Hales Rifle 303 Grenade
A cast brass 3 inch by 5.5 inch long grenade meant to be launched by a British SMLE No. 1 MK III .303 Enfield Rifle. The scored bulb near top of grenade was to increase explosive radius. Grenade launchers were put on lesser condition rifles that may have been taken out of service otherwise extending […]
German WWI Model 1917 Na Egg grenade
A 2.75 diameter cast iron grenade scored in the middle to improve explosive radius. Imperial German WWI Egg grenade known as the 1917 Eierhandgranate, a very popular and effective design that led the British to copy it with the egg shaped No. 34 grenade. Original and complete with uncommon complete fuze. Original black paint is […]
Mills Pattern Grenade No. 23
A 4 inch by 2.75 inch diameter metal grenade. The Mills was a classic design; a grooved cast iron “pineapple” with a central striker held by a close hand lever and secured with a pin. According to Mills’s notes, the casing was grooved to make it easier to grip, not as an aid to fragmentation; […]
Mills Pattern Grenade No. 36 Mk1
A 4 inch by 2.75 inch diameter metal grenade. The Mills was a classic design; a grooved cast iron “pineapple” with a central striker held by a close hand lever and secured with a pin. According to Mills’s notes, the casing was grooved to make it easier to grip, not as an aid to fragmentation; […]
Olive C4 Gas Mask
A 7 inch by 9 inch olive rubber gas mask. The C4 gas mask was entirely designed in Canada. The C4 offers excellent chemical and biological protection. As an addition it is shatter proof, light weight and very durable. This mask also comes with an olive canvas carrying case. The Canadian C4 gas mask is […]
Gas Mask Mark IV – WWII
A 7 inch by 9 inch black rubber gas mask. The mark IV was the first mask made entirely in Canada with rubber from Goodrich Rubber. On the Eve of the Second World War Canada produced enough masks to supply other Allied nations with anti gas components. The production of the masks was a boost […]
Roll Call after the 2nd Battle of Ypres
An 8.5 inch by 14 inch black and white photograph framed in black wood of the roll call of the 15th Battalion on April 24th 1915 after the battle of Second Ypres. This was the first use Chlorine gas against Allied troops, first against the Algerians on 22 April and then the Canadians – 15th […]
The Roll Call after 2nd Ypres Gas Attack – Drawing
A 5 inch by 8 inch drawing framed in black wood with a white matte of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) roll call after the battle of Second Ypres in 1915. Second Ypres was the first chlorine gas attack by the Germans against the allies. The artist is Lt. Jack E. Banton of the 15th […]
Medic Canvas Bag – 1st Bn. 48th Highlanders
First aid, medic bag used by 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. In the 48th members of the Pipe Band were assigned to companies as medics and stretcher bearers. A combat medic will typically carry a backpack styled bag known as a “Unit One Pack”. Aid bags are available from many different manufacturers, in many different styles. […]
First Aid for Fighting Men Pamphlet
A 6.5 inch by 3 inch trifold pamphlet on basic first aid for infantry. Type: WWII (Training) Booklets