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Royal Military Tournament, 1896, in bronze (38mm) reverse inscribed, 'Sergeant / H.C.Harewood / 1st Prize / Tent Pegging / Heads & Posts / Lemon Cutting / Scottish District / 1896.' Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Tribute medal, WWI, Lidcombe, in silver (38mm) with ribbon and suspension brooch intact, scroll on reverse engraved, 'A Tribute From / The Citizens / of / Lidcombe / On His Return From / Active Service / 1918', edge engraved, J.Evans, obverse the goddess Victory facing and holding a laurel wreath out above a Gallipoli landing scene at daybreak, below the designer's name, 'FAMES', reverse, Australian coat-of-arms atop a scroll engraved as described above, around, 'He Heard His Country's Call'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
The St John Ambulance Association, badge in 18ct gold, 11.01gms, with suspension loop, engraved on reverse, 'R.T.Clark / No. 41305 / L.R.C.P. & S.Ed.' Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $450
2nd V.B.A & SH, (2nd Volunteer Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Drill Hall Bazaar, 1901, silver fob (38mm x 25mm) by H.G.& S Ld. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Army Championships Victoria, prize medal in bronze (30mm), inscribed on reverse, '440 yards / 1896-97 Quota / Senior Cadets / third / Sergt Wilson A.B / 46th Btn / 1913'. Surface marks otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Australian Army, WWI and WWII metal badges, almost all oxidised, most trade qualification badges with backing plates, includes, Chaplains (KC) collars (40); Army Service Corps (KC) collars (20); Corps of Signals (KC) collars (10); Engineers, collars (50); Bandsman (KC) (10); Bugler (bright finish) (20); Lewis Gunner (20); Machine Gunner (20); Pioneer (10). Mostly uncirculated. (200)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Australian Army, regimental badges, 1930-42, 22nd Infantry, collars (4); 32nd Infantry, collars (2); 33rd Infantry, collars (2); 40th Infantry, hat, collars (2); 43rd Infantry, collars (4); 48th Infantry, collars (2); 49th Infantry, hat, collars (2); 57th Infantry, collars (32); Corps of Signals, hat, collars (2). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (26)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Australian Rising Sun, hat badge (KC); collar badge (KC); Scottish Association fob badge by K.G.Luke Melb, engraved on reverse, 'D.Corp / G.3'; enamelled plaque featuring a coat-of-arms; unidentified large enamel and gilt European unit badge; white metal officers pip; war related tinnies (2). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, Rising Sun hat badge (KC), in bronze by Stokes; Australia metal shoulder titles (4); overseas service chevron (2 stripes) a few moth holes; set of three teaspoons, two silver plated and one gilt, ladles marked 'Melbourne Cup/1981' and handles feature a racehorse and jockey crossing the finish-line and the name below, 'Just A Dash'. Very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australian Rising Sun, hat badges, post WWII (KC) in gilt by Amor, Sydney (3); collar badge, WWII (KC) in oxidised by Stokes & Sons Ltd, lugs replaced by pin-back fitting. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australian Army qualification badges, WWI and WWII metal badges, all but twenty five bugler and eight pioneer badges with metal backing plates; Bandsman, oxidised (10); Bugler (30, ten oxidised); Lewis Gunner (30, three gilt, seven bronze, twenty oxidised); Machine Gunner, oxidised (25); Pioneer, oxidised (8). Mostly uncirculated. (103)
Estimate $130
SOLD $100
Australian Army, metal badges, Australian Army Chaplain's Department (Christian), King's crown collar badges, oxidised (40); Australian Army Service Corps, King's crown 1911 pattern, hat and collar pair, oxididsed (2 sets), collar badges, oxidised (20); Australian Artillery, 1912-18 pattern, hat and collar pair, oxidised (2 sets, one hat badge not oxidised); Australian Corps of Signals, 1930-42 pattern, hat and collar pair, oxidised except for one collar badge; Australian Engineers, 1930-42, collar badges (40, thirty-six oxidised). Mostly uncirculated. (115)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
AIF Artillery League Tasmania in enamelled gilt with lug pins on back by Stokes; 11th L.H Regt collar badges (two pairs XI and 11); Great Britain Royal Artillery Prisoners of War enamelled stg. silver badge by Fattarini, Bolton. Also a complete set of Golden fleece swap cards of Australian uniforms 1855-1964 (36). Very fine - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Australia, badges rank, trade and shoulder titles, 1903-1990, including RAA Provost Corps hat badge, 1953-1960; Royal N.S.W. Regiment, Artillery, Musician, Rising Sun, Northern Command band brass belt buckle. Very good - very fine. (120)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
