V2 Missile Fin rudder

A large piece of V2 missile that was fired at London on the 24th December 1944 and which landed in woods at Lambourne End in Essex. There was some light damage to local houses but no fatalities.

The V2 was steered using graphite rudders in the main engine thrust flow but also each of the four fins had a steering/air rudder in the outer edge.

This is the remains of a fin rudder that was fired at London and which was blown off when teh warhead blew. It was recovered soon after and has been in collections ever since. It is made of steel.


There is original green paint on the outer steel skinning as well as red iron oxide on the inner surface.

There is also a lot of black burned paint from the rocket explosion where this was piece was blown off.

The large metal piece at the top is a steel counterweight welded to the frame.

We have electrolytically de rusted it before carefully polishing the metal surfaces and then adding a bearing to the steering shaft that sits in a block of walnut that allows it to be wall hung and in which it can swivel as it last did in late Dec 1944.

It measures 46 cm x 44 cm x 12 cm.

£385 including postage for UK.

Fuse carriers

Bakelite German fuse transport box. Approximately 15cm tall. The lid does not screw fully down.

Price Light Brown £20 plus postage

Overseas postage on request

Box - Carl Zeiss Vintage Aircraft Camera Filter German Air Force

An original vintage Carl Zeiss Jena reconnaissance aircraft camera filter.

Mounted in a Burr Maple box - useful and unique storage.

This 120 mm wide Zeiss camera filter is marked with Carl Zeiss Jena Gelbfilter Fliegertruppe. - Yellow Filter Air Force.

Fliegertruppe was the name given to the German air force in WW1 up until the Luftwaffe .

These large reconnaissance cameras were used from WW1 and even up until the 1960's.

This one was found in the Welsh Valleys in the 1940's

The filter had lain on the ground and water has partially dissolved some of the yellow filter.

The filter spring catch has the original grey paint and there are traces of black on the securing ring.

The filter rim is aluminium and is ca. 2.5 cm deep.

We have made a custom burr maple box that measures just under 6 inches in diameter and 3 3/4 inches tall.

The inside of the box is ca. 2 inches deep so is useful for storing items.

The box has been oiled and waxed.

The filter originally had a bayonet fitting onto the camera lens and was held in place using the sprung clip. We have added an extra ridge around the rim to allow the clip to hold the filter in place.

A unique and historic storage box.

Price £130 plus postage