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A .577/450 MARTINI HENRY MK II ENFIELD SERVICE RIFLE, DATED 1885, no visible serial number, with 33in. barrel stamped with Enfield Ordnance proofs at breech, military block and blade front-sight and correct pattern ladder rear-sight marked to left 'N.S. Nep' for native state Nepal, the action bearing the Crown V.R. cypher over 'ENFIELD / 1885' over the small crown arrow and the Mk II designation, regulation iron mounted two piece walnut stock, the butt with spurious Enfield roundel, the top band with bayonet lug, sling swivels and old leather sling and correct rod, the barrel and action is to a smooth blue / grey patina, replacement woodwork. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A .577/450 MARTINI HENRY MK III PATTERN SERVICE RIFLE BY ENFIELD, DATED 1883, no visible serial number, with 33in. barrel struck with full Enfield Ordnance proof and inspections stamps together with recent Birmingham proofs, block and blade front-sight and ladder rearsight, the action bearing the Crown V.R. cypher over 'ENFIELD / 1883' together with the small Crown broad arrow and both the Mk III and 1st class designations, two piece walnut stock, the butt impressed with a crisp Enfield roundel, the fore-end with two barrel bands, top band with bayonet lug, much original blue to barrel and action, lower swivel and cleaning rod missing. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A GOOD .577/450 MARTINI HENRY MKII SERVICE-RIFLE WITH 1877 DATE, no visible serial number, with 33 1/4in. blued barrel, block and blade fore-sight with a commercial 'W.W. Greener' fore-sight protector, elevating ladder rear-sight, slab-side receiver marked on the right with a 'V.R.' crown device over 'ENFIELD 1877' over a crown arrow and 'II', blued feed-ramp, tear-drop cocking indicator, chequered thumb-rest depression, walnut butt-stock stamped with the Enfield 'W.D' roundel over 'II' over 'I' and also marked '4 COY' over '20', blued finger-lever, full-length fore-end, bayonet bar, correct clearing rod and swivels, clear ordnance stamps throughout and retaining much probable original finish. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
AN 11mm (FRENCH ORDNANCE) MODEL '1873' SERVICE REVOLVER SIGNED ST. ETIENNE, serial no. H37538, dated for 1881, with two-stage 4 1/2in. barrel, applied fore-sight, stepped plain cylinder, sighting groove to the field-strippable frame, double action mechanism and chequered walnut grips, some staining to the original in the white finish. S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.
A .577 PATTERN 1853 ARTILLERY CARBINE, CIRCA 1860, no visible serial number, with 24in. barrel rifled with five grooves, stamped with both Liege Ordnance and Birmingham proofs at breech, replacement blade and block front-sight, replacement fixed vee rear-sight, replacement bayonet lug at muzzle, the lock stamped with the Crown 'V.R.' cypher on the tail and dated 1860 to the centre with small Ordnance inspection stamp, all correct for Liege contract lock arms, regulation brass mounted walnut stock the butt bearing the triple circle Liege first class roundel, both barrel bands incorrect replacements.
A .65 NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL, CIRCA 1810, no visible serial number, 9in. barrel with baluster turned breech and struck with the King's proofs, swivel rammer hinged to the muzzle, bevelled edge lock bearing the King's cypher to the centre together with the small broad arrow and crown Government ownership stamp, the tail of the lockplate engraved 'TOWER', raised semi-waterproof pan, and ring-neck cock, full walnut stock with carved apron around the barrel tang, the wrist struck with an Ordnance storekeepers stamp (overstamped and illegible), other inspection stamps and struck in the rammer channel and into the butt near the trigger-guard tang, at one time the grip had a mounting hole now plugged (likely from wall display), regulation brass mounts including a short lobed stepped buttcap.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND GOOD .73 FIRST PATTERN PERCUSSION VICTORIA CARBINE, CIRCA 1838, serial no. 17, with 26in. twist iron barrel profusely Ordnance marked at breech, fixed vee rear-sight and a swivel rammer hinged at muzzle, back-action lock engraved with the Crown 'V.R. TOWER' cypher dated 1838, regulation brass mounted full walnut stock the right butt stamped 'I.C.R' for Ist class reserve, and on the left the broad arrow 'W.D', brass mounts with Brunswick type scroll trigger-guard, unusual flat type nose-cap incorporating a rammer pipe, which was also used on the short lived Manton or Pattern 1833 carbine, side rib and ring, all parts numbered 17.
