Joint Services Dressing First Aid Field Camouflage pre ww1 The knife has a blade

The knife has a blade and a straight tapering marlinspike that pivot at the same end while the copper-coloured shackle pivots at the other

This example is the Mark III variant

An original WW2 USAAF

as well as various Browning machine guns entering service during the conflict

this cartridge originates from the pre-First World War era and represents military ammunition manufacture during the transition from black powder to early smokeless powder systems

Joint Services Dressing First Aid Field Camouflage pre ww1 The knife has a bladeA lovely example of the joint Services Dressing First Aid Field Camouflage This type of dressing followed on from the First Field Dressing and stayed in service with the British Armed Forces until the introduction of the current range of dressings.