JOURDAN JEAN BAPTISTE: (1762-1833) Marshal of France. An excellent A.L.S., Ml Jourdan, Soisy sous Etiolles, 20th May 1830, to General Vaudoncourt, in French. Jourdan sends his congratulations to his correspondent referring to his plan of publishing a military journal, although he doubts about the readers response, stating `..It is certain that a State cannot be free if it is not idependent, therefore the necessity of a permanent army. But will a State keep its freedom if the army can become a toll to detroy this same freedom?, further explaining the way he thinks this should work, saying `..the army has to be at the service of the government to repel any foreign aggression, but will only be allowed to intervene in the interior of the State subject to the law and public freedom…´ With blank address leaf, postmarked. Small overall creasing, otherwise VG £80-120Frederic François Guillaume de Vaudoncourt (1772-1845) French General, and military Historian and Writer.
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HABERT PIERRE-JOSEPH: (1773-1825) French General during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Habert was posted to Spain under Marshal Suchet, where he became known as the Ajax of the Army of Catalonia for his prolonged defense of Barcelona in 1814. An excellent D.S., `Habert´, one page, folio, Barcelona, 5th April, 1814, in French. The partially printed document bears the heading of the Imperial Armies in Spain, and is a payment approval signed by the Commissar of war for the supply of wheat to be delivered at the military warehouses at the Plaza de Barcelona. Signed to the lower left corner by Habert in his capacity as General Governor of Barcelona. Paper with water mark. With blank integral leaf. Very small overall creasing. VG £120-200Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826) Marshal of France. Duc d´Albufera. One of the most brilliant of Napoleon´s Generals.A late 1813 order of battle placed Habert in command of Suchet's 4th Division, counting 3,975 men in four battalions. As Napoleon drained Suchet's strength away in order to defend eastern France, the marshal was left with only 17,000 soldiers. Forced to abandon most of Catalonia, he installed Habert as governor of Barcelona. For his tenacious defense of that city in the face of a besieging army of 30,000 and a British naval squadron, Habert earned the sobriquet the Ajax of the Army of Catalonia. He surrendered Barcelona on 25th April, long after Napoleon's abdication, and only with "great reluctance”. The present letter was signed only twenty days before the surrender.
WW1 British Royal Army Medical Corps Other Ranks Steel Combat Helmet, good example of an early rimless pattern brodie helmet retaining much of its original early apple green paint finish. To the front of the helmet is the remains of the original Royal Army Medical Corps decaled badge. Interior of the helmet has its original oilskin liner, although this is now loose. Helmet is complete with its original leather chinstrap. Overall a very good example of a regimentally badged Great War steel helmet.
Pre-WW2 Royal Indian Army Service Corps Foreign Service Helmet, fine khaki cloth covered cork foreign service helmet having sixteen fold pagri with cloth pagri flash of the R.I.A.S.C. Interior with leather sweatband and partial red cloth lining. Hawkes & Co ink makers stamp to the interior of the helmet. Overall a very good example.
WW2 German M-43 Combat Tunic, fine example of the four pocket German army combat tunic with non-pleated pockets. Tunic is complete with the original buttons to the front, pockets and shoulders. Fitted with an original combat tunic breast eagle. Replaced infantry regiment shoulder boards and collar patches. Interior partially lined and ink stampings remain. Generally good overall condition.
