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Original British WW1 Field Improvised Weighted Trench Club With Integral Blade Tip Made From The Business End of a British Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet. Sn 23174:20 - 23174:20 During WW1 Military Units on both sides were either issued with or improvised their own trench warfare weapons which they saw as being of more use than rifles & other weapons when fighting hand to hand. This is an original, WW1 British field improvised Trench Club made by soldiers involved in Trench raids. The weapon measures 17 ¼” overall length. The solid steel cylindrical shaft has a heavy lead club head (5” circumference, just under 2” length). Protruding from the centre of club head is the top 4 ¾” tip section of a period British 1907 pattern sword bayonet, all securely welded to the steel shaft ideal for striking, slashing and or stabbing an opponent in combat. The shaft has a brass grip, with tightly woven copper wire securely welded to it to assist grip. The bottom of the grip is holed for wrist cord and fitted with leather boot lace wrist cord. The club has all the patina to be expected of an improvised field made weapon of this age. The price for this hard to find reminder of the brutal nature of trench warfare includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:20 (Trench equipment box shelves storeroom) £395.00 |
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**ORIGINAL**AS ISSUED**UN-TOUCHED**WW1 Imperial Prussian 1916 Ersatz Pattern Pressed Felt Pickelhaube Helmet. Sn 23174:21 - 23174:21 With mobilization for a modern war, the German Armies found themselves unable to quickly equip millions of soldiers. A shortage of cow hide from Argentina combined with the excessive draw upon German industry to outfit the massive army being mobilized, resulted in a severe shortage of leather for manufacturing Pickelhauben. To meet with this immediate shortage, the Germans began in 1914 manufacturing helmets from Ersatz (substitute) materials. As the felt hat manufacturing industry was well established in Germany for hundreds of years, the hat industry stepped in to fill the void by producing Pickelhaube out of pressed and blocked felt manufactured from rabbit fur or shredded wool. This is an excellent, original, as issued condition 1916 Pattern Pickelhaube Ersatz made from emergency war measures pressed felt. The pickelhaube has the correct large Imperial Prussian brass helmet plate. The helmet also has original metal state cockade bosses, and is complete with a leather chin strap and brass buckle adjusters. It has a front and rear visor, the front visor has a rolled brass edge and vented brass top spike. The inside of the pickelhaube has its original leather liner. All material is clean. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:21 £795.00 |
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**ORIGINAL**COMPLETE**Early WW1 Christmas 1914 Princess Mary's Brass Gift Fund Box With Original Contents & 2 Associated Period Postcards. Sn 23174:23 - 23174:23 It was Princess Mary's express wish that 'every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front' should have the present. The gifts were devised in October 1914 and intended for distribution to all who were serving overseas or at sea, in time for Christmas 1914; afterwards, with the fund in surplus and many feeling they had been ‘left out’, distribution was extended more widely – to all who were serving, whether at home or abroad, and to prisoners of war and the next of kin of 1914 casualties. The contents of the gift fund tins varied, some with tobacco and cigarettes and others with pencils, notepads & chocolate. This is an original complete early WW1 Christmas 1914 Princess Mary's Brass Gift Fund Box Containing all original contents which consist of: an opened but full 1914 Dated Packet Of cigarettes containing original Mary monogramed cigarettes: an unopened packet of tobacco dated 1914: correct Princess Mary Monogramed Christmas Greeting Card in its original envelope, Princess Mary black & white portrait photograph and correct Mary monogramed brass cased ‘bullet pencil’ with silver bullet. Found with the tin are the 2 associated period postcards,which are included, one a sepia group portrait of British soldiers in uniform, the rear with hand written message ‘Fondest love for my darling wife, Arthur’ above ‘France May 29th’. The top left rear of the postcard has faint hand written ‘Loyal North Lancs’ (Regiment). The other postcard titled ‘Soldiers of the King’ is also illustrated in the images. There is no message on the rear of this post card. The price for this piece of WW1 memorabilia includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:23 (Misc draw office) £395.00 |
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**EXTREMELY RARE**BRITISH Army SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) 5.56×45mm NATO Calibre Rifle With Susat 4 x Magnification Tritium-Powered Illumination Utilised At Dusk Or Dawn**UK 2002 DEACTIVATION** Sn 23174:24 - 23174:24 The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production starting in 1985. The weapons saw extensive service in the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. This extremely rare example is in very good condition. It has a 20” barrel with flash suppressor. Its composite stock and alloy magazine are clean and undamaged. It has a ribbed recoil pad and sling bars. The rifle has a pistol grip. The rifle is serial number USMB02A0013. It is fitted with British Issue SUSAT, 4 x Magnification Sight Unit. The Sight Unit Small Arms, Trilux, or SUSAT, is a 4× telescopic sight with tritium-powered illumination, utilised at dusk or dawn. The sight is not designed as a sniper sight, but is rather intended to be mounted on a variety of rifles and to be used by all infantrymen. SUSAT is the primary sighting system for the British Army's SA80 series of weapons. The sight is dated 1985. The Optics of this Susat has a military post reticle (the battery no doubt has no charge due to date of manufacture). Deactivated to UK specification in 2002 the rifle’s slide is fixed in place, the trigger moves and the magazine can be removed. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23174:24 £6,450.00 |
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