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**RARE**WW2 ‘Dirty Dozen’ 15 Jewel Swiss Omega British WD Wrist Watch With Correct Military & Manufacturer Markings & Later Wrist Strap. Sn 16357 - 16357
In the 1940s, during World War II, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) needed watches to issue to army personnel – they felt civilian watches just didn’t quite make the mark. Perhaps in a bid to maximise production, rather than partnering with a specific brand, they invited Swiss manufacturers who could build a watch to the requested standard to bid for contracts. Due to the rigours of military life, very strict specifications were set, and all in, twelve watch manufacturers were eventually accepted, resulting in the nickname ‘The Dirty Dozen’. They were: Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger Le-Coultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex. These were all delivered in 1945 and accompanied by a pigskin or canvas strap. More formally, these watches were known as W.W.Ws, a code established by the British Army to distinguish these from other military equipment and it simply stood for Watch. Wrist. Waterproof. The MOD specs were exactly what you would expect a military watch to be - waterproof, luminous, regulated to chronometer level and composed of a case that was rugged. Two serial numbers were required, one being the manufacturer’s number, and the other (with the letter) being the military store number. On top of that, the dial needed to be black, with arabic numerals and sub seconds in order to maximise legibility. The case-back had to include the W.W.W designation and a broad arrow marking, with the dial only displaying the latter. This is a rare, original, WW2 British Military watch by the quality Swiss manufacturer Omega, one of ‘The Dirty Dozen’. The watch has all of the correct WD features listed above and has crisp Omega and WD markings together with 15 jewelled movement and compensated balance wheel (all markings illustrated). The watch is unrestored and has the correct steel pins and removable screw back. It is fitted with later expanding metal bracelet over the original pins. The glazed face is 36mm diameter. The watch has been inspected and is in fully working order. The price for this rare WW2 British Military Omega watch includes UK delivery. Sn 16357 (drawers office)
£975.00

**IMPRESSIVE**Verney Jne A Lyon Cased Victorian Era Belgian Liege Large Frame Double Action 12 Shot 9mm, Military Pinfire, Revolver With Accessories. Sn 16210 - 16210
This is an excellent, Belgian 12mm, military, pinfire, 12 Shot Revolver. It is side gate loading with a 6” barrel, sturdy undamaged large frame and undamaged Walnut grips. The frame has a small ‘crown above s’ Liege inspection mark. The barrel’s rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use The frame and fluted cylinder have crisp foliate engraving. The pistol is double action and cocks and dry fires perfectly in both single & double action. It has a blade fore sight and the side gate operates crisply. It is complete with its original military lanyard ring and captive steel clearing rod. The pistol is contained in its original Oak case with hinged lid. We have never seen one of these 12 shot pin fire pistols with case. The case is ornately inlaid with mother of pearl. The lid of the case has some old stable cracks which are secure. The case has a brass lock with key which works correctly. The case is lined with maroon felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a brass cleaning rod with screw on attachment and ebony handle, a small empty glass oil jar with lid which has an integral applicator & and an ebony handled steel tool. The inside of the padded lid has wording highlighted in gold ‘Verney Jne A Lyon’ most likely a French retailer. The price for this cased pistol with original accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique pin fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 16210
£2,450.00

WW1 British KIA Military Medal (MM) Group (MM, War & Victory) To Lance Corporal 46561 John Robert Mellor MM, 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Killed In Action 11th April 1918 Mounted For Display & War Graves Commission Certificate. Sn 23261 - 23261
The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a Corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in WW1. The MGC had units in the Infantry, Cavalry & Royal Navy. The MGC was disbanded in 1922. The 25th Machine Gun Battalion was formed on the 1st of March 1918 from the Machine Gun Companies of 25th Division. They briefly left the division between the 23rd of July and 19th of October 1918. They were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, The Battle of the Aisne, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. Lance Corporal 46561 John Robert Mellor MM, 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) was killed in action 11th April 1918. Aged 21. He was born in Buxworth, enlisted Chesterfield 1915, a resident Chapel-en-le-Frith, son of James Edward and Sarah Mellor, of Ashbourne Lane, Chapel-in-le-Frith, Stockport. Formerly 3795, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for Bravery In The field. He has no known grave. He is commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 11. This is Lance Corporal Mellor’s 3 Medal Group mounted on card together with a print out of The Commonwealth war graves commission certificate. The group consists of his Military Medal (MM), British War & Victory medals. The medals are in excellent condition, each named on the rim together with his service number (illustrated in image 2). They are fitted with their original correct ribbons in excellent clean condition. The card has a printed identification label which can be seen in the images. The price for this excellent medal group to a heroic British soldier of the Great War worthy of further research regarding the circumstances of his MM award and passing includes UK delivery. Sn 23261 (drawers office)
£625.00

