This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 29th. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 30th or July 1st. Captain Miller's Army Rangers shirt from Paramount Pictures' war epic Saving Private Ryan. School teacher and Army Captain Miller wore his Rangers shirt under his uniform throughout the mission he led to recover PFC James Francis Ryan. This green cotton button-down shirt features brown wooden buttons, a blue and gold patch that reads "RANGERS" emblazoned on the left sleeve, and several small pinholes in the collar where a rank pin would be affixed. The shirt is in good overall condition with some signs of wear from production and age, including stains on the collar and sleeves, and tears to the fabric. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
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Quantity of cap badges and buttons including Royal Artillery, RASC, Northumberland Fusiliers, Yorkshire Dragoons Y.C. 'button' brooches, Royal Munster Fusiliers buttons etc; WW1 French spurious iron cross, trench art shell case dip pen, military whistle, Army razor strop and other militaria; all in large tin box
Edged weapons: a British Army 1899 pattern gymnasia sword, slender blade 33 in., with inspection stamps and marked for Wilkinsons, rectangular button tip, large pierced sheet steel guard, back strap with chequering for the thumb, shagreen grip; a mediaeval style broad sword, double edged blade 41.5 in., cross hilt with ball terminals, wooden hand-and-a-half grip, fishtail pommel, 19th or 20th century; an Indian sword (firangi), broad straight blade mated to a hilt of 'Hindu basket' type; and two reproduction left-hand daggers. [5]
An original WWI First World War Imperial German Army SG84/98 rifle bayonet. The bayonet having a hooked steel pommel with push release button and a walnut grip. The ricasso marked for makers ERFURT with serial number 1202 to the reverse. The spine dated 1915 beneath a crowned ' W '. Housed within a black steel scabbard. Measures approx 40cm.
An original WWI First World War British Army soldier's souvenir cap badges and belt. The belt featuring over twenty original cap badges and uniform buttons (both enemy and ally), comprising; a rare Machine Gun Corps Canada cap badge, Royal Artillery badge, Middlesex Regiment, Royal Scots, The Duke Of Wellington's West Riding Regiment badge, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces cap badge, German hat button and others. Comes with an envelope which reads ' Given by a wounded soldier to Mary Collins Pinder, who was nursed by her in France.' Also accompanied by a vintage typed slip which describes each button / badge. Interesting piece of WW1 history.
An original WWI First World War 1903 pattern Imperial German Army mauser rifle bayonet. The bayonet having a flat pommel with push release button and a smooth wooden grip. Cross guard with muzzle ring marked 39356. The blade appearing VG+ and housed in a blackened steel scabbard. Measures approx 40cm.
Large collection of medals and medallions, to include War Medal, Defence Medal, The Africa Star, The Italy Star and The 1939-1945 Star, collection of Queen's Own 4th Hussars cap badges and insignia, silver Regular Army Reserve Officer's button, Masonic 'Quest Lodge' enamel jewel, equestrian enamel badges and pins, silver house relay race keychain, Third Reich badge, and others, together with buttons and belt buckles (qty)
WWII war medal, 1939-1945 star and Italy star in issue boxed addressed to R Davidson of 36 Liberton Brae Edinburgh, a WWI victory medal turned into a brooch [14528 GNR J HAWKINS RA], Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem enamelled star, miniature star and collar badges, a Lodge Solomon 1209 Edinburgh Masonic medal, military badges including Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Scots Greys, ATS, Civil Defence Corps button etc
WW1 British Derby Scheme Armband, khaki example with red felt crown to the centre. Ink army council stamp to the reverse side. Complete with buttons to the ends. Accompanied by a well worn Royal Flying Corps other ranks cloth shoulder title, other ranks RFC cap badge with slider fitting, RFC other ranks cap badge with lug fittings, RFC tunic button made into a sweetheart brooch and three Army Pay Corps collar badges (one with brooch pin back). Various conditions. (8 items)
A WWII British army small folding map case in jungle green, marked to the interior 'FLW1945 OAT VC8262', and 'Keep Mosquito Repellent Off Celluloid' to the flap; a brass button polishing guard marked 'Patent No 116972/17 and WHB'; and a tin of 13 cap badges and buttons for Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers Hampshire regt. Inniskilling etc.
