Wartime Gale & Polden Catalogue of Military Books.
1947 Catalogue of Military Books by the well known Aldershot military publisher , Gale & Polden. Useful reference covering many of the titles that had been published for Home Guard use, including manuals, charts and posters. Also includes many military histories as well as items such as helmet transfers. Good, clean condition with loose covers. read more
ARP Handbook No.12 Animals.
ARP Handbook No.12 ' Air Raid Precautions for Animals '. 1st Ed, 1939, 28 pages dealing with all subjects from evacuation to humane methods of dispatch with sketch illustrations. Good condition with some very light marking, ex Croydon Lib. read more
With the Home Guard.
1943 ' With the Home Guard ' by Capt.Simon Fine. 80pgs covering the history and activities of the Home Guard. Heavily illustrated through out with b/w photographs. Creased and marked covers with rubbing and minor loss to spine. Scarce publication. read more
Fire Guard Shoulder Title.
Embroidered Fire Guard shoulder title. Post 1943 rank insignia when the Fire Guard became a stand alone organisation. Uncommon. read more
Upper Thames Patrol cap badge.
Original brass o/r's cap badge for the Upper Thames Patrol. This Home Guard formation covered the non-tidal part of the Thames from Teddington Lock to Oxford and was drawn from men from the Berkshire and Middlesex Home Guard.
The badge, which features the arms of the Thames Conservancy surmounting the letters UTP, is in good condition with polished highlights. The slider is intact with ... read more
78.00 GBP
London AFS Recruiting Booklet
1939ed. published by the LCC ' Information for Intending Candidates ' was aimed at informing potential new members of Londons' AFS. Featuring a striking colour cover the 12 pages cover everything from uniform, women members, expenses and conditions of service. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs this uncommon example is in good, clean condition with some minor marking, read more
Sten Machine Carbine Manual.
Commercial Sten Machine Carbine Manual by Gale & Polden C1942. 28pgs illustrated with diagrams and b/w photographs. Photographs use a member of the Home Guard for illustrative purposes and covers the main marques of Sten from MkI to MkIII. In good, used condition, with light marking to covers. Uncommon. read more
Comic postcard - Absent Minded warden.
Bamforth comic postcard in the ' Comic ' series with a Warden and helmet theme. Postally unused and in slightly grubby condition with a creased corner.
POSTFREE within UK. read more
Early WVS Armband.
Early WVS armband , this style of armband was introduced in the summer of 1940 as a standard pattern for the WVS with 100,000 being made by a London company. This example is in good, heavily used condition, with elastic adjustment. read more
Spigot Mortar Manual.
S.A.T. Vol.I, Pamphlet No.23 ' 29mm. Spigot Mortar ' 1942 . 39pg manual detailing with all aspects of the use, drill and training with one of the main pieces of Home Guard ' Artillery '. With b/w photographs, sketches, diagrams and colour ammunition plates this is a particularly useful and uncommon manual. Good, used condition, generally clean covers with light rust staining from staples. read more
55.00 GBP