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USA, WWII Air Force pilot's wings badge in sterling silver, by Angus & Coote, Sydney, pin-back but pin missing. Very fine and scarce made in Sydney issue.
Estimate $150
Passed in
26th Infantry Battalion, The Logan and Albert Regiment, 1930-42, pair of officer's enamel collar badges (Cossum p20), affixed to a period mess dress jacket in red wool with white collar and wide cuffs, made by Geo. R.Ryder Limited, Exclusive Tailors, Brisbane, with their label attached to inside of jacket, on the shoulders are fitted a set of bullion embroidered Captain's pips (one missing), together with a red wool waist coat with silk lining and red silk backing and with four brass Australian Military Forces buttons (KC) 1914-30 (Cossum 33a), and a pair of dark blue trousers with thin red stripe at the outer sides, inside is a small label that reads 'Thiokrease'. The clothing items uncleaned or pressed, some moth holes and stains on outside of jacket and some damage to inner lining particularly staining around arm pits, the waistcoat with some stains to silk lining, the trousers in excellent condition, overall fine - extremely fine, the badges rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $400
Royal Air Force, officer's hat by Alkit, London, with RAF officer's embroidered hat badge (QC) attached to hat band; embroidered pilot's wings (QC) (3), one with pin-back fitting; shoulder patches for 3 Fighter Squadron (QC), 89 Squadron (QC), and 152 Squadron (QC). One patch with a few moth holes, otherwise very fine. (7)
Estimate $130
SOLD $150
WWII Women's Royal Naval Service, fur felt hat by Lincoln Bennett with WRNS officer's embroidered hat badge (KC) attached to hat band, name tag for C.M.Campbell attached to headband. Hat with a small bit of fraying at back edge, brim edge at both sides needs re-stitching to secure to crown and headband needs a few securing stitches at back centre, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Victorian copy of a medieval Knight's helmet, multipiece construction, thin steele plate, Damascus style pattern on visor and face guard. Light surface rust, fine.
Estimate $200
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British infantry hanger sword, 18th century, wire wrapped grip, brass handle, blade stamped by maker, 'T.Craven', and with crowned 2 inspection stamp below, black leather scabbard with brass fittings (total length including handle and scabbard 86cm). Very fine.
Estimate $1,100
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WWI Infantry Officer's sword, 1897 pattern, with proved stamp on ricasso of chrome plated blade, leather and wire wrapped grip and chrome guard with GVR cypher, in a leather scabbard with fittings for attachment to belt, the leather frog marked J T with upright arrow above. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, c1920, cribbage board cast in brass (23x23x23cm, triangular shaped) the centre with bust of General Sir John Monash in relief; together with Great Britain, brass trench periscope made by R&J Bock Ltd 1918, missing eyepiece lensl WWI, trench raiders club; cane with lead base; WWII entrenching tool with wooden handle and metal base; pair of wooden boot lasts with brass pourings; Allied POW metal identity tag for prisoner interned at Stalag VIIIB, in zinc, tag stamped 'Stalag VIIIB/30797'; assorted part rolls of miniature medal ribbons; helmet spikes; rosettes for spiked helmets. Very good - good very fine. (approx 115 items)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Pocket clinometer, Abney Mk.IV (Aust), made by J.W.Handley in Australia 1943, Reg. No.428, marked on the side 'D (upright arrow) D' (Defence Department), made in brass and consists of a hollow rectangular tube base with a semi-circular protractor screwed to one side that is used to adjust the elevation of a field gun when aiming artillery, with an arched vernier scale and an adjustable magnifying lens to view the scale, linked at the rear of the protractor is a glass bubble level which can be rotated 120 degrees using a stem winder and this bubble level is connected to a small arm with a scale at the tip and this arm slides along the protractor indicating the angle of elevation reached and there is a locking pin to ensure accuracy. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
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 $200
SOLD $170
RAAF, officer's crown and eagle sweetheart badge (KC) in gold (9ct; tot wt 4.33g; 38x18mm), by H.Bro (Hardy Bros Ltd, Australia), pin-back, reverse inscribed, 'K/from/N', in original Hardy Bros Ltd case. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
Special School Of Instruction, Albury, 1910-11, in gold and enamel (23mm), with scroll suspender (tested as 9ct; tot wt 6.62g), reverse inscribed, 'S.S.M/R.M.Smith.' Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $900
Australia, WWI, Silver War Badge (GVR)(2) impressed on back A48329, A89355; Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League lapel badges, 1919 (2), 1920 (2) and one undated, reverses impressed 48586, B1753, Z14154, 14837, 6089. Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
