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An 1897 pattern infantry officer’s sword by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 56190 for 1918, the 82cm straight dumbell section blade etched with crowned GVR cypher etc., retaining almost all original finish regulation steel guard incorporating GVR cypher, fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, complete with its field service scabbard, good condition overall £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
A Japanese naval officer’s dagger, the flat 23cm blade with single groove, regulation gilt-plated alloy mounts, white fish-skin covered grip bound with gilt wire, complete with its black patent leather scabbard with two gilt mounts, blade with some rust marking £120-150
Royal Fusiliers, an other ranks full dress sealskin fur cap bearing a gilding metal KC grenade badge complete with leather lining; an unissued khaki tropical helmet bearing the QVC helmet plate of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry brass ball and leaf pattern knop the chin strap and leather lining in mint state; a whitened tropical helmet this without a badge the top mount and spike in silver plate the chin chain chromed and leather lined, the fur cap with four bald patches (3) £60-80
Royal Dutch Army, a fine pair of full dress epaulettes the straps bearing gold wire leaf designs and the Royal crown within the crescent this of raised gold cord the fixed gold fringe 7.5cm deep the finial buttons show the crown over a lion rampant regardant holding a sword and sceptre, gold lace dull otherwise good condition (2) £120-150
Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment of Canada, a modern officer’s shoulder belt plate; a rectangular engine turned gilt back plate, this with a burnished gilt raised edge in the centre, a single piece cast silver plated Thistle type star, this with a crowned double headed eagle centre with the Thisle motto in surround above, the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto and scrolls ‘Lanark & Renfrew’ at the base of the Thistle motto a tri-part scroll ‘Fac Et Spera’ a beaver below this and...
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), a good cast officer’s silver plated KC pouch belt plate c1902-52, KC over thistle sprays enclosing a mullet over a strung bugle horn, at the base a scroll ‘The Scottish Rifles’, three screw fasteners; together with the matching pouch badge, thistle head with swept leaf sprays, two screw fasteners; a good quality white metal piper’s glengarry badge; two pipers’ white metal baldric badges KC over thistle sprays enclosing a mullet and strung bugle...
4th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a rare die-stamped brass glengarry badge, a crowned lion passant guardant upon a strap ‘Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers’ in the centre a large ‘4’ upon a bar, original brass lugs; Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteers, a good quality white metal die-stamped glengarry badge, large thistle sprays with central unit title strap in the centre, the crest and motto from the arms of Dumbarton an elephant with castellated howdah and a scroll above ‘Fortitudo et...
Scottish Military Badges, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers a good QVC helmet plate centre 1887-1901 (1 lug missing), HLI QVC glengarry badge (lugs replaced), Scots Guards WW2 bakelite (buckled blades present), The Royal Scots a QVC o/r back plate with bi-metal glengarry style centre, Queen’s Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Brigade (Bloomer Bk 2 p13/14), HLI officers’ full dress collar badges two odd QVC one KC, good overall condition (8) £100-120
Galloway Rifle Volunteers, a rare other ranks white KC glengarry badge c1903-08, a KC over ‘GRV’ and a shield below bearing a rampant lion, thistle sprays to the sides, two scrolls at the base ‘South Africa 1900-02 and ‘Albanich’, copper lugs one missing, very good condition £150-200
Shropshire Rifle Volunteers 2nd Administrative Battalion, a very scarce good quality die-stamped, blackened brass cross pattern helmet plate 1878-1880, crowned Bath cross with central strung bugle horn and title circle ‘2nd A.B. Shropshire Rifle Volunteers’, three lug fasteners, very good condition £120-150
Other Ranks Helmet Plate Centres, seven good quality standard issues, all lugs present unless stated - East Surrey, Norfolk (hand raised,) Cheshire (rim dent), Hampshire, West Riding, Middlesex Wiltshire, very good condition (7) £70-90
Other Ranks Helmet Plate Centres, seven good quality standard issues, all lugs present unless stated - Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Lancashire, Durham, Royal Lancaster, West Kent, The Border regt (white metal pattern), very good condition (7) £70-90
Scottish Waist Belt, a very fine broad black patent leather waist belt plate the very large rectangular belt plate or rococo outline and bearing thistle sprays panels and raised plain ovate corner panels the central reserve also plain both this and the retaining clip hall marked Edinburgh 1915, very good condition £150-200
Reading University OTC, a scarce bronze cap badge together with two gilding metal KC tunic buttons to same; The East Surrey Regiment, a very fine officer’s silver and gilt cap badge c1902-23 by ‘J&Co. (Jennens) of multi part construction; General Officer, a fine quality KC period General’s forage cap badge in gold bullion, embroidery and crimson velvet black cloth backing to the centre (removed from the cap); Queen’s University Belfast anodised cap badge; Possible Colonial Unit cap...
