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Lot 539

The General Service Medal awarded to Driver D. N. Henderson, 55 Air Despatch, Royal Army Service Corps, later Royal Corps of Transport General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (T/23886787 Dvr. D. N. Henderson. RASC.) edge nicks and light contact marks, very fine, scarce to unit £100-£140 --- David Nigel Anthony Hefferman was born in Hendon, London in 1945. Attesting for the Royal Army Service Corps, he served in Borneo as part of the Airborne 55 Company Air Despatch. During 1964 the Indonesian ‘Confrontation’ seemed to bring yet more work for the despatchers. On some occasions aircraft returned from having dropped supplies to their bases in Borneo with bullet holes from small arms fire on the aircraft. Additionally despatchers found themselves building sandbag shelters and learning to operate Oerlikon Guns for airfield defence. At the start of November 1964 his Company was ordered to stand by four despatch crews for an undisclosed task. Two days later twenty-six NCOs and men flew over Indonesian bases and two and half million leaflets were despatched which bore a message from a surrendered Indonesian officer. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Tanglm Abdul Rahman, described the operation as ‘a great success’. Whilst out there the Royal Army Service became the Royal Corp of Transport in 1965, his unit being re-titled 55 Air Despatch Squadron. This included the taking over of the Heavy Drops carried out by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He was part of the Squadron’s football team and by 1975 he was playing for the R.C.T. Team. The Restricted December 1975 Post Tour Report of the 55 Squadron in Northern Ireland looked at improvements in equipment and how further training could help the Troop with security such as driving duties and operations in the infantry role such as weekly patrolling. At the time they were based in Antrim and the placing of single Troops seemed to be more efficient and effective than placing the whole Squadron. Hefferman later lived in Haringey in London, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and Truro in Cornwall.

Lot 57

A well-documented post-War ‘Palestine’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Powell, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who served in the Army Kinema Section in Palestine, and subsequently as Ordnance Executive Officer with the Control Commission for Germany The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (44195 W.O. Cl.1. J. B. Powell. R.A.O.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (44195 W.O. Cl.1. J. B. Powell. R.A.O.C.) good very fine (6) £300-£400 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 7 January 1949: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in Palestine during the period 27th September 1946 to 26 March 1947.’ Jack Baden Powell was born on 15 December 1912 and attested for the Royal Army Service Corps as a Boy Soldier on 15 February 1927. After a period of home service he was stationed in the late 1930s in Singapore, where he was a member of the Singapore Coronation Parade for the Coronation of H.M. King George VI in 1937. Returning home, it is probable that he served during the Second World War with the British Expeditionary Force prior to the retreat from Dunkirk in 1940, before he transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 1 October 1942. He served with the R.A.O.C. on Home Service as a Sub-Conductor, being awarded the General Headquarters Home Forces Certificate of Appreciation on 5 January 1943, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class I in 1945. Post-War, he saw extensive service in Palestine during the Jewish Revolt, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services with the Army Kinema Section, which was responsible for showing films and news bulletins to the troops; as a consequence he would have travelled widely over Palestine at the time of the formation of the state of Israel. Whilst in Palestine he was awarded his Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His photograph album also indicates that he was present in Jerusalem around the time of the bombing of the King David Hotel. Powell subsequently served with the Control Commission for Germany, and was commissioned Lieutenant and Ordnance Executive Officer on 30 October 1950. He was promoted Captain on 16 March 1954; Major on 15 March 1960, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 September 1964. He retired on 15 December 1967. Sold with the following related archive i) The recipient’s Commission Document, dated 30 October 1950 ii) Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., with named Buckingham Palace enclosure and Central Chancery notification iii) General Headquarters Home Forces Commander-in-Chief’s Certificate of Appreciation, named to ‘44195 Sub-Conductor J. B. Powell, Royal Army Ordnance Corps’, and dated 5 January 1943 iv) Three Army Certificates of Education v) The recipient’s Control Commission for Germany British Zone Driving Licence vi) The recipient’s R.A.O.C. cap badge vii) A mother-of-pearl encrusted vesta lighter, the obverse inscribed ‘J. B. P.’ viii) The recipient’s Rotary watch, in case ix) The recipient’s Soldiers Bible and New Testament x) A fine photograph album, the cover inscribed ‘Souvenir from the Holy Land’, containing 56 photographs, the majority annotated, including images of the Wailing Wall, the King David Hotel, including the immediate aftermath of it having been bombed xi) A group photograph of the Army Kinema Section, Royal Army Ordnance Corps xii) Various other group photographs, including two portrait photographs of the recipient, in one of which he is wearing his medals xiii) Various Christmas cards, military notices, letters, newspaper cuttings, and other ephemera.

