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Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry, a Sergeant’s short length stable jacket by Daniel Smith of Dunbar of scarlet cloth with blue facings, the collar cuffs, front panel and lower seams applied with gold lace, chevrons also in gold lace with a gilding metal ‘garb’ arm badge (lugs) correct QVC pattern cuff buttons, the shoulders adorned with chain gold lace and silver epaulettes bearing the monogram ‘L&BY’ (Lothians and Border Yeomanry), together with a scarlet and gold lace...
Hammer Price: £85
The Gordon Highlanders, an officer’s shoulder belt plate pattern 1881-1960’s, burnished gilt back plate with large silver overlay, a Thistle style star with central stag’s head and coronet, a scroll around ‘Gordon Highlander’ and thistle sprays at below at the top of the star the Sphinx/Egypt and at the bottom the Tiger/India, usual hook and stud fasteners, the back plate has been recently ‘flash’ gilded £80-120
Other Ranks Helmet Plate Centres, seven good quality standard issues, all lugs present unless mentioned - Essex (post 1902), Manchester, East Lancashire, Royal Sussex, King’s (Liverpool), East Kent (2 lugs only), Royal Berkshire, very good condition (7) £70-90
Other Ranks Helmet Plate Centres, seven standard good quality issues, all lugs present unless stated - Dorsetshire (post 1902), Worcestershire (last issue), Loyal North Lancs (KC), Shropshire LI, Gloucestershire, York & Lancaster, South Staffordshire, very good condition (7) £70-90
The Liverpool Pals Battalions, a good heavy die-cast osd bronze cap badge (some polishing); Royal Welch Fusiliers a WW2 bakelite cap badge, blades present; 1st Admin. Battn. Devon Rifle Volunteers a large size excavated other ranks tunic button; a group of WW2 South African badges including an Engineers on original cloth pagri panel; an osd Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles Womens’ Auxiliary Army Service and other similar items (some fasteners missing); two Princess Mary WW1 Gift tins, one...
Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard Boer War, a good quality sheet brass trooper’s hat badge QVC over a square, this with an applied large ‘R’ (Lord Roberts) on a circle ‘Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard D.T.L.’ to the sides ‘SAFF’ and at the base ‘1900’ with motto scroll below ‘Spes Bona’, original brass loop fasteners, good condition £30-50
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, a fine KC period officer’s padded bullion cap badge, the crown over a silver fouled anchor with gold letters above ‘RNV’, broad laurel sprays in surround removed from the cap; RMLI a fine quality senior NCO’s fire gilt cap badge; an other ranks in gilding metal; and a pair and a half o/r collars a brass s/title RMLI, a scarce officer’s osd cap badge - globe and laurel section only, blades present, good overall condition (8) £50-70
A 1796 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the straight 78cm blade etched with GR cypher etc., worn condition overall, lacking wire binding to grip £80-100
Hammer Price: £80
An 1897 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the straight 82cm dumbell section blade by Church Lads Brigade, Aldwych House, London, WC, etched with GVR cypher etc., regulation steel guard incorporating GVR cypher fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, contained in an associated steel scabbard, good condition £50-60
A reservist’s flask of the 2nd Hesse Infantrie Regiment Gohingen, for service between 1899-1901, typical painted patriotic decoration, complete with its top cap surmounted with an eagle and coloured suspension cords, a little worn and scratched £80-100
A large reservist’s pipe, for a reservist of Infantrie Regiment 161 for service between 1905-1907, the porcelain bowl with lid in the form of a pickelhaube printed and painted with typical patriotic decorations, oakleaves etc.; birch stem with applied brass embossed shield; horn, staghorn and ebony mounts; elasticated horn mouth piece, good condition overall £80-100
French Fireman’s Helmet (Abbeville), a good all brass example complete with chin scales and frontal plate, this a shield bearing a fused grenade and a mural crown above, at the bottom a scroll ‘Abbeville’, the shallow comb with raised reeded edges, internal leather lining, a dent to the ball of the grenade and minor dents to the comb otherwise sound condition £80-120
An Imperial Austrian dragoon officer’s pouch, the body of red morocco leather, silver-plated flap mounted with double headed eagle FJI cypher, brass scroll edging, ends mounted with stands of arms, marked with makers mark ‘J. Zimbler, Wien 7’, good condition £80-100
Assorted Uniforms, comprising a post 1902 Major’s dress tunic in blue cloth with maroon facings, gilt KC buttons and gold lace, the overalls with a broad maroon stripe; a good quality Captain’s dress tunic to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, of dark green cloth with black mohair and black cord embellishments; an other ranks Hussar pattern dress jacket dated 1913, navy blue with yellow cord and plain brass ball buttons; an other ranks dress jacket to the Royal Horse Artillery, navy blue...
The Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment of Canada, a post 1952 officer’s shoulder belt plate, rectangular gilt engine turned back plate with burnished rim thereon silver plated mounts being the Thistle star and unit title scrolls in the centre in gilt a QEC over thistle sprays and the Thistle motto, this encloses St. Andrew and Cross in silver plate, blade and stud fasteners, very good condition £80-120
The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s), a late issue 1881 pattern officer’s shoulder belt plate, rectangular burnished gilt back plate with cast silver mounts, a Royal Duchess’es coronet with scroll ‘Princess Louise’s’, two leaf ovals with the boar’s head and cat within the leaves, adorned with battle honours, a scroll at the base ‘Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders’, the mounts applied hook and stud fasteners, retailed by ‘Brook & Son, 87 George St...
78th Highland (Ross-shire Buffs) Regiment, a good brass glengarry badge, crowned elephant with thistle sprays, a scroll below ‘Cuidich’n Righ’ with ‘78’ at the bottom, re-soldered lugs (K544); 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders, a good quality brass glengarry badge, thistle sprays with central numerals ‘93’ and title strap ‘Sutherland Highlanders’, period copper loops (K568), good condition (2) £80-100
1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a good quality other ranks blackened brass helmet plate c1878-87, crowned cross form with central strung bugle horn and title circle ‘First Lanarkshire R.V.C.’ three lug fasteners, very good condition £100-150
Indian Army Cap Badges, approximately 20 cap badges post 1903 and 1922 periods including examples to Hodson’s Horse Governor General’s Body Guards, 8th Light Cavalry Central India Horse, 19th KGO Lancers, 20th Lancers, 63rd Punjabis, 8th Punjab Rajputana Rifles, The Chamar Regiment, 9th Jats etc., plus a few s/titles collars buttons; 19 post 1947 Indian army cap badges, mounted on cards and identified, some fasteners missing o/wise good condition (45+) £80-120
The Rifle Brigade, a fine quality officer’s hall marked silver (Birm 1912 by J&Co.) cap badge, long silver loops; Manchester Regiment, a good die-cast osd cap badge post 1923, and one only companion sterling silver fleur-de-lys collar badge, good condition (4) £80-100
Two British Great War period gas rattles, the first with iron frame stamped ‘ A&NCS’, the second constructed entirely of wood and unmarked; a London Scottish swagger stick and an empty Queen Mary’s gift tin, good condition (2) £80-100
Military Sporrans, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders); an other ranks white horse example with five black horse hair tassels in leather holders, black leather cantle bearing St. Andrew & Cross in white metal, tan leather purse and white leather waist belt; another with black horse and three white horse hair tassels in brass holders, black leather cantle with broad brass trim, tan leather purse stamped C&M/1901 Leckie Graham & Co. Union St. Glasgow, leather waist belt; a modern black nylon...
