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14 December 2011
Royal Army Medical Corps Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. A fine quality example complete with all gilt fittings and chin chain, the front bearing the post 1902 plate being the Royal Arms with bottom scroll ‘Royal Army Medical Corps’, the plate original to the helmet, slight gilt loss to the quadrant and ball top otherwise very fine condition £300-500
Hammer Price: £260
Army Ordnance Corps an Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. Standard pattern complete with all gilt fittings and bearing the post 1902 plate being a crowned star with laurel and Garter overlays enclosing on a ground of black enamel a silver shield bearing the arms of Ordnance, the plate not original to the helmet, no gilt remains on one side ornament otherwise good overall condition £300-500
Hammer Price: £170
The Northamptonshire Regiment an Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. Standard pattern complete with all gilt fittings and bearing the post 1902 crowned star helmet plate, this with laurel and Garter overlays and bearing in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Castle and Key with Gibraltar scroll above and Talavera scroll below, at the bottom a silver scroll ‘The Northamptonshire Regiment’, the plate original to the helmet, no gilt remains on all fittings, some gilt remains on the plate, the c...
Hammer Price: £280
First Lancashire Engineer Volunteers an Officer’s Composite Blue Cloth Helmet. Standard pattern complete with all plated fittings, the spike from a tropical helmet, the plate of o/r quality features the QVC Royal Arms and titles in full ‘First Lancashire Engineer Volunteers’, the front peak trim crudely repaired, the canvas linings to both peaks are perished and the chin chain leather part detached £150-250
1st Volunteer Battalion the East Kent Rifles Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. Standard example complete with blackened front peak and rear spine quadrant and spike, the rosettes and chin chain are plated, at the front a QVC cross pattern helmet plate showing the white horse of Kent/Invicta scroll in the centre and unit title in the surround 1st Voltr Battn East Kent Rifles, the plate original to the helmet, small moth holes to the front peak area and the blue cloth worn £250-350
Hammer Price: £420
3rd Regiment the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Militia, an Officer’s 1855 Pattern Shako. Standard beaver covered example with sunken leather crown and similar back and front peaks with bottom bracing band bearing a fine quality silver plated and gilt plate featuring a crowned eight pointed star, in the centre on a domed plated ground a gilt VR cypher, on the gilt title circle ‘3rd Regt. Duke of Lancaster’s Own’, the beaver finish reasonable, the front peak part detached, splits to the leather crown...
Hammer Price: £230
The Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Battalions an Officer’s 1880 Pattern Forage Cap. A standard pattern example in blue cloth with black oak leaf pattern welt, the drooping peak inlaid with silver wire, to the front an embroidered badge being a crowned eight pointed star bearing the Garter and enclosing the Hampshire rose, narrow leather chin strap missing, the silks and velvet element of the badge worn and faded otherwise good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £240
The Durham Light Infantry Volunteer Battalions Officer’s 1880 Pattern Forage Cap. Of standard outline but the blue cloth slightly lighter than the norm, black oak leaf pattern welt trimmed along the top edge with a narrow white cord, the front peak inlaid with silver wire and the top boss also of white cord, to the front an embroidered badge featuring a strung bugle horn enclosing a small tablet, this on a ground of green velvet bearing the letters DLI, complete with all linings and leather c...
Two Officers’ Forage Caps c. 1857 - 1880, An Officer’s 1880 Pattern Forage Cap, A GPO Shako. The first item being an infantry officer’s 1857 pattern of blue cloth with a horizontal front peak and bearing the vestigial remains of a scarlet cloth band indicating that the hat once bore the badge of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, linings complete, lacking leather chin strap and top crown decoration; the second item c. 1859 - 1880 in Rifle Volunteers’ grey cloth with black leather horizontal fron...
