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Two 1822 Pattern Royal Artillery Officers’ Swords. Both with 82 cm blades, one etched with ‘Royal Artillery’ thunderbolts GVR cypher cannon and Ubique scroll, the forte stamped ‘London Made’, standard triple bar steel hilt with wire bound fish skin grip, leather sword knot in its leather bound wooden scabbard, the blade retains some original polish. The second by ‘Robert Wilkinson Makers Birmingham’ etched with trophies of arms and scrolling foliage, triple bar steel hilt,...
Hammer Price: £190
Three Continental Swords and Scabbards. Two with 87 cm blades by H.Mutz, Lingen, slightly curved blades with single fullers, steel stirrup hilt hand guards and wire bound black composition grips, contained in their black metal scabbards, one with sword knot. The third 74 cm blade, this with pipe back and 27 cm spear point, the outer langet bearing a crowned rampant lion, oak leaf decorated hand guard and lion’s head back strap, wire bound leather grip, the blade and fittings have been...
Hammer Price: £200
British Military Swords. Comprising an 1822 pattern Rifles example, the 80 cm blade by Firmin and Sons, 155, Strand, London, with single fuller and etched with crowned VR cypher, a strung bugle horn and 5th Middlesex RV plus scrolling foliage, steel hand guard incorporating crowned strung bugle horn, wire bound fish skin grip in its steel scabbard; an 1897 pattern Infantry sword, the 82 cm blade by Mole, Birmingham with part single fuller and plain blade, sheet metal hand guard incorporating...
Hammer Price: £300
Bayonets. Comprising eleven Chassepot four with scabbards, and including a wooden display plaque, three Lebel, two with scabbards and one other with a quadriform blade, no scabbard, good overall condition (15) £150-250
Hammer Price: £230
USSR Midshipman’s Dirk. A good quality example 21.8 cm straight blade dated 1946, white bone or composition grip with gilt metal quillon and knop this impressed with the Soviet insignia and a five pointed star on top of the pommel, contained in its gilt mounted leather scabbard the upper chape engraved with a fouled anchor and a sailing ship, very good condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £95
Bayonets. Assorted examples mainly European late 19th C to late 20th C, twelve with scabbards, four in relic state, otherwise reasonable overall condition, sold as viewed not subject to return (19) £150-250
Hammer Price: £420
Assorted Edged Weapons. Fourteen examples including two Spanish navajas, a kris (hand grip section missing), 1940 issue Gurkha knife, a tulwar (no scabbard), a Khyber knife (no scabbard), five other Far Eastern weapons two without scabbards, a machete (no scabbard) and two other hand knives; together with a WW I ‘home made’ trench club, many items in relic state, sold as viewed not subject to return (20) £250-350
Hammer Price: £360
19th Regiment Madras Infantry Captain’s Uniform c. 1881- 1903. An extremely fine scarlet tunic this with yellow facings and correct gold rank lace on the cuff and collar, broad gold cord shoulder boards (lacking rank stars), extremely fine gilt coatee style buttons (Jennens & Co., London) a crowned strap Seringapatam enclosing XIX with laurel spray surrounds all within a scalloped edge (Poulsom p. 56 Vol. 123), lining of quilted white silk (some splits), together with a pair of navy blue...
Hammer Price: £210
Royal Marine Uniforms. Comprising a scarlet tunic with rounded collar and slashed panel cuffs bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a Bandsman’s scarlet tunic complete with blue and white decorated wings and similar trim to the sleeves and collar and three similar decorated stripes down the rear panel, bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a navy blue tunic with scarlet collar and yellow cord decoration to the cuffs and lower collar bearing KC buttons to...
Hammer Price: £500
Assorted British Military Uniforms. Comprising a GVR period Grenadier Guardsman’s tunic (some moth damage), a Northumberland Fusiliers scarlet tunic gosling green facings, metal shoulder titles mounted, buttons and collar badges present but detached, a four pocket scarlet frock dated April 1900 complete with QVC Royal Arms pattern buttons, an infantry regiment’s scarlet tunic with white facings all insignia missing, a RAMC Colonel’s khaki four pocket tunic and trousers complete with...
