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RAAF sweetheart brooch, in 9ct gold (15mm x 43mm) copy of pilot's wings with King's crown, red enamel cap of maintenance and blue enamelled wreath, safety chain intact, stamped on reverse, 9ct NB. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
RAAF WWII kit, includes blue kit bag; gas mask in carry bag fully intact; chainsaw with handles and small tool in leather belt case; blue gaitors; caps, one with RAAF metal airman's hat badge; RAAF 5468 Fitters II.A Carpenter Riggers / Flight Riggers Course Notes, Engineering School, Issue 3 - 1941, 235 pp, foolscap printed sheets in binder; haemoeytometer in case; other odds and ends. Many items marked RAAF 63809, fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Russia, USSR, patriotic and commemorative badges (10); University Graduation Badge in gilt and enamel; a large 40th Anniversary commemorative plaque (110mm), featuring a motor bike rider carrying a large flag with the symbols of the armed forces (Jet, Army Red Star, Anchor) around, all in enamel with an ornate patterned metal surrounding on a metal base plate. Scratch on enamel of last item, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Sweetheart brooch, WWII, silver heart and bar engraved and sealed in clear plastic, pin back on bar, engraved, 'New Guinea' on bar, 'Mother' on heart. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Tasmania Police, cap badge (KC) in gilt (76mm x 60mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Tasmania Police, cap badge (EIIR) crown, in gilt and enamel (75.25mm x 64mm) No.742. Extremely fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $300
Trench art, Vampire bomber (200mm x 275mm) made from bullets and shells casing, painted in Army camouflage colours of brown and green, with fitting for attaching to timber base. The base loose, some paint missing, very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Trench art, WWI brass shell base (152mm diameter x 108mm high) bottom marked 'Patronenfabrik / Karlsruhl / Mai 1917'; another brass shell casing (85mm diameter x 25mm high) engraved pattern around main central area, rolled edge at top, suitable as vase; Japanese Zero in chrome-plated bronze (122mm x 160mm) to fit on base, support pin broken off. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Tribute fob, in 9ct gold (38mm x 36mm, 5.1gms), reverse engraved, 'R.H.Manson / A.I.F. / 1914-1918' and at top and sides and bottom clockwise, 'Token / Lady Bay / Southport / Hastings'.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
U.S.A., fire services, Ripon Fire Dept C.O. No.4 chrome hat badge; Syracuse F.D. hat badge (lug repaired); King County Fire District 24 enamel collar badge; Fire Department Engine 2 West Milwaukee, 4th July 1992, medal in white metal (39mm); California Firefighters 1993, medal to firefighters of the Firestorm of 1993, in bronze (38mm) in presentation card holder. First two badges good very fine, the rest uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
U.S.A., Police, embroidered cloth shoulder patches, mostly 1966-67,including Chicago, Sacramento, Long Beach, Louisiana, Honolulu, U.S.Customs, F.B.I. National Academy, Santa Cruz. Extremely fine. (250)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
U.S.A., aircrew wings, WWII, silvered brass, two piece construction, no maker's name but English manufacture with short brooch bar pin. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
U.S.A., U.S.Marine Corps, dress collar badge pair in gold and silver, reverse impressed 10K and sterling. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
U.S.A., 1968-1990, New York Police, Officer's cap badge, in white metal (47mm x 46mm); Police Commissioner Geneva N.Y., badge in white metal (70mm x 47mm); Policewoman Sergeant's badge in gold finish (52mm x 50mm); also embroidered cloth shoulder badges, whistle, belt buckles, buttons, chevrons, collar badges. Very fine - extremely fine. (approx 50)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
U.S.A., Police, embroidered cloth shoulder patches, 1966-1990, including Charlotte, Dallas, Greenville, New Orleans, Stone Mountain, Virginia, Washington. Extremely fine. (250)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Various militaria items, includes two Air Raid Warden helmets, one black with white W, one white with black W, leather leg-ins, sundry webbing items including binocular case and water bottles and belts, some of these U.S.Army issue, other leather belts, holders and .303 Lewis Gun small leather case. Very good - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
Women of Australia AIF, silver and enamel badge, impressed number 168558 on reverse, pin missing; Citizens Forces Annual Camp 1918 / 1919, uniface medalet in bronze; For King & Country Gippsland Hospital Jubilee Year 1916 medalet in gilt (C.1916/3); WWI Peace medalet 1919 (C.1919/2); 50th Anniversary Lithgow Small Arms Factory medal in bronze 1962 (C.1962/3); Hyde Parks Barracks Commemorative 1984 medal, one in silver the other in bronze (2) (C.1984/35; Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977 miniature medal with ribbon. Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Women of Australia WWI, badge with one star, reverse impressed no. A78463, by G.& E.Rodd 1940; RSL Badge, large two figure type, impressed no.52983 on reverse; two patriotic tinnies WWI, one in shape of Australia in nickel silver with enamel Union Jack in centre, the other being crossed flags of England and Australia; HMS Victory medalet 1903, in gilt (1) and copper (2) (17mm); miniature medals, 1939 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Defence Medal 1939-45, swing mounted. Fine - exztremely fine. (11)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
World military and police badges, metal and cloth, buttons, including Australia, pencil portrait WWII soldier, framed (260mm x 360mm), identity disc G.A.A'Court RAAF, cloth shoulder titles, Womens Royal Australian Army Corps, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, WWI 58th Infantry colour patches (2), Commonwealth Police buttons, 1960-1979; Great Britain, City of London Police, leather belt and brass buckle, Police cap badges (EIIR), Greater Manchester, Hampshire & Isle of Wight; U.S.A., Police, Delaware, Los Angeles, Wyckoff, Nassau, City of New York Police belt buckle. Very good - extremely fine. (approx 250)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
WWI, Voluntered for Active Service Medically Unfit badge; Returned from Active Service (AIF) badge; 2nd Battalion brass numeral 2; Australia metal shoulder title in brass; Education Department of Victoria, medalets for Anzac Day 1916 and 1918 (C.1916/2, 1918/2); School Childrens' Peace Medal, 1919 (C.1919/2). Presented on a display card, RAS badge fine, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Bayonet reference book, Skennerton, Ian D. & Richardson, Robert, British & Commonwealth Bayonets, second edition 1986, Margata, Queensland; hardcover, 404pp., b&w photos; comprehensive and standard reference work with hundreds of photos. As new.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Nos 34, 35, 37-43, 48, 49, 56-223; also some indexes and members lists. Very fine - extremely fine. (189)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Journal of the Indian Military Collectors Society, 1984 - 1997, 2003 - 2006, missing some issues. Good condition. (58)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Sabretache, The Journal of the Military Historical Society of Australia, Nos 1, 2-4, 6-9, Vol III Nos 1-3, Vol IV Nos 1-2, Vol VIII Nos 2-4, Vol IX Nos 1-3, Vol X-XXIX (missing Vol XVIII No.1 and Vol XX No.1), Vol XXX Nos 2-3, Vol XXXI-XL, Vol XLV-XLVII No.3. Fine - extremely fine. (155)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250