Catalogue
British Commonwealth, with a few Australian groups, covers campaigns from the Boer War to WWII, swing mounted groups include MC group of seven, OBE, 2 MIDs group of seven, Indian General Service 'Mohmand 1907-8' group of five, two groups of five, one of these Australian, but each missing two medals, a Boer war pair, court mounted Australian MC, MM group of seven missing first two medals, and an MBE, MSM, MID group of five missing MSM. The first two groups with dirty ribbons, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (8 groups comprising 36 medals)
Estimate $200
SOLD $330
British Commonwealth, single orders and decorations, George V - Elizabeth II, some missing ribbons, multiples of some issues, noted Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in gilt and enamel, a whole range of other awards including George Medal (2), and Queen's Gallantry Medal and Distinguished Police Service Medal, an MSM with broken suspender, also an MID emblem, many other bravery awards. Mostly very fine. (32)
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
World, mostly USA, noted Medal of Honor (Army) (2), Medal of Honor (Air Force, no ribbon), other medals (4), a red blue and white enamelled bar lapel badge, unidentified ribbon with bronze star emblem; Philippines, Liberation Medal (without ribbon), Independence Medal; France, Croix de Guerre 1914-18; Belgium Croix de Guerre ribbon; also Australia, Korea & S.E.Asia Forces Assn Medal, reverse 'Loyalty/Honour/Duty/Service' (2, one gilt and one silver, each with different ribbon, and with one spare ribbon for second). Fine - uncirculated. (16 items)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Tasmania, Her Majesty's Convict Department, c1855, hat badge in white metal (41mm) (Grebert p291), mounted on a starburst helmet plate, this missing lugs. An interesting copy, very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
6th Light Horse, collar badge in brass, 1912-18, unofficial AIF issue (Cossum 175), trial strike. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
Australia, Rising Sun hat badges (KC) (4, one in brass and three in oxidised bronze); WWI Wound badge metal stripe with backing plate; a backing plate only marked The Wounded Stripe; lion's head bronze hangers (2) for fitting to cross belt, and an identical lion's head fitting but no hanger fitted; metal ribbon bar with QC in centre, reverse inscribed, '275741 T/Sgt K J McMahon CMF'. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Australia, Army nurses Rising Sun badge in sterling silver (28x41mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Australia, post 1952, a variety of hat and collar badge sets (6sets), noted 3 Cavalry Regt with short feather plume, also other badges including RAR (2, large, one gilt, one oxidised bronze), Army Medical Corps (2), Royal N.S.W. Regiment, Scots College Pipes and Drums (modern issue), Cadet Corps Adventure Training; title bars (10) and one officer pip; RAR uniface blackened white metal medals (38mm) (2); also noted USA, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regt badges (4, three different). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (44)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Australia and Great Britain, mainly Army and Air Force, includes several rank badges and shoulder boards, many unused, also some other items. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (approx 60)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Army, Artillery Staff Officer belt buckle (KC), in brass; also a quantity (approx 27) of other belt fittings, all in brass. Mostly very fine. (approx 28)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australia, Royal NSW Regiment, stable belt with buckle (QC), c1980s, by Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Australia, replica badges, 1930-42 onwards, includes mostly Light Horse units, also original Rising Sun General Service proposed new issue badges (QC) in anodised aluminium (Cossum RS148) (2, one missing pin fitting). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI Nearest Female Relative's badge (AIF), in silver and enamel by Stokes & Sons, Melb, badge number 171192; King's Silver War badge, pin-back, reverse with impressed number A98251; Returned From Active Service badge (AIF), reverse numbered 165122; WWII Female Relative's badge, by G & E Rodd, 1940, pin-back, numbered N.1620, bar with one star; Australian Military Forces small oxidised bronze button (KC). First badge with some loss of enamel at both sides and third badge with one repaired lug, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, pair of dog tags in aluminium, one attached to a metal neck chain and the other to a shorter matching metal chain, named, 'AUST/2109041/G.PISANI/R.C./AB.POS.'; First Field Dressing packs (3, two large, one small), one of the large packs with sewing needle attached, all by Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, Sydney, July 1944; also RAF Medical Corps collar badges (KC) (2), in oxidised bronze; thin leather strapping with chain attached and suspending another short strap. Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Australia, Volunteer Air Observer Corps, Observer badge in gilt and enamel (29mm), by Stokes, pin-back, reverse numbered 13977; H.M.A.Naval Ests. N.S.W., A.R.P (Air Raid Precautions) lapel badge, in gilt and enamel (22mm), button lug back; Royal Australian Air Force, Air Training Corps, lapel badge (QC), in silvered and enamel (19.5x30mm), by Bertram Bros, Melb, double lug back; NES (National Emergency Services) New South Wales, Warden badge in silvered and enamel (KC), pin-back removed and two unofficial pierced holes added at two sides for wearing; fob medal in gilt (26mm), soldier on one side 'God Have You', and on the other side, his wife 'In His Keeping', with swivel suspender. Very good - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $130
SOLD $230
Australia, RAAF embroidered rank badges, title badges, and qualification badges, overseas service chevrons, also buttons (gilt, large [5] and small [1] and blackened, large [16] and small [9]), and some other uniform and badge bits and pieces; also noted New Zealand title badges (2) and NZ Air Force large brass button. Mostly fine - good very fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
General militaria, several air force items, noted various uniform rank badges; brass whistle with leather cord attached; folding pocket knife with spike (heavily rusted); fold out thin aluminium spanner (?); blade shaped 9 in 1 tool; small metal plate (approx 9x14cm) slot at top for attaching paper to take notes; watch case style container in brass with engraved Cupid on lid (bumps front and back); unattributed curved metal gorget of leaves; a few other bits and pieces. Poor - fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
Passed in
General militaria, includes a quantity of riband bars, some single and some multiples, also a quantity of loose ribbons, also noted unused hand embroidered bullion officer's pips (9) and crowns (2), and a few unit patches, noted BCOF issues (Cossum 87c) (2). Poor - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australia and world, various items mostly woven rank badges, proficiency badges, a leather name badge for officer parachutist, includes Canadian Legion patch; RAN Chief Petty Officer blue on white patch; Australian Parachute School shoulder patch; RACT AD (Air Dispatch) badge; RAAF Apprentice badge, Parachutist badge; Malaysia, Army Special Forces Jumpmaster wings; USA, 101st Airborne Division shoulder patch and other Special Forces patches; also Australian Red Cross Society patch; shoulder board with metal title badge PIR (Pacific Islands Regiment), and a red lanyard; USA, Bremerton Police Department, Washington, patch; many other items. Poor - extremely fine. (approx 25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australia, and a few world, lapel badge collection, military related and some Vietnam Veteran issues, noted Beersheba Day 2004 issue and another enamelled cross for Vietnam Lest We Forget, also noted a Vietnam Veteran issue featuring a New Zealand flag and South Vietnam flag and another with USA flag and South Vietnam flag, also a RAAF tie bar, and noted a gilt and enamel Merchant Navy lapel badge and a Commonwealth of Australia V.A.D. badge and a NES badge (KC), another item is a sample folder with medal of the Centenary of Federation Australia Day Medallion 2001 with many features relating to Australia's Defence Force as explained in the folder; also Japan, The Patriotic Women's Association badge (missing pin-back suspender), and another unidentified pin-back Asian numbered badge in the form of a small shield. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (32)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
