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COLLECTION OF ACTION FIGURES including two original Action Man figures and Special Operations Kit, Matchbox Fighting Furies The Ghost of Cap'n Kidd, this boxed, and further mixed loose

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Action Man Space Ranger Commando outfit, manufactured for Palitoy, in original box

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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Victorious with Rivoli (Andrew Covett.) good very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Andrew Covett is confirmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Victorious and was wounded in the action with and capture of the French 74-gun Rivoli on 22 February 1812 (London Gazette 12 May 1812 refers - Andrew J. Cowet). Approximately 67 clasps issued for this action. On 16 February 1812, the British 74-gun ship Victorious, Captain John Talbot, accompanied by the 18-gun brig-sloop Weazel, Captain John William Andrew, arrived off Venice, to watch the motions of the new French 74-gun ship Rivoli, Commodore Jean-Baptiste Barré, and two or three brigs of war, lying ready for sea in that port. Foggy weather made it the 21st before Captain Talbot was enabled to reconnoitre the port. On that day, at 2.30 p.m., the Victorious descried a brig in the east-north-east, and at 3 p.m., in the same direction, a large ship, with two more brigs, and two settees. The ship was the Rivoli herself; the three brigs were the Jéna and Mercure of 16, and the Mamelouck of eight guns; and the two settees were gun-boats; all about 12 hours from Venice, bound to the port of Pola in Istria, and at this time steering in line of battle; the two gun-boats and one brig ahead, then the Rivoli, and astern of her the two remaining brigs. The British 74 and brig were presently under all sail in chase, and soon began to gain upon the French squadron. At 2.30 a.m. on the 22nd, perceiving that one of the two brigs in the rear had dropped astern, and that the Rivoli had shortened sail to allow her to close, Captain Talbot hailed the Weazel, and directed Captain Andrew to pass the Victorious if possible, and bring the sternmost brig to action. Captain Andrew was so prompt in obeying the order, that at 4.15 a.m. the Weazel overtook the Mercure, and engaged her within half pistol-shot. After the action between these two brigs had lasted about 20 minutes, the brig that had been in company with the Mercure, the Jéna, shortened sail, and engaged the Weazel distantly on her bow. Thus opposed, the latter still continued a close and well-directed fire upon the Mercure until another 20 minutes had elapsed, at the end of which the French brig blew up. In an instant the Weazel lowered down her boats, but only succeeded in saving three men, and those much bruised. In the meanwhile, taking advantage of the darkness of the morning and the damaged state of the Weazel’s rigging, the Jéna had made off, and soon disappeared. At daylight, however, the British brig regained a sight of both French brigs, one a short distance astern of the other, and, having by this time refitted herself, she crowded sail in pursuit, sweeping occasionally, owing to the lightness of the breeze; but the Jéna and Mamelouck outsailed the Weazel, and kept gradually increasing their distance. At 4.30 a.m., just a quarter of an hour after the Weasel had begun her engagement with the Mercure, the Victorious, having a light air of wind on her larboard beam, arrived within half pistol-shot of, and opened her starboard guns upon, the Rivoli, who immediately returned the fire from her larboard broadside, and continued, with courses clewed up, but royals set, standing on towards the gulf of Triest. A furious engagement now ensued between these two line-of-battle ships, interrupted only when, for a few minutes together, the fog or the smoke hid them from each other’s view. In the early part of the action, Captain Talbot received a contusion from a splinter, that nearly deprived him of his sight, and the command of the ship devolved upon Lieutenant Thomas Ladd Peake, who emulated his wounded chief in bravery and judgement. After the mutual cannonade had thus continued for three hours, and the Rivoli, from the superior fire of the Victorious, had become unmanageable and reduced to such a resistance as two quarterdeck guns only could offer, Lieutenant Peake, by signal, recalled the Weazel, to have the benefit of her assistance, in case either ship, the Victorious herself being in a disabled state, and both ships at this time in seven fathoms’ water off the point of Groa, should happen to get aground. Having bore up in obedience to the signal, the Weazel stood across the bows of the Rivoli and, at 8 a.m., when within musket-shot distance, poured in her broadside. This the brig, wearing or tacking as necessary, repeated twice. Meanwhile the Victorious maintained a steady cannonade, and at 8.45 a.m. shot away the Rivoli’s mizen mast. In another quarter of an hour the French 74 fired a lee gun, and hailed the Victorious that she had struck. The Victorious had her rigging cut to pieces, gaff and spanker-boom shot away, her three topmasts and mainmast badly wounded, her boats all destroyed, except a small punt belonging to the ward-room officers, and her hull struck in several places. Out of her actual crew of 506 men and boys (60 of the men sick, but only a few absent from their quarters), she had one lieutenant of marines, and 25 seamen and marines killed, her captain (slightly), one lieutenant of marines (mortally), two master’s mates, two midshipmen, and 93 seamen and marines wounded; in total, 27 killed and 99 wounded. The Weazel had the good fortune not to have a man hurt, either in her forty minutes’ engagement with the Mercure, or her very spirited, and in all probability, not ineffective cannonade of the Rivoli. Captain John Talbot not only received a Small Naval Gold Medal for this action but was also knighted. Lieutenant Peake was promoted and Captain John W. Andrew of the Weazel was rewarded with a Post Captain’s Commission. Weazel’s part in this action was commemorated with a separate clasp inscribed ‘Weazel 22 Feby 1812’, but there were only 6 claimants for it including Captain Andrew.

Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Geo. Saunderson, 32nd Foot) attempted erasure of name but still legible, neat repair to carriage between first two clasps, very fine £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1940; Nimrod Dix, June 1986. George Saunderson (Sanderson on discharge papers) was born in the Parish of Berwick, Northumberland, and enlisted into the 32nd Foot on 12 August 1802, aged 19, a weaver by trade. He served a total of 16 years 122 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at Fort George, Guernsey, in consequence of ‘gunshot wound thro right ankle stiff joint received in action on the 18th Day of June 1815 at Waterloo is rendered unfit for further service. He was recommended to the Board by Lieutenant-Colonel John Hicks, Commanding 32nd Regiment, who stated, ‘this man served at the capitulation of Copenhagen, the retreat to Corunna, Walcheren Expedition, Peninsula War under the Duke of Wellington, in the Battles of the 16th, 17th & 18th June 1815, I now recommend him to the favourable consideration of the Board.’ He was duly granted an Out-pension on 27 January 1817. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo 1815 (Robert Bustle, Driver, Royal Horse Artillery.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Needes, November 1898. Served in Major (William) Norman Ramsay’s “H” Troop at Waterloo equipped with 9 pounder cannon. “H” Troop, as it was known at the time was posted from Warley to Canterbury on 11 April 1811, and remained there until 1 April 1815. In June 1815 Brevet Major Norman Ramsay was appointed Commander of the troop upon his predecessor’s promotion and it was Ramsay that would lead “H” Troop at the Battle of Waterloo. Major Ramsay with “H”Troop, as with all the Royal Horse Artillery, did not see action on the first day of the campaign; it was not until the night of 16 June 1815, when Wellington had decided to abandon his position at Quatre-Bras, that the Royal Horse Artillery were brought into the Battle. The 17th June saw, in particular Mercer’s, Bull’s and Ramsay’s Troops, very heavily engaged in delaying the French advance while Wellington broke contact and then re-established himself at Waterloo. By the afternoon the brunt of the fighting fell upon the Light Cavalry Brigade which Ramsay was supporting. It was a hard fight and Ramsay himself was wounded. The French only broke off the action when they ran into the whole of the Duke’s Army at Waterloo. It rained all night of 17th/18th June turning the ground into a quagmire; so marsh-like was the ground that Napoleon had to wait until 1100 hrs before he could begin his assault on the Allied position. His plan was to launch a feint against the Allied right and get Wellington to commit his reserves, and then by a series of mass attacks, heavily supported by artillery, blast a hole through Wellington’s now weakened centre. The Allied Army, broken in half, could then be destroyed again in the Foret de Soignes. It was a plan dependent on mass rather than mobility; unimaginative in conception, its execution was careless. The feint attack against Hougoumont not only failed to fool Wellington, it was allowed to absorb too much of the French Army. The mass attacks against the centre were uncoordinated; infantry and then cavalry were each thrown alone and unsupported against the Allied centre. This was against all accepted practice and the infantry were driven off by artillery fire and shock cavalry action. The cavalry were unable to make much impression on the squares of infantry; when a foothold was gained it was not consolidated. Finally the Imperial Guard was hurled back by the close quarter fire of musket and canon. The Royal Horse Artillery was initially deployed in the reserve. “H” Troop were positioned in-between Bull’s and Webber Smith’s Troop along the Hougoumont-Haye Sainte Ridge, behind the feeble cover of stunted hedges. It was a superb enfilade position covering the whole of the Allied centre. From there, early on in the attack on Hougoumont, French Tiraileurs were closely engaged with the Guards defending the chateau. There was fierce combat in the wood next to the chateau and Bull’s Troop was ordered to support the Guards with their 5.5” howitzers. Major Bull fired into the wood but could not see the effect of his fire. Ramsay, who was to Bull’s left, could; he sent runners to Bull to inform him of the effectiveness of his shooting. This is perhaps the first recorded instance of observed and corrected indirect fire. The Duke had only two instructions for his artillery; they were not to engage the enemy batteries but to conserve their ammunition against the French attacks; and they were to retire into the protection of infantry squares when threatened by French cavalry. The battle was so hot that despite the Duke’s precautions the artillery exhausted its field reserves of ammunition and suffered heavy losses. With the attacks on the Allied centre, first the infantry of d’Erlon and then the cavalry of Ney, the artillery was pushed even further forwards over the ridge. “H” Troop suffered very heavily from the fire of mounted sharpshooters who accompanied the cavalry attacks, it was during one of these attacks that Major Ramsay was killed, shot by a sharpshooter. The Troop suffered so badly that by the end of the day, Lieutenant Sandilands was the only officer out of five to be left unwounded. During the final stages of the French cavalry attacks, Bull’s Troop had to dispatch men to help man the guns of “H” Troop. The Troop fought long and hard and helped to break up the final assaults of the French upon La Haye Sainte. Major Norman Ramsay was buried where he fell by his Troop, but his body was later disinterred and reburied in Scotland where it remains today. On completion of the operations in France, “H” Troop returned to England and was posted to Woolwich in 1816. Robert Bustle (Bussell on discharge and pension papers) was born in the Parish of Norwich, Norfolk, and was enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery at the age of 18 years on 26 October 1793, a labourer by trade. He served in the Horse Artillery for 24 years 156 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at Woolwich, Kent, on 31 March 1816, in consequence of ‘being placed on the Pension List at one shilling and one penny half penny per diem commencing 1 April 1816, by order of the Honble. Board of Ordnance.’ At the ‘Examination of Out-Pensioners who solicit to be admitted In-Pensioners of the Hospital’ held on 25 March 1834, his application was upheld and he was duly admitted as an In-Pensioner on 1 April 1834, then aged 63. Robert Bussell died on 2 February 1842. Sold with copied discharge and pension papers.

Memorial Plaque (2) (Frederick George Hill; Richard Redfern) the first with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (2) £70-£90 --- Frederick George Hill served as a Private with the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 3 July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold together with the bestowal slip for his British War and Victory Medals, and two small unidentified photographs of a man and a woman, presumably taken from a locket. Richard Redfern served as a Private with the Liverpool Regiment during the Great War, and later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 10 April 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

A inter-War ‘Mesopotamia and Iraq operations’ O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. Hartley, Royal Sussex Regiment, attached Labour Directorate Mesopotamia, who was three times Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major F. Hartley.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Lt. Col. F. Hartley) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £360-£440 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 9 September 1921. M.I.D. London Gazettes 27 August 1918 and 12 January 1920 (both Mesopotamia); 9 September 1921 (Iraq). Frank Hartley was born in 1887 at Douglas, Isle of Man, and resided at Mossley Hill, Liverpool. He attested for the Liverpool Regiment at Liverpool on 11 September 1914 and was posted to the Liverpool City Battalion. He was subsequently commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a Second Lieutenant on 16 June 1915, and was posted for service with the Stokes Gun Batteries, in Mesopotamia, landing there on 2 May 1916. Promoted Acting Captain, while commanding a Stokes Mortar Battery, in October 1916, he subsequently served as Assistant Director of Labour from September 1917 and was advanced temporary Major in June 1918. He was wounded in action with injuries to the chest and back in August 1918.; recovering, he was promoted Assistant Director of Labour and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel in April 1919. For his services in Mesopotamia and post-War Iraq he was thrice Mentioned in Despatches and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Hartley was invalided back to the U.K. from Basrah on the S.S. Varela, on account of sickness attributed to malaria in October 1921; however, the combination of having been wounded and recurrent Malaria, led to his mental instability, and as a result was held as an in-patient in the Asylum wing of Netley Hospital. He was discharged due to Chronic Delusional Insanity on 18 April 1922, and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient in later life.

