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ROYAL NAVY SHIP'S LOG OF H.M. SHIPS 'REPULSE' AND 'ALBION' SEPT. 1900 - JUNE 1902, KEPT BY RONALD WIGGLESWORTH, MIDSHIPMAN, INTERLEAVED WITH TWENTY HAND DRAWN AND COLOURED TRACK CHARTS INCLUDING ONE WITH A SHIP VIGNETTE, PLAN OF PORT SAID AND NINE TECHNICAL DRAWINGS OF ORDNANCE, IN A GILT TOOLED FULL NAVY MOROCCO BINDING BY HATCHARDS, (32.5 X 21.5 CM) AND A SIMILAR LOG H.M. SHIP ALBION JUNE 1902 - DEC. 1903 ALSO BY RONALD WIGGLESWORTH, MIDSHIPMAN INTERLEAVED WITH EIGHT TRACK CHARTS, A DOUBLE PAGE CHART AND A PLAN OF ALBION'S MAIN DECK WITH A SECTION BELOW SIMILARLY BOUND, DRAWING OF AMERICAN CR. ''SAN FERNANDINA'' 3850 TONS, SCALE 20FT TO 1 INCH, WITH PLAN OF THE DECK, DRAWING OF IRON BARQUE ''PRESIDENT FILLMORE'' 920 TONS WITH TWO PLANS AND SECTIONAL ELEVATION, SEVENTEEN HAND DRAWN AND COLOURED MAPS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING SIX OF IRELAND (89 X 70 CM THE LARGEST). ON 1ST OCTOBER 1907, THE FRENCH CARGO SHIP LEON XIII, 3000 TONS, FROM PORTLAND, OREGON WAS HEADING FOR LIMERICK WHEN IT STRUCK A REEF IN A FEROCIOUS STORM OFF THE QUILTY COAST WITH 22 CREW ON BOARD. THE HEROIC FISHERMEN OF QUILTY MANAGED TO RESCUE THIRTEEN MEN AND ON THE 2ND OCTOBER H.M.S. ARROGANT RESCUED THE REMAINING NINE MEN. RONALD WIGGLESWORTH WHO WAS ON BOARD WAS AWARDED A SPECIALLY STRUCK SILVER MEDAL BY ' LE MINISTERE DE LA MARINE'', 60 MM, 65.5 GRAMS, BY OUR VENDOR'S REPUTE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LOT IS LIEUTENANT WIGGLESWORTH'S LEATHER DRESSING CASE INITIALLED 'R.W.' CONTAINING FOUR SILVER TOPPED JARS BY DREW & SONS PICCADILLY, CIRCA 1915 AND OTHER ITEMS, A LOT.

QUANTITY OF WHITBREAD CIGARETTE AND TEA CARDS, COINS, ORDNANCE SURVEY AND OTHER MAPS INCLUDING LINEN BACKED (39), MASONIC LEATHER POUCH AND THREE MINIATURE BOOKS, ETC., A LOT.

Large Quantity Of Maps, Various Areas & Dates To Include Ordnance Survey, Philip's, Telegraph, Geographia, Barnett's Etc.

A mixed box of ordnance survey(mostly) and road maps 38 approx

A collection of Ordnance survey maps from 1940's to 1970's including administration areas, coloured town plans etc.

2 boxes of ordnance survey maps including library editions.

