RAF officer's service dress shirt, super high quality, 1943 dated, in excellent condition.

 

The best heavy quality RAF shirt I have ever come across. This shirt is a superior quality cotton, large size and in excellent condition. Well marked and dated  April 1943 with broad arrow. Half-button front  it has one cuff button missing and one of the front buttons is non-matching (probably from the owner's "housewife" sewing kit).  These are getting so hard to find nowadays and this is a beauty.

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RAF Air Vice Marshal service dress tunic.

 

Excellent RAF Air Vice Marshal service dress tunic from the immediate post war period. Jacket is the post war style of 3 buttons with a concealed 4th button, but has pre-1952 Kings crown buttons and WWII issue pattern pilot wings. Sadly not named - the label has been removed, possibly by the family prior to disposing of it. The medal ribbons might provide a clue to the ID. Additionally there is a small black button inside the tunic for attaching an award. Excellent condition. Air Rank uniforms rarely come available. 

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$385 / £295 / €325   

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WWII RCAF issue raincoat dated 1942.

 

Scarce uniform item accessory, because these were so useful most were kept and worn after the war, or sold as surplus and purchased by the public. Lovely oilskin raincoat in blue grey, dated 1942 and marked with the broad arrow "C". Appears to be unissued condition, totally pliable and clean. First I have ever come across.

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$185 / £140 / €155

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WWII RAF officer's privately purchased top coat/raincoat.

 

Officers always supplemented their uniforms with privately purchased accessories and additional clothing items supplied by their tailor or department store of choice. Provided these items complied with dress regulations and uniform standards, they were afforded a fair amount of leeway. This is a raincoat, or topcoat, of excellent quality, in RAF blue bearing the trade name "Croydon" with a logo of an aircraft. Croydon being synonymous with aviation and especially the RAF in the 1930s was a great brand. This coat is in very good condition, with plenty of wear evident, mainly to the inside, but no damage or holes that I can find. Lined with satin it includes the all-too-often-missing original belt. Lining has wear and some separated seams, and slits have been cut to allow access to the trouser pockets through the outside pockets of the coat. A scarce item.

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$150 / £115 / €128

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British Army officer's sidecap with Royal West Kent Regt. badge.

 

Excellent officer's sidecap with a beautiful slider-back cap badge of the Royal West Kent Regiment. No wear or damage but some staining to the interior. Badge and GS buttons appear to be WWI era and this may have belonged to someone serving in the Home Guard 1940-43. 

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$85 / £65 / €73   

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Cold War era RNZAF battledress blouse dated 1964.

 

Royal New Zealand Air Force battledress blouse of the postwar (1947 pattern) dated 1964. Made from the same blue serge wool as WWII examples but with the different flap pockets, streamlined collar and lapels and QC "sta-brite" buttons. Embroidered eagles to upper arms and nice sergeant's stripes to both sleeves. Made in New Zealand. New Zealand uniforms are quite scarce, and this example, though not wartime, is in very good condition.

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RAF 1972 pattern other ranks short jacket.

 

A very shortlived design for uniform jacket for Other ranks in the 1970s. Made from barathea wool of officer grade, the jacket had a zip front and 2 diagonal zip pockets to the chest. It proved to be unpopular and was quickly withdrawn. This example is in good condition, with no damage or mothing, though the main zip puller is missing and rank stripes (looks like corporal) have been removed leaving threads behind. If nothing else, the material could be used for repairs and patching an older uniform.

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RAF 1950s full dress uniform trousers, made in USA.

 

Lovely pair of RAF full dress uniform trousers, tailored (unusually) in the USA and dated 1954. Leather stirrups, gold braid and zip fly front. Excellent condition and perfect to cpmplete a full dress display.

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$80 / £62 / €70

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WWI Royal Navy / RNAS officer's cap with reproduction badge

 

Genuine WWI Royal Navy officer's peaked cap which has been completed by adding a good quality reproduction RNAS officer's cap badge. Cap is overall in very good condition, small size, with wool top, leather sweatband, quilted lining, leather peak and original chin strap secured with RNAS buttons (buttons are original but not correct). Badge could be replaced with genuine RN or RNAS badge if desired. I have left it as I received it.