A Great War ‘Battle of Jerusalem 1917’ I.D.S.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Havildar Man Sing Mall, 2/3 Gurkha Rifles, for gallantry in the attack on El Jib and Nebala in November 1917 Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2582 Havr. Man Sing Mal, 2-3 Grks.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2582 Havr. Man Sing Mal, 2/3/Gurkha Rifls.) mounted for wearing, light contact marks, very fine (2) £400-£500 --- I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 1178 of 1918. Awarded for the attack on El Jib by the 1/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and the 2/3rd Gurkhas on 23 November 1917, during the battle of Jerusalem, as described in the regimental history of Third Gurkhas: ‘The 23rd November was again fine and clear. There was no sound of firing. At dawn the C.O. and adjutant climbed a small hill to the left to receive final orders for the attack and to have the objectives pointed out. Here it was learnt that the Wilts would take no part in the attack, which was to be carried out by the Somersets, whose objective was El Jib, followed by the 2/3rd whose mission was Bir Nebala. From the hill from which the reconnaissance was made, a wide plain stretched eastwards for some 2,500 yards. At the far end the ground rose, first gently then steeply, to a ridge some 300 feet high, on which were situated the villages of El Jib on the left and Bir Nebala about half a mile to its right. The plain was bounded on the left by the slopes leading down from Beit Izza, then held by the 52nd Division. At about half-way these slopes ceased and the plain was more open to the left. Some low hills to the left of El Jib were said to be held by hostile machine guns. These were fairly distant from the line of advance. On the right the plain was bounded by the ridge which led up to and beyond Nebi Samwil, and was held by our troops. The enemy were said to be holding El Jib and Nebala in no great force. The Somersets were ordered to lead and they began their advance at 7.30. The 2/3rd followed, moving slightly to the right of the Somersets’ line of direction. When the attackers were clear of the hills the enemy opened fire with shrapnel and H.E. Then came a regular barrage from both field guns and howitzers. The pressing forward of the battalion under this trying shell fire was magnificent, the men moving as steadily as if on parade. Very shortly many began to drop and as soon as the leading wave got beyond Nebi Samwil, a fury of machine-gun fire broke out from the western slope of the ridge, which was supposed to be in our possession. At the same time the fire from the left redoubled in volume. The two battalions were thus enfiladed from both flanks. In addition, the Turks, lining the terraced fields of El Jib, opened a heavy frontal fire. The first wave simply withered away, a few survivors finding what cover they could behind rocks, of which there were fortunately a goodly number scattered about. As each succeeding wave reached this bullet-swept area, the same thing happened, and thus the attack died away within 700 yards of its objective. One of the first of our casualties was Capt. Lemarchand, who was commanding the leading company. He was hit in the stomach and very badly wounded. The adjutant, Lieut. Turner, was hit in the thigh, just as battalion headquarters reached the fatal zone. Jemadar Chame Thapa was killed, and Jemadar Tilbir Thapa severely wounded. The “other ranks” also suffered heavy losses. The Somersets fared no better. A few of their men were reported to have reached the lower slopes of El Jib, but they never came back. The survivors of both battalions remained pinned to the ground all day. The 2/3rd Lewis gunners made gallant efforts to reply to the enemy’s fire, but all attempts were immediately met by concentrated fire in return, from numerous guns which could not be located. The Lewis gunners, indeed, soon headed the list of casualties. Any movement at once drew a storm of bullets, nor did the guns cease to shell the attackers the whole day. Without artillery support the latter were helpless. The havildar major, Man Sing Mal, who had gallantly bandaged Lieut. Turner and other wounded men, was himself hit, leaving the C.O., with some runners and signallers, as sole representatives of the headquarters section. Search was made for the field telephone. which the Somersets had been laying during the advance, but not until the evening was it discovered, far behind. A situation report was therefore sent to the brigade by runner. This gallant runner, Rifleman Aniram Chattri, returned safely with a message from 233rd Brigade headquarters, saying that, as the 1/5th Somersets could not advance on El Jib owing to the precipitous slopes, the 1/5th Devons were being pushed up to attack El Jib direct. One company 1/4th Wilts was being sent to support the 2/3rd in its attack on Nebala after El Jib had fallen. The message added that the attack by the 1/5th Devons would clear up the situation, and after the fall of El Jib the G.O.C. would like to speak to the C.O. on the telephone. From this it was most apparent that the brigade had not in the least grasped the seriousness of the situation. The attention of all was now drawn to the advance of the 1/5th Devons in their attack on El Jib. As all watched them advancing towards the forward position held, their men were so steady and their lines so straight that it seemed almost as if they might possibly gain their objective. Then they came under the artillery barrage, followed by that terrible enfilade machine-gun fire. Every Lewis gunner did his best to keep down the enemy’s fire, but it was still impossible to locate those guns. They roared a hail of bullets on the Devons and made them swing to the left and seek cover. Human effort could do no more, still it was a most gallant attempt. There was nothing for it but to sit tight and wait for darkness. The hours dragged on and the day seemed unending. At last, at 4 p.m., the 233rd Brigade appeared to have realised the situation, for a message for the 2/3rd came, saying: “You, 1/5th Somersets and 1/5th Devons on the West of El Jib, are held up by enfilade M.G.s on Nebi Samwil. Fire of mountain battery has been directed on these, and division has been told that battalions cannot move backwards or forwards until these M.G.s are driven out by an attack down Nebi Samwil slopes. Please take such cover in your present position as you can, and remain there.” No attack was made, however, down the slopes of Nebi Samwil, nor did the mountain battery open fire. At dusk the brigade sent orders for a retirement, “covered by the Gurkhas”. This was a great relief. The Wilts Company was deployed to secure the left flank and the Somersets and Devons then withdrew. By 10.30 p.m. the last of the wounded that could be found had been sent back, and the battalion returned to the same bivouac as on the previous night. In this action before El Jib the fighting strength of the battalion was not more than 350 of all ranks. Of these the losses were, Jemadar Chame Thapa and ten Gurkha ranks killed, while Capt. Lemarchand, Lieut. Turner, Jemadar Tilbir Thapa and sixty-three Gurkha ranks were wounded.’