A British Great War period trench periscope Mark VII by Beck, dated 1917, constructed of brass with long wooden handle, and two Queen Mary’s Gift tins, good condition (3) £80-100
An Afrika Korps cuff title, three Italian Fascist cloth badges, a small quantity of sundry.items including a small quantity of metal badges and a framed coloured litho of a RHA NCO, the first item a little creased and stained (Lot) £30-40
Hammer Price: £110
A Bavarian enlisted man’s infantry ersatz pressed-felt pickelhaube, brass plate and fittings, lacking lining, chin straps and cockades £100-120
An American Navy officer’s sword, the 71cm blade etched with USN device etc., regulation brass-gilt guard simulated shark-skin covered grip, retaining its gold sword knot, contained in its black leather scabbard with three regulation mounts, good condition overall £80-100
Highland Light Infantry, a good quality NCO’s post 1903 plaid brooch, the plain quoit overlaid with a band of continuous thistle sprays bearing battle honour scrolls up to South Africa 1899-1902, the centre with raised KC badge as for the glengarry stout pin fastener; The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, a piper’s plaid brooch post 1902, a large plain quoit, the centre with a pinned through KC badge as per the glengarry stout pin fastener; The King’s (Liverpool) Regiment, a good...
A Great War period marching compass, Verners pattern VIII, dated 1918, complete with its leather case marked T.French & Son, 1917 and a plated telescopic campaign tumbler in its fitted leather case, good condition (2) £40-50
A large reservist’s pipe, porcelain bowl printed and painted with typical patriotic decorations including 87th Regiment; birch stem with horn, staghorn and ebony mounts, the top mount with applied ‘87’, elasticated horn mouthpiece, bowl lacking lid otherwise good condition £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
A silver HM cavalry officer’s shoulder belt pouch, black body, silver front panel HM Birmingham 1909 makers mark B&M, now fitted with incorrect Queen’s Bays badge, good condition £100-120
The Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment, a fine quality officer’s glengarry badge c1881-1935, a beaded silver Thistle star with raised gilt Thistle motto and central thistle spray, this with a translucent green enamel backing; The Highland Light Infantry, a good quality officer’s shako/glengarry badge c1901-52, silver thistle star with central silver coiled bugle horn gilt ‘HLI’ monogram centre, similar gilt mounts above and below being a KC and Elephant with Assaye scroll below, all lugs...
93rd (Sutherland Highlanders), a good quality die-stamped brass issue glengarry badge, oval thistle sprays with central strap ‘Sutherland Highlanders’ enclosing ‘93’ brass loops EW (K568); 92nd (Gordon Highlanders), a heavy die-stamped silver plate glengarry badge, silver loops EW (K565); 25th (King’s Own Borderers), a brass die-stamped glengarry badge, replacement lugs NS (K460), good overall condition (3) £100-120
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s) 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Battalion, a set of five fine quality unmarked silver copies, being those for a Subaltern, Captain, Field Officer and Colonel and one without a feather, the feathers are applied and are similar to those shown in K1755-1758, all with silver loop fasteners, very good condition (5) £150-200
79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment, a good quality solid silver plated officer’s plaid brooch c1840-8, the quoit of raised thistle sprays in the centre the Sphinx with ‘LXXIX’ on the plinth, a scroll above ‘Peninsula’, and below ‘Waterloo’, stout pin fastener, good condition £120-160
Scottish Badges, a group of good quality items comprising two Royal Scots officers’ glengarry badges pre 1935, pattern beaded silver stars with raised gilt Thistle motto circles and central thistle sprays on a ground of green enamel (one replaced with plastic disc); Gordon Highlanders, a Staff Sergeant’s bonnet/glengarry badge, officer’s style but in die-cast silver plate; 79th Cameron Highlanders, a good silver plated die-stamped glengarry/bonnet badge c1872-91 (no ‘Cameron’),...
