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THE MERCHANT SHIP BOSWORTHa copy of part of the logbook of Bosworth, inscribed by Henry Scott, Chief Officer, and Thomas Turnbull, Master, 23 ff., a contemporary copy, contemporary marbled wrappers, 4to -- 9¼ x 7¾in. (23.5 x 19.5cm.); together with four folio leaves, also relating to the Bosworth and signed by Thomas Turnbull, 1857 The above describes Bosworth’s voyages to Auckland, Lyttelton and Dunedin in New Zealand. On her first voyage to Dunedin with 107 passengers, two sailors attempted to set the ship on fire and were sent to prison on her arrival at Dunedin. On subsequent voyages, the Bosworth also carried passengers and a large supply of ammunition for the Imperial troops.
A GROUP OF MILITARY RELATED ITEMS, comprising a boxed 1:6 scale Dragon Models World War Two France 1940 British Expeditionary Force action figure, named Private Charles ''Blackie'' Black of the Royal West Kent Regiment, with rifle, ammunition, tools and other kit (has been removed from box, some parts may be missing), a group of diecast military figures and two cowboys glued into a box frame, makes include Dinky Toys and Johillco, frame size approximately 25cm square, two groups of modern diecast soldiers fixed in perspex cubes, each side 9cm square, a lighter in the form of a drum and a twelve gauge shot glass (Condition report: generally good condition and as mentioned) (6)
Copper and brass bugle, no mouthpiece, together with a selection of empty cardboard ammunition boxes, Magtech 9mm Luger, Lellier & Bellot 9mm, 50 Rds 9mm ball L12A1, .30 M1 Carbine, Winchester 9mm Parabellum, Kynoch .22 Hornet Centrefire etc, and two Second World War stirrup hand pumps as used by Fire Guards to put out incendiary bombs, (qty)
Original vintage advertising poster for Union Espanola de Explosivos / The Spanish Union of Explosives, featuring an illustration of a young lady dressed in a white shirt and red skirt, with an ammunition belt around her waits and a gun in her hand, seen covering her eyes from the sun as she looks into the distance with a brown and white dog next to her. Union Espanola de Explosivos was founded in 1896 to manufacture explosives, later diversifying into chemical and arms industries and producing ammunition and fertilizers. Fair condition, tears, staining, foxing, creasing, paper losses, tape on edges, card on top edge, punched holes with string for hanging on top edges. Country of issue: Spain, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 75x52, year of printing: 1960.
A Second War B.E.M. awarded to Gunner D. M. Williams, Royal Artillery, for his gallantry in rescuing the pilot from a burning Hurricane that had crashed at Rigg, Dumfries and Galloway, on 4 June 1941 British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (952357. Gunner David M. Williams. R.A.) minor edge nicks, good very fine £600-£800 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 17 February 1942: ‘In recognition of gallant conduct in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.’ The original Recommendation (a joint one with Gunner J. A. Blamer, R.A. [also awarded the B.E.M.]) states: ‘On 4 June 1941, between Rigg and Eastriggs, a Hurricane aircraft spun to the ground and immediately caught fire. Gunner Palmer, who was about two miles away, mounted his motor-cycle and rod, first along the road, and then across a ploughed field, arriving on the scene a few minutes after the crash. He found that the Pilot had only partially been thrown clear and despite intense heat, at the third attempt extricate the body, with the assistance of Gunner Williams, who had arrived shortly after Balmer. During the time burning petrol was being splashed on the ground around the aeroplane, and machine-gun ammunition was exploding due to the heat.’ Sadly, the pilot of the Hurricane subsequently died of his wounds. David Morris Williams was a native of Trefriw, Caernarvonshire.