A fine Great War ‘escapers’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Land, 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was wounded in action at Messines, 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. A persistent escaper, who was recaptured on multiple occasions, only to finally get away 15 June 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (460593 Pte J. Land. 13/Cann Inf [sic]); British War and Victory Medals (460593 Pte. J. Land. 13-Can. Inf) mounted for display, edge bruising overall, therefore nearly very fine (3) £800-£1,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007. M.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920. ‘... in recognition of gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity...’ John Land was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in December 1890. He served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Land was wounded at Messines 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. Land escaped 15 June 1918, and returned to England 25 July 1918. Land’s escapers debrief report, the original of which is held at the National Archives, gives the following details: ‘Place and Date of Capture: Courcelette 8th October 1916. About 5 a.m. on 8th October 1916 my battalion was sent up to attack the Regina Trench. We were surrounded and at 9 a.m. I was taken prisoner with six other men of my unit. Shortly after we were taken they marched us to Cambrai, where we arrived about midnight. At Cambrai, where we remained for 10 days only, one meal a day was given to the prisoners. There were about 100 British. The meal consisted of a bowl of very poor soup, and no ration of bread was served. We were lodged in an old French barrack. I have no complaint to make as to our treatment. On 19th October, I was sent from Cambrai to Dulmen with about 100 British prisoners, and I remained there for about two and a half months before they sent me to work on commando. I have nothing particular to say about my treatment at Dulmen, except that the food was very short indeed, as I received no parcels until I was working on commando. On 31st December, a party of 30 British prisoners, of whom I was one, was sent from Dulmen to Recklinghausen, where there are large railway works. Here the prisoners – about 100 British, 15 French, and 14 Russians – were lodged in a house adjoining the railway yard. The accommodation was not bad. There were a great number of small rooms, and each room was occupied by three prisoners. The food allowed us was quite uneatable, but we lived on our parcels and had sufficient to eat. There were six guards who looked after the prisoners and we were never allowed to go outside the works. The prisoners worked with the civilians, and the hours of work were 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m., and they were under the control of the civilian foremen. There was not much ill-treatment so long as the prisoners were willing to work, but if they refused to work or showed slackness, the foremen used considerable violence and knocked us about. In June 1917, on one occasion when I declined to work, pretending I was ill, the foreman, whose name I did not know, attacked me with a pitchfork and wounded me in the hand. I still have the scar. I escaped from Recklinghausen three times during the fourteen months I was there on commando, but I was always recaptured. The first time that I escaped in December 1917 I was recaptured six days later on the frontier, sentenced to 17 days’ imprisonment, and then set back to Recklinghausen. In January 1918 I escaped again, and it was four days before I was caught. On this occasion they gave me 28 days as I had a flashlight, and then sent me back to the same commando; and on 4th May 1918 I escaped once again, but after five days I was recaptured and given 35 days’ imprisonment because I had two maps. At the expiration of the last sentence I was not sent back to Recklinghausen, but they transferred me to Dortmund. At Recklinghausen things might have been worse, and from what I heard of other commandos I think that it can be looked upon as a good camp. So long as the prisoners did a reasonable amount of work they were treated properly. The worst case of violence I remember was that of a British prisoner named Smith. I do not know his regiment, but this man was always cursing and abusing the guards, who marked him out one day as we were passing out of the works, set upon him, and beat him very brutally. There were no visits from the Dutch Legation while I was at Recklinghausen. We were paid 90pfg. a day, but we had no chance of spending mony (sic) except that occasionally at rare intervals we could buy a few cigarettes. It was on 10th June that I was sent to Dortmund with six other British prisoners. I was there only five days, so there was little opportunity for me to obtain information about this commando. The prisoners worked in a large zinc factory. There were about 200 Russians and Frenchmen, and only about seven British. We were lodged in an old storehouse, and we all slept together on wooden stretcherbeds. The accommodation was very bad, and the general conditions also; the place was extremely dirty. I do not know the name of the firm to whom the zinc works belonged. Our hours of work were much longer than at Recklinghausen. The jobs given prisoners were mostly unhealthy, as the fumes from the furnaces were sometimes almost overpowering. For the first two days that I was on this commando I declined to work, and nothing was done to me beyond being abused by the foreman. The prisoners were employed principally in drawing furnaces and carrying coal, and they worked in shifts. The storehouse in which we were lodged was situated in the centre of the works, and we were never far away from the fumes emitted by the furnaces. I should say that this commando was a bad one, but the shortness of my stay there afforded me no opportunity to give detailed information. On 15th June, at 2 a.m. I managed to escape in company with one of the French prisoners.’

