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Issue 126 Contents

elcome to the November/

December issue of

the Armourer.

Our cover image, as I am sure a

lot of you will recognise, is of the memorial

to Bomber Command, London.

Inside we have the ﬁrst in a new series by

Peter Duckers; Medals of the Great War.

Part one features the 1914 Star.

Richard Hollingdale also begins a three

part series marking the 60th anniversary of

the Warsaw Pact next year. Ray Westlake

continues his series, an illustrated look

at the British Army of August 1914 with

some wonderful imagery.

May I take this opportunity to remind

you of our subscription offer on page

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I hope you enjoy your read.

Jayne Thorpe, Production Editor

Old adversaries will

stand side by side at

auction

The Small World of

Miniature Bayonets:

ROUGH BUT READY

Part of the World War II display in the warrant

and sergeants’ mess

By Bernard Pass

The tank’s survivors are taken

prisoner by German paratroopers

A Fair Day’s Work

The Armourer

takes a look at who is

selling what at arms and militaria fairs

around the country

An Illustrated Look at

the British Army of

August 1914

The Infantry Regiments

(Territorial Force Battalions) – Part 3

By Ray Westlake

THE VJ DAY WEEKEND

Medals of The Great War:

Part One: the 1914 Star

PAGE TURNER

An Austro-Hungarian (?) Letter-Opener

By R.D.C. Evans Hungarian

Boers, British Yeomanry

and badges

By Goff Lumley

Winchester 22 calibre

rim- re ri es: The self-

loaders

By Leslie F Thurston

By Peter Duckers

The Donegal Spit re

By Jonny McNee

In my collection

o pompous Latin mottoes for this

were adopted by the new entity. In

1894 the

regiment! The Natal Mounted Rifles

regiment was divided into two sections:

the Natal

(NMR) is South Africa’s oldest military

Mounted Rifles and the Border Mounted

unit, being able to trace its origins back

Rifles.

to 1854. The Governor of Natal Colony

gave the regiment

The motto – ‘Rough but Ready’ – came

much its current and distinctive motto

later, but its down-to-earth simplicity

during his visit to

neatly the officers’ mess of the Border

encapsulates the ethos of the regiment.

Mounted Rifles

Not in March 1899. He noted the

only is the unit fortunate in having

absence of silver

a long and plate and remarked to

the CO, ‘This is Spartan,

distinguished record, it also boasts a

fine

Rethman, and what I like to see – rough

and very extensive museum.

but ready.’ The Regimental Medical

In 1854 Natal was a British

Officer then placed one of his

colony, sparsely populated, on

boots, with spur attached on

the south-east coast of what

the mess table, saying, ‘This is

is now South Africa. Despite

all the plate we have.’ Thus

the small population, various

came about both a crest (the

volunteer militia units were

boot and spur) and a motto –

formed to protect the colony

Rough but Ready. When the

and especially its farming

NMR and the BMR joined in

colonists. The Royal D’Urban

1913 the resulting regiment,

Rangers came into being in 1854

3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal

The crest of the Natal

and it is this unit that evolved through

Mounted Rifles), adopted both

Mounted Rifles

a variety of names and amalgamations

crest and motto of the BMR. The

to become the Natal Mounted Rifles

in 1888. RMO’s boot and spur are

preserved in the NMR

Four mounted rifles units eventually

combined museum.

to make up the regiment and the crest

and motto

Eleven years later the regiment saw service

(‘Just and Frank’) of the Durban Mounted

Rifles the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902

), joining other

NMR headquarters, dwarfed by the Moses

Mabhida

M3A1 Honey/

Stadium, with an M4 Sherman tank in the

foreground

Stuart light tank

By Adrian Nisbett

Rough but Ready: The

Natal Mounted Rifles

and Their Museum

A German desk

ornament, a

souvenir from

Italy

German MG

34 and MG 42

machine guns

Web Pocket Belts and

Stable Belts

In this issue B.D. Barker shares

copies of photos and documents relating

to his father-in laws time in the Yorkshire

Dragoons during 1913.

