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Fairburn Sykes knife (pg1 SAS) Here
is an exact reproduction of the famous WWII Fairburn Sykes
knife in Sheffield steel complete with a copy of the
scabbard in leather. This knife was used by commandoes and
the SAS and was a lethal weapon in trained hands. Shown
under during sentry removal training in WWII.
Will not be
sold to anyone under 18.
Foreign buyers should check they are
legally allowed to import and own this knife. No
responsibility will be taken for custom seizers overseas you
must check the laws relating to this purchase.
£75
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for display only in the UK.
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£300
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Original Third
Pattern Fairburn Sykes knife (pg1 SAS) Here
is a third pattern WWII Fairburn Sykes
knife complete with the
scabbard in leather. This knife was used by commandoes and
the SAS and was a lethal weapon in trained hands.
The Third Pattern is easily recognized by its
ringed alloy grip. Each
mould cavity left its own embossed number on the casting.
This number appears near the top of the pommel. Later
post-war knives do not have this number as the moulds were
destroyed after the war. The quality of the castings is
generally very good. The handles had the mold parting marks
removed and they were then copper plated. Most of the
handles were finished black although some were nickel
plated. Some people prefer the ergonomics of the Third
Pattern grip. Others say that it ruined the balance of the
knife. Truth is, it was the introduction of the thin blades
that really ruined the balance, not the change to the grip.
Will not be
sold to anyone under 18.
Foreign buyers should check they are
legally allowed to import and own this knife. No
responsibility will be taken for custom seizers overseas you
must check the laws relating to this purchase.
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Bren Gun Anti aircraft mount (pg1 Arm)
Here we have a superb Bren
Gun AA mount, it can also be used as a tripod. It is all
free and working as it should.
If required I will send
pictures of it set up with a Bren mounted on it but its
difficult to get a background free picture for the website
so I have used a picture from the internet to show how it is
set up.
The
pictures of it folded up left is the actual mount for sale.
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Below an M63 fitted with a
50 call MG
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50 Calibre Anti Aircraft Mount (pg1 Arm)
Here is an original M63 50
calibre anti aircraft mount its in excellent condition and
works as it should complete with a 100 round ammo box.
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Please note this sale is
for the 50 call mount only does not include the MG.
Find this on
the armaments pages
link here
This item is heavy and large international buyer please
contact me for a shipping
quote
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Bren Gun (pg1 Arm)
This is an original de
activated Bren Gun Mk II dated 1943. It has a current
British standard deact cert but due to new EU legislation
this may require updating before purchase
please contact me .
Find this in the armaments page link
here
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2 pieces available £120
each
These are heavy international buyers
contact me for shipping
quote.
Sherman Tank
track links recovered from the Arnhem/Nijmegen area of
Holland
2 pieces available £75
each
These are heavy
international buyers
contact me for shipping
quote.
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Sherman Tank
tracks recovered from the Arnhem/Nijmegen area of Holland .(pg1 SAS)
Here are pieces of Tank track
from a Sherman Tank recovered from the Arnhem/ Nijmegen area
in Holland.
Above
Sherman Tanks in Arnhem. Below
Dutch citizens cheering
British Sherman tanks in Holland
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WW1 GUARDS BDE Depot Caterham Presentation Framed Photo (pg1 SAS)
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A nice presentation photo of
WW1 period in its original oak frame & never removed.
Size 15 X 13 inches. This shows a early WWI Lorry at the Guards Training Depot at Caterham with
25 Guardsmen of the Grenadier ,Coldstream,
Scots ,Irish and Welsh Guardson. Also an "In
Memorandum" a list of names to reverse which include
the CO of the Kings Company ,Capt Malcolm. This
presented to a Doctor J.FULLER on
behalf of A.Thorne DSO, possibly the depots CO. Great
picture and an interesting RESEARCH project.. Note
that all the Guardsmen are either Corporals or Lance
Corporals.
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Although
not related to the SAS I acquired this picture as it is an
interesting early piece which may be of interest to my
customers.
£120
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Wartime dated .303 shell cases(pg1 Arm)
Finally we have now managed
to source some .303 wartime dated shell cases. These have
been difficult to find as its now a disused calibre. We have
dates from 1940 and if you want a specific date please ask
otherwise we will send a selection as they come to hand.
They will arrive in their original used condition and have
not been cleaned. All cases are fired and inert.
£25 for ten
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British 2 inch mortar parachute flare (pg1
SAS) Here
is an inert fired wartime parachute flare in nice original
condition.
Shown above British
troops with a 2" Mortar
£120
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British Officers 37 pattern Webbing (pg1 SAS)
This is a really nice clean set
of webbing in 1937 pattern for a British Officer.
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£275
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British 2Lb Shell casing dated 1940 (pg1 SAS)
Shown above a 2Lb anti
tank gun.
£35
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Original 50 cal links (pg3 arm) Here
we have new old stock 50 calibre links in their original
box.10 links in each box. If you require more than one box
postage will be combined.
see these in
armaments link
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.50 Calibre Ammo Box (pg1 SAS)
originally used in the WWII B-17 "Flying
Fortress" .50 Caliber Ammo magazine. New Condition, in the
original box Type 0-1, these were the clip on style used
on the 50calls used by the SAS.
£155
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WWI 5-15 VP Telescope for high Angle Gun 1917 (pg1 SAS)
The
"high angle gun" is a British naval term for a anti-aircraft
80 degree elevation gun
Here is superb telescope
for a high angle gun. The Optics work perfectly and it comes
in its original box. It is the illuminated version with
cross hairs.
Made by W Ottway and Co
Ltd Ealing . High angle guns were used in an anti
aircraft role for shooting down both aircraft and Zeppelins.
£275
This is
a heavy piece over seas buyers
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Bren Gun Webbing (pg1 SAS)
This is a bag that carries
a Bren when broken down into component parts. original in
great condition.
£75
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Original WW2
Holster and Ammo Pouch (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a Light
Coloured Gun Holster and Ammo Pouch
The Holster is Dated 1943
and was produced by Craft Ltd
£55
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German Wehrmacht Afrika Korps dust goggles (pg1 SAS)
The German Africa Corps (German:
Deutsches Afrikakorps,
DAK), or the Afrika Korps as it was popularly called, was
the German
expeditionary force
in
Libya and
Tunisia
during the
North African Campaign
of
World War II.
The reputation of the Afrika Korps is synonymous with that
of its first commander
Erwin Rommel,
who later commanded the
Panzer Army Africa
which evolved into the German-Italian Panzer Army and
Army
Group Africa. Goggles in good
original condition in their original paper envelope.
