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nine editions, covering, Ordnance and Machine Guns, Small-Arms and covering 1877-1908. (9)

A Large Quantity of Ordnance Survey and Other Maps

British topographical interest - Bibliographical Account of Nearly 1500 Curious and rare Books by John Hotten, limited edition 90/250, Jacksons Illustrated Guide to York, Murrays Handbook for Devon, 1895, Lincolnshire, 1903, Oxfordshire, 1894, Sussex, 1877, together with three Ordnance Survey maps

Four mounted and framed Ordnance survey maps of Exmouth dating from, 1809, 1899, 1946 and present day. 28 x 40cm

A silver plated candelabra, a boxed plated condiments set, an apple ipod 4gb, a Stratton compact case in fabulous original condition and a selection of UK Ordnance Survey maps etc.

A collection of vintage Ordnance Survey folding maps comprised of  a cased set of 10 maps of Scotland, scale 4 miles to 1 inch, another similar cased set of maps of England,and Wales (maps 2 and 12 lacking), with an additional Midlands map from the same series, published by Colonel Sir Charles Close, a Bartholomew's 'Sussex' map and another 'Kent' and one other folding map of North DartmoorCONDITION REPORTS & PAYMENT DETAILSIMPORTANT * Descriptions do not include condition reports.  Please contact us to if you require further information or images. *  Please consider shipping costs before bidding as this may affect your decision to bid *  Please familiarise yourself with our payment methods.  Our preferred method of payment is by bank transfer.  We do not take cash or card payments.

A quantity of Ordnance Survey maps including military, Torquay, London, etc.

Inert Military Ordnance: A WW1 artillery shell in two parts with an overall length of 16cms (6.25ins), together with two bombs with lengths of 28.5cms (11.25ins) and 19cms (7.5ins). (3 in total)

Local interest: An Ordnance Survey map for East & part of West Knoyle provisional edition sheet ST83SE, 55 by 67cms, framed & glazed.

PULP FICTION (1994) - Vincent Vega's (John Travolta) SFX Squib-firing Muzzle-flash PistolVincent Vega's (John Travolta) SFX squib-firing muzzle-flash pistol from Quentin Tarantino's crime drama Pulp Fiction. Vincent carried his gun throughout the film, and this SFX pistol was made for scenes in which muzzle flash was required. A chromed metal .45 Auto-Ordnance M1911A1 with a pearlescent grip, the pistol is a heavily modified replica. The magazine has been removed and the grip is filled with AAA batteries to electronically make muzzle flashes through two small pipes in the barrel. The gun differs very slightly from the hero version, as it does not feature the gold-coloured grip inlay. Dimensions: 22 cm x 3.5 cm x 13 cm (8 ½” x 1 ½” x 5”)  Restricted ownership; see replica firearm notice in the Buyer's Guide.Estimate: £10,000 - 20,000 M View all lots from PULP FICTION (1994)Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday, November 9th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Friday, November 10th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.

Miniaturbücher - - London Almanack for the Year of Christ, 1783. Mit 3 (1 doppelblattgroße) Kupfertafeln und 2 halbseitigen Textkupfern. London, Company of Stationers, 1782. 13 gestochene Bl. 60 x 37 mm. Goldgeprägter Lederband der Zeit im goldgeprägten Lederschuber der Zeit (Schuber etwas abgerieben). Spielmann 313 (Ausgabe 1786) - Welsh 4563 - siehe Bondy 37f. und 159. - Mit einer Panoramaansicht "The Ordnance Office, Old Palaca Yard" gedruckt auf 4 aufeinanderfolgenden Seiten. - Alles gestochen. - Titel mit Steuerstempel.

THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MEDAL GROUP TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR FRANCIS PRIDHAM, K.B.E., C.B. as First Lieutenant on H.M.S. Marlborough, he rescued members of the Russian Royal Family and was A.D.C. to Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander's 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamelThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's, neck badge, a silver-gilt example with enamel, complete with full ribbon1914/15 Star, correctly impressed Lieut. A. F. Pridham. R.N.British War Medal, correctly impressed, Lt. Commr. A.F. Pridham. R.N. Victory Medal, correctly impressed, Lt. Commr. A.F. Pridham. R.N.1939/45 StarDefence MedalWar Medal1935 Jubilee Medal1937 Coronation MedalRussia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class neck badge with swords, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 46 x 46mm., gold and enamel, with manufacturer's name on reverse, with some enamel loss to the laurel leaves in the wreaths on obverseAmerican Legion of Merit in case of issue, the reverse of the award is officially engraved 'Arthur Pridham'Condition V.F. and betterSold with the original citation for the American Legion of Merit, hand-signed by President Harry Truman; certificate for Legion of Merit, K.B.E. and C.B. Original Dogtag; a badge from his time as A.D.C. to King George 5th; Admiral Shoulder boards; silver guilt and gold bullion; admiral buttons; with three ribbon bars.Admiral Pridham was born in 1886 and joined H.M.S. Britannia - the Royal Navy's Officer training college on the banks of the river Dart at Dartmouth in 1901. H.M.S. Britannia was then 'a wooden wall' hulk. In 1910, he qualified as a Gunnery Officer. At the start of the First World War, he was gunnery officer of the light cruiser H.M.S. Weymouth and took part in the destruction of the German cruiser SMS Koninsberg, which was hiding in the Rufiji River in what is now Tanzania. The 1976 film 'Shout at the Devil' is a fictional account of this incident.In May 1916, he travelled to Rosyth to join the cruiser H.M.S. Defence, but she had sailed unexpectedly early for the Battle of Jutland, where she was lost with all hands. A lucky escape!In 1917, he joined the battleship H.M.S. Marlborough as First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer. The ship was present at the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in 1918. Pridham was responsible for the disarming of the battleships SMS Konig and KaiserIn 1919 H.M.S. Marlborough was sent to Yalta Crimea to rescue Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and surviving members of the Russian Royal family. The ship arrived off Yalta on 7th April 1919, and whilst the Captain was ashore presenting a letter from Queen Alexandra (Edward VII's widow) to the Empress, Pridham was ordered to make arrangements for the embarkation and accommodation of the royal party. The first job was to build an improvised pier so as to avoid embarking passengers and their luggage over the beach. All the officers, including the Captain, were 'evicted' from their cabins; the Captain was able to use his sea cabin, but all the others had to bed down where possible! As most of the cabins now accommodated twice their normal number, the provision of bedding became an issue, especially when it became apparent that the ship would have to embark more people than expected and many ladies.Even today, warships are not designed to carry passengers! In the event, some 84 men and women, including the Empress, were accommodated, including the Tsar's sister Xenia, 12 relations of the Tsar, including Prince Youssoupoff, who had been involved in the assassination of Rasputin, 11 royal children, plus 59 assorted courtiers and servants. Pridham comments in his book 'how concerned the Royal family was for their servants.' Over the next couple of days, some 200 tons of luggage was loaded. In order that he could carry out his duties conscientiously, Pridham spent much time with the Royal Family and effectively became an honorary A.D.C. to the Empress. As a result, he got to know members well, especially Grand Duchess Xenia, who remained a friend all her life. Before the passengers disembarked in Malta 2 weeks later, Pridham was not only awarded 'Order of St Stanislas' by the Empress. But he was given some very special gifts by her. After disembarkation, H.M.S. Marlborough returned to the Black Sea to support the White Russian army during the Civil War. A year later, she returned to Malta with General Denikin, the White leader, onboard.Later in life, he wrote the book 'Close of a Dynasty' about the rescue and events surrounding the Revolution and subsequent Civil War.In 1926, he was promoted to Captain, and after various staff appointments and commands, including H.M.S. Excellent - the Gunnery School - he was given the very prestigious command of the battlecruiser H.M.S. Hood in 1936, the Navy's pride and joy. Whilst on the Hood he wrote a paper entitled 'Notes to Young Officers', which was required reading for his officers. This was subsequently included in the training of Reserve officers in WW2. It is worth noting that much of what he wrote is still pertinent in today's Navy.Whilst he was a man of his time and somewhat of a martinet, he was also far-seeing: for instance, he encouraged the mixing of engine room crews and seamen, which was rare in those days. During his time in command, H.M.S. Hood was involved in the rescue of British citizens from the Spanish Civil War. He was renowned for mooring the Hood to head and stern buoys in Grand Harbour Valletta without the use of tugs.He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1939. After a short spell as Flag Officer Humber, he was appointed to the Ordnance Board (responsible for independent advice on the development and design of ammunition and weapons for all 3 Services). He was subsequently promoted to Vice Admiral and, in 1942, became President of the Board. As a result, he worked closely with Lord Cherwell (Chief Scientific Advisor) and Winston Churchill. He had very good relations with his United States Armed Forces colleagues, which resulted in United States representatives joining the Board and British representatives on the U.S. equivalent. The story goes that when the Navy wanted to send him to Washington and relieve him with an army officer, Churchill said, 'Buggins turn, Pridham stays.' So he stayed in London!As a result of his war service, he was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit (Commander) and Knighted(K.B.E.) The Citation for the Legion of Merit says inter alia, ' Admiral Pridham's action contributed towards establishing the supremacy of Allied weapons and munitions.'He died in 1975; his ashes, together with those of his wife, were committed to the deep from H.M.S. Jupiter off Portland by his grandson and grandson-in-law, both serving naval officers.

GREAT WAR MEDAL PAIR TO SJT MEECH AOCa Great War pair to Meech of the Army Ordnance Corps, in VF condition, verdigris to the VM; together with a miniature white metal medallion commemorating the Battle of Jutland; and an Imperial German medal missing the suspender

A good Second World War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Senior Commissioned Ordnance Engineer E. W. T. Sainsbury, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches for his services in H.M.S. Norfolk during the sinking of the Bismarck British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.O.A. Edwin W. T. Sainsbury, D./M. 37652 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 37652 E. W. T. Sainsbury, C.O.A. 2, H.M.S. Apollo) good very fine and better (6) £600-£800 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1943. M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1942. Edwin William Thomas Sainsbury was born at Queenstown, Co. Cork in June 1900 and entered the Royal Navy as an Ordnance Artificer 4th Class in August 1923. Advanced to Ordnance Artificer 3rd Class in H.M.S. Thunderer in August 1926, his inter-war seagoing appointments also included the monitor Erebus, the battleship Rodney and the cruiser Apollo, aboard which latter ship, as an Ordnance Artificer 2nd Class, he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in July 1938. His subsequent wartime awards of the B.E.M. and a mention in despatches were in respect of services in the cruiser Norfolk, the latter more particularly for his part in the Bismarck action (Home Fleet Honours List, refers). The Norfolk’s role throughout the pursuit of the Bismarck was a significant one and she came under the Bismarck’s direct fire on at least one - hair-raising - occasion. Ludovic Kennedy’s Pursuit takes up the story: ‘Norfolk, meanwhile, fifteen miles away inside the fog, had picked up the first of Suffolk’s signals: her Captain Alfred Phillips was in his sea-cabin eating cheese on toast when the Yeoman of Signals burst in with the news. Phillips at once increased speed and steered for the open water, but in his eagerness not to lose touch, he misjudged the direction, and emerged from the fog to find Bismarck only six miles ahead, coming straight at him. This time there was no doubting her readiness. As Norfolk swung to starboard to get back to the safety of the fog, Bismarck’s guns roared in anger for the first time. On the Norfolk’s bridge they saw the ripple of the orange flashes and brown puffs of cordite smoke, heard the scream of the shells - a sound which some have likened to the tearing of linen and others to the approach of an express train. Admiral Wake-Walker saw the sea to starboard pocked with shell splinters, observed one complete burnished shell bounce off the water fifty yards away, ricochet over the bridge. Great columns of milk-white water rose in the air, two hundred feet high. Five salvoes in all Bismarck fired before Norfolk regained the mist: some straddled, and splinters came aboard; but there were no casualties or hits.’ The 8-inch guns of Norfolk, alongside the heavier armaments of the Rodney and King George V, subsequently contributed to the final bombardment of the Bismarck and, as the Dorsetshire’s torpedoes delivered the coup-de-grâce, so ended one of the greatest threats ever placed upon allied convoys in the North Sea. Sainsbury undoubtedly remained actively employed in the Norfolk during her subsequent service on the Arctic run 1941-43, including the ill-fated P.Q. 17 operation. Advanced to Warrant Ordnance Officer in May 1943, he was still serving at the time of his death at Drake on 14 November 1954, by which stage he had been promoted to Senior Commissioned Ordnance Engineer. He was buried in Weston Military Cemetery, Plymouth. Sold with a file of copied research.