Priced as genuine cap with reproduction badge.

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$250 / £195 / €215  

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AAF enlisted and named 20th AF OD wool 4-pocket tunic.

 

Unusual to find enlisted men's uniforms with names inside, which at least gives an opportunity for research. Overall good except for some moth damage near the waist (see photos).

 

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AAF officer's green 4-pocket tunic 13th AF.

 

2nd Lt. green 4-pocket dress tunic with collar devices, 2nd Lt. "butter" bars and 13th AF patch. Great to fill a hole or for re-enacting. Tailored by Frank Bros. of San Antonio with a name label inside the pocket but no name written in. No wear or damage, excellent condition.

 

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AAF ATC Flight Officer's summer 4-pocket tunic.

 

Khaki summer weight 4-pocket AAF uniform tunic with "blue pickle" rank bars of a flight officer and pin back Air Transport Command DI's on both shoulders made by LeVelle & Co. and marked sterling. Pin back winged props and clutch back US collar dogs,  felt AAF patch to left upper arm. Evidence that a wing was attached to the breast. A very nice tunic with a couple of small moth nips to the right cuff area and 2 pin-head size holes to the back shoulder area. 

 

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RAF/RAAF bush shirt with Squadron Leader rank slip ons.

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Very clean, lightly worn RAF bush shirt/jacket with RAAF rank slip ons for a Squadron Leader plus very nice embroidered "Australia" slip ons. Black plastic RAF buttons and complete with belt. Being a bush shirt it would have most likely had a pilot or aircrew brevet of the pin back type (removable for washing). There is a tag inside the neck but any print is long faded away. Good example in excellent condition.

 

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2 x US Army / AAF officer's visor caps.

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2 slightly war weary US Army / AAF officer's visor caps. One is a Knox brand with doeskin felt, one very small moth nip to front, just above the badge, good leather and good badge, front and rear chin strap. The second is gaberdine/elastique with a few small moth holes to top, large cap badge, good leather and lining. Both are missing leather sweatband. Could be worn or displayed as is or restored fairly easily. Price for both.

 

$150 / £115 / €130  

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RAAF other ranks service dress tunic dated 1942.

 

RAAF other ranks service dress tunic in the distinctive dark blue wool, with all buttons and belt but having been stripped of insignia. It is evident that the 2 bladed prop badge of a LAC (Leading Aircaftsman) and the sleeve eagles were once present and could be replaced. Tunic is named to LAC White with a post war service number, although the jacket is clearly and extensively labeled and dated 1942 - so perhaps it was reissued or perhaps White stayed in after the war. Overall great condition with no damage.

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USA made RCAF officer's service dress tunic with WAG wing.

 

Excellent privately tailored officer's service dress jacket with pilot officer's rank lace to sleeves, superb, heavily padded swept RCAF WAG wing and medal ribbon to left breast. The WAG wing is one of the more scarce aircrew brevets, never being terribly popular with crews - it stands for Wireless Operator Air Gunner and while many crew members were qualified as both radio men and gunners, they generally preferred one of the other of the more established badges. The tunic is labeled to a Canadian tailor but also bears the American Authority label suggesting it was made in the USA. Excellent condition with no damage or wear evident.

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AAF 5th AF enlisted man's uniform Ike jacket, trousers, overseas cap and tie.

 

A lovely piece of history to a man who served with the 5th Air Force - and with a name and good selection of medal ribbons, worthy of researching. The uniform has been stored since the end of the war, but sadly, moths or similar insects fond their way to it. It has some damage, though in fairness it could be a lot worse. See photos for details and please ask questions. jacket has 5th AF patch, collar devices, engineer's sleeve badge, "ruptured duck"  and chevrons for private 1st class. Cap has early heavy style blue/yellow piping and fabulous red satin lining - named to Stimson with service number. Trousers are high quality doeskin felt and have the least amount of mothing - a couple of holes at the top near the fly but otherwise very good. Tie has some stains. Overall the uniform displays OK and could no doubt be improved, but sold as is.

