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Click here to subscribeA Military plywood trunk containing a large quantity of Army Servicemen`s kit and other items relating to Service in the Royal Signal Corp circa 1950`s and later to include two photograph albums containing photos relating to the Korean War, two bayonets, a leather scabbard, a Korean dagger, two batons, various badges and buttons and other items (a lot).
* Luftwaffe 2nd Model General’s Sword. “Flieger-Generalsdegen” 1938. A fine WWII officer’s sword manufactured by Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, with fine single edged, double fullered etched blade with panels of blue and gilt to both sides, the obverse reads “In dankbarer Anerkennung”, the reverse reads “Der Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe Hermann Goring”, blade length 79cm, (overall length 96cm), heavily gilded pommel and hilt with clamshell guards that both swivel into an upward position, the larger of the two bearing a silvered Luftwaffe national emblem, dark orange plastic grip, the black leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts, with canvas outer case (1)
* RFC WWI. An officer’s ceremonial dress sword by J.R. Gaunt & Son (late Edward Thurkle) London & B/ham, c. 1916, having nickel-steel blade with etched relief design incorporating Royal Standard armorial, makers name, owners name inscribed initial for W.R. Bond, and with nickel-plated basket-hilt of pierced format with further Royal armorial monogram “GVR” with crown surmounting and with applied silver-plated “RFC” badge to front, the hilt-handle of shagreen with bullion wire-twist decoration and machine-engraved cross-hatching to nickel-plated pommel, complete with original hard-leather and nickel-plated scabbard, length 39in (99cm) (1)
* Medals & Miscellanea. A collection of military mementos and souvenirs, formerly the property of the late Lt-Colonel Frederick Charles Cook and related family members, c. 1914-1960s, including WWII boxed medal group to Corporal A.E. Banks (related by marriage) including 39-45 Star, Africa Star, France & Germany Star and War Medal, and framed Memorial Commemorative Scroll tribute to a life lost in Service of his Country, together with WWII boxed medals group to S.Cook including 39-45 Star, Burma Star, War & Defence Medals, and with related Certificate of Merit to Lt-Col Frederick Cook 33 years Valuable & Meritorious Service in Royal Engineers, a pre-war bullion-embroidered blazed patch with Geo. V crown emblem (unused), a Royal Engineers polychromed metal badge wall-plaque, sundry RE uniform buttons, presentation tankards, signed embroidered silk scarf and gifts including an inscribed brass pill/snuff box, a twin bar group of mounted medal ribbons including WWI Service etc., further with a group of photographs taken at Hospital in Poona and other related service and staff personnel photographs relating to service in India, Burma and the Far-East, including Japanese Officers” sword in scabbard (war-trophy souvenir?), another ceremonial ornamental sword, and a group of framed military prints of Indian Militia Dress Uniforms, 1820s-1920s, and two original artist drawn caricatures of the subject Col. Fred. Cooke. Signing up to Military Service with the Royal Engineers during the inter-war years and serving most of his time in India and the Far-east, when as acting-Captain Frederick Cook was shot & wounded ed in action and hospitalised during 1942 with a bullet lodged in his spine. Following an X-ray, this was considered too difficult to remove, and he was subsequently discharged back into service, continuing until he left the Military in 1961, and enjoyed further long and active life in retirement. The bullet was never removed even after further X-rays were taken in 1962. The original 1942 and 1962 X-rays are included in this lot. (-)
An Abor, Assam Sword, with 69.5cm single edge steel blade, plain circular steel guard, the tapering cylindrical grip bound with woven wicker, the two piece wood scabbard bound with woven wicker and with wicker shoulder strap; Two Similar Smaller Swords and Scabbards; Two Machetes, with brass wire bound wood hafts; A Small Spear Head; and An Abor, Assam Small Adze, the tapered blade with tang inserted through the swollen wood haft with tapering handle. (7)
A Uniform to Major J W B Hext, 4th King`s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), comprising Number 1 Dress Blues Tunic and two pairs of trousers, Number 2 Dress khaki tunic and trousers, battledress blouse and trousers, mess dress jacket, waistcoat and trousers, pair of black leather boots, a Sam Browne belt, and an 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword with steel scabbard, leather service scabbard and leather cloth slip case, all contained in a black japanned tin trunk with brass label engraved "C H Hext".
A Japanese Katana, the 65cm single edge unsigned steel blade with a narrow fuller to each side half etched and gilt with foliate tendrils, brass one piece habaki, foliate engraved brass tsuba, shark skin grip and gilt metal kashira chased and engraved with foliage, with leather covered scabbard; and A Masonic Dress Sword, with brass cruciform hilt and brass mounted black leather scabbard. (2)
A Georgian Hunting Sword, with 36cm double edge plain steel blade, steel recurving crossguard with fluted quillons, the tapering fluted ebony grip bound with bands of copper, with facetted steel ferrule to the flattened pommel, the tooled leather scabbard with steel mounts, the locket engraved DRURY, Cutler to His Majesty, Strand
A French 1816 Pattern Infantry Sword, the 59cm single edge steel blade with indistinct armourer`s mark, brass stirrup hilt with ribbed grip and brass mounted leather scabbard; An 1821 Pattern Sword, with 68cm single edge plain steel blade, brass three bar hilt with ribbed leather grip (lacks wire binding), with brass mounted leather scabbard; A French Model 1874 "Gras" Sword Bayonet, with steel scabbard; and A Steel Sword Scabbard (4)
A Japanese katana sword, the unsigned blade mounted in Handachi style, the mounts in shakudo manako highlighted in gold, the tsuba with the figure of Ebisu, the brown lacquered scabbard sparsely decorated with stylised paulownia in black, the hilt bound in cord with menuki of shishi and peony in shakudo and gold. (See illustration)
An early 20th century Italian M 1891 pattern bayonet, the straight fullered blade acid etched with the script `Niente Scoraggia Gli Audaci-Non Mollare` (nothing discourages the audacious ones not to let go), also on the other side of the blade acid etched `Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale-1923-` (voluntary military service national emergency 1923), length of blade 29cm, the handle with wooden grips and the pommel engraved with the initials `NSAW` complete with a black leather scabbard with brass fitting together with a brown leather frog with a silver bullion covered sword knot
A late 19th century Indian Bullova fighting axe, length of shaft 77cm, also a late 19th/early 20th century Jambiya knife with curved blade, length of blade 22cm with wooden grip and brass decoration complete with a decorative brass and white metal scabbard, also a small copper and brass powder flask (30
A late 19th century Imperial German Officers sword with a triple grooved straight blade, the blade marked Eisenhauer Garantirt Carl Loose Nachf Hoflieferant, Leipzig, blade also features an acid etched Imperial cypher surmounted by a crown, length of blade 79cm with brass hilt with pierced fold-down guard with the Saxon coat of arms with fish skin grip (lacking wire) complete with painted metal scabbard
TWO SWORDS one with heavy east brass handle with stylized birds head motif and paws hand guard 1m overall, the other cutlass shaped with heavy brass handle and wooden plaited bound scabbard 87cm long along with TWO KUKRIS, one with one the other with two short knives in leather scabbards and BONE HANDLED KRIS in tooled brass scabbard 33cm long
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