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Click here to subscribeWW1 British 1908 Pattern Webbing Set, being a fine miss-matched set of WW1 08 pattern webbing, including 1916 dated belt, small pack with unclear date to the underside of the flap, pair of ammunition pouches, pair of brace straps, rear pack, 1907 bayonet in scabbard with webbing bayonet frog, etc. Set shows wear and is faded etc.
WW2 British Home Guard Equipment Set, consisting of leather waist belt with brass buckle catch, leather ammunition pouches, water bottle with felt covering and leather cradle, entrenching tool with webbing cover, leather bayonet frog with 1907 pattern bayonet within, webbing shoulder straps. Good set.
Great War Family Medal Group Awarded to Two Brothers from Fulham, One of Whom Was Killed in Action Serving with the West Riding Regiment in August 1917, the grouping consists of British War and Victory medal pair awarded to “66167 PTE. W.E.L. NASH R. SCOTS” and a British war and Victory medal pair, “242478 PTE. F. NASH W. RID. R.” with bronze Memorial Plaque “FREDERICK NASH”, plaque in card cover.William Nash served with 2/10th (Cyclist) Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), entitled to a pair only. The 2/10th Royal Scots spent most of the war on Garrison duty in Scotland and Ireland in June 1918. In August 1918 the Battalion sailed for Archangel in North Russia. The Battalion spent 10 months in Russia suffering 132 casualties returning to Scotland on 18th June 1919 having gained the battle honour ‘Archangel 1918-1919’.Frederick Nash served with the 1/5th Battalion West Riding Regiment. 34 year old Frederick was killed in action on 7th August 1917. The war diary states that the Battalion was in the Lombartzyde area and that the Battalion H.Q. was heavily shelled for an hour between 7.15pm and 8.15pm resulting in the destruction of both a Brigade ammunition dump and a battalion dump and the destruction of many outbuildings and dugouts with many personnel being killed. Frederick Nash rests in an identified grave in Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.1901 Census shows 18 year old Frederick and 13 year old William living with their parents Charles and Alice in Avalon Road, Fulham.
1916 Battle of the Somme Killed in Action Medal Pair to the 24th (2nd Sportsman’s) Battalion Royal Fusiliers, British War and Victory medals, “E-2471 PTE. P. BROWN R. FUS.” Born in Fulham, Patrick Brown was living in Rayleigh Road, West Kensington when he attested for the Royal Fusiliers. He was killed serving with the 24th Battalion when they attacked the German lines between Serre and Beaumont Hamel on 13th November 1916. The Battalion suffered 22 Other Ranks killed, 6 died of wounds and 164 wounded during the attack. Patrick Brown is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Entitled to a pair only, his brother, 60971 Gunner James Brown 5th Divisional Ammunition Column died on 18th June 1918.
Historically Important Luftwaffe Officers Cap Belonging to Leutnant Rudolf Theopold, Pilot of Heinkel He 111P of 7.Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 55 Shot Down During the Battle of Britain on 16th August 1940, standard high form Luftwaffe officers peaked cap in blue grey cloth with silver wire piping to the crown and bordering the central ribbed band. Bullion embroidered Luftwaffe officers cap eagle and bullion officers cap cockade. Bullion officers cap cords with pebbled side buttons. Interior of the cap with grey leather sweatband having initial emblems ‘R T’ mounted. Interior with Pekuro tailors diamond to the crown. The cap shows some wear and is dusty and uncleaned. Accompanying the peaked cap is an original receipt dated 17-8-1968 from Hastings Military Shop, White House, 36-37 George Street, Hastings, East Sussex, Prop: R Johns / G Smith, which describes the peaked cap and the original price paid in 1968 “14 7 & 6”, the reverse of the receipt has inked provenance, “THIS CAP HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE FEB 1956 WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE NEPHEW OF MR A UPTON A MEMBER OF 5TH SX BTN C COMPANY HOME GUARD. IT WAS SAID TO HAVE COME FROM A GERMAN BOMBER WHICH CRASHED IN HIGH SALVINGTON ON 16 AUG 1940” then signed by R Johns the proprietor of the shop. The Aircrew remembrance society gives the following details, “Mission: Bombing sortie to attack Great West aerodrome (Heathrow airport), England. Date: 16th August 1940. Time: 17.05 hours. Unit: 7 Staffel./Kampfgeschwader 55. Type: Heinkel He 111P. Location: Honeysuckle Lane, High Salvington, Worthing, West Sussex, England. Pilot: Leutnant. Rudolf Theopold 58246/199 - Captured POW. Observer: Unteroffizier. Rudolf Hornbostel 58246/403 - Captured POW. Radio/Op: Gefreiter. Helmut Glaser 58246/128 - Captured POW. Flt/Eng: Unteroffizier. Albert Weber 58246/123 - Killed. Gunner: Gefreiter. Johannes Moorfeld 58246/411 - Killed. Intercepted and attacked by RAF fighters over the Brighton area. Intelligence & witness reports / local narrative : On the return leg of the sortie, this bomber was intercepted at 4:55pm over Brighton at 2,500 ft by three Spitfires MK1’s. These British fighters, which were being flown by 602 Squadron, City of Glasgow, Blue Section, were based at RAF Westhampnett near Chichester. Apparently, the Heinkel turned and flew in a westerly direction along the coast for approximately ten miles towards Worthing, probably trying to out manoeuvre the Spitfires, and trying to avoid the machine gun fire. Eyewitness reports describe how the Heinkel turned north upon reaching the outskirts of Worthing. At this point, subsequent reports deduce a lone Spitfire remained in pursuit of Flight Lieutenant Robert Findlay Boyd Spitfire N3227. This continued northwards towards the Oval in Findon where resident Brian Chappell saw the two planes from his home. “Sighted E/A (Enemy Aircraft) approx 1,000 ft above and coming towards us. Blue 1 did climbing turn and delivered beam attack, followed by Blue 2 who stopped one motor. Successive attacks were delivered by section until E/A crashed in waste ground approx 4 miles north of Worthing. Landed at 17:45 hours”. At this point the Heinkel turned southwest, flew over Rogers Farm and crash-landed at High Salvington in the field between Honeysuckle Lane and Cote Street. It had landed completely intact with its wheels still retracted and pointing south towards Highdown Hill. Although the plane had landed completely intact, Johannes Moorfeld and Albert Weber had died. German records state that Johannes Moorfeld died on the way to Worthing Hospital, although all other records state he died in the crash landing. Two other airmen were badly injured but the fifth airman escaped with only minor cuts and bruises. Soon after, the Home Guard, policemen and many others had arrived on the scene including a woman doctor who was called to attend the incident. Derek Round was unable to convince the soldiers that he was a local man, so they locked him in the ambulance with the five German airmen and took them to Worthing Hospital. Derek Round was then taken to the police station where he was interrogated and finally driven home. Shortly after the airmen had been taken away and although soldiers and the police were at the scene, it appears that they did nothing to stop souvenir hunters pulling the plane to pieces. A RAF Intelligence Officer also visited the site to evaluate the plane, just in case there was anything new onboard that they needed to know about. The oil, fuel, machine guns, ammunition and other items of interest were retrieved from the plane, although it is not clear whether this happened before or after the crowd pulled the plane to pieces. The three surviving crew members comprising Rudolf Theopold, Rudolf Hornbostel and Helmut Glaser were later sent to a Prisoner of War camp in Canada, although before this they were probably sent to Camp 11 at Trent Park in London for interrogation. The three airmen remained in captivity until 1946, and were then repatriated back to Germany. The two airmen who were killed, Albert Weber and Johannes Moorfeld, were presumably kept at Worthing Hospital until they were buried at Durrington Cemetery five days later on Wednesday 21st August 1940.”
Two-hundred-and-two .223 rifle cartridges including Privi Partisan, Barnaul, Winchester etc together with a Redding .223 two die re-loading set, in a metal military ammunition carrier PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM. We are not able to post this lot.
Pair Of 1914 Pattern Leather Ammunition Pouchesrectangular, brown grained leather pouches. Top flap converted from a single central strap to two straps with stud fastening. Rear with adjustable belt straps and central equipment strap. Faint maker's details to one strap. Small internal pockets. 2 items.
Two 1939 Pattern 1st Pattern Utility Ammunition Pouchesrectangular, brown grained leather pouches with riveted seams. Top flap with leather tab and press stud fastening. Rear with wide belt loop with brass securing hook and a single narrow belt loop. Top brass strap buckle. Both with internal fibre stiffening. Together with a khaki webbing, Browning Hi-Power holster. Interior maker's stamp dated 1957. Clean condition. 3 items.
