WW2 Early Canvas Respirator with Haversack

This is an earlier 1939 dated canvas covered respirator & hose, steel front plate dated 1938. The hose is longer that the standard issue. The canister is dated 1941 as is the canvas haversack. Comes with tin containing lens dimmer cloth, cardboard visor sleeve as well as full tin of unused gas ointments.  read more

Code: 51534

WW2 Wash Roll Complete with Contents

A standard British issue wash roll complete with comprehensive list of items. I am unable to make out the date stamp on the actual wash roll - however some of the contents are dated.  read more

Code: 51627

Additional Photos of Item No 51627 - Wash Kit

Contents include:
2 x button polishing guard, brass & economy fibre
1 x unused cotton real - 80yds allure blue
1 x set of housewife needles
1 x shaving brush (LENG 1943)
1 x razor (WDC 1943) inc full pack of blades
1 x shaving stick container with soap stick
1 x soap tin (CC1114 1945) with unused ZIXT soap
1 x full tin Vasaline
1 x ...  read more

Code: 51626

WW2 No 50/51/52 Middle East Commando Beret Badge – Official

A rare example of the 50th / 51st & 52nd Commando brass cap badge complete with shank lugs, the latter being correct for 1940. The badge measures the correct 40 mm in length (Reference Taylor pages 67-68)  read more

Code: 51215

WW2 Large Norwegian Flag - 1938

A good example of a stitched panel flag measuring approximately 34 x 72". The flag is grubby but the colours remain strong. Although feint the halyard has several marks including the date 1938 and the cypher for King Haakon VII.  read more

Code: 51682

WW2 King Haakon IV of Norway Defence Medal

Awarded to those military and civilian personnel who participated in the fight against the German invasion and occupation of Norway between 1940 and 1945.
This bronze medal is made by the goldsmith firm of J. Tostrup in Oslo.3  read more

Code: 51688

WW2 Era Norwegian Patriotic Pin Badge

A beautifuly made silver and enamel patriotic badge depicting the Norwegian flag. The enamel colours remain bright with no damage. It would appear that the pin has been re-paired (re-soldered) at some stage.  read more

Code: 51687

WW2 HMSO Publication - Norways Fight

In good condition, this is a HMSO 1944 dated publication entitled 'Before We Go Back' This is a pictorial record of Norways fight agains Nazism, both inside and outside the country with over 60 pages of photographs.  read more

Code: 51684

WW2 Two Patriotic Norwegian Supporter Stick Pins

Two small patriotic Norwegian supporters stick pins. Both pins carry the cypher for King Haakon IV and appear to be constructed of silver. One has a brown type of enamel and is also hallmarked on the back. These were sometimes worn in public in defiance of their German occupiers and at their own risk.  read more

Code: 51683

WW2 Norsk Hydro Heavy Water Container with Wooden Case

Originally part of a small collection, an empty Norsk Hydro steel capsule used to transport ampoules containing Heavy Water (Deuterium Oxyd HD20). Until now I have only ever seen a these in museums i.e. the Norwegian Industrial Workers museum and the International Spy Museum in the USA. The metal tube measures approximatly 14.5cm x 2cm in diameter. This tube comes with its original wooden tran...  read more

Code: 51542