BROOKES' TRAVELLING COMPANION THROUGH ENGLAND AND WALES, folding map on linen, published by William Darton 1819, 2nd edition together with, Philips' County Map of Staffordshire - sectional folded map by Bartholomew on linen, folded Ordnance Survey map of the Midlands and Ordnance Survey folding map of Louth c.1910 (4)

A collection of early 20th Century postcards on the subject of military aviation including photographic portrait cards, studies of aircraft, ordnance, air raids etc, (circa 160)

A number of Second World War photographs depicting German aerial ordnance and Blitz damaged London, 21 cm x 16 cm

Military Interest - Pair of Great War era binoculars with hide barrels, in hide case stamped John and Bennett Green 1916 with broad arrow Ordnance mark Condition:

Military Interest - Pair of Great War era binoculars with leather barrels, broad arrow Ordnance mark, Mk V/SPL.78543, the eye pieces marked L.Petit Fabt. Paris, in hide case stamped 1917 Condition:

Military Interest - World War II era Mark III marching compass, stamped beneath T.G.Co. Ltd, London No.B317436 1945 MKIII with broad arrow Ordnance mark in khaki canvas pouch Condition:

Military Interest - World War II era Mark III marching compass, stamped beneath T.G.Co. Ltd, London No.230050 1943 MKIII with broad arrow Ordnance mark in khaki canvas pouch Condition:

ASSORTED ORDNANCE SURVEY + ROAD MAPS OF LONDON

A number of Ordnance Survey 1" maps of England and Wales, some linen backed, together with four linen backed maps of South East England, published at the War Office, 1931

A quantity of vintage Ordnance Survey and Bartholomew's maps, including St Albans, Chesterfield, Suffolk, Cornwall, Dartmoor, etc (26)

A group of vintage items to include a pair of WW1 militaria brass artillery shells 1916, a carved stone rhino, vintage maps Ordnance and Survey maps, folding bellows camera, GWR map etc. 31cm high Largest. 

AN 1885 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD of regulation type, the blade with Ordnance marks at the forte including broad arrow, '87/89' and with the maker's details of Weyersburg and Kirschbaum of Solingen, iron hilt, composite grip, in its iron scabbard 87.7 cm; 34 1/2 in blade

A .577/450 CALIBRE MARTINI HENRY MARK IV RIFLE, DATED 1886 of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by two bands, fitted with back-sight calibrated to 1300 yards, dated action with 'VR' crowned on the right, full stock with regulation mounts, the butt impressed with Ordnance marks on the right, steel clearing rod, leather sling, with bayonet in its leather scabbard 82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in barrel

A .577 CALIBRE SNIDER ENFIELD TWO-BAND RIFLED CARBINE, DATED 1872 of regulation type, with sighted barrel, struck with proof and Ordnance marks on the left of the breech, ladder back-sight, bayonet bar, dated lock stamped with 'VR' crowned and 'L.S.A.' (firing pin and extractor defective), three-quarter stock dated on the right of the butt, brass mounts and iron ramrod 55.0 cm; 21 5/8 in barrel

A .68 CALIBRE VICTORIAN PERCUSSION CARBINE FOR INDIAN EXCISE USE, THE LOCK DATED 1867 with sighted barrel retained by two iron bands, struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, regulation lock struck with 'VR' crowned, 'Enfield' and the dates 1858 and 1867, regulation stock, with brass mounts, the right-hand side of the butt inset with a brass rondel stamped 'Excise & Salt D. 32', and swivel ramrod 53.5 cm; 21 1/8 in barrel

A .577 CALIBRE ARTILLERY SHORT SNIDER ACTION RIFLED CARBINE, DATED 1859 of regulation specifications, with rifled barrel fitted with back-sight to 600 yards, the breech and action stamped with proof and Ordnance marks, dated lock with 'VR' crowned, full stock with Ordnance mark on the right of the butt, regulation brass mounts, including butt-plate stamped 'V/DN2', iron clearing rod, with a nipple protector, leather sling and bayonet with steel garrison type scabbard and leather frog 54.5 cm; 21 1/2 in barrel

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK VOLUNTEER CARBINE, FIRST QUARTER THE 18TH CENTURY of regulation type, with tapering sighted barrel struck with Ordnance mark over the breech, bevelled lock struck with 'GR' crowned, 'Tower, lock viewer's mark, the inside struck 'R&RS' and with 38 crowned, full stock (small repairs), regulation brass mounts and iron ramrod 71.8 cm; 28 3/8 in barrel