Seven: Ordnance Artificer First Class H. Thursby, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1949-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (MX. 47125 H, Thursby. O.A. 1. H.M.S. Nelson), mounted as worn, generally good very fine (7) £200-£240 --- Herbert Thursby was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal in May 1944, shortly before participating in the Normandy operations in the battleship H.M.S. Nelson.

A post-War ‘Royal Yacht’ C.V.O., C.B.E. group of nine awarded to Captain J. S. ‘Fish’ Dalglish, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. London during the Yangtze incident and was the first Commanding Officer of Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘C553’, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (Cdr. J. S. Dalglish. R.N.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; together with the related miniature dress medals, both sets mounted for display, good very fine (9) £2,800-£3,400 --- C.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1955: ‘For services in H.M. Yacht Britannia.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1963. M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1946: ‘For winding-up operations in the Far East.’ James Stephen Dalglish, widely known as ‘Fish’, was born in Kensington, London, on 1 October 1913, eldest son of Robin Campsie Dalglish, later Rear-Admiral. He was educated at Ampleforth and Dartmouth, and in January 1931 joined the battleship Rodney as a Naval Cadet. He was promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 1 January 1934; Sub-Lieutenant, 1 May 1934; Lieutenant, 1 June 1935; Lieutenant-Commander, 1 June 1943; Commander, 30 June 1948; Captain, 30 June 1954; retired, 31 August 1963. In August 1939 Dalglish was appointed to Kempenfelt as Gunnery Officer of the 18th Destroyer Flotilla, but after less than a month he was posted back to Excellent, where his duties included gunnery training of the armed merchant cruisers. In February 1940 he began a two-year posting in Faulknor, leader of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, engaged on patrols in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, and then to Gibraltar as part of Force H, escorting warships and convoys to Malta. In February 1942, following a refit at Southampton, Faulknor escorted convoy PQ9 to Murmansk. In April 1942, Dalglish commenced an 18-month appointment on the staff of the gunnery school at Chatham. Having been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, Dalglish was appointed to the cruiser Swiftsure in September 1943. He served in this ship for the rest of the war, at home and in the Mediterranean, before sailing for the Far East in October 1944, where Swiftsure took part in Operation Iceberg which lasted until the end of May 1945, when the last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was crushed. Following an appointment in April 1947 as Staff Officer Force T, the naval component of the British occupation force in Japan, Dalglish was appointed Staff Gunnery Officer of the 5th Cruiser Squadron at Hong Kong and serving in Sussex. After his promotion to Commander in June 1948, he successfully applied to remain in Hong Kong as Fleet Gunnery Officer on the staff of Admiral Alec Madden. In April 1949, Admiral Madden decided to visit Shanghai for St George’s Day, and he and his staff embarked in the cruiser London. At this time civil war was raging between the Communists and the Nationalists. The capital of Nationalist China was Chungking, which lay on the upper Yangtze. On 20 April the frigate Amethyst was proceeding upstream to relieve another ship as guard-ship there. As she approached Chungking, about 140 miles upstream from Shanghai, she suddenly came under heavy fire from communist batteries on the north bank. One of the first shots struck the bridge, badly injuring the captain and helmsman. Amethyst then went aground and while thus immobilised was hit several more times, suffering 17 killed and 10 wounded. Some of the ship’s company, including the wounded, were evacuated to the south and an uneasy truce developed. Admiral Madden decided that London should go to the assistance of Amethyst and, on the 21st, advanced upstream with her battle ensigns flying. As a staff officer, Dalglish had no particular duties but was assigned to “A” turret where, in his own words, ‘I had precisely nothing to do but to sit at the back of the gunhouse talking with the Ordnance Artificer’. Long before reaching Amethyst, London came under heavy fire, ‘the Communists opened fire at a range of less than a mile with solid armour-piercing (anti-tank) bullets and larger high explosive shells from field guns. London was a very big ship and difficult to miss at that close range, the former penetrated the ship like butter and the latter wreaked terrible damage... London opened fire with everything and I have little doubt that our 8-inch, 4-inch and pom-pom gunfire caused havoc ashore... Poor London was hit over 250 times! The turret I was in was put out of action by armour-piercing bullets severing the electric cables and then an H.E. hit on the turret roof flipped off one of the three armour plates and we were open to the sky! We were achieving nothing for Amethyst so we eventually turned in the river and retreated, with nineteen dead and many more wounded.’ London returned to the U.K. and was eventually scrapped. Admiral Madden and his staff, meanwhile, transferred to the cruiser Belfast, and returned to Hong Kong. Soon after, Dalglish returned to the U.K. and was cheered to receive news during the voyage of Amethyst’s successful escape from the Yangtze. On his return from the Far East Dalglish had a period ashore, first attending the Joint Services Staff Course, then instructing the Sub-Lieutenant courses at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Towards the end of 1952, he was selected to be Executive Officer of the Royal Yacht which was still under construction on the Clyde. First, however, he had to have experience in command and, for the first three months of 1953, he commanded the destroyer Aisne. He took up his appointment to the Royal Yacht (subsequently named Britannia) on 8 April 1953. He and the other officers supervised the final stages of construction, fitting out and selection of the ratings - it was a sought after posting, with over 1,000 applicants for just 200 vacancies. The new company then had to be trained in the peculiarities of service in a Royal Yacht - for example, orders had to be given and executed silently. Dalglish was gratified to learn that the Queen would tour the Commonwealth in early 1954 in the liner Gothic and that the Flag Officer Royal Yachts would accompany her which meant that Dalglish would be the first (acting) Captain of the Britannia. On 14 April 1954, Prince Charles and Princess Anne embarked, escorted by various members of the royal household, and Britannia sailed for Malta, where she arrived on 22 April. The Flag Officer and other officers from Gothic took up their appointments, and Dalglish reverted to his role as Executive Officer. Britannia then sailed for Tobruk where, on 1 May, the Queen and Prince Philip embarked for the final stage of their journey. The following day, the Mediterranean Fleet, commanded by Lord Mountbatten, executed an impressive manoeuvre, steaming past Britannia at 25 knots at a distance of only 300 to 400 yards. On 15 May Britannia conveyed the Queen up the Thames to the Pool of London, right by the Tower. It was a grand occasion, with hundreds of thousands of spectators, hundreds of boats crammed with people, everyone cheering and waving and sirens hooting. Dalglish was still aboard Britannia for the July/August trip to Canada but, having been promoted to Captain in June 1954, left the Yacht in October. He received further recognition for his services to the roy...

