WW1 German M16 Steel Helmet With Chinstrap

WW1 German M16 steel helmet coming complete with chinstrap & a very high proportion of its original green paint finish remaining.
Maker & size marked to 'BF64' under the rim for the firm 'Fulda' it has leather M16 liner band & all three liner pads intact. Chinstrap is a mid to late war example with steel fittings & in very good undamaged condition.
Overall clean example of the M...  read more

Code: 14954

WW1 British Medical 02 Tunic 1918 -Territorial Northumbrian RAMC

A wonderful WW1 '02 tunic with all original badges to a Warrant Officer of the Territorial Northumbrian Royal Army Medical Corps.
This tunic recently surfaced from private sources with everything on it original as pictured here . Tunic has interior partial lining with reinforcing strips indicating wartime production. Glazed cotton has been typically used for the reinforcement pieces & p...  read more

Code: 14205

WW2 British MkIII Turtle Helmet with Camouflage Net - Double 1944 dated

A MkIII ' Turtle ' helmet as issued to assault formations of the 21st Army Group just prior to the Normandy invasion & seen in wear on the beaches of D Day on the 6th June 1944. This piece has camouflage net fitted & is typical of those used by British infantry soldiers fighting in N.W.Europe.
Still retaining a high proportion of its original factory khaki green paint with original undi...  read more

Code: 14883

WW2 British Royal Artillery G.S. Beret

G.S beret with red & blue flash of the Royal Artillery & plastic cap badge.
Beret made by Silberston & Sons Ltd.  read more

Code: 14892

WW2 British Paratrooper Helmet ( HSAT) Mk2 Model 1944

A rare textbook camouflage scrim netted 1944 dated example of the Mk2 British paratrooper helmet this piece being one of the first issued with the ' Third model' webbing chinstrap system.
Helmet has its original wartime factory paint to shell with this showing heavy wear to exterior. Webbing straps show the wartime stitch configuration which is explained in the superb reference by Olive...  read more

Code: 14880

Rare WW1 German 'Sappenpanzer' Trench Armour With Equipment Hooks

Rare set of WW1 trench armour with a large amount of its original green finish remaining . This type is often referred to as the third pattern with slots to the rear underarms for placement of a securing strap & belt hooks to chest plate for the carriage of equipment. Design improvements can be seen on this model compared to the first versions with the chest plate becoming narrower towards the...  read more

Code: 14860

Published WW1 German M16 Camouflage Helmet

As featured on the front cover of Stahlschutzhelme 1915-1918 by Oliver Lock & also on pages 138 & 142 this M16 camouflage helmet would be on the top shelf on any advanced collection.
Following closely the general outline given in the 7th July 1918 Ludendorff directive this helmet was souvenired by an American serviceman & purchased in the USA some years ago. Being of the classic tan o...  read more

Code: 14859

WW1 German Jager Zu Pferd Helmet 1915

Featured across four pages of the Feldzug 1915 book by collector the late Michael Baldwin this is one of the best examples of the rare lobster tail M15 Jager zu Pferde cavalry helmet that I am yet to encounter. As cavalry units were depleted in the early days of WW1 former cavalrymen fought in the trenches often still wearing these being before being issued the M16 steel helmet.
With m...  read more

Code: 14857

Published Battle Damaged M95 Ersatz Pickelhaube - Feldzug 1914

Featured on pages 137-138 of Feldzug 1914 by collector the late Michael Baldwin this enlisted mans M95 Prussian pickelhaube is an ersatz example in pressed steel with what was most likely a fatal shrapnel strike to front peak.
Made of one piece black shellacked light gauge steel it has a good quality gilded front plate mist usually found on pre war helmets. The interior leather lining ...  read more

Code: 14858

WW2 British Military Police Marked Despatch Riders Helmet

A motorcyclist despatch riders helmet of the Military Police with red on blue MP insignia to front & red band. Offered as found in its factory green paint with the tactical CMP markings painted over the top the liner is detached in several pieces with BMB maker & size & an apparent date of 1943 although this is difficult to correctly discern due to some insect attack to the leather in places.  read more

Code: 14837