General Interest & Reference
G500
Excellent new reference - particularly on trench clubs, by our friend David Machnicki. 136 pages, hardbound, and
extensively illustrated with over 500 photos. Field improvised striking weapons and mass-manufactured trench clubs
are discussed. Includes some great period photos of clubs, and whenever a firm ID is possible, David has categorized
them - identifying several patterns that have always been 'mystery' pieces here at our office! Also includes a section
on trench knives, with special emphasis on Austrian pieces. Very limited publication: only 100 were printed, and by
the time I had my copy and realized that we needed to carry these for our customers, he had already sold more than
half of them! We simply purchased the rest. As with his previous book on Austrian bayonets, once they are sold out,
they are gone - no second edition is planned. Copies of 'To The Hilt' sell for over $250 when they surface. (By the
way, we waited too long and missed out on that one entirely, so if anyone is willing to sell their copy, I need one for
the AGM reference library.) The limited print run makes the book rather expensive, but well-worth it, as the first
time you correctly identify a special club or avoid questionable example at a show, the book has paid for itself.
Trench clubs are one of the iconic artifacts of the Great War, and the desire of collectors to have one for their display
far exceeds the available supply of original clubs.. so a bit of knowledge in this area is vitally important.
$145
At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs and Knives
G501
Long out of print, we have stumbled into a small stash of this essential wings volume. First published in 1977, this
1995
printing, softcover edition is 104 pages and fully illustrated in black and white. Some minor shelf wear, II
$20
Aviation Badges and Insignia of the U.S. Army 1913-1946 by J. Duncan Campbell
G502
Among collectors of American militaria, the Francis Bannerman firm is simply legendary. We are privileged to know
individuals who shopped there from the 1940's to the 1960's, and even as the business was in decline, it was nothing
less than a treasure trove. A friend in New Hampshire found a small lot of these original 1889 catalogs. When you
pick one up, even just to move it from one place to another, you cannot help sitting down to read - just a little. This
was a magical time and place where common citizens with a bit of coin in their pocket could order anything from a
brand-new, right out of the factory bundle Civil War artillery shell jacket, to the bronze 6-pounder with carriage,
limber, and implements to go with it. 27 pages, illustrated with Bannerman's iconic line art depictions of the treasures
that awaited, just one trip to the post office from wherever the reader might happen to be!
$20
Bannerman Catalog: Original Edition from April 1889
G503
Military Mode's largest work to date consisting of 260 pages of high resolution photography and detailed text. Often
highly rare items have been profusely photographed in the highest resolution bringing to life the rich and exciting
subject of the British Airborne soldiers head wear. Logically starting with the maroon beret but also covering steel
helmets and their modern day equivalents, training helmets, glider helmets, combat caps, slouch and boonie type hats,
arctic and tropical head wear. Many items that have previously been unpublished and many with provenance that
have been preserved in various museum inventories, as well as others from some of the most advanced collections.
$60
British Airborne Headdress
G504
This outstanding and long awaiting work is a the first in a 5 volume series of books, bringing to the public in depth
photographs and information of the British Soldier’s uniform and equipment of The Great War. Over 200 pages of hi
resolutions images in this first volume alone are supported by accurate data by the experienced collector and historian
Chris Pollendine. The author has used his own collection and gathered artefacts from other of the worlds leading
collectors to produce this mouth watering pictorial encyclopedia of headdress, tunics, webbing, footwear and ephemera.
The hardback presentation mirrors the Feldzug series and compliments it very well. The anniversary of the First
World War will no doubt fill our media spectrum with a fruitful array of books, films and television programs but this
valuable manuscript with enlighten the historian and collecting world to the finer details of garments and other now
collectible memorabilia that the men who fought wore and used during the tragic years of 1914-18.
$60
Campaign 1914
G505
The author Bruce Wilson has worked hand in hand with Military Mode and The Airborne Assault Museum to produce
this highly detailed and appealing work. Not simply a book dedicated to one iconic garment but covering the history
of all the British airborne smocks from the very earliest models right up until present day, lavishly illustrated with a
large amount of exceptional surviving artefacts as well as some wonderful period images, some being published for the
very first time. The British Airborne Forces has always held a deep fascination for collector and military historian
alike. Even someone with a passing interest will surely find elements of this work valuable. The book covers step in
smocks, Denison smocks the extremely rare Windak smock, experimental items, paratrooper trousers and post war
developments. The works is 204 pages, large format and hard back.
$60
Denison: British Airborne Specialist Clothing from WWII to the present day
G506
First in a five-volume series highlighting the author's exceptional 40-year collection of First World War German
uniforms, headgear, and equipment. By Michael Baldwin. Hardbound, 167 pages, extensively illustrated. From the
publisher's description: "The publication focuses on pickelhaubes and their covers, tunics, the feldmutze, belts, and
other accoutrements. The artifacts presented in the book are brought to life through ultra close up detailed imagery
and are accompanied by highly informative text and helpful tips to guide the reader in purchasing authentic WW1
German militaria. Volume 1 covers the early part of The Great War featuring items manufactured or worn during
1914.
$60
Feldzug 1914
G507
Volume 2 in the five volume series ‘Feldzug’. This edition captures the uniforms, headdress and equipment of the
German Soldier on the front line in 1915. Rare and elusive garments, pickelhaubes as well as weapons have been
photographed in high resolution and display in close up, large format to aid the collector in increasing their knowledge
and authenticating these historic artefacts. This work is over 200 pages, hard back and includes informative text and
wonderful period images to compliment the many previously unseen items. The highlight of the book may well be the
detailed look at the experimental armoured face masks of the Gaede Helmet and the Shutzshild (Elephant Face), it
leaves the reader looking forward to the next publication Feldzug 1916 when Steel Helmets are introduced and thus
open up a whole new field of history to explore.
$60
Feldzug 1915
