THE QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA 1899, 3RD TYPE, awarded to CAPT. C. A. PECHELL, R.S.A. POLICE, with bar “Defence of Mafeking”, Killed in Action, and another C. A. K. PECHELL K.R.R.C. and bar “TALANA”, both with ribbon, Killed in Action, with a folder of papers. Pechell. — Capt. Mark Horace Kerr Pechell, 1st Batt. King`s Royal Rifle Corps, was killed in action at the battle of Talana Hill, Oct. 20th, 1899. He was the son of Admiral Mark Robert Pechell, and grand-nephew of Sir G. S. Pechell, Bart. He was born in Sept., 1867, educated at Eton (Mr. Tarver`s), and entered the Royal Irish Rifles, Feb., 1888. He was transferred to the King`s Royal Rifle Corps in the following July, being promoted Lieut. May, 1890, and Capt. March, 1896. Although only 32 years of age, he had been in five previous campaigns. He served in the Hazara Expedition, 1891, with the 1st battalion of his regiment (medal with clasp); also in the Miranzai Expedition, 1891, with the same battalion, including the engagements at Sangar and Mastan (clasp) ; and with the Isazai Expedition, 1892. His next experience of active service was with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Herbert Low, 1895, with the 1st battalion King`s Royal Rifle Corps from April nth to the close of the operations, receiving the medal with clasp. Capt. Pechell took part in 1898, in the Nile Expedition, and was present at the battles of the Atbara and Khartoum, being mentioned in despatches, L.G., Sept. 30th, 1898, and granted the medal, and Egyptian medal with two clasps. In 1897 he was selected for employment in the Egyptian army, but, in Sept., 1899, joined the first battalion of his regiment in Natal. At the battle of Talana, his company was extending behind a wall, and to show above this cover immediately drew the fire of a dozen Boer Mausers. It was here that Capt. Pechell fell while endeavouring to return the Boer fire. He is buried in the cemetery just below Talana Hill.
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Skene Dhu – “The Angler In India Or The Mighty Mahseer” 1st ed 1923, H/b, green cloth binding, light staining to some page edges, otherwise clean, Lewis, S – “African Angling” 1st ed, Capetown Press, H/b, cut D/j affixed to front, b/w illustrations, clean and Stewart, Major PM – “Round The World With Rod And Rifle” 1st ed 1924, H/b, cloth binding, good. (3).
Assorted Costume including a 19th Century Red Wool Academic Gown Labelled `Captain Hans Busk` `Ede & Son Robe Makers, 94 Chancery Lane`, also the red silk sash from his naval uniform; black academic gown; Gian De Valentino cream wool three quarter length cardigan; Montigo Bay lilac dress with ruched cummerband (size 12); Angela at London Town two piece trouser suit of floral design with quilted waist band; Gail Barley long knitted dress; Cream Silk Shirt embroidered with flowers; Benny Ong peach dress (size 10); Pierre Cardin red velvet jacket and Belvoir hunting waistcoat (11) Captain Hans Busk 1815-1882 was educated at Kings College London and Trinity College Cambridge. Busk was one of the originators of the `Volunteers` movement established in 1959, and prior to this lobbied the Government to form rifle clubs as a defence against invasion.