Hammer Price: £75
An assortment of helmet and uniform fittings including a pair of chinscales probably from a French dragoon helmet, a gold gimp boss from a hussar busby, an odd brass scale shoulder strap from a cuirarssier breastplate, three horse hair plumes, two sword knots, a bandolier from the battlefield of Koniggratz, a bangle made from the great 80 ton gun these last two items ex RUSI, and a few other sundry items, mixed condition (Lot) £60-80
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a scarce other ranks Victorian white metal helmet plate, the die-stamped back plate with applied white metal glengarry pattern centre being the Imperial QVC on a Thistle star coiled bugle horn centre with ‘LVR’ monogram in the coil, three lug fasteners, slight damage to a square end section of the mount otherwise good condition £80-120
An 1897 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the straight 82cm dumbell section blade etched with GVR cypher etc., complete with its field service scabbard, some service wear overall £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment, two pairs of scarce other ranks Balmoral ‘pork-pie’ hat numerals, being conjoined solid brass ‘36’ both flt topped ‘3’s copper lug fasteners, good condition (2) £80-100
Livery, Six original pattern cards and two part cards containing assorted livery sporting commemorative and golden age examples; together a quantity of loose uniform items mainly Royal Navy and Royal crown types, good uncleaned condition (200+) £50-70
A Reservist’s flask, for an unknown unit, for service between 1898-1900, typical patriotic decoration, complete with top cap with eagle and suspension cord, some wear overall £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
Courtier’s Cocked Hat, of folding french plush format and bearing a quadruple gold bullion loop, this with a QVC and Royal Arms mounted button contained in its carrying tin, this with painted legend ‘WP.Symonds’, heavily worn overall (2) £40-60
The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex regiment), a good quality Lieutenant’s full dress scarlet tunic c1902-14, gold lace yellow facings and silver plated collar badges, shoulder boards and all buttons present; five various officers’ mess jackets and two waistcoats mainly devoid of all insignia. Dragoons/Dragoon Guards, a scarce Captain’s navy blue frock coat as per 1900 Dress Regulations, profusely embellished with black braiding olivets tassels ets (Paragraph 314), extant medal...
Other Ranks Fur Cap Grenades, two good quality die-stamped examples to the Royal Irish Fusiliers (eagle only on ball) and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; together with a similar glengarry badge to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, all original fasteners present, good condition (3) £60-80
The Gloucestershire Regiment, a good quality other ranks two part KC helmet plate standard pattern star and laurel backplate with bi-metal centre all lugs present; together with three other o/r helmet plate centres - North Staffordshire (3 lugs), West Surrey (1 lug rim buckled), East Surrey (no lugs and rim buckled); the mount from an other ranks Royal Engineers waist belt plate, good condition (5) £40-60
Waist Belt Plates, The Royal Scots, a good officer’s example c1881-c1939, rectangular gilt back plate with silver and gilt overlay (lacking green enamel centre); Seaforth Highlanders NCO’s quality rectangular gilt brass back plate with plated mounts; Royal Highland Fusiliers modern other ranks in brass and white metal; Scots Guards WO’s Arm Badges, two very large full dress QEC examples in bullion and silks and one small similar, good overall condition (6) £80-100
Sukkur Police, four various other ranks’ large rectangular waist belt plates all with KC and unit title; Telegraph Workman and Lineman, one each rectangular other ranks waist belt plates, the first with QVC and unit title, the second with KC and title; Muccadam Manchur Drainage Division, a brass shield shaped harness badge with applied KC unit title and at the base ‘BLCC’; together with a fine die-stamped oval silver mount probably from a waist belt plate or pouch belt plate for the ?...
Royal Air Force, Three good quality multi-part officers’ KC cap badges, two still on the braid hat bands; three NCO’s cap badges, one gilt/silver/enamels, one gilt/red cloth, one gilt; a WO’s KC arm badge and sundry other arm badges; an RAF Police cloth brassard (black/red/black); a lady’s embroidered handkerchief and an embroidered panel depicting a KC/eagle/laurels badge, (parcel) very good condition £80-100
A swagger cane for the Royal Marines, three riding crops all wth white metal tops for the Middlesex Yeomanry, Royal Dragoons and Royal Artillery; together with a brown leather mounted sword stick, good condition (5) £25-30
Hammer Price: £60
An interesting display of early German cross-bow bolts, fixed into a modern display board, with a modern label inscribed ‘ Cross-bow bolt points Circa 1400-1550, found near Ulm, Germany’ ten bolts in all, in excavated condition (10) £80-100
An attractive old comrades black velvet hanging banner, embroidered in silver bullion thread with an Iron Cross within a wreath and the date 1914-1918, and below ‘ Zur Ehre unseer gefallenen Kameraden ‘ and a gold laurel leaf complete with wooden suspension rod, good condition £60-80
1st or the Royal Scots Regiment, a good quality other ranks 1869-78 pattern shako plate, crowned laurels and Garter with stencilled ‘1’, correctly placed copper lugs, the plate retains some original gilt wash, very good condition £70-90
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very fine quality officer’s helmet plate c1878-1901, in die-stamped copper rich fire gilt, standard Royal Arms pattern with usual scrolls and double wheel gun, three loop fasteners, mint state £70-90
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