A Second War ‘aircraft carrier Pacific theatre’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Ordnance Artificer J. G. Faulkner, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Indefatigable Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (O.A. 2 J. G. Faulkner. P/MX. 51368) on original mounting pin; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine and better (6) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1946. John Geoffrey Faulkner was serving early in the Second World War as an Ordnance Artificer aboard the battleship Royal Oak and was fortunate to have been on leave (7-15 October) when she was sunk by U-47 whilst at anchor in Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939, with the loss of 834 lives. Originally thought to have been one of those killed, his wife received an Admiralty condolence letter which was later illustrated together with his lucky ‘Leave Ticket’ in a book on the sinking of the Royal Oak. Faulkner most probably joined the ship’s company of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Indefatigable when she was commissioned at Clydebank in mid-1944. If so, he would have served off Norway prior to Indefatigable’s departure for the Pacific in November of the same year. More certain is the fact he was decorated for services in that ship in the Pacific (Seedie’s refers). By early 1945, the Fleet Air Arm aircraft of the carriers Indefatigable, Illustrious, Victorious and Indomitable were hotly engaged against assorted Japanese targets with the British Pacific Fleet during Operation ‘Iceberg’, with air strikes on the Sakishima Islands and in support of the U.S. landings at Okinawa, 23 March to 25 May 1945. It was at the commencement of the latter operation, on 1 April 1945, that Indefatigable became the first British victim of a kamikaze aircraft, being hit on the flight deck above her ‘island’ superstructure, the detonation of the Zero’s 500lb bomb wrecking both flight deck barriers, the flight deck sick bay and the briefing room - eight men were killed instantly, and the final casualty total was four officers and ten ratings killed, and 16 wounded. Five days later it was the turn of Illustrious to suffer a similar kamikaze attack. Following repairs at Sydney, Indefatigable returned to an operational footing, and her aircraft were in action right up until 15 August 1945, on which date they fought the last air-to-air combat of the War. Throughout this period she remained under threat from further kamikaze attacks. Most probably, however, the catalyst behind the award of Faulkner’s D.S.M. dated back to Indefatigable’s first painful experience of ‘The Divine Wind’ on 1 April 1945. Sold with a contemporary ‘Track Chart of H.M.S. Indefatigable from Commissioning 10th Dec. 1943 - Arrival at Portsmouth 16th March 1946’, and copied research.

Seven: Temporary Major J. C. Prichard, Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineers Department, Indian Army, late Royal Indian Army Service Corps and Army Service Corps 1914 Star (MS-2944 Pte. J. C. Pritchard [sic]. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (MS-2944 Sjt. J. C. Prichard. A.S.C.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (S-Condr. J. C. Prichard. R.I.A.S.C. (M.T.); War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, India (S-Sjt. Mjr. J. C. Prichard. I.A.S.C.) mounted for wear, heavy pitting to BWM, otherwise very fine and better (7) £260-£300 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 27 September 1945. John Charles Prichard was born on 27 January 1890 and served initially with 4th Ammunition Park, Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914, with his medal index card confirms entitlement to the clasp for the 1914 Star. As Sub-Conductor (Acting Conductor) he was commissioned Lieutenant, Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineers Department, Indian Army on 1 January 1941, and Temporary Captain on 15 February 1942. Sold with original Mention in Despatches Certificate and enclosure letter addressed to the recipient at Carlton Drive, Putney; original Second World War, red ‘Army in India’ Identity Card, containing a damaged photograph of the recipient; and original fragmentary letter from the India Office, dated 23 June 1947, confirming his entitlement to the India Service Medal.

Pair: Sub-Conductor J. C. Stone, Ordnance Commissariat Department, later Horse Artillery Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Serjt. J. C. Stone. H. Arty.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming as issued in India; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Sub Conductor J: C: Stone Ord: Comt. Dept.) contemporary replacement retaining rods to both medals, edge bruising, minor contact marks, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015. James Charles Stone was born around 1802 and spent his early years living in the village of Magdalen, Essex. A butcher, he attested at London for the Army of the Honourable East India Company on 15 May 1820, and was initially posted to 1st Troop, 1st Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery. He sailed to India aboard the convict transport Brampton, arriving 26 January 1821, and witnessed extensive service during the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-26. Raised Sub Conductor on 1 March 1844, and then Conductor on 27 August 1846, Stone served at Ferozepore and Phillour, before appointment as Deputy Assistant Commissary at Saugor in 1859. Sold with copied research.

