Catalogue
National League of New Zealand, Miniature Rifle Competitions, fob medal, struck in silver gilt (25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Cadet L.Webber/Cambridge/Senior Cadets/Service'; stock fob medal, in gold (9ct, 7.1g, 36x28mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'L.Webber/Best/Cadet Shot/No.4 Group/1913'; fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 33x29mm), unidentified maker, obverse inscribed 'L.Webber/Winner of/Fraser Smith Belt/1917'; fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.8g, 30x30mm), no maker, obverse inscribed 'L.W.', reverse inscribed 'Championship Belt/8.4.22'; fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 35x35mm), English maker and hallmark, pin-back, obverse inscribed 'Rifleman/L.Webber/1916', reverse inscribed 'Golden Wedding/1881-1931/Fraser-Smith Belt'; fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 2.3g, 40x25mm), by 'W', obverse inscribed 'L.W.', reverse inscribed '500 & 600 Yds/Belt/Shoot'. Very fine - extremely fine, all but one with ring top suspensions. (6)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
New Zealand Rifle Association, c1915, struck in bronze (36mm), by Bock (W.R.Bock, Wellington), suspender with ribbon, unawarded. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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K.M.R.A. (Kaiapoi Miniature Rifle Association), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 30x33mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'K.M.R.A./Senior/Aggregate/1915/W.J.Marsden'; N.C.R.A. (North Canterbury Rifle Association), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 12.0g, 40x33mm) with small central shield in silver, no maker, reverse inscribed 'N.C.R.A./Medal/W.Marsden/Champion/1919'; Waikari Miniature Rifle Club, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 8.4g, 27x27mm) with central crossed rifles in silver, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Waikari/Miniature Rifle Club/Aggregate Medal/Won By/W.J.Marsden/1929', all with ring top suspensions. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
T.D.R.C. (Tauranga District Rifle Club), shield in silver (48x43mm), pierced in three places for suspension [illustrated]; fob medal, Champion 1916, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 8.28g, 45x38mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Hon.Memb. A.J.Mirrielees/Score 411' [illustrated]; another fob medal, T.D.R.C., Championship, 1917, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.5g, 35x35mm); W.D.R.C. fob medal, in silver with gold (45x30mm), reverse inscribed '1920/2nd Champion'; stock fob medal, in silver (29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, 'Memorial Cup/1931' on obverse, reverse inscribed 'Won by/President/A.J.Merrielees (sic)'; fob medal, engraved in gold (9ct, 6.3g, 35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/Pres. A.J.Mirrielees/by/Officers & Members of T.D.R.C./For/Services Rendered/1932' [illustrated]; silver screw down container tops (4), one numbered '1' another numbered '2', two inscribed 'I.B.C./Won By A.J.Merriellees (sic)'; silver and enamel crossed rifles fob medal (40x25mm), English maker and hallmark; badge in plain silver (33mm), inscribed 'Tauranga Golf Club/A.J.Mirrielees/Life Member'; also, King's College, Sports Medal, Athletics, struck in silver (49mm) by Walker & Hall (cased), reverse inscribed '1926/R.W.Mirrielees/Drop Kicking/Football' [illustrated]; fob medal, hand engraved in silver with gold, no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'T.R.C./R.Mirrielees/1st Relay/1923'. Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $2,000
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McDermott Cup Comp., 1917-1918, Scr 713, stock medal in silver and gold (35x30mm), by J.Bros (Jones Bros, Auckland), reverse inscribed '1st/Cpl. T.Harrison/No.18 Coy.S.C.'; fob medal, uniface, struck in bronze (27mm), by A.T.? (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Presented for/Most/Consistent Shot/18th Coy.S.C./1918-19'; Burt's Handicap, stock medal in gold (9ct, 8.8g, 27mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'T.Harrison/1922'; stock medal, in silver and gold (40x27mm), English maker and hallmark, 'T.H.' inscribed on reverse. All with ring top suspensions, the third broken off, fine. (4)
Estimate $600
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Dunedin Defence Rifle Club, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 12.6g, 29x29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Championship/1918-19/J.T.Gillan'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
W.R.A. (Wellington Rifle Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.8g, 26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Mar.1.2.1920/Buchanan/Challenge Cup/Won By/Eric Ballinger/Petone R.C./184 Pts'; Miniature Club, Season 1912, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 30x22mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented to/E.Ballinger/Hcp Aggregate'; fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.0g, 38x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Presented By/T.B.Williams'. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $700
SOLD $660
F.M.R.C. (Fairlie Miniature Rifle club), stock medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 2.2g, 33x28mm), by 'W', inscribed 'S.D.' on obverse, '1921' on reverse; another, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.2g, 35x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Grade/1922/Won By/S.Dobson/69.25'; another, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 33x31mm) by 'W', reverse inscribed '1923/Club Championship/Runner Up/S.L.Dobson'; another, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 33x23mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Stan Dobson/57.29/Aggregate'; also, F.D.H.S. (Fairlie District High school), stock medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.7g, 27x27mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Lynley Dobson/Dux/Primary/1954'; another, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.9g, 22x22mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Lynley/Dobson/Dux/High School/1957'. All with ring top suspensions, very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $750
