Second Phase 12th Battalion Home Guard Shoulder title.
Second Phase Home Guard shoulder title for the 12th Essex ( Stanstead ) battalion. Typical of Second Phase titles felt on a rubberised backing. Unissued condition. read more
Wartime Dance Poster with Gas Mask reminder.
44cm x 29cm approx. poster advertising a dance hosted by the BTH Apprentices Association in aid of their Hospitals Fund dancing to Ray Smith and his band with an exhortation to ' Bring Your Gas Mask ! '. BTH were British Thomson-Houston a British engineering and heavy industrial company, based at Rugby, Warwickshire. A subsidiary of GEC their primary products were electrical and steam turbines.... read more
WW2 Pattern West Suffolk Police Helmet Plate.
Blackened brass helmet plate for use on the police helmet worn by West Suffolk Constabulary during WW2. Two part badge with a white metal centre, three lugs to reverse. Good, used condition, slight wear to high points. read more
WLA Armband.
Embroidered, cotton on felt armband for the Womens Land Army. This is the basic armband worn on joining. This example in good condition with the exception of a smattering of moth holes, priced accordingly. read more
WVS ARP lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel pinback badge for Women's Voluntary Services ARP. This badge was announced in 1938 issued for WVS volunteers who had undertaken ARP training, it was quickly superceded the following year by a new design. Designed as a lapel badge it is commonly seen as a hat badge.
This example in good, clean condition with minor abrasions which look a lot worse under magnification and ... read more
Uniforms Badges & Intelligence Data of the German Forces.
Another commercial publication in the 'Bernards' series. 48pgs aimed primarily at the Home Guard, this publication provides a compact guide to German uniforms, unit designations, awards, political organisations and a brief English/German dictionary of military words. Large number of illustrations including colour sections, one of the scarcer of the ' Bernards' Technical Books '. In good, used c... read more
German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Steel Nose.
The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light. This pattern was designed with a steel nose and was known as a ' SNIB ' or ' tile smasher ' by the Civil Defence services. As a conseque... read more
Fighting Forces Handbook.
C1940 ' Fighting Forces Handbook ' by Arthur Holmes. One of those naive and hugely optimistic title, recommended for all services including the Home Guard and Civil Defences typical of the early war period. Covers subjects from incendiary bombs to building catapults via map reading, morse, international military ranks and aircraft recognition based on some dubious drawings which appear to have ... read more
1940 Picture Post - Air Raid.
August 1940 edition of Picture Post featuring an iconic image of a member of an ARP Rescue party to the front cover. This 36pg magazine has an extended article concentrating on all aspects of an air raid. Full of illustrations for which Picture Post was rightly famous for. Excellent, clean condition. read more
Official ARP Canvas Haversack.
Official issue ARP canvas haversack. Multi-compartment canvas body dated 1938 and manufacturer marked to inside of flap and prominently marked with a stencilled ' ARP ' to flap. Stout, adjustable webbing strap mounted onto light canvas body. Good, used condition with one repair, surprisingly difficult to acquire. read more