Hammer Price: £110
Northamptonshire Regiment an Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. A standard example complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal QVC plate overlaid with Garter and laurels, the centre lacking, a silver scroll at the base ‘The Northamptonshire Regiment’, the plate original to the helmet, the helmet sound overall but the gilt lacking on the spike, chin chain and side ornaments, small moth hole to the front peak £200-300
Hammer Price: £180
The 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment an Officer’s Composite 1869 Pattern Shako. A standard pattern blue cloth body fitted with two narrow bands of gold lace around the top, similar side elements but a broad lace band around the base, the chin chain and rear ventilator of correct pattern but the side ornaments are pierced lions’ masks, the frontal plate in mint condition is of the correct pattern for the 6th of Foot being crowned laurel sprays enclosing the Garter and in the centre a silver a...
Hammer Price: £410
7th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. A standard example complete with all plated fittings, the front bearing a QVC plate (a sabretache plate) featuring QVC Royal Arms, a cannon and the title ‘7th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers’, the plate not original to the helmet, complete with white leather sweatband and white silk lining, one small moth hole otherwise in good sound overall condition £250-350
A Rare Other Ranks 1869 Pattern Shako to the 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert’s Regiment of Light Infantry). The blue cloth body decorated with a top line of narrow braid red on pale green, the lower edge decorated with 20 mm band of similar braid, two black metal side ventilators, the narrow gilt chin chain supported by small rose side ornaments and hooking up to a lion’s mask rear anchor, complete with broad leather sweat band and narrow waxed liner, the standard crowned laurel plate...
Hammer Price: £580
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) an Officer’s 1891 Pattern Shako. A fine quality example, the green cloth body fitted with a broad band of thistle pattern braiding, a similar narrower band round the crown and complete with sewn in cap lines and cording, correct pattern side ornaments, strung bugle horn badge, green cord boss and a mullet, the plume holder and lower section of the plume lacking, the top section now faded, complete with black leather chin strap, leather sweat band and scarlet...
Hammer Price: £430
Royal Army Ordnance Corps an Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. A very fine standard pattern example complete with all gilt fittings, the frontal plate of post 1920 pattern being a crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet in silver plate a KC over the Garter enclosing a shield bearing the arms of Ordnance, at the base a scroll ‘Royal Army Ordnance Corps’, the plate original to the helmet and the helmet internally in mint condition, t...
Hammer Price: £160
1st The Royal Dragoons an Officer’s 1871 Pattern Helmet. The plated skull complete with gilt metal laurel sprays, oak leaf pattern spine and gilt metal trim, the plate of post 1902 pattern shows a beaded multi-rayed gilt star overlaid with a silver oval ‘The Royal Dragoons’ and in the centre on a plated ground the Royal Crest in gilt, complete with black horsehair plume, leather sweat band and pink linings, chin chain lined with red Moroccan, some gilt loss and requires cleaning overall £8...
Hammer Price: £2,300
Colonel Arthur Ralph Pemberton, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) Staff Rank Cocked Hat and Tin and a Cocked Hat Tin Labelled to HRH The Prince of Wales KG as Probably Used on His Visit to India in 1875. The first item in near mint condition is of standard stiffened format, black plush bound with oak leaf braiding, a black silk cockade adorned with a loop of 4 cm gold lace and netted gold purl head, the tassels of 6 gold bullions with 5 crimson bullions under them, internally fitte...
Hammer Price: £150
An Irish Guardsman’s Bearskin and a Three Tail Highlander’s Feather Bonnet. The first item a very good example complete with wicker frame, graded brass chin chain and green horsehair hackle. The second with a red, white and black diced band, black silk tails, a red cock’s feather hackle, now bearing an o/r bi-metal bonnet badge of the Royal Scots, good overall condition (2) £160-220
Hammer Price: £220
An 1861 Pattern Officer’s Quilted Shako to a Major in the Militia or Rifle Volunteers. A standard cloth covered stiffened cork body complete with plated rose side ornaments and chin chain and bearing silver lace decoration to the rank of a major (no plate), leather sweat band present and the remains of the quilted crimson lining, a green wool ball plume and plated plume holder are present, three moth patches to the rear left panel and three smaller holes to the front left panel, otherwise goo...
