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Click here to subscribeQuantity of Dinky Mattel diecast model cars to include 942 Foden 14-ton tanker, 32e Fourgon incendie premier secours berliet, 514 Guy van, 547 P.L.17 panhard, 566 car de police secours,etc together with Dinky Toys in reproduction boxes to include 670 armoured car, 100 Lady Penelope's Fab 1, 651 Centurion tank and 641 Army 1-ton cargo truck (possibly repainted) (one box)
Lego Collectables x 19 includes Lego Star Wars LED Lites x 9 (Yoda x4, Poe Dameron x4, Chewbacca x1), Lego Star Wars minifigure magnet sets x 5, Nexo Knights Ultimate Lavaria set 70335 x2, Nexo Knights Ultimate Macy set 70331, Nexo Knights Knights Army blister packs set 853515 x2, all within Excellent to Near Mint sealed packaging. Ex-Shop Stock. (19)
Militaria & Photography - press photographs including Console Liberator 'dropping twelve 1,000 Ib bombs, Bristol Bombay during Blitz, an attack by Whitley aircraft on a submarine located in the Bay of Biscay resulting in the destruction of the U-boat; the Gloster E. 28/39 aeroplane black and white photograph; 'WELCOME YANKEE' an original U.S. Air Force photograph taken by U.S. Army airmen during a mission over Palau Islands ''with considerable surprise and amusement'' says Maj. Gan. Willis H. Hale; Oxford V 'Wasp Junior' may 1942; A photo of American Glen Martin Maryland bombers, flown by South African Air Force 'are off to give enemy bases and positions in Cyrenaica and Libya another pounding' etc qty
An American G.A.R. In Memoriam the ribbon printed in silver 'Honor the Noble Dead In Memoriam Grand Army of the Republic Veteran SOUTHWORTH POST No.222 Franklin Forks, P.A.; vintage pin badges including Murraymint, Shell, BP, Gaumont Children's Cinema Club, Smedley's, Will's Woodbines etc. enamel examples inc. Cremola, Daily Express Children's Club; Trade cards, A&BC Gum, 25 Flags of the World, c.1950; Kellogg The Story of the Locomotive; etc
Militaria - Ministry of Civil Aviation personal flying log book for Peter Paterson, approximately 3, 000 hours total flying time c.1947; Army Book 3; Royal Auxiliary Air Force spare-time service in the fighter control and radar reporting units; abc Helicopters; Life magazine; a pilots diary; etc qty
Militaria - the life & career of SGT. A. J. Hopkinson 274814, Second World War - a vast collection following his graduation from Leicester University, teaching and pastimes in Sheffield prior to the war, during the war correspondence home, official Army and War Ministry letters, photography and ephemera throughout the war including a folder of WWII Army Pay related ephemera including eight army issued advance / cheque books including Field Cashier stamped officer's advance book No. D 897976, Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) Egypt cheque book; Advance of Pay Book 'containing 25 drafts' No. 371226 - 371250 A.F.W.3241; Barclays Bank (Jerusalem);The Eastern Bank Ltd Baghdad cheque book 1943; others; Leave ticket; a Claim for travel expenses and allowances Army form; wage slips; Airgraph Serive form; a folder of personal Army related forms and booklets including officer's Record of Service Army Book 439; release book; Army optician reports and forms; official war office headed reserve of officers forms; official copy Special Army Orders No. 4 & 5 stamped Southern Command B.V.T.C. 14th Feb 1946; a folder of Army Education related ephemera including Education in the war-time army Middle East booklet; Spelling BEE troop quiz; General knowledge army quiz; Special Orders booklet; a Unified Palestine Command ABCA Discussion letter; Two folders titled Miscellaneous 1933-1948 holding Battle For Bread volunteer booklet; university degree certificate, Royal Life Saving certificate, City Of Sheffield Education Committee papers; post war education and mniscellany; a folder of mostly Air Mail War-Time letters home to a Sheffield address; etc QTY
A widow's miniature medal memorial bracelet representing the medal entitlement of Veterinary Lieutenant Colonel George Joseph Robert Rayment, Army Veterinary Department, embodying a series of medal planchets separated by enamelled bars representing the corresponding ribbons and set with clasps where applicable, the group comprising: Afghanistan Medal 1878-80, no clasp; Egypt and Sudan Medal, dated reverse, clasp: Suakin 1885; India Medal 1849-95, clasp: Waziristan 1894-5; India Medal 1895-1902, 2 clasps (each on a separate enamelled bar): Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98; Khedive's Star 1882; the last with suspension bar, the individual elements linked with fine chains, the Afghanistan ribbon bar accepting a sprung clasp with safety chain, in a fitted Spink & Son case; offered together with a uniformed portrait photograph of Colonel Rayment; a letter of commiseration from a brother officer to Colonel Rayment's widow describing his death from illness and intimating that his sword and medals would be returned to her, dated 10th August 1903; and an extract of a letter of recommendation between correspondents in Army Remount operations, 1883, describing Rayment's valuable qualities.187mm longGeorge Joseph Robert Rayment entered the service as a Veterinary Surgeon 24th July 1872, rising to Veterinary Surgeon 1st Class 15th February 1893, and Lieutenant Colonel 4th August 1898. Among other duties he served in Afghanistan in 1880 attached to the 1st Madras Cavalry, including the expedition against the Atchakzais; was present in the engagement at Mahsuma, Egypt, in 1882; served in the Sudan campaign in 1885; formed part of the Waziristan Delimitation Escort in 1895; and was with the Chitral Relief Force 1895, and the Tochi Field Force in 1897-98. He was furthermore entitled to the Queen's South Africa medal with two clasps, having served as P.V.O. of a district. He died in Northern Nigeria, 7th July 1903.