First World War grouping to an 'Old Contemptible', 1914 Star (71889 DVR W.H. WOOLTERTON. R.F.A.) 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal (71889 DVR. W.H. WOOLTERTON. R.A.) together with a 1914 Princess Mary Xmas gift tin containing a Royal Artillery cap badge, a white metal rosette emblem (denoting entitlement to 5 August-22 November 1914 clasp, worn on ribbon bar) an Imperial German tunic button, a French medical orderlies tunic button, a certificate for the award of the Silver War Badge, Number B24803 to Driver William Henry Woolterton (confirmed on records), William Woolterton, born 1895, of Lewisham, London, enlisted in the army on 17th February 1913, he went to France on the 19th August 1914 and served with the 28th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery under the command of 5th Infantry Division, he was discharged on the 10th October 1918 due to sickness, (qty)
American Civil War tunic buttons including a North Carolina 'Sunburst' coat button, ground dug, shank missing, 23 mm diameter, ref: Albert NC 16A, together with a New York State Artillery coat button, shank missing, four U.S. Army General Service coat buttons ( one with shank missing), and four U.S.Army cuff buttons, all items ground dug in Northern Virginia, (10)
Mixed lot of Second World War militaria, 1945 dated mess tin, 1944 dated army jack knife, 1944 dated handkerchief, 37 Pattern anklets, pouches and straps,Soldiers Service and Pay Book, brass button stick, Lance Corporals chevrons, wool tie, tin of Dubbin, pair of green wool mittens, together with post war No.4 Mk II respirator and commando type fighting knife, (qty)
Second World War First pattern Womens Land Army recruits armband of green wool with a crude red crown sewn to the centre, lined with cotton, button holes sewn to one end, buttons missing, 'Mrs Arthur Hart' written in ink to reverse, together with a Sergeants rank brassard in the form of chevrons sewn to an olive green cotton button on armband, a brass Kings Crown R.A.F. cap badge with loops to the reverse, a pressed fibre R.A.F. identity disc named to 32205 CARTER , and a beret badge to the 10th Gurkha Rifles in anodised aluminium, (5)
Victorian/Edwardian grouping to Admiral Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway RN (1855-1918), the grouping consists of the Admirals Midshipman’s Coatee worn around 1870, and a large quantity of papers, both official and personal, held in two tin trunks bearing his initials, Admiral Galloway was born on 30th June 1855, the son of Arthur Galloway of the Indian Civil Service who was Magistrate of Delhi and was killed on 11th May 1857 during the Indian Mutiny, he was the grandson of Major General Sir Archibald Galloway KCB (whose uniform and ephemera are also in this auction) and the Grandnephew of Sir Colin Campbell, who fought with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular and Waterloo, and Vice Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell a distinguished naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars, Arthur Galloway joined the Royal Navy in 1869 aged 14 as Naval Cadet at HMS Britannia the training ship at Dartmouth, in 1874 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal for jumping overboard to save the life of a drowning stoker, in 1877 he was promoted Lieutenant and was Gunnery Lieutenant on HMS Invincible in 1882 during the Egyptian Campaign/bombardment of Alexandria, in 1885 he was again commended for his actions in jumping overboard to save a man who had fallen from aloft, in 1887 he was promoted First & Gunnery Lieutenant on HMS Cordelia and in 1890-91 on HMS Lapwing carried out operations in relation to the loss of HMS Serpent off the coast of Spain, with the rank of Commander as Captain of HMS Daphne 1896-98 on the China Station he carried out diplomatic missions in China, Kamchatka and the Philippine Islands during the rebellion of 1897, in 1901-02 he was Captain commanding HMS Tribune and carried out diplomatic work in Venezuela ( Ban Righ incident) and Columbia where he was involved in saving the city of Colon from destruction by arranging negotiations between the opposing forces during the Thousand Days War (Columbian Civil War), in Jamaica assisted in stopping rioting in April 1901, 1903-1906 Captain of HMS Revenge and HMS Swiftsure in Channel Fleet, 1906 he was appointed Aide de Camp to King Edward VII, he was Officer in Command of Sheerness Gunnery School July-Dec. 1906 and Commodore in Command of the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth where he had to deal with the aftermath of a mutiny by Stokers under training, in December 1907 Galloway was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and then to Vice Admiral in March 1913, in June of the same year he was placed on the Retired List at his own request