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Military prize medal, 1891, in 9ct gold (22x37mm; 6.26g), hallmarked for Birmingham 1891, features a garter belt ensigned by a crown with suspension ring, inside the belt is a shield inscribed, '1st Prize/C. Compy/Won By/Sergt Jollie/1891'; Metropolitan District Rifle Clubs Union Club Champion medal, undated, in gilt and enamel (26x30.5mm), by A&C Ltd, with suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Won by./T.Wright.' Fine. (2)
Estimate $120
Passed in
V.R.A. Affiliated Clubs Medal, (1903), in silver (38mm), obverse, prone rifleman facing left and taking aim, reverse, closed wreath and inside, Won By and inscribed, 'Pte W.H.Warren/5th/A.I.R./1903'. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
VRA (Victorian Rifle Association), 1894, Queen's Thirty bullion sleeve badge (60x84mm). Age toning on white centre area, much original backing paper on reverse, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
VRA (Victorian Rifle Association), 1890, Queen's Thirty bullion sleeve badge (56x99mm). Small piece of black edging missing at top, otherwise original backing paper on reverse and unused, a few tone spots, extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Queensland Rifle Association, 1880, bullion embroidered badge (52x60mm); VRA (Victorian Rifle Association), 1897, Queen's Thirty bullion sleeve badge (56x83mm). Some thinning of black border material on second badge, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Shooting badges, Queensland Rifle Association 1897, embroidered bullion badge; National Rifle Association of WA, Perth 1908, embroidered bullion badge. The first with faded colour, otherwise good very fine, the second with backing paper intact, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Western Australia, National Rifle Association WA, Perth 1903, bullion embroidered badge; another identical for 1907; National Rifle Association West Australia, Westralia Match Karrakatta 1908, bullion embroidered badge. A few small spots of mothing, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $400
Western Australia, NRA of WA Commonwealth Match, 1904, bullion embroidered badge (68x73mm); another for Commonwealth Match, 1905, bullion embroidered badge (110x57mm). A few spots of material thinning on first, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
Western Australia, NRA of WA Goldfields Kings 1907 Kalgoorlie (type ensigned by mine derrick); another for 1908 (ensigned by King's crown); and another for 1909 (ensigned by King's crown), all bullion embroidered badges. The last with bullion missing on downstroke of K in Kings, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
New Zealand Rifle Association, c1890s, medal in bronze (Maltese cross approx 33.5mm), with suspension, obverse, patterned arms of cross with central wreath with ribbon bow and in the centre a kneeling soldier firing to left, below the exergue designer's initials, 'A.T.', reverse, central incuse disc and inside this are 5 targets against a background of mountains, above this, 'New Zealand Rifle/Association', the suspension bears a lion's face and on the reverse, 'A.Teutenberg/Maker/New Zealand', the ribbon brooch bar has a Queen's crown in the centre with initials at sides, 'N.Z./R.A.'; another medal in bronze (36mm), by Bock (William Rose Bock), obverse, standing soldier with rifle at his side with native fauna around, in the exergue 5 stars, reverse, fern wreath and inside a star above the title, 'New/Zealand/Rifle/Association', both medals unnamed. In a vintage case but with internal damage to lining, first medal ribbon damaged, second medal with scraping to top edge possibly for fitting a suspender, otherwise both medals toned and extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot shooting medal, undated (1839-80), in silver (32mm), with elaborate fitted scroll and suspender, the scroll with the details, 'Given To The Best Shot In The Company', obverse, unit badge with QVC crown above and with battle honours around, reverse, two soldiers with one standing under a tree facing right and rifle butt to the ground and another soldier facing left, kneeling and firing his rifle, at the base, 'XX Regiment', unnamed. Missing ribbon, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
The National Rifle Association, 1860, prize medal in silver (47.5mm), by G.G.Adams, obverse, archer holding bow and soldier holding rifle, reverse, wreath and Association name, unnamed; another shooting medal, undated, in bronze (51mm), a generic type, obverse, Victory at left holding a laurel wreath in her left hand with arm extended over a rifle shooting competition gathering with shooters, scorers, spectators and tent, reverse, scroll and flowers above naming plaque with another naming area below (noted this medal with plain reverse used as a prize by the RAF Iraq Rifle and Pistol Association in 1937), unnamed; porcelain jar lid (105mm), featuring a colour scene of 'Rifle Contest Wimbeldon 1868'. The last crazed over the whole surface, otherwise fine, the first two extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Challenge Cup shooting trophy, in form of a sterling silver goblet (16.25cm high; 8cm diameter at top; 215g), hallmarked near lip for London 1870, made by artisan silversmith Samuel Smily of the renowned Goldsmiths Alliance, goblet intricately engraved all over with displays of flowers and ribbon bows, one side inscribed, '4th LINCOLNSHIRE/RIFLE/VOLUNTEERS/Challenge Cup/1871', and on the other side, 'Won by/James Eley/Octr 9th/1871'. Small bump near naming, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Lord Lieutenant's Cup prize medal, (1901), in bright bronze (51mm), obverse, Cornwall's arms with Lord Lieutenant's Cup above and below is inscribed, 'Won By/"A" Co/For 1st V.B.D.C.L.I./At Hayle/1901', reverse, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry badge with crossed rifles at left and right sides, below TEAM and below this is inscribed, 'Col Sgt Banfield. Corpl Jenkin./Sgt Tonkin. Priv. Hicks./Corpl Parkman. Priv. Dusting./Corpl Beringer. Priv. Tancock./Corpl Robinson. Priv. Rodda.' A few stains, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