Royal Horse Guards and Napoleonic War period interest: a collection of maps and plans, the majority endorsed 'William Terry, Captn. Roy'l Reg. Horse Gds.' and dated 1809 and 1810, the maps (10) all of the High Wycombe area, giving details of troop dispositions and other information pertaining to the defence of the area, and including: 'Plan of the Advanced Guards at Four Ashes and Apple Common'; 'Sketch of the march of the Fourth Column of the Army encamped at Coleshill', with table of works necessary to clear the march; Plan of the Cantonments; Plan of Resources; the plans being of fortified lines in section (3), and in plan view (6), with one including a diagram of siege lines; and a tabulated list of regiments and quarters 'Sketch of a Table of Winter Quarters'; together with another map of the High Wycombe area endorsed 'Lt. St Martin, Watwiles Reg.', with title and captions in French showing theoretical troop positions and lines of fire, [21]; offered with the cylindrical metal plan case in which they have been kept.See lot 347 for Captain William Terry's commission.
The notable group of five medals to Quartermaster Sergeant Charles William Coppinger, London Irish Rifles and West Yorkshire Regiment: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (236193 A.C. SJT. C. W. COPPINGER. W. YORK. R.); Meritorious Service Medal, George V (236193 CPL A.C.Q.M. SJT. C. W. COPPINGER 6/W YORK: R.); Volunteer Long Service Medal, Victoria (3715 CR. SERGT. C. W. COPPINGER. LONDON IRISH RIFLES); Territorial Efficiency Medal (3175 Q.M.S. C. W. COPPINGER. L.I.R.); all about very fine, [5]; display mounted in a glazed frame together with a regimentally awarded yellow metal badge, facsimile photographs of the recipient, and a copy of an article written by the late collector. The Paul Morrissey Collection. Q.M.S. Coppinger's long career began when he enlisted in the L.I.R. on the 12th March 1873. He received the Volunteer Long Service Medal in 1898 and retired in 1911 after a little over 33 years service, but when war came in 1914 he volunteered to assist in the mobilisation of his old unit (unpaid). On the 11th May he enlisted, falsely giving his age as 49 years (he was significantly older). He served overseas with the 1st/6th West Yorks at Etaples, and later performed in a training roll (M.S.M.) and in the post-war army of occupation. After the war he supported the L.I.R. through the regimental association, and in this capacity was awarded the T.E.M. - over half a century after his first long service award.Reference: the late collector's notes.
The interesting Great War Trio to Lieutenant Philip Timbrell Stanley, 94th Russell's Infantry (previously 15th Canadian Infantry and Royal West Kent Regiment): 1914-15 Star (77622 PTE P. T. STANLEY. 15/CAN:INF:), British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (LIEUT. P. T. STANLEY.), stitched to an associated (non-corresponding) ribbon bar for wearing, very fine. [3]Round medals 36mm diameterPhilip Timbrell Stanley enlisted in 15th Canadian Infantry in October 1914 and was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment in August 1915, attached to the Indian Army. He served with the 94th Russells Infantry from 1917 to 1919 but was then sent back to the UK owing to some irregular financial transactions. Following the war he became a prolific fraudster styling himself Baron de Beck. He married a shop assistant who assumed the title of Baroness de Beck (her photograph is in the National Portrait Gallery). Stanley was convicted and imprisoned on numerous occasions for fraud and embezzlement including a major casino fraud and numerous articles about his exploits appeared in the newspapers of the day.
