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WW2 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, BWM (with unofficial MID oakleaf) and QEII Police LSGC to Const George J. Harrison (WW2 un-named as issued) good very fine and better, swing mounted for wear. Also with Corps of Commissionaires Medal (silver parts painted black), Dunkirk Medal and RLSS Award of Merit engraved G.J. Harrison 1948. (R) £100*
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WW2 late issue 1939-1945, Africa (North Africa 1942-43 bar), Defence Medal and BWM extremely fine, court mounted for wear. With Defence Council transmittal slip, small blue slips of issue with 539595 Cpl and issues confirmed. Also with range of safe driving medals and clasps including Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co 25 Years Service silver and enamel pin badge named J. Evans 1946-71 etc. (R) £30*
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WW2 1939-1945, Africa, Burma Stars, Defence Medal and BWM un-named as issued, very fine and better, also with 1914 Louvain/Dinant cross. Qty 6 (R) £30*
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WW2 1939-1945, Africa (8th Army bar), Italy Stars, Defence Medal and BWM un-named as issued, good extremely fine. With transmittal slip confirming full entitlement, slip with service number at top 824456, said to be George William Bates RHA, with copy of RA attestation entry. (R) £30*
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WW2 1939-1945 Star, Burma and Italy Stars, Defence Medal and BWM extremely fine, swing mounted for wear, with miniature set. (R) £30*
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WW2 1939-1945, France and Germany Stars, Defence Medal and BWM attributed to 1446507 Gnr James McGibbon, good very fine. With RA box of issue addressed to Mr J. McGibbon, Edinburgh, photo in uniform and Soldier's Release Book, enlisted 24/8/39, discharged 19/11/45. (R) £20*
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WW2 1939-1945, Africa, Italy Stars and BWM un-named as issued good very fine. Mounted on card with a photo in uniform, Liverpool Regt and RM cap badges attributed to John M Greenwood, Kings Regt and RM Commando 1939-1946. (R) £20*
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WW2 BWM pair of trial dies, each defaced with small area removed. (Y) £20*
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Family grouping with WW2 BWM and 1923 GSM 2 clasps Palestine 1945-48, Canal Zone (last with unofficial rivets) to 14939566 Pte W. Burbridge Warwick official correction to part of surname and part of regiment, nearly very fine, court mounted as worn, also with boxed named unofficial General Service Cross to 22207533 S/Sgt W. Burbridge M.P.S.C. With copy of discharge red book, a little hard to read, enlisted 1/3/45, also served Leicesters and RA. Son's 1962 GSM Northern Ireland clasp to 24271241 Rfn A.W. Burbridge RGJ nearly extremely fine, court mounted as worn. With copy of discharge red book enlisted 3/3/72, 4 NI tours, discharged after 12 years 29/3/84. Also with boxed unofficial Suez Medal and 2 Tipton Branch 60th Anniversary of end of WW2 medallions. (T) £320*
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KGVI Police LSGC to Inspr Edward R. Childs good extremely fine. With SJAB Association medallion with bars 1948, 1951 to A112121 Edward R. Childs, also with Hertfordshire Constabulary and Berkshire Constabulary cap badges, possibly related. (Y) £40*
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1950 Korea Medal and UN Korea Medal to D/SSX.436465 A.T. Day A.B. R.N. some minor discolouration, about very fine. (Y) £120*
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1991 Kuwait Liberation Medal 3rd Grade and Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait mint in boxes of issue. Kuwait Liberation has named outer box to Capt J.C. Urquhart RAMC. With copied research, John Cameron Urquhart promoted Capt 20/4/90, Maj 3/6/91. (R) £20*
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QEII Royal Air Force LSGC to Cpl S Robinson (P8038523) WRAF, WRAF officially corrected, nearly extremely fine. (Y) £42*
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Unofficial Tayside Police Medal mint, swing mounted for wear. (Y) £15*
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Unofficial Ambulance Service Association Medal mint, swing mounted for wear. (Y) £15*
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Collection in trays including Greece 1916-1917 Medal of Military Merit, 1940-41 War Medal, Italian War Merit Cross, Poland 1920 Cross of Valour, various NATO medals (8), USA (5), 1994 Arnhem 50th Anniversary boxed medal, various sweetheart badges (14) etc in mixed condition. Qty 36 ( 1/2B) £160*
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Range with Germany 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, Eastern Front Medal, WWI War Cross without swords, Czechoslovak Army badge by H.W. Miller, Birmingham etc in mixed condition. Qty 7 (R) £50*
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Range of mostly copy medals with USA (8), Spain (2), France etc, mainly very fine and better. Qty 14 ( 1/2B) £20*
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Belgium. 1940-1945 Red Cross Merit badge, pinback, nearly extremely fine. (Y) £20*
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France. Morocco Medal Casablanca clasp, signed by Georges Lemaire, very fine. (Y) £30*
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Germany. 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, Bremen Hanseatic Cross, German WWI Cross of Honour with swords and Landwehr 2nd Class Medal, Bremen Cross missing enamel from 1 arm, otherwise very fine to extremely fine, court mounted for wear in German style. (See photo) (R) £180*
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Germany. Range with 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class, War Merit Cross with swords and without swords, 1941/2 Eastern Front Medal, also 3 pin badges, cloth epaulette and collar badge, Army Gott Mit Uns belt buckle (some rusting) and 1939 2 mark coin, mostly nearly very fine and better, brought back from Germany by Army officer at end of war. Qty 11 (R) £100*
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Germany. 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class pinback, centre of pin marked 26, the catch loop is bent flat locking pin in place, some paint loss to swastika, otherwise about very fine. (See photo) (Y) £100*
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Germany. 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class pinback, pin is missing, otherwise very fine. Also with War Merit Cross with swords very fine. Qty 2 (Y) £30*
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RAOB collection of 6 silver and enamel medals, all named to D.C. Batchelor dated from 1959 to 1970 where dated, some from Lord Kitchener Lodge, mainly nearly very fine and better. Qty 6 ( 1/2B) £80*
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RMIG Masonic range with 1935 Steward medal with Warwickshire bear oval on ribbon, 2 boxed 1937 silver and enamel Steward medals with Gloucestershire badge to ribbons, also 1900 Moseley C.C. medallion to G.H. Owen in mixed condition. Qty 4 (R) £30*
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1850s Adams style 80 bore self-cocking 5 shot revolver, named to top Wm Gasquoine Market Place, Manchester, Patent No 7'600 marked to left of frame, "J" safety lever, foresight, trigger mechanism in working order, most of original blue to barrel and cylinder, nearly extremely fine. In blue felt lined fitted wooden case with accessories including copper powder flask, ebony handled nipple key, brass bullet mould marked 80, metal bullet mould marked 30, metal tin with pistol caps etc. Obsolete calibre, licence not required to own. Will not be posted overseas. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £500*
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1880 Imperial Russia Berdan Mk II single shot bolt action rifle, Cyrillic naming to top of barrel for Tula Arms Factory 1880, imperial cartouche on top of chamber, bolt and receiver numbered 1037, rear sight housing numbered 2345, top of barrel an metal butt plate numbered 116472, some aged dents and chips to wood, generally very fine, barrel unplugged and action in working order. Obsolete calibre, no licence required to own. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £600*
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1886 Portuguese Kropatcheck 8mm x 60R tube magazine bolt action rifle, OE.W.F.G. Steyr 1886 Royal crown/L.Io (Louis I of Portugal) and M.1886 to side of chamber, bolt numbered S557, butt and side of chamber numbered S513, butt marked with Royal crown and Steyr circular date stamp 1886, folding rear sight, wooden forestock with 4 slits on top, these slots are only found on rifles used in the Portuguese colonies for spring clips that held a wooden cover for the barrel, minor aged dents to wood, good very fine, barrel unplugged and action in working order. Obsolete calibre, no licence required to own. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £350*
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17.6mm Austrian experimental trials rifle, originally an 1840 Augustine muzzle loader, converted in 1850s to a single shot breech loading percussion cap and ball with intricate loading design which was prone to jamming, so never reached production, said to be of only 12 specimens produced, about very fine and scarce, barrel unplugged and action in working order. Obsolete calibre, no licence required to own. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £300*