and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the same list in June 1916, in all, Arthur Galloway served on 29 ships, he passed away on the 12th February 1918,The Midshipman’s Coatee is in blue cloth, shortened to the front with tails to the rear, black silk frogging in horizontal lines to the front with gilt Queen Victoria Crown Royal Naval officers buttons to the front, rear and cuffs, the traditional badge of rank of a white patch of cloth with a gold button and a twist of white cord is on each side of the coat collar, the coatee is lined with white silk, it has suffered from mothing over the years but is still a scarce item.The tin trunks contain a remarkable archive of information for anyone with an interest in the Royal Navy of the Victorian and Edwardian era and includes the following,Galloway’s Royal Naval Officers CommissionsA large quantity of letters, many from well known figures of the day including Admiral Sir ‘Jackie’ Fisher, Robert Baden Powell, and Dame ‘Aggie’ Weston Many signed letters from Admirals of the period including Neville, Farquar, Boothby, Stokes, Custance, Holland, and othersOfficial Letters and Memos Service Records, including names of ships and time period served,Collection of Commanding Officers ReportsCertificate of Nomination as a Naval Cadet from Admiralty, dated 18/12/1868Progress Reports on Cadet Galloway Exam papersLetters of Appointment to various ships throughout his career from Midshipman to Captain There are more detailed collections of papers for various incidents and missions that occurred throughout Galloway’s career, these include:-Collection of papers re mission to repatriate the crew of a United States Schooner ‘Golden Fleece’ Documentation re the Philippines Revolution 1897Documentation regarding ‘Ban Righ’ incident in Venezuela 1901 Documentation relating to the Columbian Civil War in 1901 Papers regarding a riot/mutiny by stokers under training at the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth in 1906 Confidential memo regarding ‘ operations against submarine boats, March 1904’Folder entitled ‘Tactical Exercises Sailing Orders marked ‘Secret’ for Strategic Exercises , August 1904Temporary Memorandum No.13 Combined Fleet Exercises dated 5/8/1904Temp. Memo No.3 Combined Fleet Exercises 1904-Battle ExercisesTemp Orders for Peace Manoeuvres 1904Folder entitled ‘Naval Manoeuvres 1910’ Naval Signal sheets form 1320c copies of messages from HMS Bachante to HMS King AlfredHMS Swiftsure Gunlayers test October 1905, Shifting TargetsTimes for Gunnery Drills, Gunnery School SheernessGunnery memos folder, Group B Naval Manoeuvres 1910 including Booklet entitled ‘The Fighting Power of the Capital Ship’ by Admiral Sir Reginald Custance 1910, marked ‘Private and Confidential’Proposed programme for Towing Trials/Coaling at Sea, HMS Swiftsure and MFA Torridge, April 1906Orders for ‘Wireless Experiment’, HMS Swiftsure dated 12/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Swiftsure dated 11/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Juno dated 11/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Albermarle dated 24/04/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Revenge dated 03/11/1904Programme for joint Exercise by Navy and Army on ‘Submarine Mining Operations-Portsmouth Friday 22nd August 1879’Exercise Programme for ‘Naval Attack on Coast Defence for 22nd August’Report on giving up Command of 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Home Fleet, dated 04/01/1911Essay entitled ‘Remarks on Modern Naval Tactics, dated 17/12/1910There are also many official letters from the Admiralty, foreign Consuls, and other organisations including one from the German Charge d’ Affairs re money raised by the crew of HMS Daphne for the families of sailors drowned when the Imperial German Gunboat Iltis was lost in a Typhoon in 1896A portrait photograph of Arthur Galloway with the rank of Captain in dress uniform on the bridge of HMS Revenge, dated 12th June 1904. 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Boer War/First World War casualty grouping to an Indian Army Officer, to include The Queens South Africa Medal with four clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'South Africa 1901', 'South Africa 1902', (LIEUT. H.S.L. WOLLEY. RL. FUS.) 1914-15 Star ( CAPT. H.S.L. WOLLEY. 1/56/RFLS. F.F.) 