Lot 497

1914-15 Star (K.13771. J. McDonough. Sto. 1., R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (180225 Dvr. T. Bamford. R.A.; 2171 A. Sjt. T. N. Cleator, R.A.M.C.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. L. V. Richman); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (3); Africa Service Medal (215844 P. A. Albertini) with a Silver War Badge (22632) generally very fine One: 2nd Corporal W. C. A. Findlay, Army Ordnance Corps Victory Medal 1914-19 (03527 2. Cpl. W. C. A. Findlay. A.O.C.) with 2 Masonic Jewels named to recipient - one in 9ct gold for the Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge, for ‘services as W. M. 28th January 1939’, and the other in silver-gilt for work in a similar capacity, for the Athlon Lodge, 1941-42, together with a number of unrelated Masonic and commemorative medals, very fine (lot) £120-£160

Lot 319

A COLLECTION OF NINETEEN MILITARY BADGES, TO INCLUDE ORDNANCE CORP, COLDSTREAM GUARDS ETC

Lot 442

A BRITISH HUNTING SWORD AND SCABBARD 62CM BLADE STAMPED T. CRAVAN WITH BOARD OF ORDNANCE STAMP WITH BROAD ARROW, SOLID BRASS GRIP, LENGTH 82CM

Lot 983

British 1876 Pattern Enfield Socket Bayonet, brass and leather mounted scabbard. Accompanied by an ordnance marked 1842 socket bayonet by S Hill, no scabbard. (2 items) Ex Peter White collection

Lot 973

British 2nd Pattern Baker Sword Bayonet, ordnance marked and spine marked ‘Bate’. Brass ribbed grip with knuckle guard and down turned cross guard langet. Straight steel blade measuring 60cms, overall 72 ½ cms. No scabbard. Ex Peter White collection

Lot 979

British 1856 Pattern Yataghan Sword Bayonet by Weyersburg, ordnance inspection mark on blade and top pommel, two piece chequered grips. Housed in the original leather scabbard with steel mounts. Accompanied by a British Cadet 1856/8 bayonet bushed for the Martini Henry rifle, scabbard shows wear. (2 items) Ex Peter White collection

Lot 330

British Government Warning Poster, ‘DANGER – SOLDIERS USE BOMBS HERE WHICH CAN KILL YOU’, the printed information poster gives details to warn civilians that the land they are about to walk through is used by the British military and may contain live ordnance. The poster has printed details to the bottom corner and is marked ‘ARMY FORM A3682’. Small paper loss to the top but otherwise good condition. Measures 50 ½ x 76cms.

