Grenades for the Home Guard.
1944 commercially printed manual ' Grenades for the Home Guard - EY Rifle and Cup Discharger ' by Lt.E.W.Manders. Illustrated with diagrams and b/w photographs the 74pg manual covers all major grenade types in service with the British Army as well as a section on German types. Slightly grubby cover but otherwise a good copy of an uncommon manual. read more
Rest Centre Service lapel badge.
Brass and enamel Rest Centre Service pinback lapel badge. 25mm with bright, undamaged enamel.
Badge worn by staff members of the Rest Centres which provided shelter,food and information post air raids. read more
WLA Grouping.
Land Army grouping to Mrs Agnes Gladys Ottway who served in the WLA from September 1941 to November 1946. Group consists of the Release Certificate, Service Certificate, brass and enamel cap/lapel badge and embroidered WLA slip-on shoulder title. All items in good, clean condition with the slip on title having had the slip-on tape removed probably having been sown directly to the greatcoat. read more
The Aircraft Builders.
1947ed H.M.S.O. publication ' The Aircraft Builders - an account of British Aircraft Production 1935 - 1945 '. 96pgs giving an overview of pre-War expansion and the subsequent wartime mass production of aircraft. Covers the Ministry of Aircraft Production, technology, labour force, repairs and comparisons with the German aviation industry. One of the less common HMSO short histories in good, cl... read more
Beware of the Butterfly Bomb Poster.
50 x 75cms large size, colour poster ' Beware of the Butterfly Bomb '. Displaying a life size photograph of a butterfly bomb and various graphics showing likely scenarios when finding them along with exhortations to ' Keep Away ' and ' Don't Touch It '. Printed for H.M.S.O. by Fosh & Cross, London. In good, clean condition, has been folded with two very minor holes to crease lines. Scarce. read more
Newton Abbott Wings for Victory badge.
Tin and card, pin back badge for Newton Abbott Urban and Rural District Wings for Victory campaign April 10 - 17 1943. In good, used condition with some spotting of corrosion. read more
Home Guard Anti-Aircraft Service Certificate.
Small certificate given for service with the Home Guard Anti-Aircraft forces. Awarded to Cpl.M.Pinder on the stand down of the HG in December 1944 with facsimilie signature of the CO of AA Command General Pile. In good, clean condition.
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Brighton Rest Centre Service Guide.
1942ed. ' County Borough of Brighton - Rest Centre Service. 32pg guide to the various post-raid services available in the Brighton area with a gazetteer of addresses and telephone numbers of the the various services. Excellent, clean condition. read more
4th Battalion Cornwall Camelford Home Guard.
A good example of the printed insignia worn by the 4th Cornwall ( Camelford ) Battalion Home Guard. In excellent condition, with some minor marking, probably unissued. read more
If Hitler Uses Blister Gas Leaflet.
Double-sided leaflet issued by the Ministry of Health entitled ' If Hitler Uses Blister Gas '. Gives advice and tips for treatment and decontamination if in contact with blister gas. Printed in 1942. In good, clean condition.
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