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Great Britain, Lifeguards, K.G. crown, parade helmet with chinstrap. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $0
England, Cheshire Constabulary, helmet plate with King's Crown. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Humberside Police, ball top, six-panel police helmet. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
England, Worcester City Police, helmet plate with King's crown, white metal and chrome. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Royal Irish Constabulary, c1905, Police Officer's helmet with helmet plate, together with metal case. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,250
SOLD $2,250
World belt buckles, The British Columbia Dragoons (KC) in brass; German Army WWI in oxidised base metal; German Army WWI in brass with nickel-silver centrepiece; securing portion of military belt buckle in brass by K.G.Luke Melbourne; American-German Immigrant Dept by Tiffany & Co. The latter buckle is an ornately decorated immitation issue produced in the 1960-70's. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
U.S.Army, walking out uniform jacket, technician fourth grade, four overseas service chevrons, gold lanyard. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Powder flask in metal; gun shell 40mm, diffused, base stamped K 3 Mai 1918 Sp255 119A; cartridge nosing from American Civil War 1861-65 New Orleans, mounted on board; cylinder valve head (135mm) in white metal for use as an ashtray; Egyptian scarab soapstone carving (approx. 90mm long), a souvenir of the Middle East; Artillery Scale Ruler by J.W.Handley, Australia 1941; shrapnel pieces from Bullecourt with note confirmimg provenance; ARP Lamp Shield in black bakelite. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
British 19th century military equipment, blue baked enamel water canteen with white internal to spout, felt covered, three securing points, cork and chain intact, faint traces of name and number still visible on felt; white baked enamel candle holder with dish base and ring grip at side, number 207 marked in black on base. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $130
Russia, KGB metal hip flask (120mm x 75mm plus the spout), enamelled KGB badge on side and enamelled Lenin's head on lid, stamped on base with initials CCCP over scythe and sickle. A few minor dents otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $300
Royal Marine Commando dagger, Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, polished blade, maker's name on blade, 'Wilkinson / Sword / Ltd / Made In / England' with leather scabbard. Scabbard missing grip-securing-elastic at top and is cracked at the bottom of the belt-slide section, knife is very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Bayonet, pattern 1879 sword bayonet for Martini Henry .450 calibre artillery carbine, marked WD / M / 35 / X, rifle attachment fitting damaged, rust on half of blade and on hand guard, split in stitching of scabbard; U.S.A. triangular shaped bayonet for large bore rifle, incorrect scabbard; Turkish bayonet, blade in good condition, maker's details in Arabic with date AH1313 (1895), in scabbard and with leather belt-pouch; Japanese bayonet, WWII, considerable discolouration of blade and scabbard rusty although undamaged; Infantry officer's sword with scabbard, portion of blade missing; rapier, no scabbard, portion of blade missing; pace stick with bullet fitted to tip and with crowned cypher of King George V affixed near other end. Poor - fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Bayonets, including German, all with scabbards (3); sword bayonets, no scabbard (2); French needle bayonet, no scabbard; machete (2, one in Army scabbard); India, ornamental dagger with decorated silver handle and scabbard; replica of a Roman soldier's sword with scabbard; ornamental Asian dagger and scabbard with carved wooden handle, dragon design; other daggers both with scabbards (2, one Asian type with handle detached from blade). Some rusting on a few bayonets, otherwise good - very fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $350
Luftwaffe dagger, 2nd model, made by Ernst Pack, aluminium top pommel features swastika on both sides with small pebble finish inside surrounding circle, matching crossguard depicting an eagle flying left clutching a swastika in its talons, grip is wire wrapped dark orange celluloid at obverse fading to orange on reverse, matching scabbard with pebble finish and oak leaf pattern on lower section, throat of scabbard secured by two domed head screws, a Pack feature, and with attached portepee of dark green and silver. Blade well oiled, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Japanese tanto, blade 11 1/2 inches, with kozuka fitted into scabbard which is timber decorated with a basket-weave pattern with the top area banded, tsuka-ito fitted to timber and brass cord guide decorated with flowers, black metal tsuba decorated with flowers and with one slot for kozuka handle, koskira and kojiri both decorated and the base of the handle is decorated with flying cranes and flowers, handle is timber with wave-patterned carved section on both sides and with each bearing a black tortoise menuki, small blade stamped by maker and details engraved on small blade area of scabbard. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,200