Hammer Price: £80
A 17th Century Backsword. The 76 cm slightly curved blade with triple fuller is pitted overall and bears what appears to be two crescent armourer’s marks, the iron handguard is pierced with one curved quillon, the knucklebow section with central scallop format, the decorated pommel with lion’s mask, the handgrip of reeded horn (split), elements of the handguard decoration missing and the knucklebow detached at the top end, c. 1640s, condition as described £400-600
Hammer Price: £240
Ayrshire Yeomanry Helmet Plate, with a superb gilt and enamel centre depicting St. Andrew bearing his Cross, 107 x 86mm., complete with reverse fitments, extremely fine £400-600
Hammer Price: £580
An Officer’s 1812-1816 Pattern Shako Plate. A fine quality example in die-stamped copper gilt, the crown over a rococo shield, this with raised cypher ‘GR’, one fastening lug missing and the other bent, very fine condition £500-700 NOTE. This pattern with the cypher only was used extensively by the County and Local Militia Regiments.
Hammer Price: £550
Tasmania Territorial Police Victorian Helmet Plate. A most rare die-stamped brass example featuring a QVC over laurel sprays, an oval strap ‘Tasmania’, in the centre in script capitals ‘PT’, three loop fasteners (one bent), a fracture between the base of the crown and the top of the strap otherwise very good condition £500-700
Hammer Price: £620
Coldstream Guards Officer’s Hall Marked Silver Pagri Badge. A very fine example in solid hall marked silver (Birmingham 1923) by J. & Co., elongated star overlaid with the Garter, central red enamel St. George’s Cross and blue enamel backing to the motto, stout pin back fastener, the red enamel with a large surface chip to the centre, otherwise very fine condition £400-600
Hammer Price: £750
Jamaica Militia Other Ranks Crossbelt Plate. A good quality solid brass example deeply engraved with a central motif of a crocodile upon a torse, ‘Jamaica’ above and ‘1803’ below, one hook and two stud fasteners, very good condition for age £300-500
Hammer Price: £1,400
Royal Marine Artillery Officer’s Helmet Grenade Badge. A first class example, the gilt fused grenade overlaid with gilt laurel sprays and ‘Gibraltar’ scroll with a fouled anchor across the base of the laurels enclosing a pierced gilt strap ‘Per Mare Per Terram’ this with a ground of blue enamel, in the centre the globe in silver and gilt, (KK 1104) three loop fasteners, the four mount wires broken, very fine condition £500-700
Royal Marine Light Infantry Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet Plate. A very fine Victorian example being a crowned eight pointed star overlaid with gilt laurel sprays, ‘Gibraltar’ scroll and a fouled anchor, below the anchor a silver strung bugle horn, within the laurel sprays a pierced strap ‘Per Mare Per Terram’ this on a ground of blue enamel (a section missing), in the centre in silver the globe, three loop fasteners, very good condition £300-400
Royal Marine Light Infantry a Victorian Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp. A fine quality 1855 pattern, in the centre on a dimpled ground the Royal Crest in gilt, on the silver title circle ‘Royal Marines Light Infantry’, no benchmarks but a perfect match, very slight gilt loss to the side panels otherwise very good condition £150-250
Hammer Price: £100
Royal Marine Light Infantry Victorian Colour Sergeant’s Arm Badge. A good quality bullion and embroidered cotton example being a QVC and laurel sprays enclosing crossed colours, a strung bugle horn, the globe and a fouled anchor, below the laurel sprays crossed swords and below them a chevron, all on a red cloth ground subsequently mounted on a red cloth panel, some moth damage to the inner red panel and slight oxidisation to the bullion lace, good condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £310
Royal Marines Insignia. Comprising a Victorian o/r helmet plate to the Royal Marine Light Infantry (KK 1092), a Royal Marine Artillery o/r helmet plate (KK 1106), a Royal Marine Light Infantry three part glengarry badge (KK 1094 the bugle horn of the wrong pattern), and a Victorian o/r brass valise badge to the R.M.L.I., good overall condition (4) £120-180
Hammer Price: £170
Royal Marines Insignia. Comprising a Senior N.C.Os scarce all gilt cap badge to the R.M.L.I. c. 1898 - 1911 (one loop missing), three o/r g/m caps to the R.M.L.I., and two later caps to the Royal Marines (KC one heavily worn), an o/r g/m cap to the R.M.A. (KK 1108), two osd collars, a single g/m collar (worn) and a single officer’s gilt and silver collar, a KC valise badge, three R.M.L.I. s/titles and one RMB, a QEC small size Colour Sergeant’s badge in bullion and velvet from the blue...
