Unarmed Combat - Your Answer to Invasion Ju-Jitsu.
1941 guide to unarmed combat, more particularly Ju-Jitsu, aimed at Home Guard use. Written by James Hipkiss and illustrated throughout with line drawings showing holds and moves and featuring a fold out chart for instructors. In good used condition with slight damage to spine. read more
' Ack - Ack ' - An Appreciation of the Anti-Aircraft Forces.
C1945 ' Ack - Ack ' An Appreciation of the Anti-Aircraft Forces with a foreword by Gen.Sir Frederick Pile. Concentrating on the Home Front including subjects as diverse as ' into action against the flying bomb ', ' gardening on gun sites ', ' gun sites at sea ', ' A.T.S. In mixed batteries ' and ' stamp collecting...on A.A. sites ' ! Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Good, clean cond... read more
Home Guard Shoulder Titles.
Pair of embroidered, cotton on wool Home Guard shoulder titles. Probably sourced at a local level judging from their style and with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Patriotic Postcard - There'll Always Be an England.
Wartime photo-montage patriotic postcard entitled ' Th e'll Always Be an England ' featuring colourised photographs of men from the three services. Published by Bamforth & Co as part of their ' War-Time Greeting ' series. Postally used in 1944. Good, used condition. read more
WLA armband - 1 1/2 Years.
Embroidered, cotton on felt armband for the Womens Land Army. This is the basic armband worn on joining, further service with the WLA indicated by the addition of diamonds indicating six months service, in this case, 1 1/2 years service is shown. This example in good, used condition withsome minor moth nips and slightly misshapen from wear. read more
2nd Phase County of London Home Guard Battledress.
'49 Pat. Battledress Blouse worn by a member of the 11th County of London ( Poplar ) Battalion Home Guard during the Second Phase of the Home Guard. Faced with growing military uncertainty and the start of the Cold War in 1952 the Home Guard was reconstituted. Based on previous wartime experience local battalions were raised in skeleton form with training based on more modern arms. This uniform... read more
Fire Force 23 NFS Helmet.
1939 dated MkII helmet by unknown manufacturers ' HFH ' with a size 7 MkI, 1939 dated liner by Briggs Motor Bodies. This example is badged for a member of NFS No.23 Fire Force. No.23 Fire Force covered the The area of Worcester and surrounding area.Helmet in excellent, used condition with manufacturer's markings stamped to rim and to liner with the usual abrasions to the crown and a missing int... read more
Comic Postcard - Civil defence.
Comic postcard part of the ' Cheerful ' series featuring a classic double entendre with a Civil Defence theme. Postally unused, good, clean condition. read more
WLA 2 Year armband.
Felt and cotton, embroidered Women's Land Army armband for two years service. In excellent, clean condition. read more
The Aircraft & Spotter's Note Book.
C1944 ' The Aircraft & Spotter's Note Book ' previously known as the Raid Spotter's Note Book. 72pgs with copious notes on aircraft recognition with profiles and photographs. Also includes a section on flying bombs. Small amount of contemporary notes in the notes section. Some creasing to linen covers but clean contents. read more