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RAN blue uniform jacket, double breasted with eight Australia RAN buttons, with three matching buttons fitted to each cuff and bullion embroidered, 'Australia' titles on shoulders, with maker's name, ADA 2001 (made in Australia by ADF contractors). A few dirt spots and needs pressing, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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Australian Army Summer Mess Jacket, with rank badges for Lt-Colonel and R (Retired), lapel badges for RAADC (Royal Australian Army Dental Corps), inside is maker's name, 'Segraves, Sydney' and on inside neck tag, 'Bulless'. A few small dirt or foxing spots, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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The Wiltshire Regiment, c1910, Officer's blue cloth helmet with brass spike and attachments, scale chin straps, helmet plate in brass, maker's name Hamburger, Rogers & Co, 30 King Street, Covent Garden, London, Military Accoutrement Makers, stamped inside. Some mothing inside rear, otherwise original condition, extremely fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $700
Germany, WWI S98/05 'Butcher' knife bayonet, crown over ERFURT on ricasso, various other markings including crown over W over 14 and other marks on spine, in leather scabbard. Some damage to scabbard and rusting to blade and handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Germany, Saxony, WWI belt buckle 'Providentiae Memor', two piece construction in brass with nickel silver front plate, back impressed with maker's name, 'G.H.Osang/Dresden/1914'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Germany, WWI belt buckle 'Gott Mit Uns', two piece construction in brass with nickel silver front plate, back flat. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $150
Germany, WWI belt buckle 'Gott Mit Uns', two piece construction in brass with nickel silver front plate, back with recess. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, Third Reich, Afrika Korps belt buckle, reverse impressed, IKA43. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
Germany, WWII, Luftwaffe parade helmet, M35 model with a blue paint finish, double decal, one with national colours the other Luftwaffe eagle, both decals with some crazing and abrasions, shell size Q66 impressed in rim, complete leather liner and chin strap. Slight dent at back of helmet, good fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $800
Germany, DR Reichbahn 'Zugfuhrer' platoon leader armband, blue linen and ink stamped. Some staining, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Germany, Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht (German People Storm Armed Forces), German National Militia armband in cotton and ink stamped. A few marks and some fading, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Germany, WWII, SA (Stormtrooper) Sports armband, red cotton with white cotton circle sewn to centre and this embroidered with SA Sports emblem. A few small holes in armband and a few spots, the circular section unmarked except for small spots of foxing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, Third Reich, NSDAP membership badge, no markings on reverse; 1933 Trier 'Iron Shirt' badge, Ges.Gesch. impressed twice on reverse. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Italy, WWII, cloth and metal regimental badges. Very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Japanese katana, WWII navy officer's sword, 262 impressed on thin brass plate between tsuba and blade, black enamel scabbard with brass fittings. Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
Japanese katana, WWII issue with moko gata shaped tsuba, wrapped handle over sharkskin, black scabbard with plastic fitting. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $650
Turkey, WWI Model 1903 bayonet, short blade with short, plain guard, Arabic inscription on ricasso with Arabic numerals for 1321, also number 27181 in Arabic on guard, various other markings including toughra near end of handle and crescent and star on spine, in leather and metal scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Turkey, WWI belt buckle, star above crescent with Arabic script that reads, 'Sultan's Army - Ottoman Empire', two piece construction in brass with nickel silver front plate, lightly scratched on one side, 'Pte F W Howell 132'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $460
USA, a variety of Army and Marine Corps shoulder patches, 5th Army, 9th Army, 29th Div, 101st Airborne Div and Airborne woven titles (2), 1st Cavalry Div, 11th Corps, 2nd Marine Air Wings, other badges and lapel badges, some in metal, also Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribands (3). Very fine - uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $50
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USA, Veterans of Foreign Wars military garrison cap (VFW6786) Montana; Army other ranks metal collar badge; Marine Corps enlisted men's metal collar badge; also Germany, Cross of Honour for Combattants 1914-1918. The first as new, very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
