This is a nice example of a RAF Air Load Master half wing badge. They are manufactured to the correct RAF specifications. The badges are made using the correct backing fabric dark navy blue.  read more

Code: 51859

6.00 EUR

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This is a great example of a early P.P.C.L.I. (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) Regiment so called Marguerite cap i.e collar badge. At the outbreak of World War I, when Canada was lacking regular military forces, the then-Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault raised the Patricias. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis D. Farquhar was instrumental in assisting Hamilton Gault in founding the regiment. C...  read more

Code: 51856

This is a neat example of a nice British made 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Private's and NCO's embroided cap i.e beret badge. This example is a typical British machine woven white eagle on a mid grey oval backing. This was initially issued to wear upon the first style of beret adopted by the Brigade being of a dove grey colour. These cloth insignia wetre short lived and in fact sel...  read more

Code: 51855

120.00 EUR

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This is a good example of a attractive American made 4th Battalion Ranger tab i.e shoulder title. Activated on 29 May 1943 in Tunisia, 4th Ranger Battalion was a Ranger unit in the United States Army during World War II. After the success of 1st Ranger Battalion in the North Africa campaign, the Army saw the merit in small special operations units. Portions of 1st Ranger Battalion was split in...  read more

Code: 51850

95.00 EUR

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This is a neat example of a nice and attractive - difficult to find - early post war in subdued colours WAR Correspondent (BRITISH) shoulder tilte i.e slip-on (BoBD 4942) worn by British Correspondents during the Korean War, the last conflict for which they were officially issued. As most subsequent British Army operations were no longer classified as wars the title 'Accredited Correspondent' r...  read more

Code: 51846

This is the latest edition of the book De slag om de Ginkelse Heide by the historian Carel Verhoef from Ede. With this book he brings a tribute to those who took part in the operations around the Ginkelse Heide, as part of the important battle for Arnhem. A small library has been written about the last place, but the Ginkelse Heide remained in the shadows for a long time. In this book, the impo...  read more

Code: 51844

10.00 EUR

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This a fine example of a standard British made mid war period parachute qualification wing. The parachute qualification wing was introduced in early 1941 for everyone who had passed the Parachute Training school located at Ringway near Manchester Airport. These wings came in different shapes and sizes. The parachute qualification wing was issued after the soldier had qualified for them after 8 ...  read more

Code: 51842

This is a neat example of a early war capbadge to the Parachute Regiment. These uncommon voided crown examples do excists in various type's and makers. Mostly these cap badges were privatly purchase by the members of the Regiment. This one is in a perfect and heavely used condition.  read more

Code: 51841

This a perfect example of a nice - difficult to find and never seen before - Memorial booklet 'published' by the returning members, after the Battle of Arnhem of the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. This booklet must have been 'published' as early as late 1944 or early 1945. The booklet - measuring 18.5cm by 23.5cm - has a soft white cover and has 18 pages containing six letters from the ...  read more

Code: 51834

This is a neat example of a almost certain British made USAAF (United States Army Air Force) so called 'Hap Arnold' shoulder patch. The U. S. Army Air Force patch is a winged star emblem embroidered in yellow, white, and red on a blue felt circle. It’s worn on the left shoulder of a uniform coat or shirt. Known as the “Hap Arnold emblem,” it was approved for wear in 1942. The U.S. Army Air For...  read more

Code: 51829

35.00 EUR

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This is a neat example of a British made, on a wool base, USAAF (United States American Air Force) 9th Air Force shoulder patch. The 9th AF participated in Egypt and Libya, the campaign in Tunisia, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy. The 9th transferred to England in October, 1943 and participated in Normandy invasion and the rest of the European continent until the VE-Day. Constituted as V ...  read more

Code: 51823

45.00 EUR

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This is a good exampler of a period made United States army airborne infantry pocket patch. These patches could be private purchase from the local PX stores. This example has some coffee of tea stains on the right side is is there for priced accordingly.  read more