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel C. L. D. Hazells, Indian Army Ordnance Corps, late Dorset Regiment British War and Victory Medals (24418 Pte. C. L. Hazells. Dorset R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (5719235 Sgt. C. L. Hazells. I.A.O.C.); War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, India (S-Condr. C. L. D. Hazells, I.A.O.C.) mounted for wear, very fine (6) £200-£240 --- Colin Leslie Donne Hazells was born in Lewes, Sussex, on 22 July 1896. He emigrated to Madras as a young boy and attested for the Dorset Regiment on 22 May 1917, noting previous service with the Madras Volunteer Guard. Sent to Mesopotamia, he joined the Indian Expeditionary Force at Basra, but was soon hospitalised with mumps. Returned to Rawalpindi, Hazells transferred to the Indian Army and was involved in establishing the Razmak and Wana Cantonments as part of the new ‘Forward Policy’ designed to reduce tribal uprisings. Appointed Inspector of General Stores at Cawnpore on 13 June 1935, he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal without gratuity in April 1936, and raised Assistant Commissary in July 1940. Placed in Command of the Ordnance Inspection Depot at Delhi Fort on 15 January 1943, Hazells ended his career as Lieutenant-Colonel and Deputy Inspector of Stores and Clothing in Bombay.

Eight: Warrant Officer Class II D. G. Bennett, Royal Army Ordnance Corps Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22847192 Sgt. D. G. Bennett. R.A.O.C.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (22847192 W.O. Cl. 2. D. G. Bennett. RAOC.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22847192 W.O. Cl. 2. D. G. Bennett. RAOC.); Oman, Sultanate, Peace Medal; General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Dhofar; As-Samood Medal, mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, good very fine (8) £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Sold with the recipient’s riband bar and an original German ID pass, presumably used when serving with BAOR.

Pair: Chief Petty Officer R. M. K. Adam, Royal Navy, Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, B. & M. Clearance Mediterranean (D/JX. 911556 R. M. K. Adam. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.911556 R. M. K. Adam. P.O. H.M.S. Osprey.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare (2) £2,400-£2,800 --- Approximately 60 ‘Bomb and Mine Clearance Mediterranean’ clasps issued to men of the Fleet Clearance Diving Team and men of the seaman branch employed in the removal of recovered bombs and mines. The clasp was awarded for six months’ consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines during the period of 1 January 1953 to 31 December 1960. The majority of the work centred around Malta and, in particular, the main harbour of Valletta where large quantities of bombs were recovered from a number of merchant vessels that had been sunk by air attack during the Second War, such as the motor vessels Talbot and Pampas. ‘The MFCD Team were responsible not only for mines and unexploded ordnance in the water, but also any enemy aircraft bombs found on land. The largest bomb dealt with by Adam and the other members of the team, was a 1,000 kg German aircraft bomb known as ‘Herman’. This was the largest bomb made by the Germans in WWII. The explosive content was a staggering 600 kg (1,320 lbs) of high explosive. It was discovered outside the main entrance to St. John’s Cathedral in Valetta. A statue now marks the spot.’ Robert Muir Kerr Adam was born in Glasgow on 10 January 1937, and entered the Navy as a Boy 1st Class in 1952, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in January 1955, and subsequently: Able Seaman in December 1955; Leading Seaman in December 1962; Petty Officer in December 1964; Chief Petty Officer in 1972; and eventually retiring in 1977. Adam was a member of the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team from 3 June 1957 to 31 December 1959, and, according to his Record of Diving Service was engaged in ‘Much hazardous operational Bomb and Mine Disposal. NATO C.D. exercises... all forms of C.D. operations, with vast experience of air diving.’ In the photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team taken in 1960, the cap tallies show that the team were stationed at H.M.S. Phoenicia, the Royal Navy diving base at Manoel Island, Malta. Admiral Charles E. Lambe, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Malta, highlighted in a letter dated 17 January 1958, the scope of the work undertaken by the Diving Team during the pervious year: ‘Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team I wish to draw the attention of the Fleet to the work carried out during the past year by the Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team which has involved some 50 separate operations to render safe, often underwater, and dispose of, over 900 missiles of various kinds. These have included the disposal of a live magnetic-acoustic mine containing 1,536 lbs of high explosive, and a bomb containing 2,100 lbs of high explosive. 18 bombs have been found to contain a particularly sensitive trembler type anti disturbance fuse. The operation concerning the mine mentioned above was probably the highlight of the year’s endeavours. The mine, a German type C which was found lodged against a jetty in Benghazi harbor, was rendered safe after two and a half hours’ work underwater and subsequently lifted and ditched in deep water. Examination of parts removed from this mine showed that, despite 16 years’ immersion, it was still I working and lethal condition. Expression of gratitude for this operation have been received from consular and local government authorities at Benghazi.’ Adam received his N.G.S. medal in March 1967 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Vernon, and his L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity of £20 whilst stationed at H.M.S. Osprey Sold with group photograph of the M.F.C.D. Team at Malta in 1960, a cloth and bullion diver’s badge and copied record of service including full diving history and confirmation of both medals.