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RCAF sergeant's tunic with bombaimer brevet.

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Excellent RCAF other ranks' tunic, with detached belt (but no buckle) and sergeant's stripes to both sleeves, lovely swept wing Canadian made bombaimer's brevet and medals ribbons. Labeld inside on both sides and dated 1943. No name that I can find, but there is a service number: 13084. Other ranks rarely named their uniforms because they were often handed in for re-issue. Overall very good condition with very light wear.

 

$240 / £185 / €200 

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RAF  bush shirt with corporal's stripes rank slides, dated 1945.

 

Excellent example of the classic bush shirt, made from cotton airtex ​fabric with rank slides for a corporal on the epaulettes. Well marked "Made in England" and date stamped 7/45 inside. Includes matching detached belt (lacking buckle). No wear or damage. Typical RAF ground crew - they men who kept the aircraft flying in appalling jungle/tropical conditions.

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USAF 1950s ike jacket and trousers to Senior Pilot.

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While many WWII AAF veterans who stayed in the service were literally dragged, kicking and screaming, into the new "US Air Force" and its blue uniforms, others accepted it but retained their insignia, rightfully, as badges of honor. This is such a uniform. A superb USAF blue ike jacket and trousers, c.1950, complete with senior pilot wings, a splendid and impressive rack of medal ribbons, and both 9th AF and CBI patches to proudly display his WWII service. Captain's bars and silver US collar devices.  Wing is not sterling marked and star has been added separately (and does appear to have tarnished as silver would). Super large size. Represents the early jet age era well. The wing alone is worth the lion's share of the asking price.

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WWII AAF WAC Medic tunic, named and ID'd to Selman Field, training field for WASPs.

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Far less common than men's uniforms, women's uniforms are identical except for the cut and the fact that they button left-over-right. This is a lovely example of a WAC medic tunic, with medical collar devices, major's rank insignia and felt AAF patch with Training Command shoulder flash. Named inside to E.B. McBee with her service number and Selman Field Exchange. Also has a fabulous personal monogram with the initials E.M. Selman Field was a training field for navigators and also for WASP pilots so it would make perfect sense for a female medic to be posted there. This is well worth further research. Excellent condition and quite scarce.

 

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AAF "Flight Ace" tan crusher, officer's service dress cap.

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Very nice summer weight, tan wool crusher cap, made in San Antonio, Texas by Ace Manufacturing Co. and branded "Flight Ace". High quality cap with front and rear chin strap, good gilt badge and soft leather sweatband. Sponge rubber padding had dried and is crumbling. There are a few very small pinhead sized moth holes, mainly out of sight. Overall a very nice cap. Service number C6799 written inside. Size 7.

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WWII era French Air Force Flight Medic/Nurse/Rescue Pilot uniform jacket.

 

Tunic from a Nurse/Medic Rescue Pilot (IPSA:  Infirmière Pilote Secours de l'Air). The IPSA were created in 1934, trained as both medics and pilots in order to treat, evacuate and transport wounded soldiers (as pilots and nurses). After WWII they were flew only as nurses and took part in both the Indochina and the Algerian War. Though identical to early examples, this tunic was most likely made between 1945 and 1950. Nonetheless a rare and interesting uniform jacket.

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WWII US Army dress uniform jacket and trousers for a graduate of West Point.

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Superb, high quality US Army dress uniform jacket and trousers for a graduating West Point cadet, purchased from the Cadet Store and named to R. J. Rogers. Dated 5.22.1939 that means he completed 

officer training before the war. The trousers have no markings that I can find. It would be very interesting to research his career and see where he finished up. Uniform is in excellent condition, and displays very well.

 

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WWII US Army dress uniform trousers.