Quantity Of Various Equipmentincluding a part set of American 1960's webbing equipment with belt, pouches, shoulder case, shoulder straps ... 1937 pattern, British webbing radio pack "ZA14889" ... Leather, post war, Swedish ammunition bandolier ... Post war, German respirator complete in webbing covered transit tin ... USA mess tin ... British mess tin.
Imperial And Post German Equipment consisting black leather belt with bi-metal Imperial buckle. Fastening hook absent ... Pair of brown leather, triple ammunition pouches. Rear with maker's details dated 1916 and 1918 ... Pair of black leather Y straps, rear dated 1940 ... 2 x WW1 pattern water bottles. One complete with alloy cup.
A German Second World War leather pistol holster for the French MAB model D, with eagle and swastika emblem to the front, the interior further indistinctly stamped to the interior in black ink with impressed eagle emblem, numbered '122' in black ink to the strap; together with a German dark brown leather K98 ammunition pouch by Lederwerke Windelen, with dark brown pebble grain, impressed marks to the reverse. (2)Notes: Captured Manufacturre d'Armes d'Bayonne pistols were used by the Germans after the occupation of France and adopted by the Wehrmacht.
A mixed assortment of militaria comprising "Duke of Wellington's Regiment" belt, ten ammunition rounds, rifle inspection cleaner, World War I copper match box holder, South Staffs India knife, South Staffs I.D bracelet, four World War I button slides, reproduction Georgian cap badge, brass glider badge, South Staffs knot, J.R Gaunt South Staffs radiator car badge etc (qty)
A Second World War RAF Intruder Personal Combat Reportgiven by F/L. K.D Vaughan, Pilot and F/S. R.D McKinnon, Navigator (B Flight, No. 85 Squadron) relating to events on 13th/14th April 1945.Stamped 'HEADQUARTERS ROYAL AIR FORCE SWANNINGTON' and dated 16th April 1945. This incredibly interesting report documents a fight that ensued on a High-level support mission of the bombing attack on Kiel and describes the downing of one He219. Research shows that the German aircraft claimed as destroyed in this report was the one flown by Air-Ace Leutnant Otto Fries during night operations for Axis home defence. The chase described concluded with the right-hand engine of the He219 exploding into flames and following the loss of control of most of the aircraft, Fries jettisoned the aircraft's canopy. His wireless operator Feldwebel Alfred Staffa baled out first and was severely wounded on landing with his parachute. Leutnant Fries could not regain sufficient control of the He 219, which was now burning, so he also ejected and landed, unhurt, by means of his parachute. The He 219 ultimately crashed approximately 3 km south of Hertogenbosch and was destroyed. At the time, this was reputedly only the third such ejection of a pilot during combat known in the world. This was to be one of four times Leutnant Fries was shot down during the war and he is documented as scoring 18 victories in total.The full account on this document reads: GENERAL REPORT.One Mosquito, 85/S., F/L.K.D. Vaughan, Pilot and F/S.R.D. McKinnon, Navigator, was airborne Swannington at 2158 hours 13th April 1945 on High level support of the bomber attack on KIEL. At 0020 hours, 5 to 10 miles west of KIEL a contact was obtained, which resulted in the destruction of a He 219. F/L.Vaughan reports:- "We planned to cross the enemy coast at WESTERHEVER at 2320 hours and then proceed to a point 20 miles S.W of KIEL, which was the target for the main bomber force. We had originally intended to cover the bomber route out from the target area to the enemy coast line for a period of 35 minutes. We were then aiming to do a free lance patrol in the LUNEBURG area. After being on patrol for 40 minutes we were still getting groups of bomber contacts. As there was apparent ground activity with searchlights and ground flashes on the bomber route which were definitely not gun flashes but some sort of indicating aid to the Hun nightfighters, we decided to continue patrolling the same area. However, this area quietened down considerably and after many alterations of height etc., on patrol, at 2020 hours, height 18,000ft, just when our time limit on patrol had expired, my navigator obtained a crossing starboard to port contact at 5 miles range 35 degrees above. We chased our target in a port on to a southerly vector with the range rapidly reducing to 9,000ft and the target losing height at a rather low air speed, 220-230 I.A.S.. The target kept up a continuous weave but settled down at about 10,000ft height. We closed range to 1,000ft but experienced difficulty in getting behind him owing to his weaving activities. I got a visual on a pale blue light. But the aircraft did a peel off to port and range went out to 5,000ft. We followed on A. I. which, incidentally was very ropey, in turns. Again we closed in on the hard weaving