A Naval Good Shooting Medal group of seven awarded to Lieutenant C. E. Bounton, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Gnr. C. E. Bounton. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Gnr C. E. Bounton. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R. (190817 C. E. Bounton, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Neptune. 1911. 12 In. B.L.) mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £800-£1,000 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1915 (Vice Admiral John de Robeck’s despatch for the Gallipoli landings). Charles Edward Bounton was born at Alverstoke, Hampshire, on 23 April 1881. He joined the Royal Navy in September 1896 as a Boy Seaman and on reaching the age of 18 years he engaged for 12 years’ service. At that time he was 5 feet 4 inches tall with brown hair, light blue eyes and a fresh complexion, and had a toe missing from his left foot. In the early years of his service he was in the battleship Resolution in the Channel Fleet (1898-1900), the armoured cruiser Aboukir (1902-04) and the battleship Barfleur (1905-07). He also attended courses at Excellent, the gunnery training institution at Whale Island, near Portsmouth. His character was consistently rated as ‘Very Good’ and he achieved steady promotion, being rated Able Seaman in 1905, Leading Seaman in 1907, and Petty Officer in 1908. In January 1911 he was appointed to the dreadnought battleship Neptune at the beginning of her first commission. Laid down at Portsmouth in January 1909, she displaced 19,900 tons and had a main armament of ten 12-inch guns. In 1911 Bounton was awarded the Naval Good Shooting medal for his excellence with the 12-inch guns aboard H.M.S. Neptune in the Fleet Gunnery Competition of that year. In March 1911 Bounton was promoted to Gunner, a Warrant Officer rank, and then appointed to the cruiser Furious. His commanding officer reported on him favourably: ‘Physical qualities VG. A zealous officer who performs well.” He subsequently served in Melpomone and then in destroyers before being appointed to the staff of Excellent in May 1914. In December 1914 Bounton was appointed Gunner in H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, thus becoming the Warrant Officer charged with care of all the weapons, magazines, shell-rooms and naval ordnance stores of the most modern and powerful capital ship in the Royal Navy. Queen Elizabeth arrived in the Dardanelles on 19 February 1915 and played an active part in the harassment of the Turks and in supporting the landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. However, as a result of the sinking of H.M.S. Goliath in May 1915, it was decided that the risk of losing one of our finest ships was too great and she was withdrawn home to Scapa Flow at the end of May. In March 1916 Bounton was transferred to P26, a patrol boat. These small vessels were used for patrol and escort work, and were armed with one 4-inch gun, two torpedo tubes and depth charges. Bounton’s commanding officer commented, ‘This officer appears to be wasted in a small ship as he has thorough knowledge of big guns and Director firing.’ He was transferred to the monitor Marshal Soult in February 1917, part of the Dover Patrol deployed to bombard submarine bases and other German defence facilities in occupied Belgium. In October 1918 his commanding officer assessed him as ‘Above Average,’ observing ‘Has carried out with success the duties of Director Officer during many engagements with German batteries and vessels on the Belgian coast. He has kept sea-watch and has proved a good Instructional Gunner. Specially recommended for advancement to Lieutenant.’ From January 1919 to May 1921 Bounton was on the staff of Excellent, in charge of the rifle range. Having previously distinguished himself at the 12 inch guns he then demonstrated his versatility as ‘an exceptional rifle and pistol shot.’ In this and subsequent postings to Excellent (1923-25 and 1928-31) he was also described as an exceptional instructor, especially in bringing along the young seamen, zealous and reliable, and physically fit. During this time he was promoted to Commissioned Gunner in 1921 and to Lieutenant in 1927. Other post-war appointments included the battleship Thunderer, a sea-going training ship for cadets (1921-23), an attachment to the Royal Australian Navy (1925-27) and the battle-cruiser Tiger (1927-28). He retired to his pension in 1931. Bounton returned to service in September 1939 and served first at Eaglet, the shore base at Liverpool, then at Excellent, and Boscawen, the depot ship at Portland. He reverted to the retired list in May 1945. Sold with full research including a number of contemporary post cards of H.M.S. Neptune and Queen Elizabeth.

Britain’s Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919. Compiled by General Sit H. E. Blumberg, K.C.B., Royal Marines, published by Swiss & Co., Devonport, 1927, 492pp., with various plates and appendices, hardbound, with gilt badge to front; together with a separate case of maps, very good condition £60-£80 --- Sold with a selection of Official Handbooks, comprising: i) 6 inch B. L. Guns Marks VII & VIll on fixed mountings 1916 ii) B.L. 60 PR Marks 1 to 1** Guns Land service 1921 iii) 12 pr 12 Cwt Quick Firing Gun Land service 1915 iv) B. L. 6 inch Mark XIX Gun on travelling carriage Land Service 1920 v) Ordnance Q.F. 3.7 inch Marks I, II & Ill on mountings 3.7inch, A.A., Marks I & IA Land Service 1939 vi) Q.F. 18 pr Mark IV Gun on Marks IIIT, IIITR, IV, IVR, V AND VR Field Carriages Land Service 1924 vii) 9.2 inch B.L. Guns Mark IX, C Mark IX and Marks X, XV & X* on Carriages, Garrison, Barbette Land Service 1923 viii) Ordnance Q.F. 6PR, 7 cwt, Mark II on Carriage 6PR, Marks I, IA & II Land Service 1942 ix) M.L. 2 inch, M.L. 3 inch and S.B. 4.2 inch Mortars Land Service 1944 x) Ordnance M.L. 2 inch Mortar Marks I|* I|** VII, VIIA, VII* VII** VIII & VII|* 1944 xi) Projectors 2½ inch Marks I & ll on Mountings 21 inch Projector Marks I & I| 1941 xii) Text Book of Ammunition - Pamphlet No. 6 - Grenades 1945.

German Army Officers Shoulder Boards. Six matching pairs, comprising Oberstleutnant of Ordnance with crossed cannon motifs, red underlay, stitch-on. Panzer Leutnant’s pair with slip-on tabs, some light moth to the pink underlay. A well used set of stitch-in Infantry Reserve Hauptmann’s shoulder boards with moth damage to the light blue transport underlay cloth. Army Infantry Majors well-worn shoulder boards removed from a tunic with gilt regimental 109 to each board. Infantry Regiment No.73 well worn shoulder boards with gilt missing from three of the four numbers, stitch-in. An extremely well worn set of apple green Panzer Grenadier Hauptmann’s shoulder boards, one with slip-on tab missing, overall good condition (12) £240-£280

Cybergun Auto-Ordnance 1911 A1 US Army .177 CO2 air pistol with chequered faux wooden grips and multi-shot magazine, serial number 20B20231, in original box with instructions. 

