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Germany, Baden, Campaign Medal 1849; Hanover, Commemorative Medal for Langensalza 1866; Prussia, Veterans' Association Cross of Honour. All without ribbons, the second with loop resoldered, fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $90
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Germany, Bavaria, Order of Merit of St Michael 1894-1918, in silver (?); Prussia, Pour Le Merite (The Blue Max) neck badge in dark blue enamel and gilt; another but in light blue enamel and gilt, reverse with raised, 'Ges.Gesch.'; USSR, Medal for Victory over Japan; Jubilee Medal for 30 Years of the Soviet Army & Navy, all items replicas. Poor - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, Hamburg, Hanseatic Cross 1914-18; Hamburg, Hanseatic Cross 1914-18; Prussia, Franco-Prussia War Medal 1870-71 Combatants; another but for Non-Combatants; Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1897. The first two without ribbons and with cracks in enamel, the fourth with rusting, otherwise very good - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
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Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class (Knight); Koniggratz Cross 1866; Merit Cross for War Aid. Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle 4th class (Knight). Ribbon faded, toned extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
Germany, Third Reich, War Merit Medal in bronze; Eastern Front Medal in zinc; Faithful Service Decoration 1938 in silver; Cross of Honour of German Mothers 3rd Class in bronze. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
Germany, Third Reich, collection that includes German Social Welfare Decoration 1st Class neck badge; German Social Welfare medal in white metal; Bar to Iron Cross 2nd Class in bronze; War Merit Cross 1st Class; another 2nd Class with swords in bronze; another 2nd Class with swords in zinc; another 2nd Class in zinc; Commemorative Medal of 13 March 1938 (Entry into Austria) in silvered; Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 (Entry into Sudetenland) in bronze (2); West Wall Medal; Armed Forces 25 Years Long Service Medal; NSDAP Blood Order 1933; Cross of Honour for Relatives of the Dead in Spain (German) in bronze; Army Tank Battle Badge in zinc; campaign shields (6), for Narvik 1940 in brass, Cholm 1942 in silvered bronze, Crimea 1941-1942 in bronze, Kuban 1943 in bronze, Lorient in solid silvered bronze (proposed design never used), Lappland 1945 in brass, all items appear to be replica issues. Good - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Japan, Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class, with privately made rosette affixed. Small enamel loss near suspension, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
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Japan, Red Cross Order of Merit, with lapel ribbon badge; Order of the Rising Sun 7th Class; China Incident War Medal 1937-45; all in cases of issue. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
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Japan, Violet Ribbon Merit Medal (Shijuhosho), in case of issue and with small violet ribbon lapel pin. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
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Japan, Imperial Army Killed-in-Action Badge, in case of issue. Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $280
Japan, WWII Non-Combatant 'Koushou' Wound Badge, in case of issue. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Japan, Army Association or Veteran's Badge (?) in case, reverse with hallmark and impressed number 8408. Toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
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Japan, Women's Association Distinguished Service Badge, in case of issue. Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
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Japan, Youth Brigade Merit Badges, two different types, both in cases. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
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Japan, Fire Brigade Long Service Badge, in original case and box. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Russia, USSR, Order of the Red Banner, numbered on reverse, 129553. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Russia, USSR, Ushakov Medal in silver, numbered on reverse, 5004. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