Lot 7

A Fine Battle of Waterloo and Long Service Medal Pair to the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, Waterloo medal, “SERJ. RICHARD WELLS, 2ND BATT. 95TH REG FOOT”, medal fitted with period replacement silver clip and ring suspension, Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal VR, 1st type, “R. WELLS, ACTING SERJT. MAJOR INVALID DEPOT 1838”, contact marks and edge bruising to the Waterloo medal. Richard Wells was born in the Parish of St Nicholas, Nottingham, and enlisted into the 2/59th Foot at Rye, Sussex, on 4 April 1809, aged 27, a frame knitter by trade and a volunteer from the Nottingham Militia. He enlisted directly in the rank of Sergeant and served ‘at Walcheren, at the battle of Vittoria 21 June 1813, storming of St Sebastian 31 August 1813, battles of Bidafsoa, Nivelle, Nive, Bayonne, Waterloo 18 June 1815, Cambray 24 June & surrender of Paris 6 July 1815’. Wells had been promoted to Colour-Sergeant in March 1815 and was, most fortunately for him, transferred to the 1st Battalion in January 1816. On 30 January 1816 the transport ship Seahorse, carrying the 2/59th to Cork was wrecked in Tranmore Bay with the loss of 12 officers and 264 men. In June 1823 he was appointed Acting Sergeant-Major to the Provisional Battalion at Fort Cumberland until 26 August 1825, when he became Acting Sergeant-Major at Chatham. On 24 September 1826 he transferred into the Newfoundland Veterans Companies and was appointed Acting Sergeant-Major, 25 December, of the Invalid Depot at Fort Pitt, Chatham.He was discharged on 9 May 1838, aged 56, with a total pensionable service of 31 years, 17 years 174 days as a Sergeant and 11 years 204 days as Sergeant-Major. The cause of his discharge was in consequence of ‘advanced age, rheumatism, want of activity and being subject to attacks of gout’. He received the L.S. & G.C. medal shortly afterwards and took up residence in Ordnance Place, Chatham, as an out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital. On 15 November 1840, he was certified as being unable to leave his bed due to rheumatism and was to be visited to receive his pension. Sergeant-Major Richard Wells died on 1 December 1840. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Lot 298

A group of vintage rolled Ordnance Survey maps

Lot 259

A pair or WWII period German Kriegsmarine 7 x 50 Binoculars, maker Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar, serial number '421847' with pre- war Ordnance code letters 'beh' stamped to back plate,black crackle finish, black leather strap 20.5cm long (worn condition)

Lot 258

A pair of WWII German Kriegsmarine U-Boat issue 7 x 50 binoculars, maker Carl Zeiss, Military Division, Jena, serial number '61565' stamped with Ordnance letters 'blc' to back plate, green finish with rubber armoured objective lenses and prism housings, 20cm long (worn condition)

Lot 260

A rare pair of WWII Kriegsmarine 10x 80 bridge binoculars, maker Carl Zeiss Military Division, the backplate with makers plaque inscribed 'D.F 10 x 80 m.schr.Einbl20°' over eagle and swastika with 'M IV/1' surrounding , pre-war ordnance code 'blc' and serial number ' 179909', adjustable eyepiece with headrest and black Bakelite covers on canvas strap, main tubes with folding splash cuffs and spring loaded covers, the left tube with 'Tag/Nacht' colour glass changer, the right tube with fixed sight, slotted stand mount to base, together with a period metal trunk case with fitted interior (non-matching serial number '153022') and a period sighting disc deck stand, the swing mount with maker's plate 'Peilschelbe 042' and code 'bwv' serial number No 367, on a conical base, all retaining majority of original finish

Lot 261

A rare pair of WWII Kriegsmarine 10x 80 bridge binoculars, maker Optische Praezisionswerke GmbH, Warsaw, Poland , the backplate with maker's plaque inscribed 'D.F 10 x 80 m.schr.Einbl. 20°-01atu' over eagle and swastika with 'M IV/1' surrounding , pre-war ordnance code 'eug' and serial number '216272', adjustable eyepiece with headrest and black Bakelite covers on canvas strap, main tubes with folding splash cuffs and spring loaded covers, the left tube with 'Tag/Nacht' colour glass changer, the right tube with fixed sight, slotted stand mount to base, 52cm long, together with a fitted teak trunk.

Lot 475

SIX BOXES OF BOOKS AND MAPS to include two boxes of Ordnance Survey maps and similar, a large variety of travel books, predominantly British travel, walks, local history, two framed reproduction Frank Meadow Sutcliffe photographs of Whitby, a folder of various Royal Mail Mint stamps from 1982-1984, a number of reference books for British and Continental railway journeys, (6 boxes) (s.d)

Lot 1706

A Quantity 19th century Staffordshire Ordnance Survey maps to include Staffordshire Sheet XVIII 1900 Second Edition, Sheet XXIV of 1901 and two edition of 1924, Tittensor, Tittensor Common and Barlaston Hall of 1901, Sheet XVIII, Stoke on Trent 1900, Fenton 1900, Adderley Green Colliery 1924, Hanfold 1900, Sheets XVII SE Butterton Estate Stamp 1891, XVIII NW Stoke 1889, XXIII NE Swynnerton 1889.

