WW1 US Army Engineers Officers Uniform & Kit. From a First Lieutenant who served with the 37th Engineers in the Great War this unit were active in the Meuse -Argonne 1918. Trunk contains the following predominantly named items from 1st Lt Schnell..1.Mud covered US M17 helmet with red engineers insignia 2.Officer model Montana campaign hat with standard black & gold cords inc. spare cord 3.Garrison/Visor cap maker marked Lavenstein Bros Co ,Peterburg VA with minor moth around top comes with scarce rain cover dated 14 March 18 minor damage to leather.Two caps, Both piped with engineers scarlet & white . One cap is private purchase with rank bar & has some moth damage .Second cap is enlisted mans overseas cap 5.Sweater 6.Gas mask in excellent still supple undamaged condition with yellow filter , instruction card dated 6.8.18. 7.Ankle boots with toecaps. 8. Pair puttees. 9.Canteen M1910 with '18 drinking cup & cover marked US & 1917 dated. 10.Messtin set 11.Haversack M1910 with three labels of where posted one reads 'F.Co 37th Engrs 1st Lt CC Schnell Pack,Camp Sherman ,Ohio 12. Trousers & Tunic with original rank & engineers insig. & shoulder patch of Third Army . Right breast pocket contains telegram from 1st Lt Schnells wife arranging to meet him at the station with her train ticket dated 1919. Both jacket & trousers good match. 13  Trousers 14. Officers 'Sam Brown' Belt 15. Webbing belt with eagle buckle 16.Standard webbing pistol belt X 2 17.casual dress webbing belt 18.Compass in leather case 19.First Aid Pouch 1918 . 20.Condiments container 21.Engineers field manual 22.Book on military railways 23.Sleeping bag (Valise ).

WW1 German 'Sappenpanzer' Trench Armour. Scarce example of the second model trench armour this a slight improvement on the 1916 first model with widened armpits & medial ridge at chest centre to allow better range of movement when firing weapons etc. Armour still bears a good proportion of its chemically blackened finish with the lightly scaled finish of the metal showing only light surface age in places. The slotted strap brackets to the chest plate are intact with its original webbing straps being held in place to the lower plates by the use of heavy staple stitches. The felt pads , intended to reduce noise, are attached by the same webbing straps with double rows of stitching.

WW2 British 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Div Hampshire Regiment Battledress. Battledress of the '37 pattern with formation patches to each arm of the 43rd with two red brigade strips. Broad arrow marked clothing label intact to interior with date April 1940 . Printed 'Hampshire' shoulder titles . Brass buttons to front fly complete. Overall a worn BD with minor moth nips in places.

WW2 British flashed helmet to the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. MkII helmet issued in smooth khaki paint then overpainted with a rough finish for camouflage effect. Liner with date of 1939 , chinstrap intact. The DCLI fought in Normandy July 1944 at Hill 112 attached to the 43rd ( Wessex) Infantry Division.

Rare WW2 British Double Flashed Helmet KOYLI & RA ( Served N.W Europe June 1944 - May 1945 ) . This helmet has had a blue & red diamond flash of the Artillery placed over a three colour flash of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry . The 8th Battn KOYLI transferred to the Royal Artillery early in the war & fought in a Light Anti Aircraft role as the 94th Light AA regiment . Transferring to the Guards Armoured Division in 1942 & fought with them in North West Europe from June 1944 until May 1945. Marked 'RoCo1939' to underside of rim ( Rubery owen) & dated 1939 the liner is marked VERO & dated 1940.