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| Lot | Description | Status | ||
20320 Click to enlarge photo | 1871 'Cassell's History of the War between France & Germany 1870-71'. Vol 1 & 2. Ea approx 600pgs. Profusely illustrated with engraved plates of high quality inc frontispieces of Marshal Bazaine & William I, King of Prussia. Quarto, tooled leather & cloth bindings. High standard, excellently illustrated contemporary history of the Franco-Prussian War. Covers loose, 1 x spine fragmented. GC | SOLD at A$220 | ||
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20460 Click for more photos | Great Britain. 1870-1935 photograph & misc paperwork to Major General Harry Finn. Photograph is a reprint from original. With early ribbon bar. Finn served 9th & 21st Lancers winning the DCM in Afghanistan. He later served in Australia. Paperwork mostly about parcels arriving. Comes with 10 other British photos & postcards inc 1870 photo NCO 9th Lancers Aldershot (fragile). Small book titled Our Indian Empire, Hints for soldiers proceeding to India 1935 & ribbon bar. Several items Poor-Fair, mostly GC. Cuff rank photo with general rank cut off. (12 items) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20669 Click for more photos | Egypt. ca 1870 Khedive Guard helmet, one piece steel skull with neck protector, blossom shaped crown rosette with iron crescent. Adjustable nasal protector in the form of an arrow fixed by a star shape screw. Shell only, no chain mail or other adornments. Item reputedly brought back by Major 'ET Pascoe' AIF. Rim needs a little TLC overall surface rust o/w a quite presentable & rare helmet. Vendor cost $1900 (ticket included). Historic talking point. | AVAILABLE at A$1000 | ||
21116 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Bavaria. 1870 Model Lieb Infantry Regt Officer's shoulder board 'paddle'. Silver bullion with l/blue stripes (for Bavaria). Silvered button bearing Bavarian Crown. Applied frosted & polished, vaulted, Bavarian crown with silvered 'crescent'. All on red superfine cloth ground. EF. Scarce. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21296 Click for more photos | Army.1854 Scots Guard Crimea War period ammunition pouch badge. The original 4 lugs to the reverse have been removed c/1870 for wear with the valise equipment. Solder to centre indicates where the valise bracket (now removed) was added. Later struck badges were identical in design, but without the 4 x lugs to reverse for ammo pouch flap. gVF. An excellent addition to a Scots Fusilier Guards Crimea War display. | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
21380 Click to enlarge photo | Pocket Knives. GB/Aust Army & Navy folding pocket knives spanning 1800s-1970 (Vietnam War). All are Military with the early Royal Navy knife being rare. There are 2 naval neck knives. The white bone handles knife is made by Hunter, Sheffield. Michael Hunter & Sons was in operation from 1870-ca1910. It never had a marlin spike. The blade has some edge nicks. In quite nice condition with no damage to the bone & some light age pitting as is to be expected. Blade is nice & tight. Rare knife probably dating to around 1860s. The second deck knife is a WWII pattern Sailor's knife as issued to the Royal Navy & RAN (& some 2/AIF Units). Nice blade that is tightly fitted. Steel bail. Made by Rogers, Sheffield. The last two knives are British Army issue. The Bakelite handled knife is well used. Blade has been sharpened. Dated 1940 (last digit faint). Copper bail. The last is an all metal clasp knife by Joseph Rogers, dated 1970 (Vietnam era). Nice condition. The early Royal Navy deck knife is impressive & presumably rare. (4) | SOLD at A$250 | ||
21430 Click to enlarge photo | France. ca 1870-71, 2nd Empire Officer's model 1851 waist belt plate. 2 x piece brass. Missing belt loop-bracket from reverse, but with tip-end hook in situ. Appears to be an excavated example, cleaned. 60mm x 55mm. Allegorical figure of Victory to centre flanked by scroll: 'Honneur - Patrie'. Type of plate used in both the Crimean & Franco-Prussian Wars. Pins absent from reverse. Crack to LL. gVF. Scarce | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
21577 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia: 1870-71 War Medal (Franco-Prussian War) with 2x campaign clasps: 'Sedan' & 'Paris'. Ca Weimar period produced in gilt but without rim inscription. EF. | SOLD at A$300 | ||
21578 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia: 1870-71 'Franco-Prussian' War pr. 1870/71 Medal in gilt bronze (no edge inscription) & Prussia 9 Year Service Medal. Contemporary 'court mounted' on original pin back mount bar. EF | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21579 Click for more photos | Imperial Prussia: 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with 25 years anniversary Oak Leaves^ (1895) Court mounted. Medal is original but oak leaves are possibly a copy. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
| 21628 | 1870-1957 Iron Cross 2nd Class Historic collection - 1870, 1914, 1939 & 1957 versions. All on original ribbons. The first with slight rounding to arm points, the last a 2 x piece, non-ferrous example (as issued). gVF/aEF. 1870 Iron Cross, 2nd class scarce. Excellent value. (4) | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21832 Click for more photos | Austria. 1849 Order of Franz Joseph, Knight Breast Badge in gold & enamel , by Court Jewellers Gebr(uder) Resch stamped on ring, missing small cross on ball on top of crown within the ring. 30x56mm, mounted on original civil triangular ribbon, circa 1870s, of superb quality. 18ct, 13.8g, hallmarked (3 goat's? head A) . | SOLD at A$950 | ||
21836 Click to enlarge photo | Belgium. 1831-65 Leopold I Commem Cross, gilt bronze. 1870-71 Veteran's Mobilsation cross, high gilt. gVF/EF. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||