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Aviation & Military History Medals & Militaria 8 OCTOBER 2026

Aviation & Military History Medals & Militaria The Peter Arnold Spitfire Collection 8 October 2026 at 10am

VIEWING

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 5/6/7 October 9.30am-5.30pm Sale mornings from 9am (other times by appointment)

AUCTIONEER

Henry Meadows BA (Hons), MRICS

Light refreshments available on view days with extra lunch options on sale days

Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5UQ T: +44 (0) 1285 860006 E: info@dominicwinter.co.uk www.dominicwinter.co.uk

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CONTENTS Aviation and Military Ephemera

1-83

Aviation Art

84-110

The Peter Arnold Spitfire Collection

111-159

The Captain Gordon Olley Aviation Collection

160-164

Aviation Memorabilia

165-218

The Royal Air Force Museum Collection

219-303

Antique Guns

304-313

Edged Weapons

314-346

Militaria

347-415

Orders, Decorations & Medals

416-497

Henry Meadows

Rachael Richardson

BA (Hons), MRICS

BA (Hons), MA

Senior Specialist & Auctioneer

Aviation & Military Ephemera

Cover illustrations: Front cover: lot 136

Back cover: lot 340

Inside front cover: lot 55

Inside back cover: lot 488, 487, 489 & 490

Beatles Autographs. A fine set of Beatles autographs, obtained in person by the band’s in-flight minder, Frank Duffy, aboard the band’s National Airlines flight from New York to Miami, 13 February 1964, inscribed on four pieces of paper and inscribed for Mr. Duffy’s daughter Kathy, together with related ephemera, including two photographs of Frank Duffy with the Beatles + Paul McCartney’s Front Door Key. An original brass front door key from Paul McCartney’s childhood home, 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool, pre-1964, as sent by the house’s subsequent owner, Ashley Jones, to teenage McCartney fan, Kathy Duffy, in New York, with a letter, photograph and supporting evidence from Mr Jones, the envelope dated 4 October 1965 The original door to the house was sold in these rooms, 10 April 2013, (lot 413, £5,060). Estimates: £3,000-5,000* & £2,000-3,000* respectively (7 October 2026)

FORTHCOMING SALES Thursday 1 October

Printed Books, Maps, & Documents Travel & Mountaineering Bibles, Civil War Tracts & Medicine

Wednesday 7 October

Photographs, Posters & Postcards Autographs & Historical Documents

Wednesday 4 November

Printed Books, Maps, & Documents

Wednesday 11 November

British & European Paintings & Watercolours Old Master Prints & Drawings 20th Century Prints

Thursday 12 November

Antiques, Jewellery & Historic Textiles

Wednesday 9 December

Printed Books, Maps, & Documents The Clugston Library of Bird Books, Part II

Thursday 10 December

Modern First Editions & Children’s Books Original Illustrations & Vintage Games Lewis Carroll & Private Press

Entries are invited for the above sales: please contact one of our specialist staff for further advice

AVIATION AND MILITARY EPHEMERA To commence at 10am 3 Aircraft Line Drawings. A collection of 130 line drawings of civilian and military aircraft covering the period from the 1940s to the 1980s, together with over 40 manufacturers’ advertisements from the 1930s/1940s (3)

£80 - £100

1* Adams (Russell 1912-2000). A collection of 53 glass plate negatives, mainly air to air photographs, circa 1950, comprising 53 glass plate negatives showing aircraft including: Hawker Sea Hawk Fighters, Javelin, AW NF11, Meteor, etc., one with small loss to short edge, majority in individual tracing paper bags, some stamped with ‘Gloster Aircraft Co. Ltd., Gloucester, Glos, photograph by Russell Adams, negative reference...’, together with a further 12 negatives on acetate, plus a copy of the book in which most of the negatives are published: Jet Age Photography, The Aviation Photography of Russell Adams, Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005, thin 4to Russell Adams took the world’s first jet aerobatic photograph and is regarded as a pioneer in air-to-air and aerobatic photography. Unable to realise his ambitions as a pilot (due to defective colour vision), he served Britain during WWII as an examiner of scientific and electrical instruments. In 1946 he joined Gloster Aircraft Company as an electrical engineer, going on to form Gloster’s first photographic section in 1949 to assist with research and development. In May of the same year, he photographed the deformation of the skin on a Meteor, in flight, which led to improvements being made to the aircraft. (a small carton) £400 - £600

2* ABCA Map Review. Numbers 40, 65, 68, 69, 70 and 75, May 8th-21st, 1944, April 23-May 6th, 1945, June 4th-June 17th 1945, June 18th-July 1st, 1945, July 2nd-July 15th, 1945 and September 10th to September 23rd 1945, together six monochrome and colour-printed miliatry news maps, issued by the British Army Beautreau of Current Affairs (ABCA), printed for HM Stationery Ofﬁce by Fish & Cross Ltd., London, each 76 x 101 cm, generally VG, together with a quantity of related news cuttings (1)

4* Aircraft Photographs. A collection of approximately 1000 original black and white photographs, circa 1960s/1970s, comprising civil and military aircraft taken at various worldwide locations, the collection consists of both 5 x 3.5 and 4.5 x 2.75 ins photographs and is in good condition, displayed in six photographic albums

£100 - £150

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£200 - £300

5* Aircraft Photographs. A comprehensive and unique collection of 7000 + photographs of the iconic Douglas DC-3 Dakota, the majority of the collection are 6 x 4 ins, format and cover both civil and military operators from around the world, with some images dating back over 70 years (5 carton)

10* Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 300 military aviation photographs, 1917-1990, comprising approximately 300 mostly black & white photographs, including air-to-air, of various British and Foreign aircraft, including: Short SB5, Sperrin, Seaford, Belfast, Solent, Sunderland, Shetland, Kent Flying Boat, Sturgeon prototype, Tucano, Skyvans, Sopwith SF1 Dolphin, Saunders Roe SRA1, Princess, Jet Provost prototype, Bristol Beaufort, Beauﬁghter, Brabazon, De Havilland Dove, Chipmunk, Fairey Swordﬁsh, Battle, Delta, Delta 2, Gannet, Gloster Meteor, Breguet, Saab, Northrop, etc., some with ink or typed stamps to verso, such as Planet News Ltd, Hawker Siddeley Group Limited photograph by Cyril Peckham, Gloster Aircraft Co. Ltd photograph by Russell Adams, The British Aeroplane Company Ltd, Ministry of Supply ‘Secret’, Short Brothers & Harland Limited, Another Damy Photograph, Flight, etc., largest 20.8 x 25.4 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in seven ring binders with printed title adhered to spines

£800 - £1,000

6* Aircraft Slides. A large collection of approximately 12,000 35 mm original colour slides, from the mid-1960s to the mid1990s, comprising both civil and military aircraft taken exclusively in the UK (7 carton)

(7)

£300 - £500

£600 - £800

7* Aircraft Slides. A miscellaneous collection of approximately 2500 unsorted 35 mm colour slides from the 1960s, a mixture of both civil and military aircraft, taken at various locations around the world (1 carton)

£100 - £150

8* Aircraft Slides. A mixed collection of approximately 2000 x 35 mm slides, mainly military aircraft photographed mostly in the UK over the past 30 years (2 carton)

£100 - £150

11* Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 340 military aviation photographs, 1950-1970, comprising approximately 340 mostly black & white photographs, including air-to-air, of various British and Foreign aircraft, including: VAK 191B, Dornier hover rig, Supermarine, Meteor, Comet 2E, De Havilland Vampire, Venom, Blackburn Beverley, Buccaneer, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Cougar, Tracer, Mohawk, Guardian, Panther, U.S. Navy airship, Douglas Skyknight, Skyhawk, Skyray, Chance Vought, Convair, etc., together with 50 photographs of civilian aircraft including Avro Arrow, Republic Thunderﬂash, BOAC Stratocruiser, Avro Lancastrian, etc., some with ink or typed stamps to verso, such as Blackburn, Blackburn and Central Aircraft Ltd, Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Royal Naval Ofﬁcial Photograph, Central Press Photos Ltd, The De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Harold G. Martin, U.S. Navy, Ministry of Technology, De Havilland Photograph, Grumman Corporation labels, etc., largest 20.8 x 25.4 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in six ring binders with printed title adhered to spines

9* Aircraft Slides. Warbirds, approximately 2,500 x 35 mm colour slides of Warbirds, mainly taken in the USA but also including examples taken at other worldwide locations over the past 50 years (1 carton)

£100 - £150

(6 folders)

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£300 - £500

12* Aviation Ephemera. An archive of technical booklets and papers relating to Professor Alan J. Troughton of Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, circa 1960, comprising approximately 58 booklets, brochures and documents, including Professor Troughton’s lecture notes, aeroplane service brochures, notes by Troughton bound in Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Limited paper wrappers, etc. and approximately 120 colour slides Professor Alan J. Troughton (1925-2011), ended his career as ATP Project Executive, having worked at SWG Armstrong Whitworth AC Ltd, Whitworth Gloster Aircraft, Avro Whitworth Division, HSA and BAE as Chief Structural Engineer and later Chief Designer Development, working on numerous aircraft including the Nimrod, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, HS 748, HS780, Vulcan, Shackleton and Beverley, to name a few. (a carton) £200 - £400

13* Aviation Ephemera. Curtis Electrically Operated Airscrews, Notes on Installation, Operation and Maintenance by Rotol Airscrew Limited, November 1941, 8vo booklet, together with Rotol, No. 6. Size Electrically Operated Airscrew (Series RE6) Notes on Installation, Operation and Maintenance by Rotol Airscrews Ltd, July 1941, 8vo booklet, De Havilland Vampire Drawing Ofﬁce Handbook Tome I, dated April 1947, 32 x 21.5 cm, Royal Air Force Flying Training Manual, Part 1 - Landplanes, December 1939, Army Manual of Hygiene and Sanitation 1934, approximately 25 WWII RAF navigational maps, mostly UK, and other related items (3 card boxes)

15* Aviation Negatives. A unique collection of approximately 7000 black and white negatives, the collection comprises entirely of British Military aircraft mainly from the 1960/70s (although some earlier and later material also included), each negative is housed in its own acetate envelope, the majority of which give serial number, type and date are arranged in numerical serial number order, taken exclusively at airﬁelds around the UK, the collection covers mostly all types in service with the RAF, Royal Navy and Army Air Corps during this period

£100 - £150

(2 carton)

14* Aviation Manuals. A collection of 19 De Havilland aviation, and care and maintenance manuals, 1923 and later, comprising 9 aviation manuals, 4 care and maintenance manuals and 6 other related books and manuals, including De Havilland Goblin Handbook, Nov 1948 (with amendment 29); De Havilland Gypsy Queen Series 30 Manual, Dec 1947 (with amendment 26); De Havilland Gypsy Queen Series 30 Handbook, Dec 1947 (with amendment 16); De Havilland Gypsy Queen Series 70 Handbook Vol 2; De Havilland Gypsy Queen Series 70 Handbook Vol 2 (covers worn); De Havilland Gypsy Major Series 10 Handbook, Feb 1948 (with amendment 18); De Havilland Gypsy Queen Series 70 Handbook, Feb 1947 (with amendment 30); De Havilland Ghost 50 Handbook, May 1948 (with amendment 27); De Havilland Aero Engine Gipsy Queen Series 70 Operation, Maintenance and Overhaul Manual, Feb 1947 (with amendment 23); Royal Airforce Flying Training Manual - Part I 1923, etc., all in original blue printed covers, small 4to (a carton)

£600 - £800

16* Aviation Negatives. A superb collection of approximately 9,000 high-quality 35mm original Kodak Black & White negatives, mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, consisting of both civilian and military aircraft taken predominantly in the UK at various airﬁelds, air shows, and private visits, housed in 15 folders, each having an individual index, detailing type, registration and location

£200 - £300

(1 carton)

£800 - £1,000

17* Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 300, mainly military, black and white photographs, circa 1944-1970, comprising approximately 300 black and white photographs, of various aircraft including Supermarine Swift V, Hawker Sea Hawk, Seahawks, Scimitars, Tigermoth, Hercules, Grumman Albatross, Sprite Valiant, wrecked M.E. 109, etc, and a photograph of Sir Winston Churchill with troops, dated 21st July 1944 to verso, largest 20.2 x 25.6 cm (a carton)

£300 - £500

Lot 19

18* Aviation Photographs. A large collection of British and overseas military and civil aviation photographs circa 1970/80s, contained in ﬁve shoe boxes, box 1, British Civil, approximately 260, box 2, Gloster Meteors, approximately 260, box 3, British Military, approximately 1100, box 3, overseas military, approximately 280, box 5, overseas, including Malaysia, approximately 40 (5 shoe boxes)

£200 - £300

19* Aviation Photographs. A large collection of colour photographs of civil aircraft (several thousand), circa 1985-2010, loosely displayed in plastic wallets with typed information including aircraft registration number, location and date, each photograph 10 x 15 cm, contained in ﬁve large plastic crates (5 carton)

£300 - £500

20* Aviation Photographs. A mixed collection of military and civil colour and black and white photographs (of approximately 4000), mostly from manufacturers, ofﬁcial sources and some private sources, ranging from WWI to the modern day, mainly featuring British, American, Italian and Swedish aircraft (6 carton)

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£300 - £500

Lot 20

21* Aviation Photographs. A large collection of American, Australian and New Zealand military and civil aviation photographs circa 1970/80s, contained in ﬁve shoe boxes, box 1 US military, mostly black and white, approximately 580, box 2 US Military, approximately 280, box 3 Australian, approximately 260, box 4 New Zealand, approximately 1200, box 5 New Zealand, approximately 720 (5 shoe boxes)

£200 - £300

23* Aviation Photographs. A collection of 300 military helicopter photographs, 1930-70, comprising 300 photographs, mainly black and white, mostly of military helicopters, showing various United States, European and British helicopters including Avro built Cierva C.30P, Cierva W.11 Work Horse, Cierva W.14 Skeeter 2, Cierva A13/49 Mk4, Bristol 173, Fairey Gyrodyne, Bristol Belvederes, Bristol Sycamore, Westland Sikorsky Mk 1, Westland Sikorsky Dragonﬂy, Fiat 7002, Breguet, Super Frelon, Alouette, U.S. Army Flying Platforms (Hillier Helicopters), etc., some with ink stamps to verso, including Flight, Ministry of Supply, Westland Aircraft Ltd, The Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd, R.A.E. Bedford, Rolls Royce Ltd, etc., largest 21.1 x 28 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in four ring binders with printed title adhered to spines (4)

22* Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 280 military aviation photographs, mostly air-to-air, 1940-73, comprising approximately 280 photographs, mainly black and white, of various Avro aircraft, including Avro 504, Whitworth Siskin, Whitley, Airspeed Ambassador, Apollo, AW-52 2nd prototype, Ashton Mk 3, Tudor, Vulcans, Athena, Lancaster, Lancastrian, York, Lincoln, Shackleton, Blackburn Firebrand, Buccaneers, Boulton Paul P.111, Balliol, etc., some with ink stamps to verso, including Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Ministry of Supply, The Aeroplane, A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd, etc., largest 18.2 x 28.9 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in ﬁve ring binders (one with six pages of notes to front) with printed title adhered to spines (5 folders)

£300 - £500

24* Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 400 military aviation photographs, majority air-to-air, 1943-82, comprising approximately 400 black and white photographs of various Vickers and Supermarine aircraft including Vickers Viscount, Wellington, Varsity prototype, Westland Wyverns, Supermarine 541, 535, 529, 508, Swift Mk1, Mk3, Mk IV, F4, FR7, FR5, Scimitar, Walrus, Seagull V, Type 322 Dumbo, Spitﬁre, Attackers, etc., some with ink stamps to verso, including H.M.S. Eagle, R.A.F. Museum, Flight, Air Ministry, The Aeroplane, Vickers Armstrongs Ltd, The British Powerboard Co., The Associated Press Ltd, etc., largest 20.2 x 25.3 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in six ring binders with printed title adhered to spines

£300 - £500

(6 folders)

£300 - £500

25* Aviation Slides. A substantial collection of world military and civil 35 mm aviation slides (approximately 25,000) taken circa 19802000s, the vast collection contained in 60 wooden slide boxes, each with a comprehensive index list, for example British and American Airlines and Air Forces, Spitﬁre, Vulcan, Catalina, Hunter and many more Provenance: John Watson Sheraton (1944-2024). (approx. 25,000)

£2,000 - £3,000

26* Belling (R). Winged Victory, limited edition colour print, numbered 582/750, showing Johnnie Johnson’s 125 Wing over Berlin in April 1945, signed in pencil by the artist and approximately 70 RAF veteran pilots and aircrew including, Johnnie Johnson, John Milne (19 Squadron), Bill Green (501 Squadron), Tom Dalton-Morgan (Battle of Britain), Stefan Ryll (Polish Air Force), presented in a display frame, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size, 79 x 87.5 cm, with certiﬁcate of authenticity, together with: RAF Bomber Command Targets in Northern Germany, 1942-45. Half size facsimile colour print, limited edition 130/1000, signed in pencil by approximately 80 RAF bomber aircrew, including Freddie Johnson DFC, Alan Payne DFC, Ken Jenkinson 617 Squadron, presented in a ﬁne display frame, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 83 x 97 cm, plus: Woodcock (Keith). ‘Legendary Trainer, limited edition colour print, artist’s special edition numbered 1/10, showing a De Havilland Tiger Moth over Yatesbury, Wiltshire in 1940, signed in pencil by the artist and 33 distinguished pilots and aircrew, including Eric Brown, Dicky Bird, Eric Moore, Peter Gilpin and Jack Hughes, presented in a display frame, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 86.5 x 95.5 cm, and Coulson (Gerald). The Sinking of the Tirpitz, limited edition colour print, numbered 419/500, showing Lancaster NF920 over Sweden, signed in pencil by the artist and 7 veterans, including Benny Goodman (617 Squadron), Dr Mary Stopes-Roe (daughter of Barnes Wallis) and Des Curtis DFC, presented in a display frame, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 84.5 x 93.5 cm The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (4)

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

£200 - £400

27* Bleriot (Louis, 1872-1936). A cut signature signed in ink of this famous aviator, 6.5 x 11 cm, together with a modern photograph of Bleriot in ﬂight with the facsimile signature below, framed and glazed, frame size 43 x 47.5 cm (2)

£100 - £150

29* Brickhall (Paul). The Dam Busters, 1953, hardback copy multi signed (23?) copy by many of the 617 Squadron veterans and Dambuster ﬁlm actors, including Des Phillips, Ken Jenkinson, Ken Lucas, Maureen Stevens (radio operator in the control tower on the night of the raid), Grant McDonald, Frank Tilley, Mary Stopes, E. Andrews, Richard Todd, Bill Kerr, Robert Shaw, Michael Redgrave plus 11 other signatures, together with biographical cuttings of some of the signatures plus photographs of veterans signing Hyams (Jacky). Spitﬁre Heroines of the Air Transport Auxiliary, 2012, hardback copy signed by Molly Rose, Mary Ellis, Joy Lofthouse and Maggie Rose

28* Bomber Command. Lancaster veterans meeting 2013, two large colour photographs, one titled ‘BBMF Lancaster at RAF Coningsby, August 2013, surrounded by veterans’, with 4 ink signatures including Roy Briggs (576 Squadron), the other titled ‘Canadian Lancaster ‘Vera’ at RAF Coningsby when she visited the UK in August 2013, surrounded by ground and aircrew’, with approximately 29 ink signatures including Ken Johnson (61 and 9 Squadron), Frank Tillet (617 Squadron), Reg Spencer (514 and 617 Squadron), presented in a display frame with gilt metal RAF wings, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 91 x 77.5 cm, together with: Dambusters. 617 Squadron, a framed display, comprising a group photograph signed by veterans, including John Bell DFC and Frank Tilley, a copied photograph showing Barnes Wallis and signed by Mary Stopes-Roe and George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, a first day cover signed by Mick Martin, another signed by Ken Brown, presented in a display frame, glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 80.5 x 84.5 cm, plus: Dambusters. All the men who took part, a fine display frame including signed photographs of the following, Raymond Grayston, George L. Johnson, Les Monro, Kenneth Lucas, Frederick E. Sutherland, Grant S. McDonald, plus a first day cover signed by Dave Shannon and Ted Wass, another signed by John McCarthy, plus a BBC News “wall of fame” with various signatures, and a remark signed by Mary Stopes (daughter of Barnes Wallis), framed and glazed, Aces High label to verso, frame size 82 x 81 cm The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (3)

The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (2)

£200 - £300

30* British Aviation Photographs. A collection of approximately 270 military aviation photographs, 1935-89, comprising approximately 270 mostly black & white photographs, including airto-air, of various British aircraft, including Hawker Seahawk, Hunter, Tempest, Hurricane, Cygnet, Siddeley Kestrel, Hunter, Nimrod MR1 & 2, Hawk, Folland Gnat, English Electric P1, Lightning, Gloster Javelin, Handley. Page Heyford, Hastings, Victor, Osprey, Fury, Hurricane, TSR-2 etc., including air-to-air, some with ink or typed stamps to verso, such as Hawker Aircraft Ltd, British Aerospace Aircraft Group, Cyril Peckham F.R.P.S., Ministry of Defence, Gloster Aircraft Co. Ltd photograph by Russell Adams, Airﬁeld Photographic Services MOD (PE) R.A.E. Bedford, etc., largest 20.4 x 25.6 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in four ring binders with printed title adhered to spines

£300 - £500

(4)

£300 - £500

33* Dambusters. Three fragments of Avro Lancaster III ED864 AJ-B, comprising two fragments of metal airframe skinning, one with ‘36AET02’ stamped into metal, and a fragment of clear perspex with ‘AJ-B’ etched onto the upper surface, adhesive visible, mounted in a modern frame surrounded by nine images of Lancaster bomber, 617 Squadron emblem, map and images of crash sites circa 2000, glazed (57.5 x 31.5 cm), together with a Vickers .303 gun mark VII, and the Machine Gunners’ Sliding Graph in original slip case A note to the verso of the frame reads ‘During the Easter of 2003, between April 18th and the 21st April Colin Lee visited three of the ‘Dambuster’ sites. Relics were found at all three locations of each Lancaster Astells, Ottleys, and Townsend, although the last aircraft was lost at a later date to the Dams Raid. The pieces displayed were purchased from Colin soon after his visit to the Continent at the Shoreham Aeromart in the same year. At 20th December 2008 Colin lived at...’ signed in blue ink ‘Patrick Burgess 20/12/2008’. (3) £70 - £100

34* Early aviation photography. A collection of 14 early aviation photographs, circa 1912, comprising 14 photographs of aviators, aeroplanes, wrecks and air shows, including Lee Temple, the ﬁrst Englishman to loop the loop, England; a Māori chief [on a] biplane (small closed tear with slight loss to upper left); Lieut Parke’s monoplane after a smash on Salisbury Plain; a Plucky lady aviator at Hendon - Mrs Stocks giving an exhibition ﬂight, etc., each photo laid onto paper with ink title to lower margin, edges frayed with loss to a few letters, largest 16.5 x 21 cm (a folder)

£150 - £200

31* Brown (Charles E., 1896-1982). A collection of 170 photographs of military aviation, mainly air-to-air, circa 1950-60, 170 gelatin silver prints, mainly air-to-air photographs of military planes including Hawker Harts, De Havilland DH-108, Sea Vampire, Canberra B1, English Electric P1A Prototype, Lightning, Fairey Fireﬂy Mk1, Fairey Gannet AS Mk4, Handley Page Marathon, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11, Supermarine Swift Prototype, Spitﬁre XII, Wickers Vildebeest Torpedo Bomber, Vickers Viking, Westland Pterodactyl, S-55 Whirlwinds & H.M.S. Bulwark, De Havilland Sea Hornets, Bristol Bulldog IIA, Blackburn NA.39 Buccaneer, Avro Lincoln, Avro Tudor, etc., all with Charles E. Brown ink stamp to verso, largest 20.4 x 25.8 cm, each contained in clear plastic wallets, contained in two ring binders with printed title adhered to spines (2 folders)

£500 - £800

32* Concorde. A large collection of Concorde memorabilia belonging to Robert "Bob' Taylor, a Senior First Officer on the aircraft between 1976 and 1988, including a comprehensive collection of Concorde First Day Covers, going back to the late 1970s, flight manuals for example Concorde Flight Crew Training Manual Part 1, 9 August 1982, Concorde Flying Manual Volume 1, 20 May 1976, Concorde Flying Manual II, Part A, 8 May 1987, Part B, 10 June 1987, flight logs, Concorde-related books, a huge amount of newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous items (4 carton)

Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)

Lot 35

£200 - £300

37* Inter-War RAF. A collection of approx. 300 black and white photographs documenting a serving RAF personnel on the North West Frontier and Baghdad, circa 1926, including aerial photography, crashed aircraft, bridges, daily life and topographical, some inscribed, for example a crashed biplane, inscribed verso ‘crash by W/C Archer at Dalbindin near Quetta. LAC Bolam killed 1926, 8.5 x 15 cm, an aerial snapshot photograph, inscribed ‘The Golden Domes of Khadiman, taken from the air, Baghdad 1926, approx. 100 15 x 19 cm and approx. 200 15 x 9.5 cm and smaller, all rolled and some chipping and loss, contained in an old leather bag

35* Early Aviation. Aerial Flight, a handwritten account of his thoughts on flight by Henry Wilson-Fox, 1899, comprising: a neatly handwritten 32-page manuscript on lined paper entitled ‘Aerial Flight’ dated 11.11.99 - 25.12.99, he writes that ‘I felt that the gulls floating lazily round the ship without apparent effort, conclusively proved that human flight - i.e. the flight of man aided by proper mechanical appliance - was certainly possible’, with six pages of pencil sketches, pages pinned to upper left edge in small batches, and a Patent, no. 1294708 issued by Edward VII awarded to Fox for his invention of improvements in or relating to the storage of electrically transmitted energy 1905; some light toning, various sizes, largest sheet 33 x 21.5 cm

