Fighting Patrol Training.

Part of the Gale & Polden Training Series ' Fighting Patrol Tactics ' by Col.G.A.Wade offers advice on all aspects of fighting patrol training offering a number of exercises and advice. The 20pg booklet is illustrated with colour diagrams throughout. In good overall condition with some very minor marking to covers, period annotations and some rusting of staples.  read more

Code: 9009

Comic postcard - shortages/censorship.

Comic postcard.... clothes rationing subject.Comic postcard published by Valentine's by the well known artist Mabel Lucie Attwell featuring one of her trademark children pondering over her leg dye. Clean, postally unused example.
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Code: 9008

LDV Post Office Armband.

Uncommon printed, heavy duty cotton, khaki armband worn by the Post Office battalions of the LDV. Similar in format to the standard LDV armband but with the addition of red GPO devices, This example in good, used condition with marking and stains from use.
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Code: 9005

Defence of the Realm poster.

38cm x 45cm poster entitled 'Defence of the Realm' setting out the imposition of defence regulations. These posters were issued to the police in mid-1939 and saw widespread use from September. In clean, unissued condition. Has been folded with some minor creasing.  read more

Code: 9004

Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder .

Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder. Economy packet with two colour printing directly onto cardboard. Packet has waste paper collection slogan to one end ' Save this carton for waste paper collection '.
Pack complete with contents and in excellent clean condition, with some minor creasing.  read more

Code: 9003

January 1945 Edition of the Land Girl.

Volume 5, No.10 January 1945 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features on post-war careers for Land Girls, and ' If you were a Land Girl in Brazil.' Has been folded and bears a postage cancellation to the front cover, otherwise in good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 8999

The Art of Prowling, Home Guard manual.

C1941 ' The Art of Prowling ' by Col.G.A.Wade. 18pgs with b/w sketches offering almost childlike advice on the subject of prowling ending with a Latin proverb that translates ' they may be bloody foxy but they cannot diddle me '. Part of the Gale & Polden series aimed at a Home Guard audience ( see item: 8985 ) this example in very good condition with light marking to covers.  read more

Code: 8997

Darwins, Sheffield, National Service lapel badge.

Brass and enamel lapel badge for Darwins of Sheffield. Horseshoe fitting to the reverse, numbered and manufacturer marked ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham '. Darwins were ,and still are , steel casters based in Sheffield. In good, clean condition with undamaged enamel.  read more

Code: 8996

Unarmed Action by Micky Wood.

1941ed. ' Unarmed Action - A handbook for the Home Guard ' by Micky Wood. 63pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs showing Home Guard personnel demonstrating all manner of holds, throws and disarming techniques. Micky Wood was the lightweight wrestling champion of Great Britain. In excellent, clean condition  read more

Code: 8994

Mechanism of the Enfield ( 1914 ) Rifle.

C1941 The Mechanism of the Enfield ( 1914 ) Rifle. ( Visualised ) Applicable for the U.S. Pat.17 Rifle published by Gale & Polden 12pg, card covered aide-memoire of the P.14 Rifle, the .303 version of the more common P.17 U.S. 30.06 that was on general issue to the Home Guard. Complete with fold-out colour plates with slightly loose pages.  read more

Code: 8992