Spring Connoisseur Sale and Auction 612

A cased .38” rimfire Woodward’s patent double barrelled over and under turnover pistol, number 774, 4½” overall, barrels 2¼ with Birmingham proofs...

A good cased .30” rim fire Sharps patent 4 barrelled pistol by Tipping & Lawden, number 4027, 5½” overall, barrels 3” with Birmingham proofs and...

A brass barrelled percussion pistol with spring bayonet, by Goodwin & Co, converted from flintlock with breech drum, 13” overall, 2 stage barrel 8...

A good 16 bore double barrelled over and under percussion boxlock side hammer belt pistol, by F. Barnes & Co. London, c 1850, 8½” overall, round b...

A late 18th century powder horn of the Percy Tenantry, brass scoop nozzle with spring catch, brass pricker and small brush on chains attached to n...

A good scarce late 19th century 7 pounder RML (rifled muzzle loading) Mountain or Naval Landing Party gun, the 40” barrel having raised block at ...

A cased mid 19th century double barrelled 38 bore percussion boxlock side hammer pistol, 9” overall, octagonal barrels 4”, with Birmingham proofs...

A cased pair of 18 bore percussion boxlock sidehammer belt pistols, by Whistler, Strand, London, c 1850, 10” overall, octagonal twist barrels 3½”...

A cased 5 shot 54 bore Adams Model 1851 self cocking percussion revolver, barrel 6¾” engraved “Deane Adams & Deane, 30 King William St, London Bri...

A cased 5 shot 54 bore Adams Model 1851 self cocking percussion revolver, barrel 6¼” engraved “Deane, Adams & Deane, 30 King William St, London Br...

A cased 5 shot 54 bore Beaumont Adams double action percussion revolver, barrel 5¾” engraved “Robert Adams, London”; with London proofs and “L.A....

A cased 5 shot 54 bore Beaumont Adams double action percussion revolver, barrel 6” engraved “Deane Adams & Deane, 30 King William St, London Brid...

A cased 5 shot 54 bore third model Tranter double trigger self cocking percussion revolver, barrel 6” engraved “A Clayton, High St, Southampton”; ...

A cased 5 shot 54 bore Kerr’s patent side hammer single action percussion revolver, barrel 5½” with London proofs and L.A.C mark; the frame engrav...

An extremely rare combination flintlock blunderbuss carbine/ pistol/ gun/ walking stick, c 1760, the frame, breech and trigger guard with acorn fi...

An interesting collection of 22 WWII era (1938-45) HMSO and other soft back publications, mostly photo or line illus, relating to the R Navy and ...

“The War in Pictures”, pub Odhams Press, in 6 vols, 1939-1945, uniformly bound in maroon cloth. VGC

23 modern books on Battles and weapons, including “One Hundred Great Guns” by Merrill Lindsay, 1967; “Modern Small Arms” by Hogg, 1983; Japanese A...

“Sharps Firearms” by Frank Sellers, 1995 edition, published by Frank M Sellers (earlier editions by Beinfeld Publishing Inc, California); “Englis...

A facsimile of a signed typewritten agreement between Hitler and Chamberlain, regarding “the agreement signed last night....symbolic of the desire...

“Some Frightful War Pictures” by W Heath Robinson, 23 (of 24, no 2 missing) cartoons, with brief text, 1st edition, 1915, original black and red ...

“The Western Front: Drawings by Muirhead Bone”, 10 issues Dec 1916 to Oct 1917, each containing 20 pictures of local scenes, war damage, troops et...

A colour photoprint of the cast of “Zulu” on location, with details, 9” x 11”; and head and shoulders Stanley Baker, 11” x 9”; framed en suite, G...

An early 19th century signed photograph of F. Marshal Lord Kitchener, wearing peaked cap and frock coat, talking to 2 top hatted gentlemen, ADC”s ...

2 small early 1950’s recruiting posters, colour printed on card “See it all... in the Regular Army, and you can join at 17½” featuring 2 young ser...

A WWII “National Savings” poster for the film “I Want You” with text “your country wants your help ... through National Savings”, printed in b...

An Ackermann print “Rifle Brigade”, d 1841 mounted and framed by Ackerman & Son with their label on the border, 22½” x 19”; a coloured lithograph ...

A coloured print “Dr Jameson’s Last Stand”, showing the scene of battle with 3 oval vignettes above: Neville Chamberlain (centre) Dr Jameson (left...

A coloured print “The Heroes of Ladysmith: meeting of Generals Buller and White”, details in margin, lacquered (chipped) frame with gilt inner mar...

A small head and shoulders print of Gen Gordon, mounted and framed, 13½” x 10½”, another of “Lt Col Charles Broke”, mounted and framed in gilt, 9...

A pair of coloured prints, after originals by Harry Payne, “Mounted Officer of Grenadier Guards, 1890” and “Commissariat & Transport Corps 1890” ...

12 coloured lithographs, the “Victoria Cross Gallery”, featuring 12 individuals in battle scenes, who were subsequently awarded the VC, from the I...