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Nurse, Indian Army, late Royal Irish Fusiliers. A man of many languages and a well respected entomologist, whilst serving in the Army and beyond, he discovered various species, giving much of his collection to the Natural History Museum, where it still resides Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb-Tamaai (Lieut: C. G. Nurse. 2/R. Ir: Fusrs.); 1914-15 Star, naming erased; British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. C. G. Nurse); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011. Charles George Nurse was born in Barnham, Suffolk, c.1862. He was commissioned into the Royal Irish Fusiliers as a Second Lieutenant on 22 January 1881 and was advanced to Lieutenant in July the same year. Serving with the Regiment in India, he was variously listed in the Army Lists as an Interpreter or Station Staff Officer, Kolapore. He served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Sudan Expedition of 1884, seeing action at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai. In December 1884 Lieutenant Nurse was seconded to the Indian Staff Corps, and in March 1885 he was appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps, serving with the Zaila Field Force during 1890, combating the activities of the ‘Mad Mullah’ in Somaliland. He was promoted Captain in the Indian Staff Corps in January 1892, and Major in January 1901. Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the 113th Infantry in January 1907, he retired from the Indian Army on 23 January 1909. Nurse returned to action with the onset of the Great War, being reappointed Lieutenant-Colonel from retirement. Attached to the 3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, he served on the Western Front from 12 May 1915. Latterly living at ‘Redcote’, Rusthall Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, he died on 5 November 1933. Nurse was a well known and respected entomologist who wrote many articles on the subject, discovering a number of unknown species. His Obituary in The Entomologist’s monthly magazine, Volume 70 1934, states: ‘C. G. Nurse, elected a Special Life Fellow in 1932, became a Fellow in 1895. He was a keen entomologist who began to collect butterflies and moths when a boy at school. Indian Lepidoptera in 1892 and Indian Hymenoptera in 1897 contributing many papers on the latter Order to the Bombay Natural History Society.’ Nurse donated and later left to the Natural History Museum a large collection of insects he had collected, where they still reside today: ‘By the will of the late Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Nurse, the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) have received a bequest of 3,000 Indian insects mostly obtained at Quetta, Deesa and Jubbulpore, where Colonel Nurse served with the Indian Army. Colonel Nurse was one of the small band of naturalists among military officers who devoted their leisure to the study of entomology, and was an enthusiastic collector of Hymenoptera, forming a large and valuable collection which he presented to the Museum a few years ago. The present bequest comprises the remainder of his Indian insects and includes about 1,450 Diptera (two winged flies), 1,300 butterflies, 130 dragon-flies and some others; of these the most valuable are the Diptera. The collection is especially rich in species of the family Bombyliidae, most of which are parasitic in the larval state on bees or wasps. Colonel Nurse discovered and described fourteen species of this family which were new to science, and types of these are in the collection, as well as specimens of a number of other flies which were not previously represented in the Museum. Some interesting butterflies and other insects from Aden are included.’ Sold with copied research.

Four: Captain L. W. Armstrong, Imperial Yeomanry, later Army Service Corps, who was wounded during the V.C. action at Tafel Kop on 20 December 1901, where according to Kitchener his unit sacrificed themselves almost to a man to save Damant’s guns Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Lieut: L. W. Armstrong, Imp: Yeo:) engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Capt. L. W. Armstrong, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. W. Armstrong.) good very fine and better (4) £500-£700 --- Lionel Wellesley Armstrong was born on 8 June 1880. He served two years in the Queen’s Westminster Rifle Volunteers and then over two years in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. Serving with the 91st Company (Sharpshooters), he acted as Transport Officer to Colonel Damant’s Column for the greater part of his time in South Africa. He was wounded at Tafel Kop on 20 December 1901, during an action in which a large Boer force, disguised as British infantry, infiltrated a smaller British force. The latter composed of 2 guns 55 men under Colonel Damant, protected by 40 men of 91 Company Imperial Yeomanry. In the action that followed, the artillery horses and limbers were saved but at a cost - out of the 95 men of the column, Damant’s Horse and 39th Battery RHA lost 43 killed and wounded including Lieutenant-Colonel Damant himself who was wounded in four places. In this truly heroic action, 91st Company Imperial Yeomanry had 32 hit out of 40, and, in the words of Lord Kitchener, ‘sacrificed itself almost to a man to save Damant’s guns.’ For his gallantry that day Shoeing-Smith Ind was awarded the Victoria Cross. The following particulars of this gallant fight were obtained from the men engaged in it by the correspondent of the Central News: ‘The columns under Colonel Damant and Colonel Rimington left Frankfort on the 19th inst. and proceeded in the direction of Vrede. The force trekked all night through a most severe thunderstorm, during which three of our men were struck by lightning and killed. On reaching the neighbourhood of Tafelkop, Damant rushed a Boer piquet, killing one man and capturing Commandant Gyter. At daybreak the transport waggons were laagered, and were left behind in charge of a small escort, while Damant with two guns of the 39th Battery, and one pom-pom and ninety-five men all told, rushed forward. The little force deviated on the left flank, where a number of Boers had been located. On reaching a ridge Colonel Damant observed a party of seventy men dressed in British uniform busily engaged driving cattle in his direction. The strangers were at first taken to be a part of Rimington’s column which had gone out on the right flank. The mistake was soon discovered, however, and almost immediately another body of the enemy was located further to the left of the British laager. Our guns were speedily unlimbered, and quickly came into action. We had only been able to fire two shots when the Boers in charge of the cattle abandoned them and galloped boldly forward towards the British position. The enemy opened a galling fire on the gunners at a range of two hundred yards, and simultaneously another party of 150 Boers who had remained carefully concealed in ambush in the long grass at the foot of the ridge enfiladed the position. A large number of the gallant defenders fell at the first few volleys, but the survivors fought tenaciously, and the enemy were only able to rush and capture the position after all the men on the ridge had been either killed or wounded except three. Previous to this, however, some of the gallant gunners and the escort had succeeded in getting away the limbers of the guns, notwithstanding the heavy fire. The only gunner who had escaped the bullets then effectually destroyed the breech-blocks of the guns and rendered them utterly useless to the enemy. Out of a total force of 95 in action we had 75 killed and wounded, the 91st Yeomanry losing one officer and 14 men were killed and one officer and 16 men wounded. The Boers, who were under Commandants Wessels, Ross, and M. Botha - the latter the son of the Commandant-General - also lost heavily. They had Commandant Vandermerwe and 30 men killed. Three of the Boer dead were buried by our men, and the remainder were carried away. Later in the day a Boer came in under a flag of truce and asked for an armistice in order to allow the enemy to attend to their wounded and bury their dead. The survivors on our side state that the Boers behaved badly to our wounded on the ridge after the position had been rushed. Every one who made a movement while lying on the ground was fired at. An officer of the Yeomanry (Armstrong??) asked permission from a Boer dressed in khaki to get water for our wounded. For reply the Boer discharged his Mauser point blank at the officer’s head, but fortunately missed him. Several more of the enemy robbed and stripped our wounded and dead, and were only restrained from perpetrating further outrages by their commandants. The Boers were terribly angry when they discovered they were unable to move or use the guns which they had captured. Meanwhile Captain Scott had got together a small force and came up to the assistance of Damant’s men. Scott prepared to charge the position, when the enemy, mistaking his men for Rimington’s column, hastily retreated. The fleeing Boers, however, fell right into the arms of Rimington’s force, which was coming up to Damant’s support. Rimington opened fire, and the enemy lost a few killed, while five were captured. Rimington, with the remainder of Damant’s force, chased the flying enemy across the Wilge River. There appears to have been lately a large concentration of the enemy under De Wet at Tafelkop. Large parties of determined fighters under the immediate command of M. Botha, Meintjes, Tallvaard, Steenkamp, and Bucknill are now laying in ambush about the district, waiting to attack small columns.’ During the Great War Armstrong served as an officer in the Royal Army Service Corps from 20 September 1914 until August 1916 when he relinquished his commission due to ill-health. Though never fully fit thereafter, he was re-gazetted to the A.S.C. in April 1917 and served until demobilized in March 1919. Sold with research and an original group photograph.