The medals awarded to Group Captain J. O. ‘Joe’ Archer, Royal Air Force, were sold at Noonan’s on 6 December 2017, lot 772. (approx. 300) £100 - £150

Henry Wilson-Fox (1863-1921) served with Cecil Rhodes during the Second Matabele War. After his return from Africa Wilson-Fox joined the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, after reading all the literature he rejects ‘Professor Langley’s ﬂying machine’ and sets out his ideas for devising a way to rise ‘vertically from the ground’. (a folder) £200 - £300

36* Fuller Family Aviation Archive. A large collection compiled by Ralph Arthur Fuller (1922-1985), comprising 4 civil aviation logbooks for British South American Airways and British Overseas Airways Corporation dating from 18th Sept 1947 - 25th August 1973, total ﬂying time over 14,130 hours; military side cap with Royal Flying Corps badge; Training Manual, Royal Flying Corps, with Sgt A.G. Fuller R.F.C. written to upper cover, 1914; 4 black and white photographs of military men in a lifeboat, and on board a crowded ship; Ministry of Aviation Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Licence no. 7082 for Ralph Arthur Fuller, 31.1.48; The Spitﬁre I Aeroplane Merlin II Engine, April 1942; Royal Air Force Service and Release Book for Sergeant Fuller (1236865) Fitter II engines; B.O.A.C route maps; road maps; booklets; photographic postcards; etc., all contained within an Express Electric Laundry box and a large leather Samsonite suitcase with printed labels comprising: BOAC with handwritten name and address, Do Not Disturb, Jamaica and Bermuda (some loss) travel adhered to outside, 50 x 61 x 23.5 cm (2)

38* Logbooks. RAF logbooks kept by Group Captain George Arthur Vere Clayton D.F.C. (33109), 1932-1957, comprising four logbooks: logbook 1 (2 September 1932-27 May 1936); logbook 2 (2 June 1936-19 December 1938); logbook 3 (2 January 1939-20 March 1953); and logbook 4 (8 April 1953- 17 December 1957); record of service showing all bases including R.A.F. College, Cranwell, Hinaidi, School of Air Navigation at R.A.F. Manston, School of General Reconnaissance at R.A.F. Thorney Island, No. 17 Group Gosport, No. 4 (C) OTU Stranraer, No. 240 Squadron Lough Erne, HQ No 225 Group Bangalore, No. 173 Wing Cuttack, Base HQ Madras, etc., total ﬂying time 3016 hrs 5 mins, each logbook in original binding with R.A.F. lettering to upper cover, 8vo and slim 4to

£150 - £200

Group Captain George Arthur Vere Clayton D.F.C. (1914-1981) was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on the 18th June 1943 while flying with 240 Squadron after ‘leading a detachment of aircraft on a special operation which demanded great skill and determination.’ He flew over 120 types of aircraft, including the Southampton, Seal, Saro Cloud, Singapore, Catalina. After WWII he became a test pilot at Boscombe Down flying the Avro 707 and Sikorsky Hoverfly until he left the R.A.F in 1957. He later flew with Brian Trubshaw in a Valiant at displays over Farnborough. (4) £300 - £500

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39* Logbooks. Royal Air Force and Civil Pilot’s Flying Logbooks compiled by Squadron Leader John Riley Whittam, 4th Feb 1952-10th Feb 1994, comprising 3 log books, detailing his entire flying career from R.A.F. College to his last flight with Royal Brunei Airlines, first two R.A.F. logbooks detail exercises, flights and flying hours from 4th Feb 1952-10th November 1971 including reconnaissance, air to air firing practice, etc., civil pilot’s flying log book from 5th February 1972-10th February 1994, also contained within the logbooks 45 photographs, and 24 letters, Summary of Flying Assessments, and documents including Mach Busters certificate for exceeding the speed of sound, etc., total flying time 17,248 hrs, (first leaf of 2nd RAF log book defective but retaining photograph), all in original bindings with gilt lettering to upper covers, thick 4to and 8vo Squadron Leader John Riley Whittam was based in England, Germany, America and Japan. He flew in over 26 different aircraft from Supermarine Swift, F100 Super Sabre, Vampire TII, Tiger Moth to Boeing 737s. Whittam (607454) received the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air and was gazetted on the 1st January 1965. (3) £200 - £400

40* Logbooks. Royal Air Force, Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Books, July 1923-6 Jan 1954, 3 log books comprising: Flight Lieutenant C. Barton, 18 p., detailing flights from July 1923 to 20 Nov 1940, from Britain, Singapore, India etc., including a fly past on the 5th Feb 1937 for the Governor of Singapore, quarter blue cloth over boards, handwritten label to upper cover; P.A.O. Leadbitter S., 23 p., detailing results of courses, bombing raids and flights from 12th January 1945 - 5th August 1950, from Pietersburg, Cairo West, red quarter cloth over boards with printed label to upper; and Ronald Nicholson, 11 p., detailing flying hours from 22nd May 1953 to 6th Jan 1953, comments end with ‘crash after take-off’, top edge with R Nicholson in blue ink, blue cloth boards, R Nicholson in manuscript to upper board, all 8vo, and Pilot’s Flying Log Book, Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck, facsimile published by After the Battle Magazine, hardbound brown cloth publication, limited edition 1632/2500, 21 x 13.5 cm, together with: WWII West Africa 1944. A small archive of letters, notes and photographs from Leading Aircraftman E. G. Boynett, comprising: a photograph album containing 78 black and white photographs showing military men at play, with local Africans, an African ceremony with costumes, etc., all mounted with photo corners, on a Scottie! stationery pad; 5 letters, 3 to Mr Boynett and dated 5 May 1945, 3 Sept 1944 & 14 April 1945, ‘...there is a great deal of talk going on these days about the end of the War with Germany...We have even been told that by the C.O’, Royal Air Force service and release book, Christmas 1944 menu card with 11 autographs to rear page, plus 12 other pieces of various ephemera, all loosely contained in a contemporary cloth-backed folder with R.A.F. Form 2190 printed and underlined to upper right and West Africa 1944 EB in black ink to upper board, typed Parable of New England laid down onto front pastedown, 26.5 x 21 cm Ronald Nicholson, a trainee navigating officer and member of an RAF rugby team, was killed on the 6th January 1954, when the Valetta aircraft he was travelling in with his teammates crashed. He was due to pass out the following month. (4 / a folder) £200 - £300

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42* Luftwaffe Fighter Aces Collection. An album containing 24 printed proﬁles with pencil autographs of the pilots, including Adolf Galland, Hermann Buchner and Erich Hartmann, 44/2000, blue mock leather gilt album, published by the Military Gallery, Bath, 4to (1)

£300 - £500

41* Logbooks. Royal Navy Flying logbooks kept by M. Daniels, 705, 728 & 848 Naval Air Squadron, 7th November 1958- 9th February 1965, comprising two logbooks: logbook one (7th November 1958 - 23rd October 1964), containing 14 photographs (5 of which are laid onto logbook leaves) showing Smith Island, whale meat being cut up, a Whirlwind helicopter on ﬂightdeck, iceberg being observed from a ship’s deck, etc., some staining to lower margin of a few leaves; logbook two (2nd November 1964 - 9th February 1965), containing 5 photographs, showing half portrait and portrait of Mike Daniels, another with caption in ink to verso ‘Me! on the top of the Tristan Volcano, the volcano only smokes slightly and gives off a few sulphur fumes, but its still quite warm. I was sweating cobs, Mike’, total ﬂying time 432 hrs 25 mins, both in original blue cloth with black lettering to upper covers, logbook one with plastic covering (old adhesive browned), 8vo, together with a black H.M.S. Albion fabric cap band, a British Leading Seaman rank and sleeve insignia badge sewn onto a patch of black fabric, a bullion embroidery wings with central oval and silvered anchor, Fleet Air Arm Photographer trade badge on white fabric, and another in Bullion cloth Daniels completed his foundational training as a Helicopter Crewman on Course at H.M.S. Daedalus. He also served on other Royal Navy ships including: H.M.S Falcon as a rear-seat operator, H.M.S. Protector as a crewman and photographer, and at R.N.A.S. Culdrose with the 848 Naval Air Squadron. (2) £300 - £500

43 Mitchell (Reginald Joseph, 1895-1937), British aircraft designer, best known for designing racing seaplanes. Steam-Engine Theory and Practice, by William Ripper, 6th edition, London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1912, ﬁve folding diagrams including frontispiece, correct as listed, diagrams and illustrations throughout, publisher’s advert leaf at rear, Mitchell’s ownership signature and address in fountain pen ink to front free endpaper, ‘R. J. Mitchell, Victoria Cottage, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent’, original brown cloth gilt, small sticker at foot of spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo A rare and early autograph of the legendary Supermarine Spitﬁre lead designer. When Reginald was a child, the family lived in Normacot, now a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. In 1911, after leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as an apprentice for Kerr Stuart & Co. of Fenton, a railway engineering works. In 1916, Mitchell joined the Supermarine Aviation Works at Southampton. This book was presumably acquired by the young Mitchell while working for the railway engineering works, in order to develop a deeper understanding of applied physics and maths. (1) £500 - £800

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44* National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Apollo Spacecraft News, including Apollo 14 Changes supplement, 19351971, comprising sixteen different sections, each containing technical information relating to Apollo Spacecraft and Crew, ﬁrst few leaves detached, together in a pale green cloth ring binder, typed label adhered to spine ‘Apollo Spacecraft News Reference’, 29 x 24.5 cm (1)

46* RAF Photographs. 501 (City of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, circa 1920-1939, loose pages from an album featuring 78 medium-sized and 14 small photographs, a unique collection which includes air-to-air shots, candid ground shots, pilot groups and ofﬁcial squadron photos covering the period from formation in 1929 to the outbreak of war in 1939, featuring various aircraft including Westland Wapiti and Wallace, DH9A, Hawker Harts and Hinds and Hurricanes

£80 - £120

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45* Pioneer Aviation. 1910 Bournemouth Aviation Meeting, a group of seven photographic postcards, all captioned, including ‘The Hon. C.S. Rolls in the air’ (No.62), four loosely mounted to card, all 7.5 x 13 cm

47* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 41 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Taylor (Robert), The Battle for Britain, 92/400, (signed by artist and 42 veterans); Trudgian (Nicolas), Mustang Mayhem, 14/60, (signed by the artist and 11 veterans); and Normandy Breakout, 59/150, (signed by artist and 46 veterans); Cohen (Gill), ‘’Gentlemen, as you were’’ – Dowding at Hornchurch, 1940, 20/275, (signed by the artist, 38 veterans and Vera Lynn); West (Philip E.), Operation Jericho – The Amiens Raid, 92/300, (signed by artist and 37 veterans); and 36 others similar, all signed to margins, largest 63 x 91 cm

Sanctioned by the Royal Aero Club, the meeting was held over six days in July and featured 19 competitors. The competition was marred by the death of Charles Rolls, the ﬁrst British pilot to die in an air accident on 12 July 1910. (7) £70 - £100

The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (a folder)

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£200 - £300

£300 - £500

50* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 48 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Holness (Matt), That Eternal Summer, 49/60, (signed by artist and 13 veterans); Trudgian (Nicolas), Target London, Artist’s Special Reserve 43/50, (signed by artist and 15 veterans); Pritchard (David), Battle Attack, 109/150, (signed by artist and 14 veterans); Hamilton (Alex), Sorbo Leader Attacking, 26/500, (signed by artist and 30 veterans); and 44 others similar, all signed to margins, plus pencil drawing of a WWII pilot by Geoff Pleasance, 2010, (signed by artist and 13 veterans); largest 69 x 86 cm

48* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 42 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of West (Philip E.), Lancasters at the Ready, Artist’s Proof 36/60, (signed by artist and 20 veterans); Cohen (Gill), Crewing Up, 2/156, (signed by artist and 32 veterans); Taylor (Robert), Band of Brothers, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1945, 279/400, (signed by artist and 39 veterans); Holness (Matt), Shot Down and on the Run, 92/175, (signed by artist and 44 veterans); Postlethwaite (Mark), Blenheim Attack, 1/100, (signed by artist and 15 veterans); and 37 others similar, all signed to margins, largest 60 x 77.5 cm The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (2 folders)

The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (2 folders)

£300 - £500

49* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 44 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Holness (Matt), Wait for the Green, 6/50, (signed by artist and 7 veterans); Smith (Simon), Pegasus Bridge - Airborne Storm, (signed by artist and 33 veterans); Smith (Robin), Night Fright and Screaming Eagles Ready to Go!, 4/101, (signed by artist and 17 veterans); Trudgian (Nicolas), D-Day Armada, presentation copy, (signed by artist and 13 veterans); and Typhoons at Falaise, 82/125 publisher’s proof, (signed by artist and 31 veterans); and 39 others similar, all signed to margins, largest 60 x 94 cm

51* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 48 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Woodcock (Keith), Halifaxes, mounted, (signed by artist and 30 veterans to print and mountboard); Taylor (Richard), Guiding the Straggler Home, 63/100, (signed by artist and 30 veterans); Postlethwaite (Mark), Time To Go, 9/150, (signed by artist and 13 veterans); Smith (Robin), All the King’s Men, limited exclusively to an edition of 4, 1/4 (signed by the artist, 61 veterans and Vera Lynn); Cuneo (Terence), The Last Halifax’, 665/850, (signed by the artist and 53 veterans); and 43 others similar, all signed to margins, plus a signed photograph of Arthur T. Harris M.R.A.F., largest 66 x 84 cm

The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (a folder)

The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (2 folders)

£300 - £500

52* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of 50 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Taylor (Robert), Operation Chastise, the night they reached the dams, presentation copy, (signed by artist and 11 veterans); Saunders (Anthony), Low Pass Over The Mohne Dam, 44/425, (signed by artist and 4 veterans); Return of the Hunters, Omaha Beach June 1944, 10/350 (signed 44 times); Postlethwaite (Mark), Dambusters – Dawn Departure, 41/150, (signed by artist and 15 veterans); West (Philip E.), de Havilland’s ‘Wooden Wonder’, 12/400, (signed by artist and 19 veterans); and 45 others similar, all signed to margins, largest 83 x 63 cm The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (2 folders)

54* Tadman Family Archive. A collection compiled by the Tadman family including Wing Commander John Frederick Tadman C.G.M (1890-1955), circa 1930 onwards, comprising a comprehensive collection of items from the Tadman family, including approximately 300 letters, majority written to Joe from Mummie and Daddie, photographs including portraits, military groups, RNAS Felixstowe, Iraq, etc., manuscript lab books, 8 text books including one completed by Mary Tadman at Aylesbury Grammar School, Valentine photographic postcards showing aeroplanes, pith helmet, manuscript recipe book, binoculars, brass model of aeroplane, books, manuals, R.A.F. Hendon programme Saturday 26th June 1937, etc.

£300 - £500

John Frederick Tadman was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal on the 20th July 1917 'C.P.O. Mech., 2nd Gr., John Frederick Tadman, O.N. 271984 (Ch.). For conspicuous gallantry in climbing out on the wing of an aeroplane to plug a leak in the radiator. He remained in this position for a period of twenty minutes, thus enabling the aeroplane to return safely to her base.' London Gazette 30194. (1) £200 - £300

53* Signed Aviation Prints. A collection of approximately 60 aviation prints, signed by multiple veterans, comprising of Smith (Robin), Preparing for Action, 2/500, (signed by artist and 16 veterans); Cohen (Gill), One of the Many, 195/500, (signed by artist and 40 veterans); Lay (Trevor), Homeward Bound, 206/250, (signed by artist and 24 veterans); Teasdale (Steve), The Great Escape, only 40 worldwide, (signed by artist and 20 veterans); Weekley (Barry), Red Section Scramble, limited edition of 200 prints, (signed by artist and 26 veterans); and 55 others similar, all signed to margins, largest 89 x 63 cm, plus a small collection of photographs, some signed, and a few veterans orders of remembrances The last of the Christopher Mills Aviation Print Collection. (3 folders)

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55* Taylor (Robert). Spitfire, a colour print, an evocative image of two Spitfires flying over the coastline, signed in pencil by the artist, Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, additionally embellished with an aftermarket remarque by the artist showing a Spitfire side profile, framed and glazed, frame size 72 x 83 cm (1)

£300 - £500

£200 - £300

56* American Aviation - Photography. A collection of approximately 400 mainly North American, McDonnell, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing aviation photographs, 1939-1993, comprising approximately 400 photographs, mostly black and white, of various United States aircraft: Lockheed Orion, F-94C Starﬁre, Shooting Star, Neptune, Galaxy, Viking, Constellation, Hudson I, North American Vigilante, Savage, Fury, Sabre, Nellis, Super Sabre, F-107a 2nd prototype, XA2J-1, Tornado, McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, Phantom, Voodoo, Demon, Harrier, Goblin, F-15 Eagle, Northrop Tiger, Scorpion, Republic XF-91, Ryan XFR-4 Fireball, Vought Vindicator, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, B-52, B-47, KC-97E Stratofreighters, etc., including air-toair, some with ink or typed stamps to verso, such as McDonnell Douglas - St. Louis, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Flight Refuelling Ltd, Sperry Flight Systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Air Force Photo, etc., largest 20.4 x 25.6 cm, photographs displayed in clear plastic wallets, contained in ﬁve ring binders with printed title adhered to spine (5)

£200 - £400

57* World War I Letters. A comprehensive collection of letters sent from Lieutenant Allan Wenman Smith (1896-1917), 34 Reserve Squadron, The King’s (Liverpool) Regiment, 1914-1917, comprising 6 volumes of contemporary typescript-copied letters, on Empire Bond watermarked paper, in blue ink with red headings, sent from Allan to his mother and father, September 1914 - 18th March 1917, detailing everyday life in the army including rest days, updates on friends, and combat ‘We saw a fine exhibition of German shelling whilst we were up at the dugouts, three shells dropped about 20 yds over the embankment, one blew a tree to atoms: a lot of our men were inside at the time,...we saw the shell burst right in the midst of a party of 5, but only one got hit’ 17.4.15, ‘I have seen this war at its worst - not war - but vast human slaughter. Brave men running to death’ and ‘While dusk I organised stretcher parties and worked through the night...finally got them all away after 14 hours’ work and great exposure...I expect this will be recognised well - but I care nought for it’, Sunday, May 10th 1915, each volume with handwritten title to brown paper covers (one detached), hole punched to left hand margin and tied with orange ties, plus a head and shoulders portrait of Smith, and a letter to his parents congratulating them on their son being recommended for the Victoria Cross Provenance: Purchased from Turner Donovan Military Books, January 2010. Lieutenant Allan Wenman Smith served in France with the 1/6th King’s Rifle Battalion from February 1915. Officers recommended him for distinction, and he received the Russian Order of St George for his self-sacrifice and bravery, taking part in the charge of the Canadians when the first German gas attack broke the French line. He came out of it with just three others from his platoon. Later he organised a search party for the wounded, as well as bringing in the wounded himself, at Hill 60. In January 1916 he joined the Royal Flying Corps. Smith was killed on the 18th March 1917 when, whilst recovering from a dive, the tail of his Sopwith Strutter broke off, resulting in a fatal crash. (6) £300 - £500

58* World War II Photography. A collection of 56 photographs, Personalities of the World War, compiled by a member of the W.A.A.F., 1939-1943, comprising 56 photographs laid onto 24 leaves, showing key ﬁgures including: H.M. The King, The Queen, Air Marshall Sir Richard Peirse, The Duke of Kent, King Peter of Yugoslavia, Winston Churchill, signed photograph of Air Commodore Chamier, founder & Commandant of the Air Training Corps, Prince Peter of Greece, Lord Gort, General N.W. Ritchie, Air Chief Marshall Shotto Douglas, F/Lt ‘Paddy’ Finnican DFC, Sir Stafford Cripps, etc., also shows scenes from the Western Desert, destroyed Stukas in Libya, Malta, message carriers in the Western Desert, etc., each photograph with caption in white to margin, inscription to front endpaper ‘A souvenir of some personalities I have met & worked under during my service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force 1939-1943, G.M....F/Sgt’, original boards bound at front and rear, modern black quarter morocco, oblong 4to (1)

£150 - £200

59* WWI, German Aviation and Interwar. A collection of German Aviation photographs, circa 1913-1930, comprising a photograph album containing 183 photographs and 3 photographic postcards, showing portraits, pilots in aeroplanes, military groups, aerial shots of the ground, Type AE Observation Balloon, balloon ﬂight, bomb damage in Soissons, aeroplane wrecks, military funeral, Japanese aviators, etc., including a signed photographic postcard of Otto Steifvater and Jeannin-Stahltaube signed by Steifvater and dated 1913, a few captioned in the negative, some leaves loose, upper paper wrapper detached, oblong 4to (1)

£600 - £800

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60* WWII Supermarine Flying Boats Photograph. A collection of 126, mainly WWII military photographs, 1934-1955, 126 gelatin silver prints, mainly WWII military, some air-to-air photographs, others in action and some from aboard H.M.S. Warspite, showing various Supermarine Flying Boats, including Seagull III, Stranraer, Seagull V, Scapa, Walrus, etc., some with ink stamps to verso, contained in clear plastic wallets, each with model of aircraft, date taken, and if any stamp to verso, contained in ring binder with printed title adhered to spine, largest 20.2 x 25.3 cm (a folder)

£150 - £200

61* WWII Logbooks. RAF logbooks kept by Squadron Leader Jack Archer, D.F.C., A.F.C, 58 & 578 Squadron, comprising three logbooks, logbook 1 (17 November 1936 to 27 April 1939), pasted with black and white aircraft photographs showing Whitley III, Handley Page “Heyford” and other aircraft’, logbook 2 (3 May 1939 to 27 December 1941), logbook 3 (2 January 1942 to 31 January 1955), each logbook numbered with paper wrapper inscribed ‘Pilot’s Flying Log Book No ... J. Archer’, together with a collection of original documents including a letter from Buckingham Palace dated 5 December 1945 for the investiture of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and enclosure from Buckingham Palace, black and white photograph of an operations room, signed black and white photograph of 578 Squadron (August 1944) including Archer (third from the left), RAF cloth brevet, a typed account of H-LK 809 plus two WWII silk escape maps for Germany and Austria, the other, Northern France, Holland and Belgium, an RAF escape and evasion button compass and other related items A.F.C. London Gazette: 11 June 1942 D.F.C. London Gazette: 22 May 1945 Jack Archer (1912-1995) was born in Ossett, Yorkshire. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1936 and, after completing training, joined 166 (B) Squadron on 20 September 1937. He was attached to 58 Squadron on 7 June 1940 and was operational with the squadron. He served with 578 Squadron from 19 August 1944. The squadron was based at Burn near Selby and was primarily for Halifax bombers. During its fourteen months of occupation at RAF Burn, the squadron flew 2722 sorties and suffered casualties. Jack Archer flew a total of 23 operations over Germany during his time with the squadron. He flew a total of 51 operations throughout WWII. Archer had extensive knowledge of Whitley aircraft, and a letter included in the lot from the Group Captain, Commanding at RAF Abingdon, dated 11 February 1943, commends Archer for his knowledge in instructing an airborne aircraft whose crew could not lower the undercarriage in successfully doing so, Archer saved the aircraft from landing with its undercarriage retracted. After the war, Archer was transferred to the Aircraft Control Branch of the Royal Air Force and after retirement, he resided in Northallerton, Yorkshire. (1) £400 - £600

63* Ambrose (Stephen E.). The Victors, Eisenhower and his Boys: The Men of World War II, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998, signed in black ink to dedication page ‘To: Ernie Ley ‘Hand Tough’ Dick Winters’, in dust jacket, tall 8vo, together with Weir D.F.C. (Archibald Nigel Charles). Verses of a Fighter Pilot, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1941, plus Kennington (Eric). The Jubilee Limited Edition, four prints showing Squadron Leader Douglas Bader DSO DFC; Flight Lieutenant John Cunningham DFC; Sergeant James Lacey DFM and Bar; and Flight Lieutenant Roderick Learoyd VC, each signed by subject in pencil, 319/950, in printed blue paper presentation card portfolio with gilt lettering, and Morgan (Col. Robert). The Man who Flew the Memphis Belle, New York: Dutton, 2001, signed to title page by the author, 8vo (4)

£70 - £100

62* WWII RAF Logbook. WWII RAF pilot’s flying log books, kept by Frank Edward Wheeler, 174 Squadron, 1941-1945, two flying logbooks, commencing 3rd November 1941 (training), final entry 7th June 1945, inscribed in neat handwriting, 6th June 1944 ‘R.P. Armed Recce, Bretteville Area...’’D’’ Day’, 7th June ‘Armed Recco. S. of Caen...Drop tanks used - landed at Tangmere 23.15 hrs’, 3rd July ‘Armed Recco. and R.P. Attack...Village and Wood of Louvigny - Accurate Heavy Flak - C.O. Hit’, 3rd August ‘Armed Recce...Falaise Area’, 22nd Sept ‘R.P. and Cannon attack on factory...at Arnhem’, 11th Oct ‘Armed Recce. Attacked Barges...on R. Rhine N.W. of Wesel. 2 Barges Damaged’, total flying time 892 hrs, 10 types of aircraft flown including: Typhoon, Spitfire, Hurricane, Tiger Moth, etc., telegram stamped by the Signals Office HQ with ‘Action Immediate’, dated 7 Jun 1946 announces ‘Crew F/O Wheeler and F/O Harvey both NOT repeat NOT hurt. Aircraft undamaged...Arrange Collection’ loosely inserted into second log book, plus other related ephemera including: typed letter on Buckingham Palace letterhead to Wheeler from the King regretting that can’t personally give him the award [Distinguished Flying Cross] but sends his congratulations, 13 detached leaves from a photo album containing 37 black and white photographs showing aircraft and group shots of RAF personnel, a typed ‘A Short History of No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron, Christmas Card from 2nd Tactical Air Force 1944, and a handwritten note with poem 8.1.44, 5 leaves with modern address label of Frank Wheeler Frank E Wheeler (1921-2013) volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1941. After completing his flying training on Tiger Moths, he was recommended for further training as a single fighter pilot. In late January 1944, he joined No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron, a fighter-bomber unit based in Westhampnett, Goodwood. His first operation was as a number two escorting the second squadron of Mosquitos taking part in Operation Jericho, the Amiens jailbreak. Wheeler took part in operations around the Falaise Gap and D-Day, serving throughout occupied Europe, taking part in 1,123 operations. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on the 14th June 1945 and promoted to Flying Officer on the 22nd March 1945. It was announced in the London Gazette Supplement on the 4th May 1945.

