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28 March 2002
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1880 Pattern Officer’s Forage Cap, blue cloth body with black oak leaf central band, gold bullion embroidery to front peak, complete with red quilted silk lining,sweat band and thin leather chin strap; a brass cavalry trumpet by Mayers & Harrison Ltd, mounted with a scarce KC bi-metal Edwardian period collar badge of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, complete with mouth piece; a five pouch black leather bandolier dated London 1922; four modern colour prints one framed and glazed, the drill...
Hammer Price: £65
Leather Aviator’s Helmet, of the type popular with WWI pilots and navigators, brown leather with camel coloured cotton lining, complete with both three press stud earflaps, two part chin strap and single press stud top peak, good condition for age £30-50
Hammer Price: £85
Epaulettes, a very rare pair of full dress box epaulettes c1830 of the pattern authorised for Generals, Lieut-Generals and Major Generals, the strap embellished with embroidered crown over crossed sword and baton, finial gilt button bearing the same insignia within a laurel wreath, gilt metal crescent over 3” bullion fringes; the linings bearing the trade labels for ‘Lewis’ Gold Laceman and Embroiderer Sword Cutler &c to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Kent & Sussex & the Prince...
Hammer Price: £250
Royal Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry, a scarce pair of officer’s white metal undress shoulder scales c1846-1855 each scale applied with a silver Bath star for a Major’s rank, correct small unit button for the period a crown within a scalloped border, blue cloth under lining, retailed by T Buckmaster & Co 15 George St. Edinburgh, minor dents to the crescent otherwise very good condition £150-200
£150–£200
Anglo-American War 1812-1814, an historic telescope with a direct connection to one of the Royal Naval officers involved in the sacking and burning of Washington 24 August 1814, the brass and mahogany 5 draw instrument bears the manufacturer’s engraved legend, ‘Gilbert & Sons/London/Improved’, the firm existed under this title 1806-1819, another of the brass draw sections bears the engraved legends, ‘Captain John Wainwright, Royal Navy/a present from the Honble. General Maitland’,...
£1,500–£2,000
Great War Armistice Naval Signal, a printed black and white form with typed inscription ‘From Air Group, Plymouth to Seaplanes, Newlyn, dated 11.11.1918, From Staddon W/T following intercepted from Eiffel Tower (Paris) from Marchall Foch C. in C. “Hostilities will cease upon the whole front from 11th November at eleven o’clock French time”. Allied troops will not cross until a further order the place reached on that date and that hour, signed Marshall Foch.’, with rubber stamp...
Hammer Price: £520
Captain JCC Mansergh, 6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, a framed water-colour drawing, ‘The Debe Neck Near Fort White 1852’ (South Africa), depicting a soldier in scarlet coatee and forage cap observing an infantry column moving towards some low hills, unsigned on the obverse framed and glazed by The Parker Gallery, Mansergh’s career details and earlier auction notice on the reverse, considerable foxing £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Mekran Field Force March-May 1911, an interesting album of some 76 privately taken photographs with printed captions to each, the campaign featured the 104th Indian Infantry the 32nd Mountain Battery and a detachment of Royal Marine Artillery, all aspects of the campaign are featured, front cover of album detached otherwise in very good condition £40-60
Hammer Price: £140
Original Photographs, eleven cabinet style single figure photographs c1900-1920; a Loyal Suffolk Hussar, Somerset LI, 11th Hussars etc.; three original Nazi period single figure photographs; two interesting group photographs showing Scottish soldiers in full dress taking part in the making of a German film one dated 1933 and a used postcard of Oberleutasch dated 1934, very good overall condition (13) £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
Cigarette Cards, a scarce set of VC winners (25) by John Player & Sons featuring winners 1854-1899, a set of Regimetal Uniforms (50) by John Player & Sons 1660-1912, a set of Military Headdress (50) by John Player & Sons 1750-1904, a set of Colonial & Indian Army Badges (25) by John Player & Sons c1930, a set of Drum Banners & Cap Badges (50) by John Player & Sons, a set of Uniforms of the Territorial Army (50) by John Player & Sons, a set of Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas...
Hammer Price: £190
A Cased Linen Map of South Africa dated 1879, an interesting boxed card game entitled ,The Cavalry Game’, four boxes of modern die-cast model soldiers by ErrolJohn Studios of Rochester, a small bronze type figure of Old Bill, modern post cards of the Royal Marines, and a modern cast brass ash-tray of the Menin Gate Ypres, good overall condition a parcel £30-50
Hammer Price: £100
Princess Mary’s 1914 Brass Gift Tin, complete with cigarettes, tobacco, greeting card and envelope (no photograph or pencil), the packets now wrapped in cling film but complete excellent condition. £40-60
Hammer Price: £90
Soldiers’ Bed Plates, South Lancashire Regiment to 3652491 J Wallace, Middlesex Regiment unissued, 1st Bn The Green Howards to 4383415 J Ferguson, Worcestershire Regiment with applied pre 1923 cap badge unissued, Royal Berkshire Regiment to 10017 Grace, good overall condition (5) £40-50
Soldiers’ Bed Plates, The King’s Own to 8568 A Lawrence, Royal Fusiliers with appplied KC cap badge unissued,East Yorkshire Regiment to No4338166 JG Scott, 2nd Bn The Welch regiment with applied post 1923 cap badge unissued stamped Duty on the reverse, a mis-applied Grenadier Guards appellation to an embossed issue of the Coldstream Guards stamped Duty on reverse, good overall condition (5) £30-40
Soldiers’ Bed Plates, Somerset Light Infantry to 5665530 M Collier, Royal Tank Regiment to 7885923 T Thresher, The Green Howards with applied post 1952 white metal cap badge unissued, Sherwood Forresters unissued Duty on reverse, similar to Northumberland Fusiliers together with a soldier’s pipe with part carved bowl 18th Hussars, cracked and stem detached, plates in good condition (6) £30-40
Soldiers’ Bed Plates, 1st KSLI ‘D’ Coy to 4029460 Anthony C, Royal Corps of Signals to 2315976 Perry JF, unissued examples to the Royal Scots and the 4th Hussars, a modern re-enactment type to the Queen’s (West Surrey) Regiment together with a certificate for a One Silver Dollar, good condition (6) £20-30
Hammer Price: £45
WWII Kriegsmarine Ensign, approximately 68”x37” bearing official stamp etc, together with an archive of 28 original press photographs 18cm x 13cm all with applied official forms bearing details etc to the reverses mainly featuring joint meetings with the Italian Navy, parades, a funeral and some informal moments; a WWII Japanese ‘bayonet flag’ approximately 31cm x 28cm, red sun centre with official purple stamp and the white ground with various black ink inscriptions, slight...
Hammer Price: £360
124th 126th 127th 129th 130th Baluch Regiments, a kidney-shaped officers’ mess white ground silicon china side dish, a dark green and gilt edged border encloses the central insignia, this in sepia colour features the Imperial crown over a rococo strap bearing the numbers of the four regiments in Roman numerals, within, the Prince of Wales’s crest and the legends ‘K.G’ ‘Q.M.’/OWN/BALUCH.’ transfer print to the reverse Booths/crown/silicon china/Made in England’. c1930;...
Hammer Price: £120
‘Buckingham Pewter’ Figures from the’ Military Collection’ seven boxed and three loose figures featuring soldiers from the 18th century to near present day; a modern cast brass door stop featuring a mounted colonial soldier; two modern painted lead figures 10cm an officer of the 91st c1853 and a mounted Royal Dragoon Waterloo period; a very large assortment of modern military postcards Christmas cards etc, sold as viewed, good overall condition a parcel £30-50
Hammer Price: £35
Royal Naval Officer’s Sword c1805-1825 as described for Commanders and above, gilt stirrup hilt with wire bound ivory hand grip, fouled anchor motif langets, the single fullered blade retains some original gilding but no blueing, the standard Royal, Naval and floral motifs, period bullion sword knot, contained in its leather and copper gilt scabbard, blade with severe rusting, no gilt remains on the scabbard mounts some 50% gilt remains on the hand guard areas. £250-350
Hammer Price: £460
Royal Navy 1827 ‘Fighting’ Pattern Sword, the broad pipe-back blade with double point etched with the crown over anchor and the Arms of Great Britain post 1837, contained in correct pattern leather and copper chaped scabbard, the blade retains much original polish, the gilt areas rubbed and the back strap ‘sprung’ slightly from the hand grip £400-600
Hammer Price: £550
Royal Naval Surgeon’s Smallsword 1825-1832, coliche-marde blade, gilt disc pas d’ane rings etc., and correct anchor and serpent cartouche on the hand grip, the stirrup hand guard broken and missing, no scabbard, the blade of full length but with surface rust overall, the gilt sections dirty but do retain 90% gilt £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Royal Naval Georgian Midshipman’s Dirk, c1790-1797 and probably by Cullum of Charing Cross, the 15” straight blade with shallow central fuller and blue and gilt decoration extending some 61/2”, the gilt cross-piece with swept quillons and 5-ball ‘half-shell’, the very fine chequered ivory grip bears a gilt escutcheon band this with crown over fouled anchor motif, octagonal gilt base band and pommel; the black leather scabbard with copper gilt chapes, the upper two only present, the...
Hammer Price: £900
Royal Naval Georgian Midshipman’s Dirk, made or retailed by ‘Irish Portsmouth’, the curved broad 15” blade with 43/4” spear point retains much original polish, beautifully etched on the obverse with laurel sprays the crown over ‘GR’, the globe, trophies of arms and flags and floral decoration at the forte; on the reverse laurel sprays the figure of Victory trippant, with further trophies and floral decoration below; the gilt cross piece with decorated swept quillons and shield...
Hammer Price: £950
Royal Naval Georgian Midshipman’s Dirk, c1825 the curved blade aprroximately 16” has a pipe back and 6” spear point, both sides are fully decorated with alternate etched and blue and gilt panels, trophies or arms, flags and floral sprays, the gilt cross piece with swept quillons and pierced ‘half-shell’, this containing a chiselled merman blowing a conch shell, the chequered ivory grip with decorated gilt bottom band and backstrap; the gilt metal scabbard has a ball finial and is...
Hammer Price: £1,050
Workington Regiment of Local Militia (Cumberland) 1808-1816 Presentation Sword, a very fine 1796 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 32” blade with extensive blueing and gilding on both sides, the presentation panel extends some 36cm and reads as follows, ‘28 May 1810 Presented to Lieut Col’l Commandandt. JOHN C CURWEN by the Officers non commissioned Officers and Privates of the Workington Regt. of Local Militia serving under his command, in testimony of their Gratitude for his...
£2,500–£3,000
A Victorian 1821 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword, the 341/2” blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall (No22092) etched with the crown over ‘VR’ and a crowned strap bearing the unit title, ‘King’s Dragoon Guards‘ and ‘1st’ within the strap, battle honour scrolls below, Waterloo, Sevastopol, Taku Forts, Pekin’ also the officer’s family crest and initials ‘JCD’, steel scabbard, cleaned overall and some age surface marking minor fish-skin wear, but generally good...
Hammer Price: £680
Cavalry Trooper’s Sword 1853 Pattern, a good quality example the blade with etched rococo panel bearing the floreated initial ‘W’, this coupled with a complete absence of unit markings possibly indicates a private purchase for a Yeoman, complete with correct pattern scabbard, the blade generally good but with evidence of some fairly harsh abrasive cleaning, the scabbard sound but with some severe pitting, £100-150
1796 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword, the regulation 32” blade with extensive blue and gilt decoration to both sides, these include the crown and ‘GR’ cypher and the Royal Arms post 1801, the part only leather scabbard with the two top chapes only, the blue and gilt panels still bright and very fine the remainder of the blade with much surface rust, the bound silver wire grip badly fractured no gilt remains on all exposed areas, the scabbard lacks the last 6” and has a repair...
Hammer Price: £350
1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword,standard crowned ‘VR’ blade by ‘...allin Gerard St. Soho London’, the pierced brass handguard with crowned ‘VR’ cypher, companion brass scabbard, one small fracture in the pierced handguard and slight surface rust spots (recent) on the scabbard but generally a good example. £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword, the Wilkinson blade No. 10698 with usual VR cypher etc., has additional family crest and initials, a fox’s head engrailed and collared above ‘C.H.’, brass handguard with crowned VR cypher, steel scabbard, the blade retains some original polish, scabbard lacks wooden liners, no gilt remains; together with two spare scabbards both a/f (3) £60-80
Infantry Officer’s 1895 Pattern Sword, GVR blade with fine presentation panel, ‘Presented to Capt. F.B.Pell, by the Members of the 7th & 8th Platoons, 7th Battn. County of London (Vol) Regt. As a Token of the Esteem & Respect in which he is held by All Ranks, February 13th 1919’, complete with brown leather covered service scabbard, the blade retains 90%+ original polish, hand guard with some surface rusting, leather attachment strap on the scabbard broken. £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
Silver coloured metal Small Sword, c1770 retailed by ‘Holden Ludgate Street’, the 34” colichemarde blade completely plain, the fixed rococo shells profusely decorated on both sides, reeded pas d’ane rings and stirrup hand guard this with additional decorated central lozenge section, the swollen grip with geometric and floral embellishment, the globular pommel similar, baluster knop; the wooden scabbard lacking the bottom section and all leather covering but does retain the top two...
Hammer Price: £390
English Small Sword c1780, the 32” colichemarde blade with some 7” of simple engraving, the rococo fixed shells of intricately pierced iron, decorated pas d’ane rings quillons and stirrup hand guard, the globular pommel pierced and decorated, the grip covered with high quality silver coloured wire and metal strip binding; the vellum covered wooden scabbard retains top and bottom chapes the former in decorated iron and engraved Bibb Newport Street, the latter in silver coloured metal,...
Small Sword, the 30” colichemarde blade with some low quality engraving extending some 7” down the blade, the silver coloured metal ovoid fixed shell of intricately pierced and decorated format, the cross-piece and quillons with similar decoration, the stirrup hand guard with triple central piercing and the globular pommel pierced and decorated, the grip embellished with alternate wire and reeded panel sections, no scabbard, the blade with some surface rusting, the hand-grip decoration...
English Retailed Hunting Sword, 18th century c1770 the 26” straight polished steel blade with triple fullers, the ornate silver coloured metal cross piece embossed with emblems of the chase and terminating in hounds’ heads quillons, the eight panel alternate light and dark horn grip terminating in a silver coloured metal embossed oval pommel; the wooden scabbard retains the majority of the contemporary decorated top chape this engraved on the reverse ‘M.Feesey (long ‘S’) Pall...
Hammer Price: £320
Hunting Sword, late 18th century English the curved 23” blade with double fullers, the iron decorated cross piece with swept quillons, one missing one part fractured, the green stained ivory grip with reeded decoration culminating in a decorated iron pommel and circular knop, the wooden scabbard retains most of the steel top chape and the majority of the brown skiver decorated covering, the blade cleaned but with rusting and pitting particularly on the back, the scabbard missing a large...
Royal Irish Constabulary, a very scarce silver plated full dress sword and scabbard c1911-1922, the fullered blade etched with the cypher of George V and a crowned oval strap ‘Royal Irish Constabulary’, the plated hand-guard incorporating a cartouche carrying the crown over the special pattern device, part only of the leather sword knot, retailed by T G Phillips 4 Dame Street Dublin, the blade in excellent condition, the plating with some lifting and rust areas to the hand guard and...
The Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) Victorian Side Arm’ of gladius form the 20” broad blade etched with the crowned VR cypher, the Royal Arms and sundry floral decoration, retailed by ‘W Purves & Son Edinburgh’, the cast brass hilt with raised designs, contained in its copper mounted leather scabbard, this fitted with a double sling patent leather frog, the blade retains much original polish but has slight pitting at the spear point, no gilt remains on the...
Hammer Price: £210
71st Highland Light Infantry, a good quality William IV officer’s dirk, the gilt nail studded carved bog-oak handle complete with gilt ring, facetted stone and bonnet and broadsword/thistle panel, the saw-back blade etched with the regimental insignia and title, the Royal cypher and Thistle Motto, plus a full run of battle honours from Hindoostan to Waterloo; the black leather scabbard complete with four copper gilt mounts and companion small knife and fork, the latter a replacement, the...
Hammer Price: £1,400
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