SOLD SOLD (20/02) WW1 Large Collection Of British Manchester Regiment Territorials & PALS Badges & Shoulder Titles Framed For Display. Sn 22987:7 - 22987:7
The Manchester Regiment's Territorial Force (TF) battalions—1/5th to 1/10th—mobilized in August 1914, forming part of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. They were the first Territorial division to serve overseas, fighting in Gallipoli, Egypt, and on the Western Front. Over 4,000 men from these units were lost, with, for example, the 1/5th and 1/6th seeing action in the 1918 German spring offensive. The Manchester Pals were pals battalions of the British Army raised in 1914 during the Great War, formed as part of Lord Kitchener's New Armies. They were formed into eight battalions of the Manchester Regiment. Almost 10,000 men enlisted in the Manchester Pals battalions, of whom 4,776 were killed. Overall, the Manchester Regiment lost about 13,000 men. This is an excellent collection of WW1 Manchester Territorials & Manchester Pals, shoulder titles & badges mounted for display in a glazed wood frame which has a hinged glazed lid with clasp fasteners. The badges & titles are neatly mounted on a British WW1 uniform type serge backing. The case measures 18” x 12” x 2”. The badges / titles are in excellent condition. 2 cards mounted with the collection read ‘MANCHESTER TERRITORIALS (LEFT) Shoulder titles of the six Territorial infantry battalions (each of 1,250 men) raised in the greater Manchester area in 1908: 5th (Wigan), 6th (Stretford), 7th (Whitworth), 8th (Ardwick), 9th (Ashton) and 10th (Oldham)’ & ‘MANCHESTER PALS (RIGHT) In 1914, the city of Manchester recruited, financed, accommodated, uniformed, equipped and trained over 12,000 volunteers in eight ‘City (Pals) Battalions’. In 1915 they were mustered into the Army List as the: 16th – 23rd Battalions Manchester Regiment’. The price for this excellent WW1 Manchester Regiment collection includes UK delivery. Sn 22987:7 (top badges shelf storeroom)
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (01/03) **MATCHING NUMBERS**WW2 1944 Russian Tula Arsenal PPSh 41, 7.62 mm Calibre Sub Machine Gun With Drum Magazine**2009 UK DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED, MOVING PARTS** Sn 23231:5 - 23231:5
The impetus for the development of the Russian PPSh came partly from the Winter War against Finland, where the Finnish army employed the Suomi machine pistol as a highly effective tool for close-quarter fighting in forests or built-up urban areas. The Soviet weapon was developed during WW2 in mid-1941 and was produced in a network of factories in Moscow and were issued to Soviet troops in the Cold War Era . This is an excellent WW2 dated Soviet Russian PPSh 41, SMG. Its wood and metalwork throughout are excellent. It has a shrouded fore sight, swivel rear sight and butt plate with trap. The stock and vented barrel shroud have sling anchors. The top of the frame is date stamped '1944' together with Tula arsenal star mark. The barrel frame and wood have matching numbers ‘6683’. The trigger guard has what looks like Russian Regiment marks (all illustrated). It is complete with original drum magazine numbered ‘53’. Deactivated to UK specification in 2009 the weapon’s trigger and slide move and the magazines can be inserted & removed. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23231:5
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (20/02) **RARE**Pre 1906 Marlin USA Safety Model 1893 .32-40 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Lever Action Rifle With Tube Magazine. Sn 23196 - 23196
This is a very good increasingly hard to find Marlin Model 1893 lever action rifle in the UK obsolete calibre Winchester .32-40 centre fire. It has excellent undamaged woodwork, original finish on the metalwork and cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 25 ½” sighted octagonal barrel has a clean bore with well defined rifling (44 ½” overall length). The top of the barrel is marked with the Marlin Fire-Arms Co. New Haven CT USA address & patents for 1887-1889-1893 and the top of the action ‘Marlin Safety’. It has an external hammer, full length tube magazine and is side gate loading. The underside of the receiver behind the fore stock is stamped with number '111988’ (Pre-1906: Serial numbers are typically located on the bottom of the receiver, just behind the fore stock as with our example). The action tang is marked ‘Model 1893’. It has a steel butt plate, steel fore end block & single sling swivel. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23196
£0.00

