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Royal Wantage Volunteers, silver prize medal, 50mm diameter; Obv: Struck bust of George III facing right by Halliday, ‘God Save the King’ around; Rev: The Royal Arms, legend ‘Royal Wantage Volunteers’ above, below the arms ‘Prize Medal 1810 For Skill at Arms’ with ‘G’ and ‘R’ to left and right, silver medallion set within gilt frame with gilt ring suspension, very fine £300-400
£300–£400
Upper Tivy Loyal Regiment, silver prize medal, 55mm x 43mm, hallmarked London 1808; Obv: Soldier loading a musket, legend around ‘Upper Tivy Loyal Regt.’, in exergue ‘GIIIR 1809’; Rev: ‘W. C. Gilbertson the most skilful marksman won this medal’, raised rim with hinged loop for suspension, several dents, otherwise very fine £300-400
88th Foot Order of Merit, 2nd Class for seven actions; Obv: Hibernia, seated with harp, holding forth a wreath of laurel; Rev: a wreath of laurel with ‘88’ at the apex enclosing the engraved actions, ‘Orthes, Vittoria, Toulouse, Fuentes d’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive’ (Sergt. Thomas Moore), 38mm., silver, with replacement rings for suspension, very fine £800-1000
£800–£1,000
Tibet 1903-04, no clasp, bronze issue (Cooly Pasang Bhutia, S. & T.C.) claw tightened but only loosely attached; Mayor of Kimberley’s Medal 1899-1900, a white metal copy, this with contact marks, nearly very fine and better (2) £80-100
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The Durand Medal for 1895 awarded to Subadar-Major Arunachalam, Queen’s Own Sappers and Miners Durand Medal, annual award for 1884, obverse: bust of Major General Sir H. M. Durand, K.C.S.I., C.B., R.E.; reverse: the towers and walls of the fort at Ghuznee, named on the edge (Subadar Major Arunachalam, Queen’s Own Sappers & Miners. 1895) 64mm., bronze, suspension missing, severe edge bruising, otherwise very fine £400-500
£400–£500
Original manuscript ink and water colour plan relating to the French Conquest of Italy in 1796, titled on the reverse in ink, ‘Chateau de Trezzo sur l’adda’, the hand illustrated plan itself likewise titled and bearing the stamp of Executive Directors of the Military ‘Cabinet Historique et Topographique’, 42 by 30cm., minor wear at folds, generally in good condition £300-350
£300–£350
‘Nelson’ related: The London Chronicle, 18-20 July 1805; another, 27-30 July 1805; 3-6 August 1805; another, 6-8 August 1805; 8-10 August 1805; another, 17-20 August 1805; another, 29-31 August 1805; another, 31 August-3 September 1805; another, 7-10 September 1805; 5-7 November 1805 - report on the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson; another, 7-9 November; another, 9-12 November 1805; another, 12-14 November 1805; another, 14-16 November 1805; another, 16-19 November 1805;...
£100–£140
Original signed approval by Queen Victoria in respect of bonnets to be worn by the Highland Light Infantry Militia, dated at the War Office on 29 April 1869 and further signed by Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for War: ‘Most humbly submitted to Your Majesty. That the Officers of the Inverness, Banff, Moray and Nairn, or Highland Light Infantry Militia, be permitted to wear on State occasions, a Bonnet similar to that worn by Officers of the Highland Light Infantry Regiments of the...
£500–£600
Victory Medal 1914-19 (19207 T-Cpl. L. G. Ball, 3 L.H.R. A.I.F.) last with re-impressed service number, good very fine £80-100
£80–£100
Hofschröer, Peter, 1815 The Waterloo Campaign, 2 volumes, Wellington, his German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras; and, The German Victory; Lord Chalfont (Editor) Waterloo; Chandler, David (Editor), Napoleon’s Marshals; [Chatham Publishing], The Naval Chronicle, The Contemporary Record of the Royal Navy at War, Vol. IV, 1807-1810; Mason, Philip, The Men Who Rules India; Beevor, Anthony, D-Day; Rees, Laurence, Auschwitz, The Nazis & the ‘Final Solution’; Tyrer, Nicola,...
£40–£60
An Indian sword, tulwar the heavy curved 81cm blade with multi-grooves, typical iron hilt with disc pommel and knuckle-bow decorated overall with intricate floral patterns in silver koftgari, good condition overall £100-120
£100–£120
A late 18th. Century silver-hilted French small-sword, the 82.5cm hollow-triangular blade, the entire hilt composed of multifaceted silver studs, the hollow silver grip and knuckle-bow pierced and decorated en-suite, olive shaped pommel, the oval double-shell guard intricately decorated en-suite, Paris marks for 1787, good condition overall £300-350
An unusual continental percussion target or gallery pistol retailed by Beckwith of London, with octagonal sighted barrel engraved with scrollwork at the muzzle and breech, engraved on the barrel-flat ‘Beckwith, London’ enclosed action with scroll engraved tang, figured walnut half-stock, fluted butt with engraved pommel cap and spurred trigger-guard, worn overall, hammer spur broken, tang chipped and trigger lacking £80-£100
A rare Great War ‘First Day of the Somme’ D.C.M group of five awarded to 2nd Lieutenant H. Watts, North Staffordshire Regiment, who was wounded in action with the 1/6th Battalion in November 1915 and decorated for his gallantry during the unit’s ill-fated attack on Gommecourt on the 1st July 1916: subsequently commissioned in the South Staffordshire Regiment, he was again wounded - severely so - in the fighting at St. Quentin in September 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R....
£3,000–£3,500
18th Century Powder Horn, approximately 23 cms long x 8 cms at the base, the body decorated with geometric circular patterns and the monogram ‘AMT’, provision near the stopper end for a sling, the base of wood nailed into the ram’s horn, together with a hand written poem from an address in Newcastle upon Tyne, lacking stopper, good condition £150-200
£150–£200
18th Century Powder Horn, of curved ram’s horn approximately 20 cms long x 8.5 cms at the base, the body without decoration and the base of wood nailed through the horn complete with a shaped but probably later wooden stopper, good condition £100-140
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (No. 2695 Wilm. Gill, 89th Regt.) depot impressed naming, claw tightened, substantial edge bruising, nearly very fine £100-140
Indian Army Buttons, a very fine selection covering the period 1824-1922 including a good number of pre Mutiny examples, little or no duplication, coatee, tunic, Mess dress etc., excellent facial condition, now contained in a glazed frame so the reverses not examined (195) £1500-1700
£1,500–£1,700
WW2 Polish Insignia, comprising a ‘made in the field’ Polish pilot’s cast white metal breast badge complete with suspension chain, a British made Polish Army Staff Officer’s eagle cap badge in gilt metal and an other ranks white metal cap badge, very good condition (3) £100-150
£100–£150
British War and Victory Medal pairs (3) (30342 Pte. J. Kidd, York. R.; 28671 Pte. G. Swaine, York. R.; 28844 Pte. F. England, Yorks. L.I.) very fine and better (6) £120-160
£120–£160
British War and Victory Medal pairs (5) (206087 Pte. P. G. Gardner, 3-Co. of Lond. Y.; 5586 Pte. R. F. Frampton, 6-Lond. R.; 50207 Pte. T. H. Teasdale, N. Staff. R.; 83284 Pte. W. G. Richen, R.A.M.C.; DM2-096843 Pte. J. Herbert, A.S.C.) generally extremely fine (10) £180-220
£180–£220
A scarce honorary Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Medal in Gold awarded to Captain Hon. Francis Maude, Royal Navy Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, gold, (Capt. Hon. Fras. Maude R.N. 1877) ‘double dolphin’ suspension, claw a little slack, minor edge bruising, virtually extremely fine £1400-1800
£1,400–£1,800
Medal for the Rescue of the Berthon 1882, silver maltese cross, approx. 45 x 45mm., with oars in the angles, obverse inscribed, ‘The Crew of the Berthon Rescued Nov. 14 1882’; reverse inscribed, ‘J. Kittle’, ring suspension, good very fine, rare £400-500
Pair: Staff Sergeant C. S. A. Brooks, South African Pay Corps, late South African Heavy Artillery British War Medal 1914-20 (S./Sjt. C. S. A. Brooks, S.A.P.C.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Gnr. C. S. A. Brooks, S.A.H.A.), good very fine Pair: Gunner J. Ibbotson, South African Heavy Artillery British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Gnr. J. Ibbotson, S.A.H.A.), together with remnants of identity disc, good very fine (4) £80-100
Pair: Private J. Draaier, 1st Cape Corps British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. Draaier, 1st C.C.), extremely fine Pair: Sergeant C. E. Shackle, 2nd Cape Corps British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. C. E. Shackle, 2nd C.C.), good very fine (4) £80-100
France, Medal of Honour (2), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, by Borrel, 27mm., silver (A. J. B. Bouvet 1913; M. H. Dubois 1928); Medal of Honour (2), Ministry of Work and Social Security, by Borrel, 27mm., silver (Mme. L. Havard 1954; J. Sorlin 1958); Medal of Honour, Ministry of Public Transport, by Roty, 33mm., silver, unnamed; Medal of Honour (2), Ministry of Public Transport, for Railway Workers, by Roty, 33mm., silver, with railway engine emblem on ribbon (Chery Joseph 1924; Prou...
