Various Rations and Equipment from 1980’s
Apple Slices, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Hershey Chocolate Bar, Tube of Cheese Spread and Chiclets. Dinner items were in sealed pouches. The items were carried by the soldiers to be used in combat and other periods when feeding in the rear areas was not possible.
Various Rations and Equipment from 1990’s
Breakfast / Lunch package, Water Bottles, Tube of peanut butter, cookies, chiclets, lifesavers. These individual packs were carried by the soldiers for use during combat or periods in which feeding in rear areas was not possible. Many of the dinner/lunch items were in pouches with separate compartments that, when squeezed, would heat the food in […]
Various Rations and Equipment from 1960’s
Canned food kits, Tin of Peanut butter, Fig pastry, tube of butter, Can opener, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Coffee Mate. Items would be carried by individual soldiers for use in combat periods when feeding in rear areas was not possible.
Various Rations and Equipment from 1950’s
Cereal Bar, Chocolate Bar, Canadian Army emergency Ration, Emergency Food Packet RP-2. Emergency rations were carried by each soldier to be used while in combat when feeding from rear locations was not possible.
Various Rations and Equipment from 1940’s
Original Thermos made of iron and glass. Hard biscuit signed at Camp Borden in 1940. Solidified Methylated Spirit (fire starter fluid), Tin of Emergency Rations The biscuit was found in stores at Camp Borden and is WWI issue.
Mess Kit Standard Issue 1891 – 1939 and 1939- 1982
A mess kit, is designed to be used over portable cooking apparatus. A mess tin can be thought of as a portable version of a saucepan, intended primarily for boiling but also useful for frying. Mess tins were originally a military design, but are also popular among civilian campers. Bottom left – 1891 – 1939. Bottom […]
WW2 48th Highlanders Document Stamps
Various stamps with an image of the 48th Highlanders seal in the centre, in the diamond badge design, likely from WW2 period. Three of the stamps are in the form of grey-colour metal plates of different sizes and one stamp is a small brown wood square. The three plates have text in reverse under the […]
Brig. W.C. Macdonald’s Binoculars
Brigadier William Campbell Macdonald’s binoculars, from the Carl Zeiss company, purchased through the J. H. Steward company. The binoculars are black with a brown leather strap. Painted on the back side prism lids are text reading: “CARL ZEISS JENA” on the left side and “SILVAREM 356302 6X” on the right side. Painted on the front […]
Set of WW2 Bayonets and Scabbards
Set of three silver bayonets all with stamped in model name of “No.4 Mk II” on socket. Additional stampings on each bayonet of possible makers’ information, one has stamped in “L. ENG” and below it a rectangle box with “S376” inside (L. ENG stands for Lewisham Engineering located outside London, UK), one has initials “P.S.K” […]
LCol A.A. Miller – Metal Bore Cleaning Brush
Small metal cleaning brush with black bristles for a rifle or pistol with an eyelet at end for pull-through when inserting and cleaning the bore. Brush held in a bronze cylindrical cover case and bottom of brush has small bronze tube attached and is threaded on the inside. Likely belonging to LCol Armour A. Miller […]