64* American Civil War. The Soldier’s Memorial, published by Currier & Ives, 1862, colour lithograph commemorating soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, three rows of men from 1st Lieutenant John Nield’s, Captain H.M. McIntire and 2nd Lieutenant Charles B. Lambourn’s company, 48.5 x 36.5 cm, brown tone, period giltwood frame, frame size 53.5 x 42 cm

An audio interview with Frank Edward Wheeler, in which he mentions his logbook, can be found on the Imperial War Museum website https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80032546. (a folder) £400 - £600

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£100 - £150

65* Bairnsfather (Captain Bruce, illustrator). Fragments from France postcards, London: ‘The Bystander’, circa 1916, comprising 54 postcards and 6 original envelopes (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th series), three cigarette cards from the same series, ‘The Bystander’s’ Fragments from France, Fragments from France and eight other books about or illustrated by Bairnsfather, mainly 8vo (a carton)

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£150 - £200

66* Boer War. An archive of letters, photographs and scrapbooks relating to the Harington family, May 1861-4th August 1914, comprising 98 letters, majority addressed to Miss Grattan, The Lodge, Falkenham W. Ipswich, 76 written to ‘Woo’, 22 written to Miss Graham or ‘Friend’, 26 in original envelopes, neatly handwritten, signed ‘Bootles’ or ‘Child’, covering everyday life, some on letterheaded paper from Kiukiang, and the United Service Club, Pall Mall; a photograph album containing 100 photographs, and associated ephemera over 21 leaves including: Queenstown 1903, South Africa 1899-1900, Natal, Maritzburg 1899, Limerick 1904, Fermoy 1901, Malta, King’s Birthday Parade 1903, army group photograph with signatures to opposite page including René Bull dated 1899, a mess bill dated 30/9/99, Telegram from Ladysmith sent by Major Gratton ‘Family are all very well and send regards’, dated 9-1-1899, a Programme of Athletic Sports held on board the S.S. Garth Castle in which Major Grattan is listed as a judge, The Ladysmith Lyre issued by The Daily Graphic, vol 1 No.1 27th Nov 1899, In Memoriam Victoria, Queen and Empress, etc., 2 scrap albums, ﬁrst with handwritten title ‘Boer Rebellion for Gladys from her Mother’, containing 120 photographs over 60 leaves and associated ephemera including paper clippings; 3 further scrap albums containing photographs, handwritten verses and newspaper clippings; 65 loose photographs, including a photograph of Lady Gladys Norah Harington neé Grattan, taken by Bassano Ltd, (the glass negative of which is held in the National Portrait Gallery, NPG x150147); a Coronation medal from 1937 and a 1935 Silver jubilee medal both awarded to Lady Harington each with related letter, etc General Sir Charles ‘Tim’ Harington (1872-1940) and Limerick-born Gladys Norah Grattan, married in 1904. Harington served in the British Army for 46 years, taking part in the Second Boer War, the Chanak Crisis, and the First World War. Between 1918 and 1920, he served as Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, commanding the occupation forces in the Black Sea and Turkey, and in 1933 became the Governor of Gibraltar. Gladys Norah Grattan was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel O’Donnel Colley Grattan (1855-1929) and Helen Randall Trench (1858-1952). Arthur Osbourne Trench (1864-?) was Helen’s brother. Brigadier General O’Donnel Colley Grattan served in the South African War from 1899-1900 and was with the 1st Battalion for the operations at Rietfontein, Lombards Kop and the Defence of Ladysmith. He is mentioned in Despatches and gazetted as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, which was presented to him by the King on 29 October 1901. (a carton) £400 - £600

67* Earnshaw (Harold, 1886-1937). ‘Scottie’ & some others, by ‘Staff Nurse’, circa 1919, watercolour on buff paper, original cover artwork for the book ‘Scottie’ and some others, published in London by W & R Chambers in 1919, signed to lower right, 31.5 x 15 cm, mounted, framed and glazed (50 x 32 cm) Harold Earnshaw lost his right arm in WWI and had to relearn how to write, draw and paint with his left hand. (1) £80 - £120

68 French Resistance. Le Maquis de Beaubery et le Bataillon du Charollais, 1st edition, Lyon: Imprimeries Bellecour, 1947, photographic illustrations and maps, short closed tear to introduction leaf, some light toning to the textblock, original boards, a little rubbed, upper cover a little bowed, 4to Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to Stanley Cannicott ‘en souvenir des belles heures que nous avons vecues ensemble et en temoignage de notres bien vive amitié, Janvier 1948’. With a photograph of the Jedburgh Teams reunion, dated 1991 to verso with some members identiﬁed, loosely inserted. Captain Stanley M. Cannicott (‘Pembroke’) was in charge of the ‘Alan’ team of the Special Operations Executive Jeburgh team, a tripartite (BritishFrench-American) unit which supervised and coordinated with the French Resistance in the Saône region, and was parachuted in during 12-13 August 1944 to sabotage and harass the German retreat. He became a psychiatrist post-war and published his memoir Journey of a Jed in 1986 (1) £100 - £200

70* Hesepe POW Camp. An album compiled by Lieutenant Henry J.C. Albrecht, officer in the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps, comprising 20 photographs of Portuguese military soldiers in trenches, bomb damage in Bethune, uniformed officer groups including a photograph taken in Hespe ‘1918- Prisoners of War Lt Geoffrey Brandon, Royal Engineers Tunneling Company, Lt Henry J.C. Albrecht Machine Gun Corps, Lt Richard L. Statham M.C. Dorset Regt, The Germans allowed this photo to be taken & then forbade it to be sent to England’, 33 other documents laid onto album leaves including handwritten letters, Bread-ticket, German Parole card, German Billeting order, letter sent with Portuguese Military Order of Aviz, Cavalier dated 10th May 1920, printed letter on Buckingham Palace letterhead dated 1918 from George R.I., German POW money, press cuttings, large photographic panorama of Chapigny Farm - O.P. 5/6/17 (loosely contained), and other printed ephemera, mostly with handwritten captions in white, contained in contemporary photograph album with red ties, oblong 4to Temporary and acting Lieutenant Henry John Charles Albrecht (1891-1950) was gazetted on the 25th November 1919 (page 14641). Albrecht was reportedly gazetted again for his attempts to escape whilst being held as a Prisoner of War. He was held in Hesepe camp, near Bramsche; conditions were notoriously harsh, with crowding and reports of torture. A prisoners’ committee was formed by the Allied officers, including Scottish philosopher and poet Archie Bowman, to successfully negotiate a move with the Camp Commandant, Captain Hohnholz, to a better-equipped permanent facility in Cologne in October 1918. £500 - £700 (1)

69* Hassall (John, illustrator). Ye Berlyn Tapestrie: Wilhelm’s Invasion of Flanders, London: Edmund Evans Ltd, [1915], printed over 30 illustrated pages, showing a cartoon panorama caricaturing German aggression in WWI, folded concertina style, some neat repairs to verso of folds and rear wrapper, small paper abrasion to upper blank margin of page seven, original printed paper wrappers, a little frayed at extremities, oblong 8vo (1)

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£200 - £300

71* Military Maps. A collection of 12 ﬁnely drawn, handcoloured military maps, by Captain William Terry, circa 1805, comprising 12 hand-drawn maps on cream wove paper, some sheets with ‘Whatman 1801’ watermark, majority showing the High Wycombe and West Wycombe area, including: Sketch of a Table for Winter Quarters; Sketch of the March of the Fourth Column of the Army encamped at Coleshill, with some closed tears and minor loss to right edge/margin, signed by Lt. St. Martin Watwiles Reg; three maps showing High Wycombe; Position de l’Armee, et des ses avant Gardes, aux Environs de High Wycombe; sa Driote appuyée sur Monday Farm et audela et sa gauche sur Park Hill, long horizontal closed tear to right hand side; Plan of the Advanced Guard at Four Ashes and Apple Common; Squad Plan; Plan of Cantonments; a map of Bridgwater; Plan of Resources; and a map of West Wycombe; ten signed by Captain William Terry, largest 1050 x 400 mm, all contained in a contemporary galvanised ﬁeld tube Captain William Terry (died 1864) was appointed Cornet in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards on 1st October 1803, Lieutenant in 1805 and Captain in 1807. In 1803 Britain was at war with Napoleonic France; Napoleon had assembled a large army on the Channel coast, so Britain mobilised troops, volunteers, and made defensive preparations throughout Southern England. Terry’s maps could be preparations for the defence against a French invasion.

73* Mortimer (Francis James, 1874-1944). Soldiers Queuing to Exchange Money, 1917, two silver gelatin prints, showing queues of British soldiers in uniform, both individually mounted on card, printed ‘The Camera Club’ labels with Catalogue No. 641 and 341 respectively, handwritten, to verso, largest 48 x 63.5 cm

Lieutenant St. Martin of the Watwiles Regiment, probably De Watteville’s Regiment, a regiment of mercenaries, drawn mostly from Austria and the wider continent, but in British pay. (a tube) £100 - £150

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72* Military Photograph. A Victorian overpainted photograph showing Lieutenant Henson Bancroft Faulkner, 17th Lancers, ﬁnely painted in full uniform with sword by his side, mounted cavalry in the background, 30.5 x 23 cm, within a moulded ﬂoral gesso frame and velvet and wood outer frame, frame size 48 x 40 cm, two printed labels to verso, Messrs Maull & Co, Late Maull and Polyblank, 187 A Piccadilly, W London, inscribed ‘Lieut Faulkner, 27. 3. 67’

74* Partridge (Sir Bernard, 1861-1945). The River Season, Punch cartoon, 7th August 1918, pen and ink with black chalk, highlighted with white, title in black ink to lower margin with caption, publication and date in red to lower margin, 36 x 25.5 cm, mounted, framed and glazed (46.5 x 34.5 cm), David Cohen Fine Art label to verso

£150 - £200

Exhibited at The Great War Exhibition, The King Street Galleries, November 1988 (catalogue number 102). (1) £80 - £120

Henson Bancroft Faulker served with the 17th Lancers (Lieutenant) before transferring to the 5th Foot on 8 May 1867. (1) £200 - £300

76* Thomas (Herbert Samuel, M.B.E., 1883-1966). The Hun Strafer, charcoal and pastel drawing, showing a soldier and titled below, signed upper left, period oak frame, glazed, frame size 76 x 46.5 cm, together with two further works by the same artist, "At Your Service Tirpitz", showing a naval brigade soldier, signed and dated 1916 lower right, period oak frame, glazed, frame size 76 x 46.5 cm, plus, Colour Sergeant J. Slade, Wiltshire Regiment, inscribed 'To Jim Slade from Bert Thomas 1918' lower right, framed and glazed, frame size 59.5 x 39.5 cm, typed attribution to verso, some staining and water damage Herbert Samuel Thomas M.B.E. (1883-1966) served as a Private in the Artists’ Riﬂes and later as an ofﬁcial artist for the National Savings Campaign. (3) £200 - £300

75* Sichel (Ernest Leopold, 1862-1941). Portrait of Captain and Adjutant John Alfred Emsley (1890-1918), 2nd-6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, oil on canvas, showing a half-portrait of Captain Emsley in army uniform, C. Sichel on small section of canvas laid onto lower right (at some point put onto a smaller stretcher) 69.5 x 61 cm, Newman Soho Square London ink stamp to verso

77* World War II. Archive belonging to Captain (Dr) Ernest Grundy, 16th Field Dressing Station attached to 50 Division, comprising: named beret (with Royal Army Medical Corps cap badge) and side cap; from Ashton Keynes to Arnsberg booklet; typed letter dated 16th July 1958 on The Reader’s Digest letterhead addressed to Dr Grundy signed by Cornelius J. Ryan thanking him for the contribution he has made to the D-Day book Ryan was writing; The Mayo Clinic by Lucy Wilder, 1938; Royal Medical Army Corps Training, 1940; seventeen various maps including Aldershot Command (backed onto linen), Stratharn, Nanyuki, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Tanganyika, Mount Kenya and later, 1934-74; all contained in a brown suitcase with clasps and leather handle, and campaign furniture comprising two canvas wash basins (one 70 x 74 x 31 cm, the other 34 x 34 x 16 cm), each with E. GRUNDY stencilled in black, with wooden and metal scissor action frame, contained in a jute bag with E. Grundy stencil in black, 90 x 11 cm

Emsley was mentioned in dispatches by Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig for gallant and distinguished service in the ﬁeld. He died of inﬂuenza on the 1st December 1918. Sichel was an artist, born in the same city as Emsley: Bradford, West Yorkshire, to German Jewish parents. (1) £200 - £300

Dr Ernest Grundy took part in D-Day. He landed on King Red Beach in the Juno Sector on the 6th June at 11 pm. Correspondence between Grundy and Cornelius Ryan can be found online at the Ohio University: https://fromthepage.com/ohiouniversitylibraries/d-dayaccounts/cornelius-ryan-wwii-papers-box-021-folder-07-ernest-grundy. (a carton) £400 - £600

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79* WWI - H.M.S. Amethyst. Official Reports of the Dardanelles Campaign from H.M.S. Amethyst, and Letters from Lieutenant James C.J. Soutter, 23rd January - 14th December 1915, comprising 25 official typed documents and 2 handwritten reports from H.M.S. Amethyst mostly from Commander in Command G.J. Todd, a few signed by Rear Admiral Cecil F. Thursby, 4th March 17th November 1915; 2 handwritten reports from H.M.S. Amethyst; 41 handwritten letters in neat black ink from Lieutenant James C.J. Soutter ‘H.M.S. Amethyst c/o G.P.O’ to his Mother (with three original envelopes), from 23rd January 1915 - 14th December 1915, on the 25th March ‘about 3.30 am. We came under the fire of one of the forts on the left-hand side of Dardanelles. Their first or second shot got us in a bad place as it temporarily disabled us by carrying away our steam steering gear...for a few minutes the enemy had us on toast’, on the 6th April he reports to his mother ‘There was the continuous bursting of the enemy’s shrapnel close to us...I was staggered to find so heavy a death toll. I will not try to describe to you what I saw. It shocked me greatly’; and 12 small black and white photographs taken by Soutter on board H.M.S. Amethyst, largest 9 x 14 cm

78* WWI - American Red Cross. A collection of letters and other ephemera from Mr & Mrs John da Costa, 11th July 1915-19th April 1936, comprising: 11 typed or handwritten letters, 8 of which are from or to Mr or Mrs John or Elizabeth Lillie da Costa (four written in French, two on American Red Cross letterhead), detailing their duties in France and difﬁculties they encountered there ‘The work appeals to me more than establishing canteens in Paris for the American Soldiers. The 50 miles which comprise my district take in a number of our battleﬁelds, Montdidier, Compeigne, Villers, Cotterets, Senslis, Meaux, Beauvais, these are some of the centres from which my special unit will operate’, plus other ephemera including Red Cross Contract with Elizabeth Lillie da Costa, typed interview notes, some fraying to edges and some blank sheets of American Red Cross letterhead

Lieutenant James Cantrell Johnstone Soutter (1885-1963) is mentioned in a report about the events in which the H.M.S Amethyst was under fire from Turkish shore batteries, on the 21st March 1915 a report from The Vice Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron, G.J.Todd mentions ‘Lieutenant James C.J. Soutter, executive Officer, who carried out his many duties in a most able, cool and efficient manner under very trying circumstances. It was certainly due to him that the hand-wheel was manned and communication with it established without delay’. Soutter and Todd were mentioned in despatches for their actions. (a folder) £600 - £800

John da Costa (1866-1931) was a British portrait painter with a studio in Chelsea, their house in Clanﬁeld treated wounded servicemen. He married Elizabeth Lillie da Costa in 1897. (a folder) £200 - £300

80* WWI - Military Ephemera. A collection of ephemera from WWI, comprising: a German manuscript book containing 41 neat handwritten messages and a few watercolour illustrations from various people, compiled by a schoolchild, dated 11th November 1914 to 13th March 1918; a black ring binder containing 29 items comprising postcards, booklets, ration books etc., including a certiﬁcate for Paul Kahle for participation in the War, 9 postcards including 5 embroidered, The Disabled Soldier’s Handbook, 1918; Scarborough and District Co-Operative Society, Ltd Sugar Card, etc.; 9 Military issue books including: Field Service Pocket Book, 1914; Royal Medical Corps Training, 1914; Infantry Training, 1914; Notes for Infantry Ofﬁcers on Trench Warfare, 1916; Manual of Military Cooking and Dietary, 1915; Diagrams of Field Defences, 1918, etc., some with ownership inscriptions, largest 8vo

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£100 - £150

82* World War I. Two letters sent from Captain Reginald Clare Essenhigh, No. 6 Entrenching Battalion, 10th Army Corps, 17th and 25th September 1915, comprising two letters, both on one leaf with neat handwriting to verso and recto, both addressed to Cathy updating her on his day-to-day army life, first one dated 17th September ‘I shall be quite an authority on trenches, dug-outs, barbed wire entanglements & all sorts of little Bosche traps. One takes a certain fiendish pride in such things’, the second dated 25th September 1915, ‘...it is the calm before the storm, when that storm comes it will be hell, & a bigger one than any experienced yet. I am under orders at present for the firing line, having been posted to our 2nd Bat & expect to go up any day’, with original envelopes, handwritten address to Miss C. C. Adin, Croham Mount, Selsdon Rd, South Croydon, England, with Field Office and Censor Passed stamps, Reginald Clare Essenhigh (1890-1955) served in World War I, joining the University of London Officer Training Corps before being commissioned as a Special Reserve officer in the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He lost his leg in action during a coastal assault on 27th June 1917 at Nieuport. He later went on to become a county judge and Conservative MP. (2) £150 - £200

81* WWI German Air Combat Forces. Kriegserinnerungen [War Memories], 1914-1918, comprising a small photograph album containing 48 photographs, over 12 leaves, showing aeroplanes in ﬂight, groups of soldiers, aeroplanes on the ground, crash sites, bomb damage to houses, graves, aerial shots of other aeroplanes, etc., a few captioned in the negative, inscription in German to verso of front free endpaper ‘Kriegserinnerungen, der 11/5. Bergmann Lt’, contemporary half brown sheep over buff fabric, small 4to (26 x 17.7 cm) (1)

£300 - £500

83* WWII Propaganda. A scrapbook containing 25 Allied propaganda leaﬂets and other wartime publications, 1943 in Italian, French and German, including I tiranni non sanno resistere all verità, Fuori I Tedeschi!, Mon Album, Volk am Abgrund, Die Fronten Rücken Näher Ostfront, Totale Selbstvernichtung!, Capitulation Sans Conditions, Das War Hamburg, 6 issues of L'Amérique en Guerre, 1943, single issues of Le Courrier de l'Air, 25 November 1943, Sternenbanner, 15 November 1943, Accord, November 1943, all mounted with tape to left margin on blank album leaves, original boards, upper cover recovered with ﬂoral paper, some edge wear, oblong folio, 32 x 34 cm

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AVIATION ART 84* Aitken (Kenneth). S.E.5., watercolour on paper, showing this aircraft over the Western Front, signed lower left, 19 x 27 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 32 x 40 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso, together with Latham (Joe). An Elegant Bomber, watercolour on paper, showing Bristol Blenheim IV L, signed lower right, 25 x 35.5 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 45 x 55.5 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso, plus Fielding (Graham). Morning Delivery Lake Havel Berlin 1948, watercolour on paper, titled lower left, signed and dated (19)98 lower right, framed and glazed, frame size 35.5 x 41 cm, plus a colour print by Robert Taylor, “Memorial Flight”, signed in pencil by Johnnie Johnson, Leonard Cheshire, Peter Townsend and the artist, framed and glazed, frame size 52 x 71.5 cm (4)

£100 - £150

87* Brown (Stephen). In the air tonight, oil on board, showing an SOE Lysander over a snowy landscape, signed lower right, 26 x 36 cm, framed, frame size 39 x 48.5 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso (1)

£100 - £150

85* Brereton (James). ‘Over and Out’, oil on canvas, showing a Mosquito and a Meteor, signed and dated (19)79 lower right, 51 x 92 cm, framed, together with an aviation collection belonging to Flight Lieutenant A. Hutchison, 603 and 109 Squadron, Royal Air Force, comprising 3 RAF logbooks for the period of 17 May 1944 to 9 December 1956, 3 engine logbooks, circa 1960s, 2 Pilot’s Notes General (April 1943), a Squadron shield for 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, plus another for the University of Edinburgh, a pewter presentation mug engraved to Flt. Lt. Hutchison, 603 Squadron 1955-57 and other items The painting represents the aircraft ﬂown by Hutchison. (a carton)

£100 - £150

88AR* Diggens (Rodney). Hawker Hunters F.Mk.6., 74 Fighter Squadron, RAF, watercolour on paper, signed and dated (19)91 lower right, 49.5 x 35.5 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 69 x 53 cm (1)

£150 - £200

86AR* Brown (Stephen). Handley Page Halifax, oil on canvas, showing Halifax Mk IIIs of 158 Squadron passing over the village of West Tanﬁeld on the River Ure, heading for the bomber base of Lisset, Yorkshire, signed lower right, 51.5 x 86.5 cm, framed, frame size 63 x 87 cm

89AR* Diggens (Rodney). Sealane Sentinel, watercolour on paper, showing a Short Sunderland Mk 1, signed lower right, 31 x 42 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 45 x 55 cm, The Guild of Aviation Artists label to verso

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92AR* Holt (Alan. S.). Come in number 7 your time is up’, watercolour on paper, showing a Handley Page Victor landing, signed and dated 1995 lower right, 35 x 50 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 52 x 67 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso

90* Ellwood (David). The Battle of Malta, oil on canvas, showing Gloster Gladiators of 802 Naval Air Squadron over Malta in 1943, signed lower right, 40 x 51 cm, framed, frame size 54 x 64.5 cm (1)

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93* Howell (John, 1936 -). Gloster Gladiator Fighter Flight Malta 1940, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 36 x 52 cm, title inscribed in pencil, framed and glazed, frame size 56.5 x 71.5 cm, together with another watercolour by the same artist, ‘Gloster Gauntlet No 56 Squadron 1936’, signed and dated 1986 lower right, title inscribed in pencil, framed and glazed, frame size 56 x 71.5 cm (2)

£200 - £300

91* Forrest (Patricia). Pathﬁnders, De Havilland Mosquitos, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 33.5 x 47.5 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 54 x 69 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso (1)

£100 - £150

94* Howell (John, 1936 -). Hurricane I, 303 Squadron 1940, watercolour on paper, showing 303 (Kosciusko) Squadron during the Battle of Britain, signed and dated 1986 lower right, 35 x 52 cm, card mount aperture, title inscribed in pencil, framed and glazed, frame size 57 x 71 cm 303 Squadron was one of two Polish squadrons that fought during the Battle of Britain. The squadron claimed the largest number of aircraft shot down of the 66 Allied ﬁghter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain. (1) £150 - £200

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95* Howell (John, 1936 -). Typhoons 2nd Tactical Air Force 1945, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 34 x 52 cm, card mount aperture, title inscribed in pencil, framed and glazed, frame size 53 x 70 cm (1)

£100 - £150

98AR* Root (Malcolm). Alcock & Brown, oil on canvas, showing Alcock & Brown’s transatlantic ﬂight in their Vimy over the Atlantic in 1919, signed and dated 1998 lower right, 56 x 76 cm, gilt frame, frame size 69.5 x 85 cm, Grimes House Fine Art gallery label to verso The painting is illustrated with a narrative account in Malcolm Root’s Pageant of Transport, page 22/23. A copy of the book is included with the lot. (1) £300 - £500

96* Page (Geoffrey). U.S. Glider ‘Snatch’ Pick-Up’, watercolour on paper, showing an American CG-4 Waco glider about to be picked up by a DC3 ‘Dakota’, the ﬁrst ‘snatch’ in Europe after the allied landings on 6 June (9th U.S. Airforce), signed and dated (20)04 lower right, 19 x 25.5 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 43.5 x 49 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso (1)

99* Swallow (Douglas). Landfall at Bamburgh, oil on board, showing Beauﬁghter Mk Xs of 144 Squadron, signed lower left, 31 x 51.5 cm, framed, frame size 41.5 x 61.5 cm (1)

£100 - £150

97AR* Pears (Dion, 1928-1985). Harriers in action over the Falklands, May 1982, oil on canvas, some scuffs, signed lower left, scuffed, 61 x 92 cm, unframed (1)

£100 - £150

100AR* Taylor (Robert). Falkland Sortie Completed, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 20.5 x 30.5 cm, gilt wood frame, frame size 35 x 45 cm, Guild of Aviation label to verso

£100 - £150

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£300 - £500

101AR* Taylor (Robert). Hunters in the Desert, artist’s proof colour print, numbered 120/125, signed in pencil by the artist Eduard Neuman, Friedrich Körner, Fritz Keller and Franz Elles, showing Me109s of JG-27 in the North African Desert, 17 June 1942, sheet size 52 x 76.5 cm, card mount aperture, gilt frame, glazed, frame size 69.5 x 93.5 cm, certiﬁcate of authenticity to verso, together with another by the same artist, Eagles at Dawn, numbered 519/850, signed in pencil by the artist, Erich Hartmann, Helmut Bennemann, Heinz Ewald, Helmut Heckes, Werner Hohenberg, Friedrich Shelker, Günther Seeger and Franz Woidich, showing Me109s of JG-53 scrambling, sheet size 52.5 x 73 cm, card mount aperture, gilt frame, glazed, frame size 69 x 90 cm, certiﬁcate of authenticity to verso (2)