Pair: Petty Officer Medical Assistant M. Edwards, Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Navy General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland, later clasps loose on riband as issued (053989 M. Edwards. S.B.A. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (D053989E M. Edwards POMA Cdo Log Regt) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine and a rare Royal Navy/ Commando Logistics Regiment combination (2) £400-£500 --- Formed in 1971, the Commando Logistics Regiment is the only Amphibious Logistics Regiment available to the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces. The Regiment’s primary task is to provide the essentials of ammunition, water and fuel, commonly known as combat supplies (c-sups), to Commando Forces for the initial 30 days of any deployment on exercise or operations. It is home to about 620 personnel from all three services, including Mechanical Engineers, Medics and Logisticians. The ability of the Commando Logistics Regiment to transfer stores from ship to shore makes it a totally self-sufficient organisation. The majority of the Commando Logistics Regiment are drawn from the Royal Marines; generally the Royal Navy and the Army only supplies medics and a few other specialists.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between first and second clasps (68878 Dvr. H. Chamberlain. 83rd Bty. R.H.A.) nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- Harry Chamberlain was born at Enham, near Andover, Hampshire, in 1870 and attested for the Royal Artillery in October 1888. He served in India from 1890 to 1896, and then with 83rd Battery Royal Horse Artillery in South Africa during the Boer War from January 1900 to September 1901. He was discharged on 25 September 1901. Following the outbreak of the Great War Chamberlain enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, and served with the 36th Divisional Ammunition Column on the Western Front from November 1915. He was severely wounded on 3 June 1917, and subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps. He was discharged in March 1919. Note: The medal roll confirms the clasps Driefontein, Johannesberg, Diamond Hill, Cape Colony and South Africa 1901, the Paardeberg clasp being possibly issued in error.
Good Collection of Inert .303 Ammunition Some In Clips clips include wooden head drill rounds ... Alloy drill round ... White metal drill rounds ... Early round nosed bullets ... WW1 dated in MKI clip. Loose rounds include round wooden head drill ... Pre WW1 round head rounds. Good varied collection. Quantity PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
° ° Hubback, Theodore. Principles of Wild Life Conservation. Game & Gun Ltd., London, n.d. [1936]. Original printed wrappers. * With compliments slip for “Game & Guns and The Angler’s Monthly” tipped on to the upper wrapper, signed by the author. [Chas. A Heyer & Co.] Big Game Hunting in East Africa. Large 4to., Nairobi, n.d. [c. 1930s]. Illustrated trade catalogue in the original, slightly rubbed, printed wrappers. Together with, Shaw & Hunter Organisers of Big Game and Scientific Expeditions. Gun Rifle and Ammunition Specialists. Sixth Avenue, Nairobi. [London] n.d. [c. 1930s]. Original, slightly soiled wrappers, and three copies of advertising brochures from Safariland Limited. Specialists in the Organisation and Outfitting of Big Game Shooting, Photographic & Scientific Expeditions. Oblong octavo, Sadler Street, Nairobi. N.d. [c. 1930s] in their original printed wrappers.Malcolm Lyell (1922-2011) a good shot, a fisherman, a naturalist, a gardener, a hunter, an adventurer, and a raconteur who has been described as having been the doyen of the London gun trade.After being educated at Bryanston and Westminster School, he took a degree in forestry at Bangor University in 1943 and worked as a forester until 1947 when he became the manager of Westley Richards London showrooms.In 1955 when the parent company made the decision to close the London showrooms, Malcolm sought the backing of British and American sportsmen to finance his takeover of the business and established Westley Richards (Agency). Soon after acquiring it he bought Jeffery’s the gun-makers, and later Farlow’s, the fishing tackle specialists.The ultimate salesman, he not only had a comprehensive knowledge but also loved and was proud of what he was offering for sale. Over the next twelve years he developed, expanded, and advanced the business with great panache and the able assistance of his wife Rosamunde (they married in 1949).His success brought its own reward, in 1959 Holland and Holland invited him to merge his company with theirs and he became the managing director of the new enterprise. By the time of his retirement in 1988, he had acquired a plethora of clients many of whom became great friends; they included kings and princes, maharajahs, presidents, and prime ministers. Hollywood stars, white hunters, sportsmen and trophy collectors fell under his spell and with Rosamunde and his two daughters Caroline and Harmony he travelled the world combining business with pleasure.Malcolm was born a collector, as a boy he collected objects to exhibit and opened his own “museum” in his parents’ house in South Kensington (admission to it cost the viewer one penny). Throughout his life his own houses became filled with treasures gathered from across the globe.His passion and the intense enjoyment that he derived from his collection can be seen in the ephemera and the considered personal notes and annotations that he added to most of his books.
