Tan Monsoon Cape, 1944, Named Officer

Indian made monsoon cape in tan, has a mixture of press studs and buttons with feint maker marks and a date of 1944. Also has a name in pen ‘E. R. D. FRENCH’, Officer list shows him to have been a Lieutenant in the Green Howards.  read more

Code: 50788

WW2 Paratrooper Knee Pads, 1943

Clean pair of elasticated parachutists knee pads, unclear stamp inside one, looks like 1943, also with factory pencil marks/numbers. Very good used condition.  read more

Code: 50787

1903 Pattern, Bandolier, 1917

Mounted pattern brown leather ammunition bandolier, maker marked and dated 1917. Very good used condition.  read more

Code: 50786

Tent Pole Coat Hooks

Leather strap fitted with 8x brass coat hooks and one larger hook, believed to be for a lantern. Brass buckle for adjustment and inner rubber ring to grip pole. Very good used condition  read more

Code: 50785

Private Purchase Pyjama Top, CC41

Blue/white striped pyjama top with CC41 wartime economy label. Very good condition, appears unused with some slight marks and creases from storage. Came with some officers kit. Size is M/L, approx 24”across the chest.  read more

Code: 50784

Soup Plate, 1942

White china soup plate as used in military canteens etc, maker marked on rear GEO. ASHWORTH & BROS LTD and dated 1942. Measures approx 9.75” across, good used condition but with some slight marks and scratches from use.  read more

Code: 50779

Officer’s Folding Bed in case, Interesting Unit

Standard wooden X frame folding bed with canvas top, some stamps on the cross braces ‘CA275’, possibly of Indian origin. Housed in what I think is an aerial case, repurposed by this officer with his name, unit id number and colour code on the side. There were several men with the name ‘D.H. Evans’ in the Army List but the unit code identifies this as an RASC unit within 40th Division, a decepti...  read more

Code: 50778

Officer’s Folding Bed in Case

Additional pictures, see split to canvas, and Officer’s info.
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Code: 50777

Monsoon Cape in Jungle Green

Late war Indian pattern ‘monsoon’ cape in dark grey/green material, front arm vents and tie tapes, buttons are a mixture of coconut type and grey/green plastic. Maker marked and dated 1945. Very good order  read more

Code: 50776

Monsoon Cape Liner

Scarce liner for the cape in double layered shirt material, one side in khaki, the other in grey. Buttons into the monsoon cape with corresponding arm holes etc. Size marked ‘LARGE’ with maker mark ‘SHAH’ and dated 5-43. Very good order apart from a few holes in one section of the khaki side  read more

Code: 50775