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Japanese wakasashi, (short sword), signed ? Shu Province (not very clear) (attached ticket says (Satsuma Province?), three tang holes, with kogatana (small utility knife) in kozuka, sharkskin wrapped handle, gold decorated tsuba and decorative scabbard. Good blade, good very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,700
Japanese tanto, (short blade), lacquered saya (wooden scabbard). Some damage to the red coloured sharkskin wrap under the black leather wrapping on the handle, scabbard damaged, blade over polished, very good.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Japanese tsuba, decorated with golden shi-shi (guardian dogs) and flowers. Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Japanese tsuka, (sword handle), nice decorative fittings with golden mythical figures. Piece of sharkskin wrap missing near the mekugi (small peg) hole, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Japanese katana scabbard, and an assortment of fittings (22), one in sterling silver, mostly decorative fittings, most reproductions. In a decorative brown silk short sword carry bag, Very fine - extremely fine. (23+bag)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Japanese tanto scabbard, a beautiful floral cloisonne scabbard with floral decorated brass fittings. Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Japanese sword scabbard fittings, some gold figure decorated, noted several menuki and one kozuka (decorative handle fitting for small utility knife). In two small timber boxes, extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Poland, Army hat badge (WWII); other modern day issues, in metal and another in silver bullion. The first toned, otherwise all as new, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
South Africa, 8th Transvaal Scottish Infantry hat badge in brass, pin-back, 1920 onwards. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
World, assorted hats and caps, Australia H.M. Prison Service Victoria, ACT Police, USA pith helmet c1970, Royal Hong Kong Police shooting club, Philippines M.P.D. with brass and enamel badge, Egyptian fez, US Air Force, jacket with cloth badges, ex John A Cooper, Major USAF, Army webb belt, traveller's belt with various cloth badges and souvenir fob charms, USA Department of the Army, circular (15cm) foam and plastic wall plaque. Good - very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
WWI souvenir hate belt, features an assortment of Australian, British, and New Zealand badges and buttons and a few Middle Eastern buttons, attached is an epaulette with Rising Sun hat and collar badge and 'LH' and Australia titles, there is also a dog tag for 13185 G.H.Bromfiled, A.I.F., 5 AMT Coy, with a copper neck chain and a short silver pocket watch chain, approx 57 items in total; books published for the RAN by the Australian War Memorial in 1943 and 1944, H.M.A.S. Mk.II, The R.A.Ns Second Book and H.M.A.S. Mk. III The R.A.Ns Third Book. Mostly fine - very fine. (decorated belt + 2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
WWI large survey maps on linen backing, includes Dardanelles issues titled Gallipoli/Karabili, another Gallipoli/Anarfarta Saghir, another Gallipoli/Kurija Dere; France issues titled Lens 11 (2), St Quentin 18, Edition 2.A (Local) Sheet 62B N.E.; Belgium issues titled Hazebrouck 5A Edition 2, Namur 8, name written on top left corner 'D.F.Rae' (see below); also small booklet titled Hoisting Our Flag on the Anzac Redoubt and Other War Rhymes and Various Verses by "Patrius", 1917, soft cover, 40pp. Some with very heavy folds, most moisture affected and aged, otherwise very good - fine and scarce. (10)
Estimate $350
SOLD $840
Lt Col Dr Barbara Grahame, Army Driving Licence No.90340, 18Mar75; Defence Force (Reserves) Attendance Record book; also Royal Australian Army Medical Corps woven shoulder title; RAAMC Lt Col rank insignia epaulette; Major rank insignia epaulette; formation patches for Eastern Command, types 1 and 2; ribbons on card for Vietnam Medal, RFD and ED as awarded to Lt Col Grahame. Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Military documents, for NX13388 Private R.J.Douglas, 2/11 Field Ambulance, 9th Div AIF, includes Equipment Label; Leave Passes, various types, 1940-43 (5) two stamped by 7th Australian General Hospital; AMF receipt folio No.070 for return of various badges and items of clothing 25/4/40. Very good - fine. (7)
Estimate $50
Passed in
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
Passed in