target. I got fleeting visuals on bright exhausts at one stage, at about 2,000ft range, but still could not get comfortably settled astern. Three times we closed in to 1,000ft, the target peeling off on every occasion. The blue light was visible on most of these occasions from just astern but I was unable to follow visually owing to the target's activities. We could identify target as a twin engined aircraft on our very few opportunities. On one occasion, my navigator confirmed this with night glasses. On the third occasion that we closed range to 1,000ft, the target, to me anyway, appeared to catch fire underneath the fuselage. I got my navigator's head out of the box to confirm this, and very quickly and brightly he yelled "That's his jet", which jolted me out of my fire theory very quickly. The Target again started one of his routine turns and I immediately pushed the throttles fully open +12 and already using 28,000 revs, and gave a second deflection shot on his jet at about 900ft range. However, this burst produced no strikes, so I got dead astern in the turn and, at 700ft range, fired another burst which caused a large explosion and strikes on his starboard side. I gave him another burst for luck and another explosion appeared on the port side and the E/A burned from wing tip to wing tip, going down in a spin to starboard and hit the deck at 0031 hours in an approximate position 5350N 1000E. From it's general appearance and behaviour, particularly the use of a jet we consider this A/C was a He 219, and we claim it as destroyed. We then set course for base. No Perfectos throughout patrol. The Hun did not seem to have any tail warning device, but was apparently carrying out the usual evasive action". CLAIM: 1 He.219 destroyed. A/C. landed Swannington 0211 hours. Ammunition expended – S.A.P.I – 40, H.E. I – 40. Total 80."
A First World War killed in action trio of medals awarded to “16534 Pte. W. A. L. Lawrence, R. Berks. R.” comprising 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal (3)Notes: William Albert Lawrence (b.1892 in Berkshire) served with the 6th (Service) Battalion of the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment. He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916 and commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial to the missing in France.1st Jul 1916 In Action 6th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment's War Diary records: 12 Midnight - Battalion in forming up trenches in A2 subsector Carnoy 7am - Coys report all ready and everything in order.7.28 am - Casino Point mine exploded - some casualties caused by debris thrown back into our first two assembly trenches. First wave advanced into No Mans's Land. 7.30 - Attack launched - First wave takes Mine Trench and Casino Point. 7.32 - Second wave advanced from forming up point in No Man's land. 7.35 - First batch of 6 prisoners brought in, shoulder straps, button and all papers sent by special runner to Brigade Advanced Report centre. 3rd wave moved forward from our line.7.50 - First wave reached Pommier Trench having suffered heavy casualties. Lt Hollis went forward to Bund Support and reported Capt Litten killed and no officers remaining with left leading Coy (B Coy). Capt McArthur wounded. Capt Longhurst wounded has ordered 2/Lt Courage to move up and take command of B Coy. As far as known Capt Fenner still with A Coy but 2/Lt Collot and Lt Traill killed. Bombardment of Pommier Redoubt continued. Bombers of B Coy and Btn Bombers start bombing up Popoff Lane. Vickers Guns sent up to get in position near junction of Popoff Lane and Pommiers Trench. Norfolks held up round the Loop, right flank exposed. Work of consolidation started. Suffering severe casualties from MG in the Loop. 9.30 - Pommier Redoubt assaulted and taken, line starts to advance towards Montauban Alley. 9.35 - Bn HQ moved to Pommiers Trench. 2Lt Hollis remained in old Report Centre. No communication except by visual, all wires broken in many places.9.40 - Adjt sent to reconnoitre and report on 1 situation as Brigade calling for information. 10.0 - Adjt reports:“Norfolks on our tight: not advancing, A Coy have made a succession of bombing posts with LGs to protect their flank and are working up Loop Trench, strong opposition against them here. our right is very exposed. On left we are in touch with Bedfords and are advancing up Montauban Alley by bombing. Have suffered heavy casualties especially among Officers" Reported verbally to Brigade. 10.40 Reported that Norfolks have taken Loop. Pi/3 sent to Brigade. 10.50 - Norfolks still held up at Back Trench and Boche Trench. Bombing attacks at Montauban Alley and Loop Trench progressing slowly.10.55 - Collected about 30 scattered men and pushed these into attack at Montayban Alley, two Stokes guns. 11.10 - Situation reported to Brigade in Pi/5. 