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Royal Navy Fighting For Queen Donna Maria II of Portugal, two very fine and historically important officer’s buttons, worn by Royal Naval officers who made up the Royalist fleet which won the decisive battle of Cape St. Vincent in July 1833. The buttons (one large, one small) are convex, closed back, with the mark “Jennens & Co. London”, the finely raised design shows a central Portuguese crown over script “DM” over “II” ,this on a lined around the edge within a double roped...
Hammer Price: £170
The Royal Scots of Canada, 5th Battalion, a very fine and rare officer’s or Pipe-Major’s plaid brooch in silver plate, the plain quoit mounted with a boar’s head ‘5’ and scroll ‘Ne Obliviscaris’, maple leaf sprays and title scroll ‘The Royal Scots of Canada’, the raised claw centre holds a facetted cairngorm style jewel stout pin fastener; two Victorian other ranks die-stamped gilding metal helmet plates, standard crowned star with applied centres, again featuring the unit...
British Military Cap & Collar Badges, good quality examples comprising 45+ caps mainly KC infantry and corps; 20+ single collar badges; plus assorted single s/titles and miscellaneous buttons and lapel badges, some fasteners broken (parcel) £150-170
Metal Shoulder Titles, a small group comprising T/4/KOSB (2) T/5/SR T/5/RH T/6/RH (two variable size) T/Highland/Cyclists KOSB (one very large copper gilt) 5/RHC together with a scarlet cloth shoulder strap embroidered in white 3/V/A&SH, very good condition (10) £140-180
A Baden enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull with grey metal plate and fittings, defective pull-tie lining, the inside of the skull ink stamped ‘ JR 170 & BAXIV’, lacking chin straps and cockades otherwise good conditon overall £100-120
Hammer Price: £160
A Bavarian enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull, grey metal plate and fittings, black leather pull-tie lining, the inside peak ink stamped ‘ 22LR’, lacking chin straps and cockades, otherwise good condition overall £80-100
Officer’s Folding Side Hat, of navy cloth with gold cord edging and bearing a small embroidered badge showing a small star and crescent (possibly British Egyptian Forces) frontal buttons plain brass half-ball; together with nine similar other ranks side hats all of the correct colours and bearing the respective badges 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Royal Artillery (grenade) Church Lads Brigade East Yorks Royal Artillery (gun) Royal Warwickshires Royal Corps of Signals (first pattern...
A Large bronzed figure of Hindenburg, standing 54cm high, standing hands in pocket wearing a great coat, the base inscribed ‘Unser Hindenburg’ artists initials inscribed ‘MG’, good condition £100-150
3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a good quality die-stamped white metal shako/glengarry badge c1861-1901, QVC over a Thistle pattern star, in the centre ‘3’ with a strap in surround ‘Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers’, two lug fasteners; Dumfries Volunteer Regiment (VTC), a fine quality die-stamped bronze cap badge, within oak sprays the winged figure of Victory with shield and sword and standing on a dragon at the bottom scrolls ‘Praesidium Burgi de Dumfries Aloreburn’, blade...
Royal Scots of Canada, 5th Battalion, a large selection of badges covering the period c1870-1930, comprising a bullion officer’s forage cap badge ‘5’, four Victorian white metal bonnet/glengarry badges, Thistle star pattern with Imperial QVC scrolls ‘Royal Highlanders’ ‘Of Canada’ central oval ‘Ne Obliviscaris’ enclosing the boar’s head over ‘5’(one has been poorly plated), another similar but in silver plate for the pouch belt with two screw fasteners (four...
Canadian Expeditionary Force Metal Shoulder Titles, 72 Highlanders 13 Canada (repaired), pairs C/42 C/13 C/4 C/15 thistle spray/236/ Canada; singles 72 111 (2) 92 C/72 thistle spray/246/Canada; later militia caps Dufferin Rifles of Canada (bronze), The Perth Regiment, 20th First Central Ontario Regiment, The Prince Edward Island Highlanders, St. Lawrence Fusiliers; collars Perth Regt (pair), Colchester & Hants (pair), 1st Midland Excelsior Regt (pair lugs never fitted); ‘Peel’ s/title...
