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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Militaria, Coins and Medals (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Lawrences, Crewkerne | Location: | South Street, Crewkerne |
| Contact: | Telephone: 01460 73041 Fax: 01460 270799 | ||
| Date: | 23rd May 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Monday 20th May 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday 21st May 9.00 am to 7.00 pm Wednesday 22nd May 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 23rd May 8.30 am to 4.30 pm Friday 24th May 8.30 am to 10.00 am Please note that the viewing for each sale will close when |
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| Auction Lots - Page 3 | |||
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| A FLINTLOCK PISTOL. A Flintlock pistol of european style, with additional decoration in the eastern style. Octagonal/round 8.3/4" shortened barrel with added silver plating and wire inlay. Top cock missing, as is the ramrod. 15.3/4" overall length. £150-200 |
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| 102 | |||
| AN EASTERN BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL. A trade quality flintlock blunderbuss pistol, with silver decoration on the flared muzzle 11.3/4" barrel. Pistol grip with an overall length of 21". £100-150 |
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| 103 | |||
| A SHIPS SWIVEL GUN. Of large construction a brass barreled converted percussion lock, a swivel ship or rampart gun. English made barrel and altered steel lock, adapted from flintlock to percussion action many years ago. 25" brass flared muzzle (2.3/8" diameter) barrel with Proof Marks evident. Brass furniture and cracking to the wooden stock, lacking a ramrod. See Illustration £500-700 |
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| 104 | |||
| A KASKARA SWORD. A North African 19thC Kaskara sword with double-edged 34" blade, decorated with three fullers and reverse moons. £70-100 |
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| 105 | |||
| A KASKARA SWORD. A 19thC North African tribesmans sword with double-edged 37.5" blade, with three partial fullers. The blade is decorated along the entire blade with cartouches and Islamic writing. £100-200 |
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| 106 | |||
| A LARGE KINDJAL DAGGER. A large Kindjal dagger with wooden rivetted hilt, 18.75" blade with an overall length of 24.25". £150-200 |
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| 107 | |||
| KUKRIS & KNIVES. Three Kukris of which two have scabbards, two have a bone handle the other wooden grips. The third is another military issue with markings on the blade. A spear point, two North African knifes. One Kukri has the badge of the Gurkhas on the scabbard, and a plated blade. A Khyber knife and scabbard in poor condition (7) £100-150 |
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| 108 | |||
| A SAWBACK MAUSER BAYONET. A sawback K98 model bayonet with steel scabbard. Marked Gerbruder Heller. Marienthal on the 9. 7/8" blade. £60-80 |
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| 109 | |||
| A SUDANESE KNIFE. A large N African Sudanese style knife, 18.75" double-edged lightly decorated. blade. A hardwood hilt with classical pommel, lacking a scabbard. £70-90 |
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| 110 | |||
| CONTINENTAL SIDEARMS. A brace of 19thC brass hilted sidearms, with gladius style blades, one lacking a full tip. (1/2"). Both blades with 3/4 fullers, 20" & 19.5" respectively, 2.1/2" width at throats, no visible markings. £200-300 |
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| 111 | |||
| A BRACE OF TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. Two eastern flintlock pistols with brass and gold decoration to the 9.5" barrels. Bone ramrod tip and forestock, 15.75" overall length. The second pistol lacks the bone mounts and its ramrod. £250-350 |
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| 112 | |||
| A TURKISH PISTOL. A Turkish flintlock pistol with stars and crescents decoration, also wire inlay. The 11.5" round barrel, is in the twist style, with additional decoration. Brass furniture and steel lock, lacking its escutcheon plate etc £130-170 |
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| 113 | |||
| A BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL. A flintlock blunderbuss pistol in the eastern style, with decorated 11.1/8" barrel. 21" overall length, some cracking to the wooden stock. £100-150 |
