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RAFCYC (Royal Air Force Changi Yacht Club), beer tankard in pewter, marked on base, 'Malayan/C.K.T./Pewter', decorated with plain and patterned panels, in the central plain panel is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C./2nd'; another beer tankard in pewter, with clear glass bottom, marked on outer base, 'Mui/Soon' on one side and on opposite side, 'Swa/Tow' (Swatow is local dialect for Shantou, a coastal city and Special Economic Zone in Guangdong Province in China), the body of the tankard is engraved with a large Chinese dragon and at the base is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C. New Year 1949'. The last tankard with some dents, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Army Club cigarettes box, in tin (approx size W13xL30xH5.5cm), with leg on each corner, lift off lid with solders uniformed bust in centre of a raised mottled section and underneath, 'Army Club', and recessed mottled sections in each corner; also a pair of Intelligence Corps cufflinks in a case marked on the lining, 'C.H.Munday Ltd/7 Irving Street WC2/A Sophos Product'. The cufflinks case with foxing on lid lining, otherwise fine. (1+pair)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Great Britain, trench art, vintage British foot soldier standing with a wheeled cannon, all on a flat irregular shaped base, everything cast in brass covered steel (approx size 11.5x20x15cm). Fine.
Estimate $100
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Shell casing, 1904, 18-pounder with various markings including 'R upright arrow L' (Royal Laboratory, Woolwich, Greenwich, London), the casing in brass and then chromed (length 25.5cm). Fine.
Estimate $50
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Great Britain, WWII, metal bell (approx 15cm high & 11.5cm diameter), with V on both sides of the metal handle, around the sides of the bell are raised heads facing left of Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt, around the base in relief is printed, '1939-45 R.A.F. Benevolent Fund Cast With Metal From German Aircraft Shot Down Over Britain'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Great Britain, Mk II (Turtle) steel helmet, with lining and khaki cotton webbing chinstrap, with green netting cover, 'Lift the Dot Fastner' loose. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Great Britain, Mk III (Turtle) steel helmet, with lining and khaki cotton webbing chinstrap; inside marked, '7 1/2/CCL/III/1952', 'Lift the Dot Fastner' loose. Lining damaged, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Great Britain, WWII, rubber gas mask, on the outside of the mask is marked 'Normal', on the metal filter is marked, 'MB 40', 'Ser No. 82' and on the inside is marked, 'S-R/A285', with khaki strapping. The strapping is in used condition and one is missing, the mask is damaged and of poor condition but an interesting item.
Estimate $50
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WWI, It's a long, long way to Tipperary souvenir silk scarf (47x47cm), printed with permission of B.Feldman & Co, London, the border with 3-leaf clovers and inside this are allied flags and in each corner is a Victoria Cross, in the centre are the words and music to the song with a troop of marching soldiers below. Some foxing marks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
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Japan, WWII, cotton Good Luck flag (approx 68x89CM), with printed red disc in the centre, with numerous Japanese signatures and other text. Stains and a few holes, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Japan, WWII, flag (approx 68x68cm), taken from a Japanese POW recovered from the sinking of the heavy cruiser 'Atago'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
USA, ribands (19, all different); U.S. collar badge in bronze, an unfinished sample by K.G.Luke, Melb.; US Army Officer's hat badge in gilt brass; also a cap badge but missing screw on back; WWI service clasp for France; Auto. Rifle clasp; Army Good Conduct clasp in bronze; small unidentified navy fob, numbered on reverse 33. A few ribands with oxidation stains, otherwise fine - very fine. (26)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
France, WWII, M35 French Air Force steel helmet, painted black with black bumper at front and with metal RF badge affixed at front, with lining and chinstrap. Well aged with some damage to lining, with oxidation over the whole helmet and badge, otherwise very good and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $170
Germany, WWI, Prussian pickelhaube helmet for Prussian Guard Regiment, in hardened black leather with black leather liner and black leather chinstrap supported by original metal cockades, with Prussian Guard Regiment helmet plate at front. Good fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Germany, WWI, Prussian pickelhaube helmet in hardened greenish leather with black leather liner and black leather chinstrap supported by State and National cockades, with Prussian helmet plate at front. The helmet plate blackened, otherwise fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