£45
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3.5 inch M20 Bazooka Sight (pg1 SAS)
Here is a Bazooka sight from
WWII in nice original condition with good optics.
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the picture to enlarge.
Seen under the M20 bazooka
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Mk.2 Brodie
Helmet (pg 1 SAS)
This is the
Mk II Version of the Brodie Helmet which served the British
and Commonwealth forces
throughout World War II. It is Stamped with the
manufacturers mark BMB (Briggs Motor Body Ltd) showing that
this is a British Helmet and it is Dated 1940
Several Commonwealth nations, such as Australia, New
Zealand,
Canada and South
Africa,
produced their own versions of the MK II, which can be
distinguished from those made in Britain.
£195
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Ypres
1914-1918
The following
items were purchased personally from collectors in Ypres
Belgium and all came from the First World War Battles that
took place in and around Ypres. They will be supplied with
certificates of authenticity.
The British and common
wealth soldiers suffered a staggering one million casualties
in the Ypres area during world war one. The Menen gate
memorial seen left contains the names of 55,000 men who have
no know graves and still lie buried in the surrounding
fields.
Each Day at 8 pm the
last post is played by local buglers as a tribute to the men
who gave their lives in this most brutal of wars. The whole
city of Ypres including the Cathedral were completely
destroyed.
Ypres was a renowned medieval
town that had once thrived as a centre for textiles.
In WWI,
Ypres became synonymous with destruction, trench
warfare, poisonous
gas and military stalemate.
The Germans swiftly advanced
through Belgium in their drive to Paris but failed to take
the Ypres salient.
It was in this area that three Battle
of Ypres took place and nearby the battle
of Passchendale . What now appears to be a medieval
town belies the fact that most of Ypres was rebuilt after
World War One had finished.
In the late C17th the
fortifications of the town had been modernised by Vauban. He
reduced the number of fortified gates into the town from six
to four. However, as a result of the major changes that had
occurred in society, by 1914,
these fortifications had become redundant. Road widening
schemes and a new rail line meant that the old gates as
designed by Vauban had been reduced to one and many of his
ramparts had been pulled down.
On October 13th 1914,
German troops from the 3rd Reiter
Division, part of the German IV Reiter Korps, entered Ypres.
After holding the town’s Burgomaster to ransom, they took
75,000 Belgium Francs. The next day, the British
Expeditionary Force entered the city – the men from the 3rd Reiter
Division swiftly withdrew in the face of much greater
numbers confronting them. The town stayed in the hands of
the Allies for the rest of the war.
However, the Germans could not
allow a major enemy force to hold land behind the advances
of its army. The Germans continued to advance to the north
and south of the Ypres Salient and the bulge of Allied men
between both represented a major threat to the Germans.
On November 22nd 1914,the
Germans started a huge artillery barrage
against the town. The old Cloth Hall, which dated from 1260,
was set on fire and large parts of the medieval town were
destroyed. Civilian casualties were high and may have been
worse had it not been for the work of Abbé Delaere
and Sister Marguerite who both did what they could to help
the homeless and wounded. Despite the devastation of the
town, some civilians remained. However, many went to the
comparative safety of nearby Poperinge
Between April and May 1915,
there was a second German barrage against the town. The
Cloth Hall was destroyed during this attack along with the
historic Collegiate Church of St. Martin. On May 9th,
a decision was taken to compulsorily evacuate all civilians
from the town. After this date, Ypres was left to the
military.
In 1916,
fighting around Ypres quietened (when compared to 1914 and
1915) and some civilians returned to their town. However,
the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 once
again made it exceptionally dangerous to live in the town.
In 1918, as a result of a major spring offensive, German
forces got to the outskirts of the town on its eastern and
southeast flanks. However, British forces held firm and the
town was not taken. Ypres was only finally safe in late
September 1918 when the last German troops withdrew from the
Salient.
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Ypres WWI 6lbTank Shell case (pg1 SAS)
This is a 6 Pdr shell casing.
This is a shell used by the first British tanks to
enter the Battle field at Ypres in WWI.
Dated 1918
Most of the Third Battle of Ypres took place on muddy,
swampy terrain, which was terrible for tank warfare. Cold,
heavy rains taking place at the time made things even worse.
Tanks were constantly getting stuck in mud. Even though
improved Mark IV tanks were now available, they were still
poorly suited for the environment.
The original QF
6 Pdr naval gun had turned out to be too long for
practical use with the current British heavy tank designs,
which mounted guns in the side rather than turrets on top as
modern tanks do. The muzzles of
the long barrels sometimes dug into the mud or struck
obstacles when the vehicle crossed trenches or
shell craters. The shortened 6 pounder 6 cwt Mk I of single
tube construction was introduced in January 1917 in the
Mark IV Tank, and
may be considered the world's first specialised tank gun.
The shortened barrel incurred a reduction in muzzle
velocity, but as tank guns in World War I were used against
un armoured or lightly armoured targets such as machine gun
nests and artillery pieces at relatively short ranges of a
few hundred yards, this was not a major disadvantage.
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Ypres 1907 Pattern British Bayonet (pg1 SAS)
This a Sanderson
made Bayonet recovered in the Ypres area of Belgium.
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The
majority of 1907 Pattern bayonets produced during the
1914-1918 war were by the Wilkinson Sword Company, who made
over 2.5 million
Other
manufacturers were the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield,
Vickers, Mole, Sanderson and
Chapman. The manufacturer's name was stamped on the blade
immediately above the cross guard. Other marks impressed on
the blade were the Royal Cipher, '1907 indicating the
pattern, and the date of acceptance. This latter showed
month and year e.g. 6 17 (June 1917). In addition, various
inspectors marks are to be found, together with regimental
markings.
The 1907
bayonet, while it may have looked impressive on parade, was
not a very practical weapon. When fixed to the rifle it
altered the rifle's shooting capabilities and in windy
conditions it made the rifle more difficult to hold steady.
The long blade glittered, even in moonlight. In use, the
cross-section of the blade made penetration difficult,
though the wound produced was very unpleasant. Withdrawal
was often awkward, especially when penetration as deep.
Troops were instructed to place a foot on the enemy's body
to assist withdrawal and if the bayonet still stuck,
training manuals advised that ~a round should be fired to
remove the obstruction'
As a
hand-held weapon it proved almost useless, patrols and
raiding parties preferred knives, clubs and knuckle-dusters.
The best uses found by soldiers for the bayonet were wither
as a poker or, stuck in a trench wall, as a hook for
equipment.
