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Great Britain, buttons various sizes and makers for City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders); 74th Regt of Foot; The Life Guards Household Division (5); Royal Hampshire Regt; 'China' The Border Regt; The Queen's Royal Regt (QVC) (2); Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) (6); Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry; Grenadier Guards (3); Royal Army Veterinary Corps; Royal Leicestershire Regt; 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's); Royal Berkshire Regt (Princess Charlotte of Wales) (KC); Royal Lancaster Regt; Royal Marines Light Infantry; Prince of Wales' Own Regt (Canada). Fine - very fine. (28)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
World, Egypt, Prisons uniform button, 1883-1914, British made by Perreaux, London from moulded blackened bone; Great Britain, Royal Scot's piper's glengarry badge in brass; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, London, souvenir tea spoon in sterling silver and enamel, hallmarked for Birmingham 1913 by maker, Daniel George Collins, features enamelled crest at end of a coiled handle and near the bowl are two fish entwined around the handle; Japan, Imperial Navy officer's two piece silvered and gilt hat badge. The second last with a small dent at end of bowl, repairable, and some loss of enamel in the crest, otherwise fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Royal Australian Navy, original H.M.A.S. Australia tally band; medalet to commemorate first visit of the Commonwealth Fleet to Sydney, 1913, in bronze (29mm) (C.1913/5); Wills's cigarette card for H.M.A.S. Australia, No.29 of 50 in Series; watercolour painting (27.5x18cm), features HMAS Australia left, signed by W.P.Powell 1914; publication titled, The Battlecruiser HMAS Australia First Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy by Vince Fazio (Shipwright Lieutenant RAN Rtd), 2000, soft cover, approx 85pp (unnumbered) including b&w photos and drawings plus a fold-out of the ship's structure, signed by author, white strip block out of owner's name at bottom of title page. Foxing on painting, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
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Royal Australian Navy, original H.M.A.S. Perth tally band; H.M.A.S. Perth, Christmas Day 1939 Menu (the first such menu for the ship), features the ships crest at the top then the menu and at the bottom a drawing of HMAS Perth passing Statue of Liberty New York, at the side the menu has been marked '31 Mess' and autographed in ink by 12 men, the menu has been laminated for protection; program for A service of worship with the HMAS Perth Association at The Naval Chapel Garden Island 1 March 2009. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
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Australian Army slouch hats, includes 1968 issue made by Fayrefield, Melbourne, size 6 3/4, no puggaree or chinstrap; a June 2002 issue made by Mountcastle Pty Ltd, Q/N232039, size 58, with chinstrap and puggaree; another earlier model but with no maker's details, with puggaree and chinstrap but this broken and needs re-attaching at one side, brim has two cuts made to fit Rising Sun badge. Fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
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Australian Army dress uniform jacket, WWII, with belt, made of wool, with oxidised bronze Rising Sun collar badges and Australia shoulder titles and pips for rank of Lieutenant, 2/30Bn colour patch on each shoulder, and on the right arm is a patch with three overseas service chevrons, all buttons in oxidised bronze, on the left breast above the pocket are two bars of ribands for 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45 with MID emblem; Australia Service Medal 1939-45 and an Efficiency Medal; an officer's swagger stick, hollow with an applied rough textured pattern of nodules along the entire length; also a wooden coat hanger. Jacket with a few small moth holes and a few small marks, easily cleaned, otherwise extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $130
Australian Army dress uniform jacket and trousers, WWII, with belt, made of wool by W.Chorley & Co Pty Ltd, George Street, Sydney, 25/6/43, with oxidised bronze Rising Sun collar badges and Australia shoulder titles and pips for rank of Lieutenant, 2/17Bn (Tobruk) colour patch on each shoulder, all buttons in oxidised bronze; Sam Browne leather belt with sword carrier; an officer's leather covered cane swagger stick; also a wooden coat hanger. A few minor moth holes in the uniform, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $300
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Australian Army jacket, WWII, made of wool, inside marked V362 Made in Australia, 1942, with oxidised bronze Rising Sun collar badges and Australia shoulder titles, 2/30Bn colour patch on each shoulder, and on the right arm are Corporal's stripes and a patch with five overseas service chevrons, all buttons in oxidised bronze. Some small moth holes but relatively unscathed, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Victoria Police helmet, 1920-47, black leather with metal ventilation dome at top, with white metal number, 251, affixed on front, plain metal ball points at side for attaching chinstrap, this missing, leather sweatband with loose cloth above, on the underside of the helmet body is the maker's label, 'A.W.Sudweeks/Manufacturer/Ballarat'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
Great Britain, QVC, Volunteer Artillery Officer's helmet plate in white metal. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
British Mark 4 Army helmet, post WWII, black in colour. Oxidation, otherwise very good.