An Ottoman kindjal, the 32cm blade with deep off-set grooves, remains of cartouche containing arabic inscription, one piece marine ivory grip mounted with two silver studs, contained in its wood scabbard covered with black ass-hide, brass locket and chape embossed and engraved en-suite with floral designs, grip split otherwise good condition overall £100-150
Boer War interest, an interesting club adapted from a knobkerrie, carved overall with decorations including Queen Victoria, an English rose, an African warrior, Paul Kruger and the badge of the Green Howards; presumably decorated by a British soldier, together with a wood pipe with plated mounts carved ‘Boer War 1899-1902, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg’ and a regimental badge etc., the first item with some age cracks otherwise good condition (2) £80-120
An 1821 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 83cm dumbell section blade by WK & Co, etched with crowned VR cypher foliate scrolls etc., regulation brass gothic hilt, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, complete with its leather scabbard with steel locket and chape, good condition £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
A Mauser S98 parade bayonet, plated pipe back blade and mounts, steel scabbard, complete with frog, another Mauser S98 bayonet steel mounts, black leather scabbard steel mounts the top mount marked 3.6.R.9.251, and a French Lebel bayonet complete with its steel scabbard, good condition (3) £80-100
Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth & Cameron), an officer’s shoulder belt plate, rectangular gilt back plate, engine turned with burnished edge plated mounts comprising QEC over a thistle spray with a stag’s head cabossed below and, at the base, a scroll ‘Cuidich’n Righ’, usual hook and stud fasteners; Seaforth Highlanders, a plated piper’s plaid brooch, the plain quoit mounted with a Royal Duchess’es coronet ‘L’ and a stag’s head cabossed; Argyll & Sutherland...
The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, a good quality officer’s shoulder belt plate c1902-39, rectangular burnished gilt back plate with silver overlays comprising a large cross of St. Andrew with the Royal Crest above, a scroll at the top ‘In Veritate Religionis Confido’ and at the bottom ‘Nisi Dominus Frustra’, in the centre Edinburgh Castle within a circle ‘King’s Own Scottish Borderers’, usual hook and stud fasteners, gilt rubbed on the back plate, good condition £140-170
1st (the Royal) Regiment, a good quality other ranks shako plate 1861-68, small die-stamped brass crowned star bearing the Garter Proper and central stencilled numeral ‘1’, original and correct soft iron soldered lugs, very good condition £150-200
Other Ranks Fur Cap Grenades, good quality issues to the Royal Irish (eagle only), Royal Scots (QVC), Royal Welsh & Royals (KC); together with an o/r glengarry KOSB (QVC 1887-1901) some wear and lugs a/f, Dorsetshire ‘QVC’ cap, Hampshire KC osd cap, Black Watch officer’s KC silver plate/gilt glengarry 1937-52, Bucks Battn cap (Woodward Birm), Tank Corps cap, Tyneside Scottish glengarry (two feet on tower), good condition (11) £150-170
The Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders), five headdress badges comprising a QVC white metal glengarry/bonnet badge; a fine quality officer’s silver plate and gilt glengarry badge c1937-1951 (no scrolls); a similar ensuing early QEC pattern; an other ranks WW2 bakelite issue, both blades present (buckled); and a very modern officer’s post 1952 style glengarry in frosted silver plate and cheap gilt, good condition (5) £150-200
British Military Cap Badges, a large selection of mainly infantry and corps examples, late issues, some fasteners replaced others missing; plus three collar badges, sold as viewed, not subject to return (85) £150-200
A small Japanese shell adapted for use as a paper-weight, evidently a souvenir of the Russo-Japanese war, of brass construction with steel armour-piercing point, inscribed with crossed rising sun, banners and an inscription in Japanese, set on its rough cut stone base, signs of old polishing £50-60
Hammer Price: £140
A Prussian enlisted man’s pickelhaube, black patent leather skull, brass plate and fittings, retaining original pull-tie liner, lacking posts, cockades and chinstrap, the skull sound £70-100
The Highland Light Infantry, an officer’s shoulder belt plate c1881-1901, seeded gilt back plate with silver and gilt overlays comprising a large Thistle star mounted with the Victorian Imperial crown a large coiled bugle horn with the ‘HLI’ monogram in the centre below a scroll ‘Assaye’ and the Elephant at the base, usual hook and stud fasteners, gilt sections heavily rubbed £100-150
The Gordon Highlanders, an officer’s post 1881 shoulder belt plate, rectangular burnished gilt back plate with silver overlays, a large star of the Thistle with pinned mounts Sphinx/Egypt, Tiger/India and central device being the title ‘Gordon Highlanders’ with thistle spray base, and in the middle the stag’s head and coronet, usual hook and stud fasteners; The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), a large fine quality silver plated piper’s plaid brooch, the plain quoit with similar...
