Home Guard Instruction No.18 Care of Weapons.
1940 Home Guard Instruction No.18 ' Care and Cleaning of Weapons '. 4pg leaflet outlining the basic points of the care and cleaning of the rifle B.A.R. and the Lewis gun. Good used condition with creasing and marking to top margin. read more
Butterfly Brand ARP Sealing Tape.
A full ( 70ft ) tin of Butterfly Brand ARP Sealing Tape. This was originally intended for the sealing of doors and windows etc against the ingress of poison gas. Uncommon to find a full tin. Good overall condition with some marking/staining etc to tin and label. read more
Comic Postcard - blackout
Early War comic postcard published by the Medici Society dealing with the blackout. Postally unused, good condition, some marking. read more
Home Guard Instruction No.17 - Anti-Aircraft Training.
Home Guard Instruction No.17 - Anti-Aircraft Training, 5pg, gate-fold leaflet outlining aspects of AA training. Illustrated with sketches , silhouettes and diagrams. Some light creasing, marks etc. read more
Merchant Navy Comforts Fund badge.
Chromed, pinback lapel badge for the Merchant Navy Comforts Service. The service, like many other contemporaries for other services, provided books, clothing, tobacco and other luxuries for members of the Merchant Navy. Good overall condition. read more
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W.L.A. Release Certificate and Letter.
W.L.A. Release Certificate to a Miss A.W.Sharpe who served from 1942 until 1946 with accompanying letter thanking her for her service in Lincolnshire and asking for the return of uniform items. Good, clean condition with paper clip and other light marks. read more
Home Guard Silver Lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel Home Guard Lapel badge. Variation on the more common patterns but more uncommonly in silver and in excellent, clean condition. read more
Immobilisation of Vehicles Leaflet.
1941 Ministry of War Transport leaflet advising the population of the necessity of immobilising all vehicles in the event of invasion. Contains brief instructions on how this can be achieved. Good, clean condition. Uncommon.
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Home Guard Panoramic Photograph 21st Staffs Btn.
80cm x 20cm approx. panoramic photograph of B Company, 21st Staffordshire ( Wolverhampton ) Battalion Home Guard. Dated October 1942, taken by H.Whitlock & Sons, image in good, clear condition with some minor foxing to one end. Unusual format for HG unit photos. read more
CD Group 6 London Region Hendon Paperwork Grouping.
Certificate and paperwork grouping to a Miss V.P.Finlayson who was a Local Fire Guard Instructor in London Region Civil Defence Group No.6 based at Hendon. Certificates for Wardens' Service and Anti-Gas Training with correspondence re. Fire Guard training instructor's courses , thanks for service etc. Some folding, marking and minor tears but otherwise good condition. read more