WWI, King's Silver War badge, reverse numbered A30693; WWII, King's Loyal Service badge; WWI, sweetheart brooch featuring a small Rising Sun badge design in centre, crafted in voided nacre, pin-back with safety chain (some glue residue at one side possibly for repair purposes); Royal Australian Army Service Corps hat badge (QC) small card in shape of a cut-out cross, marked in script, 'For/our Wounded Heroes/"Australia Day"/July 30th/1915.', with small cord at top edge. The card with folds, otherwise fine, the rest very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Australia, Demobilised Soldiers Association WWI, large sized version (KC) (28x41.5mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, two lugs on reverse and with impressed number 1162. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, Demobilised Soldiers Association WWI, small sized version (KC) (23x32mm), by Schlank, Adelaide, two lugs on reverse and with impressed number 2620. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Australia, Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, two figure large lapel badge in gilt and enamel, fitted at top with 1919, by C.C.Roeszler & Son, Melbourne, lug back, reverse numbered 3962, together with ribbon bow at top with crystal on a stick-pin in centre; Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League, two figure type small lapel badge in gilt and enamel (KC), by Myers & Co (Brisbane), lug back; Incapacitated & Wounded Sailors Soldiers & Airmens Assn. of Q(ueensland) lapel badges in gilt and enamel (KC) (2), one pin-back and numbered L85, the other lug back and numbered 198. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Australia, Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, two figure large lapel badges in gilt and enamel, each fitted at top with year, includes 1919, by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, reverse numbered 66351; 1920, by Simes, Sydney, reverse numbered Z14955 (one lug broken but included with lot); 1921, by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, reverse numbered 40090. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
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Guyra & District War Fund Association, 1916, badge in silvered and enamel (25mm), pin-back but pin missing. A few letters scratched on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
World, includes Australia Red Cross, badge issued to raise funds for Australian soldiers in WWI, held on Australia Day 26 July 1918 (at that time, later changed to 26 January), in silvered and enamel (24mm), by Amor Ltd, Sydney, pin-back; British Free French patriotic badge, WWI, in enamel and silvered (22mm), features French tri-colours, French Resistance Cross and British flag, crudely made with pin-back; USA, unissued tropical uniform rank badges, includes Aerographer's Bosun's Mate in silver bullion and blue on khaki, and Aviation Machinist Bosun's Mate in silver bullion and black on khaki, vendor says made in Australia but no labels to verify. The last badge with a few moth holes, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
ANZAC Forever badge, in chromed nickel (48.5x23mm), pin-back, reverse impressed, 'Depose Caire 16/3/16/No 85'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $450
Anzac, Lest We Forget, badge in gilt bronze and enamel (28x28mm), by Bridgland & King, 36 P.O.Place.W, pin-back (pin missing). Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $400
A70 Ballarat Survivors Associatn, badge in bronze and enamel (24x24mm), by Bridgland & King, Melb., pin-back, reverse numbered 268. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Syria-Lebanon Victory badge, July 15th 1941, in white metal (27x37mm), with painted details including a slouch hat wearing Australian soldier in the centre of a V for Victory, pin-back. A few spots with loss of paint, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
WWII, Womens Next Of Kin Fallen Serviceman, Euroa, badge (KC), in gold (9ct; 7.50g; 21x30.5mm), by Stokes, pin-back. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
WWII, Cobar & District War & Patriotic Fund, badge in gilt and enamel (26.5x25.5mm), by Amor, Sydney, pin-back. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $160
Royal Australian Navy Reserves, gilt and enamel badge (KC), by K&D Bertram Bros, Melbourne, lug back, reverse numbered 5542; Petty Officers Club FND, member gilt and enamel badge, by Stokes & Sons, Melb, ring top suspension, reverse numbered 1206; Naval Association of Australia, gilt and enamel badge (KC), by K.G.Luke, Melb, pin-back, reverse numbered A/L5909; Ex-Naval Men's Assn. of Aust., gilt and enamel badge (KC), by Angus & Coote, lug back, reverse numbered 7940; Ex-Naval Mens Association, gilt and enamel badge (KC) with clip-on date 1936-7, no maker, lug back, reverse numbered 1987. Fine - nearly extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
R.S.S.A.I.L.A, (Returned Sailors' Soldiers' Airmen's Imperial League of Australia) Merit badge, in voided gold and enamel (9ct; tot wt 8.76g; 28x27mm), by Stokes, pin-back with safety chain, reverse inscribed, 'Miss Pearl Coutts./New South Wales.'. Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Mafeking Relieved, May 1900, ribbon attached to a ribbon bow and with three Boer War related Australian medalets attached, one (C.1900/9) at the rear of the ribbon bow and two (C.1899-00/16 and C.1900/3) at the bottom of the main ribbon, all gilded, 23mm, and holed at top for suspension, the last two with ribbon attached. Very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
Queen Victoria gift tin, South Africa 1900 with 'Wishes for a Happy New Year'; Princess Mary Christmas tin, 1914. Both tins with some rust, very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90