WW2 1944 Nazi German ‘dot’ (Waffenwerke Bruenn Plant Nazi Occupied Czechoslovakia) 7.92mm Calibre Mauser K98 Infantry Rifle**2008 UK DEACTIVATION**COCKS & DRY FIRES**Sn 23231:6 - 23231:6
This is an excellent condition, original, WW2 1944 dated German Mauser K98 Rifle. It has an adjustable rear sight, shrouded block & blade fore sight, bayonet bar, cleaning rod & steel butt plate. It has all original undamaged wood work. The barrel shank is crisply stamped 'dot' which is the German Wartime code for Waffenwerke Bruenn, Bruenn Plant, occupied Czechoslovakia, together with '1944' date. The metal work has several Waffenamt and Heer Eagle with swastika acceptance marks (illustrated). It has ‘Mod 98’ designation and is serial number 1700 on the metal and wood, there are also other unmatching numbers. Deactivated to UK specification is 2008 the weapon cocks and dry fires. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 23231:6
£845.00

SOLD SOLD (20/02) Original British WW2 Era Field Armourer / Blacksmith Hand Forged Iron Train Rail Road Spike Improvised Fighting Knife & Sheffield Made Leather Scabbard. Sn 23174:48 - 23174:48
During WW2 Military Units on both sides improvised their own edged weapons which they saw as being of more use than rifles & other weapons when fighting hand to hand. This is an original, WW2 era British fighting knife, most likely made in the field by an armourer or blacksmith. The knife is made from an iron track rail spike. To make the knife the armourer or Blacksmith subjected the spike to high heat & twisted the spike with tongs to create an excellent grip and hammered the lower section into a 5” drop point blade. The blade is sharp and has just staining to be expected with age and use. The spike retains its ‘Rail spike’ head which serves as a cudgel pommel for the knife which could be used to strike an enemy in combat. The knife measures just under 9” overall length. There are no visible maker or date marks on the knife. The knife comes with its period leather scabbard which fits the improvised knife perfectly indicating that this fighting knife was made to replace a lost knife that was previously carried in the scabbard. The open top scabbard has a belt loop and retaining strap with press stud fastener. The belt loop is impressed ‘Made In Sheffield Eng’. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this hard to find reminder of the brutal nature of trench warfare includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:48 (FS box)
£0.00

Pair Of Heavy Victorian Era 6 Bore Bronze Black Powder Signal Cannon On Wheeled Iron Carriages. Sn 23230:7 - 23230:7
These Victorian era quality made heavy bronze cannon on iron carriages are in excellent condition (each cannon weigh 7 Kgs on their carriages). The bronze cannon each measure 9 ¾” overall length and are 6 Bore. The bores of each cannon have staining & residue consistent with age and their touch holes are open. Each cannon has an indistinct cast cartouche on top of each barrel. The bronze has age related green Verdigris colouration which could easily be cleaned off the bronze (we have left the Verdigris as found, as many of our customers prefer the original age patina rather than shiny Bronze). Each cannon is mounted on their original wheeled iron carriages. Each cannon mounted on their carriages are 13 ¾” overall length, 7” wide axle end to axle end and just under 5 ½” high to top of the wheels. The wheels of each carriage rotate freely and each cannon rotates downwards on their trunnions. The price for this excellent pair of Victorian signal cannon includes UK delivery. NB. As antique black powder muzzle loading signal cannon no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:7
£795.00