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| 114 | |||
| A BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL. A flintlock eastern style blunderbuss pistol, with 12.5" decorated steel barrel. The hammer is present but requires repair, brass furniture and an overall length of 20.75". £100-150 |
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| 115 | |||
| A BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL. An eastern style blunderbuss pistol, with silver embellished decoration to the 11.5" barrel. Converted from flintlock, with steel furniture. 20" overall length. £100-150 |
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| 116 | |||
| A SPORTING GUN. A long barrelled percussion sporting gun, converted from flintlock. 61.5" octagonal then round barrel, with barrel and nipple conversion. Fitted with a Military lock with Crown and dated 1862, steel furniture. 78.1/2" overall length, with woodworm damage evident. £150-250 |
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| 117 | |||
| AN EDWARDIAN SWORDSTICK. A turn of the century ivory handled swordstick, with cane scabbard and 28" blade. £70-90 |
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| 118 | |||
| A JAPANESE BONE SWORD. A Japanese bone or prayer sword with carved decoration and brass mounts. Both scabbard and hilt carved with figures and foliage decoration. The blade of Wakasashi style 19" in length, 32.3/4" overall length. £100-150 |
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| 119 | |||
| A CONTINENTAL TROOPERS SWORD. A Cavalry troopers sword with pipe-back blackened curved blade of 35.5", in a steel scabbard. £70-90 |
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| 120 | |||
| A MILITARY POCKET SEXTANT. A B166 Mk III sextant mabe by William Ford Stanley. Blackened metal case with tangent dial and top scale rule. £100-150 |
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| 121 | |||
| OFFICERS HELMET FITTINGS. 19th/20thC Cloth Officers Helmet parts including spikes, rosettes, ball and others. £40-60 |
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| 122 | |||
| A CUDGEL AND DRINKING HORN. A nightwatchmans cudgel or truncheon, with leather mounts and weighted pommel. 13" overall length. A native Indians horn drinking cup, with leather strap fixing. £40-60 |
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| 123 | |||
| A SOLDIERS DIARY IN WWI MESOPOTAMIA. A Diary with hand written account of a soldiers wartime experiences, from 1916 in India, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Starting on The Wiltshire an Australian Ship of 15,000 Tons, May 23rd 1916. Crete, Port Said and Karachi are mentioned in the notes. On arrival at Amara the author went to Hospital then Convalescent Camp in July 1916. Upon recovery a week later he is picked for a Firing Party at 5:30 and notes 'Three Men Buried'. Again whilst a Guard at the British Detention Camp, he was picked for two more firing parties. He mentions Outpost Duty where 'The Arabs are very treacherous and always pinching stuff. Turkish Aeroplanes raided the Battalion before being relieved by the 1/7th Hants. (March 1918). Whilst at Moasca? Pte Storey drowned himself. Whilst marching to camp L Cpl Shipton who had not been feeling too grand, fell out. Just after the regiment marched away, he shot himself. 13/7/1918 'Our patrol runs against a Turkish patrol & Sjt Johnstone gets hit in the chest & dies before they get him back. 16/09/18 one of our Aeroplanes brought down in No Mans Land, the Observer was killed but the Pilot got off with a broken arm and a bullet in the thigh. These are similar to the other entries, completed by photographs and pressed flowers from the Holy Land etc. Believed to have been written by either a soldier called Felix or Sam Highmore. (from Family provenance) £50-80 |
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| 124 | |||
| A PERCUSSION PISTOL. A percussion holster pistol with Probin on the lockplate. Steel furniture and barrel of 9" length, of octagonal and round design bearing P and V proofmarks. Underslung ramrod with wormdrive and horn endpiece, 14.3/4" overall length, with plain shaped grips. £200-300 |
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| 125 | |||
| A DOUBLE-BARRELLED PISTOL. A continental double-barrelled percussion pistol, 4" steel barrels with various stamped markings. 9" overall length. £70-100 |