104* Valo (John C., circa 1963). 356th Fighter Group - North American P-51D Mustang –“Tar Baby”, a unique proﬁle painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper illustration board, laid card, signed by pilot, Robert Schmitt of the famed 356th Fighter Group / WWII Eighth Air Force, additionally signed in pencil by artist and dated 2005 lower right, sheet size 30.5 x 63.5 cm

£100 - £200

John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He specialises in aviation art. For more details, see: (a copy of this short ﬁlm accompanies the lot). (1) £150 - £200

102AR* Trudgian (Nicholas). Duxford Eagles, limited edition colour print, numbered 38/50, signed in pencil by the artist with remarque, additionally signed by Wayne Colman and Clark W Clemons, showing P-51 Mustangs of 78th Fighter Group, sheet size 48.5 x 80.5 cm, card mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 69.5 x 100.5 cm, together with a small desktop model aircraft which was a free gift to accompany the remarque edition (1)

105* Valo (John C., circa 1963). 357th Fighter Group - North American P-51D Mustang –“Ain’t Misbehavin” Pilot Jesse Frey, a unique proﬁle painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper illustration board, laid card, signed by pilot, Jesse Frey of the famed 356th Fighter Group / WWII Eighth Air Force, additionally signed in pencil by Mr. Frey, “Jesse Frey – 362nd Fighter Squadron – Pilot of “Ain’t Misbehavin” – G4-M” artist and dated 2003 lower right, sheet size 30.5 x 63.5 cm

£100 - £150

John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He specialises in aviation art. For more details, see: (a copy of this short ﬁlm accompanies the lot). (1) £150 - £200

103* Turner (Michael, 1935 -). Juan Manuel Fangio, German Grand Prix - Nürburging 1957, pencil drawing on paper, signed and titled lower right, 24 x 31.5 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size, 42 x 49 cm, together with another by the sale artist, Jim Clarke, Lotus Climax - 1965 French G.P., Clèrmont - Ferrand, signed and dated lower right, 23.5 x 31 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 42 x 49 cm (2)

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£200 - £300

106* Valo (John C., circa 1963). 56th Fighter Group – Republic P47D Thunderbolt –“Silver Lady”, a unique profile painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper illustration board, laid card, signed by pilot, General Leslie Smith, a six victory ace and an original cadre member of the 61st Fighter Squadron / 56th Fighter Group - WWII Eighth Air Force. “Silver Lady” was a famous Thunderbolt that was also flown by Francis “Gabby” Gabreski, Boleslaw “Mike” Gladych and William Hartshorn, additionally signed in pencil by the artist and dated 2005 to lower right, sheet size 30.5 x 63.5 cm John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He specialises in aviation art. For more details, see: (a copy of this short film accompanies the lot). (1) £150 - £200

109* Watson (Geoffrey, 1894-1979). Golden Age of Aviation, a collection of 8 monochrome watercolours, 1920, showing iconic aircraft, including Aircraft Transport and Travel (Air Express) DH18 G-EARI in ﬂight, Blackburn Kangaroo in ﬂight, Handley Page W8 biplane and others, all signed and dated 1920, 23.5 x 29.5 cm, black frames, glazed, frame sizes, 24.5 x 30.5 cm

107* Valo (John C., circa 1963). Consolidated B-24J Liberator / 491st Bomb Group / 853rd Bomb Squadron #44-40073 “Ark Angel”, a unique proﬁle painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper, laid on card, signed in graphite pencil by WWII veterans of the 491st Bomb Group, “The Ringmasters.” this aircraft represents the airmen and ground crewmen of this famed Eighth Air Force – Second Air Division Bomb Group, this particular Liberator was shot down in November 1944 during a raid on Hamburg, Germany; all nine crewmen were killed in action, all the signatures are signed with graphite pencil and are in excellent condition, the signatures were obtained personally by the seller at a 491st Bomb Group Reunion in 1997, also signed in pencil by artist and dated 2000 lower right, sheet size 38 x 63.5 cm

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£150 - £200

John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He specialises in aviation art. For more details, see: (a copy of this short ﬁlm accompanies the lot). (1) £150 - £200

108* Valo (John C., circa 1963). WWII Luftwaffe Kampfgeswader KG.30 “Alder”Junkers Ju-88A-4, a unique proﬁle painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper illustration board, laid card, signed by Hans-Joachim “Hajo”Herrmann was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, additionally signed “Hajo” Herrmann – K.G. 30 “Adler” in pencil, also signed by the artist and dated 2004 lower right, sheet 30.5 x 63.5 cm

110* Woodhead (Brian). Gladiator Formation, oil on board, signed lower right, framed, frame size 59 x 48.5 cm, The Guild of Aviation label to verso

John C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He specialises in aviation art. For more details, see: (a copy of this short ﬁlm accompanies the lot). (1) £150 - £200

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£100 - £150

THE PETER ARNOLD SPITFIRE COLLECTION Peter Arnold (1941-2025) Peter grew up in South Harrow, just north-east of RAF Northolt and was educated at Harrow County Grammar School, where he used to admire their famous stained-glass window depiction of the Supermarine S6B racer flown by the 1931 Schneider Trophy winner and former pupil of the school, John Boothman. While still at school, Peter’s fascination with the Spitfire led to him locating and cycling to crash sites within a 50-mile radius where he would scramble over De Havilland Mosquitos, Gloster Meteors and Supermarine Swifts. On one of these scrapyard visits, he found Spitfire XVI RW386. On finishing his education, Peter went on to have a highly successful career in automotive engineering, working for Aston Martin, Vauxhall and Tickford. This enabled Peter to widen his search radius for aircraft, and in March 1973 he rescued the fuselages of Seafire XVIIs SX336 and SX300 from a scrapyard in Warrington, followed by several other aircraft including Spitfire FII EN224, a Mk VII favoured by the test pilot Geoffrey Quill. Peter was also known as ‘Mr Spitfire’ to enthusiasts, aircraft collectors and writers alike for his unrivalled knowledge of Supermarine’s finest. Over the years, Peter’s commitment to chronicling surviving Spitfires worldwide saw him record some 365 extant Spitfire and Seafire airframes, in the co-authored books the seminal two volume 'Spitfire Survivors'. His final project, Spitfire PK519, which is included in our auction as lot 143, was kept in his garage at his home in Newport Pagnell. Peter enjoyed wheeling PK519 out for all to see and, in an article published in Aeroplane, August 2003, he commented, “I just like it being here.” It is a privilege to offer this collection here at Dominic Winter Auctioneers. Peter was the doyen of Spitfire historians, and we hope that his collection will be appreciated for many more years to come. Henry Meadows Dominic Winter Auctioneers October 2026

111* Aviation Manuals. A collection of Ministry of Aviation manuals, 1940-1968, comprising: Handbook for the Installation, Running and Maintenance of Rolls-Royce ‘Merlin’ Aero Engines, Series II, revised and reprinted March 1940, one folding diagram detached, crudely repaired to pastedown and front free endpaper, covers worn with small loss to upper front cover; a facsimile copy of Spitfire IIA and IIB Aeroplanes Merlin XII engine; Manual of Training, 2nd edition September 1943; Griffon Mk. 61,65,66,67 &74 aero-engines schedule of fits, clearances and repair tolerances, 7th July 1952, with amendments till 1954; Ministry of Aviation Av.P 970 volume 1, Design Requirements for Aircraft for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, Amendment List No. 82, London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1961, final leaf detached, original ties replaced with black zip ties; Griffon Mk. 57A and 58 Aero-Engine, general and technical information and minor and in-service repair, by Command of the Defence Council, Ministry of Defence for use in the Royal Air Force, June ‘68, amendment sheet updated till 8.12.72; British Overseas Airways Corporation Technical Publications Branch ‘Loxon’ binder with label to upper missing, numbered 78 in ink to upper corner, containing information about numerous aircraft, each page with ‘Restricted’ to lower margin, together with two copies of Spitfire! The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot, by Squadron-Leader ‘B.J. Ellan’, (1st edition & reprint of 1st edition), London: John Murray, 1942; and Behind the Spitfires by RAFF, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1942, small 8vo (a carton)

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£300 - £500

112 Battle of Britain. A large group of ephemera relating to the film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More and others, premiered on 15 September 1969, one of the first films to undertake widespread merchandising of filmrelated items, including: a British Quad film poster, folded (as issued), few very faint marks, scarce very light cockling, sheet size 75.5 x 101.5 cm; Film poster, circa 1969, colour lithographic poster, printed in Italy by Rotograph, Roma, printed recto and verso, verso featuring six scenes from the film (mainly of aircraft in flight), folded (as issued), slight rubbing to fold junctions (some with tiny pinhole wear), recto with some faint staining to two sections, sheet size 67 x 97 cm; a Battle of Britain film sheet of headed notepaper (framed and glazed), autographed and inscribed in ink by Michael Caine, the inscription quoting a line Caine says in the film; a typewritten copy of the script, the orange paper cover (worn) titled "Battle of Britain", Domestic Version, Export Script, Printed in England, 29th August 1969, with directions for cutting each reel; numerous Battle of Britain film posters for France, Germany, USA, Yugoslavia, Spain, Denmark, etc., various sizes, including US Six Sheet and other very large in two (or more) pieces, to US One Sheet and smaller, including a UK Crown poster, advertising a screening at the Dominion in Tottenham Court Road, framed and glazed (62.5 x 42.5 cm, not examined out of frame), and another copy of the British Quad film poster; a commemorative plaque given to participants of the 'Starflight' held to mark the German Premiere of the film at Cologne; a quantity of related video cassettes, DVDs, books, and an 8 track stereo recording (unopened); also related games, jigsaws, books; Exhibitors Campaign Books, and Pressbooks; some related magazines (4 cartons)

£300 - £500

113* Battle of Britain. A large group of ephemera relating to the film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More and others, premiered on 15 September 1969, one of the first films to undertake widespread merchandising of film-related items, including: a complete set (issues 1-6, with duplicate of #1) of the rare Briefing in-house production magazine; several programmes for screenings of the film, including one for the world premiere at the Dominion Theatre, London, accompanied by an official invite to Air Commodore H. Bird-Wilson, with his tickets and his Supper Party invitation, also another official invite to the world premiere for Flight Lieutenant W.R. Hughes (with ticket and Supper Party invitation); a programme for the Royal Gala performance (20th October 1969), signed on the front cover by Sir Hugh Dowding, Robert Shaw, Kenneth More, Harry Andrews, and two others; various sets of lobby cards, numerous other programmes for premier screenings, including British, French, German, American, Canadian and others, some Royal Premiers, some with official invitation cards; a full set of A & BC bubble gum cards; a full set of postcards by J. Arthur Dixon (laid into the accompanying booklet); some related magazines; a film reel in its original tin, titled Screen News Digest, produced by Hearst Metrotone News Inc (New York), volume 8 issue 4 (Unrest in the Dominican Republic, "Battle of Britain" Remembered), with an ink manuscript date 11-12-65; and an original cinema film trailer 35mm tape spool, labelled National Screen Service, subject Battle of Britain; several vinyl records (9 12" and 5 7"), 2 laser discs, and a videodisc recording (in two parts); a commemorative plaque given to participants of the 'Starflight' held to mark the German Premiere of the film at Cologne; some model kits and Dinky toys, a large group of Spitfire Colourslides issued by the film publicity department; a quantity of black & white photographs apparently from the props department, including images of full size aeroplanes as well as model sized, and other photos of the props department working on various items (3 cartons)

Lot 113

£300 - £500

115* Battle of Britain. Film poster, circa 1969, colour lithographic poster, printed in Italy by Rotograph, Roma, good artwork, with credits beneath, verso featuring six scenes from the film (mainly of aircraft in flight), folded (as issued), verso with slight rubbing to fold junctions, sheet size 67 x 97 cm, contained in black “Battle of Britain” presentation folder 23.5 x 33.5 cm, with United Artists logo and imprint, and with accompanying yellow errata slip, noting an ‘alteration in the technical credits’ (regarding the composers of the film music) (1)

114* Battle of Britain. An original One Sheet film poster for US release, signed by members of the cast, 1969, colour lithograph on paper, signed in ink manuscript by 13 members of the cast, including Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, and Trevor Howard, few small wormholes, folded as issued, verso with blue ink stamp: Battle of Britain 1 SH.B FOR. [or FDR?] 69/276, sheet size 41 x 27 ins (104 x 68.5 cm), together with: a poster for Polish release of the film, 1970, colour lithograph on paper, with original Polish artwork depicting three black aeroplane wingtips, each with the marking of its airforce: Polish, German and British, against a fiery red background, printed artist’s signature upper left: Eryk Lipinski 70, central title in Polish, short credits to one side, imprint bottom left corner, several short closed edge tears (the longest 3 cm), few faint creases, 82 x 58 cm (32 1/4 x 23 ins), plus: another 23 Battle of Britain film posters, comprising: one UK Quad (stamped for the Odeon cinema, Bolton); 6 US posters - a One Sheet (with small ink stamp for Bangkok), one Half Sheet (with ink stamp for Quebec), two Inserts and two Window Cards; a Swedish one Sheet; an Australian Daybill; a New Zealand Daybill (printed in red only); 3 Japanese (one Tatekan, two B2); one French Moyenne/Affiche, two other French Moyenne/Affiche with bold red backgrounds (rather than the usual murky orange); one German A1; an Argentinian One Sheet; 6 Italian, including a Four Foglio, 3 Fotobusta (each featuring a different scene), two Locandina; and a UK Quad-sized poster, printed in Italy (Rotograph, Roma), with the title in Spanish, but the credits in English, printed both sides (recto with six scenes from the film), many folded as issued, various (generally good) conditions, also with an incomplete set of 8 ‘exclusive prints’ from the film, issued by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd (lacking the print of the Messerschmitt 109, but with a duplicate copy of Montage A), all contained together in a large zipped artist’s portfolio carrying case (63 x 88.5 cm)

116* English School. Spitfire G-AIDN, watercolour on paper, showing this aircraft in flight, blue and white finish with RJ Mitchell signature on the fuselage, indistinctly signed and dated 1969 lower right, 46 x 56.5 cm, period frame, glazed, frame size, 53 x 62.5 cm Commissioned by Peter Arnold, October 1969 (as inscribed lower right). (1) £100 - £150

First item: the additional autographs comprise Robert Shaw, James Cosmo, Kenneth More, Edward Fox, Harry Andrews, Susannah York, Michael Redgrave, Robert Felmyng, and Barry Foster. (33) £200 - £300

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£200 - £300

119* Flying Goggles. A pair of WWII Battle of Britain period Mk IV B ﬂying goggles, black metal frame with hinged in the centre, split hinged lenses, tinted plastic shield, velvet and brown leather nose pad, cord loops and brown leather head-strap stamped AM Ref No 22C/167 Goggles Mark IV B’ and inscribed ‘1393645’ [service number?], the face pads have dried out and general condition poor (1)

£200 - £300

117* Flying Apparel. A WWII RAF B Type ﬂying helmet, dated 1941, dark brown leather with zip ear cups stamped ‘A.M. 22c/66’, and chamois lining, silk label stamped ‘Made by Reliance Co , 30 York Way, London, N.1., No.4, 7 1/2 - 7 3/4, 1941 ‘, additionally inscribed with the initials ‘R.S.’, with G-type green rubber oxygen mask, large size, plus a pair of Mk IIIa ﬂying goggles, blackened metal frame hinged in the centre, celluloid lenses, velvet face pads stitched to the frame, the elasticated and leather head strap stamped AM 22C/62 Goggles Mark IIIA, Inst 33/ C.136’, a nice ensemble in generally good condition (3)

£600 - £800

120* Flying Helmet. WWII RAF B-type ﬂying helmet, dark brown leather with zip-up ear cups, chamois lining, inscribed ‘4’ and with indistinct black stamps, elasticated cord chin strap

118* Flying Apparel. A WWII RAF C-type ﬂying helmet, dark brown leather, rubber earpieces stamped ‘A.M. 10A/7065’, soft chamois lining, wire and brown bakelite bell plug, together with a mixed collection of ﬂying helmets, goggles, oxygen masks and other related items, variable condition (a carton)

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121* Luftwaffe. A WWII German Luftwaffe Officer’s peaked cap by Adler Marks, a fine example produced in Luftwaffe grey cloth with silver bullion piping, bullion officer’s eagle and red and blue cockade, black composite visor, the interior with grey leather sweatband, plastic tailors label for Adler Marks Deutsches Qualitäts Erzeuonis Stirnduckriel’, with additional paper name label (blank) printed with Luftwaffe eagle, in excellent condition with no visible moth holes (1)

£600 - £800

123* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, AM zip (seized), tailors label stamped with war department arrow and Stores Ref 22C/447, Contract 17562, Size Medium, lacking bladder, together with an orange Mae West, with tailors label for ‘P. Frankenstein & Sons’, additional stamps for 22C/1350 34841 with war department arrow and patent no 689597, the bladder has solidiﬁed (2)

122* Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern life-saving waistcoat, ﬁtted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, Tefas zip, tailors label stamped ‘ A.M. 22C/447 9348 Medium’, bladder and manual inﬂation pipe (1)

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£300 - £500

£150 - £200

124* Messerschmitt Me109. An original WWII Luftwaffe aircraft panel, probably from the North Africa Campaign, the aluminium panel cut from a fuselage with a large black swastika with white and black outline on a sand yellow ground, two sections secured by rivets and two screws, 33 x 33 cm Charleston Aviation Services carried out an artefact investigation in August 2026. The panel has been authenticated as original. A copy of this is available on request. (1) £3,000 - £5,000

126* Mitchell (Reginald Joseph, 1895-1937). Director and Chief Designer, Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Limited, 25th April 1932, typed letter in blue ink, signed ‘R.J Mitchell’ in black ink, on The Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Limited, Southampton, England letterhead, addressed to Mr R.K. Pierson at Vickers (Aviation) Ltd, Weybridge Works, Byﬂeet Rd, Weybridge, Surrey, concerning Hispano Vildebeest rudder ﬂoat controls for Spain, three ink spots to upper left, pale red stamp to upper dated 26th April 1932, some light overall toning, 31 x 18 cm, framed and glazed (44 x 31 cm), Royal Mint Coin and presentation pack Commemorating the Centenary of the birth of R.J. Mitchell 18951995 adhered to verso

125* Mitchell (Gordon). R. J. Mitchell, World-Famous Aircraft Designer, School Days to Spitfire, 1st edition, Olney: Nelson & Saunders, 1986, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, author’s presentation copy, inscribed to head of title ‘Gordon Mitchel. With many thanks for your help. 5 March 1986’, and numbered 2/100, additionally signed by 19 other Spitfire pilots and mechanics involved in the development of the Spitfire to front blank leaf, including Johnnie Johnson, Alan Deere, A. N. Clifton, George Baldwin, Harold Balfour of Inchrye, Peter R. Churchill, Les Cox, David Green, Jeffrey Quill, George Edwards, Ernest Mansbridge, Lettice Curtis, Marian Blackburn and others, contemporary dark blue morocco gilt, large 8vo, together with another copy of the same work, signed by the author Gordon Mitchell, and Jimmy Mitchell, Humphrey Edwardes Jones, Jeffrey Quill to title, original light blue cloth in dustwrapper, both large 8vo (2)

British aircraft designer, Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895-1937), was best known for designing seaplanes and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine Spitﬁre. He worked with Reginald Kirshaw ‘Rex’ Pierson (18911948) on the ‘Spanish Vildebeest’ purchased by the Spanish Navy. His career was cut tragically short when he died from cancer aged 42. (1) £1,000 - £1,500

£200 - £300

Lot 127 127* Mitchell (Reginald Joseph, 1895-1937). Director and Chief Designer, Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Limited, 15th March 1935, a small archive relating to the Supermarine Type 300 and Spitfire, comprising: two internal memoranda between Major H. J. Payn and R. J. Mitchell, typed by Vera Cross in red and blue ink, the first 2 page memo, dated March 8th 1935, sent and initialled by Major H. J. Payn criticising the design of the ‘Type 300’, and the second memo, a 2 page response from R. J. Mitchell, dated March 15th 1935, initialled in black ink, ‘In view of the fact that you have been connected with this machine since its commencement, and have been familiar with the development of the design, these criticisms are brought forward at a very late date...’, memos centred around an original illustration of the Spitfire prototype by Chris Davey, 1973, with printed caption, all window-mounted, and displayed together in a modern frame, together with a letter on The Supermarine Aviation Workers (Vickers) Ltd letterheaded paper, dated 9th June 1936 to Mr Scales from Mr Westbrook congratulating him on the efficient work he is doing and discussing details about a wheel cover and the forthcoming press view on the 18th June 1936, signed in black ink, together with an Air Ministry Experimental Establishments Pass for the Supermarine F37/34, two charts testing the air speed and altitude for the Mk I Spitfire K9787, dated in black ink 19-7-38, company passes for Mr Scales to Royal Air Force Display 1936 Hendon and S.B.A.C. flying display 1936, and five photographs showing the first public viewings of the spitfire and a pilot aboard the Spitfire prototype K5054, with printed captions, all window-mounted, and displayed together in modern frame, (largest 51 x 143.5 cm)

128AR* Pears (Dion, 1929-1985). Spitﬁre in ﬂight, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 91 x 66.5 cm, framed (101 x 85 cm)

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£1,500 - £2,000

£300 - £500

129* Pilot’s Notes. Pilot’s Notes belonging to Squadron Leader John William ‘Jack’ Frost CBE and DFC, a group of 6 Pilot’s Notes inscribed on the front cover by Jack Frost: Meteor 4 (2nd edition, July 1948); Meteor 8 & 9 (July 1950); Meteor N.F.11 (July 1951); Oxford I & II (2nd edition, May 1944); Vampire FB.5 & 9 (reprinted August 1949); Hunter F.6 (2nd edition, April 1958, inscription partly erased), together with a group of 5 Spitfire Pilot’s Notes (including some duplicates): IX, XI & XVI, Merlin 61, 63, 66, 70 or 266 Engine (3rd edition - two copies, one September 1946, the other reprinted February 1947); XIV, Griffon 65 Engine (April 1944); 16, (August 1949, with owner’s name H. Ellis on front cover); 21, Griffon 61 Engine (December 1948 with owner’s name H. Ellis on front cover); plus 12 other Pilot’s Notes comprising: Spitfire VA, VB, and VC Aeroplanes and Seafire I and II Aeroplanes, Merlin 45 or 46 Engines (May 1941); Tempest II, Centaurus V Engine (August 1946, with ink stamp on front cover ‘Orderly Room, No.26[?] Squadron R.A.F.’ and pencilled ownership inscription ‘C.O. 26 Sqdn’; Mustang I & IA, Allison V-1710F3R or V-1710-F3R/M Engine (September 1943); Typhoon Marks IA and IB, Sabre II or IIA Engine (July 1944); Anson XII, Two Cheetah XV Engines (July 1945); Anson 20, 21 & 22, Two Cheetah 15 or 17 Engines (March 1948); Chipmunk T10 (February 1950); Prentice I, Gipsy Queen 32 Engine (reprinted January 1951); Venom F.B.1 (May 1954); Meteor 7 (December 1954); Vampire T.11 (with Ejection Seats) (September 1955); Javelin F. (A.W.) Mk.5 (June 1957), also 4 other related booklets: Ground Handling Notes [for] Spitfire and Seafire Aircraft, Merlin or Griffon Engine (June 1945); Rotol No.6 Size Electrically Operated Airscrews (Series RE6) Notes on Installation, Operation and Maintenance (July 1941); Rotol Airscrews Limited, Instructions for Re-Assembly & Mounting Hydraulic & Electric Propellers [cover-title] (May 1943); Aircraft Recognition Test and Cut-Away Drawings of Spitfire, Hurricane and Lysander (circa 1940s), with another 23 facsimile Pilot’s Notes (including 14 Spitfire, 5 Seafire, 1 Spitfire and Seafire, 1 Hurricane, 1 Mustang and 1 Mosquito, various (generally good) conditions

130* Propeller. An early 20th century wooden propeller blade, cut from a boss, silver painted ﬁnish with remains of canvas leading edge, in relic condition, 97 cm long, plus another similar one but in worse condition, 97.5 cm (2)

£70 - £100

131* RAF Compass. A WWII P8 compass, No 57476, with brass plaque stamped ‘AM Ref 6A/726’, case corroded, contained in a wooden transport box stamped Type P11, together with another RAF compass, Type P11, No 35881 8, brass case with brass plaque stamped ‘AM Ref 6A/726’, lacking wooden box, plus a Computor, Height and Air Speed Mark I by Hughes & Son Ltd, London, serial no 4293, in wooden box with a sliding cover (3)

£70 - £100

Air Commander John William ‘Jack’ Frost (1921-2010) completed his flying training in the USA, returning to the UK for operational training on Hurricanes. He joined No. 175 Squadron in February 1944 as their Typhoons were converting to become rocket-firing. Frost took part in the ‘Day of the Typhoon’, when the Typhoon squadrons defeated a major German counterattack that threatened US infantry divisions. He was awarded a DFC, and later invested with the Croix de Guerre and, by the Belgians, with the Order of Leopold II. After the war ended, he continued in the RAF, having various roles including both operations and flying. This included commanding No. 222 (Natal) Squadron, equipped with Meteor day fighters, and later No. 151 Squadron, flying the delta-wing Javelin night fighter. Frost finished his career with various senior positions within the Ministry of Defence. (50) £300 - £500

132* Reflector Gunsight. WWII RAF Reflector Gun Sight Mark II circa 1940 for night fighter service in Spitfire and Hurricane, stamped ‘Stores Ref No 2A/1124 88/2483, Serial No 13955/40, British Patent No 504845/37, black casing and reflector glass (chipped), wired with plug, general wear commensurate with age and use (1)

