Australia WW2 No.63 Smoke Grenade

WW2 1942 inert No. 63 rifle cup smoke grenade. Rolled steel cylinder body with “42”dated CPP top cap, plain base launched and ignited from the .303-rifle cup.

INERT

Note: Not available for export.  read more

Code: 2089

Australia WW2 Colour Patch

14th Infantry Battalion 191939-42 ( with Grey AIF backing) or 14th/32nd Infantry Battalion 1942-45 (with grey AIF backing).

Original full size patch.  read more

Code: 2100

WW2 GQ Parachute Company badge

A Gregory & Quilter Parachute Company silver plated winged parachute canopy GQ badge depicting a parachutist, the slightly smaller slim wings inlaid with an orange red enamelling, the reverse impressed ' G.Q.' and ' Parachutist '. Original tube joint pin fitting and flat rolled catch. Enamel in good condition. Circa 3.7cm wide.

This was given to airmen who made a successful parac...  read more

Code: 761

U.S WW2 (Kit First Aid Aeronautical)

Original wartime US Aeronautic First Aid Kit pouch. Made of rubberized canvas. The kit itself was packed in this rectangular canvas bag featuring four Lift-the-Dot connectors to be attached into the aircraft cabin. The first kits were issued to cargo carrier crews in 1942 and subsequently expanded to most USAAF aircraft types. This example with some contents including Eye Dressing set, Compres...  read more

Code: 874

WW2 US Air Drop Propaganda Leaflet

Dropped over Japanese lines in an effort to demoralize the enemy through psychological warfare. It shows the advancement of US troops through the Pacific. Double sided. 250mm x 180mm  read more

Code: 906

Australian Pre-Federation Tunic Button

Victorian Permanent Artillery c.1893-1903 or Tasmanian Launceston Artillery c1900.

Brass. 24mm.  read more

Code: 1063

India Medal 1896 - Bronze Issue

Clasp ( Relief Of Chitral 1895). Engraved in running script. “172 Muleteer Kadir …. Comst Transpt Deptt Madras”.

Original full size medal.  read more

Code: 1295

China Medal 1900 (Bronze)

Bronze issue No clasp. Engraved “…Mate Mohamed Husain …&…Corps”. Hard to decipher the script engraving.  read more

Code: 1124

Turkish WW1 POW Beadwork Sash 1916

During World War I, Ottoman prisoners of war (POWs) in various camps often crafted beaded souvenirs as a means of earning money to supplement their rations and purchase essential items. These beadwork creations, often in the form of snakes, lizards, purses, belts, and jewelry, were a common form of trench art and a way for POWs to pass the time and supplement their meager supplies.

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Code: 1812

WW2 RAAF Computer Navigation MK IIID

A unissued example complete with original issue card box and wax paper wrapping. The Navigational Computer was designed for attaching to the navigators leg with moulding and straps for knee attachment. This RAAF example was made by White & Gillespie in Melbourne.

The "computer navigation MkIII" refers to a navigational tool, specifically a dead reckoning computer, used during Wo...  read more

Code: 2132