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***New Arrivals***Various Items of Militaria.

Some nice items have just arrived in our antique shop. Including a superb quality Kukri, an untouched WW2 German K98 with frog, WW2 formation patches, numerous other WW1 and WW2 patches, WW1 and WW2 badges and lots more besides.  All available to view at our antique shop here in delightful Devon!  

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***Royal Marine Arthur Wakefield-Smith - Borneo and Aden Veteran***

It is with much sadness that we must inform our friends and clients that our dearest friend, Royal Marine Arthur Wakefield-Smith, passed away this afternoon (10/01/2024). Arthur was known by many people and was an exceptional character and historian.  Arthur served in Borneo and Aden and shared many of his adventures, stories and exp...

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***NOW SOLD***M1927 Finnish Bayonet and Scabbard.

A Finnish 'M1927' bayonet and scabbard. This is a very nice rare variation of the 'M1927' bayonet for the Finnish modified 'Mosin Nagant' rifle (The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. The 30 cm blade (41 ¼ overall) is marked with the manufacturers name of 'Fiskars and SK.Y'. The apple wood grips are supe...

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***Another 5 Star Business Review Received from One of Our Valued Clients***

Armoury Antiques and Militaria have received another 5 Star business review from another one of our valued clients, which is very much appreciated.  CW  'I was aware of Armoury Antiques as it's just half an hour away from me, I have no idea why I hadn't visited ages ago! I found a lovely example of a badge I'd been after fo...

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***New Arrivals***

A nice selection of militaria has just arrived and consists of numerous cap badges, death plaques, officer's campaign set, medals and lots of other items!  All can be viewed at our antique shop here in delightful Devon - see you soon!  

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***New In***Nihon-To (Japanese Swords).

We have some lovely Nihon-To (Japanese swords) coming in next week including Katana, Chisa Katana and others. All are in excellent polish and condition. See you soon in our antique shop here in delightful Devon!

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***New Items Arriving Daily***

We have had some great items arrive in our antique shop recently, together with unique and exceptionally rare objects that can be found nowhere else in the UK!  One such example is a DFC double MiD medal grouping to a Lancaster Bomber Pilot Squadron leader that fought in the Battle of Berlin complete with 5 Log Books and huge amount of Ep...

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***New In***New Arrivals Today!

A nice selection of military items just arrived today... 1. L1A1 SLR bayonet in near mint condition. 2. WW1 Tin in excellent condition 3. RFC cap badge 4. RFC cap badge 5. RFC cap badge 6. Shinto period Wakizashi in full koshirae 7. Military uniform selection We look forward to welcoming you to our antique shop here in delightful Devon.

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***New In***HMS Ark Royal Ensigns.

We have two huge HMS Ark Royal Ensign flags measuring approximately 4 metres by 2 metres each!  These are, as you can see from the pictures, huge and would make a great back drop to a display or event. See you soon at our antique shop here in delightful Devon! 

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***New In***An Interesting English Victorian 1822 Pattern Sword with a Captured/ Gifted US Navy Sword Blade.

An interesting English Victorian sword with a captured/ Gifted US Navy sword blade by: 'W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS, PHILADELPHIA'.  Spine of blade is etched with 'IRON PROOF'. An interesting sword that has had this blade, we believe from it first manufacture and was a special order for a serving English officer. William H. Horstmann &...

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***A Super Rare Offering***A Very Rare Genuine WW2 Nazi Railway Eagle.

A Super and Very Rare Genuine WW2 Nazi Railway Eagle. A super rare offering here! An original WW2 German rail road eagle removed from a train car. This example is in superb condition and totally genuine. These were attached to the front of locomotives and box cars during the reign of the Third Reich and this example is a particularly large example....

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***New In***Early WW2 German War Merit Cross 1st Class.

Early War Merit Cross 1st Class (Without Swords). A war merit cross 1st class without swords in excellent condition, but unfortunatley missing its pin. The cross is an early tombac model and probably by 'DESCHLER & SOHN. MUNCHEN'. A very nice and scarce example. UK mainland postage included. 

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***New In***WW1 SMLE Rifle by 'BSA' and Dated '1917' (Deactivated).

Just arrived a really nice example of a WW1 SMLE rifle by 'BSA' and dated '1917' 'BSA and 1917' dated. Complete with current deactivation Certificate.  UK SALES ONLY.

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***NOW SOLD***An Early Shinto (1596-1800) Yoroi-Dōshi (Armour Piercing Dagger) in Full Koshirae.

A superb example in excellent condition complete with Koshirae and ready to enjoy and appreciate.   Tanto's/ Yoroi-Dōshi are hard to find in this condition complete with a Koshirae. 

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***We Are Now Open for 2024***

We re-opened today (2nd January 2024) and our opening times are as follows for the year: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday - CLOSED Tuesday - OPEN 0900-1500 hrs Wednesday - OPEN 1000-1600 hrs Thursday - OPEN 1000-1600 hrs Friday - OPEN 1000-1600 hrs Saturday - OPEN 1000-16...

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***Wishing our Clients and Dear Friends a Happy and Healthy New Year***

Armoury Antiques and Militaria would like to wish all of our clients and dear friends a happy and healthy New Year and we look forward to welcoming you in the new year to our antique shop here in delightful Devon. We re-open on Tuesday 2nd January 2024 for business.  We would, in addition, like to thank all of our clients for there c...

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***ALL NOW SOLD***WW2 German SS, Heer, Luftwaffe and Naval Daggers.

A small collection of WW2 NS German daggers. - always popular with collectors and we anticipate that this collection will not last long and  sell very quickly. This small collection of daggers are in lovely original condition. Available to view in our antique shop when we re-open on the 2nd January, if they do not sell...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Armoury Antiques and Militaria wish all of our clients (old and new) and our dear friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year. See you all in our antique shop in delightful Devon in 2024!

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***New In***WW1 British '1915' Dated Trench Whistle.

WW1 '1915' Dated Trench Whistle. A very nice original example and now quite rare. UK mainland postage included. 

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***New In***A Selection of WW1 Medals.

All can be viewed in our extensive medal section on our website.  Our medals start at £15.00 and go up to well over £10,000.00, therefore, there should be something we have for all budgets, tastes and collecting interests.   See you soon at our antique shop here in delightful Devon. 

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About Us

Welcome to Armoury Antiques and Militaria and Binky’s Barn. This is a dual website with two distinct shopping experiences. Armoury Antiques and Militaria deal with all things related to swords, daggers, armour and military collectables, whilst Binky’s Barn is the Antique Furniture and Objet D'Art side of our business.

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Sale of Edged Weapons

We will require documentary evidence that you are over 18 years of age to comply with the current legislation when purchasing any edged weapons or antique flintlock/ percussion items. We will, in addition, require, a scanned copy of either your driving licence or passport as part of pur due diligence checks and legality checks. 

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Armoury Antiques and Militaria
4 The Pannier Market (Perimeter Shops)
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 0AL

Telephone: 07887 852523 Email: [email protected] 

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