Prisoner-of-War Handicraft: MAUSER RIFLE Carved wooden Mauser rifle with a moveable bolt action, 310 mm long, inscribed on one side, BoerenKamp – Mod Mauser – Ceylon 1902. The camp is not identified. There are two nicks in the trigger guard. A delicately carved and elegant item. Category: Anglo-Boer War Reserve: $500 Click here to view further details and images
Lyell (Denis D.) MEMORIES OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER With a Chapter on Eastern India. Second impression: 268 pages, frontispiece, 47 illustrations, original cloth neatly recased – the cloth is a little dull, newspaper cuttings pasted on the second front free endpaper and the verso of the illustration at page 237 which has off-set onto the facing page, some light foxing on pages 10-15 otherwise the contents are good. Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 (New edition 2011), page 174, ‘In this autobiographical work, Lyell recounts his earliest travels in Mashonaland, heading into the interior after eland, nyala and lion. He continued in Nyasaland where he bagged kudu, lion, impala, sable and hippopotamus. He collected his first elephant using a Gibbs .303 magazine rifle (which he has only fired three practice rounds through!). Lyell devotes a lengthy chapter to his continuing elephant experiences, and includes hunts for buffalo, rhinoceros, eland and lion near Lake Victoria.’ Publisher Place: London Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. Publication Date: 1924 Condition: Good Size: 8vo (225 x 145 mm) Category: Hunting & Shooting Reserve: $50 Click here to view further details and images
x New Zealand 1844-66, reverse dated 1863-1866 (3107 Sergt. Wm. Brisk, 43rd Lt. Inftry.), contact marks, nearly very fine 3107 Sergeant William Brisk, born Guildford, Surrey; enlisted 43rd Light Infantry, 1853; advanced Sergeant 1860; discharged 1874, after 21 years and 22 days with the Colours; employed as Sergeant Instructor, 1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, at Reading, 1874-1888; admitted as `In Pensioner` Chelsea Hospital, 1888. View Terms & Conditions
x 1914 Star (8526 Pte. F. Collins. 2/Oxf. & Bucks: L.I.), nearly very fine British War Medal (25815 Rflm. E. Cosgrave. N.Z.E.F.), very fine Mercantile Marine War Medal (Frank P. Jelfs), very fine Victory Medal (5) (50632 A. Cpl. A. Galloway. R.A.; 162574 Gnr. A.C. Hawkins. R.A.; 13542 Sjt. J. Martin. R. Scots.; 3917 Pte. W.R. Watson. R. Highrs.; 5845 Pte. A. Lawrie. Gordons.), generally good very fine British Red Cross Society War Medal (4), unnamed as issued, good very fine, all with integral top riband bar Defence Medal (2), good very fine War Medal (3) (NX66652 B.H. Johnston); unnamed (2), very fine Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (2), one with Maple Leaf Bar, good very fine New Zealand War Service Medal, extremely fine Africa Service Medal (M12172 J.K. Dyason), edge bruise, good very fine South African Medal for War Services, nearly extremely fine India Service Medal (31050 Gnr. Keso Ram, R.I.A.), very fine United Nations Medal for Korea, good very fine (24) 25815 Rifleman Edward Cosgrave served with the 1st Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade during the Great War; killed in action,19.8.1917, and is buried in Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium. 3917 Private William Robert Watson, born Edinburgh; served with the 6th Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) during the Great War; died of wounds on the Western Front, 30.7.1916, and is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France. NX66652 Sergeant Bruce Hutton Johnston, of Cremorne, New South Wales, served with the 2/30th Battalion, Australian Infantry during the Second World War; taken Prisoner of War; died 8.7.1943, and is buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. View Terms & Conditions
x Pair: Trooper J. Blewett, Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, Late Queenstown Rifle Volunteers Queen`s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (403 Pte. J. Blewitt. Queenstown R.V.); King`s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (1489 Tpr: J. Blewett. Johannesburg M.R.), nearly extremely fine (2) View Terms & Conditions
Three: Second Lieutenant L.J.P. Thomas, Rifle Brigade, Late Honourable Artillery Company 1914-15 Star (3288 Pte. L.J.P. Thomas. H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut L.J.P. Thomas.), good very fine Second Lieutenant L.J.P. Thomas, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade, 28.6.1918. View Terms & Conditions