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1871 Indian Army Snider Mk III .577 breech loading rifle, lockplate marked crown/V.R. and L.S.A.Co/1871, breech marked Snider Patent around S with arrow, various other marks to chamber and barrel, nearly very fine, barrel unplugged and action in working order. Obsolete calibre, no licence required to own. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £300*
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Austrian 1869 Werndl 11.15mm x 58 rotary breech block rifle, folding rear sight, breech marked Werndl, top of barrel marked St69 G.a, lockplate numbered 868, butt plate numbered 61.L.St.3.2028, very fine, barrel unplugged and action in working order. Obsolete calibre, no licence required to own. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £250*
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Third Reich Kreigsmarine Officer's dagger and scabbard, blade with maker's mark knight's helmet over WYC (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co), crossguard with fouled anchor both sides, cream celluloid handle, eagle holding swastika pommel, scabbard with lightning bolts, with 2 hangers each with double lion's head buckle, also blue belt leather ends and loop attachments, dagger with silver thread portapee but knot is detached, generally good very fine, scabbard with 2 small dents. Will not be posted overseas. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £400*
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Third Reich Army Officer's dagger and scabbard, blade with maker's mark knight's helmet over WYC/Solingen (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co), crossguard with Army eagle holding swastika, orange brown celluloid handle, oakleaf embellished pommel, brown leather washer at crossguard, generally nearly extremely fine, handle slightly loose. Will not be posted overseas. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £300*
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1845 Pattern infantry officer's sword by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, numbered 27979 (1887), three quarter fullered blade, blade ornately etched on both sides with QV crown over VR, Prince of Wales feathers one side and purchaser's initials the other, brass gothic guard with QV crown over VR, wire and fishskin grip, leather scabbard with repair, odd loose wire on grip, nearly very fine, said to have been purchased by 2nd Lieutenant Henry Urmiston, 1st Royal Lancaster Militia who resigned his commission after 9 months. This sword was featured in Duncan Noble's article on Gothic swords in Classic Arms & Militaria Aug/Sep 2012 where he speculates he left his sword to the regiment and it may have been used in the Boer War. Buyer must collect. (See photo) £140*
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Edged weapon range with US Marines sword made in Solingen for Hilborn-Hamburger, New York, 75% of blade ornately etched on both sides, brown leather and wire grip, brass guard unmarked, French sword bayonet dated 1876, 2 kukris etc in mixed condition. Buyer must collect. Qty 6 (B) £80*
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Two modern reproduction dress swords and scabbards with GRI RAF sword (95cm) with black leather like scabbard with metal chape and throat, with unattached sword knot, and Thailand sword (83cm) with elephant pommel, fold down guard, blue leather like scabbard with metal chape and throat, generally good extremely fine. Buyer must collect. Qty 2 £50*
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Modern reproduction samurai style sword and scabbard, blue cloth binding to handle and top third of wooden decorated scabbard, no maker's marks, generally extremely fine. Buyer must collect. £30*
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Superb Naval postcard collection in large album, majority WWI-WW2 with HMS Coventry (3), HMS Suffolk (7+2 mascot), patriotic including some joint Army/Navy, comedy, Zeebrugge, Xmas Greetings including HMS Angora 1917, various Jutland including Cornwell VC Vanguard (2), Emblems of Freedom (5), Welcome Japan (2), Empire etc etc, in mixed condition, viewing essential. Qty 212 (V) £200*
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QV 1878-81 Second Royal Cheshire Militia Officer's blue cloth helmet by Maxsted of Regent Street, with scarce Second Royal Cheshire helmet plate, helmet cloth is in fair condition with repairs and minor moth damage, interior is good, helmet plate and fittings extremely fine, in battered Maxsted helmet carrying tin. (See photo) (B) £200*
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Third Reich Kreigsmarine Q64 M40 double decal helmet, Q64 stamped at side, batch 325 stamped at rear, gold eagle decal 75% complete, national decal 30% complete, with black hide liner, chinstrap has been added, helmet apple green paint with some scratching but 95% complete and good very fine. Sold with 2015 Strachan Militaria Statement of Provenance, which states the helmet came from a discovery in a bunker in St Ouens, Jersey, when builders were developing a site in the 1980s. About 30 Kreigsmarine helmets were found stacked in the bunker, along with other items which suggests it was a Coastal Artillery site. (See photo) (B) £200*
