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Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (A. Ison. 47th Regt.) officially impressed naming, very fine £340-380
Hammer Price: £460
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Captn. David Brown 1st Madras Fusrs.) very fine £340-380
Pair: Colour-Sergeant J. Simpson, 83rd Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Cr. Serjt. J. Simpson, 83rd Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2088. Cr. Serjt. Jas. Simpson, 83rd Foot) contact marks, therefore nearly very fine (3) £320-360
Hammer Price: £400
Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan (James Vann, 1st. Eur. Fus.) contact marks and scratches to obverse field, otherwise good very fine £320-360
Hammer Price: £440
The King’s German Legion Two Volumes of the First Edition by N.Ludlow Beamish F.R.S. London 1832 and 1837, volume I contains nine coloured plates showing the uniforms of the various regiments of the KGL together with various maps; volume II with a map of the Battle of Waterloo and various detailed plans of La Haye Sainte and other aspects of the battle. Both volumes have been attractively rebound, very good condition £300-500
Hammer Price: £600
69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot, officer’s oval shoulder belt plate (Parkyn --) ‘69’ within silvered raised star on brass plate with beaded border, reverse with two hooks and two studs; and officer’s Grenadier Company fur cap plate, c.1826, with regimental honours for ‘Waterloo’, ‘Java’, and ‘India’, the first worn, the second lacking cross on top of the orb and with re-affixed loop to reverse, rare (2) £300-500
Hammer Price: £280
Allied Subjects’ Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruise, good very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £480
20th Battalion The London Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate 1908-14, a very rare example, crowned gilt star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the White Horse of Kent and Invicta scroll, the scroll at the bottom ‘20th Battn The London Regiment’, complete with three loop fasteners, slight gilt loss to the crown otherwise very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £320
Three: Private L. Bennett, Yorkshire Light Infantry, killed in action on the first day of the battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 - of the 25 Officers and 659 other ranks who started the attack only the Medical Officer and 110 other ranks survived the day unscathed 1914-15 Star (14224 Pte. L. Bennett. Yorks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (14224 Pte. L. Bennett. Yorks. L.I.) extremely fine (3) £300-400
The West Suffolk Militia Officer’s Helmet Plate 1878-81, a very rare example, the plated crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a twin towered castle in gilt metal, at the bottom a tri-part gilt metal scroll ‘West Suffolk Militia’, complete with three loop fasteners, one ray finial with slight distortion and two of the three loop fasteners part crushed otherwise very good condition £300-400
Londonderry Militia Artillery Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1889-1900, a fine and rare example in gilt metal featuring the Royal Arms, a short scroll bearing laurels and a bottom scroll ‘Londonderry Artillery’, complete with three loop fasteners, excellent condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1883-1901, a plated star pattern crowned back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of red cloth the Rousillon Plume overlaid with the Garter star the central elements of which are in triple enamels, at the base a double title scroll in gilt ‘Royal Sussex Regiment’ ‘1st Volunteer Battalion’, complete with three loop fasteners, very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £650
The Manchester Regiment 5th Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1887-1901, a very fine example in blackened silver plate, crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Arms of the City of Manchester, double title scroll below ‘The Manchester Regiment’ ‘5th Volunteer Battalion’, complete with three loop fasteners, very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £380
The Suffolk Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1883-1901, a superb example in blackened silver plate with polished highlights, the crowned eight pointed star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Castle and Key for Gibraltar with relevant scrolls, at the base a double title scroll ‘The Suffolk Regiment’ and ‘1st Volunteer Battalion’, complete with three original screw post fasteners, excellent...
The Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1883-1901, a good quality plated example of crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre a silver combined star and cross, a Hart trippant on a ground of blue enamel, title scrolls below ‘The Bedfordshire Regiment’ and ‘1st Volunteer Battalion’, three loop fasteners, the plate has been professionally replated otherwise very fine condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £240
3rd Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Helmet Plate 1878-81, a very rare example, the gilt crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet (some wear) the silver Dragon over ‘3’, complete with three loop fasteners, some star rays with scratching otherwise very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
The Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1883-1901, the plated crowned eight pointed star back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of magenta coloured velvet the paschal lamb, double title scroll ‘The Royal West Surrey Regiment’ ‘1st Volunteer Battalion’, one star point with buckling otherwise very fine condition £300-400
Cornwall Rifle Volunteers 2nd Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1880-83, a fine and rare example in silver plate, the crowned eight pointed star back plate with laurel overlays enclosing a circular strap ‘2nd Battn Cornwall Rifle Vols), in the centre on a ground of Garter blue velvet the county shield and motto, complete with three loop fasteners, very good overall condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
The Middlesex Regiment 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions Officers’ Helmet Plates c. 1883-1901, both in all silver plate and a standard crowned star pattern back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on grounds of black velvet the standard regulation insignia, at the bottom both with double scrolls ‘The Middlesex Regt’ and ‘1st & 2nd Volunteer Battalion’ respectively, both with all original fasteners and in very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £500
An O.B.E., Kaisar-i-Hind group of three to Major Sir Alfred Pickford, Calcutta Light Horse, and sometime Sheriff of Calcutta The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Kaisar-i-Hind, G.V.R., 2nd class, 2nd type, silver, with integral top riband bar; Volunteer Force Long Service, G.V.R. (Major A. D. Pickford, C. Lt. Horse.) mounted court style for display purposes, nearly extremely fine £300-400
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Do. Fitzgerald Vitam Ob Restitvtam 1801.) minor edge bruise, very fine £300-400
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful), the reverse inscribed ‘Peter Ford, A.B., H.M.S. Indefatigable, 11 March & 13 July 1856’, with contemporary silver ring and straight bar suspension, edge bruising and pitting to surname on reverse, therefore very fine £300-400
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, reverse inscribed ‘To Mr. George Waldron, for intrepid and efficient exertions. 12. September 1852 (Case 1853.)’, minor edge bruising, good very fine £300-400
Five: Trooper S. Hunt, 8th Hussars, taken Prisoner of War, June 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (882397 Tpr. S. Hunt. 8th. H.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very fine (5) £300-400
Family Group: Four: Captain F. C. N. Gwatkin, Royal Deccan Horse, Indian Army, killed in action 14 March 1945 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all privately engraved ‘Capt. F. C. N. Gwatkin. R.D.H.’, nearly extremely fine Four: Lieutenant A. W. Gwatkin, 19th (King George’s Own) Lancers, Indian Army, killed in action 14 March 1945 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all privately engraved ‘Lieut. A. W. Gwatkin. 19th. Lancers.’,...