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK INDIA PATTERN MUSKET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with sighted barrel struck 'M1799' and with proof and Ordnance marks at the breech, regulation lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' (worn), later full stock stamped with the date and 'M1374' opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts including side-plate stamped en suite with the stock, iron sling swivels and iron ramrod 100.0 cm; 39 3/8 in barrel

A RARE PAIR OF 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS WITH SILVER-MOUNTED BRASS POMMELS BY JAMES SPENCER, CIRCA 1690 with swamped barrels formed in three stages, engraved with a spray of strawberry foliage in place of the fore-sights, the breeches signed and engraved with a symmetrical panel of strawberry foliage beneath, stamped on the left with London view and proof and the barrelsmtihs marks, signed locks engraved with strawberry foliage, cocks engraved en suite, rootwood full stocks carved with mouldings about the rear ramrod-pipes and the tangs (one fore-end replaced ahead of the rear ramrod-pipe, the other with a small repair), iron openwork side-plates formed as scrolling foliage with monsterhead terminals, engraved moulded trigger-guards with foliate terminals, engraved escutcheons decorated with strawberry foliage, and brass pommels encased in silver chased with an alternating arrangement of reclining figures and portrait masks beneath a frieze of putti heads (the engraving and pommels rubbed),and later ramrods, each with red painted inventory number '439' 28.2 cm; 11 1/8 in barrels (2) Provenance The John A. Williams Collection of English Pistols, sold Sotheby's, 22nd May 1979, lot 80 James Spencer apprenticed to Thomas Towle, turned over to John Tarles in 1678 and became free of the Gunmakers Company on 15th April 1686. After two years as a journeyman he opened his business in the parish of St Botolph in 1689. He was gunmaker to the Ordnance 1689-98, dying the following year in 1699. See Neal & Back 1984, pp. 204-5. The treatment of the pommels is notably unusual. A pistol by Godfrey Taylor with a pommel involving a similar decorative scheme is discussed by Weaver and Godwin 2018, pp. 114-125.

Militaria - World War II - Indian Army Ordnance Corps - a Colonial hardwood name plaque, inscribed Capt J A Giradot I.A.O.C., 21cm wide

A set of Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales, third edition, 1-150, one inch to a mile, each approx 77cm x 52cm, and five folding indices, in five leather cases

A Victorian percussion cap 1847 pattern Tower musket with ramrod, the wooden stock with broad arrow marked 'BO' for the Board of Ordnance, length 107cm. CONDITION REPORT There is a Tower logo on the lock plate.

1950’s Ordnance Survey Map of the Dublin suburbs of Sandyford to Leopardstown and Walters Land, 78cm x 100cm, 1.25 scale, near Burton Hall, framed (provenance: I H Dudgeon)

Quantity of Ordnance Survey Maps

Ordnance maps - selection including Ward Lock Burrows R.A.C. maps and Gazetteers, Bartholomew maps and others (qty)

British Cavalry 1864 Pattern Gymnasia Sword, a scarce sword, with solid bowl similar to the 1864 Cavalry Sword, but without the Maltese Cross, blackened inside, 82cms blade with Ordnance acceptance stamp at base. Leather-covered wood grip. Good condition overall.

Co. Kildare: Ordnance Survey - Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Kildare, lg. hd. cold. fold. linen backed map, D. August 1840, also Sheets 18, 19, 23 & 24. Together 5 sheets, c. 1839, all hd. cold. in outline, in original full leather box, with gilt Coat of Arms, and gilt lettered spine. As maps, w.a.f. (5)

Maps: Portfolio of varied Ordnance & other Survey Maps & Plans of Dublin City & County, some from Thom's Directories, some large scale coloured examples, 1876-916, also including Hallissy (T.) Geological Map of Ireland, based on the work of the Geological Survey, 1928, fully coloured, approx. 24" x 20"; & 1 other same series, together approx. 13 maps in all, good lot. As a portfolio, w.a.f. (1)

Pre-Boundary Commission MapIrish Map: Population Map of The North of Ireland, Lg. fold. cold. map, approx. 74cms 88cms (29" x 34 1/2"). Published by N. Eastern Boundary Bureau, and printed by Ordnance Survey Phoenix Park, 1923. As a map, w.a.f. V. good. Ex. Scarce. (1)* Contains much information not available elsewhere.