Victorian Era ‘KS’ Sheffield Marked Bowie Knife With Polished Bone Scales & Scabbard. Sn 23256 - 23256
This is a Victorian era Bowie Knife. It measures 12 ¼” overall with a 7 ¾” spear point bowie blade which is sharp. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and has a decorative scalloped section spine. The ricasso is stamped on one side ‘K.S’ above ‘Sheffield England’ (unknown, maker or retailer worthy of further research). The clean undamaged polished bone scales are secured by German Silver rivets. One scale has an inlaid void brass escutcheon. The tang has tooled decoration. The Bowie has a brass finger guard with scalloped edge decoration. The dagger is complete with original leather open top scabbard with belt loop stitched to the rear. The belt loop is embossed with two standing human figures either side of a heraldic style crest, possibly a maker’s trademark (illustrated). All leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23256 (Bowies box)
£395.00

**EARLY PRODUCTION**ORIGINAL**Nazi German 1933 Pattern SA Dagger By Carl Wusthof (Gladiatorwerk) Solingen (Rarity Value 6) To The ‘Nm’ SA Nordmark Group (Hamburg) With Scabbard. Sn 23210 - 23210
This is an original 1933 pattern Nazi SA dagger and scabbard in excellent condition. The blade is crisply stamped with the manufacturer’s trademark. Carl Wusthof (Gladiatorwerk) Solingen. Wusthof made approx 13,000 of these daggers and are rated as rarity value 6 in the book ‘The Service Daggers Of The SA & The NSKK' by Siegert (value 10 being the rarest). The lack of RZM marks indicates that this is an early production SA dagger. The wooden grips are in good undamaged condition. The German National Emblem and 'SA' roundel are perfectly fitted. It has a Nickel plated cross guard stamped 'Nm' to the SA Nordmark Group (Hamburg) & pommel. Its blade has the correct, crisp "Alles Fur Deutschland" inscription. The dagger is complete with its original brown anodised metal scabbard with nickel plated chape, locket and hanging ring. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23210
£845.00

**ORIGINAL**WW2 Era Nazi German Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, "Reich Labour Service") Enlisted Man’s Hewer Dagger By Carl Jul Krebs Solingen With Etched Blade ‘Arbeit Adelt’ (Work Enobles) & Scabbard. Sn 23248 - 23248
The Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, "Reich Labour Service") was a major organisation established by Nazi Germany as an agency to help militarize the civilian workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ideology. It was the official state labour service, divided into separate sections for men and women. From June 1935 onwards, men aged between 18 and 25 had to serve six months before their military service. During World War II compulsory service also included young women and the RAD developed to an auxiliary formation which provided support for the Wehrmacht armed forces. Hundreds of RAD units also received training as anti-aircraft units and were deployed as RAD Flak Batteries. Several RAD units also performed combat on the eastern front as infantry. As the German defences were devastated, more and more RAD Units were committed to combat. During the final months of the war RAD men formed 6 major frontline units, which were involved with serious fighting. On the western front RAD troops were used as reinforcements to the 9th SS Engineer Abt (SS-Captain Moeller) in the fighting to retake the northern end of the Arnhem bridge from British Paratroopers under Col. Frost. Like most Nazi organisations the RAD was authorised a separate Hewer / dagger for its enlisted men as well as Officer / Leader ranks (see pages 67-71 of Atwood’s book ‘The Daggers & Edged Weapons Of Hitler’s Germany’). The enlisted man’s Hewer adopted in 1934 was initially also worn by Sgts and Officers. These daggers had heavy stag antler grips. This is an original Nazi RAD man’s Hewer. It has a just under 9 ¾” long blade with fullers and measures 14 ¾” overall. The blade is marked by the manufacturer 'Carl Jul Krebs Solingen' & the trademark. Below ‘RAD Badge and ‘Ges Gesch’ (patent / quality assurance mark). The reverse has the correct RAD motto etching ‘Arbeit Adelt’ (Work Enobles). The hilt has an Eagle’s beak pommel, cross guard and correct Stag antler scales. The metal fittings of the dagger are nickel plated. The dagger is complete with original black steel scabbard which features a geometric design throat mount and chape. The chape has the tooled RAD ‘Shovel With Swastika’ badge. One edge of the scabbard has a fixed hanging bar. The price for this Nazi RAD Man’s Hewer & Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 23248 (NB An original RAD Hewer belt hanger is available separately on this website stock number 23248:1)
£975.00
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