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Belt Leather - Home Guard Pattern.

Belt Leather - Home Guard Pattern.

Home Guard Pattern leather belt. Clearly based on the Mounted Services' Bandolier Equipment, this pattern of belt was made specifically for the Home Guard and required the HG Patt. Web sleeve to enable the use of braces and pouches ( SEE item 9221 ). This example indistinctly manufacturer marked and dated, will fit a 34" - 36" waist. Good,used supple condition.  read more

Code: 10304

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Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory ARP badge.

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory ARP badge.

Chrome and enamel, pinback lapel badge for the ' C.B.A.F.ARP ' widely believed to be from the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory in Birmingham, one of the largest centres of Spitfire production. Generally in good, used condition with some damage to the enamel, manufacturer marked ' J.R.Gaunt ' to the reverse. Priced to accommodate condition.  read more

Code: 10303

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63rd Surrey Richmond Battalion Home Guard History.

63rd Surrey Richmond Battalion Home Guard History.

1946 1st ed. ' Reminiscences of the 63rd Surrey ( Richmond ) Battalion Home Guard '. 47pgs with b/w illustrations outlining the wartime history of the battalion including the women auxiliaries and a roll of officers by Company. Card covers with some marking and rusting of staples otherwise good condition.  read more

Code: 10301

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NAAFI Insignia Grouping.

NAAFI Insignia Grouping.

Uncommon insignia grouping for a uniformed officer of the NAAFI ( Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes ) . Created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the British Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families the NAAFI played it's greatest role during WW2 when it ran 7,000 canteens and had 96,000 personnel including control of ENSA....  read more

Code: 10300

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1938 Home Office/Scottish Office ARP notice.

1938 Home Office/Scottish Office ARP notice.

Mar.1938 Home Office/Scottish Office ARP notice ' What You Can Do '. 8pg leaflet outlining the Government's overall ARP strategy and the roles for volunteers in the Police, Observer Corps, Fire Service and the ARP services. Good, clean condition, has been punched for filing.
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Code: 10299

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Home Guard Post Office Armband.

Home Guard Post Office Armband.

Uncommon printed, heavy duty cotton, khaki armband worn by the Post Office battalions of the Home Guard. Similar in format to the standard HG armband but with the addition of red GPO devices, This example in good, used condition. Unmothed with light marking and a slight 1cm unpicking of the seam.
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Code: 10298

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Catholic Women's League Forces' Canteen Workers Badge.

Catholic Women's League Forces' Canteen Workers Badge.

Brass and enamel, pinback badge by Fattorini of Bradford for wear by workers of the Catholic Women's League who ran one of their various canteens for H.M.Forces. Often situated at stations, these volunteer ran canteens dispensed ' chars and wads ' to the myriad of serviceman on the move during the war. Good, overall condition, patinated overall.  read more

Code: 10297

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Wartime Sanatogen Tin.

Wartime Sanatogen Tin.

Wartime Sanatogen Tin. Sanatogen was a food tonic, a concentrated nutrient with tonic properties which was easily digested and absorbed. Tin clearly marked ' War Time Pack ' to all faces of the tin. Excellent, overall condition with some very minor marks.
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Code: 10296

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Home Guard Issue Shotgun Cartridges - Solid Ball.

Home Guard Issue Shotgun Cartridges - Solid Ball.

A pair of WD 12 Bore shotgun cartridges widely issued to the Home Guard in an effort to make a shotgun a more effective weapon by making a heavier projectile load. These cartridges were 12 bore spherical ball cartridges which were loaded with a single 16 bore lead ball. Being undersized this allowed it to pass through a choked barrel without damage. They are clearly broad arrow marked to the si...  read more

Code: 10295

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' Squirt ' No.9 Midland Region Fire Service Journal.

' Squirt ' No.9 Midland Region Fire Service Journal.

Vol.6 No.10 December 1944 of ' Squirt ' the magazine of the No.9 Midland Region Fire Service, a later iteration of the earlier official journal of Birmingham and District Auxiliary Fire Service ( see item 10279 ). This 32g Christmas edition contains a round up from many of the Fire Divisions and their posts, contains humorous cartoons, period adverts etc. Good, used condition with some creasing...  read more

Code: 10294

14.00 GBP