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*Un-Issued* Vintage National Police Corps Cap. HE 855. - HE 855 The Dutch Police history starts in 1581, with the formation of the Dutch Republic. A simple police organization was created without clear tasks and powers. This stayed the same until 1810, when Napoleon annexed the Netherlands to the French Empire and started to set up a proper police force. Cities could free up money for a schout (sheriff); for towns this was a Veldwachter (constable). During the Second World War there was a Reichskommissar fur die Niederlande, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. The entire police force numbered about twenty thousand employees. After the war, this service is disbanded. To restore and control public order, the government decided to set up a new police organization in November 1945. A distinction was made between the Gemeentepolitie (municipal police) for designated municipalities, and the Rijkspolitie (national police) for the rest of the country. This cap is in very good order, with original tissue around the inner rim. The original badge is in place to the front. The price includes UK delivery. HE 855. £175.00 |
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Northamptonshire Regiment WWI Trench Cap. HE 854. - HE 854 The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), which was amalgamated with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment. The 1st Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of 2nd Brigade in the 1st Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front. Troops of the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment marching past Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught, at his inspection of the 2nd Brigade, near Bruay, 1 July 1918. The 2nd Battalion, which had been in Alexandria, returned to England and then landed at Le Havre as part of the 24th Brigade in the 8th Division in November 1914 also for service on the Western Front. In good order with only minor signs of use related wear. The inner has a WD mark and shows size 7 ½. The original Northamptonshire Regiment cap badge is still attached. The price includes UK delivery. HE 854. £295.00 |
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Royal Artillery Officers Field Service Side Cap. 22441:31. - 22441:31 This is a mid-1950's Royal Artillery (The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments. Artillery was used by the English army as early as the Battle of Crécy in 1346, while Henry VIII established it as a semi-permanent function in the 16th century. Until the early 18th century, most British regiments were raised for specific campaigns and disbanded on completion. An exception were gunners based at the Tower of London, Portsmouth and other forts around Britain, who were controlled by the Ordnance Office and stored and maintained equipment and provided personnel for field artillery 'traynes' that were organised as needed) Officers Field Service Side Cap with two post 1952 Queens Crown buttons to front and Bullion RA officers cap badge with gold bullion trim. It has no visible service wear or age-related fading, and no moth damage, approx size 56. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:31. (Soft headgear box 2) £145.00 |
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Original WWII 1943 Dated Royal Air Force Officers Beret. 22441:30. - 22441:30 An original 1943 Dated Royal Air Force officers beret in a size 6-7/8ths. The RAF started to issue Berets in place of the Field Service cap towards the end of the war. They became a popular choice throughout the 1950s and 1960s for officers and can be seen in many period photographs. The beret is spun from an RAF blue coloured wool and features a leather headband. A King's crown and Albatross cap badge is fitted to the front/side of the hat and the interior is lined in cotton drill. The original manufacturer's markings ‘British Beret Basque Ltd’ can be found inside the cap along with the 1943 date, size of 6 7/8ths and the War Department broad arrow markings. The beret is in very good order with some areas of light mothing which is stable. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:30 (Soft Headwear Box 1) £195.00 |
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WWII Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Other Ranks Forage Cap and Badge. 22441:29. - 22441:29 The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to form the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, which in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form the present Mercian Regiment. The lineage of the Sherwood Foresters is now continued by The Mercian Regiment. After garrison service in the interwar years, the Sherwood Foresters next saw action in the Second World War. The regiment served in the Norwegian Campaign, the Battle of France, Dunkirk, the North African and the Italian campaigns. They also saw action in the Far East. Nearly 27,000 men served in the regiment's 17 battalions, suffering 1,500 officers and men killed in action. The regiment won 10 battle honours and 400 decorations, including a Victoria Cross. Other battalions saw service in Italy and North Africa. In excellent order made by Moss Bro’s & Co Ltd of King St Covent Garden London (as shown by internal label) Size 7. All badges, stitching and fabric in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:29.(Soft headgear Box 1) £165.00 |
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**RESERVED**RESERVED** Victorian 17th Lancer's 'Death Or Glory Boys' (Charge Of The Light Brigade) Troopers Lance Cap With Queen’s Crown Helmet Plate & Plume. Sn 22441:20 - 22441:20 The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a Cavalry Regiment of the British Army, notable for its participation in the heroic Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. The Regiment's famous motto was 'Death Or Glory' (Illustrated in image 1 is an image of the painting ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Richard Caton Woodville Jr. 1894. Commissioned by the Illustrated London News, the artist completed The Charge of the Light Brigade as part of a commemorative series portraying famous British battles. The painting, which depicts the head of the charge with Lord Cardigan alongside the 17th Lancers, is now part of the permanent holdings of the Palacio Real de Madrid, the official residence of the Spanish royal family). This is a scarce, original, Cavalry Trooper's Lance Cap of the 17th Lancer's. The Lance Cap has a skull and peak of black patent leather with buff & red cloth band. It has a mortar board top with ridged sides and yellow cord descending the angled corners. It has a brass plume boss with a buff & blue material ball mounted with a Regimental 'skull and crossbones' brass badge. The cloth fittings have some areas of age related service wear. The plume is black horse hair. The helmet plate has a Victorian Crown at the top over the Royal Arms of Great Britain with the Death’s head skull & crossed bones badge of the 17th Lancers over the Lancer banner ‘Seventeenth Lancers’. The plate has Battle Honours ‘Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sevastapol, South Africa 1879’. The leather backed brass link chin chain is suspended from two Lion's head ear bosses. The Lance Cap is complete with silk lining with draw string & leather sweat band. The helmet is approx. size 7. The price for this helmet to a famous Lancers Regiment includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:20 £0.00 |
