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Australia, Army Deployment embroidered shoulder patches for ARMY DET 89-90 ANARE; ARMY DET 91-92 ANARE; ARMY DET 92-93 ANARE. (3)
Estimate $100
Australian Parachuting, embroidered badges, includes Rigger unofficial badge; RACT (Royal Australian Corps of Transport) AD (Air Dispatcher) badge; Special Air Service Regiment parachute badge; Australian Army parachute badge; 3RAR parachute badge; RAAF Parachute Jump Instructor badge; RAAF mess dress parachute wings, trialled from 1997 but not adopted; Commando parachute badge (black on green); also RAN miniature metal parachute badge (with pins but missing clip-ons). (9)
Estimate $100
Australian Parachuting, embroidered patches, includes Blue Eagles Royal Australian Air Force Sports Parachute Display Team; RAAF Sports Parachute Association; Australian Army Parachute Display Team; 3RAR Knowledge Dispels Fear unofficial patch; Australian Military Star Crest parachute patch. (5)
Estimate $100
Australia, embroidered shoulder patches, 1st Aust Parachute Bn A.I.F Australian Paratroopers Ass.; another for Australian Paratroopers Association; also 3 Combat Support Hospital; another for Bushman Scout worn by Viet Cong who had surrendered and trained by 1 Aust Reinf Unit at Nui Dat. (4)
Estimate $50
Badges and Shoulder Titles, includes Australia shoulder title, and titles for RACT (2), RAASC (3), officer's oxidized pip; badges for RAASC (QC), Royal NSW Regiment (QC), RA Corps of Signals hat badge; CMF lapel badge (KC); key holder fitted with Royal Corps of Australian Infantry Museum Singleton badge ; also Soldiers Poppy Day Appeal, 6D tin badge. (13)
Estimate $50
Australian Army Cadet Corps, embroidered shoulder patches (3, 2 different types), also Cadet parachute embroidered patches (3, all different). (6)
Estimate $50
Australia, embroidered patches noted BCOF, Australian Cadet Corps (2), ANZUK FORCE patch for Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division (2), AATTV (Australian Army Training Team Vietnam), and others. (10)
Estimate $70
Australia, embroidered patches, includes 1 Army Group Royal (Australian) Artillery, also 4 Army Group (2) and 5 Army Group, also some overseas patches including Defence Force Papua New Guinea and another for PNGDF. (12)
Estimate $80
Australia, embroidered shoulder patches for P-3C Orion; F/A-18 Hornet 1000 Hours; F/A-18 Hornet 2000 Hours; also Canada, VP International embroidered patch as well as a matching small enamelled lapel badge. (5)
Estimate $60
Australia, embroidered patches, includes Crossed Rifles (5 all different); various other patches including Australian Cadet Corps (2), a qualified Army parachute patch as well as a Warrant Officer's Class I (KC) rank patch and a variety of others (10). (19)
Estimate $90
Vintage Negatives, in black and white under glass, appears to be WWI or earlier. (14)
Estimate $50
Boer War, Siege of Mafeking, good for vouchers, one shilling, January 1900, A1957 (P.S651a), three shillings, January 1900, A3093 (P.S653); trench art, a bracelet consisting of 8 ZAR sixpence coins soldered in a chain, various dates (one link detached); one shilling, 1897, foliate silver wire suspension mount attached; another, 1896, cut into an ornate fob; two shillings, 1896, pierced with suspension loop; dog tag, inscribed Abraham Mahomed on reverse, on Queen Victoria, veiled head, one shilling, pierced; plus ZAR one shilling 1896, and a pair of photographs of the 84th Battery and Balloon corps, by Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. (9)
Estimate $300
Boer War water bottle, British blue enamelled tin with three edge strap fittings and cork chain, without straps or felt cover.
Estimate $100
New Zealand, Certificate of Discharge, a parchment document dated at Dunedin on 20 November 1913 and confirmed on 26 November 1913 for the discharge of No. 100 Gunner Thomas Fitzpatrick of Royal N.Z. Artillery having reached the age for retirement after an unblemished record of over 34 years service; World War II, small b&w photograph of three soldiers marked on reverse, 'Snowy Gillespie, Captain Harry/Barnett, 2nd L/T A.B.Cottrel (sic) M.C./Fuka,/Western Desert/Egypt/Xmas Day 1941'.