FIVE ITEMS OF GERMAN MILITARY UNIFORMS, uniform jacket marked inside NVA, K, 48, 1850, T/1, the jacket has Overoff & Co 21/m buttons attached and has the collar/shoulder boards of Major, attached is a ribbon bar and an Infantry Assault badge (copy), uniform jacket and trousers in green, shoulder/collar insignia of General Major, Overoff buttons 19/m Bevo Eagle stitched on right chest, Iron Cross ribbon, etc, German Army jacket, extra Fein buttons 21mm, no scrolling on buttons, collar boards/shoulder tabs and chest Bevo Eagle hand stitched to right chest, grey uniform jacket Werner Mahlberg label in inside chest pocket, Overoff 21mm buttons, Bevo Eagle on chest, green trimmed collar/shoulder boards, green uniform jacket, plain buttons, shoulder/collar boards (not matching), German style camoflouge over shirt with side cap, YKK zip, plain buttons and snappers (overall copy), German Visor cap with gold braid, gold Eagle marked MDL 57, 1856D, Wehrmakt side cap, green with Eagle (no makers mark) side Eidelweiss badge stitched on, these items are possibly post WWII items which have been adapted in the style of Genuine issue items
A 1796 pattern officer's sword of Sir Hussey Vivian, KCB, Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars including Waterloo, straight, fullered blade 32½", etched blued and gilt for half length with trophies and florets, and on one side with crowned GR cypher, and on the other with the 1816-37 Royal Arms with supporters and motto, regulation gilt hilt, double shell guard with engraved panel on the inner side, the outer shell turning up, facetted knucklebow, engraved quillon, facetted urn pommel engraved on the top, simulated wirebound grip, in its leather (restored) scabbard with gilt locket, ring and frog stud, and chape, in shaped tin case with lid and clasp, and brass nameplate engraved "Hussey Vivian Esq (7th Light Dragoons)" Sword Very Good Condition, retaining approximately 85% original gilt finish overall. Plate 19 Note: Richard Hussey Vivian, born 1775, entered the Army in 1793. In 1804 appointed Lt Colonel in the 7th Light Dragoons; served in the Retreat from Corunna; severely wounded in the advance on Toulouse. As General Vivian at Waterloo he addressed the 18th Hussars and said "18th You will follow me" and the result on the cavalry and guns was most successful.Master General of Ordnance 1835-1841. Created Baron in 1841, died 1842. See "The Waterloo Roll Call" by Dalton for further details
A .300" CF side lever centre hammer Rook Rifle, by Army & Navy C.S.L, London, number 42525, 41½" overall, octagonal barrel 26" with two folding leaf rearsights to 150 yards; dark walnut stock with crisply chequered fore end and wrist. GWO & C, patinated blued finish to barrel, some original finish to frame. Note: This is an obsolete calibre and does not require a licence. Plate 7 .
A LATE 20TH CENTURY NORTH INDIAN / NEPALESE, GOLD-MOUNTED, HANDMADE MUG of tapering form decorated in relief with figures, a rhino and a camel in a mountainous landscape, heightened with applied gold detail, the handle modelled as a figure in a palm tree, stamped on the side on a wheel-like motif "TIAN ARMY NO. 17633", the underneath signed "Made by Udimbdr Sunar 1/2 GR",* c.1970; 6" (15.2 cms) high overall; 14.75 oz *Sunar is a Hindu (and Sikh) caste in India & Nepal, traditionally, as a community, the people of this caste work as goldsmiths.
C.1880 British Army 1822 pattern infantry officer’s’ sword and scabbard. 3 bar open guard, nickel very worn, shagreen and wire twist hilt solid. Un-marked steel blade with brass proof slightly curved blade with worn engraving. Nickel plated scabbard showing period wear and dents, replacement hanger welded to sheath front. Overall measures 99cm.
1796 pattern British Army light infantry officer’s sword and scabbard by Runkel of Solingen. Wire strung grip solid with worn gilt wash hilt fittings, urn shaped pommel and D’ shaped hilt guard, partially folding half circle langet, guard with floral designs to underside and to end of quillon, folding lock not locking. Single edged blade, G.R.III crowned cypher, the reverse with Royal Arms. Blade with makers name of J. J. Runkel of Solingen to blade ricasso spine, with straight blade bluing and gilding very faded, etching also worn. Overall measures 95cm.
1930’s era type 98 Japanese Army officer’s sword and scabbard with distinctive hamon blade. Features standard officer’s type 98 hilt with silk wrap break to one small section and repair to locking clip. Custom 1930’s era 83cm long blade, being 93cm pommel to point. Beautiful water quenched hamon polish temper line to full edge, sharpened and carries a fair cutting edge, no marking to tang and this custom-made blade is slightly tight in the last few centimetres of sheathing into the military scabbard, which is in very good condition. A superb blade in WW2 fittings. Overall measures 99.5cm.
1796 pattern British Army light infantry officer’s sword and scabbard named to C.C. BAKKER. Wire strung grip solid with worn gilt wash hilt fittings, urn shaped pommel and D’ shaped hilt guard, partially folding half circle langet, folding lock not locking, guard with floral designs to underside and to end of quillon includes officer’s name etched to bottom. Single edged blade, etching visible but worn, blade straight, no visible makers marks. Leather scabbard with worn brass and gilded fittings, scabbard bottom metal mount taped on, with damage to upper leather mount. Overall measures 97cm.
1811 pattern British Army etched ‘blucher’ sword and scabbard. Wide bow guard with leather wrapped wooden grips in solid condition, with wire twist intact. Blade engraved with military regalia, including King George III Royal cypher, still visible though worn as are the majority of the blade etchings. With no visible makers name or marks. Blade measures 82cm with age patina to the surface and a number of thumbnail nicks to the blade edge, slight bend to length when viewed along blade spine. Scabbard very solid and a good fit to the blade & carries a number of unit markings looking to have still been in service as an artillery Sabre late 1800s (AM.XVI.4.66). Overall measures 100cm.
