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Lot 186
CHARLES T HAVEN AND FRANK A BELDEN: A HISTORY OF THE COLT REVOLVER, NY Bonanza Books, nd, 4to, orig cl gt soiled, d/w + HENRY J KAUFFMAN: THE PENNSYLVANIA KENTUCKY RIFLE, NY Bonanza Books, 1960, 4to, orig cl, d/w + RAY RILING: THE POWDER FLASK BOOK, NY Bonanza Books, 1953, 4to, orig cl, d/w + FREDERICK WILKINSON: BATTLE DRESS, 1970, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (4)
Lot 1
A group of six medals attributable to 5989440 Cpl C.W. Butt Herts Regiment, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, 1939-45 War Medal and Defence Medal, GSM with clasp for Palestine 1945-48, Territorial Efficiency Medal (Bedfs & Herts R.); together with four brass Herts shoulder titles and dress miniatures for the two stars.
Lot 141
A BASKET-HILTED SWORD OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF HORSE GUARDS, THE BLADE DATED 1762. Swords with hilts of this type, incorporating the large loop typical of 'horseman's swords', are known to have been carried by both Other Ranks and Officers of the regiment in the 1750s and '60s, the officers carrying it as a field, and not dress, sword - as illustrated in three recorded portraits of officers of the regiment by Joseph Wright of Derby from the period. The quality of the grip-covering might imply that this sword is an officer's field sword rather than that of an Other Rank. See Anthony D. Darling, in The Canadian Society of Arms Collecting, vol. 8 no. 3. Weapons of the Highland Regiments, 1740 to 1780, pp. 75-95 and ibid, Vol. 28, No. 3., A Basket-Hilted Sword of the Second Troop, Horse Grenadier Guards, c. 1750. pp. 75-82.
Lot 159
A LIEUTENANT-GENERAL`S FULL DRESS COATEE, 1811-25, of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels, cuffs and collar patches; gold embroidered loops to the sleeves, lapels and skirts arranged in threes; with gilt-metal, half-domed general officer`s buttons; the skirts sewn back and retaining both tail ornaments (damage to rear right shoulder and some moth damage); with detached gold round-cord epaulette and aiguillette (some moth to epaulette base). This pattern of coatee was worn in Full Dress and Dress by lieutenant-generals 1811-28. Hart held that rank 1811-25 but the style in which the tails are sewn back may indicate that this coatee was made early in the period that he would have worn it.
Lot 166
A GENERAL`S SWORD KNOT, 1820s, of plaited crimson silk and gold wire cord with a crimson silk and gold wire Turk`s Head slider and terminating in a massive gold-wire and bullion tassel, the tassel applied with two crimson velvet and gold wire medallions bearing the general officer`s device of a crossed sword and baton in unused condition. This magnificent knot conforms to that specified for general officers in the Dress Regulations of 1822.
Lot 168
A GENERAL`S COCKED HAT, PLUME AND HAT-TIN, 1820s, the hat of black felt (damaged), with a black silk rosette, gold wire embroidered star-loop, gilt metal, half-domed general officer`s button and two crimson and gold bullion tassels; the plume of red and white swan`s feathers; the hat-tin of japanned tin. Although Hart would have worn a cocked hat in uniform for much of the last thirty-five years of his life, this example is dated to the 1820s by reason of its conformity to that specified for general officers in the Dress Regulations of 1822.
Lot 170
A GENERAL`S FULL DRESS COATEE, EPAULETTE, WAISTBELT AND SLINGS, 1828-32, the coatee of scarlet wool, with dark blue collar and cuffs; the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps all applied with gold oak-leaf pattern embroidery; fully lined; with gilt-metal, half-domed general officer`s buttons equally placed on the double-breasted front; tail ornaments of general officer`s pattern (some wear and staining); the single epaulette, for the left shoulder, with a gold lace strap and a broad, twisted gold wire border, with a gilded metal crescent and heavy boxed bullion and applied with the general officer`s device of a crossed sword and baton embroidered in gold and silver wire; the waistbelt of brown leather, 1 ½ inches wide, with slings of 1 inch wide, belt and slings applied with triple trains of gold-wire embroidery and with gilt-metal fittings, the oblong clasp gilt, mounted in silver with the crowned Royal cipher WR IV, flanked by oak-leaf sprays and above the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT (some wear). This pattern of coatee was worn by generals from 1828 to 1855; Hart held that rank from 1828 until his death in 1832.