A GOOD .43 (11.15 X 60mm) MAUSER MODEL 1871/84 BOLT ACTION RIFLE MADE AT SPANDAU IN 1888, serial no. 303, with 31 1/2in. barrel fully German Ordnance marked at breech and 'SPANDAU' on the knoxform, block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, the action body marked on the left 'MOD 71/84' and on the right with the year of manufacture '1888', iron mounted full walnut stock incorporating an eight round tubular magazine in the fore-end, the magazine cap with piling spike, he butt with Ordnance inspection stamps, much original deep blue thinning in places. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A .43 (11.15X60mm) MAUSER MODEL 1871 BOLT-ACTION CAVALRY CARBINE, MADE AT STEYR IN 1876, serial no. 1688, with 20in. barrel profusely German Ordnance marked at breech, together with place of manufacture 'OESTERR.WAFFFB.GES', (Steyr Austria) wing protected front-sight and carbine pattern ladder rear-sight, the action body marked on the left 'MOD. 71' and on the right with the date of manufacture '1876', regulation iron mounted full walnut stock, the butt with faint inspection stamp, with mostly matching numbers (bolt mis-matched). Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A .65 NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK TROOPER'S PISTOL, CIRCA 1810, no visible serial number, with 9in. barrel struck at the breech with the King's proofs, and fitted with a swivel rammer hinged at muzzle, lock with Crown 'G.R.' cypher to the centre together with small crown arrow ordnance inspection stamp and 'TOWER' on the tail, raised semi waterproof pan, ring-neck cock, regulation brass mounted full walnut stock, stamped with numerous Board of Ordnance markings, including a 'B.O.' storekeepers stamp dated 1806 on the wrist.
A .65 (SMOOTHBORE) PATTERN 1858 NATIVE INFANTRY THREE BAND PERCUSSION MUSKET, DATED 1859, serial no. 18/5, with 39in. barrel struck with Ordnance proofs at breech, block and blade front-sight and fixed vee block rear-sight, Enfield pattern lock bearing the Crown V.R. cypher on the tail and 'TOWER 1859' to the centre, regulation brass mounted full walnut stock, the left butt stamped with the 'W.D.' ownership mark and the butt-cap engraved with the regimental identification '18/5', complete with its original rod, lower swivel missing the barrel pitted overall and thin at muzzle.
A GERMAN .43 (11.15 X 60mm) MAUSER MODEL 1871 BOLT ACTION SINGLE SHOT INFANTRY RIFLE, MADE AT AMBERG IN 1878, serial no. 31026, with 33 1/2in. barrel fully German Ordnance marked at breech with the Crowned 'AMBERG' factory stamp, block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, the action marked on the left 'D. G. MOD: 71' and on the right with the date of manufacture '1878', iron and brass mounted full walnut stock, the butt-cap tang engraved 'B / 12R / 11 / 67', indicating issue to the Bavarian 12th regiment, 11th Company, gun no. 67, complete with a replacement brown leather sling. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A late Victorian engraved map of the 'Manor of Lavenham, Suffolk', (enlarged from Ordnance Survey Map), being hand-coloured, 150 x 140cm; together with a smaller scale map depicting the full parish, 224 x 150cm, both being canvas backed, rolled and based on an 1884 Ordnance Survey maps (1st edition)
COLLECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY MILITARY INTEREST SWEETHEART BROOCHES & BADGES comprising mother of pearl H. M. S. Hood brooch, sterling silver and enamel London Rifle brigade brooch, Auxiliary Territorial Service brooch, yellow metal and tortoiseshell Royal Sussex Regiment brooch, silver and tortoiseshell Army Service Corps brooch, brass and enamel Monmouthshire brooch, New Zealand fern brooch, French 75mm artillery pendant, Ypres brooch, butterfly wing heart design necklace, Royal Navy double heart brooch, RMS Lanfranc brooch, The Welsh Regiment brooch, Saskatoon brooch, Royal Army Ordnance Corps pendant brooch, all presented on pillowProvenance: private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen Office
Four: Commander W. H. S. Ball, Royal Navy, ‘who was one of the pioneers of the British Submarine Service, and who, with Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, Captain Percy Addison, R.N., Captain Algernon Candy, R.N. and others did much by taking incalculable risks to bring the Submarine Service to its present high state of perfection’ East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (W. H. S. Ball, Mid., H.M.S. Forte.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. W. H. S. Ball, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. W. H. S. Ball. R.N.) mounted for wear, generally good very fine (4) £600-£800 --- William Henry Strickland Ball was born in Bristol in July 1879, and joined the Royal Navy as a cadet with H.M.S. Britannia in July 1893. He advanced to midshipman in 1895, and served with H.M.S Forte from August 1896. Ball advanced to lieutenant in April 1901, attained his 1st Class Torpedo Certificate in 1903, and qualified as lieutenant (technical) 1st class the following year. Ball advanced to lieutenant commander in April 1909, and was appointed to H.M.S. Columbine additional (Technical) for duty in connection with Trawlers, Firth of Forth from 13 October 1914 - November 1918. His service record at first sight appears to be that of a naval officer steering a perfectly normal progression through his career in the Technical Branch, albeit with some focus on torpedoes. However, the following mentions of him in At Sea with Joseph Conrad, written by Captain J. G. Sutherland, R.N., indicate that what is shown on his naval record for 1914-18 was cover for his true activities at the naval base of Granton, Rosyth, Scotland. At the latter the Special Service (Decoy Duty) was begun as an offshoot of the Admiralty’s Q-ship policy. Joseph Conrad was fascinated by the idea of the use of decoy ships to attack German submarines and, using his influence as a world famous author, was able to secure a berth on H.M. Brigantine “Ready” which Sutherland was to command on her covert operations October - November 1916. Sutherland writes of Conrad: ‘He was somewhat surprised when I told him that the idea was not conceived by the Admiralty, not even a professional seaman, but by a purely business man, head of one of the largest manufacturing industries in the country, who on the outbreak of war, surrendered everything, and accepted a junior commission in the R.N.V.R. onboard one of H.M. sea going vessels. Later on, this man, by sheer ability and powers of organisation, was promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed as Senior Staff Officer at Granton, then one of the largest and most important bases on the East Coast. Conrad was greatly interested, and wished to know more about him - how the idea came to him, and who he was. I was glad of this, as it gave me an opportunity of paying a tribute to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and to Commander Kenneth Walker, the originator of the idea. Commander Walker discussed the possibilities of fitting out such a vessel and sailing her under a neutral flag with Commander W. H. S. Ball, R.N., the technical expert of the base; the idea having received his blessing, they both approached the Commodore, who agreed to ask for Admiralty sanction.... Conrad enjoyed these stories greatly, and was somewhat sorry that at the time I could not recount more. He was amused with a story told to me by Commander W. H. S. Ball, R.N., who was one of the pioneers of the British Submarine Service, and who, with Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, Captain Percy Addison, R.N., Captain Algernon Candy, R.N. and others did much by taking incalculable risks to bring the Submarine Service to its present high state of perfection. Commander Ball’s story was of what he described as the earliest ancestor of the “K” boat.’ Ball served as Assistant Superintendent R.N. at the Greenock Torpedo Factory, November 1918 - November 1923. He advanced to commander in September 1922, and his final appointment was as the Assistant Inspector of Naval Ordnance, Torpedo Range, Weymouth, from which he retired in November 1927. In later life he resided at 1 Ullswater Crescent, Weymouth, and was a member of Weymouth Town Council. Commander Ball died in Weymouth in November 1939. Sold with copied research.
A selection of Documents, comprising a parchment Commission Document appointing John Mackay, Gent., an Ensign in the 77th Regiment of Foot, or Atholl Highlanders, dated 22 January 1783; a parchment Commission Document appointing William Manley Hall Dixon, Gent., a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, dated 18 June 1835; and another Document appointing the same recipient a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery, dated 12 March 1856; a Bestowal Document for a Military M.B.E., named to Major Joseph Marmaduke Hicks, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and dated 3 June 1919; and a Bestowal Document for a Civil M.B.E., named to Flight Lieutenant Cyril Boxhall, Royal Air Force, and dated 8 June 1944; together with two supplementary copies of the London Gazette, dated 7 December 1981 and 10 February 1986, generally good condition (7) £160-£200
A scarce Great War ‘German East Africa’ O.B.E. and D.C.M. group of five awarded to Major F. W. Gardner, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who was also twice mentioned for services in East Africa The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarks for London 1919; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3926 Condr: F. W. Gardner. A.O.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major F. W. Gardner.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S-3926 Condr: F. W. Gardner. A.O.C.) mounted as worn on a ‘home fabricated’ wearing bar, dark toned, good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 7 February 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa. Dated 1st January 1919.’ D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1918: ‘3926 Cdr. (now A.C.O. and Hon. Lt.) F. W. Gardner, A.O.C. (Aldershot). (E. AFRICA) ‘For conspicuous devotion to duty. He has rendered at all times most valuable service, and has efficiently carried out his responsible duties with the utmost zeal and devotion to duty.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 7 March 1918 (Major-General A. R. Hoskins, Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa Forces); and 31 January 1919 (Lieutenant-General J. L. Van Deventer, Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa Forces, despatch of 30 September 1918). Frederick William Gardner first served during the Great War as a conductor in the Army Ordnance Corps in East Africa but his Medal Index Card gives no date for his entry into this theatre. His promotion to Assistant Commissioner of Ordnance with the honorary rank of lieutenant was announced in the London Gazette of 14 December 1917. He at some time was further promoted to Acting Deputy Commissioner of Ordnance with honorary rank of captain, and to Deputy Commissioner of Ordnance with honorary rank of major. Gardner was recommended for his L.S. & G.C. medal on 1 January 1918, and this was announced in Army Order 11 of 1918. Sold with original Warrant for O.B.E., two original M.I.D. certificates, and A.O.C. certificates for the award of the D.C.M. and first mention in despatches; together with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, various gazette notices including Van Deventer’s despatch of 30 September 1918.
Three: Sergeant J. Vine, Royal West Surrey Regiment, later Army Ordnance Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (2776 Sejt. J. Vine, Rl: Wt: Surrey Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (022134 Pte. J. Vine. A.O.C.) good very fine (3) £100-£140
Three: Colour Sergeant W. T. Sillence, Hampshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1250. Corp: W. T. Sillence. 2/Hamps: R.) engraved in upright serif capitals; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (1250 Cr:- Sjt: W. T. Sillence. Vol: Coy. Hants: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1250 Clr:- Serjt: W. T. Sillence. Hamps: Regt.) light contact marks, good very fine and better (3) £300-£400 --- William Thomas Sillence was born on 22 July 1862 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment on 24 November 1883. He was promoted Corporal on 18 June 1885; Sergeant on 17 January 1889; and Colour Sergeant on 23 April 1894, and served with the 2nd Battalion overseas in India and Burma, and with the Volunteer Company in South Africa during the Boer War from 8 March to 31 July 1902 (entitled to the clasps Transvaal and South Africa 1902 to his Queen’s South Africa Medal - such clasps were issued loose to the Volunteer Company). He was discharged on 23 November 1904, after 21 years’ service, and died in Portsmouth on 20 January 1944; his occupation on his death certificate stating ‘Pensioned Colour Sergeant, Hampshire Regiment, and Pensioned Civilian Clerk, Royal Army Ordnance Corps’.
The Royal Navy under Charles II. An Act for providing Carriage by Land, and by Water, for the use of His Majesties Navy and Ordnance, London: Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1662, Black Letter printing, [12pp], worm trails to lower-right margin, disbound, small folio, further unconnected ephemera, including a George III parliamentary act, An Act for laying a Toll upon all Horses and Carriage passing on a Sunday over Blackfriars Bridge [...], London: Eyre and the Executors of W. Strahan, 1786, disbound, small folio, The London Gazette, Numb. 15483, Tuesday May 25, to Saturday May 29, 1802, 8pp, folio, The Channel Islands, a George IV militia officer's commission, Major Elias Guerin Esquire, 1st or East Guernsey Militia, signed and bearing the armorial red wax seal of the then governor of Guernsey, George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, the foolscap printed by Easton, Endless-street, Sarum, and inscribed in ink manuscript, (4). The 'Act for Land Carriage' appears in the diary of Samuel Pepys, then Secretary to the Admiralty, on Saturday, 13th May, 1665, when he visits 'the Atturney (sic) General, about advice [...] which he desired not to give me before I had received the the King's and Council's order'; on his return home he 'bespoke the [late] King's works [the Eikon Basilike], will cost 50s.'
WW2 US .50 Cal INERT & FFE Rounds. A collection of 21 complete inert rounds and 5 empty cases. All are ground dug and have headstamps "TW 45" for Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and dated 1945. These were recovered from the crash sites of RAF F-86 Sabres XD707 and XD730 which were lost on July 22nd 1954 while taking part in “Exercise Dividend” practicing air defences against a simulated attack on Britain by Soviet nuclear bombers.
THREE BOXES OF BOOKS & EPHEMERA containing approximately 115-120 miscellaneous titles in hardback and paperback formats, subject include cookery, ornithology, animals, geography, history, collectables, classic and contemporary fiction, children's stories together with a collection of ordnance survey maps and guides and a collection of theatre programmes
Royal Irish Fusiliers / Indian Ordnance Department unusual combination of five Medals Awarded to Sub Conductor of Ordnance E.A.M. Hall, formerly of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Comprising: Queens South Africa Medal, four clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Trnsvaal, South Africa 1902 ... 5078 Corp E. Hall Rl.Irish Fus, British War Medal Sub Cond I.O.D.. Defence Medal, 1911 Delhi Durbar Medal, Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR) Staff Sergnt E.A.M. Hall Ordce Dept. Medals mounted as worn. GC The single entitlement of the BWM is confirmed issued by the Indian Government.
Royal Army Ordnance Corps RAOC Rhodesian 1980 Independence pair Medals Comprising: Rhodesia 1980 Independence Medal 23919576 SGT M.J. SHARPE RAOC (with rhodium plate finish), Zimbabwe Independence Medal 1980 (13310). Medals loose and both mounted court style, first medal with part (lid) Royal Mint Box with instructions.
A Map of Neolithic Wessex published by The Ordnance Survey Office Southampton 1932, shows some light signs of age / wear otherwise it is in a very good condition (see photographs) ,. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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