Hammer Price: £200
The Life Guards a Trooper’s 1871 Pattern Helmet. White metal skull overlaid with brass oak leaf and scallop shell trim and bearing a bi-metal QVC helmet plate, this appears to be part of the whole of the front decoration, complete with red horsehair plume and holder (loose) and the remains of a stout leather sweatband, no side ornaments or chin chain and the upper areas of the oak and laurel sprays on the helmet plate are lacking, sold as viewed £150-250
Hammer Price: £400
Royal Horse Artillery an Officer’s Busby c. 1856 - 1878 and Sundry Forage Caps. The busby of brown sable (worn) complete with falling red cloth bag and fine gilt grenade plume holder this mounted with the Royal Arms, a cannon and the regimental mottoes, fitted internally with a white leather sweat band (holed) and the remains of the purple silk lining, the leather chin strap present but broken. An officer’s pill box blue cloth and gold braid patrol cap to the 2nd Dragoon Guards complete with...
Hammer Price: £250
The Norfolk Regiment an Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet. Standard pattern complete with all gilt metal fittings and bearing the post 1902 plate which is a crowned eight pointed star with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet (worn) a silver Britannia holding a trident and laurel sprig, at the bottom a silver scroll ‘The Norfolk Regiment’, complete with a leather sweat band but lacking other lining, the plate not original to the helmet, the gilt fittings part oxidis...
A Collection of Forage Caps. Comprising two Field Officers’ peaked caps the peaks inlaid with gold lace, one to the Royal Artillery, this with KC badge the other to the RAOC (QEC badge), another in blue cloth with a red welt bearing a bullion KC Royal Crest cap badge GVIR and Garter cap buttons, the peak inlaid with gold oak leaf lace, complete with white linen summer cover and cork block stiffener, a Staff Officer’s khaki example with red welt and KC gold bullion cap badge and GVI gilt cap b...
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) an Officer’s Black Persian Lambskin Busby. A good quality example as described in Dress Regulations complete with sewn in cap lines and cording, coiled bugle horn badge with oval boss above this mounted with a QVC, complete with black leather chin strap, sweat band and dark crimson silk lining (part perished), black ostrich plume over black vulture lower plume (lacking corded boss holder), complete with correct pattern detachable cap and body lines, co...
Colonel Charles Gisborne Brittan, R.M.L.I. Cocked Hat and Tin. A very fine example in black plush with black oak leaf lacing, black silk cockade and a four bar gold loop the inner two twisted terminating in a gold purl knop, the ends with six gold bullions over crimson, the white leather sweat band with slight worm damage, a crimson silk lining part shot, complete with its screw in correct pattern white over red cock’s feather plume; the japanned metal carrying tin with brass plate Col. C. G....
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Military Side Drum. A good quality brass bodied example complete with all roping, both vellum ends and painted on a buff coloured ground with the regimental badge, motto and title, also bearing the legend ‘A.Foster 2 Buffs 1937’, very good condition £300-500
The Royal West African Frontier Force Side Drum. A good quality brass bodied example complete with all roping and both vellum ends, the front panel with applied stencil insignia showing the Royal Crest (QEC) over a palm tree and scroll at the bottom ‘R.W.A.F.F.’, good condition £200-400
Miscellaneous Militaria. A quantity of reproduction and defaced military badges, a small collection of cloth shoulder titles mainly post WWII. Three male sections only to the following officers’ waist belt clasps - the 30th Regiment, 51st Light Infantry and the Norfolk Regiment, a similar o/r section for the 2nd of Foot and a female section for an officer’s clasp of the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sold as viewed not subject to return (parcel) £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Officer’s 1857 Pattern Forage Caps. Four examples, all without badges, but one bearing a multitude of official seals and vellum notices dated variously in the 1860s, fair overall condition (4) £80-120
Hammer Price: £95
H.E. Munro, 32nd Light Infantry Uniform Trunk. A black japanned uniform trunk with brass plaque now containing a large quantity of dress and undress belting, webbing etc., etc., sold as viewed not subject to return £80-120
Hammer Price: £50
Helmet and Hat Tins. Comprising two named tins for cavalry helmets, RGM Newton Esq., Queen’s Bays and A Gallaher Esq., 4th Dragoon Guards; a named yeomanry tin, AF Freeman Esq., Montgomery Yeomanry; two named artillery, ER Culverwell, Royal Artillery and Captain FH Edwards, 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Bgde, RFA; a named infantry tin Captain AM Collard, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and three unnamed infantry tins; four forage cap tins one named to W Tozer Esq., The York and Lancaster Regiment; a...
