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Sale date:

Fine art Sale on 21st April 2009 - Militaria, Coins, Medals & Collectables

Lot numbers:

31-60 of 724

Lot

Description & Estimate

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Hammer Price £

31

AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR PATTERN SWORD
Brass hilt with painted steel scabbard.
£120-150

Nil

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105
32 A DECORATIVE SWORD.
Reproduction with Honeysuckle hilt and the cypher of the 2nd Life Guards in brass.
£70-100

Nil

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70
33 A CASED MILITARY COMPASS.
Leather cased with brass body and mother of pearl degrees scale. Dated 1913 by E R Watts & Son London number 5616.
£20-30

Nil

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34 TWO SILK MAPS SHEET 44/J & 44K
In good condition of French Indo China, and neighbouring countries, 1-1,000,000 scale, or 1" to 15.78 miles.
£60-80

Nil

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35 A SILK MAP SHEET 44/L. SHEET 44/ M.
A silk map of French Indo China North, in very good condition.

£30-40

Nil

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36 A SILK MAP SHEET 44/J & 44/K
A silk map of French Indo China central and Siam Thailand East.
£30-50

Nil

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38
37 A SILK MAP OF FRANCE.
Second Edition showing zones etc, dated March 44.
£30-50

Nil

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55
38 BATTALION ORDERS 1-8th GURKHA RIFLES.
Dating around 1920 the list of honours and awards, punishment and duties etc of the battalion. A fascinating record of an officers pay of £750, less £401 Mess Bill. £23.5.6d Income Tax etc, for one month including £200 staff allowance. Other related documents
£20-40

Nil

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35
39 FRAMED DUEL OF EAGLES PRINT.
Robert Taylor's Duel of Eagles signed by Douglas Bader and Adolf Galland.
£120-150

Nil

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120
40 TWO STARTING PISTOLS.
No maker visible but made in the Remington Saw Handled Derringer style. Single shot type with wooden grips.
£40-60

Nil

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38
41 A PAIR OF PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS A/F.
Both marked Ino Richards Strand London, one complete the other missing hammer and ramrod etc. 4.7/8" barrels with underslung ramrod on complete pistol, ramrod rear mount missing on the other 8.25" overall length. Both bearing proof marks and concealed triggers, devils mask butt caps.
£150-200

Nil

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760
42 A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL.
Maker unknown, fluted turnoff barrel 3" long, centre-hammer action, 8" overall length. Cracked trigger guard and missing screw at rear of the action. Inlaid with decoration to the handle, lions mask on butt cap.
£80-120

Nil

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140
43 A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL.
Turnoff barrel of some 1.5/8", with concealed trigger by George Jones of London. Missing the hammer and cock, with sliding safety catch, 6" overall length.
£80-120

Nil

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170
44 A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL.
Turnoff barrel 1.5/8" long, 6" overall length. Clough & Sons of Bath maker, concealed trigger and sliding safety.
£80-100

Nil

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45 A H W MORTIMER FLINTLOCK PISTOL.
A ladies or Muff Pistol size 4.5" overall length, with 1 1/16" turnoff barrel. Marked with makers name and London, concealed trigger, sliding safety catch, the cock flint grip jaw is incomplete.
£100-150

Nil

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190
46 A POWDER FLASK.
Brass and copper Powder Flask , no visible maker
£40-60

Nil

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47 A GREAT WAR OFFICERS HELMET.
A Tommy Helmet with original sack covering, complete with proof it saved severe injury or death, by the deep gouge in it. Also a brass shell case.
£20-30

Nil

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720
48 GREAT WAR BOOKS.
Bound in original oblong publications, 1914/1915/1916, also a French publication Les Champs de Bataille de la Marne. (4)
£20-30

Nil

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49 REGIMENTAL MAGAZINES.
Leinster Regt magazines pre WW1, including articles on the Aeroplane in War, 1909/11 (8 in total).
£25-35

Nil

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20
50 19THC MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHS.
Contained in a scrap album are amongst others photographs of the Abbassinian campaign of 1868. Theodores grave, rivers and countryside etc. Loose are Irish, Indian and British Regimental Officers etc. Leinsters, DLI, 109th Bombay Infantry etc.
£50-80

Nil

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780
51 1930's GERMAN PROPAGANDA BOOKS.
Adolf Hitler, Soldaten Fallen Vom Himmel, Flieger Funker Kanoniere and Reichstag in Nurnberg 1934,etc (6).
£30-40

Nil

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25
52 A STARTING REVOLVER.
12 shot with reduced size chambers and blank barrel, in the Webley style.
£30-50

Nil

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42
53 A VICTORIAN SWORD.
Brass hilt with VR cypher, single-edged blade with spearpoint 32.5" length. Complete with steel scabbard, tip of the blade slightly bent, with traces of etching on one side.
£100-150

Nil

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54 A VICTORIAN FUSILIER OFFICERS SWORD.
Brass hilt with Fusilier Grenade, part of the guard missing
£100-150

Nil

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55 A REMINGTON DERRINGER PISTOL
.41 Caliber double-barrelled Derringer, with Remington and Elliots Patent on barrel. The pistol has pitting on the decorated action, barrel etc
£100-150

Nil

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170
56 MILITARY POLICE ITEMS.
A mounted Truncheon, Handcuffs and Helmet all QE11 issues. Together with another plain wooden Truncheon.
£30-50

Nil

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45
57 MILITARY EPHEMERA.
Military Postcards, Wrist Compass, Silk Egyptian WW1 period printed God Save the King etc, souvenir piece, Shellcase etc
£30-40

Nil

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55
58 A 1908 CAVALRY PATTERN SWORD.
A Wilkinson 1908 cavalry sword with various markings at the throat of the very clean blade. Leather covered scabbard, with rusted hilt, sword knot attached.
£100-150

Nil

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320
59 A 12th LANCERS OFFICERS SWORD.
Honeysuckle design Wilkinsons Solid Patent Hilt, with gilt and red sword knot. Edward V11 cypher on the blade with the initials F H N on one side. On the other is 'Prince of Wales X11 Royal Lancers, other foilage designs on both sides. Slightly curved single-edged 35" blade, in steel scabbard.
Frederic Herbert Norton educated at Malvern and R M College, joined the 12th Lancers serving in India and Africa, retiring prior to WW1. Rejoining at the outbreak of war, with the Norfolk Yeomanry and the Northumberland Hussars with whom he saw service in France. Being severley wounded and buried for two days, he needed extensive surgery to the jaw. He later joined the RFC/RAF as an observer from February 1918. See Illustration.
£200-250

Nil

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520
60 A SIGHTING COMPASS.
Leather cased Matthews and Son Mk 1 dated 1906, with F H Norton on the case. Brass 2.75" diameter with side view to circular scale, marked H Hughes and Son Ltd 1906 No 2963V.
£40-60

Nil

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