US Navy Admiral’s uniform peaked cap and signed photo of Rear Admiral Eugene B Fluckey, the top scoring submarine commander of the U.S. Navy during WW2, who during the conflict was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, 4 Navy Crosses and numerous other US awards for his diligent & heroic service, being credited with the sinking of 17 ships including a carrier, cruiser and a frigate. The cap features a tan cotton body, with black woven centre band, with U.S.N. 2-piece eagle, gold braid chinstrap & twin gilt buttons, with a double row of bullion oak leaves embroidered direct woven to the black felt top of the flat leather peak. The interior shows the maker details for Berkshire Caps, with clear protective cover, mid brown leather sweatband, with gilt embossed name ‘ADMIRAL EUGEN B. FLUCKEY’, size tagged 7 ½. Light wear to top of crown, but in overall fine condition. Along with the cap is included a colour photo of the Rear Admiral Fluckey in service uniform, profile, showing award ribbons, measuring 20cm x 25cm, with hand written dedication from Fluckey to ‘Margery’, with best wishes & brief details in blue sharpie. Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey 1913-2007 Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, one of America’s most daring submarine commanders of World War II. The skipper of the submarine Barb in the Pacific from April 1944 to August 1945, Commander Fluckey was known for innovative tactics. He was the only American submarine skipper to fire rockets at Japanese targets on shore and he oversaw a sabotage raid in which sailors from his submarine blew up a Japanese train. In addition to receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, he was awarded four Navy Crosses, his service’s second-highest decoration. The Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee, which provided final, official tallies for World War II submarine attacks, credited him with destroying 95,360 tons of Japanese shipping, the highest total for any American submarine commander. According to his own findings, based on his 10 years of post-war research, the Barb sank about 145,000 tons under his command during five extended periods at sea. He was also credited by military authorities with sinking 16 Japanese ships and taking part with two other skippers in a 17th sinking, the fourth-highest total among America’s World War II submarine commanders. By his own accounting, he sank 28 ships and took part in a 29th sinking. In September 1944, the Barb sank the 20,000-ton Japanese aircraft carrier Unyo together with an 11,000-ton Japanese tanker in the same torpedo salvo. Telling of the Barb’s attacks on Japanese shipping early in 1945, Clay Blair Jr. wrote in the book “Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan” that when Commander Fluckey brought his submarine back to Pearl Harbor, “he was greeted with a red carpet." "His endorsements were ecstatic. One stated, ‘The Barb is one of the finest fighting submarines this war has ever known.’ Eugene Bennett Fluckey was born in Washington on Oct. 5, 1913. When he was 10, he was impressed with a radio speech by President Calvin Coolidge stressing persistence as a prime ingredient for success. He named his dog Calvin Coolidge, and inspired by the admonition to excel, he finished high school at age 15. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935 and served on the submarine Bonita in the early years of World War II before commanding the Barb and taking as his motto “we don’t have problems, just solutions.” He was awarded the Medal of Honor for the Barb’s attacks on Japanese ships between December 1944 and February 1945 in waters off the eastern coast of occupied China and was cited specifically for the events in the predawn hours of Jan. 23, 1945. The Barb, riding above the surface in shallow, uncharted, mined and rock-obstructed waters, sneaked into a harbor some 250 miles south of Shanghai and scored direct hits on six of the more than 30 Japanese ships there. A large ammunition ship was blown up in the attack, according to the citation. “Clearing the treacherous area at high speed, he brought the Barb through to safety, and four days later sank a large Japanese freighter to complete a record of heroic combat achievement,” the citation said. In the summer of 1945, the Barb became the first American submarine armed with rockets, and it used them to strike a Japanese air station and several factories. On July 23, 1945, the Barb embarked on a sabotage mission. With the submarine standing 950 yards offshore, eight volunteers, aboard a pair of rubber boats, paddled onto Japanese soil on the southern half of Sakhalin Island under cover of night and planted explosive charges on railroad tracks 400 yards inland. Commander Fluckey had considered giving the crewmen a terse Hollywood-style send off, but as he told The New York Times afterward, all he could think of was: “Boys, if you get stuck, head for Siberia, 130 miles north. Following the mountain ranges. Good luck.” The crewmen did not get stuck, and as they paddled back to the Barb, a 16-car train came by, triggering the explosives. The wreckage flew 200 feet in the air. Soon after the war ended, Commander Fluckey became an aide to Navy Secretary James Forrestal and to the chief of naval operations, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, soon after the war’s end. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1960. He commanded American submarine forces in the Pacific and was the director of naval intelligence in the 1960s. He retired from military service in 1972. In addition to his daughter, of Summerfield, Fla., and Annapolis, he is survived by his wife, Margaret; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His first wife, Marjorie, died in 1979. For all his exploits, Admiral Fluckey said he was most proud of one thing. As he put it in his memoir, “Thunder Below!” (University of Illinois Press, 1992): “No one who ever served under my command was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed, and all of us brought our Barb back safe and sound.” He died in Annapolis, Maryland, 28th June, 2003, aged 93, due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. (Edited form the New York Times, June 2007).