RAN blue uniform jacket, double breasted with eight Australia RAN buttons, with fitted bullion embroidered cuff rank badges for Chief Petty Officer and bullion embroidered, 'Australia' titles on shoulders, with maker's name, 'V&F tailoring La Moda di Oggi'. A superior, quality jacket, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
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
SOLD $30
WWI large paper maps, most marked with name of Capt D.F.Rae, includes The Ypres Front No.2, Enemy Disposition Map November 28th 1917 with German Trenches corrected to 27-10-17; Parts of 62c N.E., 62c S.E., 62b N.W., 62b S.W., enemy trenches in blue, reverse written, ''The Hindenberg Line Captured 1918'; Nordwest-Frankreich 158 Corbie; Westhoek Secret Army Barrage Map September 1917, German Trenches corrected to 1-9-17, on back written, 'Artllery Barrage Map Polygon Wood ???'; Polygon Wood Hostile Tactical Map, September 16th 1917 with German Trenches corrected to 9-9-17; Becelaere Edition 1, with Trenches corrected from information received up to 14-8-17, with some coloured hand-entered lines and details; Quadrant Elevation Graph (for artillery); aerial photos of battlefield (2). All maps with folds and some with small loss of paper at edges or moisture stain, otherwise fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,200
Surgeon Herbert H. Pearse photo, in black and white (9.5x20.5cm and with frame 23x37cm), an original studio photo, c1900, wearing dress uniform with hands across his sword resting in front, signed at bottom on white border, 'Herbert H Pearse'. Foxing on white border, photo unmarked, timber and plaster frame with some damage but restorable, photo good very fine and an unique piece of early Australian Naval history.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Australia, WWI, photograph (40x30cm), framed and glazed (71x58cm) of eight troopers from 1st Signal Troop (1st Light Horse Brigade) named as Sappers F.R.Aspinall, F.Jenkins, J.Mc G.Wills, N.Faroe; Drivers, J.Latham, Lce Corp J.J.Collie, S.Lempriere and Corp H.Larkin, presented to Mrs M.E.Aspinall in recognition of her kindness to No.3 Tent, 1st Signal Troop. Photograph dark tone, very fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Stereographs, Visit of the American Fleet to Australia, 1908, assorted numbers 12800-12899, missing 12806, 12810, 12825, 12844, 12849/50, 12854, 12860, 12863, 12873, by The Rose Stereographs, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London, together with Stereograph viewer. Number 12869 missing bottom left side corner, otherwise others fine - very fine. (90)
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
Stereographs, Visit of the American Fleet to Australia, 1908, assorted numbers 12805-12898 with some minor duplication, by The Rose Stereographs, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London. Very good - fine. (43)
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Stereographs, Russian Japanese War, Japanese, before, during and after the battle for Port Arthur, by American Stereoscopic Company, New York, USA and H.C.White & Co, Chicago, New York, London. Housed in an Underwood & Underwood case, good - very fine. (43)
Estimate $170
SOLD $140
Various WWII memorabilia, noted Ex-Naval Men's Association of Australia rules (revised) 1939; RAN, Instruction for Drivers of Naval Motor Vehicles booklet, c1942 ; menu programme for Luncheon in Guildhall to Officers and Men of H.M.A.S. Australia 17 July 1945; various cinema and theatre tickets for venues in Egypt, India and South Africa (20); program for Regal Theatre in Bombay, 1943; leaflet for City of Johannesburg, Facilities Offered to Soldiers Visiting during WWII; Welcome to Bombay V for Victory booklet; Snap Shot, 12 selected Bombay Views, Packet No.1 (WWII). Mostly fine - very fine. (27)
Estimate $50
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The Kangaroo Out of His Element, The Representative Newspaper of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force (1st Battalion), published on board the Troopship "Afric" - first issue, October 1914, six columns spread across a cotton tabby weave fabric page (57x43.5cm) printed in black ink with a central image of King George V and Queen Mary, also an official section 'For the Announcements of the Battalion Commander Lieut.-Col. Dobbin', at bottom right corner, Printed by Walter Wade for the Expedi-/tionary Force on board the Troopship/"Afric", a collection of humorous tales and anecdotes. Ink faded, as to be expected, fold marks and some staining, otherwise fine and very rare first edition.