Estimate $50
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France, late 19th century all brass firemans helmet, similar to the military cuirassier helmet however all in brass, polished brass body with large classical style decorated comb, leather backed brass chin scales secured by large side rosettes, one side rosette replaced with a non-matching anodized example, some damage to the brass chin scales, ornate embossed brass helmet plate bearing a flaming bomb, crossed axes surrounded by laurel leaves, original leather liner, toned, overall light dents and wear to the brass body, liner with heavy wear and some damage. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Germany, Imperial German military 'Parole Heimat' drinking flasks (3) (approx 12.3cm diameter x 3.8cm thick), 1905-07; 1908-10; 1910-12, round glass flask enclosed in a pressed aluminium case with applied military images of lithographed scenes of soldiers on leave, each has a screw on metal jigger cup, all have a different military image in metal atop (one with part missing arm), complete with red, white and black coloured cord; another, plain clear glass centre, no design; together with a Swiss, metal only drinking flask, with a metal and cork stopper, impressed on reverse 'Vereins-Meisterschaft/1957/B.V.b.B/1 Rang', with a black and white cord. Good - very good. (5)
Estimate $370
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WITHDRAWN.
Estimate $300
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Germany, WWII camouflage caps (2, different types); US Army Air Force flight cap, WWII Type A-9; US Army OG-Green Boonie soft field hat (used in Vietnam); US Army Davis waist belt in nylon, label marked for maker, 'Mississippi Industries for the Blind'; British Army Smock Protective N.C.B. No.1 Mk III, primary standard package (still in pack of issue); North Vietnam Army pith helmet, with gilt and enamel star badge; Republic of China, Army green cotton trousers. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $200
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WITHDRAWN.
Estimate $200
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Japan, WWII woollen field jacket with rank badges on the collar for Private First Class. Foxing on the inside upper lining and a few small moth holes, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Turkish Army officer's hat, with fitted metal badge and inside is maker's label 'Munip/Ergin/Iz Mir'; also casual woollen khaki Army jacket with two breast pockets, epaulettes with red edging and around the bottom are loops for a belt, possibly Bulgarian. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
M1 helmet as used by USA in Vietnam, includes steel pot outer shell with camouflage cover by Lonneker textiles (Dutch firm), and hard hat-type liner. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australian states, pre federation, Permanent Artillery pouch badges in gilt brass (85x37mm and 85x35mm) (two varieties of Grebert p126). The second with most gilt missing, fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
NSW Military Forces, pre federation leather cartridge pouch, no badge on front and holes where it has been removed, gilt leaf bracket with loop on one side only; NSW Police Force, pre federation, shoulder belt with white metal fittings and attached is a pouch with white metal leaf fittings at sides with white metal loops for attaching to belt. Inside the last pouch is with stains and loss of colour, good. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Great Britain, South Wales Borderers, pouch with badge, c1900, in white metal (35mm), pouch with white metal floral fittings at sides with attached belt fittings. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Great Britain, Officer's bullion leather dress belt with buckle, c1910, gold blocked inside of belt 'J.Daniels & Co Ltd/Woolwich Chatham/6 St James's Place/S W 1'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Great Britain, post 1910, Royal Engineer's belt and buckle in brass (KC). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Great Britain, North Riding Constabulary, GVR crown, belt buckle in white metal. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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Gold Coast Police, GVR, belt buckle in white metal. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
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South Africa, pair of chain mail epaulettes together with an original note glued to a board and written in 1902 that reads, 'Epauletts (sic) from uniform of a man in the Carbineers. Found near Bulawayo South Africa 1902'. In a plastic display storage container, oxidation on the metal, foxing on the note, very good.
Estimate $50
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British/Australian Navy officer's sword, 1937-52, steel blade etched with elaborate floral design and with crowned anchor and GVIR cypher, marked on ricasso, 'Wilkinson Sword Co Ld, London', and on the other side is a Proved mark, navy badge on guard (KC), all sword and leather scabbard fittings in brass, sharkskin grip on handle and lion's head pommel, together with attached naval sword knot in proper integral tie. Top brass fitting on scabbard is loose, otherwise fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Australia, L1A2 bayonet issued with L1A1 SLR, 1958-84, short point, polished blade and black painted handle, overall length 29.7cm, no markings but produced by Lithgow Small Arms Factory, black painted scabbard with polished brass throat. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Scotland, 1828 Pattern Highland officer's sword, blade 88cm long with etched pattern and VR cypher, proved marking, but central piece missing, marked with maker's name, 'Gardiner & Co Argyll St Glasgow', voided pattern on the steel guard and with internal leather lining, wire bound fish skin grip with heavy metal domed pommel with cotton strand cotton decoration around, nickel plated scabbard and with padded leather waterproof carry case. Heavy oxidation on guard, tears and loose stitching to carry case, very good.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420