Armourer Issue 125

Marmon-Herrington

Mk IV armoured car

By John Bodsworth

Soviet Graduation

Badges of the Warsaw

Pact Era

By Richard Hollingdale

The Anti-Partisan Badge

By Jamie Cross

Medal Collecting with

Peter Duckers

An Order of Merit for Afghanistan, 1879

co-dig

The Crossley Tender

1918

Fifteen Field graves – a

Legenda and Zvaigzne

By John Norris

‘Doing Police’

By Juliet Eden

The VJ Day Weekend at

Cobbaton

Special Constabulary medal with King

George V on the obverse was on sale at £45

Dodge WC57 was one of the more

common types on site

the Falklands War.

selection of items for sale, ranging

They had a Land

across the spectrum, but nothing too

Rover and trailer

large. In effect, they were aiming at

which they know was used in

the new collector to mid-price range.

the campaign due to vehicle

Books were still proving popular,

Other

documentation.

especially those published during

items they have collected

the war by the Government with

over 20 years include a

titles such as ‘Combined Forces’,

comprehensive range

‘Bomber Command’ and ‘Coastal

of legally deactivated

Command’. Wartime photographs

weapons which predate

and personal correspondence is

the 1995 change in laws

now proving collectable because

regarding deactivated

of the insight such documents gives

weapons. This means

into the social life at the time. Foreign

that their weapons can be

medals, such as the German Medal

stripped down and even cocked

of Honour, were attracting interest, but

for authenticity.

there is no doubting the preference some

In their arsenal they have a .50 inch calibre

collectors have for British war medals. Prices

Sterling SMGs, L1A1

being asked were reasonable; one trader was heavy machine gun,

and a Carl Gustav

asking £45 for a Special Constabulary medal (SLR) rifles, M16 rifles

rocket launcher of the type

with King George V on the obverse, which 84mm anti-tank

an Argentine corvette

compared favourably with prices being asked used to fire at and hit

during the Falklands War. In this incident it

on specialist online auction sites.

who fired

The range of vehicles on display was was a Royal Marine Commando

Guerrico forcing it to retire, no

varied and included a ‘Pink Panther’ version at the ARA

hits. For any veteran

of the Land Rover as used by the SAS in doubt fearing further

served in the British Army during the

desert operations. A Ford GTB or ‘Burma who

collection was a true

Jeep’ and a Leyland ‘Hippo’, one of only a 1970s and 1980s this

thousand built, were rarities and oddities at journey back in time.

The Home Front section is very interesting

one and the same time. The usual range of

with displays of Home Guard equipment and

‘Jimmys’, Jeeps and Dodge vehicles, such as

‘Molotov’ cocktails.

the WC57 Command Car, were some of the their weapons, including

the table-type used

more familiar types seen at such displays. A A Morris shelter, of

rarity and by contrast

couple of vehicles had been brought out from inside the house, is a

is open and visitors are

the collection, including the Sexton SPG with an Anderson shelter

allowed to enter and take a seat. The compact

a 25-Pounder field gun.

and sound effects

Some re-enactment groups turned out with scale becomes obvious

helplessness of being

a display of their collections, including two create something of the

who in such a shelter. Yet they were effective, and

brothers, Lee and Richard Marshall,

because of these flimsy-

showed weapons and equipment from the many lives were saved

were in people’s back

1982 Falklands War. The two are interested in looking structures which

other conflicts of the 20th century but their gardens by the thousands.

Along with other displays on show and

during

main interest lies in 40 RM Commando

Part of the eclectic

display which forms the

Cobbaton Collection

Rough but Ready: The

Natal Mounted Ri es and

Their Museum

By Adrian Nisbett

The Royal West Kent Living

History Group in the trench

By John Norris

The VJ Day

Weekend at

Cobbaton

By John Norris

THE VJ DAY WEEKEND

a visit around the Collection itself, we spent

most of the day looking around and talking

to exhibitors and traders alike. The Collection

requires time to look at because from behind

one item there appears another equally

interesting artefact. Tanks, artillery and

vehicles of all types are parked closely together

and all manner of infantry weapons line walls

and shelves, from mortars to machine guns.

For example, a German leFH18 10.5cm

howitzer dominates one end of the display

hall and invites examination. There is a very

fine collection of bayonets on display in a large

cabinet which collectors will appreciate.

The on-site shop sells a range of books and

other items, including collectables such as

bayonets, helmets and other paraphernalia

including webbing. If you have heard of the

Collection but never visited, then, make the

effort to see a fascinating display which is

the culmination of many years of collecting.

Even military modellers would enjoy a visit

to the Collection for research purposes. On

the Sunday staff and participants perform

a wreath-laying ceremony in memory of all

those who fought in the Far East Campaign

and to mark the end of the war proper.

Our visit came to an end all too quickly,

but we have been asked back again and this

is an invitation we will certainly accept. We

extend our sincere thanks to Preston and Tim

for their hospitality and for making our visit

most enjoyable. Full details of the Cobbaton

Collection and future events can be found on

the website at: www.cobbatoncombat.co.uk

Lee and Richard Marshall with their

Carl Gustav 84mm rocket launcher

The massive German leFH18

howitzer invites close scrutiny

Part of the Falklands collection amassed

by Lee and Richard Marshall

Machine guns from many countries form

a part of the Cobbaton Collection

WVS re-enactor explains the

Blitz to a young girl in the

Anderson shelter

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Another view of the Royal West

Kent Living History Group

1914 Royal Enfield motorcycle

stretcher carrier for the wounded,

owned by Stan and Moira Bartle

A modern tractor hauls Tom Brady’s

very rare Napier lorry to the WWI area

1st Wessex Scouts and Guides in

traditional WWI uniforms

only three of its type known to survive.

Elsewhere Nigel Spender transported

the Hampshire County Council Museum’s

fine Thornycroft J-type lorry, c.1917, a

conservation project he undertook in the

museum’s workshops while working to a very

Richard Skinner with two

Model T Fords in WWI livery

strict budget. The J-type was luckily under

canvas in the main marquee parked not far

away from a Sopwith Pup aircraft from the

Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire.

The aircraft was fitted with wingtip Le

Prieur rockets used by the Royal Flying

Corps to down observation balloons and

airships.

Simon Webb had brought his 1916

Locomobile, and Roly Moore’s mechanised

water or fuel bowser brought realism to the

scene. Trying to remain upright in the mire

I was obliged to stand in the pouring rain,

which certainly added a degree of realism through those dark

rain clouds over Dorset

to the scene and allowed me to cast my that day it would have

brought back very

imagination back 100 years to how it really vivid memories.

might have been at the time. Even the most

I was reminded of the role of Boy Scouts

imaginative of minds could never really during WWI when I

met up with 1st Wessex

understand the horrors before the soldiers Scouts and Guides,

now a combined

a century ago. To the actors in this modern organisation. Boy

Scouts during the war

scene it was realism at its best, but for them found themselves doing

essential war work

there was no death or injury nor the roar of such as being look-outs,

running important

heavy guns to fear, just the occasional hoot of messages and gathering

huge amounts of

a frustrated steam engine unable to move due conkers. For every 100cwt

of horse chestnuts

to the prevailing conditions. Even the heavy their scout group could

collect and donate to

horses, whose ears pricked up at the sirens’ the war effort, they would

receive the princely

wail, were prevented from hauling a water sum of 7/6d (37.5p).

At first no reason was

cart and General Service wagon about in the given to the scouting

movement about the

mud. They looked somewhat fed up and just chestnuts’ destined purpose,

but years later it

munched the fodder in their pens.

was revealed that they were used to produce

I think if any spirits of the old soldiers acetone in the production

of cordite for

from the Great War had been looking down ammunition.

A captured 1915 WWI Mobile German Field

Kitchen with John Bryden preparing a meal

County Council

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Museum’s

Hampshire

Service Thornycroft J-type lorry

By Yngve Sjodin

100th Anniversary of the

Great War in Belgium

London War Memorials

By Ken Rimel

Clowance Lawton and Keith Gray

By Ken Rimell

WWI Tribute at the

Great Dorset Steam Fair

The Leyland ‘Hippo’

was

unusual and rare vehicle an

t seems that Militaria Fairs are popping up

all over the place now, and they certainly

attract a good attendance wherever

they are held. One long-standing venue

where militaria traders can be found on site

is at the Cobbaton Combat Collection, at

Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, North Devon,

which is open to visit every day between July

and August and at other times by appointment.

The father and son team of Preston and Tim

Isaac, who operate the collection, also organise

two special weekends for militaria collectors

during the year. The first is the ‘Cobbaton

Clearout’ held in May, and the other is the VJ

Day remembrance weekend in August, which

combines a line-up of military vehicles and

traders’ stands.

Over the weekend of 16-17 August The

Armourer was very kindly invited along to see

first-hand how this year’s event progressed.

The Collection is located down narrow, high-

sided Devon country lanes, which to the

American forces based in the area during

the war must have been frustrating and led

to a number of accidents. It is worth the trip

alone to see the eclectic Collection, which was

opened to the public in 1981, containing, as it

does, some rarities which enthusiasts will find

fascinating.