WWI, 8X binoculars by Hunsicker & Alexis, Paris, inscribed MG (French: Ministere de la Guerre [Ministry of War]), scratched below this is, 'Lt Lawry'. Obvious signs of being well used, very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, trench art, French brass shell casing converted into a small holder or vase, with raised leaf decoration on each side of a raised image of the Menin Gate, the base of the casing marked, '37-85/DP/118' and a symbol of a flaming bomb, around the top edge is scalloped; also cut down brass shell casing for a three pounder Hotchkiss, Lot 237 by R.L (Royal Laboratories), N/1935 (indicates use by Navy), various other markings. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, trench art, German brass shell casings, both with leaf decoration engraved on one side, the cases marked on the base, one with 'IV/1901/Karlsruhe' and other markings, and the other, 'VI/1904/Karlsruhe' also with other markings, both with crowned M at top, both from a 3.7cm Hotchkiss gun of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). Both with an edge split at the rolled top edge, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, trench art pair of brass vases made from shell casings (approx 22.5cm high), with floral engraving all around the mid-section, the top with decorative scalloped edge, the base of one casing marked, 'St (Stark = Strengthened)/73/AEG (Allgemeine Electricitats-Gesellschaft)/Juli/1915', the second case base is marked, 'St (Stark = Strengthened)/FN (Friedrich Niemeyer)/167/Sept/1917/HL (Haniel Luege)/27', both casings are from a German 77mm field gun. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
WWI, trench art, a flower bowl (height approx 14.5cm), made from a brass shell casing from a standard German field gun, with flared top and sides with engraved patterned floral decoration and around the bottom circular beaded panels, the casing marked on the base, 'St (Strengthened)/Rh M.F. (Rheinische Metallwaren (und Maschinen) Fabrik/DEZ 1916 (December 1916)/Dusseldorf/Sp61' and also at an angle near M.F. is 194. The flared top with some edge bumps, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
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Germany, pen and ink metal desktop set with Imperial German eagle on lid for ink containers, with a fountain pen and two dip pens. Fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Bronze guard, a vintage metal arm guard engraved all over in gilt patterns, with securing lugs but missing straps, the backing plate secured with wire thread, the lining intact but with a few edge tears and loose at the top. Heavily oxidised but historic piece of memorabilia, good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
South-East Asia Fabric map, appears to be silk, printed in colour by the War Office in 1957, Edition 1 - GSGS, Restricted, features Bangkok, Saigon, Burma, Vietnam. Dark edge where map has been in a frame, some small foxing spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
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World War I, Turkish Prisoner of War, handcrafted beaded snake (tail missing and break in centre); pocket watch in brass, inside the lid silver plated and marked W O Co, the white dial with Turkish ciphers for hours and with the inscription in French, 'Heure De La Priere' (means Prayer Time) and also Arabic text below, key wind (no key), black hands and no dial glass (said to be taken from a captured Turkish soldier); trench art napkin ring, featuring handcrafted wide ring and at the front is a shield inscribed 1915, all in plated silver; Turkey, Ottoman War Medal, commonly called The Gallipoli Star (2, one a cast copy); also a British War Medal 1914-18 impressed on the edge, '3372 Sgt. R. A. Rankin. 37-Bn. A.I.F.' (no ribbon). Good - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
USA, khaki coloured plastic cylinder for L314 Green Star Ground Illumination Signal Flare, M125A1, serial No. SGK03A001-001, container only, signal flare missing; also Zuess binoculars 10 X 50, prismatic coated optics, in black leather cover and with covers on all lens openings, with neck strap, also carry case in black leather with shoulder strap. The first good very fine, the binoculars very fine, the carry case with oxidation on metal parts and one strap holder broken, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
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Australia, Gallipoli Legion Club, Member's Card, includes individual pages signed by Don McLean for the years 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (note some pages have been glued to previous year and some are with tears); Sailors & Soldiers Assocn of Tas (mania), Fathers lapel badge in silver and enamel (25x28.5mm), by P.J.King, with button lug suspension, reverse numbered 348. Good; very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sword and Lance, Northern Rivers cavalry, NSW 1885-1903, by Martin J.Buckley 1988, hardcover with dust jacket, 258pp with b&w and colour photos throughout and maps at front and back cover pages. Foxing on front and back cover pages and on page ends visible when book closed, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
The History of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force, August 1914 - April 1919, by Lieut-Colonel G. H. Bourne, D.S.O., first edition, hardcover, 84pp, with some b&w photos and maps, with honour roll and list of decoration and award recipients, introduction by Lieut. General Sir Harry Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., the cover page with four names of same family. Some pages and back cover with tape repairs, foxing and some cover stains, otherwise good and very rare.
Estimate $250
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The Story of The 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, by F. Blackwell, first edition 1950, card cover and staple bound, a b&w photo and a map, honours and awards list, preface by author, with some names written and stamped on the inside of the front cover and on cover page. Foxing on the cover but the pages seem clear of foxing, very good - fine and scarce first edition.
Estimate $100
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Narrative Of Operations Of Third Light Horse Brigade, From 27th October 1917 To 4th March 1919, by Brigadier-General, L. C. Wilson, C.M.G., D.S.O., first edition printed in Cairo 1919, soft cover with stapled pages, 64pp, with list of decorations awarded to members of Brigade since 27.10.17. Cover loose and some damage, Horse written above Light Brigade on cover, otherwise very good and very rare.
Estimate $130
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