Welcome to our product pages, from uniform
to books, manuals to maps, videos to webbing, personal kit to 78 records, we
try to stock anything and everything used by the British Soldier and civilian
during Britain's involvement in the major 20th century conflicts, our services
currently include:
- Uniforms and equipment of the WW1
Soldier
- Uniforms, clothing and equipment of the WW2
serviceman/woman and civilians
- Maps, manuals, references books
- Documentary Videos and relevant audio tapes
- Resources for UK based educational establishments,
Museums etc.
- Technical advice and props for Film and
Theatre
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See our range of reproduction paperwork, also
available in the SHOP! |
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Re-enactors! We have set up
a new page for re-enactors and living historians. Taking extracts from our
catalogue we have compiled a ready reference of equipment and uniform we stock
which will be of use to those representing the British and Empire soldier
1939-45. Click on the picture to enter. |
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Included in our
range of essential reference books are the excellent and inexpensive titles by
Mike Chappell 'The British Soldier in the 20th Century', volumes on armour and
uniform by Service Publications, take a look at the latest listing in our
'Books' Section. Click on the picture left to get more info. |
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Probably the only tape
featuring WW2 service songs, as they were sung, from the ribald to the sad and
including all the original words. Click on the button to select a tune to
listen to sample (rm files for real audio players, see home page if you have
not got one) while you browse and find out more about the play list
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| Below you will find a general
listing of the kind of items we carry, please note that the pictures on
the related pages are examples of things we stock, their inclusion here does
not mean they are currently available, check out our catalogue for more up to
date information |
If you would like to download our catalogue
you may do so here, if you would like to go on our FREE email list then please
go to our page on subscribing to this. |
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BOOKS:
We carry a comprehensive range of books
which we recommend as giving important & accurate information for
collectors. We also import and distribute titles to UK book dealers. Click on
the book for more details |
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WW1 uniform and equipment
is now almost impossibe to find and this scarcity has pushed the prices for
some rarer items into 4 figures! However, we try to obtain as much as possible
to offer to our customers at sensible prices. |
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WW2 Uniform:Royal Navy, Army & Royal Air Force, we try to stock examples of
uniform relating to all of the main services in stock, however our main lines
are usually Army. |
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Headwear:We
stock a range of headwear, from GS caps to SD caps and coloured Field Service
caps as and when we can get them. |
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Womens uniform: There is an increasing interest in the British Womens services of
WW2, we carry items relating to the WRNS, ATS, WAAF, Womens Land Army plus
Nursing, civilian clothing, WW1 nursing (when available) |
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Deactivated weapons and
accessories. The Gunner, a
company with whome we co-operate, sells deactivated weapons and accessories,
specialising particularly in the Vickers and Bren LMG |
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37 Pattern web
equipment:We buy in large quantities and as a
result stock just about every piece of 37 pattern webbing made during WW2, we
also have stocks of Canadian webbing. We sort and grade every piece and ensure
that where the requirement is date critical that we only send WW2 dated
pieces. |
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Anti-gas:Service gasmasks, Civilian
respirators, babies gasmasks, anti gas clothing, helmet curtains, gas
decontamination kit etc. Gas equipment is one of our specialities. |
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Personal kit:
The amount of equipment other than uniform provided to the
British soldier of WW2 was extensive, again we try to stock it from cap
comforters through gloves to wash-kits and cutlery. |
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Signals
equipment: We purchase as much WW2
British signals equipment and accessories as we can lay our hands on, WS19's,
WS38, field telephones etc. |
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WW2
Packaging: The British soldier and
civilian used commercial products just as we do today and for this reason we
carry genuine WW2 packaging such as metal and shoe polish, detergents, foods
etc. |
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Ephemera: Magazines,
newspapers, documents, military training manuals are all encompassed under this
heading |
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Britains Homefront: This included the Homeguard, ARP, Womens Land Army, Police etc.
Obviously we purchase badges, uniforms and representative uniform for
resale. |
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Videotapes: We stock a small but interesting range of video tapes which provide
fascinating contemporary documentary footage and audio tapes containing period
music |
TRADE:
We regularly supply Militaria dealers and book sellers
throughout the world, for more information go to Trade dealers |