An 1827 pattern rifle regiment officer’s sword, the 83 cm blade etched with crowned VR cypher, strung bugle etc., regulation steel hilt incorporating strung bugle, complete with brown leather steel mounted scabbard, pitted overall £80-100
Hammer Price: £95
An 1821 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 84cm blade No 22528 for 1878, Wilkinson proof mark but blade undecorated, regulation brass gothic hilt incorporating VR cypher, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper-wire, complete with its steel scabbard, guard a little dented £100-120
RAF 1946-50, a very scarce Aircrew I Category Arm badge, KC eagle and three stars within laurels, in embroidered silks on blue ground; a similar period Navigator’s brevet cloth/embroidery plus a copy photo of an airman wearing same and explanatory letters (both badges removed from uniform); South African Air Force, a good KC pilot’s brevet in coloured silks on black cloth; together with four sets Wills cigarette cards, all 50 per set, International Airlines, Aeroplanes (Civil),...
Imperial Germany, a good other ranks Oldenburg brass pickelhaube plate; a white metal helmet plate being a crowned double headed eagle with orb sceptre and sword ‘in flight’; another pickelhaube plate in gilding metal, the eagle’s breast with applied crowned white metal cypher; a WWI soldier’s waist belt plate (distorted), good condition (4) £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Four various Imperial German fireman’s helmets, the first a volunteer’s with black leather skull, brass plate with legend ‘Goschenreith freiwwillige feurwehr’, raised comb, brass lions head cockades; two others with black leather skulls, brass plates and raised combs, the last with black leather skull and raised comb, the first damaged, others good condition (4) £100-150
Fusilier Fur Cap, a good quality other ranks pattern dated 1910, no badge short grey feather plume lining all present sweat band part detached no chin strap, two small moth holes to rear (one poorly repaired) £100-150
The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, two good quality die-stamped white metal helmet plate centres c1887-1901 (one lug bent and one missing one example); a similar QVC item, two of the fasteners with period soldered replacements; a fine quality early EIIR officer’s die-stamped silver plated glengarry badge, good overall condition (4) £80-120
Leeds Grammar School OTC, a very rare cadet officer’s blackened silver, die-stamped cap badge, being the ‘hung fleece’ from the school and City arms (KK2606), two silver lug fasteners, very good condition £100-130
The Hampshire Regiment, an o/r cap badge on the original black/yellow pagri diamond cloth backing, this in turn on a khaki diamond, an arm regimental ‘div sign’ black/yellow removed from uniform; a WW2 bakelite cap badge; a bi-metal o/r cap; a pair of WW2 printed white/scarlet ‘Hampshire’ shoulder titles; a pair of embroidered Royal Hampshire s/titles yellow/black, removed from the uniform; another embroidered pair white/scarlet removed from the uniform; together with a bi-metal...
A Scottish HM silver mounted skien-dhu, the 9cm blade notched along the back edge, grip of dark wood carved with strapwork the pommel set with a cairngorm, complete with its silver mounted scabbard decorated en-suite, blade a little rust marked otherwise good condition £40-50
Italian Kingdom; a cartridge box, black velvet box, black patent-leather flap, white metal eagle of the House of Savoy, white metal edging; Spanish Kingdom, a cartridge box, blue velvet box, black patent-leather flap with white metal cypher of Alfonso XIII, and ornate white metal border; together with a heavy brass French eagle of the 2nd Empire mounted on a brass shield and further mounted an old piece of thick leather, leather congealed on second item, otherwise good condition (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
An American Army officer’s sword, the 80cm blade etched with American eagle etc., plated regulation hilt, contained in its plated scabbard, good condition £60-80
Three large reservist’s pipes, for reservists of Feld. Art. Regt No 67, Fusl. regt.Von Steinmetz No37 and Hesse Inf. Regt. No.168, various dates of service, all porcelain bowls decorated with typical patriotic motifs; birch stems; horn and staghorn mounts. Together with two further porcelain bowls only from similar pipes, some damage and missing parts, sold as viewed (5) £80-100
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