Four British Army regulation swords, as follows: an 1889 pattern Staff Sergeants' sword, straight blade by Wilkinsons and dated for 1892, gilt-brass 'gothic' hilt with crowned VR cypher, unit marking: '9. HTS' replacing an earlier mark, steel scabbard; another of this type, hilt marked '5 S.R.', without scabbard; an 1854 pattern infantry officer's sword, etched blade, ricasso with retailer identified as McGubbin & Son of Kilmarnock, gilt brass hilt, brown leather covered scabbard; and an 1897 pattern infantry officer's sword, light model, Wilkinson's blade numbered 35547, lacking blade point and without scabbard. [4]
Nine medals named or attributable to Warrant Officer 1st Class William Bertie Land, B.E.M., Royal Engineers: Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service (British Empire Medal), Elizabeth II (WILLIAM B. LAND), re-named in impressed capitals*, about extremely fine; 1914 Star with bar (15123 2. CPL W. B. LAND. R.E.); British War Medal 1914-20 (15123 A-SJT. W. B. LAND. R.E.); Victory Medal (15123 A. SJT. W. B. LAND. R.E.); Defence Medal, unnamed as issued; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V (1851951 W. O. CL. II. W. B. LAND. R.E.); Meritorious Service Medal, George VI, coinage head with FID: DEF (1851951 W. O. CL. 1. W. B. LAND. R.E.); Coronation Medal 1953, unnamed as issued; these seven mounted for wearing with a vacant length of ribbon at the start of the group, very fine and better, the MSM about extremely fine; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, unnamed as issued, cased, extremely fine or nearly so, [9]; offered together with a quantity of associated ephmera, including: photographs, loose and in an album, subjects including soldiers in uniform both in camp and in the field, France, Egypt and Macedonia in the Great War period, equestrian manoeuvres at Curragh; a leave form made out for the recipient; his National Registration Identity Card dated 1943; a group photograph of the Home Office Civil Defence School Easingwold, October 1950, including the recipient; correspondence relating to his service at the North Sea Camp Borstal, and other items. Round medals in mounted group 36mm diameter William Bertie Land served in the Great War with 38th Field Company R.E., which went to France as part of 6th Division in September 1914 and saw action at Armentières in October. 38th Field Corps transferred to 28th Division in April 1915, and served in the Second Battle of Ypres. In October 1915 the Company entrained for Marseilles, travelling via Egypt to disembark in Salonika in January 1916. In October the Company constructed a bridge over the River Struma. The recipient served as a Warden in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, during the 1940s. He also employed his engineering skills as Reclamation Foreman at H.M. Borstall North Sea Camp, which was founded on land reclaimed from the sea. It was for the latter service that he was awarded the B.E.M. in the Coronation Gazette of 1st June 1953.Ref: Williamson.* entitlement confirmed, medal presumed to be a replacement.
Brigadier General Thomas Palmer (1788-1854), Indian Army, an oval portrait, oil on canvas laid on board, unsigned, the General in uniform, half-length and slightly to sinister, wearing his Army of India Medal with Nepaul clasp (offered in this catalogue), in a gilt wood and plaster frame with scrolling ribbon pediment and title board "GENERAL, THOS. PALMER / Æt 66 yrs, Obt. 1854.", 73 x 61 cm (28.75 x 24 in.).See lot 27 for the sitter's Army of India Medal, and for his biographical footnote.
An Indo-Persian sword (shamshir) attributable to Brigadier General Thomas Palmer of the Bengal Army, deeply curved watered steel blade 29 in., silver hilt with foliate repoussé decoration or characteristic form with bud-terminal quillons and pistol grip, Anglo-Indian style brass scabbard with silver suspension bands decorated in a similar manner to the hilt, first half 19th century.
