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Sale date:

Collectors Sale on Tuesday 18th November 2008

Lot numbers:

450-478 of 720

Lot

Description & Estimate

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Hammer Price £

450

A pair of late WWI binoculars by A Kershaw & Son Ltd Leeds, dated 1918, magnification 6, in original leather case also dated 1918 £30-35

Nil

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451 Eight British cap/collar badges including Kings Regiment, Kings Scottish LI by J R Gaunt, East Surrey by Buttons Ltd and others (8) £15-25

Nil

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452 Books - After Pretoria The Guerilla War Vols I and II pub Amalgamated Press 1902 and With the Flag To Pretoria Vol. I and II pub Harmsworth Bros. 1900 (4 in total) all part red leather bound £40-50

Nil

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453 A complete set of photographic cards "Campaigns in Focus The Second Afghan War" reproduced from period photographs in original envelope £25-30

Nil

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454 A British propaganda imitation Iron Cross bearing the names of locations damaged by the German army in 1914 "Louvain" etc. It is thought that at least some of these were made at the "Albion" Iron Works at Leigh in Lancashire 1914/15. Together with a German Wound Badge (2) £40-60

Nil

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455 An Imperial German Belt Buckle with attached short leather flap dated 1916 £30-40

Nil

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30
456 A WWII German Fire Brigade diary/pocket instructions book dated 1941; an epaulette and cloth badge (3) £40-50

Nil

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457 A WWII German cuff title, stitched in white on a black ground with SS runes and Feldgendarmerie £100-120

Nil

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458 A WWI period brass belt buckle embossed with a double headed eagle motif 6.5cms wide £30-40

Nil

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459 Ten assorted Imperial German buttons, small and large, brass and white metal, two with eagle, some with crown

Nil

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460 A WWI German epaulette, silver braid border and "58" in red; a WWII German epaulette, silver braid border and two metal "pips"; a pair of epaulettes with gilt metal "14"; another pair "2" and a single with flaming grenade and "237" (7) £30-40

Nil

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461 HOME GUARD - a small collection of home Guard cloth flashes including an arm band stamped "Somerset TA Association", some unused including "Som" (cut off the roll) etc £50-60

Nil

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462 Hertfordshire Regiment - items removed from a WWI officers tunic including collar dogs by Firmin, 4 large and 6 small brass buttons by Gaunt, cap badge by Ludlow London and purple/red chevron stripes denoting overseas service £40-60

Nil

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463 Somerset Light Infantry - a quantity of postcards and photographs relating to the SLI including marching "Castle Guard" at Windsor c.1909, 3 Platoon 5th Somerset LI, individual portraits, funeral of Pte Wiltshire and others (a lot) £40-60

Nil

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464 A hardwood truncheon with rounded pommel and moulded grip together with "The City" nickel whistle (2) £30-40

Nil

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465 Two WWII cartoon booklets "The Two Types by Jon" and "Jon's Two Types In Italy" (2)

Nil

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466 A German made plated brass breast badge - Luftwaffe Air Crew Observers Badge, 1936 pattern, stamped on the back "Berlin" £80-90

Nil

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467 The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939 - 1945 published 1950

Nil

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55
468 A British 1907 pattern Lee Enfield Bayonet, arrow stamped, single edged blade, 43cms approx

Nil

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10
469 A North African sword similar to those used in the Sudanese Campaigns, having leather bound grip and pommel with iron cruciform cross guard, blade 78.5cms which is crudely engraved with snakes etc. stamped with lion and orb and cross, some rusting, together with a Shamshir type sword (2)

Nil

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100
470 A Victorian malacca cane Sword Stick,blade 46cms approx.part blued, having white metal top and fittings, brass ferrule £30-50

Nil

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471 A fencing foil with bowl guard together with an ebonised wooden truncheon (2)

Nil

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10
472 A leather shot flask with brass nozzle

Nil

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473 Two Victorian photographs dated Nov 1890 of a Trooper in the West Somerset Yeomanry Provenance: both photos came from a local farming family near Burnham on Sea, Somerset £20-40

Nil

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474 A Japanese Tanto having same tsuka and saya, decorative silver metal fuchi and small copper tsuba, the blade with visible hamon, blade 18cms long £100-150

Nil

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475 A Japanese dagger having ebonised tsuka and saya, floral menuki, the tsuba with samurai and bird decoration, signed tang, short curved blade with hamon, overall length 35cms £150-200

Nil

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475A A Japanese Wakazashi having lacquered saya and curved blade £200-250

Nil

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476 A Japanese Wakizashi the kashiri with dragons head decoration, same tsuka bound with black ito, decorative menuki, the fuchi cast with grasshopper, plain tsuba, the folded blade decorated to one side with a scaly dragon, mother of pearl inlaid saya fitted with a small knife, blade 36.5cms long £130-160

Nil

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477 A Japanese Wakizashi having kashira cast with scaly dragon, same tsuka with decorative menuki and black ito, the fuchi cast with dragon, openwork tsuba with horseman and dragon, heat tempered blade and in mother of pearl inlaid saya fitted with small knife , signed tang, blade 61.5cms £150-250

Nil

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 478

A Japanese Wakizashi having same tsuka with black ito, decorative tsuba cast with waves, signed tang, the metal saya with engraved stork and figural decoration, overall 65cms long £80-130

Nil

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