A complete and in-opened pack of tobacco that formed part of the smoker gift tin. Excellent untouched/undamaged condition. Paper wrapper a little grubby, lead foil wrapper complete and damage free. A super item to help build/finish a smoker gift tin.
A high quality officer purchase water bottle, with khaki fabric covering and leather shoulder strap. The bottle is in excellent dent and damage free condition with the cloth cover showing some minor moth/wear damage. Shoulder strap is supple and serviceable, but with one small area of wear/splitting.
A well used/carried as a wallet example of of the 1914 gift fund writing wallet. Canvas covered wallet with the front flap containing the press stud popper and gift fund detail in red detail. The wallet is very grubby, with wear in keeping with being carried/used. Complete with the wallet divider, but sadly (in my own experience of these items) the content, of paper and envelopes, are long
A named attributable thigh map board to a Royal Flying corps officer. Used in an observation capacity detailing ground installations/trench’s etc. Very good overall condition with an area of wood chipped away at the base of one of the spindle rods. The leather strap is with some age hardening and could do with treating. Clearly maker and date marked 1915, with stamped owner/user name. Sold with the owner NA
Hard to now find, full length (over 6 ft) single piece puttees. Earth brown khaki wool with some light inactive moth to the ‘beginning’ ends. Not a common item to now find in this condition.
A good,strong, serviceable waist belt of the type worn by many-an other rank under their service dress tunic, instead of braces. A none regulation item, purchased or gifted to a serving soldier of the period. Good size, with leather supple.
A rare kit bag item, commercially produced ‘Trench cooking stove’. Burnable fuel blocks complete with a mini ‘pot’ stand. Pictorial box is complete, but is with some fragility on its joints due to the holding staples being absent. Such items were purchased by troops families and sent out to ‘the front’ in personal parcels contains food and clothing, to make life just that little more tolerable. A rare
An untouched example of a WW1 Water bottle as used with a leather/canvas sling, with 1908 pattern webbing and 1914 pattern leather equipment. Heavy felt wool cover with one area of moth. Original store still attached via a small cord to the wool cover. This example is with a leather cradle that is maker marked and dated 1917. Hard to find now in this complete condition.
A very nicely made (probably post WW1 cottage industry, as most work of this type is), practical piece of trench art in the form of a lighter. A multi piece construction, in the form of a British service dress cap. Lovely workmanship. Sadly the flint holder is absent. Cap crown diameter, approx 5cms.
English made AAC (Army Air Corps) ‘Winged Star’. Excellent damage free condition. Slightly grubby with use.
English made AAC (Army Air Corps) ‘Winged Star’. Superb condition felt wool patch. Damage and moth free condition, very clean and bright.
A super piece of ‘kitch’ anti-Axis propaganda via the United States Army Army Force being a samll handkerchief size pair of ladies under-garments ‘sporting’ anti-Axis sentiments. Excellent overall condition with both leg hems finishing showing fragility.