to raise a regiment, he obtained permission to do so, and two months after the declaration of war by France in 1873 and the threat of invasion. The Regiment was called the 1st Stathspey Fencibles and was assembled at Forres in the end of April, 1793 consisting mostly of Highlanders. On 5 June it was embodied and inspected by Lieutenant-general Alexander Leslie, marched to the southward in August, and quartered successively in most of the towns in the south of Scotland. Unlike pole arms of the time, naval boarding pikes were made with no cross guard or ferrules, as these would get caught in the rigging or nets of a vessel. This is one of the 1st Strathspey Fencibles pikes and measures 94 inches long. The pike consists of a wooden shaft with an iron tapered and pointed square section to the top. The iron pike measures 18 inches in length with a spear point of 8 1/82 inches and two straps 9 ½ inches long which retain it to the shaft by three screws riveted over onto the straps. The top of the shaft near the pike is lettered in gold No. 119 STRATHSPEY. The pike is in excellent condition with no worm to the wood. Delivery is to the U.K. Mainland by arrangement and at cost. Sn 22159
£595.00

*Rare* Waffen-SS Aluminium Belt Buckle Marked RZM 822/38 SS by Manufacturer Richard Sieper & Son or C.T. Dicke Etc. MISC 1021. - MISC 2021
The SS could trace its origins to several early Freikorps and Nazi Party formations, among them the Erhardt Naval Brigade, Der Stahlhelm, and most significantly the Sturmabteilung (SA), of which the SS was originally a subordinate organisation. In 1925, Hitler ordered the formation of a new bodyguard unit, the Schutzkommando (protection command). It was formed by Julius Schreck and included old Stoßtrupp members, Emil Maurice and Erhard Heiden. The only insignia was the swastika armband, usually homemade, except for the handful of men constituting the Stoßtrupp successor, the Schutzkommando, who continued the use of the Totenkopf pinned to cap or collar. That same year, the Schutzkommando was expanded to a national level. It was renamed successively the Sturmstaffel (storm squadron), and finally the Schutzstaffel (protection squadron), abbreviated to SS (on 9 November). Maker marked RZM 822/38 SS, denoting production by esteemed manufacturers such as Richard Sieper & Son or C.T. Dicke. The buckle measuring; 64mm x 48mm and in good overall condition-see images. See chapter seven of German Belt Buckles 1845-1945 by Peter Nash. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 1021. (Drawers)
£495.00

Dated 1941 German M31 Tropical Canteen ‘Labelflasche’ RF41 by Maker Rudolf Fissler. MISC 1019. - MISC 1019
Introduced in 1931 the standard issue M31 canteen was based on the WWI M1893 and M1907 canteens with minor modifications. Originally the M31 canteens were manufactured in aluminum but later as the aluminum was required for other more critically essential items the canteens began to be manufactured in steel. The large canteen or ‘Labelflasche’ is a canteen issued to mountain troops and medical personnel. The Gebirgsjager & Sanitater needed a larger capacity canteen. These canteens were made in 1.0. 1.5 and 2.0 litre capacity. They come with a variety of different straps. The mountain troops or Gebirgsjager were issued with a large canteen that resembles the standard M31 with a single strap. The labelflasche were made until the end in aluminium (M31) and some steel (m42) variants can be found. This 1 litre aluminium variant is felt with four painted press studs. It has a bakelite cap with leather strap. ‘RFI41’ is stamped to the neck which indicates manufacture in 1941 by maker Rudolf Fissler KG Idar Oberstein. The felt & studs are in good condition *minor hole near top stud*. The leather strap is in good order with all stitching in place. The bakelite lid has a very minor chip which doesn’t affect use. The canteen cups previous owners name is faintly scratched into the top. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 1019.
£225.00

WW1 Era British Officers Brown Leather Covered Swagger / Riding Crop Sword Stick & Scabbard with Retaining Strap. Sn 21868. - 21868
This is an excellent original British Officers brown leather covered swagger / riding crop sword stick (In the British Army and other military forces following the Commonwealth traditions, commissioned officers of most infantry regiments formerly carried swagger sticks (described as canes) when on duty, whilst warrant officers and senior NCOs carried pace sticks instead. This practice continues in some regiments, especially by warrant officers when in Barrack Dress. Cavalry officers would often carry a riding crop rather than a swagger stick, in deference to their mounted traditions). It has a 44 ½ cm steel spike/blade which has a sharp point (The sword stick itself is 14 ¼” overall length). In its scabbard the swagger / crop measures 69 cm overall including flap. The blade has no maker or date marks. The wood grip with ball end & wood scabbard are expertly bound in strips of woven brown leather with a leather riding crop flap tip and a leather wrist strap cord near to the throat. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21868. (Small shelf armoury)
£395.00
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