Japanese Army Officer's sword, WWII, fitted with leather combat cover. Leather cover damaged but sword and handle intact, fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Japanese Army Officer's sword, WWII, fitted with leather combat cover. Blade has rust in parts and a few chips in cutting edge, handle damaged and taped, otherwise very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Japanese sword, wakizasha, 21-inch blade, some minor rusting and a few tiny edge nicks, tang signed and with chrysanthamum symbol near tsuba, voided patterned tsuba and floral decorated fuchi-kashira and kashira, retaining peg missing, scabbard missing, some damage to cloth binding and shark skin on handle. Fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $900
Japanese sword, 24-inch blade, signed tang, several chips to edge and the tip, replacement scabbard, shark skin on handle split and cloth binding has come undone at top end, kashira missing but menuki still attached, retaining peg missing, tsuba and fuchi-kashira decorated, cord guide loose, fitted with brown and blue cord and tassels as used by Army Company officers. Good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Middle Eastern daggers, Ottoman / Middle Eastern jambiya, curved blade with four wide fullers on each side, base of blade and adjoining section of hilt and both sides of handle area are overlaid in gold leaf and flower pattern, ivory grip, no scabbard; Indo/Persia, steel handle and scabbard overlaid with traditional ornate floral pattern, blade with Arabic engraved motif, lower half rusted on both sides. Fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
The Victory at Trafalgar Tankard, in pewter issued by the Maritime Trust of Great Britain, commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, by the Franklin Mint; The Viking Tankard in pewter, depicting a Viking Long ship at sea in high relief, by the Franklin Mint. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Scotland, The Whitehead Challenge Cup, Navy/Bisley prize medal in silver gilt and enamel, 160mm x 40mm, three year bars for 1901, 1902 and 1904, in fitted case of B. Ninnes, Goldsmith, Hythe. Lower part of medal detached, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Antarctic related, aluminium case (155mm x 75mm), hinged lid, inside lid and base are lugs for attaching cord between to secure contents, one base lug damaged, lid engraved, 'F.Wilde / British Antarctic Expedition 1907.' Several scratch and scuff marks otherwise very fine and an historic item.
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,200
University of N.S.W. Regiment, timber wall plaque (177mm x 148mm) bearing the regimental badge in colour; regimental hat badge in brass by A.Hudson, no lion in centre, no name on boomerang, no Scientia on open book, clip studs on reverse; ADFC (Australian Defence Force Canteens) N.S.W., one penny bottle token; medalette for ANZAC Day 1918 (C.1918/2). The last item with some mint red, very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Wartime correspondence, from Australian soldier in New Guinea sent to his brother-in-law in Australia in 1944, all letters sent by same soldier also included together with two letters of denial for importation into Australia of wartime relic, both from the Collector of Customs, one in August 1944, the other in September 1944.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
German set of hydrometers, WWII, for use on a boat (submarine) for measuring density of oil and battery acid, set of five instruments in case by Albert Dargatz, Hamburg 1 (4 hydrometers, 1 thermometer), gold blocked on lid '4 Spindeln / 1 Thermometer', together with a photo of a German Navy crewman in uniform and inscribed on reverse, 'At sea from 13.1.41 hope you keep me in your thoughts, Heinrich' (basic translation). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Military drum, The Queen's Gurkha Engineers (QC), Premier brand, made in England, dark red and blue sections with unit name in four scrolls, unit crest and unit motto in four scrolls, each within its own section, with two drumsticks. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
H.M.A.S. Sydney, destroying the Emden, 'Opaloid tooth paste' poster, 1915, framed (475mm x 320mm); Souvenir of the Greatest War, poster on board (640mm x 470mm), Rising Sun badge with various Divisions and relevant unit colour patches set into the badge rays and in each corner is a scene from France, Gallipoli, Egypt and Belgium; Bryant & May's, London, SS wax vestas tin; firing striker marked 'used by 4th Reinf. 34 Bn to fire their first rocket in France 1916'; Aiguillette in red cord; German sword knot; maritime navy officer's hat badge and petty officer's rank arm badge; small signal mirrors with belt clip fitting; detonation nose cones, measurement guage, combined spanner/hammer, holster and other items; copy of poem written by Sgt A.Scott NX67130 later KIA; ladies hat pin, Rising Sun badge (KC) with the words Australian Forces below. Good - fine. (34)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Sydney - Emden, scrapbook-type album containing magazine articles, copies of newspaper articles and other related material, includes a photocopy of 'An Illustrated Diary of Australian Internment Camps Berrima' in which Emden is featured also, a seven-page hand-written account of the action written in 1974 by a member of the Sydney's crew, Ernest Boston, Captain's Boy 1st Class No. 3286. Fine - very fine. (Approx 50)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Military Field Maps, World War I (32), France and Belgium; postcards, 1914-1930, including booklets (29), Belgium, France, Germany, The Ruins of Furnes, Nieuport, Zeebrugge, Ostende; also many single postcards, city scenes, cathedrals and photographs (150). Good - very fine. (approx 210)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180