Estimate $750
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J.K.Cossum's Australian badges, insignia and buttons set of six books, includes Australian Army Badges, A Collector's Reference Guide Part One 1920-1942 (35pp); Part 2 1900-1930 (64pp); Part 3 1948-1985 (56pp); 'The Rising Sun Badge' (40pp); Cloth Insignia of the Army in Australia 1860-1993 (124pp); Buttons of the Defence Forces in Australia (72pp), the standard set of reference books on the subject and scarce. The first two with some foxing, the second with loose centre page, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (set of 6)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Rising Sun Badge, Origin Theories and Evolution, by Rick Grebert, 1st edition 1994, softcover (21x29.7cm), 38pp; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Insignia of the 20th century, by Guido Rosignoli, 1st edition 1986, hardcover (23.5x30.3cm), 224pp, with colour and b&w illustrations throughout; U.S. Military Shoulder Patches of the United States Armed Forces Fourth Edition, compiled by Jack Britton and George Washington Jr, hardcover (21.7x28cm), 84pp, with coloured photos throughout; Uniform Insignia of The United States Military Forces, 1981, compiled by Jack Britton, softcover (21.7x28cm), 58pp, with b&w illustrations throughout. The last two with some foxing, otherwise fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Badges of the British Army, 1820 to the Present, an illustrated reference guide for collectors, 1987, by F.Wilkinson, hard cover (14.2x22.3cm) with dust jacket, 84pp; another similar, British Army Collar Badges, 1986, by Colin Churchill and Ray Westlake, 68pp; another similar, Scottish Regimental Badges 1793-1971, 1982, by W.H. and K.D.Bloomer, 73pp, previous three all with price guides; The Regimental Badges of New Zealand, an illustrated history of the badges and insignia worn by the New Zealand Army, 1980, by D.A.Corbett, hard cover (16x24cm) with dust jacket, signed by author, 320pp; also cigarette picture-card album complete with John Player & Sons cigarette cards of British Army unit flags and badges (50 cards). The second book with some foxing and spine of dust jacket of last book faded, otherwise fine - very fine. (4 + album)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
British Battles & Medals, by E.C.Joslin, A.R.Litherland & B.T.Simpkin, 1st edition 1988, hardcover (24x31cm) with dust jacket, 299pp with b&w photos; Hougoument, The Key to Victory at Waterloo, by Julian Paget and Derek Saunders, 1st edition 1992, hardcover (13.5x20.5cm) with dust jacket, 108pp with b&w photos and illustrations; Russian and Soviet Military Awards by V.A.Durov, 1989, softcover (19.2x24.5cm), 103pp with colour and b&w photos, Russian and English text. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $110
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The National Honours & Awards of Australia, by Michael Maton, 1st edition 1995, hardcover (22x29cm) with dust jacket, 168pp with colour and b&w photos; Imperial Honours and Awards to Australians 1901-1992, by Michael Maton, 1st edition 1997, copy no.34 of limited edition of 100 copies, hardcover (22x30.2cm), 276pp with b&w illustrations; Foreign Awards to Australia from World War One to the Korean War, including foreign awards to civilians and military personnel from 1950 to 1973, compiled by Kerry Bulow, 1st edition 2000, copy no.73 of limited edition of 100 copies and signed by author, softcover (21x29.5cm), 121pp with b&w photos; 5th Queensland Imperial Contingent Recipients of Queen Alexandra's Pipes 1902, research by Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, softcover (21x29.8cm), 4pp. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80