American Reloading Tool-Carcano Rifle

A 20 round clip reloading tool for the Italian Carcano 6,5mm rifle. This was the rifle used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate President Kennedy and was erroneously called a Mannlicher carbine at the time.
Rare accessory for an infamous model rifle.  read more

Code: 52727

Finnish army knot dated 1919 to 1935

In unissued condition, this portepee has a silver strap with alternating black squares along its length. Slide is also silver with black squares. Stem silver with black, crown and acorn silver. Silver alluminium base to acorn.
A rare knot  read more

Code: 51508

Princess Mary Christmas Tin 1914

Most unusual to find this amount of contents remaining in a Christmas tin;
Two packets of cigarettes, one full, one containing two cigarettes
Princess Mary Greetings card (outer covers detached)
Princess Mary Photograph  read more

Code: 53529

Third Reich Youth Flag/Banner

Rare Third Reich Deutsche Jungvolk (DJ) / Hitler Youth Flag. This is a very unusual early Third Reich period single sided flag of multi piece construction. Black cotton cloth with central white strip having applied large black multi piece swastika in diamond with the centre having the DJ single rune emblem on red backing. Top edge of the flag with two rectangular fittings. Flag measures some ...  read more

Code: 54060

WW1 German Buglers "Swallows nest"

Rare opportunity to obtain a pair of German Army musicians "swallows nest" shoulder boards dating to the era of the First World War.
Gold weave tress on a black felt background. Dark blue felt backing. Overall excellent condition minor mothing to the backing and lower edges.  read more

Code: 51995

Original SS Musicians Swallows Nest

A single "swallows nest " showing minor signs of wear but complete with an SS marked RZM tag to the rear. Black wool base with seven, alternating, evenly spaced, machine stitched, vertical waffle patterned, tress strips and an additional, slightly curved, horizontal, waffle patterned, tress strip to the bottom edge. The waffle patterned tress strips also have a vertical raised rib near each o...  read more

Code: 51550

"Swallows Nest" Musicians Shoulder Boards

Believed to be Infantry Waffebfarb Schwalbenester, possibly for a major drummer, this matched pair of boards are in excellent condition, having bright diamond pattern to the brocade and undamaged silvered aluminium hanging tresse fringe. Reverse cotton type cloth backing somewhat grubby and faded with age, and complete with 5 bright metal retaining hooks.  read more

Code: 50979