WW2 POW Made Aluminium Trench Art Cigarette Case - RAF Africa 1948

Here on offer is a WW2 POW made aluminium Trench Art Cigarette/Sweetheart Case.

I have been told that these sweetheart cigarette cases where made by Italian and German POW's captured by the British Forces in North Africa in WW2 and imprisoned in POW camps across British controlled Africa, mainly in Kenya.

Apparently the last POW camp in Kenya still h...  read more

Code: 50509

Rare Antique Folding Combination Cigar Holder with Knife and Piercer by J.Nowill & Sons c1890

Here on offer is a rare example of an antique folding combination cigar holder with a knife and long piercer by J.Nowill & Sons of Sheffield, England, circa 1890.

J.Nowill & Sons are famous Sheffield knife manufactures and they have been making them since 27th April 1700.

This is the only combination cigar tool that I have seen by this maker and it i...  read more

Code: 50505

Rare WW2 Period Hallmarked Silver Cigar Piercer by E Baker & Son dated 1939 in the shape of a Bullet

Here on offer is a really unusual “Bullet” shaped WW2 period English hallmarked Silver Cigar Piercer made by E Baker & Son and dated to 1939.

This is a beautifully made and perfectly proportioned shape of a real bullet and would have made a very special present for a senior serving Officer at the start of WW2.

The cigar piercer is in excellent undam...  read more

Code: 50498

Arcadian Crested China WW1 British Tank – Mark IV - EXETER - c1917

Here on offer is a fine example of an Arcadian (A & S) crested china model of a WW1 (Female) Mark IV British Tank, made around 1917.

The Mark IV was introduced in 1917 and it benefited from significant developments of the Mark I tank. The main improvements were in armour, the re-siting of the fuel tank and ease of transport. A total of 1,220 Mk IV’s were built: ...  read more

Code: 50490

WW2 POW Made Aluminium Trench Art Cigarette Case Sierra Leone

Here on offer is a WW2 POW made aluminium Trench Art Cigarette/Sweetheart Case.

I have been told that these sweetheart cigarette cases where made by Italian and German POW's captured by the British Forces in North Africa in WW2 and imprisoned in POW camps across British controlled Africa.

No large-scale battles or military action took place in or aro...  read more

Code: 50489

Personalised WW2 3rd Pattern FS Fighting Knife with Stag Horn Grip & Leather Sheath

Here on offer is an excellent example of a WW2 3rd Pattern FS fighting knife with a beautiful stag horn grip and a personalised pommel cap.

It was originally thought that these knives where made prior to WW2, but evidence has surfaced from period photos of soldiers wearing them in combat. An example of a Belgium soldier wearing one in 1944, is shown on page 197 of ...  read more

Code: 50488

Very Scarce WW2 2nd Pattern ‘T’ MoS Inspection Marked FS Fighting Knife & ‘T’ MoS Stamped Leather Sheath

Here on offer is a very scarce example of a WW2 British 2nd Pattern “T” MoS inspection marked (Fairbairn Sykes) FS Fighting Knife with its original leather sheath.

According to the well-known FS specialist, Roy Shadbolt, only a few examples of an FS knife with these markings have ever been observed. In fact he states he has only seen around eight examples during the many ...  read more

Code: 50478

WW1 Austrian Commemorative Medal 1914 – 1918 with Original Ribbon

Here on offer is an original WW1 Austrian commemorative medal with its original ribbon.

The Austrian Kreigserinnerungsmedaille (War Commemorative Medal) was created in 1932 for award to all who served in the First World War, including soldiers, civil servants and relief workers. In 1933 gilt crossed swords were added to the ribbons of medals awarded to those who se...  read more

Code: 50487

Taxidermy of a Professionally Mounted and Framed Fox Skull

Here on offer is a great example of taxidermy that shows a professionally mounted and framed Fox Skull, possible a red fox.

The skull has been cut in half down the centre and mounted into a sealed glass fronted ‘shadow box’.

The frame is finished in a wonderful antique gilt finish and is in excellent condition and has a brass wall fixing on the back...  read more

Code: 50480

WW2 2nd Pattern 'All Black' B2 FS Fighting Knife with Early Version of the Leather Sheath

Here on offer is an excellent example of a WW2 British 2nd Pattern B2 (Fairbairn Sykes) FS Fighting Knife, that I am sure was made by Wilkinson Sword

2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941 and where produced in a number of variations to their finish, partial bright, partial black and all black. This version is the ‘all black’ version, as intended...  read more

Code: 50477