£600 - £800

134* Schneider Trophy. A 1930s cigarette box, the lid printed with a Supermarine S.6., the hinged lid enclosing original trade label by Messrs Skinner & Co, London, 6 cm high x 19 cm wide x 10 cm deep, together with a 1941 Spitfire calandar, the patinated brass showing a Spitfire in flight with Winston Churchill’s famous quote ‘Never have so many owed so much to the Few’, 23 x 30 cm, a plaque issued by the Ministry of Aircraft Production, dated 1941 stamped ‘In the hour of peril London Provision Exchange Fighter Fund earned the gratitude of the British nations sustaining the valour of the Royal Air Force and fortifying the cause of freedom by the gift of Spitfire Aircraft’ mounted on a wooden easel stand, 19 x 15.5 cm, plus two Spitfire Fund beer mats, presented in a frame, glazed, frame size 20.5 x 34.5 cm (4)

£100 - £150

135 Scramble Bell. Air Ministry aerodrome station bell dated 1938, engraved with Air Ministry crown motif dated 1938, the crown stamped ATW, the underside with a rich green verdegris, with original clapper and rope lanyard, the whole piece with traces of original red paint, 33 cm high, presented on a modern wall bracket and humorous sign ‘SCRAMBLE don’t just yell ring like ‘ELL!’, 39 x 76 cm (1)

£2,000 - £3,000

133* Royal Australian Air Force. A WWII Dominion Parachute by Light Aircraft Pty, Ltd, New South Wales, numbered 12058, dated 15 April 1945, the observer type back pad with original cloth label with the logo showing a Kangaroo below opened chute titles ‘I Jump to live’, and inscribed ‘Edwards’, with padded seat and back cushions and parachute bag with Dominion Parachute cloth label with serial no 3205, additionally inscribed ‘F/L Duffey’ with white silk parachute, harness straps and catch (1)

£500 - £800

136* Sector Clock. A WWII RAF sector clock, dated 1941, the 36 cm diameter white enamel dial featuring the crowned RAF laurel wreath motif, 12 and 24 hour arabic numerals. the distinctive blue, red and yellow sectors, four holes ﬁlled, contained in a mahogany case stamped, the fusee brass movement stamped ‘13913 Made by F.W. Elliott Ltd England 1941’, case size 48 cm diameter, with key and pendulum and in good working order (1)

Lot 134

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£3,000 - £5,000

Lot 135

137* Spitﬁre Canopy Release. A WWII Spitﬁre sliding cockpit canopy release, stamped with the serial number ‘306..07/1/’, rusted and pitted, 20 cm long, together with another release catch (incomplete)

138* Spitﬁre Cockpit Window. A WWII RAF Spitﬁre bulletproof cockpit windshield, polished-edge construction comprising sixlayered multiple-laminated glass of varying thicknesses, the edges chipped as a result of the frame, 33 x 30 cm

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Lot 141 139* Spitﬁre Factory. A 1930s Art Deco cast-iron drain pipe water hopper, reputedly from Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory, a substantial piece cast with a winged roundel, blue-painted ﬁnish, 68 cm high, 85 cm wide, 35 cm deep Believed to have been recovered from the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory, Birmingham after it was demolished. (1) £300 - £500

140* Spitﬁre Factory. A 1930s Art Deco cast-iron drain pipe water hopper, reputedly from Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory, a substantial piece cast with a winged roundel, blue-painted ﬁnish, 68 cm high, 85 cm wide, 35 cm deep Believed to have been recovered from the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory, Birmingham after it was demolished. (1) £300 - £500

141* Spitfire Instrument Panel. A Spitfire instrument panel, containing original WWII instruments including undercarriage indicator switch stamped ‘A.M. Ref No 5C/1974, Magneto switch, day/night dimming switch, supercharger switch, engine starter push button stamped ‘5C/1267’, artificial horizon, directional indicator, altimeter turn and slip and other instruments, fitted in a replica panel for display, 42.5 x 84 cm

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142* Spitfire Instruments. A Spitfire fuel gauge, the black dial stamped ‘88OFC’, ‘340E4’, the case stamped with three patent numbers, including ‘525092’, 6.5 cm wide, together with another Spitfire fuel gauge, the dial stamped ‘727FG B’, three patent dates, including ‘525092’, 6.5 cm wide, plus a Supercharger Indicator plate and other related items

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£3,000 - £5,000

£200 - £300

143* Spitfire PK519. The fuselage of the Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 22 PK519, which is registered as G-SPXX with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), mostly with replacement panels from other original Spitfires built on the original wooden formers, a cockpit window assemblage and Perspex canopy, with 5 original Griffon propeller blades, each finished in black with a yellow tip, each numbered RA/10379 RTS, many of the original sheet metal and wreckage from PK519, including undercarriage legs and other related items PK519 was ordered on 2 June 1943 from Vickers-Armstrongs against Contract No. B981687/39 as a Mk IX on requisition REQ.8/E11/42. Built at the Castle Bromwich factory as a Mk 22 with a Griffon 61 as part of a batch PK481-525. It was delivered to No. 39 M.U. at Colerne, Wiltshire, on 21 September 1945 and remained in store until 2 October 1947, when it was transferred to Vickers Armstrong at Keevil for modifications, which were carried out in 1948. PK519 was collected and delivered to No. 6 M.U. at Brize Norton on 22 September. On 12 August 1949, it was issued to No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force at Biggin Hill, where it was coded RAV-A, later changed to V6-A. With No 615 Squadron moving into the jet age and re-equipping with the Gloster Meteor, PK519 was transferred to storage at RAF Old Sarum near Salisbury in 1954, where it, along with another Spitfire, PK518, was used as ground targets on Salisbury Plain Ranges and for demonstration attacks by Hawker Sea Fury, de Havilland Venom, Republic F84, Thunderjet and English Electric Canberra aircraft. The aircraft was discovered by aviation historian Peter Foote in 1966 and included pieces such as the oversize wing bolt plate. However, in the summer of 1977 Peter Arnold requested access to the range, seeking castings and forgings for his LA564 Seafire project. By this time, the residue of the shot-up remains was drastically depleted since the Foote discovery. Arnold was able to remove some of the firewalls of PK519, including the top edge mount pick-up machining. Following Peter Footes' death in 2001, his substantial collection of historical artefacts was distributed amongst friends and family, with the choice pieces of PK519 going to Steve Vizard and Craig Charleston. Many of these items were then passed on to Peter Arnold, and are included with this lot. Due to the condition of these pieces, many were replaced by Peter Arnold using original Spitfire panels. He registered PK519 with the CAA as GSPXX on 18 May 2012. (1) £20,000 - £30,000

146* Spitﬁre Spares. A collection of WWII Supermarine Spitﬁre wing skins (7), various shapes and sizes, the largest 112 x 74 cm and smaller, all aluminium and in poor condition

144* Spitfire Propeller. A Dowty Rotol propeller blade from a Supermarine Spitfire, fitted to Mk IX MK 923 (flying) and Mk XVI SL721 (static), laminated wood finished in black with yellow tip, original Dowty Rotol decal, and various stencilled numbers including RA.10046/RTS, the base with a printed label, 154 cm long (1)

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£300 - £500

£600 - £800

147* Spitﬁre Spares. A pair of Dunlop tyres, 24 x 7.25-12 27A, approximately 60 cm diameter, with the remains of innertubes, together with two aluminium wheel hubs, 33 cm and 27 cm, both in relic condition (4)

148* Spitﬁre Spares. A Spitﬁre brake relay valve, stamped HR. L24906, with inspection stamps, 8.5 cm high

145* Spitfire Propeller. A Hoffman propeller blade from a Spitfire Mk XVI SL 221, laminated wood finished in black with a damaged yellow tip, a printed label attached to the base, 150 cm long

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£100 - £150

149* Spitfire Spares. A Spitfire cockpit window metal frame, lime green finish, 37 x 35 cm, seven Perspex side windows plus window castings, variable condition

Supermarine Spitﬁre SL 721 was damaged during a ground loop in Albuquerque, USA, on 7 October 1995. (1) £300 - £500

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£100 - £200

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£200 - £300

150* Spitfire Spares. A WWII period aluminium firewall from the top of a Merlin engined Spitfire, the arched aluminium panel with rivets, one side left natural the other painted in green with black stencilled marks ‘HAI/6S 260574’, in relic condition, 46 cm high x 80 cm wide (1)

£300 - £500

151* Spitﬁre Spares. Nine WWII Spitﬁre exhaust stacks, in relic condition, 25 cm long (9)

154* Supermarine Seaﬁre. A WWII Seaﬁre tailwheel, Good Year black rubber tyre ‘6 Ply 3 1/4 X-4’, with hub, 25 cm diameter

£150 - £200

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£200 - £300

152* Spitfire. A replica Spitfire tail unit, one side finished in camouflage, the other light blue, the tailfin with a blue, white and yellow marking, 287 cm wide x 84 cm high (1)

£300 - £500

155* Supermarine Spitfire. A WWII Spitfire cockpit window assemblage, the front bulletproof cockpit windscreen supported in a metal frame with side windows, there are two potential bullet strikes, but there is no supporting documentation and therefore, this is unconfirmed, approximately 46 x 65 cm

153* Spitfire. Vickers Supermarine ‘Spitfire’ is the Fastest Military Single-Engined Fighter in Service, June, 1939, original 32 page manufacturer’s brochure, stylishly produced with sepia photography, blue and black text in English and French, title with autographs of two Spitfire test pilots, Peter Ayerst and Alex Henshaw, the latter with presentation inscription to Peter Arnold dated 2006 (accompanying colour photograph loosely inserted), original card covers, a little soiled, some foxing to front cover, corners rubbed, plastic spiral spine, oblong folio (22 x 35 cm) (1)

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£200 - £300

£700 - £1,000

157* Vickers-Armstrongs Limited. Supermarine Spitfire, SingleSeater Day and Night Fighter, [1939], 32pp. illustrated publicity brochure with sepia photographs of the aeroplane and its construction, original printed wrappers and spirally bound as issued, a few light marks, oblong folio (22 x 34 cm), together with Vickers-Armstrongs Limited Supermarine Works. Spiteful (incorporating Seafang) Specification No. 481, Southampton, [1945], & Spitfire Trainer Conversions, Mk. VIII-Specification No. 499, Mk. IX-Specification No. 502, Southampton [1945], 22pp. and 12pp. respectively, each illustrated with diagrams and photographic illustrations, the second with a typewritten account of flying the Spitfire trainer by James Hay Stevens, 6 pages, loosely inserted, both original publisher’s blue paper wrappers, stapled as issued, slim folio, plus two other related printed brochures by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited, one detailing the specifications of the different types of Supermarine aircraft, dated September 1946, 12pp. including outer wrappers, stapled as issued, some marks and wear to edges, slim oblong folio, and Vickers Supermarine Aviation Limited, Weybridge and Southampton, circa 1939, 12pp., illustrated from photographs, original printed wrappers, stapled as issued, slim oblong 8vo (5)

£150 - £200

158* Wootton (Frank). Typhoon, limited edition colour print, numbered 1944/1997, signed in pencil by the artist, Roland Beaumont, Hugh Dundas and three other distinguished pilots, framed and glazed, frame size 71 x 90 cm, together with Wootton (Frank), Rocket ﬁring Typhoons at the Falaise Gap, signed by the artist and 10 veteran signatures, faded, framed and glazed, frame size 65 x 80 cm, plus a large array of Spitﬁre related pictures, posters and other related items (Qty)

£100 - £200

156* Supermarine Swift. A 1950s Supermarine cockpit canopy by Vickers Armstrong, Supermarine Works, Southampton, the frame stamped ‘51330 5 2’, ‘521502H 4A’, thick ﬂat horseshoe-form window ﬂanked by curved side windows, with data plate with various stamps including ‘Serial No 687763332, Date 23/9/52’, approximately 76 x 65.5 cm (1)

£700 - £1,000

159* WWII RAF. A WWII Spitfire armour plate, of triangular form, stamped ‘36127/307’, ‘Arm 1’, central rectangular aperture and mounting holes, finished in light green with rust spots and wear commensurate with age, 41.5 x 57 cm wide, together with another, of rectangular form with shaped edge and mounting holes, finished in a darker green, rusted, 66.5 x 33.5 cm (2)

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£200 - £300

THE CAPTAIN GORDON OLLEY AVIATION COLLECTION Gordon Percy Olley (1893-1958), better known as ‘GPO’, was one of aviation history’s ‘greats’. He is famed for being the first pilot to fly a million miles, as recorded in his memoirs A Million Miles in the Air, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1934. Olley began his prestigious flying career during World War One, when he served with No. 1 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. He is one of the Great War’s fighter aces, and one of only 53 members of the RFC to be decorated for services in the air, for which he received the Military Medal. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he flew as a commercial pilot for Handley Page, KLM and was one of 16 founder pilots for Imperial Airways. During his first flight to Paris, in a converted Handley Page, he carried out 17 forced landings, finally ending up in a field. On another flight to Belgium he force-landed in the grounds of a monastery, where he and his passengers ‘were received hospitably’ and spent the night in the monks’ cells. In the summer of 1928 Olley hit the headlines for his part in a ‘novel stunt’, a much-publicised London to Edinburgh ‘race’ between Olley, flying an Armstrong-Whitworth airliner, and the famous locomotive the Flying Scotsman; Olley won by 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Olley’s special charter work brought him into close contact with a host of household names, including Albert I, King of Belgium, Faisal I, King of Iraq, and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Many of these famous names are engraved on these cigarette cases, given to Olley by grateful customers. The cigarette cases from this collection were originally sold by Olley's daughter at Sotheby’s in 2001.

160* Aviators Cigarette Case. An Art Deco 9ct gold cigarette case by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1925, of rectangular form with engine-turned decoration, the interior with one side engraved 'G.P. Olley from R.H.W.H. Paris, Pau, Madrid, Burgos, Biarritz 1926', additionally engraved with 15 signatures, comprising Ronnie H.W. Henderson, Albert, King of Belgium, Edward VIII, George VI, Jim Mollison, Ruth Elder, Charles Kingsford Smith, Robert Menzies, Steve Donogue, James A. Farley, H.J. Rae, Clyde Pangborn, Sandy Cochran and C.D. Barnard, the other side engraved 'Bordeaux, Paris, London 28-29 April 1931, hallmarked, approximately 8 x 7 cm, 72.8g, contained in a purple vevet and silk lined box Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2001, lot 1177. The cigarette case was given to Captain Gordon P. Olley, M.M., by Ronnie H.W. Henderson during a trip from Paris, Pau, Madrid, and so on in 1926 (as engraved). It was Olley's "everyday" case, hence the general dings and dents and condition.

The signatures on this case include, Ronnie HW Henderson, a military man, possibly either a Colonel or a Major Albert, King of Belgium (1875-1934). Edward, the future King Edward VIII (1894-1972). George, the future King George VI (1895-1952). Amy Mollison née Johnson (1903-1941). Pioneering female pilot and the first female to fly solo from London to Australia Jim Mollison (1905-1959). Husband of Amy Johnson. Ruth Elder (1902-1977). A famous aviator and actress. Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935). A famous aviation pioneer who flew the Atlantic with a three-man crew from Portmarnock, Ireland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, 24-25 June 1930. Robert Menzies (1894-1978). Sir Robert Menzies was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1939-1941 and 1949-1966. Steve Donoghue (1885-1945). The world's most famous jockey at the time. He rode the Derby winner in 1921-23 and 1925. James A Farley (1888-1976). An American politician and former United States Postmaster General. Clyde Pangborn (1895-1958). A world-famous aviator during the 1930s. Charles D Barnard (1895-1971). A British pilot who took part in many 1920s air races and speed records. (1) £3,000 - £5,000

161* Aviators Cigarette Case. An Art Deco silver-gilt cigarette case, circa 1931, of rectangular form with engine-turned decoration, the interior engraved ‘To Captain Gordon P. Olley with sincere appreciation for his courage in getting me there quickly, James D. Mooney, July 2, 1931, 8:40pm Rodborough Aerodrome, Plymouth, 10:10pm Farnborough Aerodrome, Farnborough to June August 1944’, stamped Sterling & 14K, 8 x 13 cm, 147g Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 4 July 2001, lot 1193. Gordon P. Olley gifted this cigarette case to his daughter in August 1944. James David Mooney (1884-1957) was an American engineer and corporate executive at General Motors who played a role in international affairs in the 1930s and early 1940s. (1) £200 - £300

162* Aviators Cigarette Case. A Belgian silver-gilt cigarette case, circa 1932, of rectangular form applied with the cypher of King Albert of Belgium, the interior engraved ‘Khartoum Helipolis April 19th 20th 1932 Albert’, additionally engraved with the signature of Wendell. L. Wilkie, and the ink signatures of Arthur Askey, Wee Paul and one other illegible but dated 3.10.43, stamped 935 Sterling Silver, the catch is worn and therefore doesn’t close properly, 7.5 x 12.5 cm, 160.5g in a leather burgundy Goosemans, Bruxelles ﬁtted case, the lid embossed with a Belgian crown Provenance: Sotheby's London, 4 July 2001, lot 1182. The cigarette case is signed by the following Those who signed the cigarette case are: Albert, King of Belgium (1875-1934). Wendell L Wilkie (1892-1944). Wilkie was a US Republican candidate in 1940 who tried, unsuccessfully, to unseat President FD Roosevelt. Arthur Askey, who was a famous actor appearing in various movies including The Love Match, Bees in Paradise, King Arthur was a Gentleman, Back Room, Boy and Ghost Train. Wee Paul, surname unknown, was a caterer at Speke Airport, Liverpool, during WWII. Wee Paul later engraved the case whilst on a visit to the farm of Thomas Firbank the author of 'I Bought a Mountain.' (1) £300 - £500

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163* Aviators Cigarette Case. An Art Deco tricoloured cigarette case, circa 1928, of rectangular form, engraved with the initials 'G.P.O.' on a lattice-design ground, the gold panels test between 12 and 14ct, the white metal panels are a non precious material, with sapphire stone catch, the gold plated interior with one side engraved 'Gordon P. Olley from James D. Altemus, Robert C. Benchley, John H. Whitney in appreciation of a delightful trip, London - Paris, Paris - Berlin, Berlin - Vienna, Vienna - Budapest, Munich - Paris, Paris - London, March Nineteen Twenty Eight', the opposite side with a gold plated spring loaded band, continental hallmarks, general surface scratches, 12.5 x 8.5 cm, contained in a Cartier tooled green leather case, the inner silk lining with gold Cartier trade logo Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 4 July 2001, lot 1183. The cigarette case is signed by the following John Hay Whitney (1904-1982) was born into one of America’s wealthiest families. Whitney inherited his father’s vast fortune in 1927 (an estimated $179,000,000- the largest estate ever appraised in the history of the USA). James Altemus (1901-1966), John Whitney’s brother-in-law. Robert C. Benchley (1889-1945), who was a drama critic, actor and humourist best known for his motion picture short subjects and humorous essays. (1) £600 - £800

164* Aviators Silver. A George V silver capstan inkwell by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1933, the lid engraved with the Carlisle coat of arms, the base engraved ‘Opening of Carlisle Municipal Airport by the Mayor E.B: Grat, Esq: March 21st 1934, Civic Flight, March 21st London, Douglas, Belfast. Carlisle, March 22nd, Carlisle, Liverpool, London, Pilot G.P. Olley’, the base 12.5 cm diameter, weighted, together with a silver ashtray by Louis Simpson Ltd, London 1946, shaped circular form engraved ‘G.P.O. a souvenir of their ﬁrst ﬂight from J.K. de G and T.Q. & S.K. de G 1.9.47’, 12 cm diameter, 91g Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 4 July 2001, lot 1185. (2) £300 - £500

AVIATION MEMORABILIA 165* Avro Vulcan. A Vulcan bomber airspeed indicator, together with various documentation from RAF St Athan dated 1973

168 Bader (Group Captain Sir Douglas, 1910-1982). The RAF cap belonging to Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO and bar, DFC and bar, 1940Bader’s Battle of Britain Squadron Leader’s Visor Cap, size 7, with “Moss Bros.” maker’s label, the leather sweatband inscribed in ink with Bader’s initials “D.R.S.B.” and his RAF Service Number “26151”, 28 x 24 x 12.7 cm, together with Bader’s maroon cloth ﬂying scarf by Tootal with a good luck pin of gilded copper, combining a wishbone and a pair of RAF wings

RAF St Athan in Wales was the main Aircraft Maintenance Unit for Vulcans. (1) £70 - £100

Provenance: Bonhams, New York, 5 June 2014, lot 17 (Sold for a premium inclusive $16,250). There were several lots in this sale with the same provenance. Douglas Bader (acquired by / gifted to) Arthur R. Dunn (Officer’s Mess Clerk at R.A.F. Duxford) The War Museum. The provenance of these items is interesting: during WWII, Arthur R. Dunn was Officer’s Mess Clerk at RAF Duxford, where Bader was based during the Battle of Britain. When Bader was taken prisoner in 1941, Dunn took possession of Bader’s uniform and personal effects. Dunn and Bader remained in touch after the end of the war, and Dunn subsequently acquired a number of items from Bader. Douglas Bader (1910-1982) is arguably the most famous British World War II fighter pilot. An Ace, he “was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs. Having been on the brink of death, he recovered, retook flight training, passed his check flights and then requested reactivation as a pilot. Although there were no regulations applicable to his situation, he was retired against his will on medical grounds. After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot. He scored his first victories over Dunkirk during the Battle of France in 1940. He then took part in the Battle of Britain [the period from which the current relics date] ... In August 1941, Bader bailed out ... and was captured. ... Despite his disability, Bader made a number of escape attempts and was eventually sent to the POW camp at Colditz Castle. He remained there until April 1945 when the camp was liberated ... Bader left the RAF permanently in February 1946 ... During the 1950s, a book and a film, Reach for the Sky, chronicled his life and RAF career to the end of the Second World War. Bader campaigned for the disabled and in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 1976 was [knighted] ... and continued to fly until ill health forced him to stop in 1979. Three years later, at the age of 72, Bader died on 5 September 1982, from a sudden heart attack” (Wikipedia). (1) £7,000 - £10,000

166* Avro. A propeller relic presentation piece, presented in a wooden base with a brass plaque engraved ‘Presented to Air Vice Marshal J. Fogarty C.B.E., D.F.C. in memory of Avro H.5193 crashed at Digby 18.3.1926 by your pupil, Walter J. Pickard O.B.E. (late Group Captain R.A.F.), the propeller blade is 29 cm long Air Chief Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty, GBE, KCM, DFC, AFC (18991973) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during WWII. Group Captain Walter J. Pickard served in the RAF and ﬂew several V.I.P. ﬂights. Most notably, in 1945, while stationed at Saki in Crimea, he was responsible for the safe travel of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt onto Soviet soil for the Yalta Conference. (1) £100 - £150

169* Bristol Britannia. A cockpit instrument panel from Royal Air Force Britannia XM518 ‘Spica’, circa 1960, multiple buttons and switches, including ‘Ground Engine Starting’, ‘Engine Fire Control’, ‘Freight Hold’ and ‘De-Icing Control’, 77 x 41 cm, together with another instrument panel, also from a Britannia, for ‘Test and Ground Control’, 21.5 x 51 cm

167* Boeing 314. A good scale model of a 1930s Boeing 314 ‘Dixie Clipper’ NC 18605, the composite model ﬁnished in the livery of Pan American Airways, with movable elevators and rotating propellers, 80.5 cm wingspan, 58.5 cm long, presented on a curved aluminium stand (1)

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£150 - £200

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170* Camera Gun. A WWI RAF Thornton-Pickard Mk III.H. camera gun, the circular 53 cm barrel and manufacturer’s plate to the action, wooden grips with RAF inspection stamps, 99 cm long overall, lacking the magazine and some loss of wood to the spade grip, worn The Mk. III Hythe Camera Gun was developed in 1916 at the RFC Machine Gun School. The training camera for machine gunners was produced until 1934 by British camera maker Thornton Pickard. Instead of bullets, it shoots target-checking images in the rhythm of a machine gun, and target rings are superimposed on the exposed image to show where the shot would have fallen. (1) £200 - £300

173* English Electric Lightning. A cockpit radar from Lightning F3 XP758, with card tags attached, inscribed with serial no XP 758, 45 cm long, in card box dated 1982, together with a LFS Sighthead Type 2, Mk 6 from Lightning F53/F55, contained in black metal transport case with various labels including serial no 378/74, 43 cm high, plus Lightning airframe maintenance records from F6 XS899, cover printed ‘Aircraft Fatigue Data Record Sheets’, inscribed Lightning Mk6, XS899, Binbrook 5 Sqn, Fighter’ plus a whole box of related logbooks and documents

171* Dambusters. Altimeter Mk14A, the glass signed and dated by Wing Commander John Bell, 617 Squadron, 2022., the casing with large winding crown, 11.5 cm long, together with a Fuel Contents Gauge also signed by John Bell, 7 cm long Provenance: Both purchased from RAF Surplus - Aircraft Instruments and Equipment. (2) £200 - £300

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172* Dambusters. Lancaster Bomb Release Button, contained in original cardboard box with store’s label printed ‘5D/602 Switch, Firing Complete, Type C, Qty 1’, the lid signed in black ink by Lawrence “Benny” Goodman, 617 Squadron, 13 x 13.5 cm, with Boscombe Down Aviation Collection certiﬁcate of authenticity signed by Squadron Leader John Sharpe (1)

174* Flying Apparel. A WWII RAF Irvin brown leather flying jacket, two panel back, waist belt and Dot zips, sheepskin wool lining, worn, 65 cm long, 50 cm chest, 48 cm inner arm, together with a private purchase brown leather flying helmet, sheepskin wool lining with leather chinstrap, plus a pair of flying/motoring goggles

£100 - £150

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£200 - £300

£300 - £500

177* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C-Type flying helmet, clean example numbered 22C/878, the chamois lining numbered 21848, together with a WWII brown leather flying helmet with sheepskin lining, plus a pair of RAF Mk V flying goggles, in poor condition (3)

£100 - £150

175* Flying Helmet. A WWII RAF C-Type ﬂying helmet, No 4 1 1/2 - 2 1/2, brown leather with chamois lining, rubber earpieces with Air Ministry markings 10A/13466, internal wiring for the microphone and wired loom with brown bakelite bell shape plug marked numbered 5935-99-940-1767 (1)

