News & Updates

22nd July, 2026

Sales to the EU

Since the 1st of July this year, goods imported into the EU via the mail are subject to VAT and customs charges, which in most cases we (the sender) are required to pay when the parcel is posted. Calculating these charges in advance is next to impossible for us as it depends on the specific contents of an individual order. In most cases so far, these charges have amounted to approximately 40% of the value of the goods.

We cannot support the additional costs of these charges, as in many cases it means that we are selling the items at less than cost price! From today, 22nd of July, 2026, we will not be accepting orders from EU destinations through the website. 

We will send items to the EU, but only on the basis that you email your order to us. We will then put the order together, ascertain the costs and charges and send you a bill. Once the order is paid for in full we will ship your order.

Apologies for any inconvenience, it is far from ideal for either you or us, but it is the only sensible way to cover the costs involved and still provide a service to you.

Sales to the United States of America

22nd February, 2026.

It is with regret, that we must announce that, as of this date, we will no longer be accepting orders from customers in the USA!

We will, of course, honour orders already placed and ongoing business, however we cannot accept further orders for the foreseeable future. US customers accounts will be suspended until further notice.

We are a small business and our products, whilst profitable, have a modest 'mark up' on them. We cannot, either, keep second guessing what President Trump will dream up on a day to day basis as the current import tariff, or keep absorbing the hit to our bottom line if we are to stay in business. We are unable to increase the prices of our items just to the USA, and as we send items all over the world as well as the UK, we are unwilling to put up our prices just to take into account one country in any case. That being the case, we feel we have no option but to stop trading with the USA.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our American customers for their business in the past, and hope that the situation will stabilise in the future and we can lift the block.

Please note that this is not a 'political decision', it is a business decision. We have many good friends in the USA and I have no political axe to grind. My personal feelings about your President and Government are irrelevant to this, he is your President and it is your Government, but business thrives on stability, and as long as it is impossible to know what surprize scheme will be announced tomorrow, I have neither the time or the inclination to try and keep up with it any more.

Upcoming Shows & Events;

Military Odyssey, Kent County Showground, Detling. August 29th - 31st, 2026

We will be in our usual place in the Detling Showground for 'Odyssey this year.

Lots of excellent stock on sale, including a good variety of de-acs featuring an outstanding Vickers MMG and the business end of a Canadian Ack-Pack Flamethrower - dated 1945, and the only one ever de-activated and certified in the UK! Also on sale will be a variety of optic sights, including a WW1 P.P. Co Telescope from an SMLE Sniper rifle, in its original numbered leather case and with both its original bracket and an SMLE mount! 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Set your satnavs for; The Kent Show Ground, Maidstone ME14 3JF

https://militaryodyssey.com/ 

Back in Stock!

Now back in stock: 8th March, 2026; Sterling BFAs. Left hand Cheek Pieces for No4(T), in both walnut and beech.

Previously; Browning MG M6 Combination wrenches, .30-06 Clearing Plugs, SLR Foresight Protectors, SMLE Magazine Springs and Followers, No4 Magazine Springs and Followers, Webley MkVI Revolver Main Springs, P'14 Rear Volley Sight Arms, Walnut Cheek Pieces for No4(T), SMLE Leather Slings,No8 Mk2 Telescope case for No32 Telescope, STEN Cocking Handles, No4 Foresight Protectors, Garand 8 round clips, Patchett slings and No8 Rifle butts in 'normal' and 'short' lengths.

Awaiting uploading; Repro SMLE Grenade Launching Cups, No8 Mk1 repro scope cases, SLR Magazine Charger Adaptors, MLM Mk1 8 round magazines, Martini Enfield Carbine Cleaning Rods, a range of target shooting vernier sights and accessories by Parker Hale, A.G. Parker and A.J. Parker, mostly for Lee Enfield rifles. Also MAS 36/59 cleaning kits and 5 round charger clips and more Lanchester spares.  Watch this space!

9th October, 2023

Change of Opening Hours.

As of this week we will now be CLOSED on Wednesdays . The website will accept orders as usual, but telephone enquiries will not be dealt with until the following day, so please leave a message with your name and a contact 'phone number.

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Do you have something to sell?

We are looking for Lee-Enfield spares, accessories and tools. If you have any of these surplus to your needs sitting around gathering dust why not speak to us about converting them into cash. We are usually more interested in quantities than individual pieces, but anything will be considered.

Please Contact Us and let us know what you have. The more detail you can give us the better, if you have part numbers better still. Please include how much you would like for your treasure, but be aware that we are buying to sell on and we do need to eat sometimes!

If you have other British or American spares, accessories or tools we will of course give these consideration as well if the deal makes sense.

Hope to hear from you.

Re- PayPal Payments - Update

We now appear to have resolved our dispute with Pay-Pal and so business now resumes as normal (or near normal) for the foreseeable future.

You will note that our website now no longer contains any magazines or similar which will take more than 10 rounds. This restriction on our business has been imposed on us by PayPal. Whilst we are forced to comply with this we would like to point out that we greatly resent this interference with our legal business!

To clarify matters, we do still sell magazines such as genuine WW2 M1 Carbine 15 round magazines and the 30 round 5.56mm 'E-Mag' by Mag-Pul, however we can no longer advertise these on our website or accept payment for them through Pay-Pal. If you require any magazine which holds more than 10 rounds please contact us by e-mail and we will be happy to furnish details of our products in this line and how we can be paid for them without upsetting any 3rd party.

It is possible that further restrictions will be imposed on us in the future. Despite asking clear and pertinent questions of PayPal as to what they regard as acceptable, the best that they can give us is 'certain firearms parts'. If you can interpret that then you are clearly endowed with powers not granted to us mere mortals.

DS Military Books

The transfer of all our books and paperwork to the new DS Military Books website is now completed. The transfer enables us to control these items better and also allows you to purchase using Debit & Credit Cards directly through the website without the rigmarole of having to go through PayPal. Something that we cannot do on this website unfortunately due to the attitude of UK Banks to militaria!

Our stock of specialist books continues to grow, so please pop across and browse what we have to offer.

www.ds-militarybooks.com