Pair: Second Lieutenant L.P. Bennett, Royal West Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. L.P. Bennett.), extremely fine Pair: Private G. Angelinetta, Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (S-2062 Pte. G. Angelinetta. Rif. Brig.), file marks to BWM, otherwise very fine 1914 Star, with copy Bar (578 Gnr: J.C.H. Shaw. R.G.A.), nearly very fine 1914-15 Star (3120 Pte. W. Bartram. 15-Lond. R.), good very fine British War Medal (2) (21323. Cpl. C.W. Bullows. R.F.C.; 48980 Pte. W.J. Stevens. E. Surr. R.), nearly extremely fine Mercantile Marine War Medal (Alan P. Williams), good very fine Victory Medal (2) (2417 Pte. A. Phillips. Som. L.I.); bi-lingual reverse type (Sjt. G. Watson. S.A.S.C.), good very fine or better British Red Cross Society War Medal, unnamed as issued, good very fine, with integral top riband bar Great War Silver War Badge, reverse impressed `300782`, good very fine Allied Victory Medals (5), for Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, and the United States of America, bronze, generally good very fine (lot) Second Lieutenant Leslie Punsfer Bennett, served during the Great War with the 4th Battalion, Queen`s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment; died of wounds, 16.2.1917, and is buried in Bray Military Cemetery, France. S-2062 Private Gilbert Angelinetta, born Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire; enlisted in the Rifle Brigade and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 30.7.1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. View Terms & Conditions
x A Collection of Army Temperance Medals Soldiers` Total Abstinence Association, Association Medal, silver (STA.6), with top `For Merit` silver riband bar, good very fine Army Temperance Association: India, 6 Month Medal (Crookshank Cross), bronze (ATAI.1), good very fine Army Temperance Association: India, 1 Year Medal, silver (ATAI.2), good very fine Army Temperance Association: India, 3 Year Medal (2), silver (ATAI.3), good very fine Army Temperance Association: India, 8 Year Medal, silver and silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1902), (ATAI.8) with top silver riband bar, very fine Army Temperance Association: India, Association Medal, silver (ATAI.14), good very fine Army Temperance Association: India, Queen Victoria Commemorative Medal, silver (ATAI.15), very fine Royal Army Temperance Association, 6 Month Medal (2), bronze (RATA.1), nearly extremely fine Royal Army Temperance Association, 1 Year Medal (2), silver; silvered (RATA.2), very fine Royal Naval Temperance Society, 1 Year Medal, silvered and enamel (RNTS.3), with top `Fidelity` riband bar, very fine (13) The Crookshank Cross for 6 months` abstinence is named after George Cruickshank [sic] (1792-1878), an illustrator of political and social satirical caricatures. In 1860 he raised a corps of Temperance Rifle Volunteers, which became the 24th Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps (Havelock`s Own) in 1861. View Terms & Conditions
A rare set of Heyde British Infantry in Tropical Dress. A Company of 30 soldiers marching in light brown uniforms, with white tropical pith helmets and back-packs. Rifles shouldered with bayonets fixed. Also includes a standard bearer with the Union flag, side drummer and Officer with sword drawn. A fine unboxed set. GC-VGC for age, minor wear/chipping only 1 rifle missing. See Plate 6
24 rare early Britains Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Set No 98 dating from 1899. In dark green uniforms with red facings, cuffs and collars. Running with carbines at the trail, fitted with the correct early style green cloth helmets with ball tops. Complete with 3 Officers with swords drawn. All mounted on early oval style bases. VGC for age some light chipping, 4 rifle arms AF. See Plate 5
24 rare early Britains Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Set No 98 dating from 1899. In dark green uniforms with red facings, cuffs and collars. Running with carbines at the trail, fitted with the correct early style green cloth helmets with ball tops. Complete with 3 Officers with swords drawn. All mounted on early oval style bases. VGC for age some light chipping one rifle arm AF.
16 rare early Britains Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Set No 98 dating from 1899. In dark green uniforms with red facings, cuffs and collars. Running with carbines at the trail, fitted with the correct early style green cloth helmets with ball tops. Complete with 2 Officers with swords drawn. All mounted on early oval style bases. In an original rare early style box. Figures VGC for age some light chipping. See Plate 4
15 early Britains Soldiers. 7 Spanish Infantry from set No 92. Marching with rifles at the trail. In dark blue jackets with red trousers, white/black kepis. Plus 8 United States Infantry from set No 91. All marching, Officer and men with rifles at the slope. All on early oval bases. QGC- some chipping one rifle missing.