LA TOUR D´AUVERGNE HENRI DE: (1611-1675) Viscount of Turenne. French General, one of the only six Marshal General of France, appointed by Louis XIV. His multiple military exploits and battle victories earned him to be considered one of the greatest military commanders in modern history. La Tour d´Auvergne was killed by an Imperial cannonball at the Battle of Salzbach. A very fine rare A.L.S., `Turenne´, two pages, 4to, Collincourt, 9th July 1654, to Monsieur Le Tellier, Counselor to the King and Secretary of his commandments in Court, in French. Turenne states in part `J´envoi a votre Excellence des lettres de Monsieur le Comte Broglie dans lesquelles il compte, outre ce qui était a l´armée des ennemis, l´année passée trois mille Espagnols nouveaux venus, quatre mille Irlandais et quatre nouveaux regiments de Wallons…. on a vu débarquer encore ces jours passes a Dunkerke deux ou trois mille… Il n´I a point de munitions sur ces frontieres ici…´ (“I am sending to your Excellency letters from Count Broglie in which he counts, in addition to what was in the enemy army, last year three thousand new Spaniards, four thousand Irish and four new regiments of Walloons…. They have reported still these last days having seen two or three thousand disembarking at Dunkirk… There is no ammunition on these borders here…”) With address leaf, bearing remnants of a red wax seal. With small area of paper loss to the address leaf. Overall minor age wear, with small water stain to the bottom left corner not affecting the text or signature. About G
HALLER JOZEF & RUDEANU VASILE: Jozef Haller von Hallenburg (1873-1960) Polish Lieutenant General and a political and social activist. Haller created the Blue Army in France in 1918 on behalf of the Polish National Committee, & Vasile Rudeanu (1871-1965) Romanian General, a skillful negotiator speaking many foreign languages. In November 1914 he was sent by the Romanian government to Rome, Paris and London with the goal of getting ammunition and weapons to form an army. To an 8vo page removed from an autograph album Haller and Rudeanu respectively annotate `Général J. Haller´, dated 25th February 1919, and `Mission militaire Roumaine en France, Général Rudeanu´. The album page has been neatly affixed to a larger card. The page was removed from the Amédée de Flers´ autograph album, a French military aviator during World War One. G to VG
SCOTT WALTER: (1771-1832) Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. A.L.S., Walter Scott, one page, 8vo, Cork, n.d. ('Monday'), to a gentleman. Scott writes, in full, 'If you are at all curious in Field days the Cavalry Infantry and artillery are to be on the ground at Ballincollig tomorrow at 11 am to blow away some of His Majesty's spare ammunition'. With integral address leaf (the name of the recipient blacked out in ink) bearing the remnants of a black wax seal. Some light age wear, about VG
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An excellent, early D.S., Buonaparte, two pages, folio, n.p., 23rd November 1793, in French. The manuscript document is headed Republique Francaise, Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite and is a commission issued by the Administration Generale de Transport et Convois Militaires, stating, in part, 'Citizen Berthel, officer in charge of military convoys and transportation, will be leaving tomorrow, the fourth of Frimaire [24th November] with the convoy that is heading for Montlyon and Briamon with the purpose of there charging the cannons and other ammunition for the camp under Toulon, and he will spare neither effort nor money to see that the service is rendered promptly and well....The administration and municipalities are asked, in the name of well-being of the Republic, to recognize Citizen Berthel as officer in charge of military Convoys and Transport, deputised by Citizen Cartaux, General of the Army of the Alps, and to lend said Citizen Berthel any support and help necessary.' At the conclusion of the document appear the brief statements of around six officials, marking Berthel's progress, including one signed by Bonaparte, in his capacity as General of the Artillery, in full, 'Citizen Berthel has acquitted himself until now with zeal and intelligence in the task with which he is charged'. With a good red wax seal affixed. A rare example of Napoleon's signature. Some extremely light, minor age wear, VG The rare autograph of Napoleon, signing Buonaparte, appears on the present document issued at the time of the Siege of Toulon, 18th September - 18th December 1793.
