United Kingdom Gear Equipment & Groupings

ARTIFACT: Extremely Rare LEATHER example of Burmese Made WWII Burmese Blood Chit, as worn by USAAF and RAF and other Commonwealth Air Forces flying in the skies over Burma early in WWII.  VINTAGE: Early WWII. SIZE: Approximately 9-13/16" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Polaris Flight Academy named graduate presentation bracelet by Entenmann. Polaris Flight Academy set up shop in 1941 at War Eagle Field in the Mojave Desert, initially training cadets of the Royal and Royal Canadian Air...

ARTIFACT: Early WWII Royal Air Force / Royal Canadian Air Force Leather Flight Helmet. Moderate wear all straps and buckles intact. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: 22" circumference and 10" from center top to bottom. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Leather, steel...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of British World War II Royal Air Force pilot gloves. The size is 8 and the gloves are dated 1943. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: Approximately 13" by 7 ". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Leather, thread, elastic. ATTACHMENT: None...

ARTIFACT: British Admiralty marked leather briefcase, with a CHUBB lock (and key), named inside to Detective Inspector W. Thompson, Winston Churchill's personal Bodyguard. Walter Henry Thompson worked with Churchill for nearly 18 years beginning in 1921...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare 2nd Style 1st Type Silk British Blood Chit with 17 Languages. VINTAGE: . SIZE: About 11-3/4" in width by 20-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silk-screened silk. ITEM NOTES: This is from a large collection which...

ARTIFACT: This is a handsome Model 1842 or 1856 United Kingdom Cavalry service pistol. One reference lists this as a Model 1842, probably produced circa 1850, and another lists this as Model 185If this gun is the earlier model (1846), it could easily...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint, unfired 1988 Falkland Islands Zippo lighter showing the islands' coat of arms and motto: "DESIRE THE RIGHT". It is a factory-painted logo on a factory black painted lighter. VINTAGE: Circa 1988. SIZE: About 1-1/4" in width by...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War II Battle of Britain donation ashtray. The ashtray reads: "NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW" Ð WINSTON CHURCHILL. It is also noted that the ashtray was: MADE FROM A ROLLS-ROYCE...

ARTIFACT: This is a Royal Flying Corps pilot swagger stick from World War I. The tapered wooden stick has a 1-3/4" cap at top showing the RFC logo and a brass cap at bottom. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 27-7/8" height and " diameter at top...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) identification bracelet in sterling silver. The bracelet has an oval face and reads R260418 ARE JOBSON RCAF. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 7/8" height and 8-1/4" length (including...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold ring made in Canada for the Royal Flying Corps from World War I. The ring is a petite crowned wing that is superimposed upon a substantially wide but thin and simple gold band. The ring was once partially enameled, and...