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Australia, 9 M.G. Coy. Ass (9th Battalion Machine Gun Association), lapel badge in gilt and enamel (20x26mm), by Handford, Brisbane, double lug back. The double lug back resoldered, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, Combined Association badge, featuring five different colour patches in the form of an enamel and brass cross (24x24mm), by Bridgland & King, 358 PO Place W, pin-back, the colour patches featured are 6 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 21 Battalion, 22 Battalion, 23 Battalion and 24 Battalion. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, Incapacitated & Wounded Sailors & Soldiers Assn. of Q(ueensland), lapel badge in gilt and enamel (KC), by Bishop, Brisbane, double lug back, reverse numbered 1063; RSL Younger Set, lapel badge in gilt and enamel (KC), by Amor, Sydney, pin-back; USA, WWII, Army Warrant Officer cap badge in gilt, by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, pin-back. The first with toned reverse, otherwise good very fine; the second extremely fine; the last fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
The Australian Legion of Ex-Service Clubs, Cabra-Vale, lapel badge in bronze and enamel (19x29mm) (KC), by Angus & Coote, double lug on back. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Australia, WWII, Volunteer Air Observers Corps, Observer badge in gilt and enamel (29mm) by Stokes, pin-backed, numbered 25680 on reverse; also New Zealand, WWI National Reserve, Malborough N.Z. badge in gilt and enamel (28mm) by Bock, Wellington, lapel button on reverse. Very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Sands of Gallipoli, Gallipoli Centenary, lapel badge that includes small vial of sand from the Gallipoli landing beach, in case of issue; Australian Air League, 5/- appeal tinnie badge, c1935, pin-back, on original card of issue; N.S.W. Div. Red Cross lapel badge in voided silvered pressed metal and enamel, with stick-pin; War Chest Day lapel badge in gilt and enamel, c1940s, by Angus & Coote Ld, Sydney, with stick-pin. Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
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Australia, Sands of Gallipoli 2012 limited edition of cast bronze figure of a Gallipoli Digger standing holding a rifle at guard, mounted on a timber base that contains a glass vial of sand from the Gallipoli beach (tot ht approx 30cm). A bit dusty, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Military unit shields, lacquered timber shields with affixed unit badges with blank name plaque below for inserting unit member's name, one for University of NSW Regiment (approx 15.5x17.5cm) and one for Aust Army Catering Corps (approx 14.5x17cm); also an enamelled metal plaque (approx 6.5x10cm) for HMAS Stuart removed from a timber shield; AMF Record Book for George Julian Fowler (schoolboy) dated 25 June 1925 in Training Area No 18A Artarmon, no entries in book; AMF 18th Battalion (The Kuring-Gai Regiment) Programme of Parades for half year ending 31st Dec 1939; Australian Corps of Signals, Programme of Drills for half-year ending 30th June 1930; leaflet for AMF Discharge Depot Rehab Unit, cNov1945; book titled Rising Sun Badge, Origin Theories and Evolution, by Rick Grebert, 1994, soft cover, 38pp with b&w images and photos, signed by author. Good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, On War Service, H.M.N.Z. Transports lapel badge in brass (26mm), by C.M.Bay, with lapel button on back. Very fine.
Estimate $80
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New Zealand, RAF gold locket, 9 carat, sweet heart, (3.9g) by Frank Grady, Wellington 30x23mm. Very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
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 $130
SOLD $170
Great Britain, Queen Victoria, The Regiment Award of Merit, in gilt bronze (44.5mm), unnamed. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Birmingham City Tribute Medal, 1899-1902 Boer War, in white metal (38mm), by (H.B.) Sale, with pierced hole for suspension, obverse, head of Edward VII and Alexandra to right, reverse, Birmingham coat-of-arms, around the outside, 'In Grateful Remembrance Of Service Nobly Done', with ribbon marked 'ER' and pin-back gilt suspender bar '1899 Crown 1902'. A few small scratches, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Great Britain, Royal Navy prize medal, in silver and enamel (25x37mm), hallmarked for London 1931 by maker 'J-P.' (John Pinches), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'R.N/Barracks/Portsmouth/Autumn/Cross Country/1931/Winning Team'; another for Inter Part Football, Stokers, 1932, handcrafted in silver (27x31mm), unidentified hallmark by maker 'WN', ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'H.M.S.Medway/IV S.F.'. Fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
British sailor hand decorated medallion, in brass (38mm), with bracket suspender, obverse, three leaf clover over a shield with a pair of dice in one quarter and a cup for throwing the dice in the opposite quarter, reverse, a battle ship and a laurel wreath and inside the wreath are the words, 'Fortuna/Vin-Cit/Omnia' (Fortune Wins Everything). Some tone spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $30
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WWI, Royal Naval Air Service, Russian Armoured Car Division, a souvenir Russian twenty kopeks, 1915-17, with reverse shaved smooth and stipple engraved, R.N.A.S./P.O./H.S.Boyd./No.9562. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
British Merchant Navy, car bumper badge in chrome and enamel, by J.R.Gaunt, London. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
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
Passed in
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