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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne The Linen Yard South Street Two Day Fine Art Sale - Militaria, Coins and Medals and Crewkerne Collectors' and Sporting Items Somerset TA18 8AB United Kingdom Started 14 Nov 2013 10:00 GMT Lot Description 1 A .22 RIFLE & SCOPE A Voere .22 rifle with Bushmark 4 x 32 telescopic sight fitted with magazine. No 250864 *Rfd/RFC rqd* A 12B SHOTGUN & CASE. A 12b boxlock non-ejector shotgun, with E M Reilly. London on the top rib. 28" barrels with traces of case 2 hardening on the action, numbered 144939. In a webbing case with removable leather shoulder pad, cleaning equipment etc. *Rfd/sac rqd*. 3 A.22 RIFLE. A Cooey Model 60 repeater rifle, with crudely mounted telescopic sight. *Rfd/Rfc rqd*. A WINCHESTER CARBINE 44 Cal. A Winchester 1892 model.44 calibre carbine, in need of repair/renovation. Some water damage 4 evident, to barrel and steel furniture. No 269239. Sold with four cases of ammunition (199 rounds in total) *Rfd/Fac opening rqd* A 16B AYA MODEL 4 BOXLOCK EJECTOR SHOTGUN. An AYA model 4 16B boxlock ejector shotgun, with 27" barrels. Much colour 5 hardening and original finish remaining, having a chequered grip and showing little sign of frequent usage. Number 543557. *Rfd/Sac rqd*. A CHARLES BOSWELL S/L/E 12B. A Charles Boswell 12B number 15722, sidelock ejector. Ornately engraved actions and breeches 6 etc, 30" barrels and chequered grip. The engravings of game birds and gun dogs are amid foilage and fields. Gold escutcheon plate, safety catch and the number 2 on lever a ...[more] A 20 BORE GREENER SHOTGUN. A 20B Greener `Best Boxlock Ejector` shotgun, with 28" barrels and ornately engraved action etc. 7 Contained in a leather fitted case with some tools including Screwdriver-Oil Bottle etc present. Label inset in lid, some handwritten instructions for user. C1888. See ...[more] A 1897 PATTERN SWORD. An 1897 pattern Officers sword with brown leather scabbard. Steel hilt with slung bugle cartouche, plain 8 blade of 32". Blade marked with made and proved in India, Manton & Co Calcutta & Delhi. A TULWAR & A BAYONET. An Indian Tulwar sword with curved single-edged 29" blade, stell classical hilt. A French Epee bayonet 9 dated 1879 with steel scabbard. (2) A BOSS & Co SHOTGUN CASE & LOADING EQUIPMENT. A leather bound shotgun case for a double-barrelled 30" example, inset 10 label reads Bofs & Co, Gun , Rifle & Breech Loader, Manufacturers To His Royal Highness Prince of Wales. Inside there is damage to the red beize, from moths etc ...[more] SHIPS PLAQUES. A quantity of cast of wooden ships plaques including Fleet Air Arm squadrons, numbered 727/801/803/804. M S 7, 11 Tartar, Clyde etc. A FLYING SUIT. A Circa 1950`s flying suit Mk2-2A lightweight wear, used for tropical climates, the Med Squadron etc. Complete with its 12 survival knife and shoulder patches for 894 Sqdn. FLYING LOGBOOKS. Four Flying Logbooks with photographs and diary entries added to the details. A magnificent career flying from 13 the mid war period, 1943 until 1967. Single engined training planes to Jets and Helicopters. Among the planes flown by Commander H E R Bain were. DH82A-Cornell Link Tra ...[more] A FLYING SUIT & BOOTS. A green Flying Suit with size 9 Flying Boots. The suit has Broad arrow markings, having seen very little 14 usage. PHOTOGRAPHS-PRINT etc. A framed print of Britannia Naval College Dartmouth, from John Western`s original painting. The 15 commission document for Commander H E R Bain RN, also framed photographs of ships etc, related to his long career in the RN. A SHIN-GUNTO KATANA. A military Shin Gunto Katana with signed tang, and leather covered saya. The translation reads `Made by 16 Hatori Masahiro at Seki in Mino province`. The name of the person who probably captured the sword is also engraved on the tang. Jemedar. P. Narayana.Sami. 18950 Q.V.O.M.S &a ...[more] A PICKLEHAUBEN. A Great War period Bavarian Officers Picklehauben with spike top. Lacking chin strap and lacing internally, the 17 brass badge reads In True Fest. A FRAMED PICTURE & EPHEMERS C1962 (PANZER BATTN) A framed picture of a German Town, with Panzer plaque below as a 18 token of esteem, to Lt Col W E Robinson. Large book/pamphlet form of German Uniform of the period. A wooden plaque from a German General to Lt Col Robinson, all C1961/2. The pictur ...[more] A SILVER PLATED HMS CUMBERLAND TAMPON. The ships crest of the Cruiser HMS Cumberland, silver plated and mounted on a 19 wooden shield of 11" diameter. A quality Gun Tampon presented to Captain R H Bevan RN, from the County Class Cruiser HMS Cumberland. Launched in 1928 at 10,000 tons, served W ...