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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
Passed in
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
Passed in
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
Passed in
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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History of The Fifth Light Horse Regiment, (Australian Imperial Force) From 1914 to October 1917 by Brigadier-General L. C. Wilson C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., Croix de Guerre, A.D.C. and From October 1917 to June 1919 by Captain H. Wetherell, first edition 1926, hardcover, 232pp, a few b&w photos, with 7 folding maps at end, with nominal roll, decorations awarded, foreword by Field-Marshall Viscount Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. Some foxing on cover pages and page edges and pen markings throughout, otherwise very good and scarce.
Estimate $150
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Under Furred Hats (6th Light Horse Regiment), by G. L. Berrie (Lieut.), first edition 1919, hardcover, 179pp, with b&w photos throughout and a few colour photos, honour roll of killed, wounded and died of illness, foreword by author. Foxing, mostly on edges, otherwise very good.
Estimate $120
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With The Ninth Light Horse In The Great War, by Major T. H. Darley, O.B.E., first edition 1924, hardcover with dust jacket, 206pp, 28 b&w photos, with honour roll and list of decorations awarded, foreword by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., inside front cover inscribed, 'With best wishes from T.H.Darley L-Col'. Dust jacket with tears, foxing on first and last few pages and on edges, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $200
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Westralian Cavalry In The War, The Story of the Tenth Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F., in the Great War, 1914-1918, by Lieut.-Col. A. C. N. Olden, D.S.O., first edition (1921), hardcover, 343pp, 86 b&w photos, 7 folding maps stored in an endpocket inside back cover, foreword by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., honour roll and list of members. Foxing and staining to cover and some penned notations on a few pages, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
History of the 11th Light Horse Regiment, Fourth Light Horse Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, War 1914-1919, by Ernest W. Hammond, 1942 first edition, hardcover, 186pp, 64 b&w photos, 4 full page maps, foreword by General Sir Harry Chauvel, honour roll, honours and awards and nominal roll. Foxing, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Morale, A Story of Australian Light Horsemen, by George Berrie, first edition 1949, 252pp, foreword by Lt.-Colonel M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., Croix-de-Guerre, M.L.A. Some spotting on spine, minimal foxing, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $70
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The Fighting 10th, a South Australian Centenary Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, A.I.F. 1914-19, by Cecil Bert Lovell Lock, first edition 1936 but second impression with black lettering on cover, hardcover, 320pp, roll of honour and nominal roll, foreword by Brigadier-General Stanley Price Weir, D.S.O., V.D. Foxing mainly on the first and last few pages and on the edges, stains on book cover, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
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The Story Of The Twelfth, a Record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War of 1914-1918, by L.M.Newton (Late Lieutenant and Adjutant 12th Battn., A.I.F.), first edition 1925, hardcover, 508pp, b&w photos throughout, full page fold-out maps at end, foreword by Major-Gen. Sir J. Gellibrand, K.C.B., D.S.O. Foxing, stains on first few pages, cover marked, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $150
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The Fighting Thirteenth, by T.A.White (Captain, 13th Bn and author of 'Diggers Abroad'), 1st edition 1924, hardback, 167pp, with some b&w photos as well as b&w maps throughout, foreword by Lieut.-General John Monash. Heavy foxing on first few pages, front and back, also stain on cover and front cover loose, otherwise good and very scarce original edition.
Estimate $100
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The History of the Fourteenth Battalion, A.I.F., Being the Story of the Vicissitudes of an Australian Unit during the Great War, by Newton Wanliss, first edition 1929, hardcover, 416pp, with b&w photos throughout and some maps, with roll of honour and recipients of decorations and other honours as well as a list of casualties, foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash, together with a loose write-up on the author, the late Captain Harold Boyd Wanliss DSO and a 1939 report of the 14th Battalion & 4th Brigade A.I.F. Association, the book with an inscription inside the front cover from the author and another name printed there as well. Some loss of material at edge and on spine of the hardcover, foxing on back inside edge of hardcover otherwise minimal foxing, overall fine.
Estimate $150
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The Purple And Gold, A History of the 30th Battalion, compiled by Lieut.-Colonel H. Sloan, first edition 1938, hardcover, 399pp plus 33pp of b&w photos and 2 maps one a fold-out, with a nominal roll, foreword by Major-General E. Tivey, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. With foxing at front and back cover pages, hardcover heavily marked, otherwise very good.
Estimate $130
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The History and Regimental Standing Orders of the 30 Infantry Battalion, The New South Wales Scottish Regiment, first edition 1959, issued under direction of CO 30 Bn (N.S.W. Scottish), plastic cover (13x19.5cm), 221pp with colour and b&w photos, illustrations and foldouts. Some foxing, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
The 38th Battalion A.I.F., The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F. by Eric Fairey, foreword by Rt. Hon. W.M.Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, published 1920, card cover, 110pp, includes awards, Roll of Honour, officers who joined from other battalions and Nominal Roll of other ranks; together with an unused Christmas card and envelope from 4th Pioneer Battn., A.I.F., France. Some very light foxing areas on edge of book and much foxing on envelope and some on card, otherwise nearly extremely fine; the card very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50