Lot 176
Commander George Vaughan Hart, RN, (1805-95). Third son of General George Vaughan Hart. Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, 1818-20; Volunteer 1820-21; Midshipman 1820-25; passed for Lieutenant 1825; Lieutenant 1827; half-pay 1832; Commander 1864. Served in HMSs ROCHFORT, DISPATCH, MEDINA and PRINCE REGENT 1820-25, as Mate in HMSs BRISK and CALLIOPE and HMYs ROYAL GEORGE and ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1825-27 and as Lieutenant in HMSs GLOUCESTER, RAMILLIES, PRINCE REGENT and VICTOR 1827-32. A Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace, Co. Donegal, he was also High Sheriff for the county in 1848. AN OFFICER`S WAISTCOAT, UNDRESS COATEE, EPAULETTE AND LEVEE DRESS SWORD BELT, ROYAL NAVY, CIRCA 1820-32, the waistcoat of white wool, lined with cotton and with a linen back, two pockets and ten gilt-metal buttons; the coatee of dark blue wool, double-breasted, with a stand-up collar and slashed `mariner`s` cuffs, the tails lined in black material, no provision for epaulettes, retaining all gilt metal buttons (some moth and other damage); the epaulette with a plain gold lace strap, loose gold bullions and a flat, gilt metal button; the sword belt, 1 ½ inches wide, with 1 inch wide slings, of Royal blue web silk with gilt metal fittings. The waistcoat and epaulette conform to the 1812 Regulations for the dress of British naval officers - lieutenants wearing a single epaulette of this pattern on the right shoulder 1812-27 - and the sword belt conforms to those of 1825. The coatee is less easy to categorise but it seems most probable that it was worn by Hart in undress in the rank of lieutenant.
Lot 177
A LIEUTENANT`S FULL DRESS COATEE, SWORD BELT, EPAULETTE AND SCALE, ROYAL NAVY, 1830-32, the coatee of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and `mariner`s` cuffs and the gold lace commensurate with the wearer`s rank, double-breasted, the tails lined white (some moth damage); the sword belt of black Morocco leather, 1 ½ inches wide with two trains of gold wire embroidery, slings the same but 1 inch wide, gilt metal fittings; the epaulette with a gold lace strap, with a rolled edge of twisted gold wire, a rolled crescent of twisted gold wire and `boxed` bullions; the scale matching the epaulette but lacking the bullions, both items with a gilt metal button and contained in a shaped tin. This coatee, epaulette and scale conform to those ordered to be worn by Lieutenants in the Royal Navy 1827-43, with the difference that, between 1830 and 1843, the facings of naval officers` full dress coatees were scarlet and not white. The sword belt is that ordered for naval officers in 1832, with the embroidery specified for lieutenants. These items can be ascribed to George Vaughan Hart during the last two years of the period that he was a lieutenant on the Royal Navy`s active list. An image of him, as a lieutenant dressed in the coatee worn 1827-30 and with an epaulette and scale of the type offered here, is included in Hart 1988. Please note that the lot is sold as illustrated with two epaulettes and two scales.
Lot 180
FOUR PAIRS OF GENTLEMAN`S TROUSERS, CIRCA 1820-40, in varying weights of white linen or cotton, one pair lined with wool, three pairs with a two-button waist and one pair with a three-button waist, three pairs with trap flies and one with a button fly and French bearer, all with two buttoning hip pockets and a deep watch pocket, the cuffs fitted with buttons for instep straps (varying conditions but all with staining and some damage). Trousers gradually began to replace pantaloons as fashionable legwear for European gentlemen in the second decade of the nineteenth century and were worn, strapped over ankle or Wellington boots, by both civilians and naval and military officers. White trousers of the type in the preceding two lots were allowed for wear by naval officers in the Royal Navy`s Dress Regulations of 1827. In the Army`s Dress Regulations of 1831, such white trousers were ordered to be worn by all general and staff officers as well as by officers of Foot Guards and line infantry between 1st May and 14th October; in 1832, the Royal Navy followed the example of the Army and specified trousers `of white Russia duck` for wear between the same dates (Jarrett, 1960, pp.80 & 82). In the collections of the National Maritime Museum is at least one pair of trousers ascribed to a Lieutenant H. James (accession number UNI0228) (illustrated in Miller 2007, p. 134), which appears very similar to some of the pairs of trousers in the preceding two lots. While it is, therefore, possible that some or all of the pairs of trousers in the preceding two lots could have been worn by General George Vaughan Hart, the strongest candidate for their ownership is probably Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N.
Lot 182
AN OFFICER`S FULL DRESS TUNIC AND UNDRESS OVERALLS, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72, the tunic of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and gold lace, round-cord and gimp, the collar bearing a single rank crown on either side, with gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73, a label inside inscribed J.H. Hart (some moth and staining); the overalls of blue wool with scarlet seam stripes, retaining all buttons and with a label inscribed J.H. Hart
Lot 183
AN OFFICER`S FULL DRESS TUNIC AND UNDRESS OVERALLS, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72, the tunic of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and gold lace, round-cord and gimp, the collar bearing a single rank crown on either side, with gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73 (some moth); the overalls of blue wool with scarlet seam stripes (lacking some buttons, some moth and staining)
Lot 187
AN OFFICER`S UNOFFICIAL REEFER, FATIGUE OR BOATING JACKET, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72, the jacket of dark blue wool, double-breasted with two rows of four gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73, the collar made to turn down, with two flapped pockets on front skirts and two internal breast pockets (some moth and staining). Not mentioned in any Royal Artillery Dress Regulations or by Campbell 1971, this short coat must be assumed to be an unofficial, privately-commissioned garment for informal wear.
Lot 188
Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart (1879-1946). Grandson of Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N.. Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1897-99; 2nd lieutenant, West India Regiment, 1899; lieutenant, 1900; captain, 1911; major 1915; temp. lieutenant-colonel, 4th (S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment 1916; retired as lieutenant-colonel 1920. Attached to West African Frontier Force 1905-07; employed in West Africa Regiment 1908-1911; employed in Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission 1912 & 1913-14; commanded 4th (S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment 1916-19. Served in 2nd South African War 1899-1902 (St Helena); Gambia Expedition 1901; Liberia, operations of the Kissi Field Force, 1905; Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916; France and Belgium 1916-18 and Italy Jan.-Apr. 1918. Deputy Lieutenant, Co. Donegal, 1921. A LIEUTENANT`S FULL DRESS TUNIC, TWO WAIST SASHES, WEB WAISTBELT AND SWORD SLINGS, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, CIRCA 1902-1911, the tunic of scarlet wool with white facings and gold lace and gimp and with twisted shoulder-cords of gold round-cord, each bearing two embroidered rank stars, gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons embossed with the crowned cipher WIR within a laurel wreath, some moth, some signs of enlargement in the central rear skirt panel; the waist sashes of crimson silk with two tassels (some damage); the waistbelt of blue web from which are pendant two sword slings of scarlet morocco leather faced with gold lace with a central scarlet train. From 1902, the rank badge of a lieutenant in the British army was two stars, having from 1880 to 1902 been a single star; JGV Hart attained the rank of captain in 1911.