[more] 20 A CASED BUSBY. A Lancashire Fusiliers Officers cased Busby with yellow cockade, contained in a rusted jappaned tin with mount. FULL DRESS UNIFORM ITEMS. An early 20thc officers Red Frock coat with Fusilier Grenade collars and Lancashire Fusiliers buttons. 21 Mess Dress and various partial belts/sash, cased Pith Helmet etc. AN OFFICERS BALL TOP HELMET. An Officers Blue Cloth helmet with ball top, Kings Crown Royal Artillery badge. NB The badge has 22 broken in two, and is in need of repair. 23 A KATANA. A short bladed Katana with unsigned tang, in Shin Gunto mounts. 21.1/2" blade with leather covered wooden scabbard. AN 18thC SCOTTISH SWORD. An 18thC Scottish Backsword, with a German blade of 29" with parallel double fullers on each side. The 24 blade in line with other known swords of the period, is spuriously marked Andria Farara. The brass hilt appears to be a later or replacement part, is damaged due to ...[more] A MAHOUTS ANKHUS. A 19thC Mahouts goad or Ankhus, inlaid with silver and gold damascened decoration. Voided shaft with bells 25 inset, 23.1/4" overall length. 26 A SWORDSTICK. A WW11 period bayonet bladed swordstick, in a leather wrapped wooden scabbard. 27 A JAPANESE BAYONET. An Arisaka bayonet complete with scabbard and frog. Swept forward quillion, with a clean frosted steel blade. TWO GB BAYONETS. A 1907 pattern bayonet complete with leather scabbard, blackened blade with various markings. An LIA3 28 bayonet complete with steel scabbard. (2) TWO FRENCH BAYONETS. Two French model 1866 sabre bayonets, both with scabbards. St Etienne arsenal dated 1868 & 1873 29 respectively. TWO FRENCH BAYONETS. Two French 1866 model sabre bayonets, complete with steel scabbards. One marked St Etienne 1874, 30 the other an unmarked example. TWO BAYONETS. A French 1874 model Epee bayonet complete with scabbard. An arabic marked Mauser bayonet, both with steel 31 scabbards. BAYONETS & KNIVES etc. A Spanish Bolo Bayonet, complete with steel scabbard. A Commando dagger with cast hilt and incorrect 32 scabbard. A Pig Sticker, amended fighting knife etc (5) 33 VOLUMES 1 & 11 THE WESTERN FRONT. Hardbound volumes 1 & 11 on The Western Front with illustrations by Miurhead Bone. A ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICERS SWORD. A George V Royal Engineers officers sword, with brown leather field scabbard. The clean 34 32.3/4" (some few places with light rust) blade with RE device and motto, under a Kings Crown is by R Groves of Wellington Street, Woolwich. A GERMAN BAYONET. A K98 parade bayonet with plated blade of 9. 3/4" length, marked C Gustav. Spitzer. Solingen with makers 35 mark. Black finish steel scabbard with black leather frog. A NAPOLEONIC SABRE. A silver (unmarked) mounted 1796 variant sword, with black and silver coloured metal furniture. The English 36 blade is some 35" long and marked Woolley & Co on the backedge. The mounts are consistent with the French style of the late 18thC. An old label on the scabbard s ...[more] A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A North African Jambiya dagger with silver mounts and horn hilt. Of classical form with double-edged 7.5" curved 37 blade, in a leather and silver mounted scabbard. 38 A JAPANESE BAYONET. A WW11 Arisaka model 1897 bayonet complete with scabbard and frog. AN 1856 PATTERN BAYONET. An 1856 pattern Yatagan bayonet with 22. 1/2" blade, lacking a scabbard. E crown 41 and crown over 39 VR markings. TWO GERMAN BAYONETS. An 1878 pattern bayonet with shortened 10" blade and matching scabbard, both with plated mounts etc. A 40 K98 bayonet with blackened finish and leather scabbard, complete with a frog. Marked 43 ASW on one side, 8001 CL on the other side of the blade. AN 1876 PATTERN BAYONET An 1876 Martini-Henri socket bayonet, complete with leather and brass scabbard. Markings to the blade 41 include Broad arrow and WD, BR over 13, etc. TWO BAYONETS. A USA Remington bayonet complete with leather and steel green scabbard. Also a French 1874 pattern bayonet 42 with steel scabbard. A COMMANDO DAGGER. A Commando dagger with sharpened and blackened blade, in a leather scabbard with two clip mounts. No 43 visible markings, cast ringed grip hilt. Also a `Pig Sticker` bayonet complete with steel scabbard. A KATANA. A Shin-Gunto mounted Katana with an earlier blade fitted, signed Kuni-Mitsu. Regulation Shin Gunto mounts and steel 44 scabbard, in khaki paint lacking the chafe. The tang has a total of five mekuni-ana (peg holes) and has the three character signature Kuni-Mitsu. The blade has some stainin ...[more] A PARTIAL WAKASASHI. A partial Wakasashi, consisting of an unsigned 19" blade with surface rust, partial lacquered saya with 45 kurigata. A VICTORIAN OFFICERS SWORD. A Victorian Infantry officers sword with steel hilt and slung bugle device, below a Victorian Crown. 46 The stained blade of 32.25", is etched with the same device amid foilage etc.