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Lot 864
A 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to `Lieut. C.A. Pickering.`, with the original named boxes of issue (later damaged with sellotape) and the War Office forwarding slip relating to the two awards [served with the 1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade, died 30th August 1918 aged 20, recorded on panel 10 of the Vis-en-Artois Memorial], together with a gold and enamelled Rifle Brigade military bar brooch, cased, a `Happy Month`s Calendar` 1916, a Defence Medal ribbon with forwarding slip, a 1935 Silver Jubilee commemorative medallion, cased, two 1937 Coronation commemorative medallions, as cased by Croydon & Sons Ipswich, a Jersey twenty-five pence crown 1977, cased, four Elizabeth II commemorative crowns and six further items.
Lot 138
A Great War Western Front, Second Battle of Ypres, Casualty Group of Three to Private J.Mc Fetridge, 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF, Canadian Infantry, 1914 - 15 Star (29580 Pte J. McFitridge. 16/ Can:Inf:), British War and Victory Medals (29580 Pte. J. Mc Fetridge. 16-Can. Inf.) Private J. Mc Fetridge, of the 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, son of William McFetridge of 27 Park Street, Motherwell, Scotland, was killed in action at the Second Battle of Ypres on the 23rd of April 1915, he has no known grave, but is remembered with honour at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The 16th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. The first Volunteer Overseas Company mustered at Camp Valcartier, Quebec where they formed Number 4 Company of the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF. The other Companies of the 16th came from drafts from three other Militia highland regiments. The 16th Battalion was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division and left Quebec for England with the first contingent on the 30th of September 1914. The matter of the adoption of a single tartan for the Battalion had been a contentious issue that had remained unresolved during the 16th’s training at Camp Valcartier. The matter was again addressed while the unit was encamped on Salisbury Plain. The officers met on the 21st of December 1914 to vote on the proposal that a khaki kilt be adopted, after much heated discussion the proposal was carried with twenty-one votes for and seven against. The khaki kilts would not reach the 16th until June 1915 and were received with such despair and contempt by the Battalion that the entire issue of khaki kilts was withdrawn. On the 12th of February HMTS Maiden set sail from Avonmouth dock, arriving at Saint-Nazaire two days later. From the 24th of February to the 1st of March the Battalion was attached to the 19th British Brigade for instruction in the trenches at the front. Its introduction to the front complete, the Battalion marched to Bac St. Maur on the 2nd of February, fully trained and ready for battle. On the evening of the 22nd of April the Germans launched the first poison gas attack of the war on the Western front, the Second Battle of Ypres had begun. The 1st Canadian Division was hastily pulled from the reserve and ordered to seal the line, the Canadians became heavily engaged at Gravenstafel Ridge. The 16th Battalion received orders to counter-attack Kitchener’s Wood and along with the 10th advanced steadily towards their objective. After covering half the distance from the start line to the edge of the wood they ran into a long strong hedge interlaced with wire, no reconnaissance had been done prior to the attack and the men were forced to break through the obstacle with rifle butts, bringing down fire from alerted German machine-gunners. After breaking through, both Battalions charged the last 200 yards into the wood, driving out the enemy before them.,The cost of this action proved costly, the Canadians suffered 75 percent casualties, the 16th having lost 3 officers and 87 other ranks. Although they had cleared the wood, they were forced to retire, more attacks that night resulted in disastrous casualties, but also brought time to close the gap. 16th Battalion War Diary 23rd April 1915. Trenches, South of Wood, 2m West of St. Julien. Many wounded and dead about. Very arduous time at dressing station. Germans did not counter-attack, but “sat tightÕ. Left Major Leckie in charge. Left with Lt. Col. Barland to dispose of 2 coys 14th Battalion which had come up in reserve. On return found station badly shelled. Many killed and wounded. Rapid fire from enemy in evening but no attack. Good telephone connection with Brigade H.Q. and with Capt Rae in trenches.
Lot 144
The Unique Second World War “Tel Chehab, ViaductÕ Group of Seven to Major A. T. Murray of the 6th Rajputana Rifles, for His Actions Against the Vichy on the Syrian Border 1941, Military Cross, G.R.I., reverse engraved 1941, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal with M.I.D. Oakleaf, Coronation 1953, Commonwealth Independence Medal (T/Lt. Col. A.T. Murray B.S.S.L.), with related dress miniatures. A Set of Silver Pouch Belt Furniture, comprising KC plate, whistle and triple chain. A Military Pattern Great War Kukri, the blade stamped 1918, in its leather sheath marked 1917. Related photographs and other paperwork to the First Punjab Regiment. Colonel Adam Turner Murray, was born on the 16th of December 1916, he entered Military Service in 1937. 1937 - 1st Battalion the Buffs, India. 1938 - 4/6 - Rajputana Rifles, India. 1939-1945 - Active Service, Middle East, Italy, Greece, Iraq, Syria, Indian Army Liaison staff G.H.Q. Middle East, Brigade Major 11th Indian Inf. Brigade. 1946-1948 - Commanded 1 Punjab Regt. (Para) Bn. 1948-1954 - Commandant 1 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan. 1954 - Retired as Colonel. Saving the Viaduct. An account of a daring exploit on the Syrian border performed by men of the then 4th Indian Division, led by a British officer. “Well, that’s your job; the success of the campaign, to a large extent, depends on you. Good Luck, Adam!”. Captain Adam Murray stepped out of the Brigadier’s staff car, where he had been receiving his orders, and walked thoughtfully away. He had been given the task for which all soldiers yearn - an independent mission. Success or failure depended on him and his men alone. The scene was Palestine, the date June, 1941. The British forces were lined along the Syrian frontier. In spite of every plea by the British Goverment, the Vichy French authorities refused to cease assisting the Germans to prepare Syria for invasion. There was no alternative but to occupy the country and eject the Axis. Preparations were now complete. On the right of the line was the 5th Indian Infantry brigade. It actually formed part of the 4th Indian Division in the Western Desert, but had been detached for this operation. The Brigade had already fought in Egypt, the Sudan, and Eritrea. These campaigns had been brought to successful conclusions, but not without casualties. Murray himself had been “Mentioned in dispatches.”. About two miles across the frontier lay a railway which, once the advance started, would be of vital importance to the British. At Tel Chehab the line crosses a valley by means of a viaduct. Lawrence of Arabia tried to destroy this same bridge in 1918, to hamper the getaway of the Turkish armies defeated by Allenby. The attempt was then frustrated, for one of the Arabs entrusted with the job accidentally dropped his rifle, thus warning the Turkish guards. Now in 1941, Murray had been given a task that was perhaps even more difficult - capturing the Viaduct intact. British Intelligence - and there is no better Secret Service in the world - had found out a good deal about the bridge. There were three piers, but the central span was huge, nearly sixty yards long. If that span were destroyed (and it was known that all preparations had been made to blow it up) it was irreplaceable from any resources then available in the Middle East. Charges had been placed in readiness under the main pier. These charges could be ignited either by ordinary match fuse, with about sixty seconds delay, or by dynamo exploder. The explosive was packed in a stone sangar built at the base of the pier. Twenty-five yards away was a tent where the guards slept when off duty, and the tent, pier, and sangar were surrounded by barbed wire, with trenches round the perimeter. The Vichy guard had strict orders to destroy the viaduct on the approach of the British. The problem therefore divided itself into three phases. The objective must be reached without giving the alarm; then the guard must be overpowered and the fuse disconnected before the bridge could be blown, and finally the structure must be held against any attempt to retake it. The task was obviously far from easy. All that day Murray studied maps and air photographs; he also made