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal (CAPT. H.S.L. WOLLEY) Defence Medal, mounted as worn, together with a group of miniature medals to the same awards, a medal ribbon bar with pin fitting for the QSA Medal,1914-15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal, a locally made officers cap badge with Kings crown to the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) with two integral lugs to the reverse, officers rank stars and crowns, British Legion lapel badges, Not Forgotten Association lapel badge, a brass button stick by 'Hall & Sons stamped '5MF 1039', British Legion cap badge, Major Wolleys monocle, a cutting from the Gloucestershire Echo dated March 4th 1957 announcing the death of Major H.S.L. Wolley and giving details of his life and career, all held in a leather case stamped 'H.S.L.Wolley', (Major Wolley was educated at Charterhouse School and was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in 1901, he served with the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment and the 9th Mounted Infantry Company during the 2nd Boer War, in 1904 he transferred to the 2nd Punjab Regiment in the Indian Army, raised in 1849 this regiment was designated the 56th Punjabi Rifles Frontier Force in 1906, during the First World War the 1st Battalion 56th Rifles F.F. served in Egypt and Aden and then in Mesopotamia where it fought in the battles for the relief of Kut Al Amara, the capture of Baghdad, and operations at Istabulat, Daur and Tikrit, Wolley was badly wounded during the operations in Mesopotamia forcing his early retirement from the army in 1921, he was an active member of the British Legion becoming Vice Chairman of the Cheltenham branch, during WW2 as part of the Local Defence Volunteers he was a staff officer at the HQ of General Sir Reginald Stevens, Major Wolley was also an active member of the Not Forgotten Association, he passed away on March 3rd 1957 at Godalming in Surrey), (qty)
Quantity of ww1, ww2 British and German ephemera and quantity of insignia, to include: Nazi party 1942 diary / Nationalsozialistisches Jahrbuch (cover water damaged), two ww1 british postcards depicting lance corporal in the Gordon Highlanders and other of soldier in the Royal Fusilliers, quantity of ww2 photographs of British soldiers in India, quantity photographs of the german castle 'Schloss Erwitte' during the 1930s-40s, quantity of insignia to include a pair of Gordon Highlander cap badges, white metal Territorial Army button hole badge and cloth officer pips etc. together with further wooden pipe depicting field marshall Bernard Montgomery
Indian Army Auxiliary Forces,Mussoorie Volunteer Rifles Insignia, an other ranks KC helmet plate, two part die-stamped white metal, completely plain, a white metal cap badge (strung bugle horn with 'M R' within the strings, two white metal shoulder titles, 'M.V.R' and a white metal small size button, all fasteners present. Very good condition. (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Indian Army Auxiliary Forces Insignia,Madras Volunteer Guards, a heavy gauge rather crude brass die-cast helmet (?) badge, QVC, crossed rifles unit title motto, Madras Infantry Volunteers, a single QVC period bronzed collar bade. Lumsden's Horse (1900-01) a die-cast brass monogram hat badge and a brass shoulder title, 'Lumsden's Horse'. Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers, a white metal shoulder title and a small white metal button, Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, a good quality die-cast gilt brass headdress badge. Assam Valley Light Horse, a bi-metal KC cap badge, cast white metal with gilt metal mount, a die-cast plated side-hat badge KC over script 'AVLH', a white metal shoulder title, 'AVLH', all fasteners present. Good overall condition. (10)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
18th Bengal Infantry, 2nd Royal Surrey Militia & Other Insignia,A variety of items mounted on two small shield shaped velvet and gold lace lined wooden boards, comprising an officer's 1855 pattern waist belt clasp, crown/18 Bengal Infantry, an officer's pagri badge '18' in silver bullion on a black velvet ground, an other ranks late Victorian headdress badge in brass, crown, strap 'Bengal Infy.' enclosing '18', five officer's tunic buttons (QVC). 2nd Royal Surrey Militia, an officer's plated helmet plate 1878-1881, crowned star back plate with Garter and laurel overlays in the centre the Royal Crest on a ground of black enamel. Connaught Rangers one only bullion and velvet officer's collar badge 1881-1894 and one small gilt Mess Dress button. Four bullion rank stars, two gilt metal/velvet rank crowns (KC), five buttons Army Pay Department (KC). A pair of metal 'VR' shoulder titles. Two Dress sword knot finials. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, an officer's gold bullion and velvet cap badge c1903-1953 on its black mohair cap band, no velvet remains on the collar badge, RNVR cap band frayed, otherwise good overall condition. (Lot)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Indian Army. 50th Madras Native Infantry Victorian Officers closed-back coatee button circa 1824-62. Scarce gilt scallop rimmed example bearing, on lined ground, crowned REGIMENT strap in laurel sprays, 50 to centre. Approx. 21 mm Jennens & Co. London (PoW plumes) Shank GC Dusbanded in 1862.
