This is one of those rare last minute WW2 gas rattles
Having fought in Algeria French Morocco
The Lanchester was envisioned as a weapon used for guarding prisoners and accompanying naval landing and assault parties
The Model 1888 round rod bayonet rifles were Springfield's last attempt at producing a trapdoor rifle with a working and reliable bayonet retention mechanism
Our slightly curved bladed example here has a 29" unfullered blade and bears a deep armouer's mark stamping on the left hand side directly in front of the hand guard making this a nice tight example of an early British Naval "figure of eight" Cutlass from the 1700s ready to display
Original German WWII Second Model Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges UZI This is one of thoseOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the German eagle. There were