WW2 Royal Navy medal group of six comprising 1939/1945 Star, Atlantic Star with clasp for France & Germany, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Long Service & Good Conduct Medal named to 36420 E C Le Gallis, HMS Fearless, with certificate of service and ship record, bullion badge, photos and a copy of The Cuina Navigation Co Ltd Condition of Service etc The certificate of service shows that Le Gallis was Ordnance Artificer aboard HMS Rodney at the time of the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941 

Twenty British Army Corps badges including Ordnance Corps, Education Corps, Royal Engineers, Labour Corps etc, at least one restrike, together with New Zealand and Cyprus badges

Small collection of badges, rank insignia and buttons including Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps 

Two Royal Army Ordnance Corps officer's hats comprising side hat with bullion badge and forage cap with gilt badge and another badge

Ordnance Survey - a collection of Ordnance Survey contoured road maps, including Ipswich, Watford, Grantham, Birmingham, Leicester, etc; Bartholomew's reduced surveys, including sheet 10, Lincoln Wolds

A large contemporary oversized framed Ordnance Survey map of the City of Bristol. The large map set within acrylic panel clear front and ebonised frameMeasures approx: 114x213cm

A collection of pictures to include AFTER W BEECHEY "Children relieving a beggar boy...", engraved by C Wilkin and published by W Beechey May 1796, 50 cm x 37 cm, AFTER J H DOWD "Young boy with sheepdog", engraving, signed in pencil lower right, 28.5 cm x 20 cm, AFTER P.B HICKLING "Help", colour print, published by Richard Wyman & Co. London, 28 cm x 20 cm, various other watercolours, prints and pictures to include AFTER ARCHIBALD THORBURN and ALBRECHT DURER together with a mounted Ordnance Survey map of North Western Scotland including Island of Mull, Morvern etc (15)

Two sectionalised maps of Hong Kongpublished by the War Office Aug 1905, 71cm x 93cm and a further map published by the War Office Feb.1913 and printed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1913, 75cm x 98cm (2) Provenance:- inherited by the vendor from her grandfather Isaac Day who worked at the University of Hong Kong as an engineering lecturer circa 1918-1938. Some wear and the second map has some discolouring.

TWO B STANFORD 1912 CASED ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS OF CHESHIRE

DOMESDAY BOOK - THE PART RELATED TO DORSETSHIRE'a facsimile edition, published by The Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton 1862, in red cloth bindings; and a version of the Domesday Book with Dorset section by Alecto editions 1991 with slipcase (2)

A COLLECTION OF MAPSmostly Great Britain, including Ordnance Survey One-Inch series, some earlier examples, motoring and cycling maps etc

A selection of WW1 related items. To include: a trench art British tank, complete with machine gun turrets to the top and sides. Engraved to the top ‘World War 1914-19’ with ‘France’ and ‘Cambrai’ engraved to the sides. Also, a Verner’s Pattern marching compass, with brass body dated 1915 (missing glass to lid). A Turkish POW beadwork snake (head present but detached). 5 WW1 period cap badges, including the RAF, Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Army Service Corps, East Lancashire Regiment, and the Kings Liverpool Regiment. And, a silver and enamel sweetheart brooch for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 8 items. Condition: normal age and service related wear. The compass appears to work as it should, but is missing the glass from the lid cover. The beadwork snake has its head detached, but a repair may be possible. The trench are tank has a little crimping to the metal, and some surface toning, but nothing that detracts. The badges remain in good condition. 

A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED MAPS AND ATLASES, Ordnance Survey, road, touring and street maps for Britain and Europe from the 1960's onwards, with a quantity of theatre programmes, newspapers and royal cuttings/memorabilia (2 boxes)

Railway Clearing House Official Railway Map of England & Wales 1918, Ordnance Survey England and Wales War Revision 1940 Sheet 65 and Second War Revision

A collection of approximately three dozen 1940's and later Ordnance Survey and other maps, together with a Lincoln Crest and Monogram Album with some inclusions 

Box: Assorted Books including Reduced Ordnance Survey around Hereford, F.W. Weaver edit, The Visitation of Herefordshire 1886, History of Hereford Cattle, Fox's Offa's Dyke, Childrens volumes, etc; (box)

A Box of Ordnance Survey Maps, chiefly local, one showing Hampton Court and surrounding area, County Maps, Parish of Llanbech, Painscastle and various tithes, various maps around Lingen; (box)

Campaign Service Medal with 'Radfan' Clasp to 23901683 Pte. L.M. Smith, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

MUSIC The Songs of the Hebrides And Other Celtic Songs From the Highlands of Scotland Arranged for Voice and Pianoforte by Marjory-Kennedy Fraser, Gaelic Editor Kenneth MacLeod Boosey & Co., London, 1909 Songs of the North Vol. III Gathered Together From the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland Edited by Harold Boulton, Music Arranged by Robert MacLeod, the Gaelic Text edited by Neil Shaw The Songs of Ireland Royal Edition, Boosey and Co., London Songs of the Past and Present Gleanings from the Best Songs of the most Popular Composers Richard A. Saalfield, New York Together with a selection of titles on medicine, three volumes of MacKay's History of the United States of America and an assortment of pocket maps, to include Bartholomew's, Ordnance Survey etc. Condition Report:Available upon request

A 1907 pattern bayonet, blade length 43cm, marked with the Board of Ordnance broad arrow and indistinctly marked to the reverse, with wooden grips, overall length 55cm (af).Condition Report: - This appears to be a war relic which has been polished, and as such comes with heavy pitting thoughout.