Throughout the war great importance was attached to bayonet
training, as typified by Lt. Col. R. B. Campbell's famous
lecture on The spirit of the Bayonet' which inspired
Siegfried Sassoon's poem 'The Kiss'. Infantry attacks were
intended to take the bayonet to the enemy. All other
elements in battle existed solely to achieve this end. How
effective a bayonet charge actually was is now difficult to
say as accounts vary. One thing is certain - to be on the
receiving end must have been a terrifying experience.
£ 180
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1915
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Hooge Crater 18Lb Shell cap 1 (pg1 SAS) This the
safety cap which covered the 18Lb Shell it sometimes had a
leather carrying strap attached, just recently recovered
from the Hooge crater area near Ypres.
Hooge is a small village on the Menin Road
(the N8), around two miles east of Ypres. The front line of
the Salient was here in 1914 and there was fierce fighting
in the area over the next three years, during which the
village was totally destroyed. The road from Ypres to Hooge
leads past the infamous Hellfire corner, once one of the
most dangerous spots in the Salient.
A large crater was blown at Hooge in July
1915 by and underground german mine. This occurred during a time of relative quiet on the
British part of the Western Front, when few major assaults
were made. Nonetheless, the average casualty rate for the
British and Commonwealth forces was around 300 per day. Hooge, having been earlier lost, had been retaken in May
1915. On the 2nd of June, Hooge Chateau was lost.
£35
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Hooge Crater 18Lb Shell cap 1 (pg1 SAS)
This the safety cap which covered the 18Lb Shell it sometimes
had a leather carrying strap attached, just recently
recovered from the Hooge crater area near Ypres.
£45
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Ypres Shrapnel Soldier (pg1 SAS)
This is a model German soldier made from a piece of shrapnel
recovered from the Ypres area. 55mm tall.
£25
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Trench Tool 1945 (Pg 1 SAS) This is
British Trench tool. This pattern was used from WWI right
through WWII.
£75
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Trench art 3"Inch Howitzer shell ash tray (Pg 1 SAS)
A solid brass ash tray made from
a 3" Howitzer shell dated 1942.
1942
£75
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Trench art 75mm M8 Shell shell ash tray (Pg 1 SAS)
A solid brass lighter made from
a 75mm M8 shell
£75
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1914 George V
Gold Sovereign (pg1 Misc)
This Original World War 1 Gold Sovereign was issued during
the Reign of George V in the Year the War broke in Europe.
Struck in Solid 22-Carat Gold by the Royal Mint, This
Historic Sovereign is a Fitting commemorative to mark the
100th Anniversary of the Start of the First World War
This is London Minted
Grade E.F
This Includes a Gold Ring
around the Sovereign for use as a necklace
Within days of the outbreak of World War One in August 1914,
the British Treasury was urging the public not to withdraw
gold sovereigns from banks. Within a few months the
government legislated to the same effect, which meant that
the Gold Standard, of which the sovereign was the supreme
symbol, had ended.
The 1914 gold sovereign was therefore, the last gold
sovereign ever to circulate as coinage. It is a year-date
that represents an important moment in our history and it is highly
sought-after by collectors.
This Weighs 7.988 grams of 22kt Gold and measures 22.05mm
across
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Arcadian Crested
China Ambulance (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Ambulance Numbered EH139
This is Made by Arcadian China and Has the Ancient seal
of Hertford
£35
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Shelley Crested
China Artillery Gun (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Artillery Gun
This is Made by Shelley China and Has the City of
Aberdeen Crest
Number 340
£40
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Crafton Crested
China Artillery Shell (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Artillery Shell
This is Made by Grafton China and Has the Falmouth Crest
£25
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Arcadian Crested
China Colonial Hat (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a Art
Nuevo Colonial Hat
This is Made by Arcadian China and Has the Tewkesbury Crest
No 657738
£30
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Arcadian Crested
China Colonial Scouts Hat (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a Art
Nuevo Colonial Scouts Hat
This is Made by Diamond China and Has the Bournemouth Crest
£30
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Arms Crested
China Military Helmet (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Military Helmet
This is Made by Arms China and Has the Aberayron Crest
£30
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Gemma Crested
China Military Cap (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Military Cap
This is Made by Gemma China and Has the Rothesay Crest
£25
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Crested
China Military Cap (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Military Style Cap
This has the Bruges Crest
£25
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Swan Crested
China Military Cap (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Military Cap
This is Made by Swan China and Has the Aldershot Crest
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Shelley Crested
China Military Cap (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a WW1
Military Cap
This is Made by Shelley China and Has the Largs Crest
No 176
£25
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British WW1
60pdr Shell 1906 (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we have a British
60lb shell
dated May 1906
This type of Shell
was Used in the British Ordinance BL 60-pounder Field Gun
During WWI
There is a Complete
No54 Fuze Attached to the top of the Shell
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The
Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a British 5 inch (127 mm) heavy
field gun designed in 1903-05 to provide a new capability
that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch Gun.
It was designed for both horse draft and mechanical traction
and served throughout the First World War in the main
theatres. It remained in service with British and
Commonwealth forces in the inter-war period and in frontline
service with British and South African batteries until 1942
being superseded by the BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun
Ordnance
BL 60-pounder Heavy Field Gun
The N°54 fuze was organized on a time
system and a percussion system, both separated and
selectionable by a safety pin marked with a 'T' and a 'P'
respectively allowing the activation of the movements of the
time system pellet firing the time ring powder track, or the
percussion pellet that would enable the inertia block
movements at arrival, under the action of the shell
departure shock.
£200
This Item is Heavy so
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WW1 Officers
Trench Periscope (Pg 1 SAS)
Here we Have an Mk.IX Officers
Trench Periscope
This is Manufactured by R
& J Beck Ltd and is Dated 1918
The Optics on this
Periscope are in a Good Condition and Focuses when you turn
the Eyepiece
The Wooden Handle and the
Brass Body of the Periscope are also in Good Condition
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2 inch British
Mortar (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a Deactivated British 2 inch Mortar. When World War II
broke out, 500 2-inch mortars were supplied to the British
infantry and among the Commonwealth armies.
Very light and easy to use, it fires explosive shells, smoke
shells and illuminating shells and is very successful among
English soldiers.
Several versions of this light mortar emerge, equipping both
British cavalry with the Mark III used on tanks as smoke
grenade launchers and British Para-troopers with the Mark 8
'Airborne'
It was used on on all battlefields of World War II and
especially during the Battle of Normandy, the 2-inch mortar
remained in service in the British Army until the 1980s to
illuminate and smoke the battlefield.