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Superb, high quality US Army dress uniform  trousers named to Gibson USP 250. Trousers are seemingly always much more difficult to find than jackets, so for the collector who needs a pair to display with a dress tunic, this is as good a pair as you will find. All wool and correct for the WWII period.

 

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WWII RAF / RAAF  bush shirt short-sleeved, with partial button front.

 

Yet another variation of the popular Airtex bush shirt, worn in tropical regions by all branches of Commonwealth military. This shirt has a partial button front and short sleeves, with a long "tail" for tucking into shorts or trousers. Very good used condition, with some light wear but no damage, though missing the two pocket buttons (easily replaced). Has a service number inked in the neck which could be a RAAF post war number - which is not unusual since these remained as standard issue for many years.

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RCAF Khaki Dress  other ranks jacket for a flight sergeant.

 

RCAF Khaki Dress jacket, dated 1943 with faint but legible maker markings printed inside, with correct red/green tropical shoulder eagles and sergeant's stripes with large embroidered crowns as used uniquely by the RCAF. A good displayable example of the tropical issue uniform.

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AAF Glider Pilot / Troop Carrier 4-pocket tunic, named with fantastic bullion Glider Pilot wing.

 

USAAF officer's style 4-pocket tunic, made in San Antonio and named to James B. Reed who must have bought the uniform while training at Hondo, Texas, Class 44-8. Lovely bullion glider pilot wing and felt AAF shoulder patch, plus 1st Troop Carrier DIs on both epaulettes together with enamel Flight Officer "blue pickle" insignia. Once he completed his training and graduated as a Glider pilot he will have received a commission so to find a tunic still with the "blue pickles" and the wing attached is quite unusual.  Some moth damage to left lower sleeve and skirt of tunic which does not detract too much. Definitely worth researching.

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AAF enlisted tunic to sergeant with theatre made CBI patch and Army Airways Communication System DIs.

 

USAAF enlisted man's 4-pocket tunic with beautiful theatre made CBI patch to left sleeve and Army Airways Communication System DIs worn on the lapels. Also retains his medal ribbons and "Ruptured Duck" badge. No trace of a name or label or any other identifying information inside the tunic, which has a few small moth holes here and there, but nothing too serious. A nice, untouched jacket.

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RAF sergeant Air Gunner War Service Dress blouse, large size 1945 date.

 

Lovely RAF War Service Dress blouse (battledress) in large size and great condition, dated 1945, with good wartime Air Gunner brevet and postwar sergeant stripes (blue backing instead of black used in wartime). This would be quite correct for anyone who joined and served in wartime but received promotion later - or possibly even upgraded their insignia. Blouse is in great condition with almost no wear.

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Pre-WWII French Air Force officer's cap with detachable white cover.

 

Pre-war, 1929 pattern officer's cap for a junior officer in L'Armee de L'Air for a pilot or flight crew member. Hat is in very good condition overall. Good composite peak/visor, black silk lining with cellophane sweat diamond and leatherette sweatband, both of which have some slight damage from drying out but this does not detract. No damage or wear to wool cap, which is covered with a white cotton top for summer wear to which the winged cap badge is attached by small snaps/poppers. 

Some staining to the white cotton at the edges. A lovely example of an early French Air Force officer's cap of the type worn during the fall of France and the Battle of Britain.

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Scarce RCAF named and 1938 dated 1924 pattern Full Dress (ceremonial) tunic.

 

Absolutely superb 1924 pattern RAF full dress tunic, made in Canada with RCAF uniform buttons and named to Flt. Lieutenant  J. Boyd with a date of July 6, 1938. Highest quality wool with gold bullion lace decorations, including fixed epaulettes, quilted lining and tailor's label (W.R. Johnston & Co of Toronto). Superb example of service regalia. RCAF tunics are considerably more scarce than RAF. 

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$650 / £500 / €550  

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Scarce Pre WWII French Air Force tunic, named to a 1st Lieutenant (sous-lieutenant) of the 52nd reconnaissance group, L'Armée de L'Air.