£150 - £200

178* Flying Helmet. WWII American A9 ﬂying helmet, green canvas with sheepskin ear pieces and chin strap, Type A9 ... Property of Air Force U.S. Army’ tailors label, with ﬂying goggles with tinted lenses (2)

176* Flying Helmet. A good example of a WWII RAF C-Type Flying Helmet, soft brown leather with chamois lining stamped No 3 7 1/8 - 7 3/8, with radio telephone receivers marked AM 10A/13466, wired with bakelite bell plug, together with a later H-type oxygen mask (medium) with a built-in microphone (1)

£100 - £150

£70 - £100

179* Flying Helmet. WWII Australian Issue period B Type ﬂying helmet, circa 1940, size 6 5/8, dark brown leather with zip-up ear cups lacking pullers, chamois lining, with Staggs Australia tailors label (1)

181* German Wrist Compass. An Army-type marching compass, circa 1930-45, lacking serial numbers and therefore probably a private-purchase piece, with a brass dial and glass inscribed ‘West’ and ‘Ost’ (east), a black case with an aluminium protective outer case, on a leather wrist strap, in good working condition

£150 - £200

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£100 - £150

180* Ford Trimotor. A scale model of the 1920s American Ford Trimotor “Tin Goose”, the aluminium model with three engines and three undercarriage wheels, 102 cm wingspan, 69 cm long, presented on a curved aluminium stand (1)

£150 - £200

182* Life Preserver. WWII American life preserver vest, grey cotton with kapok ﬁllers, stamped in black in ‘... for general use Model No.2, C.A. Reed Furniture Co. Los Angeles, Calif, ... 258’, with red ‘Colvin Slocum Boats Inc, New York, ... Model A’ safety light (1)

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£100 - £150

183* Luftwaffe Flying Helmet. A WWII German K-33 pilot’s winter ﬂying helmet, dark brown leather, pop studs and leather chinstrap, sheepskin lining and cloth tailor’s label (illegible), age wear (1)

£150 - £200

185* Croatian Air Force Legion. A WWII Croatian Air Force Aircrew, a very rare full flight suit for Croatian Air Force aircrew, comprising a chestnut brown canvas flying helmet with straps and forehead oxygen mask fixing (based on Luftwaffe LKp101 series helmets), fur lining, complete with label ‘Knebl & Ditrich ‘Indija (Croatia), chestnut brown sheepskin flying jacket, period repairs to outer, laced side vents and triple button detail to outside of collar, fur lining, all original buttons, all working zips with pullers stamped Ritsch, matching chestnut brown sheepskin flying trousers, waist detailing and adjusters as Luftwaffe channel trousers, dated 19.12.41, fur lining, complete with original buttons and waist label stamped:’ Knebl & Ditrich ‘Indija (Croatia) No. IIB, all working zips with pullers stamped Ritsch, very good Luftwaffe issue single-zip black sheepskin flying boots, original Wilop soles, complete and clean linings, all original working zips, approximately size 9, Luftwaffe issue dark brown leather flying gauntlets, inner of both gauntlets nicely stamped and dated 1941, Luftwaffe issue Type 295 flying goggles, strap stamped 1940, presented on a realistic and well-detailed articulated mannequin (1)

184* Luftwaffe Flying Helmet. A WWII German LKpN summer mesh-type ﬂying helmet, dated August 1942, brown cloth mesh with leather earpieces, throat mic, and full-length lead with plug, sheepskin lining, and cloth tailor’s label with red date stamp and other markings (1)

£400 - £600

£2,000 - £3,000

186* Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. A WWII IJAAF fighter pilot, a fine and very rare example of the typical flying kit worn by an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force fighter pilot, comprising a brown leather winter-weight flying helmet, army star to forehead, rabbit fur lining, Kanji stamp to inside of earphone, standard issue flying goggles, brown velveteen pads, complete with original box and cleaning cloth, full-length electrically heated winter flying suit, fur collar and lining, all original working zips, complete with electrical lead and plug, two Kanji stamps to central storm flap cpcp modern white satin material to dress neck, very rare tan leather flying boots, correct half fur lining to inners and complete with original circular rubber soles and heels, Kanji embossing on sole, Kanji character pierced into leather uppers, very rare army airforce pattern float vest, complete with pocket for telescopic survival flag and red cotton position marker streamer, three Kanji stamps to inside, excellent dark brown suede flying gloves, fur lined, rare map pouch, complete with neck strap and containing reproduction map, bright metal cockpit torch on lanyard, very rare type 97 parachute harness, dated October 18 1939, complete with backpad, harness and metalwork stamped with army star and field applied linen label with handwritten ‘107', exceedingly rare matching parachute pack by the Fujikura Aircraft Industry Company Ltd, dated 20 April 1943, label printed with Army star, complete with rare original blue velveteen cushion and plaited pink leather rip cord and attachment straps, supplied with its original set of bungees (kept separately as they were removed from the pack for display so as not to overstress them) contains original parachute, which has not been removed from its pack and packing/inspection card showing the last inspection on 15 June 1944, presented on a bespoke museum-grade realistic and fully articulated display mannequin This parachute rig was reputedly owned by a fighter pilot who ended the war flying against B-29s over Tokyo in 1945, worthy of further research. (1) £15,000 - £20,000

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187* Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. A WWII IJAAF pilot uniform, typical officer service dress comprising an officer’s peaked cap, a 5-button tunic with a detachable inner white stiff collar, two buttoned flap chest pockets, and two plain flap waist pockets, rank insignia for Second Lieutenant, original pilot’s wings and air force insignia, inside of tunic displays three labels, a large printed label carries a large printed fabric label with Otsu and Koh stamping and owner's details, embroidered name of the owner and separate manufacturer’s label (potential for further research), green cotton trousers with a rear adjustment buckle and two slash side pockets, tan leather belt with swivel hanging for dagger/dirk (worn under tunic), field boots, heavy light tan suede with hobnail soles and heels, green cotton dress gloves with button cuffs, presented on a bespoke museum grade realistic and fully articulated display mannequin (1)

188* Luftwaffe. WWII Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Typical period clothing combination, comprising, a good officer’s summer-issue peaked visor cap, green to inside of peak, with detachable cover and removable metal pin-back eagle, bespoke black leather flying jacket, all original zips stamped ‘Elite’ or ‘Zipp’, two zipped chest pockets and waist side vent, Oberleutnant shoulder rank insignia and collar gulls, reproduction yellow cotton ‘Deutsche Luftwaffe’ armband, reproduction decorations comprising, Iron Cross Second Class Ribbon, Iron Cross First Class, Pilot’s badge, Fighter Clasp and Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds, a modern grey shirt and black tie, electrically heated channel trousers, in excellent condition (possibly un-issued ), all working zippers, pulls stamped ‘Zipp’, complete with lanyard and electrical cable and plug to left hand thigh pocket, lanyard to right hand thigh pocket, electrical connectors for boots to lower legs, two used flare cartridges, Luftwaffe issue single zip black sheepskin electrically heated flying boots [size10?], original Wilop soles, all original zips, pullers stamped ‘Zipp’, electrical connectors to the top of both boots, fine brown leather flying gloves, undamaged fur linings, press studs stamped PRYM, second-pattern wrist compass, working, with fluid-filled dial, blue canvas flare bandolier, finely stamped LBA (S) 43, containing six short-style flare cartridges dated 1941-1945 and four scare long flare cartridges, dated 1944, presented on a realistic and well-detailed articulated mannequin

£1,000 - £1,500

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£3,000 - £5,000

189* Royal Flying Corps. A fine example of a WWI RFC aircrew uniform, comprising a fine private purchase tan leather flying helmet with detachable chin muffler, both fur-lined, complete with ear flaps and goggle straps, Mk 1 Goggle Mask with tinted lenses, nicely stamped in gold foil ‘Goggle Mask Flying Mark I, Howard Spencer 19 Hanover Square W.’, classic standard-issue heavy-duty flying coat, constructed in a rich, supple tan leather with khaki blanket lining, stamped ‘10’, map pocket to chest, all original buttons and belt, two inner leg straps with original caged press stud fastenings, very rare ‘Auliff Lifebelt’, profusely stamped with manufactures details and wearer’s instructions, complete with all straps and fittings, including the elusive CO2 gas cartridge, rare full length ‘fug’ boots, constructed in supple tan leather with fur lining, original soles, size 7, complete with ankle, calf and thigh suspension strops, excellent fur backed flying gauntlets, constructed in rich and supple tan leather with (rabbit?) fur to uppers, the palms designed to convert from mitten to finger configuration, an armmounted roller map board, dated 1915 manufactured by Houghton Butcher, inset compass to front with inclinometer to reverse, complete with rear strap with a reproduction trench map (for display), an arm compass, manufactured by Dent & Co and Johnson Ltd, complete with original tan leather strap, in working order, with liquid filled dial, a scarce shoulder holster, constructed in heavy duty brown leather with strap and inner lanyard, presented on a bespoke museum-grade realistic and fully articulated display mannequin (1)

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190* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI RFC Officer Pilot Uniform, typical RFC Officer’s Service Dress comprising, green cloth maternity style jacket, all original buttons and Second Lieutenant shoulder insignia, with RFC cloth brevet to chest, a tailor’s label to inside pocket inscribed ‘X35832’ and a signature, with matching officer’s riding breeches, all original buttons, two slash side pockets, reinforced inner thigh patches, lace up calves, a forage cap with two brass buttons (as bought from a military tailor before the addition of cap badge), an Inner tailor’s label for ‘Bennetts London’, fine chestnut brown leather officer’s riding boots [size 7?], the straps to top, three buckles to shin and lace up shoe section, a brown leather Sam Browne belt with shoulder strap, bayonet frog, holster, plus rare RFC ammunition pouch stamped ‘I (arrow) M A Cd. 15 ‘, bamboo swagger stick with brass ferrule and tipm the ferrule crisply embossed with RFC crown and wings, all presented on a bespoke museum-grade realistic and fully articulated display mannequin (1)

£2,000 - £3,000

£7,000 - £10,000

191* Maslankowski (Alan). “Scramble”, a heavy bronze sculpture showing two airmen scrambling, presented on a wooden base with a plaque engraved “Scramble” Battle of Britain, 50th Anniversary 1940-1990’, 25.5 cm high (1)

£200 - £300

193* Polish Air Force. Polish pilot’s badges by Mennica Panstowa (5), white metal showing an eagle holding a gilt wreath, denoting 1,2,3, M, and gold wreath, each reverse with a screw post and nut stamped ‘Mennica Panstowa’ (5)

192* Parachute. RAF Type B Mk 16 parachute pack, white cotton label stamped ‘I.A.C. Pack Type B. Mk 16, Ref No 15A/830 (Pack Alone)’ inscribed ‘320052’, the harness with label stamped ‘Harness Type B Mk. 18’ dated 11 July 1957, the pack enclosing white silk parachute (1)

£100 - £150

194* Powder Compact. A scarce WWII U.S. Navy silver-plated sweethearts powder compact made for the Paciﬁc Campaign, in the form of an ofﬁcer’s hat with navy badge to the front, the base with a map of Australia and a boomerang, probably signifying Allied support, the hinged lid enclosing a mirror, general wear to the silver-plate, 70 mm diameter

£200 - £300

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£80 - £100

195* Propeller. A pair of WWI two-blade mahogany propellers, circa 1915, now secured to form a four-blade propeller, each with an Ebora decal, the metal boss could easily be removed if desired, each 153 cm long Provenance: By repute, from a house clearance in Thames Ditton, Surrey. This village is very close to the Ebora propeller factory in Kingston, Surrey and the elderly gentleman who had owned the propellers is believed to have been one of Ebora’s draughtsmen. This type of propeller was used on a number of early aircraft, including the Bleriot XI and Spad S7. (1) £600 - £800

197* Propeller. A WWII RAF Oxford Airspeed propeller, dated 1940, laminated wood ﬁnished in black with yellow tips, the boss with data plates stamped ‘June 1940 K4876 73039’ and ‘Drg No Z 3810/4 Cheetah IX LH D.7.5 P.28’, 228 cm long

196* Propeller. A WWII Luftwaffe training school propeller tip presentation piece, the wooden tip painted with a German pilot’s badge and ‘Zur Erinnerung an die Flugschule’ (To the memories at the aircraft pilot school, mounted on a wooden base with an oval cut glass bowl supported by aluminium (probably from an aircraft), 12.5 cm high (1)

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The Oxford (nicknamed by all as ‘Ox-box’) was used to prepare aircrews for Operations in RAF Bomber Command and could simultaneously train pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, gunners and radio operators on the same ﬂight. (1) £1,000 - £1,500

£150 - £200

199* RAF Binoculars. A pair of WWII RAF pilot low-light binoculars by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, stamped with AM, Ref No. 6E/338, general wear commensurate with age, with ﬁtted leather case, the strap broken RAF Bomber Crews & Pathﬁnder Squadrons: Used by navigators to spot land markers and enemy targets in the pitch black. Airborne Glider Pilots & Paratroopers: Issued to elite forces during night drops—including D-Day and Operation Market Garden—because the rugged Galilean design survived hard landings better than standard prism binoculars (1) £80 - £120

198* Quill (Jeffrey, 1913-1996). A small group of items relating to the Supermarine Chief Test Pilot Jeffrey Quill (OBE AFC FRAeS), comprising: a 1930s-1940s D. Lewis canvas/cotton drill flying helmet that belonged to Quill; two first edition books authored by and with personal presentation inscriptions by Quill (Spitfire - A Test Pilot’s Story, and Birth of a Legend - The Spitfire); a monochrome photograph showing Chief Test Pilot Quill and another Supermarine test pilot (David Morgan) standing alongside a Supermarine Attacker jet aircraft produced for the Royal Pakistan Air Force (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins), the verso with ink stamp ‘Vickers Armstrongs Ltd. Supermarine works, South Marston, Swindon, Wilts.’, and an ink manuscript note ‘Please return to J.K. Quill, B.A.C. Ltd., Weybridge, Surrey’; a copy of ‘Spitfire - A record of the Supermarine design department responsible for the design and development of the Spitfire from 1932 to 1945’; also a copy of ‘Forty Years of the Spitfire’, 6th March 1976; lastly a small wooden desk organiser, produced for the SETP 17th European Symposium (1985), the incised design personalised to Mr. J. Quill

200* RAF Little Rissington. A collection of original street names from RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, comprising Farman Crescent, cast aluminium, black and white painted ﬁnish, with four ﬁxing holes, 23 x 132.5 cm, Wright Road, 23 x 31.5 cm, Bleriot Road, 23 x 99.5 cm, Snipe Road, 23 x 84.5 cm and Grebe Square, 23 x 106.5 cm, all weathered

These items are accompanied by a Statement of Provenance, signed and dated by the current owner. This document states that the items had previously belonged to a lady know affectionately to the Quill family as ‘D’ or Dee. This lady was a close professional colleague of Jeffrey Quill within the Vickers Armstrongs Supermarine aviation team, as evidenced by the presentation inscriptions in the two books: the ﬁrst of which says ‘To D with all my love and best wishes Jeffrey’; and the second ‘Dee with love, all best wishes from Claire and Jeffrey 26.2.86’. The items all passed directly from Dee’s personal estate to the current owner. (7) £300 - £500

RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, was known for housing the Central Flying School and the Red Arrows. The aerodrome was built in the 1930s, but the site was sold off to developers in 1996 and is now an expansion known as the village of Upper Rissington. (5) £200 - £300

202* Red Arrows. A collection of Red Arrows signed prints and associated items, including Cameron (Dugald), Hawk T.1. ‘The Red Arrows’ 1984 team, colour print, side proﬁle signed by the members of the 1984 team, 29.5 x 44 cm, framed and glazed, another by the same artist signed by the 1986 team, 29 x 44 cm, framed and glazed, a limited edition 312/500 photograph of the Red Arrows by EJ van Koningsveld, “The Red Arrows 1965-2005” signed by 13 members of the team, framed, perspex glazed, frame size 58 x 43 cm, together with other signed Red Arrows material plus related framed items and rolled posters, approximately 28 framed items and two cartons Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. (2 cartons + framed items) £200 - £300

203* Red Arrows. A mixed collection of Red Arrows memorabilia, including Bournemouth Air Show programmes, Corgi Aviation Archive Hawk T. 1A 1:72 scale model (AA36001), boxed, Matchbox MC-24 The Red Arrows, two sets both boxed, souvenir mugs, alarm clocks and other related items 201* Red Arrows. A Red Arrows BAe Hawk T.1/1A XX237 by Bravo Delta Models, 30 cm wingspan, 38 cm long, presented on a black curved stand with brass plaque engraved ‘The Bournemouth Red Arrows Association Bringing The Red Arrows to Bournemouth’, and an additional brass plaque engraved with 11 sponsors dated 19952005, 25 cm high

Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. (3 carton) £100 - £150

Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. (1) £100 - £150

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204* Red Arrows. A Red Arrows bone dome visor, signed by the team of nine, including Wing Commander Andrew (Boomer) Keith, Group Captain Paul (Pablo) O’Grady, and Flight Lieutenant Dan Lowes, presented in a Perspex display case with a silver wooden frame, 20 cm high x 34.5 cm wide x 15.5 cm deep Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. (1) £200 - £300

206* Red Arrows. A Red Arrows ﬂying suit belonging to Wing Commander Simon Meade O.B.E., typical red cloth with a stitched RAF brevet, ‘Simon Meade R.A.F. Aerobatics Team The Red Arrows’, Red Arrows aerobatics team arm badge, Wing Commander rank stripes on the epaulettes, 166 cm long, 49 cm chest, 55 cm inner arm Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. Wing Commander Simon Meade O.B.E joined the Royal Air Force at 18 and was ﬂying Harrier jets based in Germany by the time he was 21. He has served in the Falklands and Belize, fought in operations in Bosnia and Iraq and was an instructor in the RAF’s “Top Gun” weapons school. As head of the Red Arrows, one of the world’s premier aerobatic display teams, Simon led 320 displays in 27 countries, engaging with royalty and world political leaders. (1) £200 - £300

205* Red Arrows. A Red Arrows ﬂying suit belonging to John Myers, typical red cloth with a stitched RAF brevet, ‘John Myers R.A.F. Aerobatics Team The Red Arrows’, Red Arrows aerobatics team arm badge, Flight Lieutenant rank stripes on the epaulettes, 151 cm long, 50 cm chest, 42 cm inner arm 207* Red Arrows. A Red Arrows wing fence from Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk XX266, aluminium ﬁnished in red, inscribed 'XX266 Feb 85', 63 cm long

Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. John Myers joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1969. On graduating from jet training, he embarked on a Cold War career on the Buccaneer Strike Force, initially based in RAF Laarbruch, Germany then at RAF Honington, Suffolk, where he became a Flying Instructor. The finale of his time on the Buccaneers came in the late 70’s when he became the Buccaneer Solo Display pilot. He continued his display flying when in 1980, he was selected to join the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – The Red Arrows, flying initially as ‘Red 9’, then ‘Red 3 ’, he flew 17 display seasons with the Red Arrows. (1) £200 - £300

Provenance: Terry Trevett (1938-2025), Chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association. (1) £100 - £150

208* Red Arrows. An archive compiled by Timothy John Nelson, Red Arrows, 1954 onwards, comprising: four logbooks, logbook one (20th September 1954-24th April 1959), logbook two (4th May 1959-31st Jan 1962) some loss to upper cover and upper corner of first two leaves, logbook three (1st February 1962-16th June 1969) loosely containing 13 handwritten or printed documents, including 4 letters sent in June 1969 congratulating him on a recent show and also commiserating with him about his leaving the Red Arrows ‘’I was very sorry, indeed shocked to learn about your leaving the team.’ on Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited letterheaded paper signed by Dick Whittington, another signed by Air Commodore I.G. Broom, etc., text block detached from spine, and logbook four (7th April 1971-25th July 1975) loosely containing 16 handwritten or printed documents including a photograph of No. 64 course 26 Jul71, press cuttings and order of service for Raynham Hanna’s funeral, etc., each logbook in original binding with R.A.F, lettering to upper covers, slim 4to; Pilot’s notes for Hunter T. Mk. 7, Lightning F. Mk. 6, Gnat T. Mk. 1, Chipmunk T. Mk. 10, and Hunter F.6; a red lightweight cotton flying suit made by Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, with Central Flying School cloth arm patch to right arm and Nelson’s Red Arrows leather name badge adhered to left chest above cloth Union Jack, squadron leader flying stripes to shoulders, upper chest pocket containing a pair of cream leather gloves with Nelson’s name in pen, lower pocket containing Portland Navigational Protractor, length 148 cm, chest 58.5 cm, inner arm 53 cm; a green lightweight cotton flying suit with No. 5 and No 92 Squadron cloth arm patches to right sleeve, squadron leader stripes to shoulders and name badge to right chest, black RAF leather badge to left chest, pockets containing two maps (Cyprus and East of England), pair of leather gloves and loose Central Flying School cloth badge, length 154 cm, chest 49.5 cm, inner arm 55 cm; fabric red white and blue belt; a silver flying helmet by Helmets Ltd, Wheathampstead, Herts, England, size 1 1/2Mk 1a (M), brown leather interior with white fabric webbing, brown chinstrap, visor with black velvet cover, handwritten label to outside ‘Sdn Ldr T. Nelson Servicing due 19-6-8. 85498’; a green fabric flying helmet with brown chamois ear protectors inscribed in blue ink ‘McCallum’ to right ear, with rubber oxygen mask with built-in microphone (size large); an R.A.F. Red Arrows Folland Gnat training aid model (repair to left wing), 20 cm long, 13cm high on plinth, plaque to base of plinth ‘Sq. Ldr. Tim Nelson Red Arrows, 1966 Season, Gnat T. Mk.I’; an R.A.F. Lightning training aid model 19cm long 14cm high on screw-top plinth; handwritten notes on Lightning Operations contained in an S.O. Book 445; air display programmes from 1939; numerous handwritten and printed documents; press cuttings; brochures; books; DVDs; maps; photographs, etc., Timothy John Nelson (1935-2024) was a highly accomplished aerobatic fighter pilot, and Squadron Leader of the Red Arrows (1968-69). Nelson flew for No. 74 (Fighter) Squadron’s ‘Tiger’ aerobatic display team in Hawker Hunters and the Lightning F1, and from 1962-64 he flew for No. 92 (Fighter) Squadron, under Brian Mercer, in the Blue Diamonds aerobatic team. In January 1966 he was posted to R.A.F. Kemble and joined the Red Arrows flying under Ray Hanna as the No.7 and as one of the syncro aerobatic pairs. He was promoted to Squadron Leader in October 1966 and flew as spare with the Red Arrows during 1967-68. On the 1st October 1968, Nelson took over as Team Leader for the Red Arrows and led them through many international air shows and displays, including one to celebrate Concorde’s arrival on its first flight at Fairford. He left in June 1969 and went on to be Squadron Leader and Senior Flight Commander for No. 5 Squadron at R.A.F. Binbrook, during his time there, the squadron won the DACRE trophy. Throughout his R.A.F. career he flew many aeroplanes including Vampire T11 & FB9, Hawker Hunter F4, English Electric Lightning F1, Gloster Meteor Mk 8, Jet Provost Mk 3, Folland Gnat T1, Sea Vixens, Ghanets, helicopters and Chipmonk. He retired from the R.A.F in 1980. (2 cartons) £3,000 - £5,000

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211* Scramble Bell. A WWII aerodrome station bell used as a gong, dated 1943, bronze with the small Air Ministry crown motif and dated 1943, additionally stamped ‘G&J’ (Gillet and Jefferson), with military arrow and ATW, with clapper, presented on a brass stand with wooden base, overall height 56 cm high (1)

209* Royal Flying Corps. A small archive belonging to Major Alex Alfred Brain, RFC later RAF, including RAF cap badges by Gaunt, related buttons, officers pips, five black and white photographs of WWI biplanes, 11 x 15.5 cm and smaller, a photographic postcard of a RFC airman in uniform, 14 x 8.5 cm and other related photographs, a WWII silk escape map for Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary etc, a booklet ‘Carry On’ produced by D Company, No 8 Officer Cadet Batallion, February 1917, numerous printed pages and adverts, 25 x 16 cm, an arab “trench” souvenir knife and other related items (a shoe box)

212* Scramble Bell. An early aerodrome bell dated 1937, engraved with a large crown motif and dated 1937 inﬁlled with red paint, the crown with traces of red paint and a threaded post, the interior painted in red and with corroded steel ring to hold the clapper, with clapper, 27 cm high

£150 - £200

210* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI RFC swagger stick, nickel-plated top with bamboo cane, with brass ferrule, 69 cm long, a coloured portrait photograph of a young RFC officer, wearing the ribbon of the Imperial Russian Medal of St George, and Observer brevet, period black wooden frame, glazed (39.5 x 34.5 cm), attributed to verso Lieutenant A.W. Smith killed in flying accident over Market Drayton, Leicestershire, a WWI map case, plus a mixed collection of WWI and later militaria including an officers whistle by A. De Couroy & Co, dated 1917, WWI German leather belt and Gott Mitt Uns buckle, a rope lighter, flint striker, trench stoves and other related items (6 small plastic boxes)

£800 - £1,200

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£1,500 - £2,000

£100 - £150

213* Scramble Bell. An early aerodrome bronze bell dated 1938, engraved with a large crown motif and dated 1938, the crown with traces of red paint and fitted with a steel hook, the interior also finished in red with steel ring to support the clapper which is finished in red with rope lanyard, 30 cm high, 35.5 cm (including steel ring) (1)

Lot 211

£1,500 - £2,000

215* Trans-Atlantic Flight - Alcock and Brown. A section of canvas from Alcock and Brown’s pioneering Trans-Atlantic Flight, 14-15th June 1919, a section of canvas reputedly taken from the crash site of the Vickers Vimy used in the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, handwritten brown ink to one side ‘Capt ALCOCK Navigator - Lieut Brown Pilot, Vickers-Vimy aeroplane landed at Clifden 9.35 am, 15:6:19’, coating to fabric rubbed with some loss, minor fraying to upper and lower edges of fabric, verso with some horizontal stitching, 12.2 x 6 cm, together with Our Transatlantic Flight, by Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, William Kimber: London, 1969, 8vo Provenance: The fragment was taken from the aircraft at the crash site by a family friend who was present at the landing and reputedly had it signed. It was then given to the vendor’s mother, who lived at Clifden, County Galway and whose family built the Alcock and Brown hotel there in the 1970s. Thence by familial descent. Captain John Alcock (1892-1919) and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, KBE (1886-1948) both served in the R.A.F. during WWI. After the war, they were both keen to attempt the Daily Mail transatlantic challenge and propositioned Vickers to let them use one of their aircraft. Originally announced in 1913 (and again in 1918 after WWI), the Daily Mail offered a £10,000 prize (worth more than £700,000 today) for the first successful transatlantic flight.