Hammer Price: £30
Royal Naval Cap Tallies. Good full length examples to H.M.S. Dryad, Canopus, Conqueror, Howe, Euryalus, Theseus, Bulwark, Pelorus, Bacchante, Rattlesnake, Pembroke, Mohawk. A fragment only for H.M.S. Queen Mary, a scarce full length C.D.R. Boats Crew. Two modern examples H.M.S. Centurion, H.M.S. Nelson, good overall condition (16) £80-120
Hammer Price: £70
Royal Artillery Sweetheart Brooches. Three fine quality examples of cap badge format, two KC one QEC, KC, all are in red and blue enamel and good quality paste stones set in white coloured metal, together with a fused grenade example this with blue enamel scroll ‘Ubique’, the grenade again set with good quality paste stones, all with original pin backs, fine condition £150-250
Hammer Price: £110
Reproduction And Broken Cap Badges. A very large accumulation, sold as viewed not subject to return (parcel) £150-250
Hammer Price: £410
Military Buttons and Shoulder Titles. An interesting assortment including fourteen small gilt tunic buttons to the 40th Madras Infantry QVC over a strap ‘Regiment’ enclosing ‘XL’, single examples to Royal Perth Militia in pewter (worn), Royal Scots Fusiliers QVC white metal Pipers, seven small gilts 69th Indian Army Infantry post 1903, early excavated pewter items include one decent example to the 71st together with a few other interesting examples. Thirty plus basic issue shoulder...
Hammer Price: £120
Indian Army Shoulder Titles. A small selection 1/Punjab, 2/Punjab (1 lug missing), 8/Punjab, 15/Punjab, 16/Punjab, 13/Rajputs (fretted within frame), 75/Carnatic, 47/Sikhs, 10/Baluch, 64/Pioneers, 7/Rajputs, 9/Jats, Bugle Horn/Mahratta.L.I., Kumoan, and 58/Rifles; together with a white metal cap badge of the 9th Gurkhas, a Piper’s sporran cantle of the Gordon Highlanders, a Cameron Highlanders glengarry badge made into a lady’s waist belt and two reproduction cap badges, good overall...
Hammer Price: £160
Army Cyclist Badges and WWI War Medal. An interesting selection comprising a pair of brass s/titles ‘Cyclist’, a single brass (T)/Kent/Cyclists, cap badges Army Cyclists Corps, Huntingdonshire Cyclists and Highland Cyclists (small solid cast white metal), four Army Cyclists Corps buttons (two now brooched), a scarce cloth s/title ‘Cycling Section’ white on black, a base metal and enamel sweetheart’s brooch ‘Army Cycling Union’ (lacking pin); the War Medal to 10275 Private G....
Hammer Price: £85
Major General’s Insignia. An interesting selection including fine gold bullion sections of a General’s full dress tunic comprising collar, cuffs and tail panels, a pair of Major General’ epaulettes gold cord with silver embroidered badges, gorget tabs, rank stars, a scarce KC gilt cap badge and similar embroidered examples, spare buttons, rank crowns etc., good overall condition (parcel) £100-200
Hammer Price: £260
British Military Cap Badges. A small collection of good quality basic issues, SWB (all brass) 11th Hussars 18th London (KC) Northumberland Fusiliers (first pattern) North Staffs (2) South Staffs R Warwicks (2) DLI (3, one requires straightening) Dorsetshire (second pattern) R Sussex (2) R Welch Fusiliers West Yorks Suffolk (KC) Scots Guards Lincolns SLI Glosters Wilts KRRC (KC) Rifle Brigade (KC) R Fusilers (KC) ATS (KC) East Yorks R Berkshire; together with sundry other broken or repro...