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany’s), a good officer’s four part silver plated headdress badge (K276); The Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment, a fine quality officer’s glengarry badge c1881-1935, silver beaded thistle star with raised gilt Thistle motto central gilt thistle spray, this with translucent green enamel backing, all fasteners present, very good condition (2) £100-120
The Royal Irish Regiment, a very good quality two part other ranks helmet plate 1881-1901, QVC back plate with standard QVC centre (K307,) all fasteners present; The Welsh Regiment, a similar other ranks two part QVC helmet plate, the bi-metal centre ‘Gwell Angau Na Chywilydd’ (K332), all fasteners present, very good condition (2) £90-120
A decorative modern rope tension drum, transfer decorated with the Royal Arms and regimental devices and battle honours of the Brigade of Guards, good condition £100-120
Hammer Price: £130
An assortment of Imperial german items, a pair of small brass trays incorporating parts of Imperial belt buckles, the remains of a Guard Uhlan Tschapka ( skull and damaged plate only ) a modern regimental beer stien, the front plate of a naval reservists flask for SMS Deutschland, Kiel, a brass walking stick made from bullets wrapped with black, yellow and red cord and two modern forestry daggers, mixed condition (9) £120-150
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), a black patent leather officer’s flap pouch complete with special pattern thistle head and leaves pouch ornament the pouch with correct side fittings carrying rings and large ‘D’ end belt swivels hall marked en-suite Birmingham 1937 by ‘JRG&S’ (Gaunts), some scoring to the patent otherwise very good condition £150-200
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) Militia Battalions, an officer’s all silver plate shoulder belt plate, rectangular back plate with mounts as for Line battalions coronet title scrolls the boar’s had cat and laurel ovals, usual hook and stud fasteners; The Royal Scots (Royal Regiment), an officer’s or senior NCOs shoulder belt plate, rectangular gilt back plate overlaid with plated diamond shaped Thistle star central raised Thistle motto and thistle spray, green...
3rd Royal Jersey Militia, a very scarce officer’s silver lace embroidered forage cap badge c1857-1881, the Royal Crest over a strung bugle horn, ‘3’ within the strings, short laurel sprays to the sides of the buglehorn, at the base a scroll ‘Royal Jersey,’ this on a ground of maroon velvet, very good condition £150-180
1st Midlothian Coast Artillery Volunteers, a scarce good quality white metal die-stamped helmet plate c1878-1901, standard Royal Arms pattern with ‘First’ on the top scroll, and ‘Midlothian Coast Artillery Vols’ on the bottom, three loop fasteners, very good condition £80-120
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a scarce white metal die-stamped glengarry badge c1880-1904, Thistle style cross with Imperial QVC coiled bugle horn and ‘LRV’ monogram within the coil, two brass lug fasteners (Bloomer Bk 2 p57/58); 39th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Clerkenwell), a very scarce other ranks blackened, white metal die-stamped shako plate c1860-80, a Marquess’es coronet over oak sprays, a strap ‘39th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps’ enclosing a shield of arms, at the base...
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), a very scarce officer’s die-cast bronze (probably originally blackened) paggri or ‘cheese-cutter’ forage cap badge style as per Bloomer Bk.2 p35/36 original slider fastener; The Berkshire Regiment, a very scarce other ranks helmet plate centre c1881-86, in gilding meta,l stag and tree centre with ‘Berkshire’ on the circle, three out of four original loops remain, very good condition (2) £100-120
The Capetown Highlanders, a scarce other ranks die-stamped white metal helmet plate, a large QVC and star pattern plate, the raised centre being a Thistle pattern star with a strap ‘Capetown Highlanders’, and enclosing a thistle spray, all within laurel sprays, two loop fasteners; Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles, a die-stamped white metal centre from the helmet plate original fixings removed and lugs substituted; Calcutta Scottish, a good quality two part silver KC glengarry...
Lord Fitzwilliam’s Hunt Wentworth Pack 1919-20, a very fine and rare Subscription Member’s lapel badge, in very fine gilt metal, central date and full title in surround, excellent condition £150-250
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), a Pipe-Major’s sash in navy blue cloth, edged scarlet, the border of gold and crimson lace, gold bullion KC over GVR cypher, gold bullion title scrolls below ‘The Black Watch’, ‘Royal Highlanders’ central, instruments or badge not present, lined with scarlet cloth; a leather Martingale bearing a solid brass badge ‘Infantry Mounted Officers’; a modern black leather shoulder belt adorned with equally modern badges; a pair of Highland...
Hammer Price: £120
A 1908 pattern cavalry trooper’s sword, the straight plated 89cm blade, with various issue marks, regulation plated bowl guard, chequered wood grip, complete with plated scabbard, interior of guard now painted red £100-120
A Prussian enlisted man’s shako of the Jaeger zu Pferde, black patent leather skull, grey metal plate, replacement front boss, makers name to inner skull and date 1916, remains of original leather sweatband, lacking cockades and chinstrap, the skull in very good condition £150-200
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