214* Spitfire Perspex. A WWII novelty sculpture, probably made from Spitfire cockpit Perspex, modelled as a female nude supporting a Spitfire with an articulated three-blade propeller, mounted on a teardrop wooden base with a Perspex plaque inscribed ‘For souvenir from Bernard. S.’, approximately 19.5 cm high (1)

On the 14th June 1919, after a hampered start due to inclement weather, Alcock and Brown took off from Lester’s Field, St. John’s, Newfoundland, in a modiﬁed Vickers Vimy bomber. Covering 1980 miles in 16 hours and 12 minutes, they successfully touched down the next day near Clifden in County Galway. Unfortunately, after a successful landing, the aircraft sank axle-deep, pivoting over its wheels on Derrigimlagh peat bog, an area of land that Alcock mistook for grass.

£150 - £200

Alcock and Brown were awarded the Daily Mail prize of £10,000 from the Secretary of State for Air, Winston Churchill, and knighted by King George V at Windsor Castle a week after their successful flight. It was also the first successful transatlantic airmail delivery, as the flight carried nearly 200 letters. (2) £2,000 - £3,000

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216* Vought F4U Corsair. A ﬁne Sterling Silver model of an American Corsair, well modelled and with engraved panels and articulated three blade propeller and undercarriage wheels, 16.5 cm wingspan, 13.5 cm long, approximately 175g (1)

£200 - £300

217* WWI German Aircraft Fabric. A section of canvas cut from a WWI German aircraft, painted with a black iron cross bordered in white on beige and numbered '54', three bullet holes suggesting the aircraft was shot down, approximately 60 x 62 cm, tipped in on a board with a manuscript label inscribed 'Aéroplane Allemand 1914-1918', period wooden frame, glazed, frame size 90 x 76 cm (1)

218* WWII Japanese Compass. A rare Mitsubishi A6M Zero magnetic compass used during WWII by Japanese ﬁghter pilots, the black metal and brass case with circular convex glass, enclosing a dial, overhauled and reﬁlled, in good working condition but lacking a magnesium alloy outer case, 8 cm diameter (1)

£500 - £800

£300 - £500

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM COLLECTION

222* Aircraft Models. A collection of scale models likely to have been made for Handley Page Ltd, comprising, Handley Page 0/400 twin engine long range biplane passenger and bomber aircraft, matt green ﬁnish and marked G-EAAE on the wings and fuselage, 32 cm wingspan, stored in a wooden box, 10 cm high x 36.5 cm wide x 33.5 cm deep, together with a Handley Page H.P.47 wooden single engine low wing monoplane, silver painted ﬁnish marked K2773, 18 cm wingspan, stored in a wooden box with Handley Page trade label, 13 cm high x 23.5 cm wide x 19 cm deep and other models, variable condition

The RAF Museum is carefully reﬁning its collection to ensure it remains relevant, sustainable, and accessible. Items included in this auction have been assessed, and advertised for gifting to other heritage organisations, in line with our Acquisitions & Transfers Policy and recognised sector standards. Without an alternative home these items are now being made available for sale to support the ongoing care and development of our collection.

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£200 - £300

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223* Armstrong Whitworth Whitley. A very large scale 1/16 scale model of a Whitley made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, the wooden twin engine model ﬁnished in camouﬂage green and brown with RAF roundels, 159 cm wingspan, 141 cm long, contained in a large wooden shipping crate (1)

£300 - £500

219* Aerial Reconnaissance Camera. Wild Heerbrugg RC5 camera, circa 1940s, contained in green ﬁnished wooden transportation case stamped Wild Heerbrugg Made in Switzerland, 36 cm high x 47.5 44.5 cm, together with an RC5 magazine in a wood and aluminium transportation box, 46 cm high x 36 cm wide x 23 cm deep, plus an RC5 frame (2)

£200 - £300

220* Aerial Reconnaissance. Camera Aircraft Type K-20, in original leatherette transport case, together with another unboxed (2)

£100 - £150

224* Army Telescope Stereoscopic. A Telescope Stereoscopic No 3 Mk IA, stamped ‘Societe D’optique & de Mecanique Paris No 15558, ﬁnished in ﬁeld green, contained in green painted pine box, stencilled ‘Telescope Stereoscopic No 3 Mk IA’, with accessories including platform stamped ‘A. Kershaw & Son 1940’, 27 cm high x 70.5 cm wide x 23 cm deep (1)

225* Aviation Instruments. A pair of BOAC electric hand lamps, with yellow and blue BOAC stickers on each side, with aluminium handles, 30 cm high, together with two RAF tail types Mk IV, each with a rubber eyepiece, WWII Luftwaffe air speed indicator, the 70 mm black dial with blackened aluminium case, USAAF Type M-4 gunsight aiming point, aerial reconnaissance cameras and other items

221* Aircraft Models. A 1/72 scale Sopwith Camel, tissue and wooden construction, 18 cm wingspan, together with a De Havilland 2 model, tissue and wood, some damage, 18 cm wingspan, and two similar (4)

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£200 - £300

(2 cartons)

£100 - £150

£200 - £300

226* Avro Windscreen. A WWI Avro type windscreen, with alloy frame and the remains of laminated glass, this is shattered and has several holes likely to be bullet holes, although this is unconﬁrmed, 33.5 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

227* Bayonets. A Turkish 1903 pattern short bayonet, the 25 cm blade etched with Turkish script, hooked quillon, wooden grip and steel pommel, overall length 37.5 cm, in it leather scabbard with frog, together with an 1853 Enﬁeld triangular socket bayonet, in its leather and brass scabbard (lacking tip), Japanese Type 30 bayonet, lacking grips but a nice clean blade, in its scabbard (3)

£100 - £150

230* Boeing CH-47 Chinook. A British Chinook helicopter control stick and column, moulded black plastic with a four-way thumboperated trim switch, three red push buttons marked ‘Centering Device Release’ , ‘Flare Disp’, ‘Cargo Hook Release’, with a twoway trigger switch marked ‘1. Pos Interphone’ and ‘2. Pos Radio’ below, approximately 60 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

228* Biggin Hill Airport. A John Piper Ltd 1:1250 diorama of this famous airﬁeld, produced for Scott, Brownrigg and Turner, Architects and Planning, contained in a large Perspex case with manufacturer’s plate, 119.5 cm high x 206 cm wide x 24 cm deep (1)

£700 - £1,000

231* Bowie Knife. A Victorian Bowie knife by Underwood of London, the 17 cm straight steel blade stamped ‘VR Underwood, 46 Haymarket, London’, the chequered wooden grip with a sliding catch to release a concealed crossguard arm, the butt plate contemporarily engraved ‘J.S. Parker’, pitting and age wear, overall length 29 cm, in its brown leather sheath

229* Bleriot Monoplane. A scratch-built model of a Bleriot XI, the tractor-conﬁguration monoplane with tricycle undercarriage and yellow fabric-covered wings, complete with a pilot, 118 cm wingspan, 90 cm long (1)

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£100 - £150

£200 - £300

232* Bristol Blenheim. A wooden model of a Bristol Blenheim Mk V, the twin-engined bomber with mid-upper turret and clear nose section, painted in camouﬂage with RAF roundels, 35.5 cm wingspan, 28 cm long, raised on a metal tube with an abstract polished pine base, 33.5 cm high (1)

234* British Bayonet. A British Lee Metford 1888 Pattern Mk I Bayonet, the 30.5 cm blade with Enﬁeld and War Department markings, the wooden grip stamped ‘42’ and the pommel with cancellation markings, overall length 42.5 cm, in its leather and steel scabbard, together with a Mk II bayonet, with Enﬁeld markings, the grip stamped ‘15’, overall length 42 cm, in its leather and steel scabbard, the mount is loose and care when viewing

£100 - £150

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£150 - £200

233* British Aerospace Nimrod AEW.3. A composite 1/18 scale model of a Nimrod AEW.3, the four engined jet with transparent fuselage, nose and tail section, showing the proposed layout of radars and crew sections, approximately 206 cm wingspan, 230 cm long, wired for illumination and some cracks fuselage 235* British Bayonets. A British 1907 pattern bayonet, various stamps, probably by Sanderson, overall length 55.5 cm, in its De Havilland Mosquitoleather and steel scabbard, together with two further British 1907 pattern bayonets including one by Wilkinson, two American 1913 pattern Remington bayonets, all with scabbards

This is the proposed layout of radars and crew stations model and was donated by the Radar Research Establishment. (1) £400 - £600

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£200 - £300

238* De Havilland Puss Moth. A pair of well-made wooden models of De Havilland D.H.80 Puss Moth G-A BFV and G-A BRR, both ﬁnished in King’s Flight colours of red, blue and silver, 47 cm wingspan, 33 cm long, contained in a wooden box, 15.5 cm high x 92.5 cm wide x 62 cm deep (2)

236* British Bayonets. A collection of post-WWII bayonets, comprising two No 9 Mk 1 bayonets, each in scabbard, together with twelve No 4 Mk II bayonets, each with scabbard (14)

£200 - £300

239* Fairey Albacore. A large wooden model of a WWII Fairey Albacore L7074 biplane, ﬁnished in two-tone camouﬂage green, with Royal Navy roundels on the fuselage and wings, three propeller blades and a torpedo on the underside, 95.5 cm wingspan, 75 cm long

£200 - £300

Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £200 - £300

237* De Havilland Mosquito. A WWII RAF Mosquito aircraft control column handle "yoke" as used on Pr.I., B.IV and B.35 amongst other marks, the hub cast with a brake lever bracket to the right, heavily corroded but retaining some of the black plastic grip, 35 cm long (1)

£200 - £300

240* Fairey Barracudea. A large wooden model of a WWII Fairey Barracuda P1765, ﬁnished in two-tone camouﬂage green, with Royal Navy roundels on the fuselage and wings, three propeller blades (one missing) and a torpedo on the underside, 94 cm wingspan, 79 cm long Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £200 - £300

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241* Fairey Fulmer. A large wooden model of a WWII Fairey Fulmer N1854, finished in two-tone camouflage green, with Royal Navy roundels on the fuselage and wings, 88.5 cm wingspan, 77 cm long, presented on a wooden stand, 27 cm high, lacking one propeller and some general cracking and wear Fairey Fulmar N1854 first flew on January 4, 1940, and is now preserved as the sole surviving airframe of its type at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.

243* Fairey Pintail. A well-made 1/24th scale wooden model of an RAF Fairey Pintail, the single-seat ﬂoatplane ﬁnished in green with RAF roundels on the wings and fuselage, 51 cm wingspan, contained in original blue-painted shipping box, 26 cm high x 58.5 cm wide x 50.5 cm deep

Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £200 - £300

Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £300 - £500

242* Fairey G.4/31. A ﬁne 1/24th scale wooden model of a Fairey G.4/31 two-seat biplane, ﬁnished in silver and numbered ‘12’ with RAF roundels on the wings and fuselage, a torpedo to the underside and a two-blade propeller,6.5 cm wingspan, 51 cm long, contained in a wooden shipping box with Westland trade labels and other relevant labels, 27 cm high x 63 cm high x 63.5 cm deep

244* Fairey Primary Trainer. A well made 1/24 scale wooden model of a Fairey Primary Trainer, the tandem-seat, single-engined model ﬁnished in silver with yellow bands on the wings and fuselage, RAF roundels and two blade propeller, 49 cm wingspan, 38 cm long, contained in a wooden shipping box dated 1942, 25 cm high x 63 cm wide x 55 cm deep

Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £300 - £500

Believed to have been manufactured by Fairey for Westland. (1) £200 - £300

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245* Fighting Knives. A WWII American M3 Imperial fighting knife, 17 cm blade stamped faintly stamped ‘U.S M3 Imperial’, angled steel guard, leather roundel grip, flat pommel with flaming grenade, overall length 29.5 cm, green scabbard stamped ‘US M8 B.M. Co.’, together with another M3 fighting knife, overall length 28 cm, in its scabbard stamped ‘U.S. M8AI WD’, together with a British 3rd patten commando knife, lacking scabbard and an unidentified fighting knife with multi type metal roundel grip, overall length 29.7 cm (4)

247* German Bayonet. A German S14 Sawback Bayonet, the 30.5m cm steel blade stamped B.K., wooden grip, overall length 43 cm, in its steel scabbard (1)

£150 - £200

£100 - £150

246* German Bayonet. A German Mauser Model 98 Bayonet, the 25.4 cm steel blade stamped ‘Elite Diamant’, the opposite side numbered 2809, bakelite grips, with Waffen markings, overall length 38.5 cm, in its steel scabbard stamped ‘E.u. Hörster 1940’, together with another with blackened steel blade stamped ‘Coppel G.m.b.H.’, overall length 38.5 cm, in its steel scabbard and leather frog stamped ‘cky 42’

248* German Bayonets. A WWI German Mauser 98/05 “butcher” bayonet, the 36.5 cm blade (ground down) stamped ‘Waffenfabrik Mauser-A.G Oberndorfan’, wooden grip overall length 50 cm, in its steek scabbard with brown leather frog, together with three further bayonets, comprising K98m, the 31.5 cm blade stamped ‘BK’, wooden grip, overall length 44.5 cm, in its black metal scabbard with brown leather frog, Mauser GEW 98, the blackened steel blade stamped ‘S/174G’, wooden grip, overall length 39 cm, in its steel scabbard numbered ‘2672 K’, plus a WWII German Mauser K98 bayonet, circa 1942, the 25.5 cm blackened steel blade stamped ‘9324’, the opposite side stamped ‘42 fze’, bakelite grip, overall length 38.5 cm, in its steel scabbard numbered ‘9324’, with brown leather frog

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£100 - £150

£200 - £300

251* Handley Page Dart Herald. Two 1/30 scale perspex models of turboprop passenger aircraft fuselages, made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, circa 1950s, both well modelled, one ﬁtted with red aircraft seats, 89 cm long, with loose models of luggage, contained in a wooden shipping crate with original Handley Page trade label, 35.5 cm high x 98 cm wide x 83 cm deep

249* German Bayonets. A WWII German parade bayonet, the 19.5 cm steel blade by Paul Seilheimer, Solingen, composite chequered grips, overall length 31.5 cm, in its black metal scabbard with leather frog, together with two others, one a nice example by Arthur Evertz, Solingen, the other with the blade ground down to form a ﬁghting knife, both with scabbard (3)

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£100 - £150

252* Handley Page Halton. A ﬁne 1/48th scale wooden model of Handley Page Halton GA HDP made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, ﬁnished in silver with BOAC Superbird markings, 66.5 cm wingspan, 49 cm long, contained in a black wooden transport box, 15 cm high x 60.5 cm square

250* Handley Page 47. A ﬁne 1/48 scale wooden model of Handley Page 47 serial number K2773 made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, the single-engine, low-wing monoplane ﬁnished in silver with RAF roundels on the wings and fuselage, two-blade propeller, approximately 36 cm wingspan, 23.5 cm long, contained in a pine shipping box with the remains of a Handley Page trade label (1)

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£200 - £300

Handley Page 70 Halton was a bomber-conversion transport aircraft developed just after WWII. (1) £300 - £500

£200 - £300

253* Handley Page Hermes V. A ﬁne 1/45th scale wooden model of the civilian airliner HP82 Hermes V, made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, ﬁnished in silver with a pale blue stripe, aircraft registration number G-ALEU, stress lines to the paint, notably on the wings, 73 cm wingspan, 63 cm long, contained in a black painted wooden shipping crate with three original Handley Page trade labels, 26.5 cm high x 70.5 cm wide x 70 cm deep

255* Handley Page Type E. An exhibition quality 1/2 scale model of HP E50 two-seat, made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, single-engined monoplane, the metal and wood model ﬁnished in green with cream wings, fully rigged with a two-blade propeller, the tail ﬁn inscribed with 'HP' logo, the undercarriage with wooden skid, 107.5 cm wingspan, 65 cm long, contained in a pine shipping crate, 37 cm high x 99 cm wide x 87 cm deep

The Handley Page Hermes V was an experimental airliner developed in the late 1940s. Twenty-Five Hermes airliners were built for use by B.O.A.C. on the Commonwealth routes in the late 1940s. (1) £300 - £500

There was only one Handley Page Type E, which ﬂew successfully from 1912 to 1914, carrying several hundred passengers and clocking up several thousand miles. (1) £400 - £600

256* Interplane Struts. A set of six wooden interplane struts circa 1920s, probably from a DH.60 Moth, each with tapered ends and a metal ferrule, all painted white, 146 cm long (5)

254* Handley Page Hermes. A wooden 1/45th scale model of a Handley Page Hermes, made at either Armstrong Whitworth or BAe, circa 1940s, the low-wing aircraft powered by four piston engines and marked 'Skyways of London', G-ALDY, 74.5 cm wingspan, 59 cm long, contained in a black painted wooden shipping box, 28 cm high x 70 cm square (1)

£200 - £300

257* Italian Sword. An Italian M1860 cavalry sword, the 90 cm curved steel blade of Solingen manufacture stamped S&K, steel bowl guard and wire-bound leather grip, steel pommel, overall length 106 cm, in its steel scabbard (1)

£100 - £150

259* Katar. An Indo-Persian Katar, 19th century or earlier, the 25 cm blade with two parallel bars, the side bars engraved with chevrons, overall length 43 cm, with the remains of a leather scabbard (1)

£200 - £300

260* Kukri Knives. An Indian kukri, early 20th century, with a 31.5 cm blade, a wooden hilt, 42 cm overall, with its leather scabbard, together with a pair of kukri knives, each with matching geometric leather scabbards, plus one other (4)

261* Luftwaffe Astro Computer. A German Astro Computer ARG1, the circular black plastic body containing a switch with an electrical connector below an opaque glass lens within a metal frame, the pivoting arm missing, 22 cm diameter, together with a Luftwaffe bubble sextant, Type Fl 23750, large triangular framed bubble octant with rotating bakelite knob to one side, lens frame, minus lens

258* Japanese Bayonet. A Japanese Type 30 Arisaka Bayonet, the 39.8 cm blade with Tokyo arsenal mark, hooked quillon and wooden grip, overall length 51 cm, in its steel scabbard with canvas frog (this is stiff) (1)

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£100 - £150

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£100 - £150

262* Luftwaffe Compass. A WWII German Patin PFA-R2 aircraft compass, probably from a Ju88, the three tier metal casing with a white faced revolving compass dial operated by a manual wound handle which is ﬁtted to the outside of the case, the dial with a needle and aircraft superimposed inside and marked 0-360°N. S. O. and W, ﬁnished in dark grey, with a data plate stamped with Gerät Nr 127-117A, Werk No 638719 and Fl No 23470, some corrosion and wear commensurate with age, approximately 20 cm diameter (1)

£400 - £600

265* Miles Martinet. Two WWII RAF Miles Martinet aircraft canopies, each lightweight aluminium frame with rivets, with locking latch and hand grip for opening, traces of green paint, 43 cm high, 64.5 cm long (2)

263* Luftwaffe Dinghy. A one-man survival dinghy as used by Luftwaffe aircrew in the event of ditching in the sea, various printed markings, the rubberized material feels very rigid and is covered in a powder, approximately 140 cm long, together with an aluminium oar, 118.5 cm long, (2)

266* Military Servicing Trolley. A 1970s Gunpack servicing trolley, the large rectangular frame with three wheels and an adjustable hydraulic platform in the centre, a cross beam stored to the right leg, finished in matt green with a red tow bar; stencilled ‘WTM BFB 1’ and brass data plate, age wear, approximately 227 cm long x 151 cm wide

£100 - £200

264* Luftwaffe. A WWII Luftwaffe 25kg drum for lubricating grease, with German eagle above a swastika and ‘Le Bid’ below, various text on the opposite side, 45 cm high, although in poor condition it has a certain charm! together with a WWI German Army ammunition cloth bag with drawstring (2)

£200 - £300

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£600 - £800

267 Mixed Aviation. A ﬂying control system component, corroded, 18.5 cm diameter, British Army medical kit contained in a canvas satchel, RAF ﬁre extinguisher, cutaway for training, 61 cm high and other items

£70 - £100

(a carton)

£100 - £200

271* Parachute. Two Parachute Packs, Inner, Type 2, Mk 2, rectangular khaki canvas packs with press studs sides, inner pockets, loops around the top and long webbing strap with buckle sewn to the base, still packed in original packaging, together with two Satchel, Cable Stowage, stores ref 15D/774, as new in card box with labels (4)

£200 - £300

272* Parachute. Type PX5 military parachute, tightly packed in a green pack with Mk 1 harness dated 1975, another label inscribed ‘Modiﬁed B52’ (1)

268* Navigator’s Lamp. A WWII RAF Navigator’s angle poise lamp by Herbert Terry & Co, Redditch, as used in Lancaster and Wellington Bombers, the aluminium frame with aluminium lamp shade with Bakelite dimmer switch with Air Ministry markings and Ref No 5c/724, approximately 90cm long, worn and untested (1)

£100 - £150

273* Phantom Canopy. RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4 cockpit canopy, circa 1990s, deep curved glazing covered in protective paint, with an aluminium frame and a hinge at the front, contained in a wooden shipping crate

£200 - £300

Formerly housed at RAF Wattisham. (1)

269* Parachute. An Irvin Mk1 Parachute Back Pad, Ref No 15A/191, dated 1962, with I.A.C. Pack Type S. Mk5, Ref No 15/A964, dated 1962, inscribed ‘Pack for Display RAF Museum’ (1)

£100 - £150

270* Parachute. Two P.B.1-type Mk 4 parachute canopies, large white silk or rayon with guy lines, contained in a large cardboard boxes (2)

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Lot 274

£200 - £300

£100 - £150

274* Queen’s Harbour Master Sea Float. A wooden planked dinghy, the stern stamped ‘Q.H.M. Marker Float’, white with a dayglow orange strip, solid deck with a hinged hatch, an aperture for a mast, 315 cm long x 137 cm wide, together with a cast-iron cone-shaped marker cage, ﬁnished in orange, approximately 160 cm high, weathered (2)

£300 - £500

275* RAF Dinghies. Two Type S dinghies, circa 1951, stores ref 27C/2243, light blue and orange rubber with tent poles, the rubber has stiffened with age, (2)

£100 - £200

276* RAF Dinghy Accessories. Valise for Type H dinghy, 27c/1893, with wax paper packaging, a box kite, type M.357A, a dinghy sail, red cloth with rope lanyard and cloth bag, plus an RAF meteorological balloon and a US canopy parachute supply drop, small yellow cotton, plus RAF one-man dinghy, Stores Ref No 27/C1927, printed with English, Polish, French and Czech, rubberised material, stiff and worn, approximately 150 cm long (5)

£100 - £150

277 RAF Dinghy Equipment. Emergency Pack, Type No 3, rectangular fabric over metal tin, stamped ‘27c.1929, L.B.I.’, with a contents checklist, empty, 10 cm high x 61 cm wide x 34 cm deep, with original waxed paper and card box, together with another but Type 5 (empty), with original card packaging (2)

£100 - £150

279* RAF Sculpture. A WWII period RAF Airman, the plaster maquette modelled standing, wearing ﬂying clothing and a tasselled scarf with arms by his side, some damage to the base, 62 cm high (1)

280* RAF Squadron Plaque. A WWII 608 (West Riding) Squadron cast metal crest by Rogarn, featuring a falcon’s leg, erased, belled and fessed, with the motto Ominus ungulus (With all talons), polychromed, painted, the reverse cast with the maker’s name ‘Rogarn’, 27 cm high, together with 511 Squadron crest, transfer printed on wood, 28.5 x 21.5 cm, a Royal Canadian Air Force 425 Squadron printed crest, the reverse inscribed ‘October 17, 1946, to Vickers Armstrongs, a tribute of sincere gratitude, Phil Lamarche, Montreal, Canada’, 22 cm high, Liverpool Airport Ofﬁcial Opening July 1st 1933 metal badge showing a Hawker Fury and other items of miscellanea

278* RAF Farnborough. A WWII RAF station flag, circa 1940, printed cotton, with reinforced cloth edging, inscribed ‘The last RAF battle ensign to fly at Farnborough, flown throughout the Battle of Britain’, frayed and in poor condition, approximately 160 x 92 cm (1)

£200 - £300

£400 - £600

(a carton)

£200 - £300

283* RAF Station Flag. An RAF station ﬂag, circa 1953, woven cloth segments sewn onto a light blue ground with roundel, with reinforced cloth edging stamped with War Department and Air Ministry markings, dated 1953 and maker unclear [Speedings Ltd?] Sunderland, frayed and worn, approximately 176 x 87 cm

281* RAF Station Flag. A large RAF station ensign ﬂag, circa 1980, woven cloth segments sewn onto a light blue ground with roundel, with reinforced cloth edging stamped ‘Zephyr Racing Pennants Ltd, Midland Road, Thrapston, Northants’, plus various serial numbers and markings, with rope lanyard, approximately 518 x 230 cm (1)

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£200 - £300

284* RAF Survival. An RAF/RN Type K blue rubber dinghy, contained in original card box stamped ‘Dinghy Type K, Ref No 27C/1927 for wet dinghy drill only, Ser.No. 8129’ an additional label stamped ‘NAI R.N.S.D. Perth’, box size 16 cm high x 25 cm wide x 37.5 cm deep, together with 11 K Type dinghy hand paddles, including 6 in original card box (unused), printed labels for ‘27C/1906 paddle for K type dinghy, Drg No CQD 1906 issue 3, Qty 2’, plus a hand bailer (stiffened with age)