RAAF Aircrew Category 2 (Sergeant), arm badge, eagle above three stars within wreath, embroidered white on dark blue; RAAF summer uniform shoulder board with blackened metal eagle and separate King's crown; ribbon bar, 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal 1939-45, War Medal 1939-45. The first badge good very fine and scarce, the rest fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Army and Air Force, cloth rank and trade badges, shoulder boards, mostly Australian, however includes U.S.A., Great Britain. Very good - extremely fine. (250)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Sailors & Soldiers Assocn of Vict, Fathers badges (3), stick-pin type (KC50) by Stokes, impressed on reverse, A560; button-hole type, reverse impressed, Stg. Sil., R.W.King and number 2157, engraved around bottom edge, 'W.A.Ede-Clendinnen'; another identical but impressed number, 11857; Sailors Soldiers Airmens Assocn, Fathers badge, button-hole type (KC49), on reverse 'B / K.G.Luke / Melb', impressed number, 1526; Hon. Collector P.O.W. Appeal, enamel badge by Amor Sydney, impressed number on reverse, 7516; Returned from Active Service badge (AIF) WWI, by Austral Engrv Co, Perth, impressed number on reverse, 101200; RSL badge, small three figure type, impressed number, 52820. Some enamel missing from P.O.W. Appeal badge, very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Great Britain, W.W.II, A.R,P. (Air Raid Precaution) badge in sterling silver, hallmarked London 1939 by J.C., crown over A.R.P. block. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
U.S.A., subdued unit patches, 7th Engineer Brigade (40), 9th Division (40), 20th Engineer Brigade (40), 72nd Field Artillery Brigade (40), 83rd Division (40), 210th Field Artillery Brigade (35), Individual Readiness Reserve (40), Medical (40), Strategic Communications Command (40). Uncirculated. (355)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
The Regiment, 2 Southampton St, Award of Merit in bronze (38mm), unnamed; The Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), battle honours commemorative, 1685-1935, in bronze (38mm); Visit of the Fleet, Sunderland, Sept 1874, in brass (30mm) (cf. BHM2988), around top edge mis-struck resulting in no legend on reverse. First medal has two small rim bumps and a few edge nicks, very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Dog tag, Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx scene, inscribed '9967 / F.Mayne / 2 A.S.H / R.C. / Sister C.Mayne / 69 Edward St / Nth Sydney', holed for suspension; King's Silver War Badge, impressed on reverse, A96289; Returned from Active Service badge (WWI), impressed on reverse 38291, scratched on name, F.Mayne North Sydney; silver fob (33mm x 25mm) by W.Kerr, gold centre shield with arms, reverse inscribed 'Diocesan Exams / 1912 / Aggregate.'; silver fob (40mm x 25mm) by WHH, obverse centre engraved, 'M.B.H.S. (Marist Brothers High School), reverse inscribed, 'F.Mayne / 1913'. The RAS badge is good, the rest very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Princess Mary Christmas tin, 1914, together with accompanying card; trench art, .303 shell casing pencil holder. The tin has a few indentations on the bottom and a tiny dent on one edge otherwise with almost full original gilt and as such scarce, the rest very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sweetheart powder compact, WWII, engraved on lid with a naval ship inside a map of Australia with ports of Darwin, Sydney and Albany indicated and the year 1945, with 'H.M.S.Suffolk' below, inscription at top, 'To my Dear Wife / from Harry' and at the bottom, 'In Australia'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Victoria Mounted Rifles, steel pattern for sword hand-guard (292mm x 106mm), c.1890, probably made by English firm, Wilkinson's, as the name 'Victoria / Mounted Rifles' is on a razor blade shaped rectangular section etched on to one side. Very fine and of historical significance.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Japan, an interesting selection of badges (10, six with enamel) includes WWII and UNAJ United Nations badge. Extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $240
SOLD $0
Japan, WWII Army Veteran badge (44mm x 21mm); same design badge (27mm x 18mm) (3), gilt, silver and bronze varieties. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Japan, WWII Army Veterans badge (2) gilt and silver, each on different coloured rosette. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Japan, WWII Veterans badge (2 both different, one on a red and white rosette ribbon); Fire Fighting badges (3, two in enamel and one with a green centre stone, c.1950s-1960s. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $240
SOLD $0
Japan, Imperial Army Patriot Badge Sea Disaster Association badge, silvered and enamel. In timber case of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Japan, badges, WWII Patriot Badge, scalloped edged hexagon with star on anchor within wreath, floral decorated suspender bar, gilt; another in silver; another with five arched edges with centre inscription inside wreath, fixed pin-back suspender in gilt; Special Member Badge, scalloped edged hexagon with Japanese characters within rays, bow and arrow below, red and white striped ribbon behind, pin-back suspender. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0