a reconnaissance as far as was possible without crossing the frontier. Actually available for the operation was one platoon of Murray’s own company - sturdy Jats of the 4th Bn. 6th Rajputana Rifles, a unit fighting continuously for over four years, has won two Victoria Crosses, and no fewer than ninety seven other awards for gallantry. Murray knew well what magnificent fighters his Jats were, and that they would follow him anywhere. This was an enterprise, however, calling for finesses rather than valour, and the planning must be quite fool-proof. The plan he eventually decided upon was that the platoon should creep to the end of the viaduct and lie up there. The signal for the men to charge the guard post would be the firing of the first shot. He explained his orders to Jemadar Jodha Ram, the platoon commander, and the section commanders. When he had finished Company Havildar-Major (the Indian Army equivalent of Company Sergeant-Major) Goru Ram stepped forward. “Who will fire the first shot, Sahib?” he asked. “I shall - I hope,” replied Murray, in Urdu. “I shall go down into the river bed and deal with the guard post.” “Will you go alone, Sahib?” queried Goru Ram, anxiously. “Yes,” said Murray. “The fewer there are, the better chance of getting into the post unseen.” “Nay, Sahib,” remonstrated Goru Ram. “You canÕt go alone! I shall come with you.. You know that I am a good athlete and can move like a cat in the dark. As a marksman, also, there is none better than I in the Company.” “No, Goru Ram,” replied Murray, shaking his head. “I go alone.” “Sahib,” urged the Company Havildar-Major, earnestly. “I must go with you! If you are killed I shall never be able to hold up my head again. The men of the Regiment will spit on me; the Jats will be accursed. Those are the men, it will be said, who let their sahibs do the dangerous tasks alone. For the honour of my people I must come with you!” In face of Goru Ram’s pleading Murray gave way. It was arranged that he should carry the tommy-gun and a couple of grenades while Goru Ram brought his rifle and bayonet and also a pair of wire-cutters. Shortly after dark the following night the party set out across the frontier. In front Adam Murray. With him were Goru Ram, his orderly and also an Arabic interpreter. The latter was in a high state of nerves, so much so that it was almost possible to hear him trembling. He was so scared, in fact, that Murray made him carry the tommy-gun “To weigh him down and prevent him becoming airborne,” as he explained later. Silent as shadows, the little band crept forward through the night. A gentle breeze blew down the valley, a welcome change after the oppressive heat of the day. No click of equipment, not a sound or a footfall, could be heard as these Jat soldiers carried out the manoeuvre for which they are so greatly dreaded - the noiseless night attack. Suddenly there was movement in front. The party halted, crouched down, and stared ahead through the darkness. Something was coming down the track - probably an enemy patrol! On Murray’s whispered order the Jats got ready with their fixed bayonets; the whole patrol must be wiped out, silently, instantaneously, without a shot or a shout. The party waited tensely, in a silence broken only by the slight sound of the interpreter’s chattering teeth. The patrol appeared to be large, moving slowly but not particularly carefully. It gradually drew nearer. Now it was fifteen yards away, now a dozen, but still the figures were not discernible. The Jats, scarcely daring to bre
Lot 120
A Collection of Sixty Four British Infantry Regimental Cap Badges, white metal, brass and bi-metal insignia, including The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); The King’s Own Scottish Borderers; The Leicestershire Regiment; The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment); The South Wales Borderers; The King’s Royal Rifle Corps; The Suffolk Regiment, framed and glazed, mounted for display, 66cm x 51cm. A Post 1902 Other Rank’s Helmet Plate of The Oxfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment; Eleven British Infantry Regimental cap badges, including The Royal Scots; The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; The Royal Sussex, (lot).