Russia, USSR, Nakhimov Medal in brass, numbered on edge, 3011. Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Russia, USSR, group of documents dating from 1945 onwards relating to Air Force senior officer, Colonel Koshman, includes Order booklet no.275064 with four awards listed, also booklets for various other medals and commemorative badges as well as other papers, all in Russian text, also included is a b&w photograph of Koshman wearing his uniform as a Colonel in the Russian Air Force with all of his medals and commemorative badges attached. Fine - very fine. (25 + photo)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Russia, USSR, Group of Eleven to a Russian Jew who later settled in Australia: Order of the Red Star (2); Defence of Kiev; Medal for Defence of Kiev; Medal for Assiduous Labour Effort in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945; Medal for the Capture of Berlin; Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw; 20th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; 5oth Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces; Medal of Zhukov; 50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; 60 Years Victory in the Great Patriotic War; also Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants commemorative medal 1945-1995; Medal Commemorating 60 Years Victory over Germany 1945-2005 awarded to Jewish fighters against the Nazis; USSR commemorative badges (2), various ribands and riband bars. One Red Star with screw backing converted to pin back fitting and some loss of enamel, fine - uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $600
South Vietnam, National Order 5th Class (Knight); also Medal for Military Merit. Extremely fine early issues. (2)
Estimate $100
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Sweden, Order of the Sword (Knight). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Silver presentation baton, 1866, by Julius Hogarth, top end features a seated figure of Apollo with a lyre resting on his knee, below and around the circumference is a seated Aboriginal man, a kangaroo and an emu, below this is a scroll running around and down the baton and this is inscribed, 'Sydney Volunteer Military Band 1866', and the base is in the shape of an acorn. Dent in tip of the acorn base, otherwise very fine and scarce piece of early Australiana by a talented and highly regarded master craftsman.
Estimate $3,500
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Withdrawn, sword was actually presented to 'Harry' Chauvel's father, Captain C.H.E.Chauvel. Presentation sword to Captain Harry Chauvel, Army officer's dress sword, etch decorated blade with crowned cypher QVC on each side, at the guard base the maker's name, 'T.T.Jones/& Son/Sydney' on one side and on the other an inset gilt PROOF disc within a sunburst, the steel guard features a voided strung bugle horn badge with Queen's crown, the sharkskin grip is wire wrapped and on the grip backing plate is inscribed, 'Presented to Capt Chauvel/By the Members & Officers of the/Upper Clarence Light Horse/May 2 1888', the plated steel scabbard is engraved on one side, 'Presented to Capt CHAUVEL/COMMANDANT of the UPPER CLARENCE LIGHT HORSE/by the MEMBERS & OFFICERS as a MARK/of their high Appreciation of his/SERVICES rendered in the corps./May 2nd 1888.', with a leather sword knot attached to guard. Back of guard with loss of plating on engraved section and light rusting on some other areas, wear to plating on scabbard near top suspension ring and inscription on scabbard worn due to polishing, blade free of rust, overall fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Germany, bayonet, WWI M1898 n/A (neuer art [newer model]) 2nd pattern with two-piece wood grip, for use with 8mm Mauser Gewehr 98, blade below guard impressed, 'Move-Werke/Walter & Co/Muhlhausen in Thr.', Royal Cypher of Wilhelm II of Wurttemberg on top of spine and on opposite side the letter 'H', in metal scabbard. Some light rust on scabbard, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI trench art bracelet centre piece in form of a cut-out map of Australia made of brass (41x31mm) with a slot at sides for securing to a wrist strap, map inscribed, '511/Sgt S.A.Kohn/22nd Btn/A.I.F.'; also a pair of fibre compound dog tags for '511/S A Kohn/CE/22 AIF'. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Army presentation fob, (1912), in 9ct gold (5.53g; 34x42mm), by J.M.Wendt, with suspension ring, obverse, voided design with crown at top and shield in centre, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Major. R.R.Baldwin/from/No.4 Troop 17th A.L.H./13-7-12'. Very fine.
Estimate $110
SOLD $280
HMAS Sydney, pendant in 9ct gold (1.60g; 24x23mm), with small suspension loop, handcrafted featuring an image of the Sydney cruising left between a circular band inscribed, 'H.M.A.S.' at the top and, 'Sydney' at the bottom. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $440
WWI Patriotic badges, in gilt and enamel or silver and enamel, all feature flags of allies, all different and an interesting collection. One missing securing pin and one with pin fitting repaired with epoxy, otherwise mostly very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250