United Kingdom Gear Equipment & Groupings

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and diminutive British Naval bosun's whistle from the Victorian era. The whistle was made by Hilliard & Thomason, a Birmingham silversmith, and is date-marked for 1880-188The whistle has a small chain and some nice engraving...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Royal Air Force presentation teapot given to a Mrs. H. E. Newman by the 51st Squadron, home defense against Zeppelins, Gotha bombers, V-boats and other threats. The teapot has a RFC period date of 27 September 1917,...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce pair of World War I UK named War Service and Mercantile Marine medals on ribbons. Both medals are named along the bottom edge to Oscar Sjostrom, born in 1887 at Helsingborg, Sweden. They are accompanied by corresponding...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1737 pass coin for the private roads of George II, King of England. Originally joining Hampton Court to St. James' Palace, the King's Private Road dates from circa 1630. It was later to take a more direct route through fields and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Penguin lighter for the Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Fighter Wing at Marville, France. The front of the lighter has a splendid enameled medallion bearing the RCAF motto: PER ARDUA AD ASTRA (Through Adversity to the Stars)...

ARTIFACT: This is a cap tally from the British Navy HMS Battleaxe (D118). Battleaxe was a weapons-class destroyer launched on June 12, 1945 and scrapped on October 20, 1964. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s. SIZE: Approximately by 38" in length and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot bracelet in sterling silver. The bracelet has an oval face with a winged RAF insignia and reads JACK BOYLE R216758. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 7/8" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare pair of British Cavalry Officer's Spurs from the Napoleonic period. The spur portion resembles the prow of a Viking ship with a bird-like head at each end holding the rowels. The studs on either side of the open end of the spur...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1854-1855 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots) cartouche box plate. The plate bears the regiment's motto, "Nemo me impune lacessit" (No one attacks me with impunity), of course framed by thistles. This piece dates to the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare British Army non-commissioned officer buckle from the Crimean War era (mid-1850s). The buckle depicts the British royal crown in relief. VINTAGE: Circa 1850s. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 3-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION /...