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Pair: Lieutenant L. Williams, South Wales Borderers British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) extremely fine (2) £100-130
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Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (Act. Sqn. Ldr. R. A. Payne, R.A.F.) good very fine £250-300
Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. H. Haughton, Indian Army India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21 (Maj., 105/Infy.), second clasp loose, rank and initials officially corrected; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (Capt. E. J. H. Haughton, 26th May 1916), bronze buckle on ribbon, mounted as worn, minor contact marks, very fine (2) £220-260
U.S.A., Carnegie Fund Medallion, reverse inscription in raised letters (Alfred F. Holzapfel, who attempted to help save Dennis A. Mugan from drowning, Newport, R.I., November 18, 1927), 75mm., bronze, very fine £200-250
£200–£250
MacMunn, Lieutenant-General Sir George, The History of the Guides, part II, 1922-1947, 10th Cavalry (Q.V.O. Guides), 5th/12th Frontier Force Regiment (Q.V.O. Guides Infantry), with Pakistan Postscript, pub. Aldershot, 1950, xiii, 208pp, with colour and black and white plates and maps, with appendices including lists of officers and honours and rewards, tan cloth with gilt embossed badge, three maps missing, covers stained and faded, binding a little loose, fairly good condition, scarce £140-...
£140–£180
Murray, Rev. R. H., The History of The VIII King’s Royal Irish Hussars 1693-1927, Volumes I & II, published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, 1928, xii, 801pp in total, with plates and 6 maps, well indexed, No. 199 of a limited edition of 250 copies, original green cloth bindings - vol. I slightly stained, good condition, a rarely seen work (2) £300-350
£300–£350
Webb, Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. H., History of the 12th (The Suffolk) Regiment 1685-1913, 1st edition, 1914, Spottiswoode, London, xxii, 505pp, 17 colour and 29 b/w plates, original three-quarter morocco, gilt, boards a little faded, spine and edges slightly worn, good condition £60-80
£60–£80
Roll of Baronets (3), 1950; 1960; 1964; Knightage, a list of the existing recipients of the honour of knighthood, 1927; Knights Bachelor, a list of the existing recipients of the honour of knighthood (), 1935; 1938; 1939-46; 1949-50; 1957-58; 1964-65; 1965-73; Knights Bachelor, Supplement 1969/70; The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor, a record of the existing recipients of the honour of knighthood, June 1981, most cloth bound, good condition (13) £60-80
Belgium, Victory 1918 (3), official type 1; Cuba, Victory 1918, cast reproduction; Czechoslovakia, Victory 1918, official type 2; France, Victory 1918 (2), official type, one in card box; Portugal, Victory 1918, unofficial type; Romania, Victory 1918, unofficial type 3; U.S.A., Victory (3), official type 2 (2), one with 1 clasp, France; another, re-issue type 2, very fine and better (12) £150-200
£150–£200
British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse undated, 2 clasps, Mashonaland 1890, Rhodesia 1896 (L/Cpl. Scott, Fife J. - B.S.A.C.P.) nearly extremely fine and scarce £1200-1500
£1,200–£1,500
India, Independence Medal 1950 (50), Police issue, unnamed, most mounted as worn, generally good very fine (50) £150-200
A rare ‘Gallipoli Operations’ I.O.M., I.D.S.M. group of three awarded to Jemadar Biraj Gurung, 1/5th Gurkha Rifles, one of only two men to win both an I.O.M. and an I.D.S.M. during the Gallipoli Campaign, the former being awarded for the Battle of Krithia on 4 June 1915 Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 2nd type (1912-39), 2nd Class, Reward of Valor, silver and enamel, the reverse with screw-nut fitting and engraved on two lines ‘2nd Class Order of Merit’, complete with ribbon buck...
£2,000–£2,500
Pakistan, Star of Courage (Sitara-i-Jur’at), reverse impressed, ‘JCO-2051 Sub. Nisar Ali Khan, AK., 2 Sep. 65’, silver, incorrect ribbon, good very fine £150-200
Seven: Colonel E. P. Blake, Royal Signals India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (Lieut., R. Signals), M.I.D. oakleaf ; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953, mounted court style for wear, generally good very fine (7) £180-220
Portugal, Kingdom, Military Order of the Tower and Sword, a rare Commander’s neck badge, 82 x 66mm., in gold, unmarked, c.1808-20, very fine £2200-2500
£2,200–£2,500
Portugal, Kingdom, Military Order of the Tower and Sword, a rare Knight’s breast badge, 45 x 43mm., gold, unmarked, c.1810-20, good very fine £800-1000
£800–£1,000
United Nations, Korea Medal, Turkish issue, slight corrosion, otherwise very fine and scarce £100-150
£100–£150
Mountain Artillery Sword, 1896 pattern, brass stirrup hilt and ribbed iron grip, the guard regimentally marked, brown leather scabbard with brass mounts, minor wear, otherwise good condition £150-180
£150–£180
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Wiltshire & Berkshire), a very rare Bandmaster’s full dress blue cloth helmet c1958-1995, of contemporary construction but well modelled on the officers’ 1878 pattern, blue cloth with usual fittings, front trim broader and rivetted rather than pressed, chin chain rosettes metal spine, spike and quadrant, the special pattern plate of QEC star shape with Garter Proper centre all in gilding metal, the centre in bi-metal being the badge of the combined regi...
£250–£300
Huntingdon Light Horse Volunteers (Duke of Manchester’s), a very scarce other ranks undress forage cap c1860-1883, of pill-box form and in navy blue and white cloth, to the front an applied ducal coronet white thread on black and below in light blue embroidery ‘1st MV’, internally sound and complete with narrow chin strap, remains of owner’s name label ‘....utton’, some surface wear and staining from melted patent leather otherwise good condition £200-250
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Hebrus with L’Etoile (John Jones) edge bruising and polished, therefore nearly very fine £1200-1500
Modern Glengarry Caps, of black fabric red/white/black diced bands, scarlet touries and ‘silk’ tails, eight stamped inside ‘JJ&W Hood & Co Kilmarnock 1962’ and with WD broad arrow, unused condition (15) £20-30
£20–£30
1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards, a late Victorian period officer’s scarlet mess jacket and waist coat, the jacket with fine large bullion Eagle collar badges, black velvet facings and correct pattern gold lace to the collar front and cuffs, broad woven gold cord shoulder epaulettes, these fitted with replacement QEC crowns and rank stars, mounted QVC gilt buttons to the epaulettes and cuffs, provision on the left breast for medals and orders, scarlet quilted linings with some replacement; the wai...
A Superb Bronze Bust of A Great War Period German Soldier, mounted on a black marble plynth, 46cm. high by 31cm. wide, the plynth with applied brass plaque inscribed ‘Jhrem scheidenden Inspekteur in Dankbarer Erinnerung K.K’s und K.O’s., April 1926’, very good condition and a powerful image £800-1000
Original Letter certifying First Lieutenant Charles Richardson’s service aboard H.M.S. Circe; present during the Great Mutiny of 1797 Hand-written letter, approx. 21.4 x 17.5cm., contained within a glazed frame, 28 x 23cm., ‘These are to Certify the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland that Mr Charles Richardson served as First Lieutenant under my Command on Board his majestys ship Circe from the 13 July to...
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment, an officer’s shoulder belt plate c1840-1855 (Parkyn 414) rectangular gilt back plate with silver overlays a crowned oval strap inscribed ‘Aucto Splendore Resurgo’ and enclosing a strung and ribboned bugle horn with ‘85’ between the strings above the bugle horn a scroll ‘the King’s Light Infty’ wreaths of palm and laurel in close surround the honour ‘Nive’ across the base of the wreaths, a tri-part scroll at base ‘Fuentes D’onor Peninsula Bladensburg’...
King Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor Interest, a superb pair of Field Marshal’s gilt collar badges crossed batons within wreaths of oak and laurel and the Imperial crown lodged at the top, four large and four small Field Marshal’s tunic buttons gilt with gilt mount as per the collar badges, by Pitt & Co 31 Maddox St London; Coldstream Guards, an other ranks brass valise badge, four long lug fasteners one missing the others crushed, and an other ranks die-stamped gilding metal paggri badge, lugs r...
£400–£500
Original Great War Observer’s flying log book, early white cover type, appertaining to Lieutenant A. V. Oliver-Jones, Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in action with No. 21 Squadron in July 1916, covering the period 8 January to 15 July 1916, commencing with early training flights at Netheravon and ending with operational entries with No. 21 Squadron in France, including forced landings and crashes after reconnaissances over Lille and Cambrai in June and July, together with a quantity of ot...
£550–£650
Australian Forces Widows’ Badge, a rare large rectangular double pin brooch in embroidered black silk with top and bottom plinths of silver coloured metal, the top with small laurel sprays and border decoration the bottom with similar border but mounted with a small gilt star, the centre panel embroidered in orange red and white with the Rising Sun badge KC and ‘Australian Military Forces’ below, ‘For/Australia’, excellent condition £100-120
£100–£120
Omani Khunjar, modern plated blade with silver sheet and filigree frontal decoration, green ‘velvet’ panel to rear, complete with ornate belt mount and silver bullion thread and leather sling, excellent condition £20-30
Orders & Medals Research Society, Miniature Medal Branch Broadsheet, complete set from No.1 of June 1986 to No. 75 of May 2004, an excellent resource, good condition (lot) £10-20
Hammer Price: £15
Pakistan, Medal of Service (Tamgha-i-Khidmat) (3), neck badge, 2nd type, 1st Class, silver-gilt and enamel; 2nd Class, silver and enamel’ 3rd Class, bronze and enamel, with ribbon, very fine (3) £30-50
France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, silver, lacking enamel, very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £25
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (19659 Sep. Kundan Singh, 7 Bn. Sikh R.) obverse field scratched to right of King’s bust, otherwise very fine and scarce £40-50
Pakistan, Medal of Service (Tamgha-i-Khidmat) (3), neck badge, 3rd type, 1st Class gilt metal and enamel; 2nd Class, silver and enamel; 3rd Class, bronze and enamel, with ribbon, good very fine (3) £30-50
U.S.S.R., Order of Glory, 3rd Class breast badge, silver and enamel, reverse engraved, ‘273626’, mounted Russian style, good very fine £20-30
U.S.A., Secretary of Defence Superior Service Medal, white metal and enamel, complete with dress miniature and riband bar in case of issue; Army Achievement Medal, complete with riband and lapel bars in case of issue; Department of the Army Achievement Medal, bronze and enamel; Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal, all unnamed, extremely fine (5) £30-40
A mounted group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Warrant Officer H. E. C. Strugnell, Royal Australian Air Force, Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 slip-on clasp, Malaya, E.II.R.; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R., very fine (7) £25-35
Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lieut. (Q.M.) A. Hawkins, I.A.) edge bruising at 10 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £30
Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lieut. (Q.M.) F. T. Whitewood, I.A.) slightly bent suspension, edge bruising, very fine £40-60
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