Antiques & Militaria for Sale in Manchester

In France, firefighters are known as sapeurs-pompiers or informally as pompiers. The former originally refers to the military-based Paris Fire Brigade. Pompier (pumper) comes from the word for ...

This is a portrait of WW2 officer Captain Wallace Heaton who was awarded the Military cross The Captain is wearing the uniform and badges of the 18th Batallion (London Irish) London Regiment (T. A). ...

Original WW1 1915 British Government Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Recruitment Poster No. 75 WOMEN OF BRITAIN SAY – “GO! ” By Artist E / Kealey Printed By Hill Siffkin & Co Ltd London. HO 670 - ...

The Anschluss Commemorative Medal (Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938) was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded during the interwar period, and the first in a series of Occupation M...

The Burma Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Burma Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the ...

On 17 March 1813 King Frederick William III of Prussia who had fled to non-occupied Breslau (today Wrocław) – established the military decoration of the Iron Cross, backdated to 10 March (the late Que...

The Iron Cross was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silve...

Malaya - now 'Malaysia' - was a British colony until February 1942, when it surrendered to the invading Japanese. Three years of cruel occupation followed. Britain armed and supported a Communist ...

The RBZ was a portable miniature valve-based receiver, introduced in 1943 by the Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation in New York (USA) for the US Navy. The receiver was used during Naval raids ...

This is an impressive medal group and miniature including; OBE (Civil) 2nd Type - The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts ...

The medals are accompanied by two ribbons and two photographs of Hans, one in uniform and one that looks to be a passport picture. The German Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz) is a former military Prussian ...

The Anschluss Commemorative Medal (German: Die Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938) was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded during the interwar period, and the first in a series of O...

The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of ...

A WWII British Officers Webley Service holster in excellent condition. The holster is for the Webley service Mk VI revolver (The Mk VI was introduced in 1915 during wartime and is the best-known ...

After 1937 the eagles tail was modified to be shown swept back such as this piece. The Luftwaffe was officially considered to be the air arm of the ‘Third Reich’ (The Luftwaffe was the aeri...