Militaria For Sale – July 2017

ARMOURER JULY 2017 FJ HELMET LW003

Bargains, rare, interesting or bizarre items of militaria found for sale on the internet. Whilst the majority of collectors seem to favour British, German or US collectables, it’s nice to see items from other combatants as well. This really nice example of a WW1 French Sergeant Major’s uniform stands out as an extremely affordable, yet historic set from an often overlooked area of collecting. A nice been there tunic, showing awards as well as reused … Read more…

Militaria For Sale – June 2017

IMPERIAL BAYONET LW003

Bargains, rare, interesting or bizarre items of militaria found for sale on the internet. No matter what you collect, it’s always that much nicer to find a unit marked item. This example of an Imperial German sawback Ersatz Seitengewehre 98/05 is particularly nice, and indeed rare as it’s marked up to the 95th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Company, weapon number 63. In the early years of WW1, German industries were suffering shortages in raw materials … Read more…

RAF Museum Midlands

RAF Museum Midlands

RAF Museum Midlands, located in Cosford in Shropshire, is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. The museum is part of the Royal Air Force Museum, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and a registered charity. The museum is spread over two sites in England; the other site is at the Royal Air Force Museum London at Colindale in north London.

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/

Militaria For Sale – May 2017

ARMOURER MAY 2017 PRUSSIAN BUCKLE LW009

Bargains, rare, interesting or bizarre items of militaria found for sale on the internet. Many collectors focus on items from one conflict, or from a particular nation. There are others who focus on items attributed to individually named figures, and amongst those you don’t get more interesting than Adolf Hitler’s telephone. Gifted by Russian officers to Montgomery’s Deputy Chief Signals Officer who had arrived at the Fuhrerbunker only days after the fall of Berlin, Brigadier … Read more…