WW2 Luftwaffe Paratroopers Badge by G.H.Osang - Cased
A nice example of a Parachute Troopers badge (Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen) for the Luftwaffe. The badge consists of a blackened wreath with a gilt eagle. The badge was awarded on completion of training. Good quality badge marked G.H.Osang to reverse. read more
WW2 SOE No.9 MkI Time Delay Switch
Switch No. 9. aka Lead Break or L-Delay. This switch is made up of a percussion cap and a spring-loaded striker held under tension by a thin strip of lead, contained within a metal tube. The striker would be held in place by a safety pin until the switch was ready to be used. A detonator or length of detonating cord would then be attached to the tube next to the percussion cap and the safety pi... read more
SOE Concealed Assassins Spike - Pencil Demo
An SOE assassins spike concealed within a wooden pencil. The pencil is marked War Drawing Pencils Ltd.
The shaft has five neat grooves that reveal the hidden assassins spike and would have been used for training/demo purposes
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WW2 SOE Spine Dagger - Hat Pin
A solid steel thrust dagger or spine dagger measuring 23 cm in length with spike at one end and solid ball on the other with a length of string tightly wound around the shaft. Sometimes referred to as a 'hat pin' dagger due to its resemblance to a ladies hat pin.
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WW2 USA Trip Wire Reel
A wooden reel wound with various grade trip wire, typically used for booby traps or to trigger perimeter waring flares. These were use right through to the Vietnam conflict. Please note the wooden reel has a chip out of it. read more
WW2 SOE Brass Handled Garrot
This appears to be a field manufacture garrotte. The handles are made of solid brass connected by a length of steel multi-stranded wire.
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150.00 GBP
WW2 SOE Number No.10 Mk.I Delay Switch
A British Number Ten Delay Switch (official name, "Switch, No. 10, Delay" and often referred to as a "timing pencil"), was made of a brass (or in later versions aluminium) tube, with a copper section at one end which contained a glass vial of cupric chloride (the liquid was widely and erroneously reported to be sulfuric acid), while beneath the vial was a spring-loaded striker under tension and... read more