Co. Waterford: Waterford Harbour Bill Session, Plan of Waterford Harbour, published by Ordnance Survey Office for I. Thornton & Son, Solc. Waterford. Approx. 71cms x 55cms (28" x 21 1/2"), hand cold. & linen backed, as a map, w.a.f. (1)

Co. Kerry: O'Donovan & Others: Letters .. relative to the Antiquities of the County of Kerry Collected during the ... Ordnance Survey in 1841, Ed. by Rev. Michael O'Flanagan, 4to Bray 1927. First Edn. Thus, plts. & other illus., orig. cloth. V. good copy. (1)

6x Display Boards of British Military Tunic Buttons, including a good selection of various buttons worn by the Guards regiments, selection of early Board of Ordnance and Royal Artillery, various Georgian and Victorian regimental buttons including Royal York Rangers. Some non-military buttons also included. Generally all in good condition. (274 items)

10x British Officers Cap Badges, including EIIR Intelligence Corps, George VI Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Northamptonshire regiment, The Kings Own, Dorset regiment, plus others. Various conditions. (10 items)

19th Century new map ' Round Glasgow from the Ordnance Survey ', published by George Richmond, Birmingham in original folio form

A Royal Mail vintage stamp album with approximately 20% completion, a vintage Ordnance Survey map of England & Wales ETC Condition Report: please request via email. Condition reports not stated with descriptions in this auction

First World War, Geographical Section, General Staff,No. 2364 Amiens Edition 2 Trench Map,War Office October 1915/Ordnance Survey 1916,70 x 85 cm

Two unusual Victorian 1854 pattern Infantry NCO's swords with brass Gothic hilts with fish-skin grips and unusual fullered blades with pipe back tips - Ordnance stamped

§ Peter Biegel (British, 1913-1988) The Grand National, 1953, the open ditch after Valentine's, first time round "Ordnance" striking out ten lengths clear, "Pearly Prince" signed lower left "Peter Biegel Aintree 1953" watercolour 42 x 52cm (16 x 20in) Provenance: Rowland Ward Ltd., 166 Piccadilly, London, W1. (label verso)

British WWI BWM and Victory Medal pair to 015983 PTE. F. F. Peace, Army Ordnance Corps

A Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin, another, other advertisement tins; various early/mid 20th century linen backed ordnance survey maps; a late 20th century shooting stick; AA badges; train annuals; Rupert bear annuals; etc

Various early 20th century ordnance survey maps; a 20th century decoupage letter rack, applied frog decoration; The Delicious Fluffy Clouds magazines, qty; an early 20th century valentines day card; etc qty

A set of Ordnance survey maps, Coastal, Tyneside, North Yorkshire etc.

A box of Ordnance Survey maps

Early 20th century mahogany cased surveyor's level, L Casella, maker to the Admiralty and Ordnance - London and of patinated and lacquered brass construction with silvered scales comprising a tri-form tripod mounting base with screw adjustment to a 360x scale with rotating mount eye piece and spirit level, together with a matching dumpy level with central pivot point and twin scales of plus and minus 0 to 60 and also with pivoting magnifying lenses and level (glass tube a/f) in a fitted case with two detached compass pointers 

LONGINES. A Longines centre seconds military wrist watch, the dial with luminescent hands, sweeps seconds hand & with two bands of Arabic numerals. Broad arrow mark beneath Longines naming. To the reverse of the nickel plated case stamped C.O.S.D. (Company Ordnance Supply Depot) & No. 2340. Case 35mm. NOTE: The watch does not have an original strap but an issue strap of a later date. This watch was owned by an ex-RAF serviceman. These watches were developed in the early 1940's for the RAF by the Research & Development team of the War Department.Please Note: The winder of this watch is seized.Please note: We cannot guarantee the continuous working order of any timepiece.