The VJ Day event is an additional reason to

visit the site and an opportunity to rummage

through the various boxes of items and albums

containing letters and postcards. All manner

of items were on sale on the day of our visit

and prices were affordable; after all, this was

Devon and not London or the Home Counties

of Surrey and Berkshire. Traders had a good

was used in the Far East but

The Ford GTB ‘Burma Jeep’

This is a rather unusual

some were used in Europe.

at Cobbaton

vehicle to make an appearance

he Great Dorset Steam Fair, the through the mire and into position.

A little further on I found John Bryden

world’s largest annual gathering of

However, the special WWI Battle Zone cooking a meal on the

‘captured’ former

steam engines, this year paid a special had been previously dug out

using modern German Field Kitchen which he thinks is

tribute to the 100th anniversary of World diggers to create

the most realistic war dated 1915. The kitchen is owned by Kevin

War I at its home at Tarrant Hinton near scene I have ever

witnessed. There were Wright and the Shire horse that hauls

it t

Blandford, during its annual five-day event. I trenches created from

the chalk and mud, is owned by Jane Mantz. However, it didn’t

went along on the show’s first public day and all zigzagging typically

as they would have move much while I was there due to the

as if in silent tribute to ‘the war to end all done 100 years ago.

Each trench was decked weather.

wars’ the weather played its part. It poured with the proper supporting

woodwork with

The trench system display was supported by

with rain for most of the day providing a duckboards laid on

the floors. Six members some very rare WWI military vehicles. Stan

quagmire of glutinous mud, hampering of the Royal West

Kent Living History Bartle and his wife Moira brought along their

visitors and entrants alike. Such was the state Group were issuing

rum rations to its squad 1914 Royal Enfield motorcycle and sidecar,

of the ground that the only steam engines that when I arrived on the

scene as they prepared adapted to transport the war-wounded

moved were towed into position by modern- to chaperone members

of the public who hospitals at the Front. Richard Skinner of

day tractors, and although a number of WWI wanted to access the

trenches in groups of Tudor Wheels brought a brace of Model

military vehicles tried to make their own way ten to feel the experience.

The idea behind Fords from his New Forest home, one already

onto their special designated area I only saw this ploy was to prevent

any member of the featured in The Armourer recently; and all

one that did, a Model T Ford which managed public from injuring

themselves by slipping the way from Ireland Tom Brady brought

to find an area clear of mud and accelerate into the holes.

an extremely rare 1915 Napier lorry, one of

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A Sopwith Pup with Le Prieur wingtip rockets

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from the Shuttleworth Collection

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Evocative statue of WWI

soldiers after a gas attack

Cover photograph: Bomber Command Memorial, taken by

Keith Gray

A FAIR DAY’S WORK

Peter Duckers takes a look at who is selling what at arms and militaria fairs around the country

1. A very rare and attractive regimental medal

of the 12th Lancers, awarded in 1857 to

Sergt. Major Gaddings for 32 years gallant

and meritorious service. Available from

Louis Bannon Coins and Medals for £395.

Contact - 02920-221528.

2. A good selection of ofﬁcers' helmet plates

from 1870-1914 on sale by specialist badge

dealer Roy Flood. Contact him on 01489-

782896.

3. A rare 4-bar Egypt Medal, with Khedive's

Star, to the Gordon Highlanders. In very

good condition for this award. £375 from Jim

Law at Chester Militaria on 07713940430.

4. A rare Boer war period Imperial Yeomanry

slouch-hat ﬂash for the London Yeomanry

(Sharp Shooters); available at £420 from Roy

Flood. Contact him on 01489-782896.

5. A very rare gallantry medal in bronze of the

Royal Humane Society, with two additional

bars, representing three rescues and awards.

Available at £2500 from War and Son;

contact them on 07714-631313 or 02922-

217583

6. A very rare Elizabeth II cased Polar Medal,

awarded to R.J.F. Taylor for Antarctic

exploration and research, 1954-55. Available

at £4995 from War and Son; contact 07714-

631313 or 02922-217583

7. A ﬁne example of the SA (“Brownshirts”)

Holbein-style dagger, with scabbard.

Available at £638 from Roger R. Smith.

Contact him on 01905-617779.

8. A rare example of the KSKOV (German

Veterans' Society) dress dagger/side arm,

with scabbard and knot. £475 from Roger

R. Smith. Contact him on 01905-617779.

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