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British Military Collar Badges, Shoulder Titles and Buttons, a selection of mainly standard issues but including a fine plated KC pair to the Glider Pilot Regiment, a pair of o/r KC Bays, pair osd SWB, a one only plated to the 105th Light Infantry and one only brass HMRR Dragoons (no lugs) plus many other interesting single items; the buttons include a Staff-Sergt’s large plated tunic to the North Durham Militia and a Victorian officer’s to the Queensland Navy, eight large and four small...
Hammer Price: £160
Reproduction British Military Cap Badges. One hundred and twenty plus examples, sold as viewed (120+) £220-260
Hammer Price: £210
Reproduction Cap Badges. Over two hundred examples, sold as viewed not subject to return (200+) £150-300
Hammer Price: £190
Royal Artillery Badges. A very scarce large heavy cast gilt shabraque badge showing the double wheeled cannon on ground; a smaller gilt metal pouch badge lacking the outer wheel; the crowned Royal Arms part mount from the last pattern shoulder belt plate 1837-52; Artillery Volunteers, a pair of plated undress pouch badges both with double wheels; an other ranks busby plume holder, the white metal fused grenade with cannon and laurel design to the ball, complete with white horse hair plume;...
Hammer Price: £85
Scottish Territorial Red Cross Brigade, a scarce large die-stamped brass circular badge, facetted cross on a shield centre with unit title on a circle and thistle sprays in surround; Midland Railway Ambulance Corps, a fine pin back badge in gilt and triple enamels (Gaunts); Queen Victoria’s Rifles, a fine quality sweethearts brooch in heavy plate enamels and ‘paste’ jewels (one missing); German Nazi Party Badge 1933 in brass and triple enamels, Swastika centre and ‘Deutschland...
Hammer Price: £90
British Military Compass, dated 1916 by Cruchon & Emons London, a Japanese traveller’s compass contained in a lacquer box and another small civilian compass; Silver Cigarette Cases, one HM Birmingham 1936, another Chester 1911 and a third with the 925 silver mark and engraved, ‘Ggt Instr. Joe Cocks A.P.T.C. Germany 1946; a Field Service (?) ‘Glasmet’ hypodermic syringe in original Parke Davis & Co. metal box, good overall condition (7) £80-120
Hammer Price: £95
A Great War period marching compass, Verner’s pattern VII, by Cruchon & Emons, London, stamped, ‘No. 1916’, brass casing, complete with its leather case marked, ‘Leatheries Ltd 1916’, and more crudely, ‘R. Haworth, 11th K.O.R.L.’, leather case a little worn, good condition £40-60
Hammer Price: £45
Princess Mary Christmas 1914 Gift Tins. Two examples both in very good condition, one with Greetings Card and one empty packet of cigarettes, the other with both packets of cigarettes, one unopened the other part used; together with a good Grenadier Guards other ranks Victorian valise badge, this with box fastener and patent leather shaped backing, a brass bed plate grenadier Guards GVR stamped to 2615065 A. Hook and an embroidered sports vest badge red on black to the 3rd Battalion...
Hammer Price: £110
Carlisle City Police. A fine quality officer’s unmarked tipstaff in gilt metal and lignum vitae by Parker Field & Sons London (17.8cm), together with a rare late Victorian shako/helmet badge being a die-stamped blackened brass crowned circular strap, ‘Be Just And Fear Not’ the centre with a pinned through white metal shield showing the Arms of the city, and nine white metal buttons showing the Arms shield and ‘Carlisle City Police’, very good overall condition (11) £200-300
Hammer Price: £410
Kidbrooke Rifle Volunteers Shooting Trophy. A very fine hallmarked silver, London 1860 by ‘SS’ and ‘WN’, 24.5cm in height and of traditional two handled design with gilt interior, decorated in repousse style with sprays of oak leaves and central badge comprising crossed rifles bearing a circular strap, ‘Kidbrooke Rifle Volunteers’ enclosing a strung bugle horn, a plumed shako rests on top of the circle; a reverse panel showing the recipient’s details has now had these details...
