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1st Australian Volunteer Horse, 1897-1903, hat, cap, collar badges and shoulder titles all in brass. (Grebert P.57). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Australian Commonwealth Horse, 1902, second pattern hat badge (45mm), collar badges (24mm) and ACH and AUSTRALIA shoulder titles all in oxidised. Mint condition. (5)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Australian Rifles), c1890s, hat badge (55mm) in white metal, cap badge (28mm) in brass, and collar badges (26mm) in brass. (Grebert P.41-43.) Very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $650
Royal Australian Navy, c.1900, hat badge (43mm) and Band collar pair (30mm) in brass. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Royal Australian Navy, c1930, helmet plate (Band) in brass (78mm). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Royal Australian Navy, c1930, pouch badge (Band) in brass (80mm) with one lug missing. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Royal Australian Navy: Chief Petty Officer's badges in gold bullion (2); Petty Officer's badges, one in gold bullion, one in red bakelite and one in red embroidered (3). All have King's crown. Extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Royal Australian Navy, Officer's gold bullion hat badge and officer's Wireless Operator badge in gold bullion on black felt pad. Both badges have King's crown. Second badge scarce. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Royal Australian Navy, specialisation badges several Geo VI and some obsolete. Red on black felt for Winter Night Clothing (21), Gold on black felt for No 1 Best Uniform (17), Gold bullion on black felt for No 1 Best Uniform (1), and blue on white cotton for Summer Uniform. All different but for one Red type. Fine-extremely fine.(63)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Royal Australian Navy metal titles for RAN and RANR in brass (18mm); a pair of RAN Volunteer Reserve Sub-Lieutenant's shoulder rank boards (pre 1952); woven ship's badge for HMAS Yarra (118mm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Royal Australian Air Force, officer's embroidered bullion and metal hat badge affixed to the hat band and a set of woven pilot's wings both King's crown. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Rank badges for officers; General Staff Officer's hat badge in bronze 1912-18 (62mm); General Staff Officer's bullion hat badge EIIR (62mm); Colonel/Brigadier bullion hat badges EIIR, one on red and one on black (50mm). Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $220
Royal Australian Regiment, hat badge in white metal (75mm size for Band); woven hat badge (50mm); and 4th Cavalry Regiment woven hat badge (50mm). Very fine-extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Artillery Cross Belt, c.1880-1890s, part of gold Artillery Cross Belt, c.1880-1890s, in bullion leather with complete set of universal style artillery fittings in gilt. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Artillery, c1890s, universal pouch badge in gilt worn by colonial permanent artillery (36mm). (Grebert P.126). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Artillery, c.1890's, universal pouch badge in gilt worn by colonial permanent artillery (36mm). (Grebert P.126). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
British Army, QVC brass helmet plate as worn by colonial artillery in New South Wales and Victoria (100mm). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
British Army, Queen Victoria belt buckle in brass as worn in colonial New South Wales (44mm). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
British Army, QVC brass pouch badge as worn by early artillery in New South Wales and Victoria (58mm). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Buttons, mostly pre-federation small, large and ball buttons and including 1st New South Wales Rifles 1855-60 and N.S.W. Volunteer Rifles 1860-70 buttons mounted on a perspex display slab. Cadet unit buttons for King's School Cadets 1867-1900 and Victorian Volunteer Cadets 1893-1901. Also New Zealand Volunteers small brass button c.1890. .Fine - very fine. (41).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Chaplains badges (Christian), four types. (1) bronze Maltese cross with four C's in centre (34mm); (2) black felt Maltese cross with gold bullion edges, pre-1900 (30mm); (3) brass collar badge 1912-18 (33mm); (4) straight armed cross inside a Maltese cross all in gold bullion on black felt backing c.1917 (36mm). All mounted on a perspex display slab. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australia, pre and post federation metal titles; STVA (Southern Tasmania Volunteer Artillery) in white metal (17mm) mounted on a perspex display slab; 1/WA/V (1st Western Australian Volunteers) in white metal (39mm); TPA (Tasmanian Permanent Artillery) in brass (12mm); 9 A I R/MORETON (9th Australian Infantry Regiment) in brass (21mm); VAD/89 (89th Voluntary Aid Detachment) in white metal (20mm). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Australia, General's shoulder rank slides including two types for Chaplain (5), Chaplain General cloth rank badges and gorget (3), and a large and small pair of red and gold bullion gorgets (4). Also a set of General Officer's insignia (large) in white metal mounted on a perspex display stand (2) and the same insignia (small) in gilt(3). Very fine - extremely fine. (17).
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, a variety of officer's rank slides below General including one pair, one bullion type and one YMCA. Several pre 1952. Very fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australian, other ranks tally band for Australian Army Medical Corps (1903); AWAS (Australian Womens Army Service) titles in bronze (10mm); A.A.M.W.S. (Australian Army Medical Womens Service) woven slip on title; AWAS World War II hat band (portion) ; and Armoured Corps collar badge in bronze (19mm). Fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Australia, felt shoulder titles pre 1960. A good selection of 32 Army units (six pairs; rest singles) and two Air Training Corps titles (one each of summer and winter style). Very fine. (40)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Qualification Badges, Armourer Sergeant c1920 in gold Russia braid on black cloth; Stretcher Bearer worsted on khaki WW1; Bandsman gilt QV crown (50mm); sealed pattern of Drum Major 2 woven khaki cloth; sealed pattern of Bugler woven khaki cloth. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Auxiliary Army Dental Service, 1940-1943, nurses badge and metal titles in white metal. Made by Amor, Sydney. With extensive research papers. Fine and very rare. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Australia, 45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), c.1930, badge top for Warrant Officer's cane in brass (28mm) scarce; Sydney University enamelled collar badge pre 1939; Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps silver tie pin badge; CMF lapel badge; two WWII Returned from Active Service badges; and a WWII Mother's badge with one star. Also eight medalettes. Fine - extremely fine.(15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australian Senior Cadets, Battalion Competitions 1912-1913 cloth badge. (cf. O'Connor, Shooting Awards and Prize Medals to Australian Military Forces, No 254). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0