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Print Catalogue Saturday 6th October 2018 | 09:00 Military, Coins, Scientific & Maritime. October 2018 Sale Lot 25 Description Estimate First World War Trio, 1914-15 Star ( A. DAVIS. ASST. STD. M.F.A. ) British £50.00 - £70.00 War Medal 1914-1918, Victory Medal ( A.DAVIS. STD. M.F.A.), together with a Second World War Defence Medal and a W.V.S. Civil Defence lapel badge Lot 26 Description Estimate Withdrawn £0.00 - £0.00 Lot 27 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( M- £20.00 - £30.00 274315 A.CPL. H. MILLIGAN. A.S.C. ), comes with original box of issue and postage envelope,records show Acting Corporal Henry Milligan entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, (2) Lot 28 Description Estimate First World War Memorial Plaque, (THOMAS LYONS) mounted onto a £40.00 - £60.00 presentation shield Lot 29 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( B- £30.00 - £50.00 19812 SJT. C.C. MCKEAND. R.FUS.), together with a miniature medal bar for the same two medals, a George VI Special Constabulary Medal ( COLIN. C. MCKEAND. ), medal ribbon bar for the BWM, Victory Medal and Special Constabulary Medal, a silver locket, maker J.W.T. ,and a Players Cigarettes card with the insignia of the British 12th ( Eastern) Infantry Division in the First World War, box of issue for the S.C. Medal states Newcastle Upon Tyne and 'Long Service Medal awarded in 1945' , records show Colin Campbell McKeand entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, 9th ( Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Regiment) served on the Western Front with the 36th Brigade of 12th Infantry Division for the duration of the war, (3) Lot 30 Description Estimate First World War 1914-15 Star (166858 A.G.W. BAKER. A.B. R.N.) and £20.00 - £30.00 Victory Medal (166858 A.G.W. BAKER. L.S. R.N.) Alfred George William Baker was born on 20/01/1877 at West Tarring, Salvington, Sussex, records show his first draft was on H.M.S. Impregnable on 14th May 1892 and finished his service at President IV, 30th April 1919, entitled to 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, (2) Lot 31 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( £20.00 - £30.00 M2-176247 PTE. A.E. WOODS. A.S.C. ) records show Arthur Woods entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, (2) Lot 32 Description Estimate First World War Trio to include 1914-15 Star ( 5206, GNR. C. HOWE, £40.00 - £60.00 R.G.A.) British War Medal and Victory Medal ( SR-5206. GNR. C. HOWE. R.A.), together with R.A.F. cap badge buttons and rank crowns in anodised aluminium contained in an old cocoa tin Lot 33 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( £20.00 - £30.00 146670 GNR. G.J.E. PECK. R.A. ), records show Gunner Gordon Peck of the Royal Field Artillery entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, (2) Lot 34 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( £25.00 - £40.00 706396 GNR. T. GREEN. R.A. ) together with a silver War Badge, number B345092, adapted as a pendant, (3) Lot 35 Description Estimate First World War pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal ( 203900. A- £30.00 - £50.00 CPL. J. THOMAS. NORTH'N. R.) together with a medal ribbon bar for War and Victory Medals, a silver plated cigarette case engraved ' Skewen & Neath Abbey. The War. Presented to Cpl. J. Thomas 1914-18', an enamel Cardiff City Special Constabulary lapel badge and the top part of a white metal territorial Force shoulder title, 'T/16', records show Acting Corporal James Thomas of the Northamtonshire Regiment ( later 90445 Labour Corps) entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal (Qty) Lot 36 Description Estimate First World War trio, 1915-15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal ( £30.00 - £50.00 2272 PTE. F. UNWIN. CAMB. R. ) Lot 173 Description Estimate 19th Century Belgian made, six cylinder, pin fire pocket revolver, Liege £200.00 - £300.00 proof mark to cylinder, housed in brown leather holster Lot 37 Description Estimate First World War pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal ( 891356 GNR. £30.00 - £50.00 H. GREEN. R.A. ) together with an Elizabeth II Imperial Service Medal ( HARRY GREEN) a headed letter from the Central Chancery at St James Palace conferring the award of the I.S.M. to Harry Green dated 23/8/55, original photograph of Gunner Green in the uniform of the Territorial Royal Field Artillery, another of him in civilian clothes, an envelope containing Isle of Ely Constabulary buttons and collar numerals marked ' Harry Greens Isle of Ely Constabulary uniform buttons', an envelope containing London & North Eastern Railway and British Rail buttons, a white metal plaque engraved, ' Presented to Mr H.Green on the occasion of his marriage, from his colleagues at the March Post Office', and a photograph of Mr Green in postmans uniform astride a motorcycle, Qty) Lot 44 Description Estimate First World War grouping to the Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) pair of £100.00 - £150.00 medals, 1914-1918 British War Medal, Victory Medal ( 33517 PTE. R.W. HALL. SCO. RIF. ) together with a two ribbon bar, a cast cap badge to the Cameronians with two loops to the reverse, 1916 scratched to the bottom, with black backing ribbon for the Glengarry, a Scottish Rifles shoulder title in gilding metal, hexagonal loops to reverse, an alloy identity bracelet plate engraved, ' Rfn. A. Hall, 33717, A Coy, 5/6 S.R., France', Soldiers Demobilization Account Form, Unit Register Card, Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve, Certificate of Employment in the War, Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity, post card ' to you dear husband from your loving Wife and Daughter', silk embroidered ' Forget me not' post card, Bill from undertakers dated 1946 to the executors of Richard Hall, records show Private Richard Hall entitled to the 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal, Lot 120 Description Estimate George V Naval officer's dirk acid etched blade, with acorn quillons and £150.00 - £250.00 anchor within reef, GVR cypher retailed by Walton & Co Ld, Ordnance Row, The Head, Portsmouth, leather scabbard with gilded mounts engraved with J H A Anderson RN, length 60cm Lot 174 Description Estimate Late 18th Century Flintlock box lock turn off cannon barrel pistol, Wilson £400.00 - £600.00 London, the grip inlaid with white metal wire and white metal pommel depicting C scrolls and lances, signed to the barrel Wilson London, 18cm long, housed within an associated case with turn off barrel tool, bullet mould and flints Lot 175 Description Estimate Pair of late 18th Century Turkish flintlock holster pistols, with side £600.00 - £900.00 hammer inlaid with gilt metal swag decoration, conforming decoration to the side and scrolls to the barrel, lion mask terminal and mask butt end on a walnut stock, 44cm long, (2) Lot 176 Description Estimate 19th Century round frame box lock pocket percussion pistol by Hugh £300.00 - £400.00 Granger of Preston, inspection marks on barrel Lot 408 Description Estimate World War Two plastic economy cap badge to the Manchester Regiment, £30.00 - £50.00 in chocolate brown, two blades to the reverse, K&K 2253 Lot 438 Description Estimate Military style bugle in copper and brass , white metal badge to the Argyll £20.00 - £30.00 and Sutherland Highlanders affixed to the bell Lot 512 Description Estimate Two cloth badges, to include Royal Artillery and a Durham Light Infantry £10.00 - £20.00 badge, (2) Lot 38 Description Estimate First World War pair, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal ( £20.00 - £30.00 22423 PTE.E.E. MALT LINC. R. ) records show Ernest Edwin Malt of the Lincolnshire Regiment enlisted age 27, wounded in action twice 20/9/1916 and 16/4/1918, transferred to Labour Corps, 409th Agriculture Company, with number 648004, entitled to the 1914-18 British War Medal and Victory medal Lot 220 Description Estimate 19th Century shot gun oak case, Henry Bond Diss label to the interior of £40.00 - £60.00 the lid Lot 221 Description Estimate 19th Century copper pistol powder flask, scroll and bead design with a £30.00 - £50.00 brass fitting and nozzle, 11.5cm long Lot 222 Description Estimate Army & Navy shotgun case, outer canvas covered case with label to the £30.00 - £50.00 interior, also with a cleaning rod Lot 223 Description Estimate Two Victorian powder flasks, a leather covered pear shaped shot flask with £30.00 - £50.00 brass charger and embossed with hunting dogs and a smaller leather covered flask, the larger 21cm overall, (2) Lot 224 Description Estimate 19th Century horn powder horn, named John Wood, Horn, with a pair of £200.00 - £300.00 figures standing by a path with cottages to the lane and a dog to the side, 32cm long Lot 225 Description Estimate Maynard's Patent Victorian lock action, Crown over VR, Mass Arms, £50.00 - £70.00 Ohiooper Falls, USA 1856 Lot 226 Description Estimate 19th Century Middle Eastern crescent shape powder flask, the brass flask £70.00 - £90.00 decorated in coloured enamels with a sprung stopper, 9cm long Lot 227 Description Estimate Collection of bullet moulds, two with handles the third without, together £50.00 - £70.00 with three steel examples, (6) Lot 228 Description Estimate George III horn flask, in the form of a bird with brass studs to the body and £120.00 - £180.00 swivel top, 11 cm high Lot 229 Description Estimate Leather shotgun case, rectangular form with a fitted interior, 83cm long £30.00 - £50.00 Lot 235 Description Estimate Second World War British 25 pdr shell case, dated 1940, with painted resin £40.00 - £60.00 projectile and fuse for a High Explosive round, inert Lot 66 Description Estimate Second World War German grouping to soldiers from the same family, £180.00 - £220.00 Besitzzeugnis ( Award certificate) for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound badge in black) to Pnr.
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