WW2 era German Army officers’ sword and scabbard by Robert Klaas. Features Gilt metal ‘P’ hilt, with eagle & swastika embossed guard, mounted onto a black elastoline wire wrapped grip. The 87cm long, slightly curved brushed steel blade shows maker mark for Robert Klaas of Solingen with kissing Cranes logo. Blade rates very fine with “live” blade that could be sharpened, this being far scarcer than standard nickel parade finish. Black paint factory finish with assorted chip and scratch loss along length exposing iron body, with scabbard retaining its single suspension loose ring hanger. Overall measures 96cm.
1950’s era British Army Scottish officer’s broad sword and scabbard by Wilkinson Sword. Features plated, nickel-pierced basket hilt, with minor plating loss, full leather inner guard, with red felt to upper portion, retaining red cotton plume to pommel. Fish skin & full wire wrap. 83 cm long straight double-edged blade, maker-marked with Wilkinson cypher and ‘BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAGESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II SWORD CUTLERS WILKINSON SWORD LTD MADE IN ENGLAND’, with manufacture number 19096 to spine. Unsharpened blade is the single fullered type and has age darkening to surface, good condition, retaining good etchings to both sides of blade, showing flora & thistles. The brown field scabbard shows only light wear. Generally, a good example. Overall measures 106 cm.
1796 pattern British Army light Infantry officer’s sword and scabbard by Goldneys & Runckel of Solingen. Features twisted silver wire hilt, brass gilt ornate handle fittings, with guard a little loose. Engraved & stamped straight blade with remnants of blueing and gilt work. Marked F. Runckel Solingen to blades spine, engraved with Royal cypher GR, and trophies of arms. Worn leather scabbard with brass mounts, with damage to scabbard leather body, being cracked through and period strapped. Throat locket engraved Goldneys, Late Neild of James Street Sword Cutler’s to his Royal Highness Prince of Wales. Overall measures 83cm.
1847 pattern British Army Victorian era 1st Royal Dragoons Guards Trooper’s helmet. Brass skull has an embossed laurel wreath head band to centre, front & rear visor, as well as the rear centre spine. The helmet plate bears a hobnail star in white metal, with a gilt oval Garter centre inscribed with regimental title "The Royal Dragoons" and the "VR" cypher. Retains rose shaped chin strap bosses support & leather backed chin scale. The skull shows some light dents in places, as well as a couple of very minor bump points to left side. Flaming brass spike boss, which houses the black horsehair plume, with fixing rosette to top. The leather liner & band is complete, with leather trim to front underside visor, with good aged brass interior, showing screw & nut attachment. Generally good overall.
1918 dated 1878 pattern British Army officer’s blue cloth ‘Home Service’ helmet & case to Major S H Wright of the Royal Artillery. Blue cloth felt covered cork bodied helmet with gilded brass fittings, very good, toned King’s Crown gilt brass R.A. helmet plate. Screw on ball fitting to the top of the helmet spike base, with rose side bosses & full chinstrap. Original leather sweatband, with green leather lining. Tailors tag shows date of purchase 7/18 to S. H. Wright. Very good condition overall. Helmet comes in its original black enamel tin carry case. Major S. H. Wright was commissioned 23/7.1912 into the Royal Garrison Artillery, saw service on Staff, in March 1915 in the Asiatic Theatre (Tochi Valley & Derajat), thereafter Aegean Theatre, including Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey 31/1/1917 to 11/11/1918. He was M.I.D. 11/6/1918. Promoted Major 1927.
1902 – 1918 era 1878 pattern British Army officer’s blue cloth ‘Home Service’ helmet to the Army Service Corps. Blue cloth felt covered cork bodied helmet with gilded brass fittings, very good, toned King’s Crown gilt brass helmet plate with white metal ASC to centre. Screw on ball fitting to the top of the helmet spike base, with rose side bosses & full chinstrap. Original leather sweatband with carmine silk backing to the interior, with green leather lining. Very good condition overall.
WW2 German Army Artillery officer’s peaked cap by Mohr and Speyer. A.G. Early 1934-35 1st model cap, featuring very good black leather peak, field grey doe skin wool crown, red piped and green wool centre band, with frosted aluminium eagle and early cockade/wreath. Silver bullion chin cords attached to the side silver buttons. Excellent shape to crown, with only very light wear. Interior retains silk liner, showing celluloid diamond showing Mohr and Speyer A.G. maker details, with what looks like pen scribbled out post war theatre company stamp details. Very good leather sweatband, the cap being in overall very good condition. Approx. size 57.