Three: Private A. Haldenby, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action whilst on patrol on the Western Front on 28 September 1914 - for rescuing the wounded member of the patrol, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson, of the same Battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1914 Star (7317 Pte A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (7317 Pte. A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Haldenby) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Albert Haldenby was born in Minster, Yorkshire, in 1890 and attested for the Coldstream Guards. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914, and was killed in action whilst on patrol on 28 September 1914: ‘On Monday 28 September the day dawned in thick mist, but just as one of these patrols from the Tunnel Post, consisting of three men, were approaching the German trenches, the mist suddenly lifted and two of the three men were instantly shot, the third escaping to the trench, with 5 bullets in his legs and had been hit in the arms. To leave the wounded out until darkness set in, when rescue would be more feasible, meant exposure for many hours without attention, while to attempt to get them in by daylight, which entailed crossing a considerable distance in full view of the enemy and exposed the whole way to his fire, appeared an impossible achievement. Nevertheless, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson volunteered to try, and crawled out under a heavy fire to the two men, one of whom, Private Albert Haldenby, he found dead, but the other man, Private Butler, he found alive but badly wounded in three places. Having done what he could to apply first-aid dressings to the wounded man, Dobson crawled back, and then accompanied by Corporal Brown, a second volunteer, with whose help he succeeded in dragging out a stretcher, he crawled out a second time, and finally brought the wounded man back to safety. The second adventure was assisted by a partial return of the mist.’ For this act of conspicuous bravery, Lance-Corporal Dobson was awarded the Victoria Cross, and Corporal Brown was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Haldenby’s body was subsequently recovered, and he is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research

Three: Petty Officer J. E. Merrett, Royal Navy, who was killed on 6 August 1914, when H.M.S. Amphion struck a mine off the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of 132 men killed; she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War 1914-15 Star (167481, J. E. Merritt [sic], P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (167481 J. E. Merrett. P.O. R.N.) very fine (3) £240-£280 --- John Edward Merrett was born on 2 April 1877 at Devonport and joined the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class on 7 June 1892, serving in H.M.S. Impregnable. Advanced Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Centurion, 2 April 1895, he was promoted Able Seaman in the same ship on 1 May 1896, and Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Defiance, on 28 October 1898. Advance Petty Officer 1st Class, H.M.S. Defiance, 10 March 1905, he transferred to H.M.S. Amphion, 2 April 1913, and was serving in her on the outbreak of the Great War. He was consequently present at the first naval engagement of the War when Amphion sank the German mine-layer Königin Luise on the 5 August 1914: the very next day, however, Amphion became the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the War, when she struck one of her victim’s mines. The following is an account of Amphion’s all too brief wartime career: Great Britain declared war on Germany at 23:00 hours on 4 August 1914. In the early hours of the following morning Amphion sailed from the port of Harwich together with four destroyers of the 3rd Flotilla. By daylight on 5 August they were well out in the North Sea sweeping towards the Heligoland Bight. A few hours after leaving port one of the destroyers received a report from a fishing vessel who had seen an unknown vessel “throwing things over the side” about 20 miles north of Outer Gabbard. At 10:25 am Amphion sighted an unknown steamer and sent destroyers Lance and Landrail to investigate. The steamer was, in fact, the German Königin Luise, a former Hamburg-Holland passenger ferry which had been converted into an auxiliary mine-layer. On the night of 4th August she had left her home port of Emden with cargo of 180 mines and steamed south through the North Sea to lay mines off the Thames Estuary. She resembled the steamers of the Great Eastern Railway that plied between Harwich and the Hook of Holland, and had hurriedly been painted in their colours of black, buff and yellow to disguise herself. As the two British destroyers approached her, Königin Luise made off at 20 knots altering her course, before disappearing into a rain squall where she laid further mines. The destroyers pursued and at 10:30 Lance opened fire, the first naval shots of the Great War (the forward gun, which fired the shot, is preserved in the Imperial War Museum). They were soon joined by Amphion, which had won the Fleet Gunnery Prize for 1914, and the German came under a very accurate fire. Königin Luise was only lightly armed and offered little resistance. When her efforts to escape into neutral waters, and to draw the British ships onto her minefield were unavailing, Commander Biermann gave the order to scuttle her. At 12:22, on fire amidships and with smoke and steam pouring from her, Königin Luise rolled over to port and sank. 56 of a crew of 130 were rescued by Amphion. Half of these prisoners were incarcerated in a compartment in the cruiser’s bow for the grim reason that “if we go up on a mine, they might as well go first.” During the action, gun crews from the disengaged side of Amphion crossed over to watch the firing and showed their appreciation of good salvoes by cheering and applauding. After the action Captain Fox mustered all hands and reprimanded the men for leaving their posts. He reminded them that they were at war and each man had to stick to his own duty. The ship’s company saw sense of this and rather enjoyed the lecture. Returning to Harwich, Amphion then sighted another ship of the same appearance and colours as Königin Luise but this one was flying an enormous German flag. The destroyers opened fire. Captain Fox recognised her as a genuine Great Eastern Railway steamer and signalled to cease fire; at the same time, the vessel hauled down the German colours and raised the red ensign. She was the St. Petersburg, flying the German flag because she was carrying the German ambassador Prince Lichnowsky and his staff to neutral Holland. Her identity and mission established, she was allowed to proceed. At 06:45 hours on 6 August Amphion struck one of the mines laid by the Königin Luise. It exploded just beside the forebridge and broke the ship’s back. The explosion practically destroyed the bridge; all the occupants, including Captain Fox, were badly burnt, and smoke and flame poured from the slits in the conning tower. All the focsle gun crews were killed, as were many men on the forward mess decks, where the hands were having breakfast. Of the 21 German prisoners in the forward compartment, all but one were killed. Despite his injuries Captain Fox took charge. The ship was well down by the bows and attempts to extinguish the raging fires failed. Abandon ship was ordered. As most of Amphion’s boats had been destroyed, the destroyers sent their boats to rescue the crew. There was no confusion or panic; the survivors fell in on deck and, within twenty minutes of the first explosion, all survivors were aboard the destroyers. Unfortunately, although Amphion’s engines had been stopped, she still had way on, and at 07:03 hours, just as the last boatload of survivors had been taken off, she struck a second mine. Her magazine detonated in a huge cloud of pale yellow smoke and the fore-part of the ship was completely disintegrated, showering the attending destroyers with debris. One 4 inch shell fell on board the Lark, killing two of Amphion’s men and a German prisoner. Amphion then suddenly slid astern and sank at 07.05. One officer and 150 men were lost.’ Merrett was among those killed, the first British casualties of the Great War, and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Four: Sergeant H. Clayton, 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a Lancaster rear gunner whose aircraft had been designated as Master Bomber for the raid on Heinsberg, 16/17 November 1944 - when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded mid-air, leaving only the Squadron C.O. Wing Commander W. Watkins, D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M. to parachute to safety 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Under-Secretary of State for Air condolence slip, all housed in a glazed frame, slip faded by sun, good very fine Five: Attributed to Flight Lieutenant F. G. Sanders, 15 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, who was the pilot of the above Lancaster for the raid on Heinsberg, 16/17 November 1944, and succumbed to the same fate as Clayton and the rest of his crew 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal, good very fine (lot) £200-£240 --- Henry Clayton was born in Murton, County Durham in 1920. He served as an Air Gunner with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Clayton flew operationally with 15 Squadron (Lancasters) from Mildenhall, and was crewed with Flight Lieutenant F. G. Sanders, R.N.Z.A.F., as his pilot. Clayton was killed in action whilst on a raid to Heinsberg, 16/17 November 1944. Clayton’s crew had an extra crew member for the sortie, in the shape of the Squadron C.O. - Wing Commander W. Watkins, D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M. The latter was an observer/navigator by trade, and was detailed to act as captain of the aircraft and Master Bomber during the attack. At approximately 03.30 hours, on the morning of the 17th, the aircraft approached its target and made a satisfactory bombing run through heavy anti-aircraft fire. As Lancaster, PB137, completed its bombing run it was struck by a direct hit and exploded mid-air killing seven of the eight-man crew. The aircraft disintegrated and fell to earth over a wide area. Wing Commander Watkins was the only survivor, although he was badly burned about the face. Sergeant Clayton and remainder of the crew were buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. Frederick George Sanders was the son of Mr and Mrs F. B. Sanders, and was born in Timaru, New Zealand. He flew in at least 28 operational sorties with 15 Squadron during the Second World War. Sold with a file of extensive research into the crew members of the above Lancaster, with extensive ORB details and copied service papers. Also an original photograph of Sanders in uniform.