60th The King’s Royal Rifle Corps & The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Officers’ Helmet Plates 1878-81 & 1881-91, the first in die stamped blackened silver plate with burnished highlights and of crowned Bath style star, between the crown and the cross a scroll ‘Peninsula’, the arms of the cross emblazoned with battle honours, a central circle ‘The King’s Royal Rifle Corps’ enclosing a strung bugle horn with ‘60’ within the strings, on the bottom arm of the cross a scroll...
Three: Captain T. Fairfield, Mercantile Marine, who was the skipper of the S.S. Aspenleaf which was mined in the English Channel, 30 December 1916 British War Medal 1914-20 (Thomas Fairfield); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Thomas Fairfield); Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Services, 3rd type, silver (Captain Thomas Fairfield, S.S. “Aspenleaf” 30th. December 1916.) toned, extremely fine (3) £300-400
Queen’s Westminster Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Full Dress Grey and Scarlet Head Dress c. 1903-08, a very fine example of ‘folding busby pattern’, the grey cloth body and crown piped around the top with scarlet, sewn in buff coloured cap lines, to the front a similar coloured boss with an Imperially crowned bugle horn in silver plate, below this on a background of red cloth a silver plated badge featuring the crown, the honour ‘South Africa 1900-02’ and the unit title ‘Queen’s...
The South East of Scotland Militia Artillery Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1894-1902, a fine quality example of 1878 home service pattern, the blue cloth skull complete with all gilt fittings and frontal plate featuring the Royal Arms and bottom scroll ‘The South-East of Scotland Artillery’ (see Litchfield Fig. 75), original leather sweat band and quilted silk lining retailed by Anderson and Sons, Edinburgh, the plate is original to the helmet, the ball top and quadrant with some loss...
The East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet and Tropical Helmet Tin Post 1902, the blue cloth helmet complete with all gilt metal fittings, frontal crowned plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Dragon, a silver scroll at the top of the laurels ‘The Buffs’ and similar at the base ‘The East Kent Regiment’, complete with original leather sweat band, the plate is original to the helmet and was retailed by L. Silberston,...
Five: Major W. A. Stringer, Royal Horse Guards General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (306773 Cpl. of H. W. A. Stringer. R.H.G.); Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977; Jubilee 2002; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (306773 W.O. Cl. 2. W. A. Stringer. RHG.) mounted court style as worn, minor edge nick to first, nearly extremely fine (5) £300-400
The Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Officer’s Full Dress Shoulder Pouch c. 1880-1901, the metal box covered in brown moroccan and faced with crimson cloth edged with silver lace, embellished with St. Edward’s crown over a double ‘VR’ cypher this mounted with a gold lace and crimson velvet rose, complete with both carrying rings, some surface mothing to the front panel otherwise in very condition £300-400
£300–£400
Album containing 13 autographs of R.F.C. and R.A.F Victoria Cross recipients, all but one with individual photographic images of signatories and all but one of the signatures on R.A.F. embossed note cards. The signatories including: Leonard Cheshire, Alan Jerrard, Gilbert Insall, William Reid, Norman Jackson, Leonard Trent and Francis McNamara. The album also containing a letter from the latter to the Reverend Canon W. M. Lummis, M.C., dated 5 September 1961; and 5 First Day Covers relating...
Hammer Price: £1,900
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Java (William Monhagan.) edge bruising, good very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £700
A B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Petty Officer L. C. Mills, Royal Navy, who as Gunnery Instructor trained the Devonport Field Gun Team which set a new record at the Royal Tournament in 1953 British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (C.P.O. Leonard C. Mills, D/JX.137768); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (JX.137768 L. C. Mills. P.O. H.M.S. Drake) slight contact marks and edge bruise to...
British Empire Medal (Civil), E.II.R. (Jacob Hannah Edgar, M.C.) rivet on claw filed down, very fine £300-400
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg War Commemorative Medal 1814-15, for N.C.Os., green-washed bronze with gilded centres, legend and ornamentation, original ribbon, edge bruises, otherwise very fine £300-400
Pair: Sergeant Wheeler C. Gadd, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (..eeler C. Gadd. R.H.A.) contemporarily engraved naming, unofficial rivets between all clasps and with top retaining rod; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £300-400
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (T. Veal. 49th Regt.) officially impressed naming, with top riband bar, very fine £300-400
47th (The Lancashire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1830-55, the rectangular gilt back plate overlaid with a plated design featuring a crowned multi-rayed star, battle honours and central circle ‘Lancashire’ enclosing ‘XLVII’ and two rose heads, complete with two hook and two stud fasteners, (Parkyn 375), the plating on the mount with some wear otherwise good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £260
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