An original WWI First World War Imperial German army SG 98/05 ' Butcher ' rifle bayonet. The blade marked for Carl Eickhorn of Solingen and dated 1918 (date slightly illegible). Hooked steel pommel with press release button, ribbed wooden grips and a forward back facing quillon. Within a period leather and steel scabbard, with original leather frog. Measures approx; 52cm long in total.
WW2 German Army M-43 Field Cap, well worn example of the M-43 cap in very late war coarse material. Two button front configuration with one piece M-43 eagle and cockade insignia. Interior with artificial silk cloth lining which shows heavy wear and staining. Inner peak stiffener has damaged and worn.
WW2 American C.B.I (China Burma India) Flying Tigers Tunic with Theatre Made Patches, interesting lightweight button front theatre made tunic with two pleated pockets to the chest and two pouch pockets at the hip. Complete with its adjustable belt. To the shoulders are theatre made patches of the Army Air Force and the C.B.I, both show sun fading and wear. Original identification badge to the breast with black and white photograph of the original owner, William A Hanke. Accompanying the tunic is his original garrison cap, document certifying he completed his first solo mission on 29th January 1943 and a small book of script issued by the Calcutta American Officer’s Mess. An interesting grouping. We believe that William A Hanke was from Duluth, Minnesota.
Militaria, World War Two, Nazi Germany/Third Reich: Medal, War Merit Cross, Second Class, military personnel issue with crossed swords, its ribbon bar en suite, (2); Iron Cross ribbon bar, (1); NSDAP, Nazi Party official's uniform button, (1); Luftwaffe Signals flag or pelmet badge, (1); 1937 Reichsparteitag badge, (1); a mother-of-pearl and silver dress stud, applied with a swastika, (1); a cut glass bead, enamelled in relief with a swastika, (1); Imperial German carte de visite portrait photographs of army officers, (4); etc
3 jumpers and a long sleeve t shirt by Burberry. A beige roll neck jumper size medium. Together with a cream scoop neck and a roll neck jumper both labelled 46 and a yellow and white striped long sleeve t shirt with button detail to front, size large. Being sold on behalf of the Salvation Army.
* Royal Flying Corps. A collection of items belonging to Captain Francis Albert Durrad, killed in action over enemy lines, 8 November 1917, comprising pilots watch, the 45mm circular white dial with blued steel hands, black Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the backplate stamped GLASHUTTE SYSTEME, the movement in clean original condition and the watch is working, the case 55mm diameter with a sliding button on the side to adjust the hands and large winding crown, on a cream leather strap, together with a collection of flying / motoring apparel comprising, soft brown leather helmet, with brown mohair lining, a pair of goggles with aluminium frames and elasticated strap, a brown leather sleeve with original tailors label 'The Brodinoto Brand', pair of brown leather gauntlets each with sheep's wool lining, RFC side cap with 2 brass buttons to the front, RFC embroidered cloth brevet and blazer badge, RFC brass cap badge and other related badges and various original documents relating to the death of DurradQty: (small box )NOTESCaptain Francis Albert Durrad served on the Western Front with the Royal Engineers from 8 November 1914, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps (21 March 1915), a newspaper cutting included in the lot shows a photograph of recipient and titled 'Commission for a Despatch Rider', Durrad was despatch riding with the Lahore Division at the front for several months prior to his commission, he was then promoted to Captain where he was attached to the Royal Flying Corps (22 Squadron), Durrad was killed in action whilst flying over enemy lines on 8 November 1917, Durrad is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, Calais, France.
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