A large quantity of template sketches on tracing paper, by Charles Stadden, from which to compose illustrations for books, etc; a few other sketch...

A coloured print “The Queens Royal Surrey Regiment”, 4 uniforms 1727-1961, after the original by Charles Stadden; 4 other individual prints, fram...

5 binders from Charles Stadden’s archive covering the following regiments: Berkshire, Royal West Kent, Yorks Lt Infantry, Shropshire Lt Inf, Wilts...

8 binders: Corps and Depts, Arms & Equipment of Artillery Engineers, RASC, RAOC, RAPC, RAVC, RMP Vols 1 and 2, Royal Engineers Vols 1 and 2, R.A. ...

C.B.E. 2nd type military EF; MBE recent issue in OBE case, by Fattorini Birmingham. GEF (2)

Pair: Punniar Star, 29th Decr. 1843 (Private William Walters HM, HM (sic) 9th or Queen’s Royal Lancers), GVF, (replaced/adapted suspender as is of...

Four place name/menu holders, adapted from Victorian campaign medals: Crimea, 3 clasps Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (impressed J. Howie 44th Regt),...

QSA, 7 clasps: Rel of Kimberley, Paarde, Drief, Johannes, D Hill, Belfast, SAO1 (1040 Pte T Wilson. York Regt) GVF

QSA, 5 clasps: CC, OFS, Trans, SA01, SA02 (20926 Pte C W F Hollington, 16th Coy Imp Yeo), VF. Four: BWM, Victory (55773 Pte F H C Lane Essex R) G...

Pair: QSA 4 clasps CC, OFS, Rel of Ladysmith, Trans; KSA both date clasps (Lieut S H F Muriel 1/Border Regt), mounted as worn, with miniatures. VF...

QSA 4 clasps: CC, OFS, Trans, SA02 (6352 L.Cpl G James Yorks Regt), VF. Yorkshire Field Firing Competition star shaped medal (HM silver 1910), r...

QSA, 1 clasp CC (8198 Pte W. Male, Coldstm Gds), GVF, roll confirms single clasp. Pair: BWM, Victory (G17101 Pte W Male R. Suss R), NEF. Plate 1...

IGS 1908, 1 clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919 (G 6460 Pte E J Atkins R Suss R), VF; Efficiency Medal, Territorial suspender (2): Geo V crowned head (2208...

Three: 1914 star with clasp, BWM, Victory (7170 Pte E C Riddle RAMC) EF, (recently cleaned and attractively mounted). Eric Charles Riddle attached...

Four: 1914-15 star (Mate, G Ellis RN), BWM, Victory (Eng Lt G Ellis RN) Silver Jubilee medal 1935 (un-named as issued) VF to GVF mounted as worn....

Three: 1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (J29361 A R Fitzjohn, AB, RN) VF mounted as worn, recipient served aboard HMS Diligence. Three: 1914-15 star, ...

Three: 1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (2826 Cpl W G Burton 3-Lond R) GVF. Efficiency medal with Territorial suspender, Geo VI issue (2080149 Sgt A T E...

Three:1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (10209 Pte J T Boadey, S. Lan Regt), GVF (Victory named as Boady). Pte John Thomas Boadey, died 25th Sept 1915 on...

Three: BWM, Victory (343262 C Hawkins Ar Cr RN), LS & GC Geo V Admiral’s bust (343262 Charles Hawkins Arm.Crew HMS Leander), mounted as worn. GVF....

Pair: BWM, Victory (931034 Gnr S J Cook, RA), VF. BWM (24914 Pte G O Turner, Bedf R), VF. Single Victory medals without suspender rings: (218084 2...

WWI single medals: 1914-15 star (T4-041460 Dvr T Gray ASC); BWM (Ply 12025 Pte A.R. Goddard RMLI, last numeral corrected); Victory (290606 Pte G ...

Eight: 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star with North Africa 1942-43 clasp, Italy star, Defence, War, Queen’s Korea (Surg. Cdr J P T Wellwood...

Seven: 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Defence, War, Reserve Decoration EIIR issue, d 1967 on reverse, Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Commemora...

Five: 1939-45 star, Air Crew Europe star with F&G clasp, Defence, War, Air Efficiency Award, Geo VI coinage profile issue (Flt Lt E C Cox RAFVR) ...

Four: 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Pacific star, War medal (in RN carton numbered C/JX 392433) GVF. Three 1939-45 star, F & G star, War medal VF...

“The Churchill Centenary Medals” being a set of 24 gold plated silver prooflike medallions. Designs range from birth at Blenheim Palace 1874, thr...

EIIR specimen sets (4): 1970, halfcrown to half penny (8 coins); 1972 50p to ½p (7 coins including 1947-72 Wedding Anniversary crown); 1973 50p (...

Austria: Maria Theresia AR thalers 1780 (5), average VF, some toned. Ceylon AE 5 cents 1870 NF; 8 sundry other items including “New York Licensed ...