Lot 1707

A quantity 19th century Staffordshire Ordnance Survey maps to include Staffordshire Sheet XVIII 9+10 Put Together for Auction Maps 1924, and 13+14 of 1900 in the same manner, Strips of XXIV 1+13 of 1924, Staffs Sheet XVII 12 Clayton 1899, 16 Hanchurch 1924, Staffs Sheet XVIII 15 Lightwood 1900 x 2

Lot 1708

A quantity 19th century Staffordshire Ordnance Survey Maps to include Staffs Sheet XVIII Trentham With Hall 1900, 13 Hall Demolished x6 1924, Staffs XVIII 10 Longton Hall of 1900 and 1924, 11 Longton / Meir 1900 and 2x 1924, Staffordshire XVIII Knowl Wall 1924, Estate Map Normacot & Lightwood possibly an auction map, a Fragile a/f Map of the City of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs Stoke Road Schemes from the 1930's, Staffordshire Coal & Iron Co. Ltd. Survey Map of Light Railway Trentham Gardens 1934, Garden Survey Map of Spring Valley Trentham Gardens 1934 detailing the location of specific plantings, Hand-Drawn Plans of Trentham Dairy incl. First Floor, Proposed Farm Buildings at Yarnfield Stone for Evanson Esquire, Hand Drawn Plan of Trentham Institute x2 and an Arditt & Haunton Small Plan of the Trentham Estate etc.

Lot 276

A collection of Ordnance Survey Maps together with a selection of ephemera to include military interest.

Lot 287

A large collection of pin badges stored within folders to include a large quantity of R.S.P.B. examples together with a selection of Ordnance Survey Maps, camera and video camera.

Lot 10265

Offiziershelm und Schirmmütze der British Army, 20. Jhdt. Helm um 1900 für Offiziere des Royal Lancaster Regiment, der Korpus aus Kork mit Stoffbezug, Buntmetallbeschläge, aufgestecktes bekröntes Emblem mit Löwensymbol auf rotem Samt und Regimentsname, Kreuzblatt (zwei Befestigungsschrauben fehlen) mit reliefiertem Trichter und gelblichem Rosshaarbusch, ockerfarbenes Lederschweißband, purpurfarbenes Seidenfutter, im Korpus der Herstellerstempel "Cork Patent / Hawkes & Co. London", Kinnkette fehlt. Dazu eine getragene Schirmmütze des Royal Army Ordnance Corps aus Wolltuch (unauffällige Mottenspuren) mit Metallemblem, darauf der Wahlspruch "Sua tela tonanti", Kunstlederschweißband und Futter aus Kunstseide, Schirmnaht seitlich offen. Teilweise unvollständig, leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. An officer's helmet and visor cap of the British Army, 20th century An officer's helmet and visor cap of the British Army, 20th centuryHelm um 1900 für Offiziere des Royal Lancaster Regiment, der Korpus aus Kork mit Stoffbezug, Buntmetallbeschläge, aufgestecktes bekröntes Emblem mit Löwensymbol auf rotem Samt und Regimentsname, Kreuzblatt (zwei Befestigungsschrauben fehlen) mit reliefiertem Trichter und gelblichem Rosshaarbusch, ockerfarbenes Lederschweißband, purpurfarbenes Seidenfutter, im Korpus der Herstellerstempel "Cork Patent / Hawkes & Co. London", Kinnkette fehlt. Dazu eine getragene Schirmmütze des Royal Army Ordnance Corps aus Wolltuch (unauffällige Mottenspuren) mit Metallemblem, darauf der Wahlspruch "Sua tela tonanti", Kunstlederschweißband und Futter aus Kunstseide, Schirmnaht seitlich offen. Teilweise unvollständig, leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren.Condition: II