12.15 - Situation reported to Brigade in Pi/74. Small reserve of about 30 men collected Pi/73 sent to OC A Coy. 12.50 - Bombing attack on Montauban Alley progressed well and half the line taken. Attack up Loop Trench has cleared up to the Montauban - Mamaetz road. Slow progress continuing at both points. Essex have arranged to support us with 30 bombers for Loop Trench. Pi/75 to Brigade by Pigeon. 1.30 - CO and Adjt visited whole line. Position: The Norfolks still not up on our right. Capt Fenner with about 50 men hold Loop Trench to the point where it crosses the Montauban - Mametz road and are bombing on but are meeting with desperate resistance. line from these runs across open to Montauban Alley about 100yds from its junction west of Loop Trench. Essex bombers not yet arrived and urgently called for again. Advance held up by several MGs and snipers and bombers. 3.15 - Right report repeated attacks fail to effect advance, can reinforcements be sent up? Norfolks in touch on . ourright but not assisting by advancing. Pi/78 sent to Norfolks. Reinforcements, 1 Capt 2 subalterns and 2 OR arrived. 3.20 - Essex bombers arrive and sent up to Montauban Alley.4.00 - Advance appreciably increased at Montauban Alley. Two unemployed Stokes Guns found and sent to support attack in Loop Trench.4.45 - Situation reported to Brigade in Pi/80.4.50 - Brigade report verbally a rebombardment of Caterpillar Trench and Montauban Alley. We urgently request them to cancel this as our two bombing attacks are advancing successfully.5.20 - Brigade report verbally rebombardment put off 30 mins. Our advance has progressed considerably and the two parties only separated by 50 yds.5.40 - Rebombardment cancelled. Montauban Alley and Loop Trench taken, line pushing on to final position & objective. 5.45 - Loop Trench handed over to Norfolks who we advised to bomb up Caterpillar Trench. 6.10 - Situation reported to Norfolk HQ see Pi/85. 6.15 - Bn HQ moved up into Montauban Alley, communication by wire with Brigade HQ established. 6.30 - Final objective reached. Work of consolidation progressing satisfactorily. Supplies of ammunition, food, water, bombs, grenades and a flame projector brought up.
After Vasily Grachev (Russian, 1831-1905): A patinated bronze figure of a Warrior of the Caucasusthe crouching bearded figure wearing a great coat and fur hat and holding a rapier in one hand, a round of ammunition strung around his chest, the naturalistic circular base signed Lep. Grachev in Cyrillic and with Woerffel foundry mark, inscribed St Petersburg in Cyrillic, on integral moulded plinth foot, 26cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BOX OF ASSORTED SUNDRY ITEMS ETC, to include a Dunhill tan leather document case, model FK6060T, vintage Leonhard Heyden brown leather document case with key, vintage leather ammunition? pouch, a pair of children's CC41 white suede shoes size 5, silk christening underskirt, vintage cloth Ford badges including some American examples, Blue Peter badges, brown top hat in distressed condition, black bowler hat in distressed condition, three shooting sticks etc
A QUANTITY OF UNBOXED AND ASSORTED MODERN TOYS, to include Roboraptor remote control dinosaur (not tested), Walkie Talkie sets (not tested) Hasbro Action Man figures and accessories, Nerf Guns with some ammunition (not tested), W.W.E. Raw Wrestling Ring and assorted figures, small quantity of Lego Black and Decker Fire Storm Sander etc, (not tested) (2 boxes)
Original vintage propaganda recruitment poster Engagez-vous, Rengagez-vous / Get involved, engage. Great design by Maurice Toussaint (1882-1974) depicting a captain in the forefront resting his leg on a rock looking into the distance and troops behind him with ammunition and a cannon, rocky mountain and green fields in the distance. Fair condition, large restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, backed on linen. Country of issue: France, designer: Maurice Poussaint, size (cm): 121x80, year of printing: 1937.
Two boxes of 12 bore cartridges including Avalon Superspeed together with a leather cartridge belt and cartridges. - ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE COLLECTED IN PERSON - NO POSTAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT A CURRENT APPROPRIATE GUN LICENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AND IS TO BE PRODUCED TO THE AUCTIONEERS AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION, WHICH SHOULD BE BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
Three boxes of Challenge Tunet 20 bore shotgun cartridges (75 approx). - ALL AMMUNITION MUST BE COLLECTED IN PERSON - NO POSTAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT A CURRENT APPROPRIATE GUN LICENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AND IS TO BE PRODUCED TO THE AUCTIONEERS AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION, WHICH SHOULD BE BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
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