This was then replaced by the Royal Ordinance 51mm
Infantry Mortar model
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40mm Cannon Shell (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a 40mm Cannon
Shell
This is Dated 1942
The 40mm Cannon was used in Different Applications During
the War
The Bofors
40 mm gun,
often referred to simply as the Bofors
gun is
an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose auto
cannon designed
in the 1930s by the Swedish arms
manufacturer
AB Bofors.
It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft
systems during World
War II,
used by most of the western Allies as
well as by the Axis
powers.
The Vickers Class "S" 40 mm (1.57 in) gun was
developed in the late 1930s as an aircraft weapon. The ammunition was
based on the 40x158R cartridge case of the naval 2
pdr Anti-aircraft gun (the "Pom-pom").
The weapon was a long-recoil design
derived from the 37
mm 1½pdr "COW gun" from Coventry
Ordnance Works.
The gun was originally intended as a bomber defensive
weapon and was tested as such in a turret fitted
to a modified Vickers
Wellington II.
This was not adopted for service, but when the need to
attack tanks from the air was identified, the "S" gun was
chosen and special armour-piercing ammunition
developed.
This Type
of Gun was Used on the Hawker Hurricane Mk. IID also known
as the "Tank Buster"
£35
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German 40mm
Shell (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a German Made 40mm Cannon
Shell That was Recovered from the Ardennes. It was Made for Use in Captured English and French Bofors
GunsThis is Marked
4cm28st
ampAB
70
arx41
It has the Nazi Reichsadler
Stamped Clearly with waA270
The Bofors
40 mm gun,
often referred to simply as the Bofors
gun is
an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose auto
cannon designed
in the 1930s by the Swedish arms
manufacturer
AB Bofors.
It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft
systems during World
War II,
used by most of the western Allies as
well as by the Axis
powers.
The
Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns which had been
captured in Poland and France. The Kriegsmarine also
operated some guns obtained from Norway.
In
German naval use, the gun was designated the "4 cm Flak 28",
and was used aboard the cruisers "Admiral Hipper" and "Prinz
Eugen" toward the end of the war. Beginning in 1942, several
E-boats were equipped with the Flak 28 to enable them to
fight against British MGBs and MTBs on equal terms.
German 4cm Flak
28
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German 40mm
Shell 2 (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a German Made 40mm Cannon
Shell That was Recovered from the Ardennes. It was Made for Use in Captured English and French Bofors
Guns
This is Marked
4cm28st
48F
aguozs43
It is stamped with the Nazi
Reichsadler
The Bofors
40 mm gun,
often referred to simply as the Bofors
gun is
an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose auto
cannon designed
in the 1930s by the Swedish arms
manufacturer
AB Bofors.
It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft
systems during World
War II,
used by most of the western Allies as
well as by the Axis
powers.
The
Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns which had been
captured in Poland and France. The Kriegsmarine also
operated some guns obtained from Norway.
In
German naval use, the gun was designated the "4 cm Flak 28",
and was used aboard the cruisers "Admiral Hipper" and "Prinz
Eugen" toward the end of the war. Beginning in 1942, several
E-boats were equipped with the Flak 28 to enable them to
fight against British MGBs and MTBs on equal terms.
£175
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German 40mm
Shell 3 (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a German Made 40mm Cannon
Shell That was Recovered from the Ardennes. It was Made for Use in Captured English and French Bofors
Guns
This is Marked
enJN
307
arx43
It is stamped with the Nazi
Reichsadler
The Bofors
40 mm gun,
often referred to simply as the Bofors
gun is
an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose auto
cannon designed
in the 1930s by the Swedish arms
manufacturer
AB Bofors.
It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft
systems during World
War II,
used by most of the western Allies as
well as by the Axis
powers.
The
Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns which had been
captured in Poland and France. The Kriegsmarine also
operated some guns obtained from Norway.
In
German naval use, the gun was designated the "4 cm Flak 28",
and was used aboard the cruisers "Admiral Hipper" and "Prinz
Eugen" toward the end of the war. Beginning in 1942, several
E-boats were equipped with the Flak 28 to enable them to
fight against British MGBs and MTBs on equal terms.
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German 40mm
Shell 4 (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a German Made 40mm Cannon
Shell That was Recovered from the Ardennes. It was Made for Use in Captured English and French Bofors
Guns
This is Marked
16
enz44
It is stamped with the Nazi
Reichsadler
The Bofors
40 mm gun,
often referred to simply as the Bofors
gun is
an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose auto
cannon designed
in the 1930s by the Swedish arms
manufacturer
AB Bofors.
It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft
systems during World
War II,
used by most of the western Allies as
well as by the Axis
powers.
The
Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns which had been
captured in Poland and France. The Kriegsmarine also
operated some guns obtained from Norway.
In
German naval use, the gun was designated the "4 cm Flak 28",
and was used aboard the cruisers "Admiral Hipper" and "Prinz
Eugen" toward the end of the war. Beginning in 1942, several
E-boats were equipped with the Flak 28 to enable them to
fight against British MGBs and MTBs on equal terms.
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German 37mm Flak
18 Shell with Clip (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a German 37mm
Flak 18 Shell
It also comes with an
Original Storage Clip
The 3.7
cm Flak 18/36/37 was a series of anti-aircraft cannon
produced by Nazi Germany that saw widespread service in the
Second World War. The cannon was fully automatic and
effective against aircraft flying at altitudes up to 4,200
m. The cannon was produced in both towed and self-propelled
versions. Having a flexible doctrine, the Germans used their
anti-aircraft pieces in ground support roles as well; 37 mm
caliber guns were no exception to that. With Germany's
defeat, production ceased and, overall, 37 mm caliber
anti-aircraft cannon fell into gradual disuse, being
replaced by the Bofors 40 mm gun and later, by 35-mm
anti-aircraft pieces produced in Switzerland.
Flak 18 AA
Cannon
The original 37 mm gun was developed by
Rheinmetall in 1935 as the 3.7 cm Flak 18. It had a barrel
length of 57 calibers which allowed 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
effective ceiling. The armour penetration was considerable
when using dedicated ammunition, at 100 m distance it could
penetrate 36 mm of a 60°-sloped armour, and at 800 m
distance correspondingly 24 mm. It used a mechanical bolt
for automatic fire, featuring a practical rate of fire of
about 80 rounds per minute .
The Flak 18 was only produced in small
numbers, and production had already ended in 1936.