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| 126 | |||
| A SKEAN DHU. A Scottish Skean Dhu with classical 4" blade, silvered mounts and hardwood carved hilt with inset stone pommel. Leather scabbard again with ornate silver coloured metal mounts. £60-80 |
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| 127 | |||
| A CONTINENTAL POCKET PISTOL. A Belgian made boxlock action percussion pocket pistol, with 3" turnoff octagonal barrel. 7.3/4" overall length. £50-70 |
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| 128 | |||
| CASED PAIR OF WESTLEY RICHARDS POCKET PISTOLS. A pair of gentleman's Westley Richards pocket pistols C 1850, in original case. The 3" octagonal barrelled smooth bore percussion pistols, have platinum bands and plugs. Westley Richards on the top of the barrels and again on the case hardened actions. Spur hammer and sliding safety's, chequered butts with concealed hinged backplates, to hold balls and caps (one needing catch repair). Swivel ramrods and an overall length of 8", narrowing inward flared breech with sights fitted. Blued furniture with ornate engravings of foliage etc. In the original mahogany case with Westley Richard label Gun Manfacturer to His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Birmingham and 170 New Bond Street London. Sykes pistol flask, ball mould, screwdriver and nipple spanner are present, together with other spare nipples, brass handled wooden hammer etc. See Illustration £2500-3500 |
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| 129 | |||
| A 1786 INFANTRY SERGEANTS SWORD. A 1786 pattern Infantry Sergeants sword with double shell guard, brass hilt with plain wooden grip. No visible markings to the hilt or 31.5" complete length fullered blade. Family provenance states it was used by the 4th Royal Lancs Militia. £200-300 |
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| 130 | |||
| A FIRST PATTERN FAIRBURN-SYKES DAGGER. A Commando dagger with 'wavy-quillion' marked on the blade Fairburn Sykes. In leather scabbard of issue with clip fixing at the frog, no attached scabbard ears, nickel chafe. The Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London on one side of the blade, The F-S fighting knife on the other side. Double-edged blade in clean condition, measuring 6.7/8" with an 11.7/8" overall length. See Illustration £500-700 |
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| 131 | |||
| A GERMAN ARMY WWII BELT & BUCKLE. Brown leather belt with makers mark and date 1941 Stutgaart stamped on the leather fixing. Aluminium stippled buckle with Gott Mitt Uns surrounding an Eagle and swaztika below. £70-100 |
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| 132 | |||
| A FLYING HELMET. A WWII period RAF brown leather pilots or flying helmet, with straps and buckles present, the ear pieces are filled with patches. £100-150 |
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| 133 | |||
| A KUKRI. A fighting Kukri bearing armoury numbers, is in its black leather over wood scabbard. The blade has an overall length of 13", and is stamped 2/3 3 4220. £50-70 |
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| 134 | |||
| AN INFANTRY SERGEANTS SWORD. A 1786 pattern infantry sergeants sword, with solid shell guards, and gilt hilt. Re-wired grip and 31.75" unmarked blade, full length fuller, lacking a scabbard. Family provenance states it was used by the 4th R Lancs Militia £200-250 |
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| 135 | |||
| AN INFANTRY SERGEANTS SWORD. A 1786 pattern sergeants sword with gilded hilt and solid shell guards, lacking wire binding over the wooden grip. Crown above shield maker mark, German?, clean 32.75" blade with 3/4 fuller, lacking a scabbard. Provenance given by family as issued to the 4th R Lancs Militia. £200-250 |
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| 136 | |||
| AN INFANTRY SERGEANTS SWORD. A 1786 pattern sergeants sword, with gilt finish hilt and solid shell guards etc. Straight unfullered 29" unmarked blade, issued to the 4th R Lancs Militia (families given provenance). The hilt has a replacement wire wrap. The quillion has been removed or broken many years ago. £180-220 |
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| 137 | |||
| AN INFANTRY SERGEANTS 1786 PATTERN SWORD. A short bladed 1786 pattern infantry sergeants sword with gilt hilt and guards, wooden handle lacking wire wrapping. 25.75" unmarked blade with full length fuller, lacking a scabbard. £150-180 |
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| 138 | |||