Lot 10340

Pionier-Faschinenmesser M 1842/52, eidgenössische Ordonnanz Kräftige Sägerückenklinge (etwas schartig) mit zweischneidiger Mittelspitze, an der Wurzel der Hersteller "F. Hörster, Solingen" unter dem Schweizer Kreuz. Schweres Messingkreuzgefäß (kleine Druckstellen) mit 26 Rippen, an der Parierstange der Stempel "V 2937". Variante mit brünierter Stahlscheide (berieben, Dellen). Partiell leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Länge 68 cm. A pioneer fascine knife M 1842/52, federal ordnance A pioneer fascine knife M 1842/52, federal ordnanceKräftige Sägerückenklinge (etwas schartig) mit zweischneidiger Mittelspitze, an der Wurzel der Hersteller "F. Hörster, Solingen" unter dem Schweizer Kreuz. Schweres Messingkreuzgefäß (kleine Druckstellen) mit 26 Rippen, an der Parierstange der Stempel "V 2937". Variante mit brünierter Stahlscheide (berieben, Dellen). Partiell leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Länge 68 cm.Condition: II

Lot 600

Tube of Ordnance Survey maps together with a small quantity of books

Lot 764

3 boxes mixed books with ordnance surveys

Lot 644

A collection of books and maps, to include children's novels, ordnance survey and Michelin maps

Lot 415

Leaflets on 'The Protection of your Home Against Air Raids', how to use your gas mask, a National Service guide 1939, charities for leaving the National Service, some black and white photographs of soldiers dated August 1918, another dated Sept 1942, and two early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps.

Lot 809

A brass shell case dated 1942 and a wooden paperweight from the floor of Building 157, COD, (Chilwell Ordnance Depot), Chilwell

Lot 312

A Collection of Assorted Silver and Enamel or Silver Medals, approximately 23, variously decorated, most with suspension loop and engraved with an inscription, total gross weight 7oz 7dwt; Together With a 9ct gold pin, applied with the coat-of-arms of the Army Ordnance Corps, 1dwt, 1.8gr and approximately 16 various bronze and other metal medals or badges (qty)

Lot 3361

Cartography - a collection of maps and charts, various, ordnance survey, motoring, etc (qty)

Lot 577

London & North Eastern Railway 1933 Rule Book (reprinted 1945); L.N.E.R. E.674 Survey Book; two Austin Motor Co. Ltd., Austin A40 Lubrication Charts; other automotive ephemera; Bartholomew's half inch contoured maps; New Popular Edition Ordnance Survey maps; other maps etc.

Lot 776

Vintage maps and routes, Ordnance survey etc

Lot 465

American Made M1917 Bayonet For The British P14 Rifle 17 inch, single edged blade with fuller.  The forte dated "4/16" with maker Remington.  Reverse with British Ordnance stamps  Steel muzzle ring, crossguard and pommel.  Wooden slab grips with double, central grooves.  Contained in its 1903 pattern, Springfield scabbard.  Leather top frog with rear brass belt hook.  Outer scabbard cover absent.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 111

90 x African Orientated Collar Badges including white metal, KC Northern Rhodesia Police ... White metal Rhodesian African Rifles ... Bronzed RWAFF ... Darkened KC Rhodesia Medical Corps ... Brass South African Ordnance Corps ... Bi-metal Rhodesia Signals ... Plated Rhodesian Reg ... Darkened South African Engineer Corps.  80 items. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 438

1882 Cavalry Trooper's Sword 34 1/2 inch, single edged, slightly curved blade.  Large fuller.  Forte with Ordnance stamps and dated "93".  Back edge dated "90".  Steel bowl guard with rolled edge.  The front with cut out Maltese cross.  Black checkered, leather slab grips secured by five steel rivets.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 18

20 x Corps Cap Badges Including Victorian including brass Vic crown APC ... Brass Vic crown ASC ... Brass Vic crown Royal Engineers ... Brass APC ... Brass KC 9th Cyclist Batt ... White metal KC Royal Engineers Volunteers ... Brass KC Northern Cyclist Batt ... Brass KC APC ... Bi-metal KC Royal Engineers Militia ... Brass KC General List ... Brass Army Ordnance Corps ... Brass KC Army Cyclist Corps ... Brass KC Small Arms School ... Brass KC Corps Of Military Accountants.  20 items. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 393