Development continued, focusing on replacement of the
existing cumbersome dual-axle mount with a lighter
single-axle one.The gun's ballistic characteristics were not
changed, although the practical rate of fire was raised to
120 rpm
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US 60mm
Illumination Parachute Mortar (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a 60mm
Illumination Round as Used by the United States Army
It was Used in the M2 Mortar
as a Pyrotechnic Parachute Flare used in night Missions
Requiring Illumination for assistance in Observation
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WW2 Baby's Gas
Mask (pg1 SAS)
This looks like a deep-sea diving helmet but is in fact a
gas mask for babies, dating from World War II. In 1938, the
British Government gave everyone, including babies, gas
masks to protect them in case the Germans dropped poison gas
bombs on Britain.
This gas mask was for children up to two years old. The
parents placed their baby inside the mask so that the head
was inside the steel helmet and the baby could see through
the visor. Then they wrapped the canvas part around the
baby's body with the straps fastened under its bottom like a
nappy, and its legs dangling free below. The canvas had a
rubber coating to stop gas seeping through the material, and
the straps were tied securely so that the mask was airtight.
There is an asbestos filter on the side of the mask, and
this absorbed poisonous gases. Attached to this is a rubber
tube shaped like a concertina with a handle. This was pushed
back and forth to pump air into the mask. With the baby
inside the mask, an adult could start to use the hand pump.
Health Visitors and Child Welfare Centres gave lessons on
how to use the mask. Despite instruction courses, few
parents were totally happy with encasing their child in an
airtight chamber. In fact there was some question over its
safety. During demonstrations there were reports that babies
fell asleep and became unnaturally still inside the masks!
It is likely that the pump didn't push enough air into the
mask and the babies came close to suffocating. Luckily, they
were never put to the test in a real situation.
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WW2 British Army Webbing Map Case
(pg2 misc)
Here we have a Webbing Map Case used by
Officers of the British Army
This is a
G.S No.2 Mk.1
This Case is a pocket, open at the top, a
single piece of webbing comprising flap and back, with a
turn-back to which a pair of male (spigot) halves of press
fasteners are fixed.
To this is stitched a “picture frame” of
webbing, with a piece of celluloid stitched into the frame.
The sides and bottom are gusseted to accommodate several
folded maps. The flap is fitted out for pencils and a
protractor, exactly like the first issue.
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Model FA176
Aerial Surveying Altimeter
(pg2 misc)
Here we have a Model FA176 Aerial Surveying
Altimeter
Serial
7321B
It is in
a Good Original Condition
Manufactured by Wallace and Tiernan
It
Measures 10" in Diameter
The Body
is Made of Aluminium
It
Comes Complete with its Green Canvas Carry Case
This was
Used by the US Army Corp of Engineers
During
World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers in the European
Theatre of Operations was responsible for building countless
bridges, including the first and longest floating tactical
bridge across the Rhine at Remagen, and building or
maintaining roads vital to the Allied advance across Europe
into the heart of Germany.
In
the Pacific theatre, the Pioneer troops were formed, a
hand-selected unit of volunteer Army combat engineers
trained in jungle warfare, knife fighting, and
unarmed jujitsu (hand-to-hand combat) techniques. Working in
camouflage, the Pioneers cleared jungle and prepared routes
of advance and established bridgeheads for the infantry as
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Deactivated and Replica Guns Please note all de activated
weapons are now subject to new EU regulations de
activated weapons sold on this website may need
new de
activation certificates before a sale can be confirmed. If
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de activated weapons in their own country as rules vary
these are de activated to UK Spec and are certificated.
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Browning .30 calibre MG 1938 (pg1 Arm)
This is a superb
.30 calibre Browning made in 1938 at Fabrique Nationale de
Herstal Belgium. This gun has a British deactivation
certificate and can be legally owned by anyone in the UK.
This is a aircraft wing mounted gun hence the solenoid
mounted on the top of the gun.
With assistance
from firearms engineers at Fabrique Nationale de
Herstal Belgium, the Model 1919 was
completely re-engineered into the .30 calibre M2
AN (Army-Navy) aircraft machine gun . The .30 in
M2 AN Browning was widely adopted as both a
fixed (offensive) and flexible (defensive)
weapon on aircraft. Aircraft machine guns
required light weight, firepower, and
reliability, and achieving all three goals
proved a difficult challenge. The receiver walls
and operating components of the M2 were made
thinner and lighter, and with air cooling
provided by the speed of the aircraft, designers
were able to reduce the barrel's weight and
profile. As a result, the M2 weighed two-thirds
that of the 1919 A4, and the lightened mechanism
gave it a rate of fire approaching 1,200 rpm
(some variants could achieve 1,500 rpm), a
necessity for engaging fast-moving aircraft. The
M2's feed mechanism had to lift its own loaded
belt out of the ammunition box and feed it into
the gun, equivalent to a weight of 11 lb (5 kg).
In Ordnance circles, the .30 M2 AN Browning had
the reputation of being the most
difficult-to-repair weapon in the entire US
small arms inventory.
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The M2
also appeared in a twin-mount version which
paired two M2 guns with opposing feed chutes in
one unit for operation by a single gunner, with
a combined rate of fire of 2,400 rpm. All of the
various M2 models saw service in the early
stages of World War II, but were phased out
beginning in 1943, as hand-trained defensive
machine guns became obsolete for air warfare
(the .50 in/12.7 mm M2 Browning and 20 mm
automatic cannon had replaced the .30 in as
offensive air armament as well). The .30 in M2
aircraft gun was widely distributed to other US
allies during and after World War II, and in
British and Commonwealth service saw limited use
as a vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft or
anti-personnel machine gun.
The same basic weapon was
also chambered for the British .303 round, and
was used as aaircraft gun in
fighters and bombers such as the Spitfire and
Lancaster.
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Browning M19111A
.45 ACP Pistol (pg1 SAS)
This is a superb reproduction of the Browning M19111A
Pistol. It is a full metal 1:1 scale replica. This
would make a great addition to any re-enactors kit. The VCR act applies to
this piece. Over seas buyers should check the legislation
applicable in their country before ordering. Proof that you are covered by the
exceptions in the VCR act will be required. This
Reproduction has a removable magazine and it cocks and dry
fires
The
M1911 pistol originated in the late 1890s as the result of a
search for a suitable self-loading (or semi-automatic)
pistol to replace the variety of revolvers then in service.
Following its success in trials, the
Colt pistol was formally adopted by the Army on March 29,
1911, thus gaining its designation, M1911 (Model 1911).
