58th Surrey Battalion Home Guard titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 58th Surrey Battalion, Purley, accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Both items in good, clean condition with evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Post Warden's helmet.
1939 dated MkII helmet by BMB ( Briggs Motor Bodies ) with Mk2 liner, white painted with black W indicating the junior supervisory rank of post warden. This is a contemporary over paint with clear ghosting of the earlier diamond rank system still visible.
In good clean condition overall with some scuffs and marks. Interior clean with an undamaged with a 1939 dated, MkI liner by BMB. read more
Norfolk Home Guard Tunic.
Early '37 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of the 11th Norfolk ( Great Yarmouth ) Battalion Home Guard in the form of printed ' NK 11 ' shoulder insignia . Size 13 BD ( Height 5' 11 - 6' Chest 38" - 39", Waist 33" - 34" ), 1939 dated label manufactured by Joseph May & Sons, Ltd, Leeds.Printed Home Guard shoulder titles to both arms with printed service chevrons to right arm. In gene... read more
Comic Postcard - Mechanisation Phoney War.
Comic Postcard, part of the " Humoresque " series from the Phoney War period concerning mechanisation of the Army. Postally unused . In good, clean condition.
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Enamel ARP Wardens' Post Sign.
23 x 23cm approx. enamel sign for an A.R.P. Wardens' Post. Areas of damage and chipping to the sides but wording intact. Enamel signs are increasingly difficult to obtain. Priced to accommodate the damage. read more
Tanks Victory Club Lapel Badge.
Silvered and enamel lapel badge for the Tanks Victory Club. Made by Fatttorini, B'ham with a 25mm lapel fitting to the reverse these badges were awarded or purchased by the level of savings achieved and recorded on a membership card. In this instance the saver has become a ' Life Member ' of the club. Patinated overall with undamaged enamel. read more
Sep.1944 ARP & AFS News.
Vol.7 No.4 ARP & NFS News - The National Civil Defence Journal. Smaller format, 31pg magazine with numerous Civil Defence related articles ' Robot Bombs...( V1 ) ', ' NFS Order of the Day ' etc.. Numerous illustrations and contemporary related adverts. Lightly marked covers with some light creasing. read more
WW2 Bomb Disposal Training Incendiary Bomb.
Based on the standard German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb, this is a replica made by the British for training purposes made from steel. Correct dimensions, with a sheet steel fin and a removable cap ( possibly to allow a smoke compound to be introduced ) and correctly weighted. The body is stamped INERT with a serial number and EOD. Good overall condition with minor marking and corrosion . Unusual. read more
Memo - Demolition and Clearance.
Issued by the Ministry of Home Security in 1942, this 16pg memo outline all aspects of demolition and clearance of bomb damage with sections on salvage, explosives, safety etc. Good, used condition. read more
R.O.C. Printed Chief Observer Rank.
Scarce, wartime , printed rank badge for a Royal Observer Corps, Chief Observer. Printed R.O.C. insignia is uncommon. Excellent, used condition. read more