1796 pattern British Army engraved light cavalry officer’s sword and scabbard. Wide bow guard with leather wrapped wooden grips, with bottom ferrule showing some movement. Blade being gilt engraved with military regalia including mounted officer, Knight “Dieu et mon droit” & “Honi soit qui mal y pense” motto. Crest and crowned King George cypher, with majority of gold present in the engravings. Blade shows normal service edge nicks, the blade measuring 84cm. Scabbard missing one hanger ring, throat section repaired, 2 seam holes but main body fair with period dents and surface corrosion. Scarce sabre in fair condition. Overall measures 99cm.
Pre 1901 era 1871 pattern British Army Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry Cavalry Trooper’s parade helmet. The nickel skull has an embossed laurel wreath centre and rear spine band, with the multi-piece helmet plate with Queen’s crown white rose centred within a brass garter bearing the motto YORKSHIRE DRAGOONS Y.C. over a white metal-pebbled star backing plate. The rose-shaped chin strap bosses support a graduated brass ring & leather backed chin scale. The quatrefoil plume spike bears a full white plume surmounted ny screw nut, but missing rose boss. Interior shows a replaced cotton liner over helmet band, with screw and nut attachment. Generally, very good overall, with no discernible damage present. Scarce Yeomanry piece.
WWI era 1908 Pattern British Army trooper’s cavalry sword and scabbard attributed to the Royal Military College of Canada. Full bowl guard and heavy ball pommel, thatched brown composite grip with thumb recess, guard stamped R.M.C 9 and broad arrow C, Canadian issue stamp. 94cm long single edged blade with ricasso maker stamped SB&N, with February 1918 dating and broad arrow acceptance marking. Blade is solid, but metal shows pitting to length, being most prevalent in the 3/4 before point. The Wilkinson WSC FGH stamped 1916 dated scabbard has no dents, but has surface wear, with throat screws missing. Overall measures114 cm.
1796 pattern British Army light cavalry officer’s sword by Osbourne. Metal stirrup hilt, with plain backstrap and wooden grip, with majority of leather wrap present. Plain langets & quillon. Plain 83 cm curved slashing blade, the blade in good condition, with very minor age spotting. Maker name legible to back edge. Missing scabbard buffer, with some movement. Overall measures 93cm.
WW2 US Army M38 ‘Tankers’ uniform protective helmet. Compressed card body, covered in olive drab coloured leather and enamel. Pierced crown, with fixing tabs and all leather ear flaps and rear neck guard. Maker stamped for Wilson, Chicago, sized 7 ¼. Retains canvas chinstrap. Light scratches and wear overall. Made famous in the movie ‘Fury’, starring Brad Pitt.
WW2 type 98 Japanese WW2 officer’s sword and scabbard in Army field fittings, signed Asano Kanesane blade with kokuin. Type 98 hilt in very good condition with leather locking strap fuchi cover. Blade signed NOSHU ASANO KANESANE SAKU KORE, with the Turtle Kokuin quality stamp, measuring 89cm tang to point, 96cm pommel to point. Blade carries a fair cutting edge with beautiful wave hamon, minor thumb nail nicks near point, with some minor age darkening spots to surface. Wooden and leather scabbard for field use, missing upper lock to scabbard, with unusual brass drag cover. Souvenired by vendors father who ‘nabbed’ this in Borneo during WW2. Overall measures 99cm.