Hammer Price: £90
British Military Cap Badges. A selection of good quality issues 7th Hussars (KK759) Robin Hood Rifles (K1740 bit in bi-metal) 2nd VB The Essex Regiment a QVC glengarry badge, Essex Imperial Yeomanry (K1365 no red backing) Liverpool Pals bronze loop fasteners, 8th Irish Bn The King’s Regiment (KC blackened brass) Surrey VTC 1915 in bronze, Inniskilling Fusiliers (all brass flag left) 18th Hussars (K/c w/m) Nottinghamshire Volunteer Regiment die-stamped bronze 65th CEF Bn (pickled copper...
Hammer Price: £470
British Military Cap Badges. 70+ good quality issues of standard KC period mostly infantry badges (with duplication), together with 35+ KC period Corps badges, plus a few sundry collars etc., good overall condition (100+) £100-150
Hammer Price: £290
Khaki Uniform. A Major’s khaki tunic with the left breast bearing a QEC bullion and embroidery brevet to the Army Air Corps, the right arm with an embroidered Parachute Wings badge, the anodised buttons show the QEC within an eight pointed star, the left cuff bears an embroidered QEC Air Despatch badge, complete with trousers; together with a Parachute Officer’s four pocket blue frock this complete with QEC anodised buttons and similar collars, the upper right arm with bullion...
£60–£100
Miscellaneous Militaria. Comprising a good quality KC Royal Naval officer’s cap badge in gilt metal silver plate and red velvet, a campaign cutlery set (knife and fork) (wooden casing, split, blades rusty), a soldier’s ‘house-wife’ and steel cased mirror, two POW cylindrical cigarette tins, two printed Div signs, sundry medal ribbons, pamphlets etc. (parcel) £50-80
Hammer Price: £50
R.F.C. Blazer Badge, 120 x 98mm., cloth and bullion, good condition £30-50
£30–£50
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Badge. An extremely rare example in cast brass and featuring a boomerang shaped title plinth over a cross-bow over a scroll ‘Persevere’, (one clutch-pin fastener missing). Together with a letter of authenticity written by John Burridge MG stating that this badge was given to him by WO2 Ray Simpson VC DCM during a Land Rover trip in Vietnam in 1969, very good condition £2200-2700
£2,200–£2,700
Royal Australian Navy, Naval Dockyard Police Badge, silver, a crowned anchor with the letter ‘N’ and ‘D’ to either side and ‘Police’ below, reverse fitted with three loops, good very fine £200-250 For related lot see Medal Auction Catalogue 15 Dec 11.
Rhodesian Military Badges By Reuteler Ltd Salisbury. A carded display of 30 items featuring badges of the last days of the country as a Colony, good overall condition (30)
12th (Prince of Wales’s) Royal Lancers Full Dress Sabretache 1837-1852. A very rare example, 5.2cm gold train lace encloses a scarlet cloth face bearing a QVC over crossed lances, over the lances a ‘VR’ cypher, below the cypher ‘XII’, laurel sprays with battle honours Peninsula and Waterloo, between the scrolls the Sphinx/Egypt upon further laurel sprays. The bag of black moroccan (lacking the fastening tab). Two ‘D’ rings detached but present, small stitching fault on the...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Imperial German Navy Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp. A very fine and rare example in all gilt the central section being laurel sprays enclosing a lined ground thereon the Imperial Crown over a fouled anchor, upon the anchor ‘W’, complete with loose end section; together with an officer’s unidentified cap badge in gold and silver bullion, black and red wool, being the Imperial Crown over a double folded sash with the State cockade below, excellent condition (2) £200-300
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