A good, slightly grubby 17th Div. Formation sign. Red wool backing with white thread ‘dot-dash’ detail. Excellent damage and moth free condition. Created in September 1914 as part of the ‘New Armies’. Some elements went out to France in the Spring of 1915, still under training. Its first major engagement was July 1916 as part of the Somme Offensive.
A good used, clean 30th Division formation sign. White thread detail (now a little thread bare) on black circular backing. Formed in December 1914 as a New Army division, kit went overseas to France in December 1915 and served the entire war on the western front. Disbanded 1st Sept. 1919
A very good used aluminium belt buckle showing period use/wear, so as such with some marking to the buckle obverse. Reverse with good clear RZM M4 / 104 maker details. Becoming a harder buckle to find in aluminium.
An excellent condition aluminium police enlisted mans belt buckle. Grubby untouched condition, with crisp damage free obverse detail. Reverse with maker details J.F.S.
An administrative political leader armband, for the fourth pattern political insignia 1939 onward, as worn by the lowest rank of political leader corps personnel. Politischer-Leiter-Anwarter (Political Leader Candidate) at the command level Orts. Utilised with the relevant piping at all four command/administrative levels. Mid war quality manufactured blue piped, red wool armband for Orts level command. Some slight moth nipping to the red wool field.
A superb, sadly unnamed, Section Officers’ pocket note book detailing bombs their use and make up. Typed into a period 1917-18 address book, there are detailed notes and hand made drawings on the various bombs in use at the time. Also detailed are the working parts, the catapult means of dispatch and trench lay out. The notes are made over the A-B pages with a supplement note
The memorial card as issued for the service of remembrance and as a souvenir, for the victims of the R.101 Airship disaster of October 1930. The card has suffered from age storage and as such is a little stained and ‘grazed’, but is in overall very good handleable complete condition.
A very nice ‘tailored’ 4th pattern political leader belt. Gilt aluminium buckle and keeper mounted on a very nice tan leather belt. The buckle centre has been tailored and professionally stitched into situ, rather than just fitted via the two prongs and reverse keeper strap. (See images). Matching maker and RZM markings to both buckle and keeper. A very attractive belt and buckle assembly albeit it a small size.
An extremely rare field/wound dressing as issued by the Naval medical services, and in this format used primarily by the Naval Divisions. Khaki cotton pouch containing dressings. Printed detail of the content and basic use directions. With maker and date 1915 details (see images). Excellent damage free condition, but however grubby and with staining. Never opened.
A clean condition second pattern VTC (Volunteer Training Corps). Heavy wool khaki band with red felt crown and GR initials. Couple of small areas of none active moth/wear (see images). Interior with good clear issue marking. One button period replaced. (The VTC in WW1 can loosely be likened too the second war ‘Home Guard’).
A good used Burma Railway Company tunic button in white metal. Manufactured by ‘Buttons Co. Birmingham”. 20mm small pocket button. An emotive railway, built during WW2 by Allied POW’s . (Post on this item £2.00)
A more common Vickers gift wallet in green oil skin material. Given at Christmas 1914. The wallet has been used/carried and as such is in used condition with partial content, and wear. Contains the file board and the information sheet/1915 calendar.