Lot 536
A scarce French hand painted glazed earthenware commemorative bowl, 5¼” diameter, depicting the badge of the SAS and legend “France-Libre Parachutists SAS”, made by Emaux de Longwy, France, GC; these bombs were reputedly made for presentation to those SAS Parachutists who were dropped into France from D Day onwards; also a small quantity of leather and webbing belts, rifle cleaning equipment, etc. Average GC
Lot 590
20 post war A3 recruiting posters: “Become a Regular Soldier in the 17th/21st Lancers”, do. Parachute Regt, Gordons, Camerons and Rifle Brigade, “Fly with the RAF”, “His Future is with the RAF”, “Join the Regular Army” 5 different, “The Royal Navy” 2 different, WRNVR, RAF Regt, one other RN, 3 army; in a folder. VGC
Lot 672
Sundry US military equipment: pair of padded gloves/mittens, believed to be for machine gunners (some wear); 4 canvas packs of Spanish American War period, 2 with regimental markings; a khaki webbing ammunition “vest”, with eleven pouches for rifle cartridge clips, by Warner Bros 1918; a webbing pack or bed roll, dated 1943; 11 pairs of assorted trousers/breeches, c WW1 to 1950s; a small leather jerkin; and a French khaki tunic. Average GC
Lot 675
An ERII Sergeant’s full dress uniform of the Irish Guards, comprising: blue peaked cap, rifle green headband and piping, peak with 1 broad and 2 narrow brass bands, chinstrap, badge and buttons; scarlet tunic, blue facings, white piping and rank chevrons, embroidererd collar and shoulder strap badges, staybrite buttons in 4s to chest and with loops to cuffs and skirts; pair overalls with narrow stripe; buff leather waistbelt with brass WBC, frog and bayonet. VGC
Lot 724
A ramblers patent walking stick/bow saw, 36½” overall, containing a concealed 27” saw blade which folds away in the haft when not in use; a Blackwell’s Patent dog walkers walking stick, the plated brass handle incorporating a whistle and spring clip for attaching to the collar (haft AF); a Japanese carved bamboo walking stick; a sword scabbard (FC); a wooden ramrod for muzzle loading gun (AF); 2 rifle stock blanks; a shotgun butt; several incomplete cleaning rods; and a made up copper shot flask. Average QGC to GC
Lot 733
A scarce and interesting coloured advertising poster for “Swords”, pub William Jones & Co Regent St, “Manufacturers of Swords of Every Description” etc, c 1890, showing 19 patterns of sword, mostly officers, including General, Staff, heavy cavalry, RA and light cavalry, RE, infantry, rifle regts, Diplomats, cavalry trooper, pioneer, RN sword and dirk, highland sword and dirk, etc, 19” x 13”, neatly mounted and framed. GC (3 small margin tears)
Lot 740
A DB 16 bore//451” hexagonal bore Cape rifle/gun, 44” overall, twist barrels 27½”, the right barrel being 16 bore smooth, the left barrel .451” hexagonal rifled, the broad matted top rib having 4 folding leaf sights to 400 yards, and engraved in panel “M.J. Maullin, Queenstown, No 218”, the breech plug top engraved with a tiger’s head, scroll engraved locks and hammers, plain pale walnut halfstock with vacant escutcheon, engraved steel mounts, replacement ramrod. GWO & C (some wear to breech, top rib slightly raised). Plate 6
Lot 743
A .50” percussion big game rifle by Thomas Turner, Birmingham, 46½” overall, heavy octagonal barrel 30” engraved “Turner Patent” at breech and with sliding ladder rearsight, the lock sparsely engraved with scrolls, fern tip borders and “Thomas Turner, 8 Fisher St, Birmingham”, walnut halfstock with horn fore end cap and chequered fore end and pistol grip; steel mounts including circular patch box engraved with crouching tiger; original brass tipped steel ramrod, loops for sling swivels. GWO & basically GC (metalwork rather worn with patches of pitting, old repair to fractured stock) Plate 6
Lot 746