The Army of India Medal 1799-1826 to Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Thomas Palmer, 2nd Battalion 19th Native Infantry, short hyphen reverse, clasp: Nepaul (LIEUT. THOS. PALMER. 2ND BN 19TH N.I.), engraved in serif capitals, much polished, fine or better. 35mm diameter Thomas Palmer was born c. 1788, the son of William Palmer, Commissioner of the Navy and Director of the Greenwich Hospital. He entered the service of the East India Company c. 1804, and participated in the expedition of 1810 against the French in Mauritius (Isle de France). He then served as a Lieutenant with the 19th Bengal Native Infantry in the Anglo-Nepalese war of 1814-16 (medal and clasp).When in 1839 the Company embarked on its expedition to restore the deposed Shah Shujah al Moolk as ruler of Afghanistan Palmer was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 27th Bengal Native Infantry, stationed in Ferozepur as part of Major General Duncan’s reserve force. His regiment subsequently became part of the army of occupation in Afghanistan and was employed as the garrison of the strategic fortress town of Ghazni. Among Palmer’s subordinate officers was Ensign John Nicholson, later famous for his role in the Storming of Deli in 1857. When the uprising against the British occurred in 1841, the garrison, under Palmer’s command, endured a siege in the bitter cold of the winter of 1841/42 before lack of supplies compelled their surrender on the 6th March 1842. Lt. Col. Palmer was made a prisoner by the Afghans, suffering brutal treatment in captivity before his release on the 21st September of the same year. One of his captors, a member of the Barakzai clan named as Khan Mohammed Khan, demanded that Powell produce an impossibly large sum of money; and the Colonel, having no means of complying was put to 'the torture of the wedge'. Tent pegs, rope and wedges driven in by a mallet were used to apply crushing pressure to his foot in a variation on the medieval brodequin. He was also kicked and beaten.Thomas Palmer subsequently commanded at Delhi as a Brigadier, and also held the position of Commander of the Sirkand Division, and Commander of the Cawnpore Division, in which capacity he died in late 1854 at the age of 66, after 51 years in Indian service.
Four medals to Private Thomas E. Hill, Royal Army Medical Corps and St John Ambulance Brigade: 1914-15 Star (50428, PTE. T. E. HILL, R.A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (50428 PTE. T. E. HILL. R.A.M.C.); St John Ambulance Brigade Coronation Medal 1911 (PTE. T. E. HILL.), engraved in serif capitals, later mounted for wearing, good very fine or a little better. [4]Round medals 36mmThe Paul Morrissey Collection
Four medals to Private Joseph Edwards, Welsh Guards: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (2967 PTE. J. EDWARDS. W. GDS.); Defence Medal, unnamed as issued; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V, Regular Army (730150 MUSICIAN J. EDWARDS. W. GDS.); mounted for wearing, the first two much worn and so fair to near fine, the last two very fine or better, [4]; together with a small quantity of buttons and insignia.Each 36mm diameter
A family collection of British Army commissions (commissioning parchments), comprising: George III: William Terry, Cornet, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 1st October 1803; William Terry, Lieutenant, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 4th April 1805; William Terry, Captain, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 6th August 1807; together with: George III: William Terry, Cornet, 7th Dragoon Guards, 14th September 1815; William IV: William Terry, Cornet, 13th Light Dragoons, 15th February 1832; also: Victoria: William Terry, Lieutenant, Militia Forces, 1st January 1884; Edward VII: William Terry, Lieutenant-Colonel, Special Reserve of Officers, 7th August 1908; also: Victoria: Cecil Horne Throckmorton, 2nd Lieutenant, Militia Forces, 12th March 1890; all framed in oak, most glazed. [8]The first named officer, Willam Terry, Royal Horse Guards, died in January 1864. For his maps and fortification plans see lot 348
Robert Devereaux 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army: a small oval silver Military Reward badge, 1642, armoured bust almost full-face, with sash over shoulder, broad lace collar, rev. oval garnished shield of the arms of Essex, integral suspension lugs, 31.8 x 21.5mm, 5.38g (MI 298/117; Platt II, type G, pp. 84-85), very fine or better and rare.21.54mm wide
ƑRuger: a .45 six-shot 'Old Army' percussion revolver, serial number 148-06225, stainless steel, round barrel 7.5 in., back sight groove machined into the frame top, replacement grips, factory plastic hard case, Birmingham black powder proof on frame and barrel, London proof on cylinder. Section 1 - FAC or RFD required to purchase. 34cm OAL
The Mesopotamia D.C.M. group of five medals to Warrant Officer 2nd Class Philip Joseph Finucane, 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers: Distinguished Conduct Medal, George V (6434 Q.M. SJT: P. J. FINUCANE. 1/CONN: RANG:); 1914 Star, with August-November clasp (6434 Q.M. SJT P. J. FINUCANE. 1/CONN. RANG.); British War Medal 1914-20 (6434 W.O. CL. 2 P. J. FINUCANE. CONN. RANG.); Victory Medal, with oakleaf emblem (6434 W.O. CL. 2. P. J. FINUCANE. CONN. RANG.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V (I-6434 Q.M. SJT: P. J. FINUCANE. CONN: RANG:); mounted for wearing, the last with official alteration to surname, good very fine and better. [5]; together with the recipient's dress tunic (as an N.C.O.), scarlet with green facings and elephant collar badges; his side cap, and an associate sash. [qty] Round medals 36mm diameter D.C.M.: London Gazette 20/10/1916"Q.M.S., P. J. Finucane.... for conspicuous service and devotion to duty throughout the [Mesopotamian] campaign. He has at all times discharged with duties zealously and well."The 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers were stationed in India at the outbreak of the First World War, and arrived in the European theatre 29th September 1914. According to family tradition, the recipient was gassed at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. He went with his battalion to Mesopotamia, arriving in Basra 10th January 1916, and was Mentioned in Despatches (L.G. 19/10/1916) and awarded the D.C.M. He was discharged as a R.S.M. in November 1922.
