23rd Mar, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
3122
A Second World War RAF Composite Flying Suit, comprising a pair of Irvin sheepskin lined leather flying trousers, with Air Ministry label Size 7, Waist 36"-38", Seat 42"-44", Leg 34 1/2", the brass zips with Lightning pull tabs and elasticated braces; an unlabelled sheepskin lined leather flying jacket with replaced front zip, and metal cuff zips with Aero pull tabs; a pair of sheepskin lined brown suede flying boots dated 1941, possibly size 7; a leather flying helmet and goggles (6)
Sold for £550
Estimated at £400 - £600
Trousers with tears to each leg, zips work, one patch pocket missing with flap remaining, other patch pocket with loose stitching. Jacket wiht tears around the cuffs, some seams with stitch loss, cuff zips broken, main zip a replacement. Boots - rubberized seal around sole is perished, one inner leather zip flap coming unstitched, otherwise good. Helmet with no markings or ear pieces. Goggles with no visible markings.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 23rd Mar, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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