 

1935-1940 period tunic with the rank of 1st Lieutenant (sous-lieutenant ) and badge indicating 52nd reconnaissance group. jacket is in excellent condition, with good tailor's label with name of owner hand written in ink.  This is the typical uniform of French pilots who escaped before the fall of France to England and flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain. A great find.

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$415 / £315 / €350

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WWI US Army Air Service issue tunic for an enlisted man.

 

Wool tunic for an enlisted private. 105th Aero Squadron patch on right sleeve and 1st Aero Squadron patch on left sleeve with overseas chevron. Enlisted bronze collar devices in place. Issue type tunic in very good condition. One button missing from top pocket - main button detached but inside pocket.

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$400 / £315 / €345  

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Lovely example of a transitional AAF to USAF green uniform for an officer who flew in WWII with the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron.

 

OD gabardine wool 4 pocket tunic, tailored in 1949 (2 years after the AAF became the USAF and were supposed to change to wearing blue!). Has a superb WWII bullion embroidered bombardier wing, 20th AF shoulder patch and matched pair of 12 Recon. Sqdn. DIs (pinback, by Dondero of Washington DC). Has USAF buttons but in gold instead of silver. Very large size, named inside to Lt. Applebaum. All WWII insignia (except the buttons). Rare to find examples of good uniforms from this period of transition. 

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$185 / £145 / €160

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Pre-WWII RAF officer's full dress belt with sword hanger.

 

Excellent example of the pre-WWII full dress belt and sword hanger, worn with the full dress uniform for ceremonial occasions - a practice which stopped immediately prior to war breaking out. Black patent leather with gold bullion and brocade with all hangers, straps and clips present. Gilded belt buckle featuring the eagle and King's crown. Maker marked to Hobson and Sons of London.

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Pre-WWII RAF George VI full dress ceremonial sword with scabbard.

 

Pre-WWII RAF ceremonial sword - the perfect display accompaniment for the full dress belt and hanger (both on consignment the same week from different sources!). Note: this is a later production sword with the grip made from celluloid rather than covered with fish-skin. Blade is marked "London made" on the edge, near the hilt. Sword is clean and in very good condition, with perhaps 1-2mm of the tip broken off, which is barely noticeable. Leather scabbard also in great condition with one small ding to the brass tip. Please ask questions and feel free to request specific additional photographs if required.

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RAAF Battledress blouse, ID'd to WWII pilot with a long and successful RAAF career.

 

RAAF officer’s battledress,  probably just postwar, with wing commander rank, superb WW2 RAAF wing, AFC and other ribbons. Named simply to Ingate. Wing Commander (later AV Marshal) J.L. “Jack” Ingate, DFC, AFC, flew with 600 Sqdn RAF, (Beaufighters and Mosquitoes) early in WWII. After the war, he stayed in RAAF and rose to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. BD jacket is in great condition and was evidently obtained prior to his award of the DFC. A nice named/attributed uniform item.

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$250 / £190 / €212  

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RAAF Tropical Issue Khaki Drill shorts.

 

Superb, unissued pair of RAAF Tropical Issue Khaki Drill shorts. Rich colour, never issued or worn and still retain their original paper tag, as well as their V324 maker's label dated 1943. Large size with all buttons and buckles in place. A great find, impossible to upgrade.

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US Army Air Force officer’s custom tailored “Ike” jacket by a private English tailor.

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US Army Air Force officer’s “Ike” jacket, custom tailored by Chester Barrie in England. A lovely custom tailored jacket with no less than three separate labels inside: The standard tailor's label, plus the tailor's customer label (stamped but not filled out) plus  the addition of an “official” approved UK government label, complete with broad arrow mark, making it somewhat unusual. Excellent condition. No insignia and a slightly unusual pattern.

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1945 dated RAF War Service Dress blouse (battledress) in huge size 16. 