Hammer Price: £180
Nazi Germany Metal Sculpture, a steel helmeted head and shoulders bust of a German soldier in silvered base metal mounted on a double marble plinth (chipped), the bust marked on the reverse ‘HB’ in a circle, the helmet with some dents £300-400
Hammer Price: £270
Framed Prints & Photographs, including a plate size example for the Corps of Drums Royal Munster Fusiliers c1910; three unframed photos of officers The Dorsetshire Regiment 1893, mainly show them wearing the 1880 pattern forage cap and blue patrols taken at Kasr-el-Nil; an album of photographs showing various air and sea planes, helicopters, etc., c1941-53; a Dutch produced folder commemorating the Arnhem Landings issued in 1945; together with various other items of militaria (parcel) £80-120
Hammer Price: £80
British Army Buttons. Officers’ infantry coatees c.1830-55 comprising forty-three large (some duplication) and nine small, two diamond shaped doublets (79th & 93rd), a very rare black horn example to the 52nd for wear in Canada, two mess waiters 27th & 60th and a large gilt example to the 17th Spanish Infantry and small similar to the 14th Regiment (Peninsula period); together with three examples without shanks (50th, 99th and 74th doublet), also two large gilt tunics 4th Light Dragoons...
Hammer Price: £850
British Army Buttons. Officers’ large gilt tunics 1856-81, eighty-one different examples including 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, a few require cleaning otherwise very good condition (81) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,100
British Army Buttons. Officers’ large tunics 1856-81, seventy-two large gilt examples including 100th-109th inclusive; variable patterns for the 43rd, 21st and 40th, a few require cleaning otherwise good overall condition (72) £700-900
Hammer Price: £920
British Army Buttons. Officers’ fine quality gilt undress and mufti examples, comprising thirty-eight large and twenty-two small, including 5th DGs, 3rd LDs, 8th RIH, 13th LD, 10th RH, 15th KH; 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 22nd, 37th, 41st, 43rd, 49th, 67th, 86th, 90th, 98th Foot, Medical Staff, Lymington Yeomanry, etc., very good overall condition (64) £600-800
Hammer Price: £550
British Army Officers’ Tunic Buttons. Seventy-seven large gilt examples representing 44 different infantry regiments 1856-81, many therefore are duplicated; together with nine different large other ranks pre-1881 issues, and thirty-four small other ranks (some duplication), some require cleaning otherwise very good condition (120) £900-1100
Hammer Price: £900
British Army Officers’ Buttons. One hundred and one large gilt infantry examples 1856-81 representing sixty-three different regiments, therefore some duplication, many require cleaning otherwise good condition (101) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,000
British Army Buttons. Officers’ small gilt tunics 1856-81. Two hundred examples with much duplication, and some fitted for epaulette usage, good overall condition (200) £400-600
Hammer Price: £350
British Army Buttons. Officers’ small gilt tunic 1856-81. Two hundred examples, much duplication and including some fitted for epaulette usage, good overall condition (200) £400-600
British Army Buttons. Officers’ small gilt tunics 1856-81. One hundred and fifty examples including some fitted for epaulette usage, good overall condition (150) £300-500
Hammer Price: £250
Pair: Master J. Yule, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (John Yule, Master); St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, with swivel-ring and bar suspension, nearly extremely fine (2) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,500
Pair: Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets James Vaughan, Royal Navy China 1842 (James Vaughan, Surgeon, H.M.S. Calliope); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,900
Three: Major-General Charles Bulkeley Nurse, Royal Marine Light Infantry Baltic 1854-55 (Chas. Bulkeley Nurse, Lieut. Royl. Marn. Light Infantry) engraved naming; Crimea 1854-56,1 clasp, Sebastopol (Chas. ....eley Nurse, Lieut., Royl. Marn. Ligh. ..fantry) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Chas. Bulkeley Nurse, Lieut., Royal Marines Lt. Infty.) pierced with ring suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £300-350
Hammer Price: £420
Four: Gunner H. Ley, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (H. Ley, H.M.S. Princess Royal, Sept. 8 1855), contemporary naming; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (H. Ley, Gunr. 2nd Cl., H.M.S. Thistle); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, with swivel-bar suspension, clasp loose on riband of second, contact marks and occasional edge bruising, generally very fine or better (4) £600-700
Pair: Deputy Inspector General J. Rorie, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (J. Rorie, H.M.S. Queen) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue unnamed, pierced with ring suspension, good very fine (2) £200-250
Hammer Price: £240
Pair: Gunner’s Mate John Cleverly, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Gunners Mate. John Gleverly (sic). R.N.) depot impressed naming, cast suspension, replacement suspension post, claw tightened/refitted; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, first with some contact marks and edge bruising; second with minor enamel damage, very fine and better (2) £280-320
Hammer Price: £520
Pair: Private M. Conway, 17th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (.. 3259 M. Conway, 17th Re..) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (3259 Michael Conway 1st Battn. 17th Regt.) impressed naming, pierced with ring suspension, first with edge bruising and contact marks, fine and better (2) £120-160
Pair: Sergeant-Major George Hazell, Military Train, late Land Transport Corps Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (No. 64 Geo. Hazell, I Divin. Ld. T. Crps) engraved naming, ‘French’ style clasp, suspension refitted, edge bruising, contact marks; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (706 Sergt-Mjr. George Hazell, Milty. Train) officially impressed naming, first good fine; second good very fine (2) £350-400
Three: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Theobald Burke, 88th Regiment, 13th Baronet of Glynsk and Knocknagur Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut., 88th Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, swivel ring suspension, mounted on silver buckle bar, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,400
Three: Private John Patterson, 72nd Highlanders Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (John Patterson, 72nd Highlanders) engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (John Patterson, 72nd Highlanders); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. ... Private John Patterson, 72 Highlanders), plugged and fitted with ‘British Crimea’ style suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £420-480
Hammer Price: £620
Pair: Major-General F. L. Alexander, Royal Marine Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff (Lieut. F. L. Alexander, RMA “Dauntless”); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, replacement swivel ring suspension, second with slight edge bruise, good very fine and better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £650
Four: Private Edward Locke, Military Train, late 42nd Highlanders Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (2244 Edward Lock (sic), 42 Royal Highlanders) privately engraved; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Edwd. Locke, 1st Bn. Mil. Train) officially impressed naming, original multicoloured ribbon; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (409 Edwd. Locke, Mily. Train); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, plugged and fitted with...
Hammer Price: £780
The Crimean War pair attributed to Private John Whitehead, 4th Light Dragoons, whose horse was killed in the charge at Balaklava Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. Whitehead, 4th Lt. Dragns.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (John Whitehead, 4th Lt. Dragns.) contained in an old case, the lid inscribed in gold block letters ‘1289 Pte. John Whitehead, 4th Light Dragoons’, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) ...
£3,500–£4,500
Pair: John Fairbairn, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (John Fairbairn, I. Troop Royal Horse Artily.) depot impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (John Fairbairn, I. Troop, Rl. H. Arty.) engraved naming, fitted with straight bar swivel suspension, first with contact marks and edge bruising, good fine and better (5) £450-500
Three: Colour Serjeant John Taylor, Coldstream Guards Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, unnamed, individual clasps loose on ribbon; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3085 Color Serjt., Coldsm. Guards); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, plugged and fitted with scroll suspension, with individual silver brooch bars, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £320-360
Hammer Price: £430
Three: Lieutenant-Colonel Ewen Montgomery Lang, Indian Army India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-95 (Lieutt., 1st Bn. 1st Gurkhas); British War and Victory Medals, small M.I.D. emblem (Lt. Col.) mounted as worn, good very fine and better (3) £240-280
Hammer Price: £490
A fine Indian campaign group of three awarded to Lieutenant-General Edwin Venour, Commandant of the 5th Bengal Native Infantry, late 3rd Goorkhas, who was severely wounded in July 1857 when attached as a volunteer to the 10th Foot during a costly attempt to relieve Arrah: he was afterwards mentioned in despatches for his leadership of Goorkha skirmishers in the Bhootan operations and commanded the 5th Bengal Native Infantry in the Second Afghan War Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Ensign,...
Hammer Price: £2,100
Pair: Private Edward Skirrett, 83rd and 35th Regiments Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Edwd. Skirrett, 83rd Regt.) one clasp rosette worn; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (3370 Pte. E. Skirrett, 35th Foot) nearly very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £470
Pair: Staff Sergeant J. Hartgrove, Army Service Corps South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (C/3221 Pte. J. Hartgroove, A.S. Corps); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3221 Sergt. J. Hartgrove, C. & T.C.) note different spelling of surname, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £370
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