Historische Feuerwaffen - Erlaubnispflichtige Waffen : Scheibenpistole im Kaliber 4,5 mm RF von F. D CLAUDIN Brevete Paris um 1860-70.Frühe Scheibenpistole mit direktem Hahnschloss von Claudin um 1860-70. Gebläuter, mit Blüten und Rankenwerk am Laufansatz und Mündungsseitig. Achtkantig gehaltener Lauf mit eingeschobenem Perlkorn und Kimme. Der Lauf ist im vorderen Teil, in breiten Aussparungen kanneliert, welches im rückwertigen Teil nur noch schwächer ausgeführt ist. Auf der Laufoberseite befindet sich folgende Signatur F.D Claudin Brevete a Paris. Der Hahnsporn mit Fortsatz zeigt feine eingeschnittene Ziselierungen auf, die dem Hahn umgebene Schwanzschraube zeigt fein und erhaben geschnittene Reben mit Weintrauben. Das Abzugsblech ziert ebenfalls ein schwungvoll gehaltenes Abzugsblech, auch am Abzugsbügel, der mit Fingerhaken zum Knauf hin auslaufende Teil, mit Weinreben mit Trauben. Der einfach gehaltene kurze Schaft weist im vorderen Abschluss sowie beidseitig am Kolben tief geschnittenes Rankenwerk auf. Der Kolbenabschluss bildet ein pagodenförmiger Knauf mit turmartigem Abschluss. Der dachförmige Teil ist mit Weinblättern reichlich verziert. Die Waffe befindet sich im dazugehörigen, neuwertig erhaltenem Koffer, welche mit grünem Filz ausgeschlagen ist und wie folgt beschrieben ist: F.D CLAUDIN B. TE PARIS. Im Kasten anbei befindet sich eine leere Hornbüchse sowie ein metallenes Ölfläschchen sowie ein Patronenfach für Patronen mit dazugehöriger Schachtel Munition sowie ein Putzstock und ein Entladestock. Frühe seltene Scheibenpistole in sehr schönem Gesamtzustand mit dazugehörendem Kasten. Erwerbscheinpflichtig! Für die im Patronenfach befindliche Munition bedarf es um eine separate Erwerbsgenehmigung! Bei nicht Vorlage eines Munitionserwerbscheins, ist die Munition nicht Bestandteil der Auktion! ERLAUBNISPFLICHTIG Versteigerer: Thies & Schmid Schwäbische Waffenauktionen GmbH. Historische Feuerwaffen - Erlaubnispflichtige Waffen : Scheibenpistole im Kaliber 4,5 mm RF von F. D CLAUDIN Brevete Paris um 1860-70. Early target pistol with direct hammer lock by Claudin circa 1860-70. Blued, with flowers and vine work on the barrel base and muzzle side. Octagonal barrel with inserted bead front sight and rear sight. The barrel is fluted in the front part, in wide recesses, which are only more weakly executed in the rear part. On the top of the barrel is the following signature F.D Claudin Brevete a Paris. The hammer spur with appendix shows fine incised chasing, the tail screw surrounding the hammer shows fine and raised cut vines with grapes. The trigger plate is also adorned with a sweeping trigger plate, also on the trigger guard, the part ending with finger hooks to the pommel, with vines with grapes. The simple short stock has deeply cut vine work in the front end and on both sides of the butt. The butt end is formed by a pagoda-shaped pommel with a tower-like finial. The roof-shaped part is richly decorated with vine leaves. The gun comes in a case in mint condition, which is lined with green felt and marked as follows: F.D CLAUDIN B. TE PARIS. In the case there is an empty horn rifle and a metal oil bottle as well as a chamber for cartridges with a box of ammunition, a cleaning rod and an unloading rod. Early rare target pistol in very nice overall condition with associated case. Acquisition certificate required! For the ammunition in the cartridge box a separate acquisition permit is required! If an ammunition acquisition certificate is not presented, the ammunition is not part of the auction!
Dinky Toys - Two unboxed Dinky Toys. Lot consists of Dinky Toys 151a Medium Tank; with 162 18 Pounder Field Gun Set - comprising 162a Light Dragon Tractor, 162b Ammunition Trailer (black base) and 162c 18 Pounder Gun. All models in matt green, and both tank and tractor have original chain tracks. Models appear to in Poor - Fair Plus condition, all show signs of age and have some damp related / corrosive issues, and signs of play. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

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