 

Perfect example of the post 1943 War Service Dress blouse, unissued, unworn and no insignia ever fitted, in a size 16 (6'2" / 38" chest / 34" waist). Manufactured 1945 and evidently checked again on October 27, 1953 when it was probably surplussed out being no longer the issue pattern. Outstanding condition.

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$275 / £225 / €245  

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Scarce inter-War Air Corps Cadet Service Dress uniform and cap - possibly one of the first issued. 

 

Scarce Inter-War cadet blues uniform and cap in extremely good condition. Very similar wool barathea to the RAF uniform, but with gilt US Army buttons, shoulder straps, no lower pockets and without a belt. Beautiful silver and gold bullion embroidered winged prop and US insignia to lapels show tarnishing and a couple of small but not too significant moth nips below left hand insignia. QM Depot label inside pocket with date stamp that is slightly smeared but appears to be October 25, 1928, making it one of the first issued (the uniform was in use from 1924-1940). Cap is in similar excellent condition with gilt metal winged prop device, patent leather peak and chin strap. A lovely uniform.

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$550 / £435 / €490  

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AAF mess dress dated 1941 named to a captain airship pilot. 

 

Unusual AAF mess dress uniform comprising a white linen mess jacket with built-in cummerbund, gold braid epaulettes, deliberately mismatched winged prop devices on cuffs and superb miniature airship pilot wing, together with black trousers having satin side stripe. Both jacket and trousers are named to Captain G. S. Metcalf and dated 3-10-41. All in very good condition. 

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$200 / £165 / €180  

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RAF/RCAF Other Ranks' Field Service Cap (sidecap) dated 1940.

 

Great Battle of Britain item. This Canadian made Field Service Cap (sidecap) was never even completed by having either buttons or a badge attached. Perhaps it was destined for England and RAF issue - it is dated 1940 and is in unworn, unissued perfect condition. 

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$75 / £60 / €67  

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WWII US Navy officer's cap with superb multi-piece badge.

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Lovely example of a lightweight US Navy officer's white top cap, in excellent condition, though lacking the leather sweatband (easily replaced but not necessary for display). White cotton top, patent leather leather peak with green checkerboard backing and light basketwork frame. Its best feature however, is the stunning, heavy multi-piece badge with embroidered label to back indicating Hillborn & Hamburger, Inc. of New York. A lovely cap marked size 7-1/4.

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1941 dated RNZAF officer's Khaki Dress jacket.

 

Excellent example of a British made, Air Ministry marked KD jacket with a full set of Royal New Zealand Air Force brass buttons and detachable epaulettes for an officer. Though the label is washed out somewhat, it is clearly marked a size 10, with a nice A-crown-M stamp, maker John Gordon & Co. and clear date of 1941. Overall very good condition, with light wear but no damage, there is also evidence of a pilot wing having been sewn on at some time. Includes the belt and buckle.

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US Army officer's  OD "crusher" service dress cap.

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Extremely popular with Army Air Force pilots and crews, the crusher version of the officer's cap featured a soft, bendable visor and no stiffening in the crown (to enable it to be worn with headphones - hence the "crushed" look). While many well known brands were available commercially, this is an unlabeled example, presumably obtained from a PX or QM. The visor is very soft and pliable. Olive drab gabardine wool top with one small hole, the size of a pinhead, otherwise no sign of damage. Some stitching to the leather sweatband and edge of visor has come undone, but that could easily be repaired with care. Nice gilt badge and buttons. A very nice example.

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WWII US Army enlisted man's sidecap large size 7-5/8 dated 1940.

 

Excellent and unissued example of a US Army enlisted man's sidecap, summer version in unlined tan cotton, with a superb QM label dated March 14, 1940 and in a huge size 7-5/8.  This is the exact type worn by all Army Air Corps enlisted personnel. Hard to find in this size and condition.

 

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Absolutely mint condition, unissued RCAF Other Ranks service dress tunic dated 1942.