Battlefield experience in the First
World War led to some more small external changes, completed
in 1924. The new version received a modified type
classification, M1911A1
The M1911A1 changes to the original
design consisted of a shorter trigger, cut-outs in the frame
behind the trigger, an arched mainspring housing, a longer
grip safety spur (to prevent hammer bite), a wider front
sight, a shortened hammer spur, and simplified grip
checkering (eliminating the "Double Diamond" reliefs)
World War II and the years leading up
to it created a great demand. During the war, about 1.9
million units were procured by the U.S. Government for all
forces, production being undertaken by several
manufacturers, including Remington Rand, Colt and Singer.
New M1911A1 pistols were given a parkerized metal finish
instead of blueing, and the wood grip panels were replaced
with panels made of brown plastic. The M1911A1 was a
favoured small arm of both US and allied military personnel
during the war, in particular, the pistol was prized by some
British commando units and the SOE as well as Commonwealth
South African forces
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Bruni 96
Automatic Colt Pistol Blank Firer (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a superb Government
Model 8mm Colt Automatic Blank Firer manufactured by Bruni
S.R.L
This is Unique One Off and
has had Hours of Beautifully Hand engraved patterns
all over the Gun. It is also Engraved with the
American Seal on both sides of the Grip and the Letters GM
Engraved on the Slide
This Comes with 2
Magazines, A Spare Wooden Grip and a set of 8mm Blanks all
of this is included in a wooden Display Box
The
M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed,
recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge.
It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United
States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was first used in
later stages of the Philippine-American War, and was widely
used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the
Vietnam War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was
Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model
of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the
M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol,
Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era.
In total, the U.S. procured around 2.7
million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts
during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm
Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in October
1986, but due to its popularity among users, it has not been
completely phased out. Modernized derivative variants of the
M1911 are still in use by some units of the U.S. Army
Special Forces, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is
the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil
principle in its basic design. The pistol was widely copied,
and this operating system rose to become the preeminent type
of the 20th century and of nearly all modern center fire
pistols.
The VCR act applies to this piece. Over
seas buyers should check the legislation applicable in their
country before ordering. Proof that you are covered by
the exceptions in the VCR act will be required.
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STEN 9mm
Blank Firer (pg1 SAS)
Here we have a Sten Sub-Machine
Gun Blank Firer
This Fires 9mm Blanks and
has a U.K Legal Front Venting System
It can Fire a Single Shot
or in Fully Automatic
This is a brilliant Addition to
a Paratrooper or British Army Living History Display
The STEN
(or Sten gun) was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns
used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces
throughout World War II and the Korean War. They were
notable for having a simple design and very low production
cost making them effective insurgency weapons for resistance
groups.
STEN is an acronym, from the names of
the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. Shepherd and
Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. Over 4 million Stens in
various versions were made in the 1940s.
The Sten emerged while Britain was
engaged in the Battle of Britain, facing invasion by
Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during
the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding at the same
time. Prior to 1941 (and even later) the British were
purchasing all the Thompson submachine guns they could from
the United States, but these did not begin to meet demand.
The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an
even bigger demand on the facilities making Thompsons. In
order to rapidly equip a sufficient fighting force to
counter the Axis threat, the Royal Small Arms Factory,
Enfield, was commissioned to produce an alternative.
The Sten used simple stamped metal
components and minor welding, which required a minimum of
machining and manufacturing. Much of the production could be
performed by small workshops, with the firearms assembled at
the Enfield site. Over the period of manufacture the Sten
design was further simplified: the most basic model, the
Mark III, could be produced from five man-hours work. Some
of the cheapest versions were made from only 47 different
parts. It was distinctive for its bare appearance (just a
pipe with a metal loop for a stock), and its horizontal
magazine. The Mark I was a more finely finished weapon with
a wooden fore grip and handle; later versions were generally
more Spartan, although the final version, the Mark V, which
was produced after the threat of invasion had died down, was
produced to a higher standard.
British
Soldier Firing a STEN
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applicable in their country before ordering. Proof that you are covered by the
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The Webley Revolver (also
known as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley
Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various MKs, the standard
issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United
Kingdom, the British Empire and the Commonwaelth from 1887
until 1963.
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Deactivated .38 Webley MK IV (pg3 arm)
Used by
officers of the RFC and RAF in both WWI and WWII.
The Webley is a top break
revolver with automatic extraction; breaking the revolver
open for reloading also operates the Extractor, removing the
spent cartridges from the cylinder. The Webley Mk I service
revolver was adopted in 1887, but it
was a later version, the Mk IV,
which rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899 to 1902.
The Mk VI, introduced in 1915 during WWI is perhaps the
best-known model.
This
pistol is fully deactivated and has a certificate, it can be
legally owed without a licence in the UK.
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mainland only.
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WWII flare gun
(pg2 arm)
This is a
flare gun used by the RAF pilots and ground crew for
signalling in WWII, it is fully deactivated and can be
legally owned by anyone in the UK without a licence. If you want this sent over seas you must
be responsible for its shipping and laws applying to this
piece in your own Country no responsibility will be accepted
for confiscation by customs or authorities overseas.
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Film Prop MG (pg2 arm)
Here is a machine gun made as
a film prop it is all metal in construction and resembles a
50 call although it has a huge barrel, an interesting
display item for someone's wall or collection. If you want
this sent over seas you must be responsible for its shipping
and laws applying to this piece in your own Country no
responsibility will be accepted for confiscation by customs
or authorities overseas.
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18Lb Shell
recovered from the Somme
(pg1 SAS ) Here we have shell
recovered from the Somme Battlefield it is dated 1916.
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Seen under an 18 Lb Gun with its gun
crew .
The Quick Firing
(QF) 18 Pounder was the principle Field Gun of the British
Army in World War One. The gun saw service in every theatre
of the Great War. Its calibre of 84mm and shell weight made
it more brutal and destructive than the French 75mm and
German 77mm. Its ammunition had the shell combined with the
cartridge thus giving it the description of ‘quick firing’.
The gun and
its ammunition limber were towed by a team of six light
draught horses. A driver was allocated to each two horse
team and rode the left horse of each pair. The two wheeled
ammunition limber was hooked up to the horses and the trail
of the gun was hooked to the limber. Further to this, each
gun had two additional ammunition limbers towed by their own
team.
