Jan 1916 French Aviation Report On Germany WW1

Confidential aviation report acquired from the French Army War College on German aviation in 1916. Lousy condition, this is a paper for academic use. Written in French. Complete 15 pages. Price includes United Kingdom postage.

The folder this came in is RAF Form 2007 dated 1951 used by R.O.C. No.2 Group  read more

Code: 50170

108 Infantry 1856 Drummer Side Arm plus one.

1856 brass hilt drummer side arm with Bugle & 108 to chappe. Emblem and number to both sides.
With addition of another all steel 1856 sidearm in excavated condition as found by a metal detector 1985 Canterbury Kent.
Neither have been cleaned. Selling as one lot. For sale to the United Kingdom only. Proof of age and address via driving license required.
Price includes U.K. ...  read more

Code: 50193

Battle of Britain London Gazette Supplement Sept 1946

Supplement to The London Gazette published by the Air Ministry September 1946. Written by Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, his account and dispatch on 'The Battle of Britain'. Includes:-
1 A.A.
2 Fighter Command Layout 1940
3 Aircraft Losses
This account was written reluctantly by The Air Chief Marshal and is possibly the most accurate account of the Battle of Britai...  read more

Code: 50192

WW1 DORA Permits to Residents Dover Kent

WW1 Restricted Access permits to a husband and wife from Balfour Road Dover issued Oct.1916 husbands photograph removed. Plus a 1915 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, National Registration Act card for Elviro Ferrari Restaurant Keeper Swiss.
All original and used during WW1.
Price includes U.K. postage.  read more

Code: 50189

1st. Para Bn.Oct1941 plus Para Glider Pilots Oct 1942 Additional photographs.

These original photographs are incredible.
No 11 SAS Bn. became 1St.Para Bn. Sept 1941 then these men became part of the future 1st. Parachute Brigade. Aug 1942 the Para Battalions grouped together to become The Parachute Regiment, which was part of the newly created Army Air Corps. I hope you have got that I'll be asking questions later.
The price includes both Para 1941and Para...  read more

Code: 50178

Italian National Assn. Combatants Meeting 4th Nov 1938

Fascist meeting number XV11 in Rome medal in original uncleaned condition.
Price includes U.K. postage  read more

Code: 50179

Operation Longstop Parachute Brigade Exercise

2nd Parachute Battalion mass training exercise on Salisbury Plain on two days 22nd & 23rd September 1947. In front of the world press 700 parachutists, jeeps and 6pdr anti tank guns were dropped from 46 Group Dakotas and Halifax. 3,000 personnel were involved and all overseen by Air Marshal Lord Tedder and Field Marshal Lord Montgomery.
12 original press photographs from differing press ...  read more

Code: 50177

Confidential 17th Aeronautical Exhibition Paris 1946

A.D.I. Tech. Paper no.18 Dec 1946. Aircraft and engine technical data. The British tech.department of the Air Ministry snooping on the French Jet development potential such as the VG70 and the S.O.6000. Outer cover a bit grubby. Price includes U.K. postage.  read more

Code: 50129

Photo Sniper FS-3 Moscow Made Border Guard issued 1965 & Post

The photo sniper rifle was made by KMZ the Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk in Moscow. This one was made for use by a section of the Grenzkommano Grenztruppen border guards of the GDR, which were in fact GAK and Stasi in border guard uniform. Used primarily for observation and surveillance.
This rifle was acquired from the estate of Assistant Director of The British Frontier Service na...  read more

Code: 50152

WW2 Royal Observer Corps No.2 Group 1480A

WW2 collection comprising 1480A 1941 folder complete, I believe, with stamp Commandant No.2 Group ROC ???sham [HORSHAM].
Also a book dated
1946 about 19 Group B Crew Bromley. Detailed life with photos of B crew 1938/45. Raid Spotters notebook and various badges pre and during WW2. An interesting group of period items in used condition. Price ...  read more

Code: 50148