An 1827 pattern Rifle Officer’s sword, slightly curved blade 32”, etched with crowned VR cypher and strung bugle in scrolled panels, regulation steel hilt incorporating crowned strung bugle, stepped pommel, fishskin covered grip (wire missing); in its leather FS scabbard, black leather sword knot. GC (minor wear to chape)
A Belgian 11mm needle fire rifle, 43” overall, octagonal barrel 27½” with 2 folding leaf rearsights, Liege proofs, and stamped on the underside “Rissack Patent”; the frame with scroll engraving, quick release screw breech and top safety; walnut butt with chequered wrist. GWO & C, the metalwork with dark patina overall (the needle shortened). Plate 10
A.577/450” Martini Henry Mark IV SS military rifle, 49½” overall, barrel 33½”, bearing various military proofs and inspector’s marks and government sale mark; number 4213; the frame bearing crowned “VR” and “Enfield/ 1886/ IV/ 1”; walnut fullstock, the butt bearing clear Enfield and Firozpur storekeeper’s marks, Indian inscription; deleted date “1900” etc; the trigger guard also engraved with Indian inscription; complete with sling swivels and original steel cleaning rod. GWO & C, retaining much original finish beneath some light surface rust. Plate 12
A.577/450” Martini Henry Mark IV SS military rifle, 49½” overall, barrel 33½” bearing various military proof and inspector’s marks; the frame numbered 1013 and bearing crowned “VR” and “Enfield/ 1887/ IV/1” (worn); walnut fullstock, the butt stamped with various numbers and “FCO”; complete with sling swivels and original steel cleaning rod. GWO & C (lightly refinished overall) Plate 12
A.577” Enfield 3 band percussion rifle, 55” overall, barrel 39” with Tower proofs and government sale mark; the lock bearing crowned “VR” and “1855 Tower”; walnut fullstock, the butt with 1861 Pimlico storekeeper’s mark; with regulation brass mounts, the butt plate tang engraved “YW4 / 544”, sling swivels, an original steel ramrod, and leather sling. GWO & C (slightly worn, barrel refinished, lock and barrel bands with some pitting). Plate 12
A scarce.702” Volunteer Minie percussion rifle, 55” overall, barrel 39” with tall ladder rearsight (slide missing); the lock marked with crown over “Bradney”; plain walnut fullstock with regulation brass mounts and steel ramrod with slot for cleaning rag. GWO & C (nipple and sling swivels missing, barrel lightly refinished, some pitting to lock). Plate 12
A.577” Volunteer Enfield 3 band percussion prize rifle by the London Armoury Company,55” overall, barrel 39” with London proofs, the lock engraved with crowned VR and “1863 L.A. Co”, the fullstock with deeply chequered fore end grip and wrist, and with regulation brass mounts, the butt plate tang engraved “10 E.R. Volunts. Presd. by T. Fostere won by S. Fleuty 1863”, with sling swivels, original steel ramrod, leather sling and original triangular socket bayonet in its brass mounted leather scabbard. GWO & essentially GC, the bore excellent (the barrel, barrel bands and bayonet socket moderately pitted overall, some light pitting to lock, bayonet scabbard chape split) Plate 10
A de-activated.303” SMLE Mk III* bolt action military rifle, number F14808, the frame stamped with crowned GR and “BSA Co/ 1917/ Sht.L.E./III*”, GWO & C (butt plate worn, part of upper woodwork replaced, with a replacement brass butt disc); together with a 1907 SMLE bayonet (no scabbard), spare magazine, and modern webbing belt; with COD
A good quality 2 piece brass mounted ebony shotgun cleaning rod, with turned horn jag, the brass ferrules each engraved with the initials “W H C”; another 3 piece brass mounted wooden cleaning rod; a one piece ebony cleaning rod with horn knob; a good quality modern heavy brass mounted wooden loading/cleaning rod, probably for a rifle; a modern shotgun cleaning rod; and 3 other items. Average GC(8)
A.177” Haenel Modell 311 target air rifle, number 81711, with top cocking bolt, and fitted with adjustable aperture rearsight and ring foresight, the pale beech wood stock with pistol grip and finger grooves to fore end, GWO & clean condition, retaining virtually all original blued finish (very small patches of surface rust); with a leather box containing a set of interchangeable sights and some spare elements. GC
A rare early.177” Webley Mark I air rifle, number 85, stamped.177” on the barrel pivot bracket; the barrel port turret etched with winged bullet trade mark over “W & S”; the air chamber estched on the left side “Webley Air Rifle Mark I” and on the right side with British and foreign patent dates; the trigger block stamped “Manufactured by Webley & Scott Ltd, Birmingham & London” on the left side and serial number “85” on the right; the trigger adjuster is through the front of the trigger block, GWO & C, retaining some original blued finish overall, the etching clear but a little faint. Plate 10
“The Modern Sportsman’s Gun and Rifle, including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles, and Revolvers”, by J H Walsh (“Stonehenge”), in 2 volumes, London 1882, bound in green with gilt lettering, with numerous illustrations and tables in the text, and containing many interesting advertisements. GC (slight foxing to end pages, binding slightly loose and worn)(2)
A Brunswick type sword bayonet, with brass hilt and 21¼” fullered blade; a P1887 Martini Henry sword bayonet; a Martini Henry P1876 socket bayonet; a 1907 SMLE bayonet; a P1913 bayonet for the P14 rifle; and a German M1898/05 Seitengewehr bayonet with part muzzle ring and no flashguard. Average FC (much heavy pitting, no scabbards)(6)
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