A collectors lot to include; Transcendental Vision: Paintings by Peng Ximing - University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong book depicting descriptions and photos of work by Peng Ximing (1908-2002) Accompanied by small information book inside. Approx. 31.5cm long x 21.5cm wide. Slight wear due to usage. With a modern doll with clothing and accessories (broken) and a Palitoy modern reproduction boxed Action Man Sportsman clothing for an Arsenal player.

Large collection of Barbie, Sindy, Action Man, GI Joe and Ken dolls together with dolls clothes, Barbie boxed 'Kitchen & pantry', Sindy Scooter, Sindy furniture etc

A box of Action Man figures

Action Man - Palitoy - A vintage Palitoy Action Man Equipment Centre #34286 carded 'Special Operations Kit'. The kit appears to be in Mint condition within a clear bubble pack, sitting on a Fair Plus - Good card with a price sticker over right hand title square, with some age and storage related creasing to corners, and edges. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Action Man - Palitoy - A vintage Palitoy Action Man Internationals #34300 carded 'Russian Infantry Uniform'. The uniform appears to be in Mint condition within a clear bubble pack, sitting on a Fair Plus - Good card with is slightly detached from bottom right corner of bubble, with a price sticker over left hand title square, with some age and storage related creasing to corners, and a small tear along bottom edge. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - A boxed vintage Palitoy Action Man Field Radio Pack. The set comes with the radio, radio cover, head set and three interchangeable discs, plus shoulder straps . The unit appears to be in Excellent condition, presented within a Fair Plus lift off lid box with small puncture hole to lid, some scuffs and small tears. in a Good box.(This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A squad of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Deep Sea Mission; Helicopter Attack; Scuba Extreme and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - An unboxed unit of 10 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Operation Sahara; Air Patrol; Roller Extreme and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Action Man - Hasbro - A large collection of loose predominately 'Second Generation' modern Action Man accessories. Lot includes Action Man Survival Base Camp Kit; Ultimate Assault Gear; Arctic Kit; Scuba Gear, James Bond blazer and similar. Items show varying degrees of play wear otherwise appear to be in Very Good - Excellent condition overall, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Cherilea - A collection including 2 x flock haired figures, a motorcycle and side car, a dinghy, a canoe and a quantity of clothing and accessories. The figures both have some damage / parts missing. They items appear in Fair to Good condition overall. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A squad of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Mission Grizzly; Mission Polar Ski;Skateboard Extreme and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A cohort of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Rescue Pilot; Polar Mission; Aussie Outback and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Very Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A unit of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Air Surfer; Arctic Diver; Ice Extreme and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Very Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A brigade of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Super X Dirt Bike; Polar Bike Rider; Arctic Diver and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A collection of 8 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures with some accessories and vehicles. Lot contains Navy Seal Commando with dinghy; Skateboard Extreme; Arctic Assault and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Figures and accessories are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A group of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including VR Vision; Moonraker; Karate Combat and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including James Bond 007 ' The World is not Enough'; Net Trapper; Special Forces and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A group of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Falcon Master; Mission Extreme; Super Car Driver and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A group of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Pyramid Mission; Arctic Rally Driver; Desert Adventure and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A group of 8 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures and some vehicles. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Bungee Jump; Street Commander; Jungle Dart and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Vehicles and figures are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A large unboxed collection of 'Second Generation' modern Action Man accessories. Lot includes, an assortment of footwear, hats, helmets, cases. tunics, jackets, body protectors, and similar and also contains two empty Action Man plastic kit boxes, several Action Man Mission Cards, and a couple of McDonalds Action Man mini-figures. Accessories show signs of play otherwise appear to be generally in Good - Very Good condition overall, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee

Ideal - Ertl - Others - A collection of mainly carded TV and Film related action figures and diecast vehicles. Lot includes Ideal 'Tarzan the Epic Adventures' - Warrior Tarzan; Tarzan & Leopard Man; Ertl 'Batman' Batboat; Dick Tracys Car and similar. Items appear Mint housed in clear bubble packs on cards ranging Fair Plus - Very Good with storage and age related wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A loose collection of 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man and Action Man Villain figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Dr X (electronic version with evil laugh); Dr X Extreme; Sniper Total Gun and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - 10 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man Villain figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Tempest; Dr X (with metal arm); Kongo Mission and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Gi Joe - Two unboxed Hasbro 1992 GI Joe 'Duke' figures with a small group of predominately GI Joe uniform parts and accessories, which include some 'Hall of Fame- Green Beret' weapons, plus a vintage Palitoy Action Man Bazooka and similar. Figures and accessories show signs of light play wear, overall appearing Very Good - Excellent and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A brigade of 12 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Jungle Adventure; Altitude Atak; Sniper Total Gun and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A unit of 12 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Battle Force; Warpaint Warrior; Desert Mission and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Hasbro - Action Man - A platoon of 12 unboxed 'Second Generation' modern Action Man figures. Lot contains figures in a variety of outfits / missions including Fighter Pilot; Crimebuster & Raid; Space Commando and similar. Figures show elements of light play otherwise appear to be in Good - Excellent condition overall. Some figures come with accessories, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Cherilea - Action Man - A collection of predominately vintage Action Man equipment, footwear, accessories and ephemera. Lot includes a Cherilea canoe; Palitoy Turbo Copter; Action Man Bunk Bed; Action Man wooden kit locker box (empty); Palitoy Rifle rack with M16 with elastic strap; M2 carbine with elastic strap; short and long black boots; football boots; flippers; 1973 Equipment Manual; Original Land Rover Leaflet; various forms of bags / pouches and similar. Items show age and play related wear, appearing to range in condition from a couple Fair (wooden kit locker has tray missing and some damage) - mainly Good - Excellent, and are all unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Hasbro - Action Man - GI Joe - Others - A collection of over 30 of vintage and some modern Action Man hats and helmets. Lot includes British Infantryman helmet; Deep Sea Diver Helmet; white MP Helmet; French Foreign Legion Kepi and similar. Items show age and play related wear ranging Fair - Very Good overall and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Hasbro - Action Man - GI Joe - Others - A loose collection of predominately vintage Action Man weapons and accessories. Lot includes Lewis machine gun; field radios; mess tins; primus stove; map canisters; colt .45 pistol; tent; chair; Luger; flare gun; flamethrower, binoculars; entrenching tools; jungle knife; grenades; paddles and similar. Items show age and play related wear ranging Fair - Very Good overall, some broken or with missing parts and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Others - A large bundle of Action Man part uniforms / clothing. Lot includes a some homemade clothing, plus some vintage Palitoy garments including German Stormtrooper jacket; Canadian Mountie tunic; Mine Detection Jacket; tracksuits; Australian Jungle Fighter jacket; Sailors collar and ribbon; French Foreign Legion Greatcoat and similar. Items show age and play related wear, some with damage, generally appearing Fair - Good overall and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Four partial and unboxed vintage Action Man outfits / accessories. Lot includes Action Man British Army Officer; Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman; Helicopter Pilot; and Sailor. Items show signs of play ranging Good - Very Good and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Four partial and unboxed vintage Action Man outfits / accessories. Lot includes Action Man Deep Sea Diver equipment only with instruction sheet; Helicopter Pilot; Australian Jungle Fighter; Red Devil Parachutist. Items show signs of play ranging Good - Very Good and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - A group of and unboxed vintage Action Man outfits and equipment / accessory sets. Lot includes Sabotage set; Special Operations Kit; German Stormtrooper (jacket only) and similar. Items show signs of play ranging Good - Very Good and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Four partial and unboxed vintage Action Man outfits / accessories. Lot includes Action Man Astronaut; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Polar Explorer and British Infantryman. Items show signs of play ranging Good - Very Good and are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Two flock haired, unboxed vintage Action Man figures. Figures both feature gripping hands and are marked 'Made in England by Palitoy Under License From Hasbro © 1964' to rear of torsos. Both figures have signs of play and light surface marks to bodies, with signs of the start of perishing to hands, otherwise both appear to be in Good - Very Good condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

Palitoy - Action Man - Four unboxed vintage Action Man figures. Lot contains one brown painted, hard hands figure with three blonde flock haired figures (one naked missing arms, and one with gripping hands. Figures are all marked 'Made in England by Palitoy Under License From Hasbro © 1964' to rear of torsos. Conditions appear to range between Poor - Fair Plus overall with signs of heavy play, and painting to one. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

SEALED DC COMICS THE NEW 52 OMNIBUS VOLUME ONE, a sealed copy of the first volume of the DC New 52 omnibus series, containing the first issues of Action Comics, All Star Western, Animal Man, Aquaman, Batgirl, Batman, Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman and Robin, Batwing, Batwoman, Birds of Prey, Blackhawks Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Catwoman, DC Universe Presents, Deathstroke, Demon Knights, Detective Comics, The Flash, Frankenstein: Agent Of S.H.A.D.E., The Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Guardians, Grifter, Hawk and Dove, I... Vampire, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice League International, Legion Lost, Legion of Superheroes, Men of War, Mister Terrific, Nightwing, OMAC, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Red Lanterns, Resurrection Man, Savage Hawk Man, Static Shock, Stormwatch, Suicide Squad, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans, Voodoo and Wonder Woman during the New 52 (1 box)

A collection of Action Man toys together with accessories and similar items, some by Hasbro International, to include figures vehicle parts and others (Qty).

Cherilea 1/6 scale amphibious Jeep with 2 Action Man figures, motorbike with side-car and a canoe (5)

Collection of Action Man figures including RAF pilot, and other figures from Star Trek and Planet Of The Apes, Superman etc (qty)