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Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps officer's brown leather crossbelt with lion's head chain boss, whistle and chain, large king's crown belt badge with elephant above 2 shields and locomotive below, surrounded by garter with Inimicus Inimico, 3 screw posts, brown leather pouch with LI style bugle pouch badge, 1 screw nut missing from lion's head, nearly extremely fine. Also with pale blue armband with bullion embroided crown over GRI and brown leather sword frog, armband with some moth damage. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £180*
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Collection of Police helmet plates, cap badges, cloth badges, rank badges, buttons etc, mostly QEII with few earlier including KC Norfolk Constabulary Special Constable (2), Great Yarmouth Police etc, 79 are mounted on 3 boards for display and remainder are loose, a few foreign, mostly very fine to mint. Display boards will not be posted. Qty 130 £150*
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Collection of uniform, WW2 and after including RN Commander's dress jacket with embroided pilot's wings on sleeve, WW2 medal ribbons including CGM and bar, RAF Sqn Ldr's tropical No 2 Dress with WW2 ribbons with Maltese Tailor's label, 1953 Army greatcoat, US greatcoat, Royal Navy uniform with Captain's peaked cap tailor made by Gieves & Hawkes, Savile Row, Jumper blue serge (Coat Style) by Listarock, Jacket Man's bush RN officers by Compton & Webb, range of white tops (8) and white trousers, condition a little mixed, whites need cleaning, some items named. Qty 32 (3B) £120*
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Mainly Third Reich range including Hitler Youth cloth diamond shape badge by Ges, NSDAP enamel stick pin by Ges Gesch, Nun Erst Recht enamel pin badge, 1939 War Merit Cross with swords, Mother's Cross in bronze with packet of issue printed by Lind & Mehrer, Kreigsmarine Radio/Signals metal badge, Veteran's badge with rosette backing, large Third Reich naval veteran's eagle pin badge by Gessch etc, also Royal Navy Gunnery Instructor cloth rank badge (2), Portsmouth Gunnery Instructors Assoc etc, odd non-military, mostly very fine and better, viewing recommended. Qty 16 (T) £120*
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Large collection of books, magazines and publications mostly aviation related in 4 boxes, including The First & Last by Adolf Galland 1954 1st edition, Skyways by Alan Cobham, The Speed Seekers by TG Foxworth, 1937 RAF Pocket Handbook, Schneider Trophy by Orlebar, German Aircraft of WW2 by Smith & Kay etc, also range of cigarette cards etc, some in frames, in mixed condition. Frames will not be posted. (4B) £120*
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Third Reich Luftwaffe Pilot's Badge, no maker's mark, swastika does not touch wreath, extremely fine, brought back from Germany by Army officer at end of war. (See photo) (Y) £120*
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Collection of uniform, mainly WW2 and after including Grenadier Guards No 2 Dress jacket with WW2 and after medal ribbons with name label R.W. Humphreys (he was promoted Capt in 1950), RN Captain's Dress jacket, RAOC Mess Dress jacket with ATO trade badge, RADC Sgt's No 1 Dress jacket, WWI style German Army greatcoat (possibly reproduction), various mess dress, trousers etc, mostly nearly very fine and better. Qty 16 (3B) £120*
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Collection of uniform, WW2 and after including Household Cavalry Brigadier's No 1 Dress uniform and warm weather No 2 Dress jacket with course trained Para badge and medal ribbons including MBE/OBE and No 2 Dress hat named Brig Hudson, Metropolitan Police Inspector's Dress jacket, French Combat GS jacket, RAEC Lt Col's No 2 Dress uniform, REME Captain's No 2 Dress uniform, headdress etc, mostly very fine and better. Qty 20 (2B) £120*
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Large collection of officers and ORs uniform, some tailored made, WW2 to modern including 1941 Canadian battledress jacket with R.C.A.P.C. shoulder titles and maroon flashes, 1951 British battledress jacket, 1949 Pattern battledress trousers (2), Inniskilling Major's No 2 Dress jacket with 1962 GSM and UN Cyprus ribbons, 1948 R Signals Captain's No1 Dress jacket with WW2 and 1923 GSM ribbons with Wm Anderson tailor's label for Capt J.L. Rowlands, Wing Commander and Group Captain's RAF Mess Dress jackets, Naval uniform etc, condition a little mixed, viewing recommended. Qty 28 items (3B) £110*
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