The Meritorious Service Medal group of seven to Sergeant Henry Powell, King's Own Scottish Borderers: Egypt and Sudan, undated reverse, clasp: Gemaizah 1888 (2034 P[TE] H. POWELL, 2/K.O. SCO: BORD:), engraved in serif capitals; India General Service 1895-1902, Victoria, 3 clasps: Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2 [034] Pte H Powell 2d Bn K.O. Sco: [Bord]); Queen's South Africa, second type, 3 clasps: Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (2034. PTE H. POWELL. K.O. SCOT: BORD:); King's South Africa, both dated clasps (2034 CORPL: H. POWELL. K.O. SCOT: BORD:); Meritorious Service Medal, George V (SJT: H. POWELL. K.O.S.B.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, Edward VII (2034 SJT. H. POWELL. K.O.S.B.); Khedive's Star, undated; very heavily worn and pitted, most with loose suspensions (7); together with a silver Corps of Commissionaires badge, oval with a wreath border, reverse engraved 'TO SERGEANT H. POWELL 1926'; and an Old Boys Corps cap badge. [9]Round medals 36mm diameter
Second World War medal group comprising 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, Italy Star, Defence and War medals, mounted in a glazed frame with photograph, dog tags and plaque named to 'Ronald Bertram Morris Worlledge. Driver. 155630 Royal Army Service Corps' together with a small group of ephemera.
Second World War and later medal group comprising Elizabeth II British Empire Medal (military type) named to S/130983 A/W/O. TT James. F. N. Whitaker. R.A.S.C., 1939 - 1945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army Clasp, Italy Star, War medal, Elizabeth II General Service medal with Near East clasp named to S/130983 S/SGT. J. F. N. Whitaker. R.A.S.C. and Elizabeth II Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal with Regular Army bar, named to S/130983 S/SGT. J. F. N. Whitaker. R.A.S.C.
A .44 PERCUSSION COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 180192, for 1869, with 8in. round barrel numbered '111637' and signed 'ADDRESS COL SAML COLT NEW YORK U.S. AMERICA', un-numbered wedge, stepped cylinder with traces of roll engraved scene, open iron frame, brass trigger guard and iron back-strap, smooth walnut grip and creeping under-barrel rammer, finish worn with some bruising.
A .44 PERCUSSION REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 20356, with 8in. octagonal barrel, the address details rubbed but legible, the wording 'NEW MODEL' to the right hand side (possibly indicating a 'new old-stock' barrel from an 1861 Model), nickel fore-sight, solid frame with sighting groove to top strap, plain six-shot cylinder, single action mechanism (hammer a probable replacement) and smooth flared walnut grips, martial inspector's marks to some parts.
ARMY & NAVY C.S.L. A 20-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 68053, circa 1930, 28in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'ARMY & NAVY C.S.L.. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, treble-grip action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border and acanthus scroll engraving, the sides with 'ARMY & NAVY C.S.L.' in scrolling banners, retaining some colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. stock with diamond grip, including 1 3/4in. wooden extension, weight 5lb. 10oz., in a canvas and leather case. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
A CASED .44 (RIMFIRE) REMINGTON FIVE-SHOT NEW MODEL ARMY CONVERSION SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 128654, converted from percussion circa 1872, with octagonal 8in. barrel signed on the top-flat, solid frame with dove-tailed standing breech added to the recoil shield, plain factory five-shot cylinder, replacement hammer and rammer, the latter with plunger removed and a side-mounted ejector rod added, brass trigger guard and smooth flared walnut grip, in a period English market oak case relined and compartmented for this revolver. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A .44 PERCUSSION COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER WITH FACTORY ERROR MARKING, serial no. 154378, for 1865, with 8in. round barrel signed 'ADDRESS COL SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA', stepped and roll engraved cylinder, open iron frame (slight traces of colour), brass trigger guard and grip strap, the left side above trigger erroneously struck '.36 CAL' then overstruck '.44' then struck again above '.44 CAL' (a rare factory error), smooth flared walnut grip and creeping under-barrel rammer, all matching numbers.
