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Cloth Divisional Signs, a good selection including 9th Armoured Div, (7), 11th Armoured Div, Eastern Command (printed), 55th Div. 1st pattern embroidered (5), 2nd pattern (2), 1st East Anglia District (printed), 3rd AA Div. (faded), 2nd AA Div. (embroidered, 2nd pattern), 11th AA Div. (embroidered), 33rd Corps (embroidered), 7th AA Div. (embroidered), 3rd Corps. (embroidered), 1st Northern Command (printed), 30th Corps. (printed - 2), 567 LAA/SL.RA (silk embroidered), 11th AA Div....
Hammer Price: £290
British Police Helmet Plates, five good quality KC blackened examples all with white metal or chromed central badges, Cardiff City, Bedfordshire, Liverpool City, North Riding, Derbyshire; together with a blackened brass example to the City of London Police (C/999); an all chrome version Leeds City Police, Royal Ulster Constabulary a KC white metal cap badge Bermuda Police a QEC chromed helmet badge (screw post fasteners) British South African Police a two part brass waist belt plate,...
Hammer Price: £180
Her Majesty’s Convict Department Helmet Plate, a rare complete example being an eight pointed white metal star with a pinned through silver plated title circle “Her Majesty’s Convict Department” enclosing a QVC two loop fasteners; together with a two part QVC white metal helmet plate to the 5th Volunteer Battalion The Royal Scots; a damaged two part QVC helmet plate Bedfordshire Regiment; a good KC white metal crown and garter pattern helmet plate lacking slip-over centre, together...
Hammer Price: £140
Imperial Russian Army Officer’s Accoutrements Crimean Period, a pair of dress epaulettes for the 28th Regiment in gold bullion and green cloth, a pair of Artillery shoulder straps in silver and gold thread with gilt buttons and a good quality silver plated and gilt helmet plate for the 10th Regiment of Infantry, now contained in a glazed wooden frame, good overall quality (5) £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,300
Imperial Russian Naval Cap Tally Russo-Jap War 1904, a very fine and rare complete example with attached period hand written label, “ Cap Ribbon from a Russian sailor killed in the cruiser ‘Varyag’ the first ship sunk at Chemuppo by the Japanese”. The tally stencilled in gold with the name of the ship, excellent condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £2,700
A Third Reich Luftwaffe Officer’s Cap, a good pre-war example by Gebr. Alm, Uniform-Mutzen-Fabrick, Berlin, Dated 1936, yellow piping to the crown and the black cap band, aluminium eagle and cockade, pressed fibre peak, leather sweat band, complete with leather chin-strap, owner’s name and unit printed on small cloth label within, one or two small moth nips and some minor service wear, otherwise in good condition £300-350
Hammer Price: £350
A small quantity of Third Reich badges, mostly cloth but including a Waffen-SS man’s belt-buckle, an Africa-Korps breast eagle, a gendarmerie sleeve badge, two gau badges, etc, together with a small ivorine bust of Hitler mounted and a black marble plaque dated 1938, the first item worn and polished, and several modern copies noted, sold subject to no return (19) £100-120
Hammer Price: £230
Light Dragoons Portrait Miniature, a very fine half-bust depiction of an officer c1810 painted on ivory, the subject wears a blue jacket with buff facings and silver lace, a black stock and white lace frill. Two regiments are noted as having yellow facings at this time 11th and 13th Light Dragoons. Now contained in a gilt metal rectangular glazed frame, very fine £400-600
Hammer Price: £720
23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Regiment Coloured Daguerre Type Photograph, a fine quality one sixth size showing Captain Edward Hopton in full dress c. 1850, the subject’s shoulder belt plate and ‘wings’ are clearly visible now mounted in a glazed pinchbeck frame, excellent condition £500-700
Hammer Price: £550
Siege of Lucknow 1857 Original Pen And Ink Drawing, a good depiction of the Residency with a field gun and tent in the foreground, inscribed “The Residency Lucknow 13th Nov/57 sketched during the siege” with initials “F.H.M.S.” mounted on card 20.4 x 13.5 cms and enclosed in a simple oak wood frame. The reverse with additional handwritten note “The Residency Lucknow during the siege AD 1857 by Capt. F.H.M. Sitwell, ADC to Sir James Outram, this sketch was reproduced in the...
Richard Simkin Watercolour Drawing 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, a fine quality example showing two mounted officers at the gallop and approximately ten other mounted figures in a countryside setting, 35 x 23 cm, signed and dated “R Simkin/80” now attractively mounted in a glazed frame, slight foxing to the upper areas otherwise very good condition £300-500
Richard Simkin Watercolour Drawing “Of the Thin Red Line” Crimea 1854, a good rendering of the heroic 93rd Highlanders’ defence in repelling a heavy Russian attack, the officers and soldiers are shown making a slow advance with the Regimental Colours to the fore, 41.6 x 26 cm, now attractively framed and glazed, very good condition £400-600
Hammer Price: £360
Orlando Norie Watercolour Drawing 93rd Highlanders at Balaklava 1854, a very fine rendering showing the Highlanders now repelling the Russian Infantry, 46.6 x 30.5 cm, signed in full in a Russian gun limber, now attractively framed and glazed, very good condition £700-1000
Hammer Price: £580
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons And The Royal Horse Artillery Watercolour Drawings, two well executed mounted full dress figures showing officers c. 1871 - 1901 17.6 x 12.5 cms both are inscribed R. SIMKIN, now contained in glazed wooden frames, very good condition (2) £120-160
£120–£160
Rare Original Crimean War Period Correspondence, including two letters addressed to Lieut. Gen. Sir James Yorke Scarlett KCB, Commanding Cavalry, one dated 21st June, 1855 the other 21st October 1855, one signed by Richard Airey concerning arrangements for cavalry orderly duties, returns and requisitions for equipment etc., together with signatures of Light Division Commanders Sir George Brown, Sir William Codrington and Lord William Paulet, also a later signature for Sir Colin Campbell,...
£150–£250
Prints And Reproduction Photographs, a large quantity featuring various British feats of arms from the Crimean War onward, together with an original Vanity Fair print of “Bobs” dated April 10th 1880, two original copies of The Times, November 13th and 14th 1854, two sets of cigarette cards Players Military Headdress (50) loose and Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas mounted in the John Player and Sons album; three pairs of white canvas riding breeches, good overall condition...
Hammer Price: £100
Regimental Photographs, four large good quality photographs featuring 1st Battalion The South Wales Borderers, Color (sic) Sergeants (named) complete with Regimental Colours and officers Major Trower, Lt. Melvill, Meerut - December 1898, F Company Football Team (named details), 1899, Regimental (?) Football Team by Dean & Co., Rawalpindi & Murree (undated), Gymnastic Team by Bremner, Lahore, India (this item unmounted); together with a silk embroidered regimental badge on linen of the...
Hammer Price: £65
Modern Hallmarked Silver Figure Of A Dismounted Cavalry Officer, the 18cm high figure is shown in a mixture of dress comprising an Hussar’s busby, pre 1855 pattern jacket and pelisse a sabretache bearing a crown over LD over crossed swords, the figure holds a sword which would appear to be 1796 pattern, the whole mounted on a black wooden base with an erroneous date plaque “1896”, hallmarked on the heel of the right boot with the lion passant and leopard’s face for London, very good...
Hammer Price: £300
Modern Hallmarked Silver Figure Of A Grenadier Guardsman c. 1815, the standing figure 21.7 cm overall is shown wearing a bearskin, short-tailed cutaway service coatee and spatterdashes, the coatee complete with wings and cross-belts, his equipment includes bedding roll, ammunition pouch and water bottle and bayonet scabbard, he is shown with his musket at rest and hands clasped, mounted on a black wooden base with date plaque 1815, hallmarked London 2000 - by C. & Co., very good condition ...
Hammer Price: £260
Regimental China, comprising a fine and rare porcelain teacup and saucer to the ‘9th Regiment NI’ both items richly decorated in gold blue and buff scrolling foliage, each item with an oval strap showing regimental details c. 1820 - 40; together with an oval sweetmeat dish 20th C to ‘The Punjab Regiment’ (late 69th Punjabis) bearing a border of green and gold and the regimental ship badge and title scroll made by Coalport, 6th Bengal Cavalry a late 19th C Sergeants’ Mess dessert...
8th (King’s Own Royal Irish Hussars) Mounted Model Figure c. 1850, the well executed figure 17 x 13 cms is shown with sword raised and presumably taking part in the Charge of the Light Brigade. He is fully equipped with carbine, water bottle, haversack, ammunition pouch and sabretache, the figure is mounted on a rococo wooden base representing grass and rocky outcrop, complete with further wooden base and perspex cover, very good condition £60-100
£60–£100
An .577 Enfield percussion rifle-musket dated 1855, sighted barrel retained by three spring-held barrel bands, folding back-sight, plain tang, flat lock stamped with crowned VR ‘Tower’ and dated 1855, full sock with regulation brass furniture, sling loops and steel ramrod, some rust patination overall otherwise in good condition £250-300
Hammer Price: £480
A Russian percussion military musket converted from flintlock, dated 1838, with sighted barrel retained by three spring-held brass barrel bands, the foremost forming the ramrod-pipe flat bevelled lock plate marked ‘Tula’ in cyrillic and dated below the remaining brass pan 1838, full stock butt with cheek-piece, regulation brass furniture including butt-plate stamped with imperial double-headed eagle, sling loops and brass tipped ramrod, some service wear overall otherwise in good...
Hammer Price: £820
A composite 1821 pattern heavy cavalry officer’s sword, the slightly curved 86cm pipe-back blade lightly etched with stands of arms foliate scrolls etc. but no royal cypher, regulation steel guard, unusual non-regulation fluted back-strap and pommel, wood grip covered in leather bound with copper wire, complete with its steel scabbard, good condition overall £200-250
An 1821 pattern heavy cavalry officer’s sword, the slightly curved 91cm pipe-back blade undecorated, regulation steel guard stepped pommel and tang-button, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, lacking scabbard otherwise good condition overall £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
An 1853 pattern light cavalry trooper’s sword, the slightly curved 89cm blade with single fuller, regulation steel 3-bar guard, leather grip plaques, complete with its regulation steel scabbard, blade retaining much original finish, hilt and scabbard now painted black over old pitting £100-150
A good presentation sword for an officer of the Scots Guards, 1854 pattern, the straight 82 cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No, 18386 for 1872, etched with crowned VR cypher regimental device and within ribbons battle honours to ‘Sevastopol’ foliate scrolls etc. and within a cartouche at the forte the owner’s crest of an elephant and initials ‘ACK’ and a short presentation inscription ‘From Lieut. General the Marquis Of Hertford’ regulation steel guard...
Hammer Price: £420
An 1865 pattern Scottish officer’s broadsword, the straight 82cm blade by Pillin, Gerrard Street, Soho, etched with crowned entwined VR cypher, thistles and foliate patterns, and within a cartouche the owners family arms crest and motto, the arms are those of MacKenzie of Portmore, regulation steel basket guard, retaining the original red buff liner, fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, lacking scabbard, blade a little discoloured otherwise good condition £250-300
Hammer Price: £620
An 1857 pattern sword for an officer of the Royal Engineers, the slightly curved 83cm blade by Mole retailed by the Army & Navy Co-operative Society, London, etched with crowned VR cypher regimental device foliate scrolls etc, regulation brass scroll guard, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, complete with its steel scabbard, grip covering worn, scabbard cleaned over old pitting £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
A good Royal Horse Artillery officer’s sword, the slightly curved 85cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 10983 for 1860, etched with crowned VR cypher royal arms within a garter containing the royal motto, Royal Artillery device and intricate foliate scrolls etc. and within a cartouche at the forte the owner’s name ‘C. E. S. Scott’, regulation steel 3-bar guard fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, complete with its steel scabbard, good condition overall ...
Hammer Price: £250
A Russian cavalry trooper’s sword, the curved 86cm blade with single wide fuller, inscribed and dated on the back edge 1832, regulation brass 3-bar guard and back-strap, ribbed wood leather covered grip, complete with its steel scabbard, numerous issue marks to sword and scabbard, small piece of grip covering lacking otherwise good condition overall £150-200
Hammer Price: £1,100
An Indian Tulwar, the wide heavy curved 83cm blade with deep grooves, back-edged for the last 25cm traces of watering, typical steel hilt with knuckle-bow having remains of silver koftghari decoration in a floral pattern overall, cleaned overall £100-150
Two Indian Tulwars, both with plain steel hilts of typical form, slightly curved multi-fullered blades both approx. 75cm both now cleaned bright overall (2) £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
An Indian steel shield, Dhal, 40cm in diameter, chiselled overall with floral patterns incorporating animals and spurious script, mounted with a central brass boss in the form of the sun and eight other brass bosses some filled with figures, good condition overall £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
An good 19th. Century Zulu hide war shield, of typical form constructed from thick cowhide, approx. 46 ins. high of predominantly brown colour, a little warped and some wear and rubbing to the front panel and the central wood pole to the inside only partially present and that remaining wormed £300-350
Hammer Price: £340
Four various African spears, the first with long socketed blade and butt, the second with leaf shaped blade the shaft bound overall with plaited brass wire, the third and fourth with partly leather wrapped shafts, overall in good condition (4) £50-100
Hammer Price: £45
A pair of British cavalry lances, regulation steel blades and butts mounted on bamboo shafts fitted with red and white pennons, (2) basically good condition overall £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
A Third Reich second pattern Luftwaffe officer’s dagger the 25cm blade by Alcosa, Solingen, regulation alloy mounted hilt with wire bound celluloid grip, complete with its scabbard, blade a little stained otherwise in good condition £150-200
A Third Reich SA dagger, the 22cm blade by August Bickel, Steinbach-Hallenberg etched with motto ‘Alles for Deutschland’ regulation holbein hilt with plated mounts, the cross guard stamped with number, complete with its brown painted scabbard, blade a little rubbed, scabbard and plated mounts somewhat oxidised £150-200
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