World, Great Britain, Warrant Officer 2nd Class dress uniform badge; Italy, WWII Africa Campaign Infantry Officer's metal shoulder board; General Infantry hat badge; USA, Special Forces badge in chrome and black enamel; 5th Special Forces embroidered beret badge for Vietnam War; Transportation Corps regimental crest badge in gilt and enamel, with card describing details of wearing and symbolism of badge; Merchant Marine lapel badge in gilt and enamel, pin-back; also unidentified small crossed rifle and sword behind hat stick-pin badge (sweetheart badge?) and a red, white, blue, white, red riband bar with two bronze star emblems. Very fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Germany, Kriegsmarine badges, includes Clerical NCO (yellow on black); Radio Operator (2, one yellow on black, one blue on white); Boatswain (2, one yellow on black, one blue on white), also one blue voided badge; Coastal Artillery, Artillery Specialist (yellow on black); Yeoman (blue on white); Navigating Helmsman (yellow on black); Clerical Senior NCO (yellow on black); Engineer Officer (yellow on black); Torpedo Engineer Engine Room (yellow on black); NCO Navigating Helmsman (blue on white); SS-Gefreiter tropical uniform (Sahariana) rank patches, gold on black (2); also Army officer's shoulder board (grey with red edge). Very fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
USA, Combat Infantryman metal and enamel badge (2); Air Assault badge (2, one metal and one embroidered); Parachutist (Jump Wings) metal badge; Parachutist embroidered badge; Airborne embroidered shoulder title; Naval Aviator metal badge; US Navy Chief Petty Officer metal hat badge; Army Officer's metal hat badge (2); Army Master Sergeant metal rank badges (2); Army Air Corps collar badges (2, one with backing plate); and metal Army Officer's collar badge. Fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
USA, Army Infantry Combat Badge, in silvered and enamel, with two clutch grip pins; Army Expert Marksman Badge with Carbine bar, in silvered, by N.S.Meyer, New York, with two clutch grip pins; Army Marksman Badge with Rifle bar, in silvered, pin-back. Small chip in enamel of first badge, otherwise good very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
USA, large uniface badges, includes United States Navy in brass (93mm); The United States Army in voided brass (102mm); United States Air Force in oxidised white metal (73x115mm); United States Marine Corps in brass 102x110mm); United States Coast Guard 1790 in brass (approx 62x60mm to be fitted inside a coiled rope circular border 96mm). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
USA, space shuttle mission shoulder patches, most with multiples, includes various types for Columbia and Challenger (8 types x 3 and 1 type x 4), also Borman, Lovell, Anders (Appollo 8) (3) and another for Space Shuttle as well as patches for Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation and another for Riverside Police (California). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (34)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
World, a variety of badges, buttons, title bars and other items, noted Australia 161 Reconnaissance Flight badge in lead (2, no pins), CMF metal lapel badge, Army Commendation in gilt (modern issue), Royal Military College Duntroon large triangular gilt and enamel badge (2), Marksman metal qualification badge, several officer's pips; Canada maple leaf hat badge (KC, no lugs); Great Britain, Green Howards metal title bar, Shropshire Constabulary metal badge (KC); India 10GR (10 Gurkha Rifles) metal title bars (4); South Africa, NMR (Natal Mounted Rifles) metal title bar, current issue (2); USA, Marine Corps web belt buckle, Military Free Fall Parachutist Jumpmaster metal badge, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US gilt and enamel lapel badge; also noted a sweetheart badge 1914, crudely made from 2 Belgium minor coins each with inset green stone and across the base is a scroll '1914 Brussel (sic) 1918, pin-back; and various other items. Good - uncirculated. (approx 95)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australia, large collection of buttons for Army, Navy and Air Force issues, also includes some non-Australian issues, various sizes, also one officer's pip; other odds and ends. Good - extremely fine. (approx 150)
Estimate $200
Passed in
World, includes a large assortment of mostly buttons, noted Australia, British, USA and some civilian types; also boy scout belt buckle male section; a few badges; a miniature compass/clock (maybe part of a larger container); and a base metal plate marked, 'Friedrichsfeld/72776' (German ID tag?) in a small leather purse. Poor - very fine. (large bulk lot)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australia, Operation Gold Sydney 2000 arm patch as worn by Joint Task Force 112 serving at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics Games (3); INTERFET (International Force East Timor) brassards (2) as worn by Australian service personnel deployed to serve under Maj Gen (Sir) Peter Cosgrove Oct 1999 to Feb 2000. Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90