Germany, Bavaria, House and Knightly Order of St. Hubert, Mantle Star, approximately 285 x 283mm., in cloth bullion, silver and gilt, wire with a metal cross frame, centre with legend in gilt wire upon a velvet background, reverse with cloth backing and fitted with four prongs for support, unmarked, some wear and damage to points, nearly very fine and rare £400-500
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914 (2), 1st Class, convex, pin stamped ‘800’, catch slightly crushed; another, 2nd Class; War Commemorative Medal 1870-71, combatants, suspension repaired; Cross of Honour 1914-18 (2), combatants; another, for next-of-kin; German badges (3); Satirical ‘Iron Cross 1914’; copy medal (1); Bavaria, Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with swords, bronze; Third Reich, Cross of Honour of the German Mother, 2nd Class, base silver metal and enamel; Bulgaria,...
Pair: Private T. Weir, Royal Irish Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (3893 Pte., Rl. Irish Fus.) a fourth clasp is missing from the carriage; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3893 Pte., Rl. Irish Fus.) second with edge bruising, very fine (2) £140-180
£140–£180
Guatemala, Order of the Quetzal, 2nd type, Grand Cross set of insignia by Gardino succ Cravanzola, Rome, sash badge, 58mm. dia., silver and enamel; breast star, 86mm. dia., silver, gilt and enamel, with a short length of sash ribbon, star back-plate refitted and raised, reverse discoloured through oxidation, some enamel damage, about very fine (2) £260-300
£260–£300
A rare bronze medal for the Defence of Chitral awarded to Dooly Bearer Yamaladi Istharee, Madras Commissariat Department India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Chitral 1895, bronze issue (644 Dooly Bearer Yamaladi Istharee Comt. Transpt. Dept. Madras) nearly extremely fine and rare £3000-3500
Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, breast star, 88mm. dia., silver and enamel, a copy with enamelled outer rays and and high domed centre, Japanese inscription on reverse which is lacking pin, very fine £100-140
A well-documented Coastal Command pilot’s Second World War campaign group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant F. Hughes, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who completed around 50 operational sorties in Sunderlands and Swordfish of Coastal Command 1943-45, in which period his aircraft attacked U-Boats on at least two occasions - he was subsequently killed in a flying accident 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for display but...
Pakistan, Police Medal for Gallantry (Quaid-e-Azam) silver ((Late) Mr Sohail Shah, Assistant Sub-Inspector) unusually impressed on reverse; Medal of Performance (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) bronze and enamel, reverse centre impressed, ‘Lt. Col. Salah ud Din’, centres loose, incorrect ribbon; Indian States, Bahawalpur, Good Service Medal - a white metal trial striking, without suspension, this with contact marks, very fine and better (3) £120-160
An outstanding Second World War campaign group of three awarded to Flying Officer G. Barker, Royal Air Force, who gained several victories over Greece while flying as ‘Wingman’ to Squadron Leader Marmaduke “Pat” Pattle in No. 80 Squadron, prior to being seriously wounded when his Hurricane came under attack at Maleme in April 1941: that his gallant services never received official recognition was likely on account of the loss of all of his squadron’s records For his own part,...
£1,800–£2,200
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (5495 Pte. W. Wainscott, R. Welsh Fus.) edge bruise, good very fine £160-200
£160–£200
An interesting Second World War campaign group of five awarded to Sergeant H. W. Humphreys, Royal Signals, who was employed as a wireless operator in the Special Communications Unit (S.C.U.) at Whaddon Hall, a component of ‘Section VIII’ of the Secret Intelligence Service (S.I.S.) and the Bletchley Park establishment: as a member of S.C.U. 8, he embarked for Normandy in June 1944, where he processed ULTRA traffic to forward military commands 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star;...
Five: Gunner F. J. Walker, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (19155525 Gnr. F. J. Walker, R.A.), with R.A. cap badge, official correction to surname on the G.S.M., generally good very fine (6) £100-120
Bedfordshire Volunteers, silver prize medal, 56mm diameter, no hallmark; Obv: the arms and motto of Luton and the legend ‘Bedfordshire Volunteers’. Rev: ‘Merit Rewarded by the Officers of the Luton Company to Mr John Yates. He being the best shot for the year 1804’, with horizontal loop suspension, good very fine £300-400
Benwell & Weymouth Volunteers, silver prize medal, 65mm x 45mm, excluding suspension; Obv: Crowned ‘GR’ cypher with legend ‘Benwell & Weymouth Volunteers’ above, ‘Target Prize 2nd Compy,’ below; Rev: ‘The Award of Merit & Skill in Firing, from Capt. Weymouth. Won by Pte. E. F. Barker’, the broad rim engraved with date ‘August 2. 1802’ and with indistinct hallmarks, nearly very fine £250-350
£250–£350
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