Hawke's Bay Clay Bird Championship, 1921, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 15.4g, 29x29mm) set with a solitaire diamond on the obverse (4mm), no maker, ring top and pin-back suspension, inscribed on reverse 'Won by/H.Ellis'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $750
Ch-Ch Gun Club Pigeon Championship, 1922, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 16.6g, 35x30mm) and blue enamel, set with central diamond on obverse, no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/Dr W.H.Simpson/President/20 out of 20/Won By/J.C.Webb/29.7.22'. Good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
Horowhenua District Rifle Championship, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 10.6g, 28x28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Won By/H.Frankland/Easter Monday/1923'; Karori Defence Rifle Club, stock medal in gold (9ct, 16.0g, 28x28mm), by H.T.Peat, obverse inscribed 'Champ./Agg./1927-28', reverse inscribed 'Won By/C.H.E.Frankland'; Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, The B.S.A. Cup Medal/British Counties and Australian States, struck in bronze (35mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'H.Frankland/1931'; K.D.R.C. (Karori Defence Rifle Club), in silver (30x30mm) and enamel, by Bock (Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Bertrand Cup/H.Frankland/1947-48', all with ring top suspensions. Extremely fine, the last toned. (4)
Estimate $850
SOLD $800
O.F.M.R.C. (Odd Fellows Miniature Rifle Club) (Carterton), handcrafted fob medal in gold (9ct, 9.3g, 35x35mm), reverse inscribed 'Won By/W.Press/Score.829/1924'; another, as last, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.8g, 35x35mm), reverse inscribed 'O.F.M.R.C./Won By/W.Press/Aggregate.834/1925'. No maker's marks, both with ring top suspensions, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Utiku Defence Rifle Club, engraved handcrafted fob medal in gold (9ct, 2.5g, 29x18mm), by W.L. & S. (W.Littlejohn & Son, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'P.Munro/1924-25'; another, handcrafted fob medal in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 40x29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/by/H.O'Callaghan Esq/Won by/P.Munro/Score 9294.Scr'; also, silver trophy cup (172.7g, 170x82mm), by S.B. & S. (S.Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, London) hallmark for London 1916, inscribed 'Presented by/H.Marsh Esq/to/The Utiku Defence/Rifle Club' with winners' names inscribed from 1926 to 1932, including P.Munro for 1927, 1929 and 1932 'Won Outright'. Very fine, the first two illustrated. (3)
Estimate $800
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Shooting, a group of seven gold medals awarded to Lieut. J.A.Munro between 1909 and 1925: Murihiku Mounted Rifle Volunteers, hand engraved (15ct, 12.1gm, 35x35mm), by A.A.S. & Co., reverse inscribed 'Mu.M.R./1909/McNab/Champion Belt/won by/Corp. J.A.Munro/Aggregate 181/Possible 210'; another (15ct, 12.1g, 35x35mm), by A.A.S. & Co., reverse inscribed 'Mu.M.R./1910/McNab/Champion Belt/won by/Sergt. J.A.Munro/Aggregate 184/Possible 210'; another (15ct, 11.9gm, 35x35mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Mu.M.R./1910-11/McNab/Champion Belt/won by/Sergt. J.A.Munro/Aggregate 196/Possible 210'; N.Z.F.U. (New Zealand Farmers' Union), 1913, stock medal (9ct, 8.2g, 26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'N.Z.F.U./Rifle Competition/won by/Wyndham Branch/J.A.Munroe (sic)'; G.D.D.R.A. (Gore District Defence Rifle Association), hand engraved (15ct, 7.7g, 28x28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Championship/won by/Lieut J.Munro/1.1.14'; another, hand engraved (9ct, 8.2g, 35x30mm), by P.& M. Ld, with remnants of an English hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Dist Championship/won by/Lieut. J.Munro/1.1.15'; M.D.R.C., stock medal (9ct, 5.3g, 38x37mm), unknown maker, reverse inscribed 'Pres. By/H.W.Oliver Esq/won by/Lieut. J.A.Munro/1925'. All with ring top suspensions, generally very fine. (7)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,800
N.Z.M.R.A. (New Zealand Miniature Rifle Association), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 31mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'N.Z.M.R.A./H.Hill/1929'; W.D.M.R.A. (Wanganui District Miniature Rifle Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.3g, 38x33mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.D.M.R.A./Senior/Individual Champion/1930/H.Hill/652 Points'; another fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 4.6g, 38x25mm), unidentified maker, reverse inscribed 'W.D.M.R.A./Senior/Individual/Champ/1931/Won By H.Hill/Ohakea/653 Points'; another fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.3g, 33x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.D.M.R.A./Senior Champ/H.Hill/1932'. Very fine - extremely fine, all with ring top suspension. (4)
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
National Small Bore Rifle Association, The B.S.A. Cup, a group of medals won by Wellington between 1957 and 1972, all (35mm), struck in silver 1957 (pierced), 1963 (pierced), 1968 and 1969, struck in silvered base metal 1972, struck in bronze 1961 (pierced), 1964 (pierced) and 1970, the silver medals by English makers and with hallmarks. Mostly extremely fine, two illustrated. (8)
Estimate $600
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Rifle Association medals and badges, c1970s-2000s, all in base metal, many different makers, some inscribed. Very fine - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $500
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