Edward Sinclair signature piece mounted alongside colour photo as the Verger in Dads Army. Approx overall size 13x9. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
A Second Age Elven Lhang sword from Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The Elven army carried swords during the film's prologue, in which the Last Alliance of Elves and Men fought against the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker) and his forces at the foot of Mount Doom. The Elves of Lothlorien also carried the distinctive long-handled blades at the Battle of Helm's Deep. Constructed by Weta Workshop, world renowned for their achievements in designing and constructing props that were faithful to Tolkien's writing, the sword is made from dense urethane over a metal core. The recurve shape is reminiscent of the Japanese nagamaki and Chinese podao weapons. The handle is detailed with a brass-coloured leaf wrap that spirals down to the base of the grip. The blade is decorated to resemble metal. This piece was gifted to executives at Sideshow Toys, who visited the set in 2002. As Sideshow Toys was licenced to distribute collectibles for the Lord of the Rings films, the executives were allowed to choose mementos from the set. These select props were branded with a unique code and note of ownership. This particular item has been etched with the text: "Prologue Elven Sword Sideshow Toy/12 June 02/0012 W." The weapon exhibits minor wear due to production use, but remains in excellent overall condition. Dimensions: 132 cm x 5 cm x 18 cm (52" x 7" x 2")£6000-8000 †
1896 pattern sword awarded to Alexander Edward Murray (Viscount Fincastle) (1872-1962) awarded the Victoria Cross in 1898, the blade marked with Dunmore family crest above the date May 1st 1891, marked Queens Lancers, and numbered 99304, in leather sheath, 111cm overall length Alexander Edward Murray (Viscount Fincastle) joined the British Army on the 1st May 1891, becoming Lieutenant in 1894. Murray became Aide de Camp to the Viceroy of India from 1895-1897. On the 17th August, 1897 during a battle at Nawa Bali, in Upper Swat, Lieutenant Murray attempted the rescue of Lieutenant R. T. Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded by a bullet and surrounded by the enemy. Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Adams, Lieutenant H. L. S. MacLean and five men of the Guides, managed to rescue Lieutenant Greaves however Greaves was struck by another bullet and killed whilst the party were attempting to bring him back to cover. Lieutenant MacLean was mortally wounded during the action and the horses of Lieutenant-Colonel Adams and Lieutenant Murray were shot, as well as two troop horses. Lieutenant Murray was promoted to Captain following the action and gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 9th November 1897. He received his medal from Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 28th February 1898.Footnote: Alexander Edward Murray VC DSO MVO DL Born 22 April 1872 at Portland Place, London. Died 29 January 1962 London. Educated Eton. Parents Father Charles Murray, Mother Lady Gertrude Coke. Commissioned into 16th Lancers 30 May 1892 and sent to India. Became ADC to Victor Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin. Governor General of India from 1895 to 1897. In 1896 accompanied the Dongola Expedition to the Sudan, seeing action in the Mahdist War. 1897 returned to India with 16th Lancers and acting as war correspondent for the Times. On 17th August 1897 at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India along with Lieutenant Colonel Robert B Adam's and Lieutenant Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean along with 5 men of the Guides, went under heavy and close fire to rescue of Lieutenant R T Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers, who had been wounded by a bullet and was surrounded by enemy swordsmen. Unfortunately Greaves was further struck and would die of his wounds, as did MacLean. For this he was recommended for the Victoria Cross, as were Adam's and MacLean. The only journalist ever to be so honoured. He was later posted to South Africa as ADC to General Sir H. C. Chermside. In 1901 raised Fincastle's Horse (31st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry) appointed with temporary rank of Lieutenat Colonel to command it. Most of the men were recruited in Highlands. Consisted of 32 Officers and 603 men. They left Edinburgh in April 1902 and sailed out on the SS Galatea. In 1906 was awarded the Royal Victorian Order, for services to the Prince of Wales, in conjunction with the marriage of King Alphonso of Spain. Resigned his commission on the death of his Father, when he took the title Earl of Dunsmore, to look after his considerable family estate. Lived at 55 Lancaster Gate, London. Returning to active service on the outbreak of war, serving as Staff Officer. Awarded the DSO during the Battle of the Somme. MID four times. Wounded twice. Between the Wars held political office, serving as government whip in the House of Lords,Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1924 and then as Lord in Waiting from 1930 to 1936. He also held the role of Deputy Lieutenant. Medal entitlement: Victoria Cross, DSO, MVO, Sudan Medal (Dongola 1896), QSA with 3 clasps, Paardeburg,Defence of Kimberley and 1902, 1914, War & Victory medals. MID The Sudan Medal was awarded when he was attached to the Egyptain Cavalry as Special Service officer, 16th Lancers. Fought in the Mahdist War, Tirah Campaign, Malakand Frontier War, Second Boer War and the First World War.
A Quantity of British Army Part Uniforms, mainly post Second World War, including a battledress blouse dated 1956 to a Lance Corporal RAOC, with pair of trousers, a shirt, tie, and beret with cap badge; two khaki greatcoats, one with leather football buttons, the other with DLI buttons to Bugle Major Powell; a Footguards OR's grey wool greatcoat; drab desert trousers and windcheater; a Canadian combat smock with detachable hood; a camouflage combat smock and trousers with shirt and quilted gilet; an Australian jungle jacket and shirt; denim overall blouse and tunic; denim overall blouse and trousers (21)
An 18ct gold demi hunter cased pocket watch - Army and Navy stores London plain dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, the three quarter plate English lever movement signed, the cuvette engraved ''Presented to John Ashworth by George Bullough for faithful service", the rear outer cover engraved with crossed flintlock rifles (Dimensions: Case width: 50mm)(Case width: 50mm)Condition report: Gross weight 118.4g (all in) been working whilst with us, case reasonable gauge, general overall wear, enamel at front okay, some minor losses movement clean, engraving to rear cover quite soft, hinges good, opens well and closes well, front slightly loose, winds okay and been working but no guarantee given, three quarter plate lever movement, engraving relates to Bullough Family who had the Isle of Rhum and Kinloch Castle as well as estates down south, case maker AB Couple of soft dents to extreme edge at 5 and 6 Dial diameter: 43mm Please note that all wear is consistent with age and use. The absence of a statement of surface or condition issues does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition reports for all watches and items of a mechanical nature are made without any guarantee as to working condition or whether all parts are original, any information as to working order is noted during processing of the lots and should be treated as general information only. Please also note that watches, and in particular Rolex, may have been enhanced after the original purchase by the addition of diamonds and other gem-stones. Unless we have been given information by the vendor, or stated otherwise, it should be assumed the gemstones are a later addition, set by a third party.
