Field Gear & Insignia
Field Gear & Insignia
Non firearm pieces that were worn, carried, or used daily by soldiers and police. These items complete rifle, uniform, and service displays and often carry their own stories through markings and wear.
Web Gear, Leather & Carried Equipment
- Carabinieri Leather Cartridge Pouch - Leather ammunition pouch associated with Italian Carabinieri service.
- Italian Army Leather Service Belt with Brass Buckle - Standard pattern leather belt with brass buckle, suitable for Italian uniform displays.
- British Pattern 1937 Utility Pouch Chest Rig & Associated Webbing (1940–1942) - Two-pouch chest-mounted Pattern 1937 webbing configuration with early WWII dated components.
- 1942 Enfield Rifle Sling (S.S.H. LTD) - Wartime dated web sling for Enfield service rifles.
- 1951 Enfield Breech Cover (C.B. & Co. Ltd, D↑D) - Canvas breech cover with Commonwealth contract and property markings.
- 1952 Enfield Muzzle Cover (MTX, D↑D, AA 0404) - Protective muzzle cover for Enfield rifles with Commonwealth markings.
- WWII "Lamp, Electric, No. 1" Blackout Lamp (C.H. Ltd) - Belt-mounted blackout and inspection lamp used during nighttime blackout conditions.
- Japanese Arisaka Type 38 Muzzle Cover (Russian Depot Marked) - Japanese made muzzle cover later stamped with Cyrillic marks for Russian or Soviet service.
- Soviet M69 Rubberized Canvas Field Belt (Enlisted) - Rubberized canvas belt with Soviet pattern hardware, typical of Cold War era field gear.
Helmets, Armor & Specialized Clothing
- U.S. M1 Steel Helmet ("Model 1943" configuration) with Vietnam-Era Liner (1967) - Front seam, swivel bales, McCord heat lot 575C; includes Mitchell pattern and ERDL covers, a field-expedient inner-tube band, and a 1st Armored Division decal.
- Italian M33 Helmet (Spanish Civil War Use) - Italian helmet example documented with Spanish Civil War associations.
- Soviet SSh-40 Steel Helmet – CT-58 (1958) - Cold War-era SSh-40 helmet with factory/date stamp (CT-58), size 2 and steel lot markings, and three-pad liner.
- Carabinieri Armored Motorcycle Jacket - Modern armored service jacket with liner, hood, and original instruction booklet (2001).
Insignia, Coins & Commemoratives
- Carabinieri Insignia Pin - Small metal and enamel pin representing the Arma dei Carabinieri.
- 1994 200 Lire Coin – Arma dei Carabinieri - Circulating commemorative coin honoring the Carabinieri.
- Commemorative Italian Carabinieri Stamp Set - Modern postage stamps celebrating Carabinieri history and service.
- USSR Officer Cap Cockade (Kokarda) - Officer headgear insignia with enamel star and laurel wreath (Cold War era pattern).
- British Army Cap Badge - Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) - Bi-metal cap badge with stag and oak wreath motif.
- Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Cap Badge - King’s Crown pattern RAMC cap badge with Rod of Asclepius emblem.
- British Army Royal Engineers Cap Badge (George VI Era) - Other Ranks Royal Engineers cap badge with crowned “GR” cypher.
Documents & Service Records
- Soviet Military ID Booklet (Военный билет) - Ministry of Defense issued military identity and service record booklet.
Communications & Signaling
- U.S. Army Signal Corps Field Telephone, EE-8-A (Stromberg-Carlson, 1942) - WWII portable field telephone in an early brown leather case, with TS-9-H handset and GN-38 hand-crank generator.
- U.S. Army Signal Corps Field Telephone, EE-8-B (Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co, 1944) - WWII portable field telephone in an olive drab canvas case, with T-9 AP handset and GN-38 hand-crank generator.
Maintenance & Cleaning
- Soviet Mosin-Nagant Cleaning & Maintenance Kit / Ammunition Pouch - Complete Mosin kit with pouch, tools, and marked dual-cell oiler (Щ / Н).
- U.S. Rifle Cleaning Kit, M16 / M14 (1973) - Individual issue cleaning kit in an olive drab roll-up pouch, with standard rod and brush components.
Personal Items & Recreation
- German Wehrmacht Soldier's Multi-Game Set (Dame - Mühle - Schach) - Compact wartime set with boards and pieces for chess (Schach), checkers (Dame), and nine men's morris (Mühle), circa 1938–1943.
- “Rabka 1940” Carved Trinket Box (Occupation-Era Folk Object) - Carved wooden keepsake box inscribed “Rabka 1940” with monogram “MK”.
- Italian Air Force (AMI / Regia Aeronautica Pattern) Spoon (INOXRIV, INOX 18/10) - Stainless institutional spoon with crowned winged insignia and maker stamp INOXRIV.
- U.S. Lensatic Wrist Compass – Model 1949 (June 1952) - Wrist-mounted lensatic compass made by Superior Magneto Corp., dated 6-52.