Lot 192
TWO OFFICER`S SERVICE DRESS TUNICS, 4TH (SERVICE) BATTALION, BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT, DATED 1916 AND 1917, both by J.B. Johnstone Ltd., London and Dublin: the first, dated 28 March 1916, of standard weight khaki wool with brown leather woven buttons and chamois leather elbow patches, service stripes (four blue and one red) to the lower right sleeve, with the medal ribbon of the Africa General Service Medal 1902-53 on left breast and the battalion flash of 4th(S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment (Cundall 1925, p.81) on both shoulders, lieutenant-colonel`s embroidered rank insignia to both cuffs - lacking both stars (some wear); the second, dated 13 July 1917, of unlined lightweight khaki barathea, lacking all buttons but with both (SD) collar badges (of the West India Regiment), with the same service stripes and medal ribbons as the first tunic and with a black crepe mourning band to the left arm, lieutenant-colonel`s metal rank insignia to both shoulder straps (some moth)
Lot 193
AN OFFICER`S SERVICE DRESS TUNIC, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, CIRCA 1916, of khaki wool, with gilt-metal, half-domed regimental buttons, lieutenant-colonel`s embroidered rank insignia to both cuffs, service stripes (four blue and one red) to lower right sleeve, retaining one SD collar badge (some damage to skirt)
Lot 196
Francis Ellerker Hart (1928-2000). Third son of Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart. According to an Internet genealogical source, he joined the Indian Army shortly before the Partition of India in 1947 but, after Partition, transferred to 1st (The King`s) Dragoon Guards before leaving the regular Army and joining the North Irish Horse (TA); in 1949 he went to live in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and joined the South African Police, returning to Ireland in the 1960s. The ownership by F.E. Hart of the items in the following lot cannot be confirmed but is inferred because of their regimental connections. AN OFFICER`S SERVICE DRESS TUNIC AND TROUSERS, 1ST (THE KING`S) DRAGOON GUARDS, DATED 1931, AND AN OTHER RANK`S BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE, NORTH IRISH HORSE, DATED 1946, the SD tunic and trousers of khaki wool lined with khaki twill, by Rogers & Co., London, dated 10th February 1931 and with the original owner`s name (A.P.C. Crossley) in the tunic, with SD half-domed regimental buttons but lacking rank insignia and collar badges (some moth); the BD blouse of khaki wool with brown plastic buttons, the printed label inside specifying 1940 pattern, size 10, made by the Ulidia Clothing Co. Ltd., Belfast in 1946 and issued February 1946, shoulder badges of green wool with the white lettering NORTH IRISH HORSE (some moth). Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Philip Clement Crossley (1907-88) commissioned KDG 1927; lieut. 1930; capt. 1934; major 1944 (acting, temporary and war substantive major 1939-43); lieut.-col. 1944 (acting and war substantive lieut.-col. 1943). Served Transjordan and Palestine 1932-35 and 1936-39 (ADC to GOC 1939; MiD and OBE 1939); severely wounded in command KDG, Italy, June 1944.
Lot 199
TWO GENTLEMAN`S FROCK COATS AND AN EVENING DRESS WAISTCOAT, CIRCA 1850, 1870-80, 1880-90 RESPECTIVELY, the first of black wool, double-breasted with cloth-covered buttons, tailor`s label of A. McVicker of Londonderry (some moth and staining); the second of heavy black wool with silk-faced lapels, double-breasted with woven-silk-covered buttons (some moth); the third, the front of starched white Marcella cotton with a thin cotton back, single-breasted and with provision for six buttons, four pockets
Lot 200
Property from the Castle Howard Collections. THE UNIFORMS OF 2ND LIEUTENANT LESLIE MCCRACKEN, THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES), CIRCA 1946, including two sets of battle dress blouse and trousers, one service dress doublet with trews, one KD doublet, various officer`s regulation shirts, socks and other small uniform items, regimental beret, Glengarry with silver badge (unmarked), regimental black double-brace Sam Browne, and all in generally fine condition, (qty)
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