British military service prismatic compass, 1941 Mk III by T.G. Coy Ltd, London, in black painted brass. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Cigarette case, E.P.N.S., J.G.Ltd (84mm x 70mm) inlaid with tortoise shell, initials 'H.H.' engraved top left front; compass, Magnetic Marching Mark 1, manufactured by T.G.Co Ltd. Hinge broken on compass, very good - very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
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WWI souvenir, timber framed under perspex (43x53cm) crimson silk cloth with embroidered design, features the words, 'God save The King/1915/Souvenir of Egypt', above flags of allied nations, Italy, Australia, France and Russia, between palm trees, one with pyramids at base and the other with a sphinx at the base. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
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Trench art, WWI being an engraved piece (43mm) of white metal from a German aircraft, obverse, inscribed with a shield design and inside, 'Jne 7th/Battle/of/Messines' and below is a winged propeller with the date 19/17, reverse, inscribed, 'Fragment/of/German Biplane/Shot Down During/Battle of Messines/by/13th Brigade/17.6.17'; also white metal dog tag, 'No 3025 D.Bell/C of E/West Australia/13th Bge/A Coy 51st Btn', and on reverse, 'Mrs E Bell/Mother/Yarloop/WA'. In an unofficial case with some French tri-colour ribbon, the first with some tin oxidation on reverse, the dog tag with heavy oxidation requiring professional cleaning, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Tatura Internment Camp, Victoria, 1940 trench art of a local rock (17x9.5cm) with in relief map of Australia, rosella and kangaroo and carved and blackened details, 'Tatura Vic Internment Camp 1940', lacquered and with X003T written on base three times; also Germany WWI Iron Cross Second Class; dozens of letters from c1935 through to c1947 relating to Gustav Weissflog of Leipzig who was residing in Sydney during WWII and was interned, these documents include various letters sent to him at Tatura as well as letters to him from other internees at Camp 3, Rushworth, Victoria, also documents relating to his release. The trench art item with several chips, especially on edge, the Iron Cross with some rusting and poor ribbon, overall fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,400
Brass artillery shell casings, Howitzer 105MM M14 1962 (2.485kg; 37cm high), 40mm Mk4 1957 (0.84kg; 30cm high); vintage US Army bugle in copper and brass with yellow cord lanyard, much loss of brass plating and a few bumps to end of horn; military binoculars marked for maker 'Monron', in leather case (this with some damage). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
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The Battle of the Coral Sea 50th Anniversary tankard, 1992, limited edition glass bottom tankard crafted in fine lead-free pewter and bearing a sculptured plaque of the USS Lexington embellished with 22ct gold, around is impressed the details of United States and Australian participating ships and air force units, together with a certificate from the issuer, Franklin Mint. Extremely fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
World War Medal Ribbon collection, formed by Mr. M. Gaughan of Sydney, housed in twenty eight (28) large spring back folders, each album assigned to a country, an area or service and filled with much added support information as photocopied literature, booklets and also a few badges and medalets, etc; all ribbons in each volume are generally described, of correct size and mostly prepared for wear and some with added clasps etc; an example of one volume France has 164 different ribbons and over 160 photocopied relevant pages taken from every relevant article, book or document on French medals and ribbons. Volumes on: Africa, Australasia (2 volumes); Austria-Hungary; Great Britain and British Empire (4 volumes); European; Far East; Fire Services; France; Germany (2 volumes); International and the Vatican; Italy; Life-Saving; Malaysia; Non-existant European Kingdoms; North and South America; Northern Europe; Police; Russia - Imperial; Spain and Portugal; United States (2 volumes); Warsaw Pact Countries. Approximately 2000 ribbons, many rare, a massive amount of support literature, a unique collection. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $750
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Great Britain, medal ribbons in cut lengths, for Military Cross; Military Medal; Territorial Efficiency; India General Service; General Service 1962; King's South Africa; most in multiples. Very fine - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $100
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Medal mounting bars, mostly in brass and more than 90% as new, includes full size medal bars for 5 medals (10), 4 medals (8), 3 medals (3), 2 medals (5), one medal (7); miniature medal bars for 11 medals (1), 10 medals (1), 8 medals (3), 7 medals (3), 6 medals (3), 5 medals (5), 4 medals (6), 3 medals (5), 2 medals (4); a quantity of badge securing clips in various sizes and clutch pin grips; also German WWI mounting bar for 2 medals with attached ribbons for Iron Cross and Cross of Honour. Some good - fine but mostly uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180