A .440 (REM) REMINGTON SIX-SHOT NEW MODEL ARMY CONVERSION SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 122184, converted from percussion circa 1875, with octagonal 8in. barrel signed on the top-flat, solid frame with re-modelled standing breech and cartridge cut-out added to the recoil shield, plain factory six-shot cylinder, replacement hammer, the rammer retaining plunger and fitted with a replacement side-mounted ejector rod, brass trigger guard and smooth flared walnut grips, the left with traces of a martial cartouche, traces of finish. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A GOOD MARTIAL MARKED .44 PERCUSSION REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. 90181, in a later case, circa 1864, with 8in. blued octagonal barrel, pinched blade fore-sight, sighting groove to the solid top-strap, solid frame with plain six-shot cylinder, all parts with 'D', 'R' and 'H' inspectors marks, smooth flared walnut grip, the left hand side with clear martial cartouche, much original finish remaining together with a later wood case with a suite of reproduction accessories.
A SUBSTANTIAL 6-BORE PERCUSSION FOWLING PIECE SIGNED FISHER, LONDON, no visible serial number, circa 1800, originally a flintlock and with subsequent conversions to pill and finally cap-lock, with fine strongly tapering round 41in. browned barrel with silver bead fore-sight and short sighting flat at breech signed in gilt 'FISHER, LONDON', the signature extending along and engraved needle terminating in a starburst, further gilt bands at breech together with an engraved band, fully engraved top-tang, bevel-edged lock with stepped and engraved pointed tail and signed below the original pan cut-out 'FISHER', bulbous drum and nipple, engraved slab-sided hammer with detachable 'pill-lock' nose, heavy walnut half-stock with chequered semi pistol-grip, gadrooned pommel, raised cheek-piece, iron furniture except clipped corner rectangular white metal escutcheon at wrist and for the barrel key and white metal fore-end cap, substantial brass-mounted ebony ramrod, weight approximately 16 1/2lb.Provenance: This gun was formerly the property of John Nigel George 1903-1942. It features on pages 262-3 and plate XVIII figure 1 of his book 'English Guns & Rifles'. Though listed as a 4-bore "Of this plug conversion a good example may be seen in Figure (1) of Plate XVIII in which is shown the lock of a fine 4-bore duck gun, made by Fisher, of No. 203 High Holborn, and of the period shortly after 1800, which has apparently been converted to percussion some twenty years later. Both the form and engraving of its new hammer are strongly reminiscent of those of the hammers found upon the Forsyth and Richards locks of the 1820 period and the fact of its being fitted with a detachable "striker", which can be replaced as it becomes worn, also marks it as belonging to the first few years of the percussion cap era".The aforementioned book was intended to be a companion volume to his earlier work, 'English Pistols and Revolvers." He wrote the first 11 chapters and made the headings and notes for the 12th chapter. He drew all the line drawings and illustrations and planned photographic illustrations.In March 1939, George joined the 5th Royal West Kent Regiment of the British Volunteer Territorial Army and was, therefore, ready when the Territorial Army was merged in the British Army upon war being declared upon Germany by Great Britain September 3rd, 1939.It was agreed to delay the publication of the book until hostilities were ended, and that should George no survive the war, one of his many friends Mr S.B. Haw, should write chaper 12 and draw up a bibliography and an index.George lived through Dunkirk and recovered from a severe head wound he had received during the Belgian Flanders campaign. He served for a period in England, and following strenuous training, went to Egypt with the 8th Army. On the long journey from the Cape he wrote of new friends and interests. Following an action in North Africa on September 3rdm 1942, he was killed by an enemy sniper.
A GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO ARMY DRESS DAGGER BY E. F. HORSTER, SOLINGEN, of usual form with plain double-edged signed 9 3/4in. blade, tobak eagle and swastika cross-guard (traces of plating), tobak pommel with oak-leaf border, spiral groove orange celluloid grip-piece, complete with its pebbled scabbard (shallow dent) and bullion portapee knot. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
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