Deactivated American Thompson MIAI Sub Machine Gun .45ACP, 11 inch, blackened barrel with end blade sight.  Square form body with side operation bolt handle.  Rear battle sight.  Body with maker "Auto-Ordnance Corporation".  Lower body with steel trigger guard and wooden pistol grip. Polished wooden forend.  Polished wooden, fixed butt with steel butt plate.  Blued stick magazine.  Complete with current cert.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 412

1839 Pattern Sea Service Percussion Pistol .577, 6 inch, smoothbore barrel with front stud sight and rear V sight.  Faint proof stamps.  Steel lock plate with line edge engraving.  Crowned VR over "Tower 1840".  Polished full stock woodwork.  Brass butt cap with steel lanyard ring. Brass trigger guard, ramrod pipe and end cap.  Steel swivel ramrod and side mounted belt loop.  Various stamped Ordnance marks.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 458

British M1888 MK1 2nd Type Bayonet 11 3/4 inch, double edged blade.  Forte with various Ordnance stamps dated "90".  Steel muzzle ring, crossguard and pommel.  Wooden slab grip secured by two brass rivets.  Contained in its leather scabbard with steel mounts.  Chape loose.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 491

WW2 German Trench Boot Knife 6 1/2 inch, single edged blade with back edge sharpened point.  Forte with small Ordnance stamp.  Steel, scallop edge crossguard.  Polished wooden slab grips secured by three steel rivets.  Contained in its blackened steel scabbard.  Rear spring steel boot/belt clip.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 411

Rare Royal Irish Constabulary Pattern Percussion Pistol 16 bore, 4 3/4 inch, browned barrel with rear proof stamp.  Lower steel rib with swivel steel ramrod.  Unusual steel body.  Top mounted, central percussion hammer.  Steel trigger guard.  Polished, bag pistol grip.   See British Ordnance Single Shot Pistol by Davies, Chisnall & Brook, page 10-17 INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 437

1853 Cavalry Trooper's Sword 34 3/4 inch, single edged, slightly curved blade.  Large fuller.  Forte with Ordnance stamp.  Steel, three bar guard with downturn quillon.  Black checkered, leather slab grips secured by five steel rivets.   INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER

Lot 617

A quantity of unframed Ordnance Survey maps, a small quantity of unframed signed etchings etc. Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 251

massive 60cm blade with Ordnance stamps, brass hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard, otter's head pommel, contained in its brass mounted black leather scabbard, also with Ordnance stamp. Slight rust marks to blade, locket stud missing. Aries No.2, 1969, figs.1 and 2.

Lot 142

87cm curved blade dated 1889 and with Russian Ordnance issue stamps including Zlatoust Arms Factory, retaining most of its original bright polish, D-shaped guard with regimental markings, contained in its brass mounted brown leather covered scabbard with the early type triangular 1st pattern suspension loop.

Lot 225

86cm fullered blade with anchor form stamp to either side and an arrow stamp at the forte, regulation brass hilt composed of four vertical bars with S-form inserts, lower heart-shaped guard with further rounded rear guard, bun-shaped pommel, wire bound fishskin grip. See European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London, plate 69c. One of the earliest known military pattern swords bearing an Ordnance mark.

Lot 829

9inch barrel with various inspector's stamps, border engraved lock stamped with the rampant lion emblem and dated 1810, the full stock with various EIC and Ordnance stamps and marked BARNETT, regulation brass mounts, steel ramrod.

Lot 231

87cm curved fullered blade by WEYERSBERG, with various ordnance stamps and dates at the forte, regulation steel bowl guard pierced with a Maltese Cross and marked 17L, chequered two-piece leather grips contained in its steel scabbard, complete with buff knot with 17th Lancers button.