Code: 51821

95.00 EUR

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This is a good example of a American army Parachute Infantry cap patch. These patches were done on wool or ribbed cotton material like this example.b These patches were worn on the overseas caps of all parachute-borne US Airborne Infantry troopers, until it was replaced by the “Paraglide” combined parachute/glider patch in August, 1944. This pattern, with an embroidered parachute on a blue back...  read more

Code: 51820

55.00 EUR

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This is a neat issued and used set of American enlisted Sergeant First Class rank chevrons i.e stripes. Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted rank (E-7) in the U.S. Army, ranking above staff sergeant (E-6) and below master sergeant and first sergeant (E-8), and is the first non-commissioned officer rank designated as a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). A sergeant first class ...  read more

Code: 51819

35.00 EUR

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This is a nice example of a late '50 or early '60 Canadian Parachute qualification wing. This type of wing was the last one before the Canadians introduced the one with the golden like wings and the red meaple leaf in the centre.  read more

Code: 51817

This is a neat example of a difficvult to find R.N. (Royal Navy) L.C.T. (Landing Craft Tanks) shoulder title i.e badge. The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or Tank Landing Craft, TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy during World War II in a series of versions. Initially known as the "...  read more

Code: 51815

This is a good un-issued example of a late war i.e early post war padded RAF (Royal Air Force) Parachute Instructors brevet badge flat embroidered, with bronze laurel branches encircling an open parachute, with a single wing, extending to the right on a padded black fabric background.  read more

Code: 51814

35.00 EUR

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The Polish I Corps (I Korpus Polski) from 1942, Polish I Armored-Mechanized Corps was a tactical unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was formed in the United Kingdom on 28 September 1940. It was subordinate to the Scottish Command, and the Corps HQ was at Moncreiffe House in Perthshire (near the Bridge of Earn). It numbered 3,498 officers and 10,884 soldiers. The...  read more

Code: 51813

This is a nice example of a Arnhem found dug up part of a X type parachute harness clock. It is the press release plate for un-locking the buckles from the harness clock. This example was found in the early '80 on one of the two droppings zones in the area of Wolfheze and Ede dropzone X for the 1st Parachute Brigade and dropzone Y for the 4th Parachute Brigade. The plate is in a good condtion f...  read more

Code: 51801

This is a good example of a early war time so called press released black and white photograph released by the phograph division of the Ministry of Information. Dispicting members of the 52nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during a training with Hotspur gliders. In the early years of the war, they formed part of the 31st Independant Infantry Brigade, undertaking Home and Coastal...  read more

Code: 51800

55.00 EUR

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This is a neat example of a triangular brass badge with the words 'ON WAR SERVICE' indented on its sides. At the centre of the triangle is a voided crown above the date '1916'. The number 312262 is marked on reverse as is the maker, Wylie & Co. London. The badge was introduced in 1916 for women involved in munitions production and was issued after the completion of two months' work. 'On War Ser...  read more

Code: 51798

15.00 EUR

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This is a good example of a official July 1946 dated Ministry of Supply photograph of a Hamilcar Mk.X. The photograph measures 15.3cm by 21.3cm and is printed on official Air Ministry semi gloss paper.  read more

Code: 51792

25.00 EUR

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This is a nice postcard signed by the famous Major John Howard who led a glider-borne assault that captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges on 6 June 1944. This postcard which measures 15cm by 11cm and dispicting two gliders near the bridge of Benouville. This card is in a nice condition with some minor staining from years of slightly handling i.e storage.  read more

Code: 51790

I was lucky to find three so called new old stock clasp knife lanyards. These lanyards you could use on either a clasp jack knife or a prismatic compass. I can offer them for an attractive price (they are of course priced per single piece!). Please do note that this item does not show 'sold' before the last item has been sold. Great piece for your display or collection!  read more

Code: 51784

5.00 EUR

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This is a nice, almost mint example of a 2017 2nd revised and enhanced print softback Desert Rise - Arnhem Descent, the 10th Parachute Battalion in the Second World War by Martin Peters and Niall Cherry with John Howes & Graham Francis. Desert Rise - Arnhem Descent covers the story of the 10th Parachute Battalion during its short life in the Second World War, from the formation of the unit in t...  read more

Code: 51783