A modern bullet display board, by Speer Sporting Equipment Division, showing 95 different types and size of bullet from .22” to .45”, mostly copper jacketed but including some lead only and a sample lead ball which can be supplied from .375” to .570”, displayed and identified against a background of Mississippi paddle steamer, Winchester rifle, and sheep’s head, in brown wood frame, 22” x 12”. GC
Lot 785
A 10.66mm Russian Berdan Model 1871 bolt action SS military rifle, 53” overall, barrel 33” with traces of Imperial eagle at breech, walnut fullstock with steel mounts including 2 barrel bands, sling swivels, replacement cleaning rod. GWO & C (metalwork has been pitted and refinished, some wear to stock). Plate 7
Lot 786
A .577” 3rd pattern Enfield 3 band military percussion rifle, 55” overall, barrel 39”, the breech profusely stamped with various proof and inspector’s marks; the lock engraved with crowned “VR” and “1864 Enfield”, fullstocked with regulation brass mounts, sling swivels and steel ramrod; later webbing sling. GWO & basically GC (worn overall, old repair to butt)
Lot 806
An Afghan .577” military pattern percussion holster pistol, 14¾” overall, rifled barrel 8½” cut down from an Enfield rifle, the lock marked with crowned “VR”, “1866 Enfield” and Indian ordnance mark, assembled with Afghan stock, mounts and swivel ramrod. GWO & Generally GC; also a Continental 60 bore percussion boxlock pocket pistol, 7½” overall, octagonal barrel 3”, WO & basically GC. (2)
Lot 818
An interesting 12.7mm blank firing Remington rolling block rifle, converted at a later date with cup discharger for firing a smoke canister, the cup stamped with number 9426 to match the numbers on the action, 23½” overall, the cup and “barrel” 6½”, the frame tang stamped “Remingtons Ilion NY, USA” and patent dates to 1866, simulated walnut butt. GWO & C, retaining some original colour hardening to frame.
Lot 387
Postcards - Clacton-on-Sea selection of postcards including Peace Day Celebrations 1919 r/p, Clacton Life Boat r/p, Seaplane Urgent Orders Clacton July 30th r/p, Curtis Bros 7 Station Road b/w shop front. Military manoeuvres 1904, Cambridge Road Flood 1908 r/p, Norwich Deaf Outing 1928 r/p (2), The Towers Picnic Outing 1919, Charabancs, Crew of Clacton Life Boat r/p, Clacton-on-Sea Ambulance r/p, John Groom`s Crippleage and FGM incorporated. Five sets of twin orphan sisters Inmates 1912, Lt Clacton Rifle Club 1912 r/p, Milk cart r/p, Ye Olde Blacksmiths Arms r/p, Gt Clacton Windmill r/p, Military soldiers at Gt Clacton r/p plus others (80+)
Lot 30
A Continental patinated spelter group of an Arab huntsman on horseback, cast after Emile Guillemin and A.L. Barye, late 19th century, a duck and a gazelle across the saddle behind him, the naturalistically cast oval base inscribed E.Guillemin and Barye Fils, and with circular foundry stamp , 66cm high. An identical group was sold at Sotheby’s London, Nineteenth Century Decorative Arts, lot 282, 8th and 9th November 1984 Condition Report:** Good condition overall. No particular dents or repairs. Whatever was held in the figure`s left hand is now missing, as is the rifle that should be slung over his back, and the horses reins
Lot 126
A late Victorian air rifle by HM Quackenbush with brass barrel, length of barrel 41cm, the action marked `HM Quackenbush patent June 1876`, with wooden stock (af). Quackenbush at the age of sixteen invented the extension ladder and his first gun patent for an air rifle was in 1871, he is known by some quarters as the father of the mass produced air gun. Together with some research
Lot 137
A World War I period periscope, framed stamped `The lifeguard patent periscope sole makers F Durr & Sons, Manchester SW` together with `The Gun and its Development With Notes on Shooting` by WW Greener, printed by Cassell & Co, London 1881 with blue boards and green leather spine, also `Pistols & Revolvers` volume one of N.R.A. Book of Small Arms by Walter HB Smith co-published by The National Rifle Association of America 1946 in red cloth, An Air Ministry pamphlet being an account of the great days from the 8th August to 31st October 1940
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