Lot 495

9inch barrel, border engraved lock stamped with a crown over GR and TOWER across the tail, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, brass topped wooden ramrod, together with a copy of British Ordnance Single Shot Pistols by Davies, Chisnall & Brook, in which this pistol features as 4-18. (2)

Lot 496

9inch barrel with ordnance proofs, border engraved lock stamped WHEELER & SON and bearing an ordnance stamp, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, swivel ramrod. This pistol features as 10-13 in British Ordnance Single Shot Pistols by Davies, Chisnall & Brook, a copy of which accompanies this lot. This pistol is one of just 2636 pistols supplied to Canadian Indians to strengthen Britain's defence of its Canadian border in the War of 1812 with the USA. Not to be confused with traditional "trade" guns, this is a British Government contract pistol. (2)

Lot 233

85cm fullered blade by Wilkinson, model designation 99 on the back edge, various ordnance dates and stamps, regulation steel bowl guard, unique cheque wooden grip of ergonomic design, contained in its leather wrapped wooden scabbard. Scabbard throat lacking and wear to or losses from the scabbard.

Lot 183

69.5cm slightly curved fullered blade bearing the maker's stamp for T. HOLLIER, characteristic brass hilt retaining one of its upturned shell guards cast with a grotesque mask, the downturned quillon incised VXX, D-shaped knuckle guard, the pommel in the form of the head of a mythical beast, ribbed grip. See European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London page 28, plate 67a. Thomas Hollier is recorded as working for the Board of Ordnance in 1692.

Lot 836

9.25inch barrel signed DAVIDSON and dated 1802, further marked with the EIC heart-shaped motif, flat lock with ring neck cock, signed and dated to match, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, the trigger guard engraved RM, iron ramrod. See page 276 VOL II Catalogue of Patterns - Small Arms of The East India Company 1600-1856 by David Harding for the table indicating the introduction of the Iron Rammer. It is also of note that during the Napoleonic Wars the Ordnance Department purchased large numbers of pistols from the EIC to bolster dwindling supplies.

Lot 837

9inch barrel signed HENSHAW and dated 1802, further marked with the EIC heart-shaped motif, flat lock with ring neck cock, signed and dated to match, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, brass topped wooden ramrod. See page 276 VOL II Catalogue of Patterns - Small Arms of The East India Company 1600-1856 by David Harding for the table discussing this models introduction to service. It is also of note that during the Napoleonic Wars the Ordnance Department purchased large numbers of pistols from the EIC to bolster dwindling supplies.

Lot 242

89cm slightly curved fullered blade with an Ordnance and WKC stamp at the forte, regulation three-bar steel hilt, field-grip covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard complete with buff knot.

Lot 273

72cm blade with Ordnance stamp, sold out of service stamp, marked XXXIIII on the back edge, regulation bowl guard with Board of Ordnance and arrow stamp, applied with a diamond shaped plaque bearing the rack number 85, ergonomic iron grip, contained in its scarce brass mounted leather scabbard.

Lot 533

7.75inch sighted octagonal barrel engraved HOLLIS & SHEATH MAKERS TO H.M.H. BOARD OF ORDNANCE LONDON, the right side of the frame marked ADAMS PATENT 4884 (X), chequered wooden grip, the but with steel plate and trap.

Lot 137

87cm curved blade dated 1884 and with Russian Ordnance issue stamps including Zlatoust Arms Factory, retaining most of its original bright polish, D-shaped knuckle guard with regimental markings, contained in its brass fitted black leather wrapped scabbard with 1st Pattern belt loop circularbar.

Lot 187

61cm curved fullered blade rounded at the tip and struck with an ordnance mark at the forte, regulation brass hilt with heart shaped guard incised DORSET-PRIMAE LEGIO, D-shaped knuckle bow with two scroll supports, urn-shaped pommel, spirally fluted brass grip, contained in its scarce brass mounted tooled leather scabbard.

Lot 229

92.5cm curved fullered blade with various ordnance stamps and ENFIELD 1837 on the back edge, regulation steel bowl hilt stamped B3 to the underside, stepped pommel, ribbed wooden grip, contained in its steel scabbard also marked B3.

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