WW2 Russian SSh40 Steel Combat Helmet

A scarce original example of the Russian SSh 40 helmet this being the 1940 pattern superseding the 1939 model.
In the typical wartime green of Russian manufacture it is complete with its three pad liner system & also the totally correct web chinstrap arrangement secured with rivet studs . Liner pads are of the distinctive oilcloth material with natural felt strips to the reverse. All pa...  read more

Code: 15581

WW1 British Trench Memoranda, Soldiers Prayer & 1st July Somme Message From Lieut-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston

Grouping of items relating to WW1 being Trench Memoranda for Company & Platoon Officers with points trench life, what to carry , trench routine etc. A pocket sized Soldiers Prayer from the Chaplain -General dated August 1914 & marked ' Slip Inside Your cap' . Finally a message congratulating all officers , NCOs & men of the VIII Army Corps who were involved on the 1st July 1916 attack on Beau...  read more

Code: 15646

WW1 British 'BAB Trench Code No.4 May 1917

Rare BAB Trench Code manual No.4 dated May 1917. Handwritten to front cover is ' Officer Comdg RXA A Battery'.
The BAB Code was a compact, officially classified cryptographic codebook used by the British Army during WWI & designed by Lt Col Barrington Butler. Issued to signallers and commanding officers, it allowed troops to quickly encode and transmit tactical messages over vulnerable ...  read more

Code: 15640

WW1 German Luger Holster 1916

WW1 German Luger holster with Berlin manufacturer mark & date 1916 underneath front flap.
All original stitching with loading tool pouch intact & retaining brass closure stud. Faint German soldiers writing to rear. There is an English soldiers name written to underside of flap 'Ramsay' with his service number.  read more

Code: 15649

WW1 British Wounded Mans Kit Label 1916

An OHMS tag for attaching to a wounded mans kit , this exaple filled in with name & service number , the form having a date of April 1916.  read more

Code: 15642

WW1 British ' Trench Orders' Manual By Gale & Polden

1916 edition training manual 'Trench Orders' on a wide range of trench related topics such as 'Procedure of taking over a trench , Care of arms & ammunition, Alertness, Latrines, Cooking , Rations , Rum etc etc.
Has a slip affixed inside front cover by issuers giving the origins of Trench Orders which , according to this , originated in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in November...  read more

Code: 15641

WW1 British Letter From Graves Registration To Relative ( Hooge Burial ) May 1918

A letter from the Graves Registration authority dated 27th May 1918 to a relative of Private W.Simpson stating that he is buried in the vicinity of Hooge , East of Ypres. Addressed to a Miss B .Samson of Dundee.  read more

Code: 15644

WW1 British Field Service Post Card 1918

An unfilled in example.  read more

Code: 15643

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Code: 15631

WW1 Instruction Card ' Directions For use & Care Of Tube Helmets As Issued With PH Gas Helmet

Rare instruction card for WW1 British 'Tube Helmets' ( Such as the PH Gas Hood ) coming with the hoods when issued & almost impossibe to find today. Printed on waxed paper measures 14.5cm high by 12cm wide.  read more

Code: 15637