Hammer Price: £290
17th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Other Ranks Lance Cap. A standard 1856 pattern black japanned skull with white leather top and white fabric side sections, mounted with a QVC brass plate, honours to South Africa 1879, lacking chin chain and side ornaments, wool rosette, chin chain retaining hook, plume and holder, good overall condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £310
9th Queen’s Royal Lancers/12th Prince of Wales’s Lancers Other Ranks Lance Caps. The former of standard special pattern black leather skull with similar top and black cloth side panels, metal waist band (part missing), brass metal rosette complete with plume holder and black and white horse hair plume, the cap with post 1902 brass plate, the cloth sections mothed and lacking chin chain and side ornaments; the 12th with black leather body and similar top, red cloth side panels, red and white w...
Hammer Price: £210
32nd Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks Sealskin Dress Cap. A good quality example complete with rifle green sewn in cap lines, the black boss badge bearing a blackened w/metal badge showing the QVC over a strung bugle horn and ‘32’ within the strings, (possibly Midlothian), a white over white horsehair plume (no holder) and a black patent leather chin strap, very good condition £200-300
Two 1878 Pattern Blue Cloth Helmets. The first an officer’s with w/metal fittings, front peak trim and back spine and bearing a QVC plate to the Volunteer Artillery (laurel spray in place of Ubique), severely moth damaged and lacking chin chain and side ornaments, sweat band and quilted white silk lining present; the second an o/r with gilding metal fittings and bearing a post 1902 two part plate to the West Kent Regiment, the plate not original to the helmet, lacking chin chain, otherwise in...
Steel Helmets. Comprising four British examples (one a relic and lacking all lining etc.,), one with painted badges to the National Fire Service and one with a painted red cross on a white ground; a WW I ? German steel helmet with leather lining; a leather fireman’s helmet lacking plate but with some metal trim remaining, together with a named tin (Black Watch) for an officer’s feather bonnet lacking clasp anchor section, fair overall condition (7) £100-150
A Sealed Pattern Tricorne Hat for Sergeant Major and RQMS In Pensioners Royal Hospital Chelsea. A most interesting example constructed from fur trimmed buckram and supplied by F. Jacobson Army Contractor, 11 St. Martins Court, WC, complete with leather sweat band and crimson silk lining, two seals and documented label, together with a card bearing information obtained by the late owner. It is Sealed Pattern No. 2763 and it is dated inside the sweat band 1890, some of the fur trim now worn aw...
Hammer Price: £100
Tropical Helmets and Forage Caps. A large assortment including three white canvas tropical helmets, a tricorne hat to a Chelsea Pensioner (a/f), four British peaked caps, two side hats and a modern glengarry, a modern Russian peaked cap and a modern Russian winter fur cap and a Russian khaki cloth summer weight peaked cap adorned with modern Russian lapel badges, a comic opera bearskin cap, three various cocks’ feather plumes, a stable belt and two swagger sticks, sold as viewed not subject t...
Anodised Basic Issue and Excavated Buttons. Four cartons together with modern stamped out numerals, rank crowns, rank stars, etc., etc., sold as viewed not subject to return (parcel, approx. 15 kilos) £100-200
Hammer Price: £85
Police Hangers. Two ‘W.Parker.Warranted.’ examples, both with 60 cm curved blades, each one etched with title details, solid brass hand guard, pommel and fish skin bound wooden grips (lacking wire), no scabbards, good condition (2) £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
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