Collection of Ordnance Survey maps 

Collection of Ordnance Survey maps

A miscellaneous collection of dissected & linen-backed maps to include three maps of the Midlands, covering parts of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Northamptonshire, Sheet Nos. 25, 31 & 32, London: G. & J. Cary, 1832, hand-coloured, each sheet measuring approx. 56.5 x 68.5cm, housed in two slipcases; A New Map of the County of Salop, London: C. Smith, 1818, hand-coloured, housed in slipcase; City of Dublin, Sheet No. 18, Ordnance Survey, 1849, approx. 65 x 98cm; Yorkshire, Sheet Nos. 193 & 194, Ordnance Survey, 1855, each sheet measuring approx. 65.5 x 97.5cm, housed in a slipcase bearing label for 'James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty'; Lancashire, Sheet XXI, Ordnance Survey, 1895, approx. 69 x 102cm, and others, including Sussex, Bath & Wells, Wakefield & Pontefract, plus six later maps (17)

A 16-Bore Flintlock Elliott Carbine and Bayonet, Drogheda Town Police. A proved round barrel of 28” (breech drilled on lhs) stamped with Irish census DR 167 on top. Ordnance lock, the tail marked ‘TOWER’, with crown over ‘GR’ and inspector’s stamp. Figured walnut stock with brass mounts, census DR 168 struck on butt plate, with ‘CORPTN OF DROGHEDA 5’inscribed on heel tang. Steel ramrod. Overall length 43¼”. Mainspring missing and sear broken. See ‘A Directory of the Early Irish Gunmakers’ by D.J.W. Stroud, p.311.A framed Surrender Label reading: At 10/4 06am on the day _______ Keely seized this gun when in the possession of Patrick Weldon, same being the property of the Drogheda Corporation Dated at North Quay January 10th 1882

A .65"(17-Bore) Lovell's pattern 1842 Royal Irish Constabulary Percussion Carbine. A barrel of 25½" with B’ham proofs, lock inscribed with crowned ‘VR’ and ‘TOWER 1847’, with board of ordnance inspection stamp. Walnut full stock with brass mounts, sling swivels, the lower one screwed into the butt, Lovell's spring bayonet catch and stamped with broad arrow and BO, the butt tang inscribed "C 11454", steel ramrod marked "C10088", with correct pattern socket bayonet (locking catch missing). GWO & C (stock some wear and small fillings in one or two places, ramrod pitted). 42½" overall Leslie Martin notes: This gun was issued in 1848 to sub-Constable No.11454. (His 'colleague' 11453 was dismissed having committed some offence). Service record available.

Rare Irish 14-Bore Tower Light Dragoon Flintlock Holster Pistol, c.1800. A fixed round barrel of 9.125” and 0.69” bore, with Irish census L-Y 9671 stamped to top of barrel. Bevel edged flat lock with line border engravings and ‘DUBLIN CASTLE’, GR cipher & board of ordnance inspection stamp, swan-neck flint-cock. One piece walnut stock with regulation brass mounts. Wooden ramrod. Was part of the Castle’s Armoury. Length 16”. Action working.

Hollis Brothers of Birmingham A Rare 17-Bore 1848 Pattern Irish Constabulary Percussion Pistol by Hollis, Dated 1848. C-218. With plain barrel and action in one piece, the former stamped with Irish census number at the breech, the latter inscribed 'Tower 1848' on one side and with 'VR', a crown between, rounded butt stamped with Board of Ordnance ownership mark on one side, steel t/guard, and stirrup ramrod (some wear and light pitting overall) 4½” barrel, nipple missing. 10” Overall. GWO Designed by George Lovell and manufactured by Hollis Brothers, Birmingham. The only contract for this handgun was issued in 1847 for five hundred, for special issuance to the Irish Constabulary "...when serving in plain clothes on special duty." (British Military Firearms 1650-1850 Blackmore page 213) All of these bear the date "1848" and were also marked with Irish registration marks.

A 16-Bore Flintlock Carbine for Irish Military Use. Proved 20¼” barrel stamped ‘DUBLIN P.W.G.’ (Port Water Guard) to top flat, ordnance lock, the tail marked ‘TOWER’, with a crowned ‘GR’ plus a board of ordnance inspection stamp. Walnut stock with regulation mounts completes with steel ramrod. ‘3133’ stamped on bayonet mount. Metalwork to a clean polished finish, several minor repairs to the stock. Overall length 36¼”. GWO

A War Of 1812 Period Regimentally Marked Third Model Brown Bess Musket, c.1810. A 39¼” barrel stamped with Irish census AR7306. Ordnance lock, the tail marked ‘TOWER’, walnut stock with regimental brand 'SEAGO C 8' on lhs of butt, brass mounts with 'RVB, A' inscribed on heel tang along with census stamp. Storekeepers date 1800. Overall length of 55”. A/F only holding half cock, mainspring weak.

An 11-Bore Tower Flintlock India Pattern Brown Bess. A fixed barrel of 39”, struck with Irish census TY 10454 to top of barrel. Ordnance lock, the tail marked ‘TOWER’, with ring-neck flint-cock, figured stock with raised carved apron around barrel tang, full brass mounts with census struck to butt-plate. Overall length of 54-3/4”. WO.

Hollis Brothers of Birmingham A Rare 17-Bore 1848 Pattern Irish Constabulary Percussion Pistol by Hollis, Dated 1848. C-70. With plain barrel and action in one piece, the former stamped with Irish census number at the breech, the latter inscribed 'Tower 1848' on one side and with 'VR', a crown between, rounded butt stamped with Board of Ordnance ownership mark on one side, steel t/guard, ramrod missing but retaining ramrod pipes and mount. 10” overall length. GWO Designed by George Lovell and manufactured by Hollis Brothers, Birmingham. The only contract for this handgun was issued in 1847 for five hundred, for special issuance to the Irish Constabulary "...when serving in plain clothes on special duty." (British Military Firearms 1650-1850 Blackmore page 213) All of these bear the date "1848" and were also marked with Irish registration marks.

Cigarette cards, Churchman's, Types of British & Colonial Troops, 10 different cards, Army Ordnance Corps, Infantry of the Line Private, Gordon Highlanders Private, West India Regt. Private, Scots Guards Piper, Scots Guards Drummer, 21st Hussars,5th Dragoon Guards Officer, 5th Royal Irish Lancers Trooper & 10th Hussars Officer (all with back staining & faults, only fair)

A Collection of Various Ordnance Survey and Other Maps

[MAPS] A collection of approximately ninety 19th century and later folding maps by various publishers to Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew, Esso, T. Fisher Unwin