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WW1 C1915 British Middlesex Regiment Officer’s 1st Pattern 1st Type Brodie 'Raw Edge' Combat Helmet Mounted With Original Period Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge Complete With Brodie Red Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Liner, & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 22441:19 - 22441:19 The Brodie steel combat helmet was designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Brodie's design had a shallow circular crown with a wide brim around the edge. The helmet's "soup bowl" shape was designed to protect the wearer's head and shoulders from shrapnel shell projectiles bursting from above the trenches. The design allowed the use of relatively thick steel that could be formed in a single pressing while maintaining the helmet's thickness. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The Regiment saw action in the Boer wars and elements of the Regiment embarked with the British Expeditionary F orce (BEF) at the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The Regiment saw much action in WW1 and later in WW2. This C1915 WW1 1st pattern 1st Type Brodie helmet has the correct 'raw edge' (later MK II Brodies had a turned edge) and has its original oil cloth sweatband and leather adjustable chin strap with buckle (the chin strap is intact but has a small cut in the mid section). The chinstrap bales are secured by the correct split pins. The padded crown has the correct single rivet. The oil cloth sweat band liner has the correct red ink Brodie label (illustrated). The helmet has even patina with much original rough texture olive paint and no dents. There are no visible stamps on the rim of the helmet. The helmet is mounted with an original brass Middlesex Regiment cap badge. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:19 £475.00 |
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WW1 French Army Veteran’s M15 Adrian Combat Helmet With 'RF' (République Française) Helmet Badge, Liner & Chin Strap Presented To A Veteran Of The Great War With Inscribed Ornate Brass Brim Plate ‘Soldat De La Grande Guerre 1914-1918’. Sn 22441:18 - 22441:18 The M15 Adrian helmet (French: Casque Adrian) was a combat helmet issued to the French Army during World War 1. It was the first standard helmet of the French Army and was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare The later M 1926 helmet was made of a single piece of pressed steel without joining rim and top combe. This is an original WW1 M15 French Adrian Combat Helmet complete with sweatband liner and chinstrap with buckle presented to a WW1 French Army Veteran in memory of the Great War. The helmet is fitted with an original Infantry 'RF' (République Française) ignited grenade helmet badge & has an ornate brass plate riveted to the brim engraved ‘Soldat De La Grande Guerre (Soldier Of The Great War) 1914-1918’. The inside of the brim has a period indistinct hand applied signature no doubt the name of the Soldier who was presented with this helmet. The helmet has scuffs, a few small dents and patina consistent with age and retains much of its original dark blue paint finish. It is approx UK size 7. The price for this presentation WW1 Adrian includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:18 £275.00 |
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WW2 Era Nazi German Luftwaffe Blue NCO’s & Enlisted Man’s Fliegermutze Field Side Cap by Gebr Alm with Double Cloth Decal Badges & Period Brass Luftwaffe Badge. Sn 15793:24. - 15793:24 This is an original Luftwaffe Fliegermutze (Air Force cap). A similar cap is illustrated on page 209 of ‘The Collector’s Guide to Cloth Third Reich Military Headgear’ by Wilkins which is described as a possible reproduction. Ours is guaranteed 100% genuine. Our example is constructed of the correct grey / blue serge material. The cap is undamaged and clean both inside and out. The front of the cap has the correct white Luftwaffe embroidered Eagle with Swastika badge on a blue background above the National Tri-colour roundel on blue background cloth badge. The colours of the badges are vivid and clean and have the correct quality stitched edges. The left side of the cap is mounted with a small period Luftwaffe Eagle with Swastika brass badge. The crown of the cap is lined in grey cotton and has faint manufacturer black ink stamps which appear to read ‘Gebr Alm’ with other indistinct letters and numbers and ‘57’ size. The cap is approx. UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 15793:24. (Soft headwear Box 1) £575.00 |
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*Original* Australian Army Slouch Hat Decorated with a 3rd Field Squadron; 9th Combat Engineer Unit Colour Patch and the Australian Army Rising Sun Badge. 22441:9. - 22441:9 The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian identity. The word ‘slouch’ refers to the sloping brim. The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree. The Army refers to the slouch hat by its official designation - hat khaki fur felt (KFF). The slouch hat became a famous symbol of the Australian fighting man during World War One and continued to be worn throughout World War Two. Its use since that time has made it a national symbol. The origins of the slouch hat began with the Victorian Mounted Rifles in 1885. The Victorian hat was an ordinary bush felt hat turned up on the right side to ensure it would not be caught during the drill movement of 'shoulder arms' from 'order arms'. The 3rd Field Squadron, 9th Combat Engineer Squadron is unit of 9th Brigade, 2nd Division, and provides combat engineer support to the brigade. The role of the Combat Engineer Regiment is to carry out battlefield-oriented engineering tasks, generally in support of the Brigade’s Infantry battalions. In many cases, the Combat Engineer Squadron will require Plant support from the Plant Troop. This example is in superb condition. The puggaree, felt, stitching and faux leather liner and strap are all in very good order. The maker and size is printed on the inner liner. The price includes UK delivery. 22441:9. £295.00 |
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