Estimate $50
World War I, identity disks, inscribed on smoothed silver coins, 'R.H. Budge SH.ST 344232 C.O.E.' on India, one rupee, 1904; 'Royal Fusiliers R.G.H. 29.8.14' on a George V shilling, suspension loop attached to top; '341592 F.R. Minni 57.Div. Signal Coy R.E.' on France, 2 francs, 1918. (3)
Estimate $100
Dog Tags, on coins, WWI, includes on a German East Africa silver rupie, the reverse shaved clean and inscribed with decoration and, "5692/Sgt P.H.ROSS/SIGNAL SECTION/5th SAH/G.E.A. 1916", another on a French franc, the reverse shaved clean and inscribed, "Sap. W.R.WOOD/R.E./171728/C of E/35th. DIVl. Sig. Coy." (2)
Estimate $80
Australian Dog Tags, on coins, WWI, includes on a Spanish ten cents, 1878, the coin with a split and on the shaved reverse is impressed, "1671/CUMBERAL(and)"; French ten centimes, shaved reverse impressed, "A.S.SKILBECK/2190/C E/26 DIV/AIF"; WWII, Australian florin, 1943S, the obverse inscribed, "B.R.SNOW/529103/Type PE-O/T-8/43". (3)
Estimate $50
WWII Dog Tags, two tags in aluminium, one circular and one an octagon, both stamped, "QX59502/LUTH/Schulz G C" both attached to a neck chain; another identical pair stamped, "148599./McIntyre.R.J.G./R.A.A.F./R.C."both attached to a thin rope neck chain. (2 sets)
Estimate $50
British WWII Steel Helmet, no markings, some of the upper leather lining is hardened and some missing, with chinstrap, one of the strap holders is marked "U/1940", written on the underside in ink, "J.King - Harman"; water canteen with screw-on lid and fitted with leather shoulder strap; horse stirrup, marked on the base, " Solid Nickel" and "Butler Bros" and "A1" and indistinguishable other marking; also a very worn and rusty Lucky Hit Ready Rubbed Tobacco tin; also a non-military retractable painted brass telescope covered with interlaced cord braiding. (5)
Estimate $100
Military Helmet, British style c1942, no markings so probably for wear by air raid wardens, with khaki webbed chin strap.
Estimate $50
British WWII Military Helmet, painted at the front and back, "F.A.P." (First Aid Party), with khaki webbed chinstrap; leather flare pistol holster with leather shoulder strap and also belt fitting, the holster marked, "MH&Co/1943/D (upright arrow) D"'. (2)
Estimate $50
RAAF WWII forage cap, with label inside, "V 330 1944/Made In/Australia/Size 7/ with A upright arrow F", with two small black RAAF buttons at front, no other badge; RAAF WWII forage cap, no label inside but printed name, "A.F.W.Paten/R.A.A.F.", with bronze RAAF badge at front left side and at the front are two small RAAF buttons; also an embroidered cloth RAAF Leading Aircraftman badge; British Army officer's WWII forage cap, with the printed name on the inside of F. & R. Dimmock, 1942, with upright arrow beside 7, features two officer's General Service buttons at front, no badge. (4)
Estimate $70
Army Holster, in khaki webb, with belt fitting; binoculars in brass; unidentified brass hand leverage tool with spare part; souvenir miniature knife for strapping to spur of cock for cock fighting in Malaya in WWII. (5)
Estimate $50
Various Military Items, includes Barbed Wire Cutters, Military issue with marking "D (upright arrow) D", maker's name unclear; another similar item by E.I.F. Ltd, written on one side is Army, both heavily oxidized; torch in Army khaki colour, no markings, working order unknown; fly swatter with "D (upright arrow) D" on one side at base of swatter net; metal container in leather holder with fitted leather straps, on the leather holder is written, "Tpr E Stevens/No 1 Troop/C Sqn"; Signal Lamp, in box marked "Inspected By/3 Base Wksps/May 1959/Serviceable"; stainless steel spoon, made in Austria, with small Rising Sun badge engraved on end of handle; foldable double mirror in a khaki bag with a drawn colour patch, looks like blue on black, and the initials "OC". (8)
Estimate $150
Australian Army Wrist Watch, Vietnam War period, with 12 and 24 hour graduated black dial with white numerals and with luminous hands including seconds hand, reverse stamped "Watch, Wrist General Purpose/Mil-W-46374A/Hamilton/FSN6645-00-952-3767/(upright arrow)/Army", with Army style woven cloth wrist band.
Estimate $200
Military Waltham Pocket Watch, features a black face with off white numbers and a seconds dial, in silver case and on the reverse is an upright arrow and above this is the number 29472, attached to the watch is a silver fob chain marked with a lion passant and the letter U and the maker's mark of "B.Bs". (2)
Estimate $60
Silver Pocket Watches, by McWhirter Ltd, Brisbane and A.W.W. Co, Waltham, Mass. as well as stop watch by Junghand and another unbranded, also a roulette gambling pocket watch. (5)
Estimate $100
Silver Cigarette Case, hallmarked for Birmingham 1944 by maker R.N.H.&Co. (R.N.Hollings & Co), with initials on front, "JC", and on the gilded inside is inscribed, "Presented/To/G/C J.Cox D.F.C./by Staff Officers of/12 (P) A.F.U/5.3.45".
Estimate $100
RAAF Menu Holder, in metal with Air Force eagle at the top with King's Crown above, the top of the metal frame inscribed, "OFFICERS MESS/R.A.A.F/WAGGA/MENU", at the base is a circular stand, this marked on the underside, "Triple Plate/UK/Du Barry/by/Paramount/EP.NS.AI."; also RAAF small spanner marked, "A (upright arrow)F". (2)
Estimate $50
2 Australian Commonwealth Military Forces AIF lamp, features a large brass and enamel voided metal badge (KC) of the named unit mounted on a swivel base attached to a brass base and at the back end is a light globe fitting with a power cord coming out of the back of the base.
Estimate $50