The Somme
Fought
between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme was
one of the defining events of the First World War. The
Somme offensive was planned as the major Allied effort on
the Western Front for 1916, but the start of a desperate
battle between French and German forces at Verdun meant that
the British Army assumed the main role. After an intense,
week-long artillery bombardment of German positions, the
infantry began their advance at 7.30am on the clear
midsummer’s morning of 1 July 1916. While there were some
gains to the south, in the north the attacking troops
struggled to overcome formidable defences, many of which had
survived the artillery barrage. By the end of the first day,
some 57,000 Commonwealth and 2,000 French soldiers had
become casualties – more than 19,000 of whom had been
killed.The offensive continued over the following months,
and men from every part of Britain and across the Empire
took part. Both sides committed huge quantities of manpower
and munitions to the struggle.When
the offensive was halted in November, more than 1,000,000
Commonwealth, French and German soldiers had been wounded,
captured, or killed
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French 47 mm Char B1 Dunkirk Tank shell
(pg1 SAS )
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Here is a complete 47mm
SA35 shell dated 1938 used by the Char B1 tank and the Somua
tank found at Dunkirk used in the first tank Battles on the
Western front after the German invasion of France and the
Allied retreat to the Dunkirk pocket in 1940.
A rare shell from one
of the defining moments of the start of WWII. It will be
supplied with a laminated card listing the details of the
shell and a picture of the tank that fired it.
Seen under a captured
B1 Char tank.
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Seen below three
members of the 101st airborne at Bastogne.
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German Half track Armoured window shutter Battle of Bastogne
(pg1 SAS )
Here is an
armoured window shutter found at Bastogne from the battle in
the winter of 1944 it still retains some of its camo paint a
superb piece of History.
The Battle of Bastogne
was a battle between American and German forces at the town
of Bastogne in Belgium from 20th to the 27th December 1944,
it was part of a bigger operation, the Battle of the Bulge.
The battle is also known as the
Siege of Bastogne.
The German forces tried to reach Antwerp harbor, their plan
was to reach it before the Allies and bring in more forces
to hold it and to defeat the nearing Allied forces. All of
the roads in the Ardennes mountain's met at the town of
Bastogne, that was one of the main reasons why it was so
appealing and important for the Germans.
The siege ended on
27 December 1944 when the American forces holding the town
were relived George Patton's 3rd Army.
The US 101st airborne band
of Brothers were immortalized in this battle the events of
which were featured in the series Band of Brothers.
Seen below a German half
track.
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The
SdKfz 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was an
armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by the
Hanomag Company during World War II. Used by the Wehrmacht,
the Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the
panzergrenadiers of the German mechanized infantry corps
into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced
German half-tracks of the war, with at least 15,252 vehicles
and variants produced by various manufacturers, and were
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German Half track SDKFZ complete track link Normandy (pg1 SAS )
Here is a
complete track link from a German SDKFZ half track recovered
from Normandy from the battle of 1944. Another superb piece
of history from the battle for the liberation of Europe in
1944.
Shown
below a German SDFKZ halftrack
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German Half track SDKFZ rubber shoe dated 1941 Normandy (pg1 SAS )
Here is a rubber shoe from a
German SDKFZ 8 halftrack found in Normandy
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German PAK 40 Ammo spacer Bastogne(pg1 SAS )
Here is an
ammunition spacer from a German PAK 40 found at Bastogne
this piece still has remains of its original yellow paint.
Shown
below the German 75mm PAK 40
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German AV7 WWI 57 mm tank Shell (pg1 SAS )
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German AV7 tank
This is an
incredibly rare 57mm WWI German Tank shell. Only 20 of these
tanks were ever built. The AV7 tank mounted the only
57mm artillery piece used on the
Western front in WWI, this
shell was originally discovered in Belgium at a flea market
. The shell carries the makers flaming bomb mark of the
Imperial German maker
Patronenfabrik
Karlsruhe
seen under.
The
A7V was armed with six 7.92 mm MG08 machine
guns and a
5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt cannon
mounted at the front. Some of these cannons
were of British manufacture and had been
captured in Belgium early in the war; others
were captured in Russia in 1918 and appear
to have included some Russian-made copies.
- Some A7Vs were
originally built with two forward-facing
machine guns instead of a
57 mm gun.
Most were converted to carry a
57 mm
before entering service. Number 501,
Gretchen, took part in the action at
St. Quentin before her 57 mm was fitted.
Following the appearance of the first
British tanks on the Western Front, in
September 1916, the German War Ministry
formed a committee, under the auspices of
its General War Department, Section 7,
Transportation to investigate tank
development. One hundred chassis were
ordered in early 1917, 10 to be finished as
fighting vehicles with armored bodies, and
the remainder as the cargo carriers. The
number to be armored was later increased to
20. They were
used in action from March to October 1918,
and were the only tanks produced by Germany
in World War I to be used in combat.
The project to design and build the first
German tank was placed under the direction
of Joseph Vollmer, one of Germany's foremost
automobile designers. It was to weigh around
30 tons, be capable of crossing ditches up
to 1.5 meters wide, have armament including
cannon at the front and rear as well as
several machine-guns, and reach a top speed
of at least 12 km/h. The running gear was
based on the Holt tractor copied from
examples loaned by the Austrian Army. After
initial plans were shared with the army in
December 1916, the design was extended to be
a universal chassis that could be used as a
base for both a tank and unarmored over-land
vehicle cargo carriers.
The first prototype was completed
at Berlin-Marienfelde and tested on 30 April
1917. A wooden mockup of a final version was
completed in May 1917 and demonstrated in
Mainz with 10 tons of ballast to simulate
the weight of the amour. During final
design, the rear-facing cannon was removed
and the number of machine-guns was increased
to six. The first pre-production A7V was
produced in September 1917, followed by the
first production model in October 1917. The
tanks were given to Assault Tank Units 1 and
2, founded on 20 September 1917, each with
five officers and 109 NCOs and soldiers
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German Marder 2
tank Destroyer track Kursk (pg1 SAS )
This superb
piece of history is from a Marder 2 tank destroyer recovered
from Russia from the Kursk Battlefield and is dated 1942 it
includes an attached ice cleat to give added traction in
snow and ice. The vicious battle of the winter campaign took
place in 1943.
Seen under
a Marder II Tank Destroyer on the Eastern front.
A total of 576 German Marder II Tank
Destroyer were built between June 1942 June 1943 and a
further 75 were converted from damaged Panzer II tanks. The
Marder II remained in service with the German Army until the
end of the War and served on all fronts.
Armament:
7.5mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun & x1 7.92mm MG
Armour: 35mm Steel
Crew: 3
Dimensions: Length 6.36m / Width
2.28m / Height 2.2m
Weight: 10.8 tonne
Engine: 140hp Maybach 6 cylinder
Petrol
Top Road Speed: 40 km/h
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German maxim machine gun Spanner Somme (pg1 SAS )
Here we have a
spanner for a Maxim machine gun this was recovered from the
Somme battlefield . Marked in very nice condition.
£60
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German MG 34/42
ammo loader Normandy. (pg1 SAS )
Here we
have an ammo loader for the MG 34/42 recovered from
Normandy. The most advance MG of its time with an extremely
rapid fire it caused carnage among the Allied troops in
Normandy.
£75
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£155
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German Panzer II Tank track link Ardennes (pg1 SAS )
Here we have a
track link from a Panzer II Tank it was found in the
Ardennes from the German invasion of France in 1940.
The Panzer II Light tank was the second
German tank to enter mass production during the period of
German rearmament in the 1930s. Unlike the Panzer 1, it had always been intended to use the Panzer
II in combat, but not to the extent that eventually
happened. A combination of slow progress on the development
of the Panzer III and Panzer IV and the unexpectedly rapid
expansion of the Panzer forces from 1936 meant that the
Panzer II was the most important German tank at the
beginning of the Second World War, and still the most
numerous at the start of the offensive in the west in May
1940.
The Germans won their most significant victories with
these generally un-regarded light tanks, and suffered their
defeats with the more famous heavier tanks.
The full designation of the tank was the PanzerKampfWagen
II or Armoured Fighting Vehicle II. This was abbreviated to
Pk.Kpfw II, PzKw II or Panzer II. It also received the
Ordnance Department designation SD Ktz 121 and the codename
LaS 100.
The Panzer II was similar in layout to the earlier Panzer
I. Like all German tanks the engine was at the rear, with
the drive wheels at the front. The turret was offset
slightly to the left and carried one 20mm cannon and one
7.92mm machine gun. The 20mm gun could fire high explosive
or amour piercing rounds, so the Panzer II did have a
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You can see the
position of the armoured window in the pictures under.
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German Tiger tank Armoured window Normandy(pg1 SAS )
This is a superb
piece an armoured window from the legendary Tiger tank, this
piece was found in Normandy and almost certainly came
from one of Hitler's tank battalions held in reserve
who could possibly have repelled the invasion had they been
brought into action sooner. Apparently Hitler was asleep
when the invasion happened and his staff were too frightened
to wake him in time too get his personal order to release
the tanks. The armoured glass is still intact and quite
clear the picture under was taken through the glass of our
Spitfire you can see it gives quite a wide field of vision.
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Below the 101st SS Heavy Tank
Battalion., Normandy, 1944
THE
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN
VI
or Tiger tank was never a common sight on the battlefields
of World War Two.
During the
roughly two years that the vehicle was in production, only
1,347 were built – a number that is lower than the
monthly
production figures for the M4 Sherman and Soviet T34 at
the height of the war. Any other fighting machine that was
produced in such limited numbers would be quickly forgotten,
but the Tiger’s impressive combat performance has left a
mark on history that far outweighs the tank’s strategic
significance.
Everything
about the Tiger was over-engineered (to an almost absurd
degree). Its 88-mm main gun was so formidable that shells
often blasted straight through enemy tanks and came out the
other side. Its amour was so thick a crew could more or less
park in front of an enemy anti-tank gun with little fear of
harm. Its engine was so powerful that the 54-ton hulk was
able to keep pace with tanks less than half its weight.
And in the
hands of an expert commander
a lone Tiger could knock out dozens of
enemy machines in a single engagement.
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SS Totenkopf Panzer 4 type 5B track link Modlin Warsaw (pg1 SAS )
This piece
was recovered from Modlin near Warsaw the scene of the
Warsaw uprising in August 1944. On the 1st of August , the
Polish Home army launched the Warsaw uprising. A column of
Totenkopf Tiger tanks were caught up in the fighting and
several were lost. The Totenkopf itself was not involved in
the suppression of the uprising instead guarding the front
lines, and fighting off several Red Army attacks into the
cities eastern suburbs. In several Battles near the town on
Modin in mid August the Totenkopf , fighting alongside the
5th SS panzer division Wiking and the Herman Goring Panzer
division destroyed the Soviet 3rd tank Korps. The terrain
around Modin was excellent for armour and the Totenkopf
Panzers exploited this too their advantage engaging Soviet
tanks from a range where the superiority of the German
optics and the 75mm high velocity gun gave the panzers the
edge over the Soviets T 34s.
Seen under
the Panzer IV Tank
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SS Totenkopf Panzer 4 type 5B track link Modlin Warsaw
2 (pg1 SAS )
This track is
the same as the above but in slightly better condition.
£275
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US Heavy artillery spanner (pg1 SAS )
This piece of
history was found near Bastogne from the scene of the
fighting during the Battle of the Bulge.
Below an American towed artillery piece,
nicknamed "Long Tom", is being set up for firing in the
Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge, December
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Stuart tank 7th armored div
1944
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US Stuart tank track link Normandy (pg1 SAS )
Here is a track
link from a US Stuart tank this piece was found in Normandy
from the battle in the summer of 1945.
The United States Army began operating
the new Light Tank M3 vehicles in Mar 1941. Before the
Americans took them to combat, as the United States
would not enter WW2 until the end of that year, they
exported them to British and Commonwealth forces that were
already involved in war with Germany and Italy. The British
nicknamed these American light tanks General Stuart, after
the American Civil War general; 170 British General Stuart
light tanks took part in Operation Crusader in North Africa.
British tank crews complained of the ineffective
37-millimeter guns and the short range, although they were
liked for the high speed and mechanical reliability. After
mid-1942, the British largely kept them out of direct combat
missions, using them as reconnaissance, transport, and
command vehicles instead. The Russians also received M3
tanks; though they were put in use, the Russians generally
disliked these light tanks, citing logistical complications
with fuel (use of high octane fuel rather than the more
typical diesel usage among Russian tanks), engine
sensitivity of impurities in fuel, and use of narrow tracks
(which tend to sink into snow more often than tanks with
wider tracks).
Production of the M3 light
tanks lasted from Mar 1941 through Oct 1943. To alleviate
the demand on the aircraft industry, beginning in Oct 1943
the M3 design saw its use of aircraft radial engines change
to automobile engines made by Cadillac. This new variant,
designed M5, continued to be built through 1944. Over 25,000
vehicles were built during this time. M3 and M5 light tanks
remained in service in the United States through the
post-WW2 period, and were sold to countries friendly to the
United States, such as France, Nationalist China, and Tito's
partisan forces in Yugoslavia. |