R(oyal) N(aval) V(olunteer) R(eserve) prize medal, 1905, in silver (32mm), with suspension ring, hallmarked on reverse for Birmingham 1904 by 'J.F' (James Fenton), a plain disc with edge marking on obverse side only and inscribed with fouled anchor ensigned by a crown and at the anchor sides, 'R.N/V.R', reverse inscribed, 'No. 3 Coy./Whaler Competition/R.Bokenham./28.1.05'. Toned and a few light scratches, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Great Britain, East Surrey Regiment prize medal, undated, in silver (27x32mm star shape with suspension loop), reverse inscribed, 'A.I.C.C.R./3rd/Cpl W.Jones' (Annual Inter Company Cross Run?); 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment prize medal, 1913-14, in silver (48mm), reverse inscribed, '1913-14/Best Shot Of Sergeants/No 8398/L.Sgt. W.Jones'; trench art souvenir engraved wrist bracelet silver centrepiece, features scene of Middle Eastern city marked, 'Baghdad/1916-17-18' and around the bottom edge is inscribed, 'Mesopotamia', later added to the top edge crudely inscribed, 'France. 14.15', reverse inscribed, '8398/* Sergt. W.Jones/2nd E.Surreys */Attd (over-impressed and illegible).FAMB./Mesopotamia +/1917'. Very good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
India, Army Rifle Association India, N.I.R.A. 1863-86 medal in silver (53mm) by Pinches London (Puddester 960.9), reverse inscribed 'Naik Chotoo D.I.F.'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Bombay Volunteer Rifle Team prize medal, undated (1880s?) (in silver (Maltese cross 39.5x55mm), ensigned with a crown, above this is a hinged brooch bar with long pin at back, the bar is inscribed, 'Bombay Volunteer Rifles/Poona Detachment/Victors', in the centre of the cross is engraved with one standing soldier with rifle at side and one kneeling soldier firing, both facing right, reverse is inscribed, 'B.V.R./Team/Lieut B.Phillips./"Adam Smith' at top, 'Lieut. G.Peaker Corpl A.J.Murray./Sergt S.G.Brebner " T.H.Rendell.' in centre and, 'Vol: W.Mawhood.' at bottom. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Brass powder flask, nice embossed detailing around the body of the flask, adjustable drams measurement collar. In fair condition.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Morrocan fusilier's primer gun powder flask, 19th century, crescent shaped with suspension loop. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Percussion cap loader, c1837, made of ivory (approx 11cm long), with three spring-loaded channels top and bottom, engraved on one side with a scene of two ships in battle and with another sinking, on the opposite side is engraved with the name, 'Capt, Hon, Henry Keppel. R.N.'. A few chips at one end, loop for hanging missing, two small slide knobs missing, otherwise fine and an historic item.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Percussion cap dispenser, 1800s, by G & J.W Hawksley, made of nickel, circular in shape with suspension loop on bottom edge, casing marked '2' near top, internal mechanism loaded with approx 18 percussion caps. Outside needs cleaning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Percussion cap dispenser, 1800s, made of brass, circular in shape, front of casing engraved with central flower pattern and trees at the sides and with a game fowl in the foreground, small pierced hole near top edge, internal revolving centre with channel around, no internal spring; also trench art, a vintage vesta, in plated brass, underneath lid marked, 'A/Brevete/S. GD. 3', striking surface on base, affixed to front side is a bronzed image c1800s period of a European woodsman and child with their hunting dog sitting and facing them, at the right edge is fitted a large, curved bronze lug. The first toned, otherwise fine; the second very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Eley Bros percussion caps, for Adams Revolvers, 1800s, a leather satchel, missing drawstring, containing 50 percussion caps, affixed to one side of the satchel is a label, 'ELEY BROs/Superior Percussion Caps/Made expressly For/ADAMS REVOLVERS/LONDON'. Satchel very good, caps uncirculated. (satchel + 50 caps)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Identity disc, WWI, silver (42mm) 'Capt H.C.Maddrell Aust.Imp.Force/7th A.L.H.Rgt/C.E./Egypt 1915', obverse Cairo with images of crossed flags, pyramids and the Sphinx. Very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Australia and Germany, Army identity tags, c1940-1960, metal and fibre compound, issued and unissued, Australia, Gus Treagear/645/40th Batt/AIF; 418509/Robertson A.J./RAAF/Pres; 3185 Levison E/58 BN/AIF; Germany Gustav Krahnepuhl/Fleus Topfer Str 20; Ludop Wolf/22.9.81/Oberanerbach-Pfalz/Bav Res.J.R4 6K No 905. Good - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
WWI Trench Periscope No 9 Mark II, by Trenchscope Co, 1917, two khaki painted boxes of wooden construction each open at one end and with hinged centre, when folded out and joined at the centre the two opposing mirrors can be used for sighting, when fully extended measures approx 64cm, with attached at one side a metal fold over support leg for fitting into side wall of trench, the original manufacturer's label with instruction guide still affixed and with War Department broad arrow. Good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
British WWI wire cutters, with folding handles, stamped on one handle by maker, 'Chater Lea Ld/1917', and on both handles the War Department broad arrow and 20; also large WWI brass button stick used to protect uniform when cleaning buttons, stamped with letter R on one side; Ordnance Survey map of War Department Land on Salisbury Plain 'Showing W.D. Boundaries', revised 1901-4 and published 1909 and railways revised to August 1912; another map, Valenciennes 12, Edition 2, Belgium, 2nd Edition War Office April 1916; also b&Ww WWI aerial photos (6) of battlefields, one identified as Ablaincourt and the others of France including the Somme area. Good - fine. (8)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Canada, WWII, 1st Canadian Armoured (Personnel) Carrier Regiment 'The Canadian Kangaroos', cap badge in gilt bronze (44mm). Very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Germany, S.M.S.Emden hat tally band, WWI. Original band, one small pin hole, some light staining along a section of bottom edge, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $460