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A Nikko Sterling 4 x 40 silver crown telescopic sight in a Swarovski box, together with a pair of Swift Newport 10 x 50 binoculars, a gunslinger rifle holster, Barnet Black Widow catapult, various slings etc.

Two synthetic rifle stocks, one for a Wetherby cal 223, the other marked Butler Creek, both for bolt action rifles.

A Crosman model 2260 cal 22 CO2 powered air rifle, bolt action, fitted with a Niko Sterling 3-9 x 40 telescopic sight. Serial No. 800 B13192. WE CANNOT POST AIR GUNS TO PRIVATE ADDRESSES. POSTAGE TO REGISTERED FIREARMS DEALERS ONLY.

A vintage air rifle stamped to the butt 'Lincoln Jeffries 140 Steelhouse Lane Birmingham', the gun numbered S9618, with a leather gun case and an ammunition gilet (3).Additional InformationThe rifle is currently not functioning.

Pair: Private W. Morris, Rifle Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Orange Free State, unofficial rivets between clasps (6458 Pte. W. Morris. Rifle Bde.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6458 Pte. W. Morris. Rifle Brigade.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- William Morris attested for the Rifle Brigade and served with the 1st and 2nd Battalions during the Boer War. He later served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 15 August 1914. He was discharged on 17 February 1916. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copy Medal Index Card confirming his award of a 1914 Star Trio.

Pair: Private W. E. Latimer, Chatham Division, Royal Marines British War and Victory Medals (CH.20834 W. E. Latimer. Pte. R.M.) VM struck on unusually thin flan, and named below centre line of rim towards edge, better than very fine Pair: Driver E. E. Sapstead, Royal Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (1430 Dvr. E. E. Sapstead. R.A.) very fine Pair: Second Lieutenant S. J. Benton, Somerset Light Infantry, late London Rifle Brigade and 28th Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles) British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. S. J. Benton) nearly extremely fine Pair: Private G. C. Payne, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (25874 Pte. G. C. Payne. D. of Corn. L.I.) very fine Pair: Private H. I. Page, 2nd and 2/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (202921 Pte. H. I. Page. R. Berks. R.) very fine Pair: Private A. L. Rowley, 1st and 5th Battalions, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (24345 Pte. A. L. Rowley. K.S.L.I.) minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine (12) £160-£200 --- William Ernest Latimer was born at Croydon, Surrey, in April 1899 and enlisted into the Royal Marines at London on 18 July 1916. He served during the Great War in the Chatham Division and in H.M.S. Calliope. He was discharged with neurasthenia in June 1918. Sydney John Benton was born at Aveley, Essex, in 1883 and served in the ranks of the London Rifle Brigade as Private No. 7494, from 1899 to 1905. He attested for service in the 28th Battalion, London Regiment, Artists Rifles O.T.C. in 1915 and subsequently received a commission in he Somerset Light Infantry. He served with the 6th Battalion on the Western Front in 1918, and was released from Service in January 1919. Herbert Isaac Page attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 9 December 1915 and served in the 2nd and 2nd/4th Battalions during the Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged on 12 February 1918, due to sickness and was awarded Silver War Badge No. 327205.

Pair: Private F. J. Archer, Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (S-27477 Pte. F. J. Archer. Rif. Brig.) very fine Pair: Private G. F. Pindred, Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (31514 Pte. G. F. Pindred. M.G.C.) nearly very fine Pair: Rifleman A. D. Kemp, 9th Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (39480 Rfn. A. D. Kemp. 9-Lond. R.); together with a duplicate British War and Victory Medal pair (394830 Rfn. A. D. Kemp. 9-Lond. R.) note additional digit in number on the duplicate pair, generally very fine (8) £80-£100 --- Frederick J. Archer attested underage for the Rifle Brigade on 8 December 1915 and served during the Great War with the 12th Battalion. He was discharged, aged 18, on 11 January 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B90993. George Frederick Pindred attested for the Machine Gun Corps and served during the Great War. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 19 May 1919.

Pair: Private T. J. Bywater, 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (S.33507 Pte. T. J. Bywater. 5-Lond. R.) in named box of issue in outer OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. T. J. Bywater, 17 York Grove, Queen’s Road, Peckham, SE15’, extremely fine Pair: Private G. Stanger, 6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6514 Pte.G. Stanger. 6-Lond. R.) good very fine Pair: Private F. S. Erwood, 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (355471 Pte. F. S. Erwood. 7th Lond. R.); together with a 7th City of London Territorial brass shoulder title, a 7th City of London bi-metal cap badge with slider, and a regimental button, minor edge nicks, very fine (6) £90-£120

A Great War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Mr Henry A. Harrington, Director of Posts at Alexandria, Egypt, late Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, breast badge, hallmarks for London 1918; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85 (2288. Lce. Cpl. H. A. Harrington, 3/K.R. Rif: C.); Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, with mint mark to reverse; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good very fine (5) £1,500-£2,000 --- Only 4 Egypt medals issued to 3/K.R. Rif. C. with this combination of clasps. M.B.E. London Gazette 30 March 1920: ‘For services in connection with the war - Henry Augustus Harrington, Esq., Postmaster, Alexandria.’ Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 29 December 1916: ‘Director of Post Office, Alexandria.’
Henry Augustus Harrington was born at the Rifle Depot, Winchester, on 3 April 1864, where his father was serving as a Colour-Sergeant in 3/60th King’s Royal Rifles. Henry enlisted in his father's regiment as a boy recruit in February 1879 and, as per regimental musters, 'Lad W. H. Harrington' was embarked for South Africa in February 1880. At the onset of the First Anglo-Boer War, it is likely young Henry was kept back at the battalion's base at Newcastle. In December 1881, he was appointed to the Mounted Infantry of 3/60th Royal Rifles, the regiment being retitled the King's Royal Rifle Corps in the same year.
He was embarked for Alexandria in July 1882, ande was present in the actions at Magfar and Kassassin, and at battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal & Clasp; Khedive's Star). Promoted to Lance-Corporal in April 1883, Harrington was next detailed to serve as Postmaster for the Army of Occupation at Cairo, and he remained similarly employed until June 1884; he was detached for duty in the South Staffordshire and Essex Regiments in the same period. During the Nile operations he was detached for duty on the staff as Postmaster at Dongola (Clasp). He served in the Egyptian Postal Service from 1883 to 1916. Postal Arrangements in Sudan in 1884 The trained staff available for postal service consisted of the Chevalier Santoni, nine Egyptian employees, and three or four British non-commissioned officers [one of whom was Sergeant Harrington] who had worked at the Post Office at Cairo. These men were reserved for the three principal Post Offices [Sergeant Harrington was to serve on the staff at Dongola as Postmaster during the 1884-85 Sudan Campaign], the intermediate offices being served for the most part by convalescent soldiers. Mails were made up at Cairo for battalions and corps on information telegraphed to the Commandant of the base. A parcels post was established under the superintendence of the Commandant of the base. The mails were carried from Cairo to Assiut by railway; Assiut to Assuan by steamers; Assuan to Philae by railway; Philae to Halfa by steamers; Halfa to Sarras by railway, Sarras to Abu Fatmeh by camel; and Abu Fatmeh to the south by camel. Separate contracts were made for the carriage of letters, parcels, and newspapers, by camel; three camels sufficed as a rule for the letters, and ten for the parcels, &c. Local posts were also organised by the military authorities on the Line of Communications; the means of transport being almost entirely camels, sometimes hired, but generally government property. The post riders were either natives or Egyptian soldiers. Regular post offices were opened at Dongola [where Harrington was appointed postmaster] and Korti and also a transit office on board the Lotus, by the Egyptian postal authorities, in which a complete postal service was established, letters could be registered and money orders obtained. (History of the Sudan Campaign, Vol. 1 p. 86 refers). On 1 November 1885, Harrington reverted to Regimental Duty, from pay with the 2nd Essex Regiment at Assuan, and, on 1 January 1886, he purchased his discharge in Egypt to accept an offer from the Egyptian authorities of a position in the Post Office. And there he remained happily employed for many years, rising to the office of Local Director of Posts at Alexandria. During the Great War he showed 'a general interest in the welfare of British troops' and undertook canteen work. He was awarded the M.B.E. and appointed an Officer of the Egyptian Order of the Nile (London Gazette 29 December 1916, refers); his Order of Medjidieh was likely awarded in the same period but was not gazetted. Henry Harrington died at Walton-on-Thames on 4 November 1948. Sold with research copied to CD.

An outstanding Great War ‘Haussy, 16 October 1918’ M.C., ‘Battle of St Quentin’ D.C.M., and Second War M.I.D. group of twelve awarded to Captain G. F. Hyde, Royal Pioneer Corps, late 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, and Essex Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4009 C.S. Mjr: - A.R.S. Mjr: - G. F. Hyde. 9/E. Surr: R.); 1914-15 Star (4009 Cpl. G. F. Hyde. E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (4009 T.W.O. Cl. 1. G. F. Hyde. E. Surr. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (5998774 W.O. Cl. 2 G. F. Hyde. M.C. D.C.M. Essex. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5998774 W.O. Cl. II. G. Hyde. (M.C., D.C.M.) Essex. R.) mounted court-style as worn, the 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal sometime gilded, the Great War awards with contact marks and polished, good fine, otherwise very fine and better (12) £3,400-£4,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘No. 4009 C.S.M. (A./R.S.M.) G. F. Hyde, D.C.M., 9th Bn. E. Surr. R.’ - Awarded for the action at Haussy on 16 October 1918 (Regimental History refers). One of eight awards of the M.C. to Warrant Officers in the East Surrey Regiment, Hyde being the only recipient with a D.C.M. D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘4009 C.S.M. (A./R.S.M.) G. F. Hyde, E. Surr. R. (Baldock).’ ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy attack. Under intense shell and machine-gun fire he seized a Lewis gun, and by pouring fire into the enemy did much to check the advance. He set a very fine example of courage and energy.’ Awarded for the battle of St Quentin, 21/22 March 1918 (Regimental History refers.) M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean theatre - Capt. (Qr. Mr.) G. F. Hyde, M.C.’ M.S.M. Army Order 98 of 1953, without annuity. George Frederick Hyde was a native of Baldock, Hertfordshire, who joined up in September 1914 and proceeded to France with the 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment on 5 October 1915. He was awarded the D.C.M. for gallantry during the Battle of St Quentin, 21/22 March 1918, the first battle of the German spring offensives. The Regimental History takes up the story of the action at Falvy on the morning of the 22nd March: ‘At 10:30 the German infantry advanced, but on reaching our wire a rapid and accurate rifle and Lewis-gun fire was opened, and in a few minutes every one of the enemy who could be seen was lying dead or wounded on the ground. An hour later a similar attack was met with the same fate. All ranks of the Battalion were in high spirits, feeling implicit confidence in themselves and their arms. About 12.30 p.m. the enemy made a third and desperate attack, bringing several machine-guns to bear on the left flank of the Battalion. A portion of the line was driven in, but the situation was quickly restored with the help of a few Headquarters’ details under the command of Major Clark. The ground in front of the wires was now thickly strewn with dead and dying Germans, many bodies hanging on the barbed wire. Soon after the third repulse of the enemy the Battalion was ordered to retire, in consequence of German advances at other points of the line... The Distinguished Conduct Medal was conferred on Company Sergt.-Major, afterwards Acting Regtl. Sergt.-Major, G. Hyde and Cpl. W. Halliwell for conspicuous gallantry on the 21st and 22nd March.’ Although Sergeant-Major Hyde’s award of the Military Cross was gazetted in the New Year’s Honours List of 1919, the Regimental History makes it quite clear that it was one of five awards of the M.C. given to to regiment ‘For the action at Haussy on October 16, 1918.’ The following extracts are taken from the Regimental War Diary, largely repeated in the Regimental History, and describe the bitter fighting that resulted in the capture of the village of Haussey: ‘Haussy. 16.10.18. During the early hours of the morning the 3 Coys marched down in small parties & gradually got across the river to their forming up spot. By Zero the 3 Coys were across. The scheme was for “B” & “D” Coys to push forward rapidly under the creeping barrage, take their objectives - & in the meantime “C” Coy would mop up the village. The objective was a sunken road running along the bridge just outside the village. Some stiff fighting was experienced. The enemy had defended all the roads with barricades & there were numerous walls & “netting” fences to be crossed. The men fought splendidly & with very few casualties our objective had been gained by approximately 7.0 am. Two of our officers were killed (2/Lt Taylor & 2/Lt Goddard) & 17 men; also several were wounded. “C” Coy carried on with the mopping up & by noon 285 prisoners had been counted at Battn. H.Q. Amongst them were 9 officers - one of whom was a Medical officer. Several machine guns were taken & turned against the enemy - also 2 anti-tank rifles, 2 Minenwerfers - together with their carriages. Numbers of the enemy were killed - 80 at a rough inside estimate. Civilians were discovered taking refuge in various cellars - & it was proposed to try to evacuate them later on in the evening. About noon 2 platoons of “A” Coy arrived at Battn. H.Q. While reporting there 2/Lt Keep was killed by a shell which blew down half the house. At about this time the enemy started to shell the whole area very heavily. At about 2 pm some men of another Regt were seen doubling down the street by Batt. H.Q. saying that the enemy had broken through on our right flank. This flank should have been held by a Platoon of the Coldstream Guards, joining us up with the Guards Division on our right. Firing was heard in the village. Every available officer & man stood to & manned the walls &c. along the bank of the river & a Lewis Gun team posted to cover our bridgehead. The enemy continued to send over a terrific barrage - & presently numbers of the enemy were seen opposite. Fire was opened on them & casualties inflicted. These men appeared to be fresh reinforcements as they were all dressed in entirely new uniforms & looked like picked “Storm troops”. Later on some officers & men of “B”, “C”, “D” & “A” Coys came in - all pretty wet, they having had to wade & swim across the river lower down. What had happened was that by the right flank having been turned they suddenly discovered the enemy right between them & the river. Heavy M.G. fire & rifle fire had been on them & compelled them either to take their chances & try to reach our bank of the river & although losing a large number some succeeded in getting through to us. Murderous frontal & flank M.G. fire was opened on to them as they tried to cross the river. Number of our men were killed & several drowned in the river. The Trench Mortar officer (2/Lt Nielson) is amongst the missing. This officer had done exceedingly good work earlier in the morning with his Stokes Guns in ‘outing’ enemy machine gun nests. We succeeded in preventing the enemy from crossing the river - & during the night the remainder of the Battn. (unfortunately only about one quarter of our original fighting strength) was relieved by the 7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regt. from the 73rd Inf. Bde. The Batt. returned to its billets at St Aubert about 6 am in the morning of 17/10/18.’ Warrant Officer Hyde served with 9/East Surrey Regi...

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Rowe, 2nd. Bn. Rifle Bde.) contact marks, very fine £300-£400 --- Joseph Rowe was born in Islington, Middlesex, on 22 January 1830 and attested for the Rifle Brigade on 22 January 1847. He served as an Acting Corporal with the 2nd Battalion in the Crimea, and on 22 April 1855 was part of a party of six men who, on their own initiative, attacked a fortified Russian position. The Russians had established themselves in rifle pits and were impeding the work of a new British battery: No orders had been given to deal with this position but action was badly needed. Corporal Winchcombe decided to take matters into his own hands and gathered together an acting Corporal and five riflemen from various companied who were on duty with the piquet, comprised of Acting Corporal Joseph Rowe, and Riflemen Arnitt, Bradshaw, Humpston, MacGregor and Perkins. The group crept close enough to the Russian position to charge it. As soon as they crossed the open, they received galling fire from the enemy riflemen. The men’s determination carried them on and they soon reached the rifle pit. Winchcombe was the first to reach it and set about attacking the Russians at the stone wall of the breastwork. This enabled Bradshaw, Humpston and MacGregor who had now reached him to enter the rifle pit. The Russians who were too slow to make their escape were killed by these three Riflemen. Acting Corporal Rowe and Riflemen Perkins were slightly wounded and Rifleman Humpston received a slight wound whilst fighting in the pit. Captain Foreman witnessed the action and recommended Winchcombe, Bradshaw, Humpston and MacGregor for the Distinguished Conduct Medal. However the Commander in Chief Lord Raglan refused this on the grounds ‘that the men had acted on their own initiative and without orders from a higher authority'. On returning to England Bradshaw, Humpston, and McGregor were awarded the Victoria Cross. Rowe was severely wounded during the V.C. action, and having reverted to Private deserted on 20 May 1857. Re-joining on 4 November 1857, he saw further service in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny. He was discharged at Calcutta on 3 February 1863, after 14 years and 150 days’ man’s service. Sold with copied record of service; medal roll extracts; and other research.

A rare Great War Posthumous D.C.M. group of four to Sapper A. W. Kay, 57th Field Company, Royal Engineers, who was decorated for endeavouring to rescue a wounded man under very heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, at Kemmel, near Ypres on 12 March 1915; Sapper Kay was killed in the attempt and so was the wounded man he went out to save Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (23921 Sapr. A. W. Kay. 57/F. Co. R.E.); 1914 Star, with clasp (23921 Sapr: A. W. Kay. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (23921 Sapr. A. W. Kay. R.E.) together with Memorial Plaque (Arthur William Kay) in its card envelope with Buckingham Palace enclosure and outer O.H.M.S. transmission envelope addressed to his father, and named Memorial Scroll (Sapr. Arthur William Kay, D.C.M. Royal Engineers) extremely fine (4) £2,000-£3,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in endeavouring to rescue a wounded man under very heavy machine-gun and rifle fire. Sapper Kay was killed in the attempt and so was the wounded man he went out to save.’ Arthur William Kay was born in Birmingham and joined the army before the war. He landed in France on 16 August 1914, with the 57th Field Company, Royal Engineers, as part of the original British Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action on 12 March 1915, whilst attempting to rescue a wounded comrade, 23356 Sapper H. S. Regan, who unfortunately also died. The War Diary for 57th Field Company R.E. indicates that from March 7th to March 13th the unit involved in laying out and supervising the digging of new trenches near Kemmel. During that period five other men were reported as being wounded but Kay and Regan were the only two fatalities. Both men are commemorated in Wytschaete Military Cemetery, their graves originally known to have been in the R.E. (Beaver) Farm cemetery but could not be found when these small cemeteries were amalgamated after the armistice. The cemetery is located about 7k south of Ypres. Kay was aged about 20 when he died and was the son of Mr & Mrs A. E. Kay of 49 Cartland Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Sold with copied research including photographs of the headstones of both men buried close to each other.

Pair: Private W. E. Berry, 20th Middlesex (Euston Square) Rifle Volunteer Corps, who was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in Bronze for saving life at Great Yarmouth in August 1880 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (2504 Pte. W. E. Berry. 20 / Midd’x. V.R.C.) engraved naming; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (William Ed. Berry. Aug. 26, 1880. Duplicate) with integral top riband buckle, the RHS Medal a Duplicate, light scratches to first and suspension claw crudely re-affixed on latter, nearly very fine (2) £80-£100 --- William Edward Berry was born on 1857 at Brompton, Middlesex. He was a commercial traveller, and at the age of 21, was commended for an award for saving life at Great Yarmouth and was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal (R.H.S. Case No. 21079). The Norwich Mercury of 6 November 1880 reported, under the heading ‘Reward for Bravery’, that: ‘Mr. W. Berry son of Inspector Berry of Gravesend, and late Inspector of the Great Yarmouth Police Force, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze medal for rescuing a young man named Bartram, who was nearly drowned while bathing on the beach last summer.’ In the 1911 Census he is recorded as a commercial traveller for a galvanised iron manufacturer and was residing at Brownhill Rdoad, Catford. Sold with copied research.

A Royal Humane Society group of three awarded to Private J. T. Young, Rifle Brigade, for his gallantry in saving life at West Cowes, Isle of Wight in November 1892 British War and Victory Medals (1036 Pte. J. Young. Rif. Brig.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (James Thomas Young, 26th. November 1892.) with integral top bronze riband buckle, minor edge bruising, the last polished, nearly very fine (3) £200-£240 --- R.H.S. Case No. 26,259: ‘Whilst sculling a boat between 11 and 12 a.m. on 26 November 1892 at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Sidney Peach, aged 18, slipped and fell into the water 20 yards from shore. James Thomas Young, a shipwright from West Cowes, jumped from the pier and swam 20 yards, and with great difficulty caught Peach and brought him safely to shore.’ Sold with a photographic image of the recipient in uniform, wearing the Royal Humane Society riband.

Great War Memorial Scrolls (2) ‘2nd. Lt. Charles George Edric Clowes, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.; Pte. Ernest Ratcliffe, Royal Lancaster Regt.’, ‘2nd’ struck through on first, the second mounted for display in a glazed frame; Mentioned in Despatches Certificates (2) ‘Sergeant R. Knight, Royal Army Pay Corps, dated 20 December 1940; Flight Lieutenant A. H. Wood, Auxiliary Air Force, dated 1 January 1942’, the first mounted on card, the second housed in a glazed display frame, generally good condition (4) £80-£100

The Great War Memorial Scroll to Second Lieutenant S. C. Woodroffe, V.C., Rifle Brigade Memorial Scroll ‘2nd. Lt. Sidney Clayton Woodroffe V.C. 8th. Rifle Brigade’; together with a modern mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those awarded to the recipient, comprising Victoria Cross, 1914-15 Star; and British War and Victory Medals, traces of backing paper previously having been affixed to reverse of Scroll, otherwise good very fine £400-£500 --- V.C. London Gazette 6 September 1915: Second Lieutenant Sidney Clayton Woodroffe, late 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own): ‘For most conspicuous bravery on 30 July, 1915, at Hooge. The enemy having broken through the centre of our front trenches, consequent on the use of burning liquids, this Officer’s position was heavily attacked with bombs from the flank and subsequently from the rear, but he managed to defend his post until all his bombs were exhausted, and then skilfully withdrew his remaining men. This very gallant Officer immediately led his party forward in a counter-attack under an intense rifle and machine-gun fire, and was killed whilst in the act of cutting the wire obstacles in the open.’ Sidney Clayton Woodroffe was born at Lewes, Sussex, on 17 December 1895 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 23 December 1914. He served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 25 May 1915, and was killed in action 30 July 1915, in the act of his V.C.-winning exploits. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Woodroffe’s Victoria Cross group of medals is held as part of the Lord Ashcroft V.C. Trust Collection.

A good Great War ‘Gas Alley’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. Gerrard, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, for gallantry during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme in September 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (S-5328 Sjt: H. Gerrard. 9/Rif: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (S-5328 Pte. H. Gerrard. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (S-5328 Sjt. H. Gerrard. Rif. Brig.) together with three Rifle Brigade badges, some contact wear and edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations, when he collected a party of bombers from several units, made a block in a communication trench, and defended it against repeated attacks, in spite of heavy casualties and a small supply of bombs and ammunition. His bravery and resource was very marked.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Flers, 15 September 1916’. During the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916, the 9th Rifle Brigade lost all but one officer killed in the action known as ‘Gas Alley’, and nearly every man of the battalion killed or wounded. Most officers seemed to fall on the advance to Bulls Road from machine-gun fire on the right flank where the Guards Division had failed to keep up with the 14th Division. At 10.30 a.m. they decided to dig in and await the Guards Division to catch up, with a defensive block made in Gas Alley, near its junction with Gird Trench, with Gas Alley becoming a defensive flank. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extracts and Medal Index Card which also refers to award of S.W.B.

An outstanding and well-documented Second War ‘Dunkirk 1940’ Immediate D.C.M. group of ten awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major W. J. Gilchrist, Irish Guards, later Norfolk Regiment, who served with the Commando ‘Harpoon Force’ which evacuated the Dutch Royal Family just days before the country fell, and then distinguished himself in action against the German advance to Dunkirk which resulted in the knocking out of an enemy tank - despite being wounded by three bullets that tore through his helmet and left him blind for three months he refused to leave his post. Gilchrist saw later action post D-Day with the Irish Guards during their famous stand on the ‘Bridge too Far’ at Nijmegen, and then saw further service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Korea, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2717907 Sgt. W. J. Gilchrist. I.G.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, with M.I.D. oak leaf (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. R. Norfolk.) number and unit partially officially corrected; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. D.C.M. R. Norfolk.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. D.C.M. R. Norfolk.) good very fine (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1940. The original Recommendation (for an Immediate award) states: ‘Boulogne 23 May 1940. Sergeant Gilchrist was in personal charge of an anti-tank rifle which protected the rear of the Battalion during its withdrawal into Boulogne on the 23rd May. For two hours this N.C.O., with a few men, succeeded in holding their post at a street corner, thus enabling the remainder of the Battalion to move on unmolested. Although under extremely heavy machine gun fire he showed the greatest contempt of danger and continued to keep his anti-tank gun in action. He was instrumental in hitting and setting on fire an enemy tank, thus blocking a street down which the enemy was trying to move. Later in the action he himself was wounded but refused to leave his anti-tank rifle until it and the Bren supporting it became jammed from over firing. Throughout the whole action Sergeant Gilchrist showed courage and bravery of a very high order and set the finest example to the remainder of his platoon.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 24 April 1953: ‘For gallant and distinguished service out in Korea in the period from 1st July to 31st December 1952.’ William John Gilchrist was born in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, (Northern) Ireland on 15 August 1915, and attested for the Irish Guards on 16 January 1934. Posted to the 1st Battalion, by family repute he served for sometime at Batman to the future Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, before proceeding with the Battalion to Egypt in November 1936. Appointed a Lance Corporal, he transferred to the Army Reserve on 14 May 1938. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was recalled from the Reserve, and posted to the 2nd Battalion. As such he remained on home service initially, but with the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, his battalion was ordered to depart from Dover for the Hook of Holland to cover the evacuation of the Dutch Royal Family and Government in May 1940 as part of what became known as Harpoon Force. Harpoon Force As the German blitzkrieg ravaged across Europe, old Kingdoms were been swept aside with impunity by the German army. The Dutch Royal family were next on the list and by late April 1940 their situation was on the brink. A 'Commando' style withdrawal was required. Major Haydon, Officer Commanding 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, was called to arms in order to raise a small combined force to bring the Royal Family to Britain so they might rule in exile. Harpoon Force left off from Dover aboard Hereward. The invasion had taken everyone by surprise, so about a quarter of the men were on leave and couldn’t be reached through phone or telegram. With the landing planned for Walcheren the wider aims were: 1. Secure it for use of the Royal Navy; 2. Rescue the Royal family; 3. Evacuate embassy staff and other British citizens; 4. Cover the escape route from The Hague to Walcheren. Besides this the troops already in Holland were to try and secure any gold or diamonds and destroy as much as possible to damage anything the Germans might soon 'inherit'. Harpoon Force reached the Hook of Holland at dawn on 13 May to find the place in flames and had just docked when Stukas began bombing their ship and strafing them for good measure. They also found that it wasn’t just the enemy who were shooting at them. Some of the locals supported the German invasion and began taking potshots at the 2nd Battalion from several houses, forcing them to take cover. The Irish Guards had to get to The Hague to escort the Dutch royal family, but it was hard going even when members of the Dutch resistance came to their aid. The Dutch also warned them not to accept candy or cigarettes from any local because they were likely poisoned by Nazi-sympathizers. Since Haydon was given some leeway in his orders, he chose not to sacrifice anyone to The Hague. Walcheren was under siege, so securing it was hard enough. Besides the ship’s guns, all his battalion had were a few 3-inch mortar guns, the standard issue Bren guns, some anti-tank guns, and two signal trucks. By late morning, trucks began arriving from Amsterdam, but none carried the Royal Family. They instead brought diamond-filled crates which the sailors loaded onto the Hereward. To make room for more, they began unloading the ship’s stores for the use of the resistance. With the Germans still strafing them and still not a Dutch Royal in sight, Haydon finally gave the order to secure the roads between Walcheren and the docks. They hoped that some British nationals might make it out. Shortly after noon, a fleet of cars finally made it to the docks – the Royals were fashionably late! Haydon thus passed the work to Captain Thomas Halsey, of the Malcolm, but he came back with bad news: 'Nonsense! She left yesterday!’ Crossed wires meant that Queen Wilhelmina and her party were left standing on the dock, barred from boarding. It finally transpired that Princess Juliana had been evacuated the previous evening, so they eventually were given a berth. The problem was the Queen simply refused to let the ship leave. She was not going to leave her people without the Government, who finally arrived at six o’clock that evening. The Germans had spent the afternoon taking pot-shots and bombing the docks to keep themselves amused. Harpoon Force finally weighed anchor and took their precious cargo off, but at the cost of some 36 Guardsmen. Boulogne - Immediate D.C.M. With Holland falling just two days after they returned home, the 2nd Battalion were soon sent off to France to attempt to stem the tide. Posted to Boulogne, Gilchrist, by then a Sergeant, was part of an important 6-man team that attempted to hold off the German attack at Boulogne on 23 May 1940. It was at this stage that he earned an ‘immediate’ award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal. In gaining the D.C.M. Gilchrist had suffered when three bullets ripped through his helmet. Having stayed at his post until the very last, Gilchrist was pulled from his gun and evacuated home. By the time he reached England, he had gone blind and spent some three months in a blind hospital learning braille, before waking one day to find his vision restored. Gilchrist was then posted to the 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards, and shortly after his recovery found hi...

8th Lancashire (Bury) Volunteer Rifle Corps, Officers Pouch Belt c.1880. The white leather belt with black pattern pouch to the centre silvered entwinned ‘LVRC  V111’, the leather crazed to the pouch; together with several parchment commissions and letters relating to Captain John Mullen, who served as Adjutant of the Lancashire Volunteer Rifle Corps, generally good condition (lot) £280-£340

5th (Wolverhampton) Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps Officer’s Full-Dress Pouch and Belt. A fine example, the red leather pouch with blue velvet ground to the centre silver embroidered laurel wreath and crowned bugle with Staffordshire knot below red velvet title scrolls, ‘5th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers’ with silver and lace border, the belt in red Morocco leather with rich silver and lace embroidery, very good condition £360-£440

A German Second World War Standard Length Police Bayonet. Excellent blade by F. W. Holler, complete with its police badge, this is the type that enables it to fit a rifle with the rifle retaining button in place, with its leather scabbard. The upper scabbard fitting non numbered and in steel with matching steel bottom chape. Leather good with stitching firm. The staple that holds the lower scabbard mount is missing. Complete with a brown leather frog, which is not of the correct pattern for a police bayonet, good condition £200-£240 --- This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

German Second World War Hunting Badges. 2 Hunting Association badges, one in plastic with its lapel pin miniature, the other in heavy nickel, both identical sizes, maker marked on the reverse side with a Land Association Rhein Province unidentified Hunting Association badge with pin back fitting. Accompanied by an impressive large central prize chain device for a German Shooting Association with its suspension loop, these were awarded as prize chains to be worn around the neck by the private Hunting and Rifle Associations, good condition (5) £80-£100

A Second War ‘Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship’ B.E.M. group of five awarded to Gunner R. J. Gallagher, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (A.B. Richard J. Gallagher. C/JX.188421. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 28 April 1942: ‘The vessel was attacked by enemy aircraft. Preparedness of the guns crew, of which Gallagher was in charge, and the accuracy of their fire, undoubtedly prevented the attack from assuming a more serious nature. The enemy was probably damaged.’ The original Recommendation, dated 6 March 1942, gives further details: ‘Richard John Gallagher was serving in the S.S. Bondicar on 23 June 1941 when that vessel was attacked by enemy aircraft. The defensive armament was used with good effect and damage was probably inflicted on the enemy. Preparedness of the guns crew, of which Gallagher was in charge, and the accuracy of their fire, undoubtedly prevented the attack from assuming a more serious nature. The enemy was probably damaged. One year previously Gallagher had been strongly recommended by the Master of his ship for his conduct under fire and the training of his gun’s crew.’ Richard John Gallagher was born in Greenwich, on 8 August 1900 and joined the Royal Navy as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Pembroke I on 12 August 1918. He subsequently joined H.M.S. Dragon on 2 August 1919 and was promoted Able Seaman aboard this ship on 7 May 1921. Discharged on reduction of the service on 5 November 1922, he subsequently Gallagher joined the Merchant Navy, and served during the Second World War in the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship S.S. Bondicar as an Acting Able Seaman (Seaman Gunner) from 18 May 1940. Gallagher was first Recommended for an award by the Master of the Bondicar on 27 June 1940: ‘This rating has been indefatigable in his efforts to train an efficient gun crew from ship’s personnel. His efforts have been successful and reflect credit upon him. Gun drill with 12 pounder, Lewis Gun and Rifle has been carried out for 2 hours daily. Highly efficient in action (against) aircraft at Tyne 26 June 1940.’ On 23 June 1941 the Bondicar was again attacked by enemy aircraft, the Master reporting in his service record: ‘Guns opened fire, plane appeared to be falling, crew behaved very good’, and it was for these services that he was awarded the B.E.M., his award being presented to him by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 21 July 1942. He was discharged from the Royal Navy on 1 November 1944, and died in London in 1966. Sold with a D.E.M.S. embroidered patch; and copied research.

Pair: Private A. W. Burgess, Hampshire Regiment, later Bengal-Nagpur Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1885-7, clasps re-mounted in this order, as usual (840 Pte. A. W. Burgess 2d. Bn. Hamps. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Voltr A. W. Burgess 1st. Bl: Nagpur Ry. Voltr. Rifle Corps) good very fine (2) £180-£220 --- A. W. Burgess was awarded his Volunteer Force Long Service Medal per Indian Army Order 292 of June 1915.

A BSA sport match rifle scope

A Powerline .22 calibre air rifle, model 922 Rogers Ark Ansas USA, 96cm wide.

A Tex Mod3 Czechoslovakian air rifle, 35cm wide.

An antique North Indian matchlock rifle, with scripted barrel and steel ramrod, 180cm overall length.

20th Century British military Practice stock for training hand positions on a rifle with moveable front hand stop, missing screw on fake barrel. 

Full size Reproduction 1866 model Winchester Rifle, Spanish made. working lever action 

First World War medal set of Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal to 11248 Pte H. Nettleton of the Royal Army Medical Corps where he was awarded his Military Medal, shortly after he volunteered to fight in the 4th Kings Royal Rifle Corps this being the reason his details on the edge of the Military Medal are for that Corps, It was presented to him by King George V himself. With a newspaper cutting from his obituary in the local paper giving further details of his life. With original congratulating paper certificate signed by Henry Rawlinson Commander of the Fourth Army dated 1919.

Rare Inert WW1 British military Rifle Grenade No’24 Mk1 1917.

Limited Edition Royal Armouries miniature Baker Rifle and bayonet with scabbard made from metal and hand finished, in Original Presentation Case with Certificate of Authenticity. Rifle length 29.5cm long

WW1 British Death Plaque to William Hugh Thornhill, with Genealogy information sheet with additional not’s stating he was serving in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and is buried at Ypres.

Two Cold War Period Bayonets, one Swiss Rifle Bayonet with scabbard and frog, and a ‘NS-AK’ Kalashnikov variant bayonet with scabbard and belt suspension loop.

British 1888 Pattern Mk II, for the 1895 Lee-Enfield (missing securing catch, some damage to wooden grip and barrel aperture has been ground off to fit a different rifle for colonial service).

Scarce French M1886 Bayonet for the French Lebel Rifle of the same year with scabbard, slim 51.5cm cruciform blade overall 64cm. Removed Quillon.

Mid century air rifle, marked 'Foreign' with a tin box of pellets. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

A STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY RIFLE ASSOCIATION LEAGUE MEDAL

AN 1874 PROGRAMME FOR THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING AT WIMBLEDON WITH PRACTICE REGISTER FORMS, RULES, BYE-LAWS, AND REGULATIONS

An Antique 1874 gras rifle, obsolete calibre, French Military, Number 75103.

A mixed lot of antique pewter, miniature model Railway trade cards, booklet Rifle Training for War, Bartholomew's Vintage Maps, etc.

A Vintage Daisy Underlever Rifle

A BSA Airsporter 22 calibre air rifle with camouflage stock, in carry bag with RWS 4x32 scope.

A mid-20th century Daisy lever action air rifle.

Pierre Arthur Gaillard [19th Century]-Sentry with helmet, breastplate and rifle,:-signed, inscribed and dated '92 lower leftsmall pencil drawing heightened with white, 10.5 x 7.5cm.

A Vintage Webley Mark 3 .22 Calibre Air Rifle with Underlever Action, Working Order, Complete with Later Carry Bag

BALAGEUR HUNTING KNIFE WITH A DEER HOOF HUNTING RIFLE

ANTIQUE FLINTLOCK SHORT RIFLE

A continental white metal cased pocket watch; an Ingersoll Sterling pocket watch; an Ingersoll Triumph pocket watch and a silver rifle range medal hung to a fine link watch chain

A .22 air-rifle

A .177 air-rifle

Kay K-45 'Rifle' electric guitar, made in Japan; Finish: natural, lacquer knocks and dings mainly to the edges. Signs of rust to the pickups.

Martini Henry 1879 Mk(2) 557/450 breech loading rifle as used in the Zulu wars with triangular bayonet Condition Report: This gun is of obsolete calibre, so has not been deactivated. Unfortunately no provenance is available for this lot. As per our website, we are unable to post firearms.

Working model of a Baker rifle with bayonet

A TITAN .177 PRECHARGED AIR RIFLE S.W.P 2700 PSI - (ALL GUNS TO BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED GUNSMITH BEFORE USE) - (TO BE COLLECTED IN PERSON ONLY - NO POSTAGE, NO RELEASE TO COURIER)

A BSA ULTRA SE .177 PCP 10 SHOT AIR RIFLE COMPLETE WITH 1 MAGAZINE, GAMO 3-9X40 SCOPE, HYDRO TECH CO2 CYLINDER WITH HOSE AND FILL ADAPTOR, GREEN CANVAS GUN CASE AND TIN OF DIABLO EXACT PELLETS - (ALL GUNS TO BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED GUNSMITH BEFORE USE) - (TO BE COLLECTED IN PERSON ONLY - NO POSTAGE, NO RELEASE TO COURIER)

SET SIMMONS 3-9X40 RIFLE SCOPE - NO MOUNTS

A HOLLAND & HOLLAND .410 SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUN #13657, 250 ROOK RIFLE CONVERTED TO .410 COMPLETE WITH CANVAS AND LEATHER BOUND ROOK RIFLE CASE BEARING LABEL "GEORGE GIBBS" AND HOLLAND & HOLLAND FOLDER CONTAINING LITERATURE INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY AND NOTES 1976, AND HOLLAND & HOLLAND REPRODUCTION CATALOGUE 1910-1912 - (ALL GUNS TO BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED GUNSMITH BEFORE USE) - (REF 1097) - (TO BE COLLECTED IN PERSON BY LICENCE HOLDER ONLY - NO POSTAGE - NO RELEASE TO COURIER)

A HAENEL MODEL 302 .22 BREAK BARREL AIR RIFLE - (ALL GUNS TO BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED GUNSMITH BEFORE USE) - (TO BE COLLECTED IN PERSON ONLY - NO POSTAGE, NO RELEASE TO COURIER)