A father and son group of WWI and WWII medals, comprising a WWI trio, Special Constabulary Long Service medal, and a George V Bravery in the Field medal, awarded to Private and later Corporal H. Brett Bedfordshire Regiment, together with a WWII War Medal, United Nations medal with Korea clasp, General Service medal with Malaya clasp, Royal Army Ordnance Corps medals, Rifle Association Medals, regimental buttons, home guard booklets all relating to Captain K.D. Brett and a full and a half sovereign 1914 and 1912 respectively (qty)

MINOR COLLECTABLES TO INCLUDE; FIVE NATIONAL BENZOLE ROAD MAPS, TWO ORDNANCE SURVEY QUARTER-INCH MAPS SHEET 10, SHEET 2 1946, MATCHBOX CARS, POSTCARDS, VARIOUS ROYAL MEMORABILIA, COSTUME JEWELLERY, THEATRE PROGRAMMES, MARBLES AND VARIOUS MEMORABILIA FROM BRITISH RAILWAYS AND A SILVER POMMEL CASE

50 corps etc large buttons, including Vic & KC School of Musketry, Vic Ordnance, RAOC, Vic & KC Army Pay Dept, Geo V APTC, Vic & KC ASC, RASC, Small Arms School, Ed VII Army Vet Dept, Geo V Army Vet Service, Vol Aid Detachment and County of Middlesex VAD, etc. GC

A .65” Tower New land Pattern flintlock holster pistol, 15” overall, barrel 9” with ordnance proofs; the unlined lock with raised pan, stamped with crown over “GR”, “Tower” and lock viewer’s mark, and engraved with small flourish on the tail of the plate; walnut fullstock, the butt bearing ordnance storekeeper’s mark (indistinct), and broad arrow over “BO”, with regulation brass mounts and swivel ramrod. GC (action requires attention, slightly worn overall with bruising to stock, partly covered with old congealed linseed oil or similar). An untouched piece Plate 7

A .65” Tower New Land Pattern flintlock holster pistol, 15” overall, barrel 9” with ordnance proofs; the lock with raised pan, engraved with single line border and stamped with crown over “GR”, “Tower”, and lock viewer’s mark; the walnut fullstock with regulation pattern brass, the sideplate stamped “A36”, and with swivel ramrod. GWO & C (some bruising to stock, partly covered with old congealed linseed oil or similar). A nice untouched piece. See front cover.

A collection of RAF Bomber command related items, including bullion cap badge, navigators wings, instruction booklets and a signed print; a quantity of Ordnance Survey maps and walking books

A quantity of Ordnance Survey maps.

A collection of assorted maps including geological, gold reserves, ordnance etc of Africa, Canada, Europe etc.

Military Interest - World War I base-metal cased Telegraphy dial pocket watch, retailed by T.R. Russell, 18 Church Street, Liverpool, No.363837, the white Roman dial with an inner band of red lettering, imported top-wound Longines movement inscribed as above, both rear doors numbered 363837 as per movement, case back with War Department Ordnance broad arrow No.3159, 6cm diameter See Konrad Knirim, 'British Military Timepieces, 2009 pp. 282-283 where a similar Russell watch is illustrated Condition: Dial has some red discolouration between numerals I and III and also at VIII (between letters A-C and H-I) and also a little more at black numerals V and VII (near E and G), the top-wound movement is ticking but fully tested or warranted, the outer case is slightly dull but appears sound, though the front glass would benefit from cleaning and polishing - **General condition consistent with age