| AN OFFICERS SWORD. An officers Heavy Cavalry sword with EDVII cypher on the extremely clean 35.75" blade. Marked Hobson & Sons 1-3-5 Lexington St, London. W. The 1896 'Pattern' sword has a steel scabbard and twin ring mounts, with some rust evident. The very crisp blade with 3/4 fuller, the hilt has rust inside and outside the 'Honeysuckle' guard bowl. £100-200 |
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| 139 | |||
| A PARTIAL 1796 INFANTRY SERGEANTS SWORD. A partial sergeants sword with shortened blade (25.5") and loose wire wrapped wooden hilt. The brass knuckle bow and guards etc, are in good order. £50-80 |
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| 140 | |||
| A JEZAIL RIFLE. A Jezail with decorative half-stock, 56.25" octagonal barrel 69.75" overall length. Brass bands to the barrel, mop and red adornments to the woodworm affected stock. £80-120 |
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| 141 | |||
| A DE-ACTIVATED .303 RIFLE & BAYONET. An SMLE Rifle with attached 1907 pattern bayonet and scabbard. Complete with a De-Activation certificate. £150-200 |
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| 142 | |||
| A DE-ACTIVATED .303 LEE-ENFIELD RIFLE & BAYONET. A No 4 Mk 1 Long Branch .303 rifle with de-activation certificate, and matching Mk IV spike bayonet and scabbard. £120-150 |
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| 143 | |||
| A QUANTITY OF KUKRIS. Two military issue Kukris in scabbards, also two later smaller ones. £70-100 |
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| 144 | |||
| A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER. A native N African dagger with decorative bone hilt, inlaid with brass and other decoration. Long curved 14" single-edged blade with fullers and embellishments. Red leather covered wooden scabbard, 21" overall length. £70-90 |
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| 145 | |||
| A WWII KATANA. A shin gunto WWII period Katana, with leather covered wooden scabbard. Binding and same missing from parts of the damaged Tsuka, blade of 26" with rear edge fuller. £150-250 |
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| 146 | |||
| A CASED TELESCOPE A three drawer brass telescope with leather case and covers, Broadhurst Clarkson & Co 63 Farringdon Road. London. E.C. £50-80 |
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| 147 | |||
| A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ARCH DUKE FREDERICK 1904. Contained in an enamelled monogrammed with his initials, Vienna silver decorated frame, 10.5/8" x 7.7/8" dimensions. A bust portrait signed Archduke Frederick of Austria 8-11th June 1904. The Archduke was supreme commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during WWI. After the war his properties in Austria and others confiscated, he retired to his estate in Hungary. Dying aged 80 in 1936. £80-120 |
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| 148 | |||
| WWII GERMAN UNIFORM ITEMS. A soldiers Tunic and sidecap with badges as issued, with the number 6 on the epaulette buttons. A steel helmet with black liner and green finish with painted decals. The sidecap and tunic are without labels or makers marks, the latter has some moth damage in places. £300-400 |
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| 149 | |||
| WARTIME BOOKLETS C1944 INVASION PERIOD. Issued to help determine German WWII period uniforms and badges, rank etc. A hardcover book on Von Rundstedt, 'The Soldier and the Man', in its dust jacket. £30-50 |
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| 150 | |||
| A JAPANESE DIRK. A brass mounted Japanese Dirk with 10" double-fullered blade, some four characters are on it with the date 1945. Twin loop mounts on the scabbard and button secure fastener. £100-150 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Militaria, Coins and Medals (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Lawrences, Crewkerne | Location: | South Street, Crewkerne |
| Contact: | Telephone: 01460 73041 Fax: 01460 270799 | ||
| Date: | 23rd May 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Monday 20th May 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday 21st May 9.00 am to 7.00 pm Wednesday 22nd May 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 23rd May 8.30 am to 4.30 pm Friday 24th May 8.30 am to 10.00 am Please note that the viewing for each sale will close when |
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