11 Boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 677 Armoured Command Vehicle, 626 Military Ambulance, 623 Army Covered Wagon (repro box), 674 Austin Champ, 670 Armoured Car, 693 7.2 Howitzer, 641 Army 1-Ton Cargo Truck, 621 3 Ton Army Wagon, 676 Armoured Personnel Carrier (repro box), 673 Scout Car and 643 Army Water Tank, diecast vg overall, some boxes missing end flaps
WW2 British Women's Land Army Recruiting Poster entitled "I could do with your help!". "Join the Women's Land Army. Food Comes First". "Apply 9, Christchurch Road, Nowich". Mounted on hardboard with an addition post war slogan glued above "My Part in Hitler's Downfall". Overall size of wartime poster approx 50cm x 75cm. Size of board 91cm x 50cm.
Two pocket barometer altimeters , a mountaineer's aneroid, by A & N COSL (Army and Navy Co Operative Society Ltd.) with a compass in glazed lid, 0-20,000, in a red leather case, 5cm overall diameter, the second with open face, with 0-5,000 feet altitude dial, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) diameter overall (2)
A German Third Reich Army Infantry NCO/EM visor cap, constructed of typical army green wool with a forest green centre band and white piping, with correct aluminium eagle and cockade, a leather chinstrap secured in place by black leather buttons on either side and a black visor; interior with a partially degraded brown ersatz sweatband with ventilation holes to the forehead and a clear diamond moisture shield against an overall light pink rayon interior lining.
A German Third Reich Customs Protection Officer’s arm shield circa 1937-40 of oval form, die struck shield in gilded aluminium, with inscription on "Reichsfinanzverwaltung-Zollgrenzschutz" (National Finance Administration - Customs Border Guard) the shield is numbered 49320 and with pierced holes for attachment to a sleeve 8.5cm high, 6.6cm wide *The Zollgrenzschutz was established in 1937, an armed anti-smuggling police force reporting to the finance ministry but with some in military uniforms and an overall military structure. During the mid-1930’s plans were made to include the customs guards into the Armed Forces, the defence of the Reich. Himmler seems to have tried several times to bring the customs into the SS which was prevented by Göring. In 1942 there were 60.000 personal serving in the Zollgrenzdienst. After the failed assassination attempt on Hitler in July 1944 the Führer finally put the Zollgrenzdienst under the jurisdiction of the SS. Leadership positions were promptly filled with SS and Police officers. Up to then these border guards had already served like a regular army in all German occupied countries in Europe.
A Second World War German Army Officer's dagger and scabbard with hanger by Eickhorn with a dark amber celluloid grip, with nickel-plated steel blade with slightly sharpened edges and a semi-pointed tip, blade is marked “Original Eickhorn, Solingen” with the company’s logo on the reverse ricasso, the pommel also constructed of nickel silver exhibiting an oak leaf design, scabbard constructed of silvered metal (magnetic), with a traditional pebbled finish and ball final, with the throat retained by a single mounted screw, decorated with oak leaf bands and rings for attachment to a hanger with silver and brown cloth and a silver portepee, blade length 26cm, overall length 37cm (hilt a.f - section of amber celluloid to grip cracked and missing) Provenance: Owned by Flight Lieutenant George POW DFC RAF, whose plane was hit by enemy fire when returning from a radar detection mission over Germany. As the American B17 Flying Fortress caught fire, its pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Wynne, ordered his men from the 214 Sqaudron to bail out. They were rounded up by the German army and marched through the town of Pforzheim to the nearby village of Hichenfield where they were held in a boiler room. Only three weeks before this event, Pforzheim had been hit by a devastating raid by Bomber Command. Once a thriving community of 70,000 souls, the town was now only ruins and rubble. Mosquitos had dropped 1,825 tons of bombs on Pforzheim in just 22 minutes, causing a firestorm that destroyed more than 80 per cent of the town's built up area and killed at least 17,000 people. Many died in their cellars, when their lungs burst with the intense heat. The town had been badly hit in the wartime bombing raids with many civilian casualties. After a few hours an angry mob, egged on by the local mayor, burst into the boiler room, beat up the captive men and marched them to the cemetary of a local church, where they were shot by Hitler Youth who were dressed in plain clothes and ordered to incite violence by posing as outraged villagers. Air Gunners, Sidney Matthews, Harold Frost and Edward Percival and wireless operator, Gordon Hall were all killed. The navigator, Dudley Heal and air gunner George Pow, were taken prisoner and eventually sent back to the UK without knowing the fate of their comrades. Air gunner, Norman Bradley and wireless operator, Tom Tate, managed to break free and successfully escape the execution mob. The plane's pilot Flt Lt Wynne eventually managed to bring home the badly damaged plane, landing it at Cambridgeshire Basingbourn airfield. The German ringleaders of the execution were eventually sentenced to hanging by the war crimes tribunal and others were given various jail terms. The minister in the church of the German town of Hichenfield, where the men were murdered, was so outraged that he erected a plaque in their memory. *With photocopied news articles and provenance.