 

Quite literally the most perfect, unissued and unworn example of a WWII Other Ranks service dress tunic I have ever seen. The small white tacking stitches used by the tailor are still in place, as is the small white tacking cross-stitch on the rear vent. It has never had any insignia attached, except for the shoulder flashes/eagles which curiously enough have been applied the wrong way around (eagles facing front instead of rear) which may explain why this tunic was never issued! Includes correct RCAF buttons and matching detachable belt, and it has a crisp and clear stamp inside denoting manufacture and date of 1942. A fantastic find! Impossible to upgrade.

 

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Royal Navy VR (Aviation) uniform jacket and Warm named to a DSC winner with some historical significance.

 

Fleet Air Arm Uniform jacket and overcoat (Warm) both named to Peter Ernest Cumberland, a pilot with 825 squadron flying from HMS Vindex who received Mention in Despatches for 2 attacks on U-Boats in April 1944 and the DSC in December 1944. Jacket has Lieutenant rank lace with the "A" in the curl, pilot wing and medal ribbons for DSC , 39-45 Star and oak leaf for the MID. Sadly the jacket has some moth damage to the front (which shows up far worse in the pictures than in person). This jacket was worn on operations and being of historic significance it is well worth preserving; and with professional care, it could be restored. Gieves label inside pocket has Cumberland's information and date of July 1943. The overcoat (Warm) is in very good condition, with a couple of minor moth tracks but nothing serious. A beautiful and quite heavy wool coat with an embroidered name tag sewn inside. 

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Complete WWII US Navy Air Gunner's uniform: cap, jumper and trousers with all insignia. 

 

A superb example of a complete US Navy aircrew / air gunner's uniform, ready to display. Comprises blue "donald duck" style cap with US Navy ribbon. bell-bottom trousers with all buttons and ties, plus navy blue "jumper" with built in collar and all correct, wartime insignia. Includes Air Gunner's First Class badge to right sleeve, ratings badge to the rank of Petty Officer, Second Class indicating air branch to left sleeve, pinback sterling Meyer hallmarked combat aircrew wing with 2 "stars" and medal ribbon bar. The ruptured duck is also sewn to the jumper. All in excellent, used but not abused or damaged condition. No labels or ID that I can find, but 100% original.

 

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WWII US Navy aircrew midshipman's visor cap plus a wonderful and extensive grouping of accessories all named with photos etc. 

 

Hard-to-find accessories for completing a uniform display. Comprises white cotton kit bag which contains the following: Nice midshipman's visor cap fitted with khaki cover plus a complete set of cap covers: 3 white, one blue, one green (aviation) plus the waterproof cover. Green cover has some nothing but not too bad. Also includes several pairs of socks, 2 ties, 2 belts, set of unused USN buttons still in the box, superb hand-tinted photo of him wearing the cap, ID bracelet, fabulous Art Deco style leather wallet, medal ribbons, several old badges. Also includes a beautiful sterling set of boxed aircrew wings which came with this set and were originally listed separately. All items are named to F.G. Buehler (or FGB), except kit bag which is named to Robert Buehler - perhaps a relative? This is how it arrived so I don;t want to break it up.

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RAF Kings Crown WWII uniform full-size brass buttons.

 

A quantity of WWII period RAF uniform buttons (all full-size for tunic or greatcoat). Various different makers, including Gaunt, Firmin, etc. and styles - all with King's Crown. Let me know your needs and I will try to find matching styles while stocks last.

Price each.

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$2 / £1.50 / €1.75

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RAF Queen's Crown (postwar) uniform full-size brass buttons.

 

A quantity of postwar RAF uniform buttons (all full-size for tunic or greatcoat). Various different makers, and styles - including a few  "Sta-brite" - all with Queen's Crown. Let me know your needs and I will try to find matching styles while stocks last.

Price each.

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$1.30 / £1 / €1.15

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WWII US Army (AAF) uniform buttons.

 

A small quantity of US Army uniform buttons, various sizes and styles. One full set for a uniform (4 large / 4 mall) plus a few odds including hat buttons)

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Price for set of 8  $13 / £10 / €12

Price (each) loose  $1.30 / £1 / €1.15

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