Pair of Women's Land Army Breeches, in khaki green wool by Redman Bros, size 3, October 1947; another pair in lighter wool by Thomas Sutcliffe & Sons, size 7, 1943; another pair of lady's green khaki breeches, without labels or stamps (3) . Redman breeches - some wear and a couple of tiny holes to the back. Sutcliffe breeches - small tears to each knee and several holes overall. Third pair - numerous small holes and wear
Three Pairs of Mens Army Motor Cyclist Pantaloons/Breeches, in khaki green wool, all with front pocket by L Silberston & Sons Ltd, size 12 1944, Wareings (N'Ton) Ltd, size 12 1942, the third pair missing label but stamped to the inside . All have several small holes overall, buttons restitched and slight wear.
A WWI First World War Imperial German Army Seitengewehr Model 1898 rifle bayonet having a wooden hilt with diagonal grooves, steel pommel, press stud, steel crossguard, rearward steel quillon, pipe back blade, leather scabbard with steel furnishings and repro leather frog. Notation to the ricasso ' Simson & Co Suhl ' and matching serial numbers to the scabbard hook and cross guard ' 20903 '. Measures; 69cm overall.
CETSHWAYO: (c.1826-1884) King of the Zulu Kingdom 1873-79 and its leader through the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Cetshwayo famously led the Zulu nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana in January 1879. An exceptionally rare dark fountain pen ink signature ('CETYWAYO') on an oblong 12mo card. Attractively matted in ivory with decorative borders beneath a colour reproduction image of a painting of Cetshwayo by Karl Rudolf Sohn and framed and glazed in a modern wooden frame to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.5. Together with a large portion of a 12mo envelope which originally contained the signature, annotated in fountain pen ink 'Cetywayo's signature…..Given by Col. Hassard'. Autographs of Cetshwayo are extremely rare in any form. One very small, extremely minor stain just above one letter of the signature, VGColonel Charles Fairfax Hassard (1822-1900) British Army officer who commanded the Royal Engineers in South Africa and served as second in command to Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, during the Anglo-Zulu War. Hassard was Cetshwayo's gaoler when the Zulu chief was held captive at Cape Town. Provenance: The present signature was formerly part of the Ray Rawlins collection of autograph letters and historical documents and is illustrated in his Guinness Book of World Autographs (1977). The signature was sold by Sotheby's in their sale of the Rawlins collection on 2nd, 3rd & 4th June 1980 (lot 298, Estimate £100-150, Hammer price £180) and has not appeared on the market since. We have been unable to locate any other signature, letter or document of Cetshwayo as ever having previously appeared at auction.
LEE ROBERT E.: (1807-1870) American General, Commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. Autograph envelope, unsigned, addressed in his hand to Herbert C. Saunders at 3 Bolton Gardens, South Kensington, London, England and additionally marked 'Steamer to Liverpool' by Lee. With various postmarks to the recto and verso, dated in late August and early September 1866. The verso bears an erroneous ink annotation in an unidentified hand, 'Ab: Lincoln's writing. President of United States'. Some light overall foxing and some small tears and areas of paper loss to the upper edge caused by the original opening of the envelope. About G Robert E. Lee had been interviewed by the Englishman Herbert C. Saunders in November 1865 and the two men are subsequently known to have been in correspondence regarding publishing the interview. Indeed, a letter of Lee to Saunders dated at Lexington, Virginia, 22nd August 1866 (and therefore quite possibly the letter which originally accompanied the present envelope) is published in a collection of biographies of Abraham Lincoln edited by the Golgotham Press (2010).
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