£200 - £300

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£200 - £300

282* RAF Station Flag. An RAF station ensign ﬂag, circa 1950, woven cloth segments sewn onto a light blue ground with roundel, with reinforced cloth edging, with rope lanyard, approximately 88 x 180 cm (1)

£200 - £300

285* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI Indian carved wood box, the cover carved with a RFC roundel and the motto ‘Per Ardua Ad Astra’ amongst dragons the sides similarly carved, the inner lid carved with a dragon, 7.5 cm high x 30 cm wide x 20 cm deep, together with a RFC copper photograph frame, applied with RFC copper cap badge lacking lugs, 10 cm long, 18 x 11 cm, a RFC plus a carved wood RAF roundel, 15 cm diameter (4)

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£200 - £300

289* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI RFC aerial streamer, two cotton strips of segmented blue, yellow and red, both ends stitched to a canvas pouch, the pouch with a pop-stud, worn 117 cm long, together with three others, including one with a replacement weight [?], variable condition (4)

£200 - £300

290* Trench Art. A WWI gong made from a Clerget cylinder, tapered cast iron aircraft engine cylinder with valve train spring, inlet ﬁtting and two spark plugs either side, with clapper, approximately 32 cm long

286* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI period Trench Art gong made from a French Clerget rotary engine cylinder, in relic condition, 29 cm long, mounted on a foliate carved oak shield, 60 cm long

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£100 - £200

The Clerget engine powered many WWI aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel and Triplane. (1) £200 - £300

287* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI RFC aerial streamer, two cotton strips of segmented blue, yellow and red, both ends stitched to a canvas pouch stamped ‘A.I.D. 08’, with a War Department arrow, the pouch with a pop-stud pouch enclosing a rock weight, frayed and moth damage, 132 cm long, together with two others, each with a lead weight stitched into the canvas, one frayed and worn the other in better condition

291* Trench Knife. A WWI American M1917 Trench Knife, the 22 cm blackened steel triangular blade, with knuckleduster guard stamped ‘U.S. L.F. & C. 1917’, wooden grip, overall length 35 cm, in its leather scabbard stamped ‘Sewell 1918’, an excellent example in good condition

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£200 - £300

£300 - £500

288* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI RFC aerial streamer, two cotton strips of segmented blue, yellow and red, both ends stitched to a canvas pouch, the pouch with a pop-stud pouch enclosing a lead weight, 140 cm long, together with two others, each with a lead weight stitched into the canvas, one with a button on the pouch, all with lead weight, variable condition

292* Westland Whirlwind Helicopter. A Westland Whirlwind reclining passenger seat from XN 127 used on the Queen’s Flights, circa 1959, blue corduroy fabric, the underside with metal manufacturer’s plate for ‘L.A. Rumbold & Co Ltd, Kilburn, London N.W.6.’, ‘Serial No B7612’, condition poor, notably the fabric stained and faded

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£200 - £300

£100 - £150

293* Wind Tunnel Model. Fairey F.C.1. wind tunnel model, made at Fairey, circa 1930s, wooden fuselage with aluminium wings with large flaps fixed in the down position, twin-finned aluminium tail, nosewheel undercarriage in the down position, 134 cm wingspan, 106 cm long, a heavy and well-made piece The Fairey FC 1 was a British airliner project of the 1930s. The project ceased on the outbreak of WWII and the aircraft never went into production. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

294* Wind Tunnel Model. A historic and important wind tunnel model of a Handley Page HP 117 All-Wing aircraft built at Handley Page, laminated mahogany with brass hinges and wire, one aileron and tail fin in need of refixing, approximately 142 cm wingspan, 128 cm long Made by Handley Page to test the aerodynamic qualities of the HP117 design in the Handley Page wind tunnels. It likely dates to 1959 when the design studies for the HP117 were begun under G.H. Lee. It is a mahogany and brass wind tunnel model for an all wing aircraft with central engine nacelle and wing tip fins. All surfaces contain thin pipes for pressure plotting. A full scale HP117 was never built, but it was intended to have a wing span of 148 foot which incorporated laminar flow control to achieve low drag and high range of up to 5000 miles. It was intended to fly up to 300 passengers and offer speeds of a high Mach number. The design was extremely advanced for its era. A unique chance to own a major part of the story of aerodynamic research in the UK. (1) £2,000 - £3,000

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297* WWI Aircraft Canvas. A cut section of WWI German aircraft fabric, probably from Taube, green-painted ﬁnish, the opposite side inscribed ‘Fabric from “Taube” plane brought down on the Isle of Thanet 1916’, 17 x 12 cm, another section inscribed ‘Fabric from “Handley Page”‘, 19.5 x 15 cm, both these pieces inscribed by the same hand, plus a piece inscribed ‘July 18th 19th Sea [?] Plain Fabric [?], 15 x 70 cm

295* Wing Struts. A pair of WWI interplane struts, long wooden struts with aluminium ﬁttings, 246 cm, together with various uniﬁed pieces (1)

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£150 - £200

£100 - £150

298* WWII Aircraft Canvas. Fabric from the front fuselage of Flight Lieutenant C.A. Nepean Bishop’s RAF Tiger Moth, Serial No T7513 “May Ann”, inscribed ‘Mary Ann’ in red on yellow doped ground. with typed (faint) presentation label, ﬂaking and loose paint, 16 x 36 cm C.A. Nepean Bishop was a pre war sporting and pilot and wartime instructor. He served in No. 28 EFTS, stationed at Mount Hampden, Rhodesia in 1941. (1) £100 - £150

296* WWI Aerial Photographs. A collection of 80 aerial photographs showing artillery damage, 1st April 1916-9th Jan 1918, comprising 16 photographs, printed in pairs, pinned through upper left corner with typed title page ‘21 Squadron R.F.C. six examples of successful shoots between: 2nd June & 8th June 1917’, showing before and after photographs of destructive shoots on Hostile Batteries taken by Lt Goudie & Lt Howard of 21 Squadron R.F.C, and 64 photographs, printed in pairs, showing aerial shots of various damaged places including Ypres, Givenchy Craters, La Bassee, Auchy, Perenchies, Grandcourt, etc., some with ‘Printed by No.1 Advanced Section Army Printing & Stationery Services’, or ‘Photographic Section 11th Wing R.F.C’, or Headquarters 19th Wing, Royal Flying Corps’, stamps to verso, largest 11.5 x 19.5 cm (a folder)

£200 - £300

299* WWII Japan. A WWII Japanese Pilot’s Course & Speed Flight Computor, the handheld instrument used to determine critical factors of flight, with revolving circular compass grid with glass face and hand grip, two vertical/horizontal scale rules with adjustable locking wheels, with data plate, the glass cracked, 31 cm long, together with a WWII Japanese bubble sextant, aluminium with handgrip, optical lens and reflector mirrors and filters large adjustable rotating wheel, black painted finish with data plate, 24 cm long (2)

Lot 297

£200 - £300

302 WWII Kite Balloon. A WWII RAF Type R kite balloon, the large rubberised fabric observation balloon, stored in a canvas bag stamped ‘KB/HZ C/20659 Mk.X. 27222’, sold as seen! (1)

300* WWII Kite Balloon. A WWII RAF Mk X kite balloon, a large rubberised fabric observation balloon, stored in a canvas bag, sold as seen! (1)

£200 - £300

303* WWII Kriegsmarine. A German Navy oral inflation lifebelt, stamped Wetzell Gummi, I/1.40 B Bu’, sand coloured rubberised fabric vest with neck strap and four sealed air pockets with inflator tubes, a webbing strap stitched on either side stamped with Kriegsmarine Eagle, the manual inflator tube perished (1)

301* WWII Kite Balloon. A WWII RAF Mk XI kite balloon, a large rubberised fabric observation balloon, stored in a canvas bag stamped ‘355 KBI Mk XI M.M. 364’, sold as seen! (1)

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£200 - £300

£100 - £150

ANTIQUE GUNS

304* Air Riﬂe. A German Anschutz Modell 275 4.40- Nr 9 bolt-action air riﬂe, serial number 47336, 39.5 cm sighted barrel, wooden stock with magazine, overall length 105 cm (1)

£200 - £300

305* Air Rifles. A British Webley & Scott Mark 3 .22 air rifle, the 46.5 cm sighted barrel, wooden stock inlaid with ivorene ‘Webley’ disc, overall length 109 cm, together with another air rifle, stamped ‘Foreign’ (unidentified), .22 calibre, overall length 115 cm (2)

£100 - £150

306* Blunderbuss. A George III ﬂintlock blunderbuss, the 38 cm two-stage barrel with proofmarks including ﬂowers, the sidelock engraved with crowned G.R. and Tower marks, brass trigger guard stamped with an orb, sling strap buckle, brass butt cap, fully wooden stocked, refurbished and with replacement steel ramrod and brass forend, overall length 71.5 cm (1)

£400 - £600

307* Deactivated Gun. A Chinese AK-47 submachine gun, 7.62 mm calibre, serial number 17045121, with a deactivation certiﬁcate dated 5 March 2018 (1)

£300 - £500

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EDGED WEAPONS

308* Martini Henry. A Victorian. 577/450 Martini Henry I/II service riﬂe by Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Company, the 82.5 cm barrel stamped ‘N.S / N EP’ (for Native Service in Nepal), the receiver stamped with crowned V.R. B.S.A. & M. Co 1876’ plus lock viewer’s mark / II, fully stocked but with cracks and restoration, with steel ramrod, overall length 126 cm Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. (1) £400 - £600

309* Martini Henry. A Victorian Enfield Martini Henry service rifle dated 1877, the 82.5 cm barrel with proofmarks, with gunsight numbered ‘100 200 300 400’, the receiver stamped with crowned V.R. Enfield 1877 II’, the underlever stamped, fully stocked, chequered butt cap with ramrod, overall length 124.5 cm with leather sling strap Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. (1) £400 - £600

310* Martini Henry. A Victorian Martini Henry Indian contract [?] service riﬂe, the 82.5 cm barrel unmarked, with gunsight numbered ‘900 200 300 800’, the receiver unmarked, the underlever stamped with Indian [?] script, fully stocked, with ramrod, overall length 127.5 cm Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. (1) £200 - £300

311* Martini Henry. A Victorian Martini Henry service rifle dated 1887, the 82.5 cm barrel with proofmarks, with gunsight numbered ‘100 200 300 400’, the receiver stamped with crowned V.R. Enfield 1887 IV 1’, the underlever stamped, fully stocked with manufacturers markings and later issue numbers, flat butt cap with ramrod, overall length 126 cm with leather sling strap Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. (1) £400 - £600

312* Martini Henry. An 1874 pattern combination tool, comprising two turnscrews, a multipurpose punch for barrel lugs and pins, plus a pricker, 10 cm long, a rare piece (1)

314* American Naval Sword. A U.S. Navy sword, circa 1960, the 76 cm Spanish made steel blade etched U.S.N., fouled anchor and scrolls, gilded guard pierced with U.S.N., acorns and oakleaves, faux shagreen grip and sword knot, overall length 90 cm, in its leather and gilt scabbard engraved 'F.R. Niemann'

£100 - £150

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£100 - £150

315* Bayonets. A British 1856 Pattern bayonet, the 57.5cm yataghan steel blade stamped with war department arrow, crowned E, 27, chequered leather grip, overall length 71 cm, in it’s leather and steel scabbard (worn), British socket bayonet with trefoil blade stamped ‘PJL’, additionally stamped ‘C 2595’, overall length 53.5 cm, Czech E25 Mauser bayonet, the 29 cm blade stamped ‘CSZ’, the opposite side ‘E25’, replacement wooden grips, overall length 42.5 cm, in its scabbard stamped ‘E25’, WWII RAF escape axe by Elwell dated 1945 with war department arrow, 40 cm long, military tools including a Super Chrome spanner dated 1950 plus three pocket knives

313* Martini Henry. A Victorian Martini Henry service riﬂe, Indian (Nepalese) issue [?], the 82 cm barrel with Indian proofmarks and numbered gunsight, the receiver stamped with Indian script as is the underlever, fully stocked and burnished with a number [?], with ramrod, overall length 126 cm Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. (1) £100 - £150

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£100 - £150

316* Cavalry Sword. A Victorian 1890 pattern cavalry trooper’s sword of the 21st Lancers, the 88 cm curved steel blade with Enﬁeld marking and War Department arrow, pierced steel bowl, pierced, chequered composite grip, overall length 102 cm, in its steel scabbard stamped ‘19.1.1890’, ‘21L 56’

318* Eastern Swords. A Malayan Klewang, the 48 cm steel blade with traces of foliate engraving, wirebound carved wood grip inlaid with white metal petals, overall length 48 cm, in its wooden scabbard, together with a Naga sword (Dao), a Dyak Mandau, an Indian tulwar and another Indian swort sword

The 21st Lancers took part in the famous charge during the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898. There is no way of knowing if this sword took part in the charge, but it is plausible. (1) £200 - £300

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317* Chinese Pole Arm. A Chinese ceremonial pole arm, 19th century or earlier, all steel with a crescent on a long haft with the remains of brass each with traces of engraving, approximately 85 cm long

319* English Civil War Hanger. An English Civil War Infantry Hanger, the 59.5 cm curved blade stamped on both sides with the trademark of Johannes Wundes, iron guard with one section missing, stag antler grip and ﬂat pommel, overall length 74 cm

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£300 - £500

£200 - £300

£700 - £1,000

320* Ethnic Weapons. A collection of African edged weapons, including a large jambiya, the 40 cm curved blade heavily rusted, with an ornate white metal and horn grip inset, overall length 54.5 cm, in its conforming scabbard inset with a red cabochon, unable to ﬁt in the scabbard due to the condition, together with a similar jambiya, overall length 58 cm, a dagger with a tapered iron blade and wooden grip and scabbard with a serpent design, overall length 18 cm, two Maasai spearheads and other related items Provenance: A Wiltshire Country House. (13)

322* French Infantry Sword. An 1882 Pattern Infantry Sword, the 77 cm slightly curved blade indistinctly engraved on the top edge, pierced brass guard stamped ‘31145’, wirebound leather grip, overall length 91.5 cm, in its steel scabbard stamped ‘1907’ (1)

£100 - £150

£200 - £300

321* Fighting Knife A Fairbairn-Sykes third pattern ﬁghting knife by John Nowill & Son, the 17.5 cm blackened steel blade with straight coppered guard and ribbed grip with cross keys trade mark, overall length 30 cm, in its brown leather and brass scabbard, together with another by R. Cooper, Shefﬁeld, overall length 29.5 cm, in its brown leather and brass scabbard

323* French Sword. A French 1823 Cavalry Sword, the 96.5 cm curved steel blade engraved along the top edge, brass triple bar guard, brown leather grip and brass pommel, overall length 113 cm, in its steel scabbard

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324* German Bayonet. A German sawback bayonet, circa 1930s, the 26.8 cm blade with early Carl Eickhorn trade logo depicting a double squirrel, chequered composite grips, overall length 38 cm, in its black metal scabbard

326* Hunting Sword. A German hunting hanger, probably 18th century, with a 60 cm slightly curved blade in relic condition with an attractive brass Rococo shell and crossguard, stag antler grip, and an ornate oval brass pommel, overall length 73.5 cm

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£150 - £200

£200 - £300

328* Indian Sword. An Indian sword (Firangi), 19th century or earlier, the 69 cm curved steel blade with traces of wavy-line decoration, the ornate basket hilt with long curved and beaded, tapered pommel, overall length 98 cm, together with another similar, the 66 cm curved steel wootz blade, overall length 95 cm, both have a later leather grip which can be easily removed (2)

325* Heavy Cavalry Sword. A Victorian 1821 pattern heavy cavalry ofﬁcer's sword, the 90.5 cm pipeback blade by Hamburger, etched with VR cypher on both sides, steel honeysuckle guard, wirebound ﬁshskin grip, stepped pommel, overall length 106 cm, it its steel scabbard Purchased from Armada Antiques, Gray’s Antique Market, London in 1984 (receipt included). (1) £200 - £300

327* Indian Sword. An Indian sword (Firangi), 19th century or earlier, the 77 cm curved steel blade with traces of line decoration, the basket hilt with long curved and beaded, tapered pommel, overall length 97.5 cm, together with another similar sword, overall length 102 cm, both have a later leather grip which can be easily removed (2)

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£300 - £500

329* Luftwaffe. A WWII 1st pattern Luftwaffe ofﬁcer's dagger, the 31 cm blade lacking maker's marks, aluminium ﬁttings, leather grip, overall length 46 cm, its black leather covered scabbard with metal mounts and OLC chain (1)

£300 - £500

£400 - £600

333* Presentation Sword. A brass presentation sword to Lord Bramall from the Royal Life Saving Society, Hong Kong, a cumbersome cast brass sword, the 68 cm brass blade engraved ‘To His Excellency Gen. Sir. Edwin. K.C.B., O.B.E.., M.C.’, dragon head crossguard, rope-bound grip and shaped brass pommel, overall length 90.5 cm, in its heavy brass scabbard engraved ‘To His Excellency Gen. Sir Edwin Bramall. K.C.B., O.B.E.., M.C. from R.L.S.S. Hong Kong 17-2-76’, together with a ﬁrstday cover signed by Lord Bramall

330 Mixed Swords. An Edward VII court sword, the 79.5 cm straight steel blade etched with military trophies and scrolls, brass guard with white metal E.VII.R. cypher, wirebound grip and crown pommel, with bullion sword knot, overall length 92 cm, in its leather and brass scabbard, together with an 1893 pattern Uganda Police sword, overall length 100 cm, lacking scabbard, a Victorian Infantry sword, with brass hilt and wooden grip, overall length 95 cm, lacking scabbard, three reproduction swords, third pattern ﬁghting knife, East India Company style percussion musket and rﬂe cleaning kit in leather satchel (8)

Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall (1923-2019) was a British Army ofﬁcer. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army between 1979 to 1982, and as Chief of the Defence Staff, professional head of the British Armed Forces from 1982 to 1985.

£200 - £300

Bramall was Commander of the Armed Forces in Hong Kong from 1973 to 1976. (2) £200 - £300

Lot 332 331* Naval Sword. A WWII Naval ofﬁcer's sword, the 81 cm blade etched with a fouled anchor and scrolls, the opposite side with a royal coat of arms, a vacant cutler's cartouche, brass gothic hilt with folding guard, crowned fouled anchor, wire-bound ﬁsh-skin with lion backstrap, overall length 96 cm, in its leather and brass scabbard engraved 'F.L. Brown', with sword knot and sword belt and brass buckle, and all weather bag (2)

334* Presentation Sword. A British Victorian 1827 Pattern 1st Surrey Rifles Presentation Sword, the 83 cm straight steel dumbbell blade by Robert Mole & Sons, Birmingham, numbered M341, one side etched with a scroll inscribed ‘Presented to Major John Selby on Promotion by Members of C Company, First Surrey Rifles, March 1899’, the opposite side etched with VR cypher and regimental badge of 1st Surrey Rifles, regulation gothic hilt pierced with crowned strung bugle, wirebound fishkin grip, chequered backstrap and domed pommel, overall length 100 cm, in its steel scabbard

£100 - £150

332* Ottoman Kindjal. A white metal and niello Kindjal, probably Turkish, early 20th century, the 26 cn blade engraved with arabic script, ornate handle and conforming scabbard, overall length 37 cm (1)

£100 - £150

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For further reference see: Swords of the British Army, plate 118. (1) £300 - £500

338* Scots Guards Sword. A Victorian 1854 pattern infantry ofﬁcer's sword belonging to Lord Erskine, the 84.5 cm blade by Henry Wilkinson & Son, numbered 28317, etched with battle honours, regimental crest, interlaced VR cypher (the blade pitted), steel guard pierced with regimental badge, wirebound ﬁshskin grip, overall length 99.5 cm, its Sam Browne leather scabbard Purchased from Armada Antiques, Gray’s Antique Market, London in 1983 (receipt included). The sword was purchased by Lord Erskine in 1887 (a copy of the Wilkinsons receipt is included). Walter John Francis, Lord Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865-1955), of Kellie Castle, Fife, Scotland was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st Bn, Scots Guards in 1887. He served with the regiment until 1892 and subsequently appointed honourary Colonel of the 7th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Lord Erskine was appointed a member of the Order of the Thistle. (1) £300 - £500

335* Royal Corps of Transport Sword. A good Elizabeth II R.C.T. sword by Wilkinson Sword Ltd, the 86 cm blade etched with Wilkinson crossed swords logo and numbered '96709', one side etched with crowned E.II.R. cypher, the other with the corps crest, plated triple bar guard and wirebound ﬁshkin grip and chequered pommel, with brown leather sword knot, overall length 101.5 cm, in its brown leather scabbard (1)

337* Russian Kindjal. A Russian Kindjal, early 20th century, the 39.5 cm blade with double fuller (some areas pitted), the grip and scabbard with chiselled foliate scroll decoration with a niello and gold ﬁnish, overall length 55 cm (1)

£150 - £200

336* Royal Engineers. A fine collection of 1857 pattern Royal Engineers officer's sword fittings, comprising hilt, brass wirebound fishskin grip, sword back and scabbard, in excellent condition (4)

£200 - £300

£300 - £500

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339* Siebe Gorman. A diver’s knife by Siebe Gorman, early 20th century, the 20.5 cm steel blade stamped ‘Siebe Gorman & Co’, brass crossguard, black bakelite grip, overall length 34.5 cm, in its brass scabbard with leather belt loop Lot 338

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£200 - £300

342* Swords. A Victorian Rifle Volunteer’s sword, 82.5 cm blade (later plated?) etched with V.R. cypher, the opposite side with Rifles bugle and ribbons, steel guard pierced with crowned strung bugle, wirebound fishskin grip, chequered backstrap and domed stepped pommel, overall length 98 cm, in a brown leather scabbard, together with a Victorian piquet sword, the 83 cm steel blade etched ‘W.S. Carver Jermyn St London S.W.’, crowned V.R. cypher on both sides within scrolls, steel scroll bowl guard pierced with crowned V.R. cypher, wirebound fishskin grip and domed pommel, overall length 98 cm, in it’s steel scabbard (2)

£200 - £300

341* Sword. A Victorian 1845 pattern piquet weight sword, the 81 cm slightly curved steel blade etched ‘Gobby & Co Leicester St London, crowned V.R. cypher on both sides within scrolls, brass guard pierced with crowned V.R. cypher, wirebound ﬁshskin grip, oakleaf back strap, domed stepped pommel, overall length 95 cm, in its brass scabbard (1)

£150 - £200

343* Turkish Cavalry Sword. A Turkish 1890 cavalry trooper's sword, 87 cm curved steel blade with solid brass hilt featuring a crescent moon, leather grip, backstrap with ears and rounded pommel, overall length 101 cm, in its steel scabbard (1)

340* Silver Smallsword. A Continental smallsword, probably French, circa 1765, with an 81.5 cm triangular hollow steel and gilded blade engraved with repeating ﬂeur-de-lys and ﬂoral springs, lattice decoration towards the tang, an attractive silver hilt with double shell guard, knucklebow and shell pommel, silver wirebound grip, overall length 98 cm (1)

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344* Victorian Sword. A British 1827 pattern St George’s Rifles officer’s sword, the 82 cm slightly curved blade by Hill Brothers, Old Bond Street, London, etched with George and dragon crest and ‘St George’s Rifles’ amongst scrolls, the opposite side with strung bugles, the pierced steel hilt with crowned strung bugle, wirebound fishskin grip and stepped dome pommel, overall length 96 cm, in its steel scabbard

345* Victorian Sword. A Victorian ofﬁcer's sword by Andrew, Pall Mall, the 90 cm slightly curved blade, etched with crowned V.R. cypher and scrolls, steel triple bar guard, wirebound ﬁshskin grip, stepped domed pommel, overall length 105 cm, in its steel scabbard with sword knot (1)

£150 - £200

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A rifle corps was formed in the parish of St George Hanover Square in 1860. After a number of name changes, it became the 6th Middlesex St George’s Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1892, it merged with the Victoria Rifles to become the 1st Middlesex Victoria and St. George’s Volunteer Rifle Corps. (1) £200 - £300

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346* WWI Sword. An 1897 pattern officer's sword, the 84 cm straight steel blade by 'Armfields Ltd, Birmingham', both sides etched with crowned G.V.R. cypher and scrolls, plated honeysuckle guard pierced with crowned G.V.R. cypher (pitted and worn), wire-bound fishskin grip, chequered backstrap and domed pommel, overall length 100 cm, in its Sam Browne field officer's scabbard and associated sword knot

£100 - £150

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348 Armour. An Indian Kulah Zirah (cap of mail) chainmail hood, 18th century or earlier, formed with small riveted links and a tapered nasal cover, with long neck protection, the top with a circular convex iron plume holder, approximately 50 cm long (1)

£200 - £300

347* American Interest. A horn scrimshaw work powder flask, carved with fish and a wolf, the cover carved wih a turtle, brass band, 34 cm long, together with a leather and fur sporran with horn powder flask, a scrap album containing newspaper cuttings from American publications circa 1880s, a tissue paper newspaper, ‘Official Programme for the 4th of July, 1888’, printed on striped tissue paper, 49 x 37 cm, various ephemera including Sacremento, California souvenir photograph album, printed in 1891, 13 x 18 cm, black and white photograph of US Cruiser Baltimore, 10.5 x 16.5 cm, and one other shipping photograph, plus a black and white photograph of an American military band, probably WWI, framed and glazed, frame size 36.5 x 46 cm Provenance: From the estate of Frank Gambert, a USN pilot in WWII. (a small box) £100 - £150

349* Bombay Native Infantry. A Victorian regimental porcelain plate of the 9th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, printed and painted with 9 within a garter inscribed ‘Regiment’, on a white ground with peach and gold painted panels a deep blue border and a shaped rococo rim, the base inscribed in red ‘R102’, small chip to the rim otherwise a nice example, 23.5 cm diameter (1)

£100 - £150

352* Curassier Helmet. A French Second Empire Curassier helmet, circa 1870, the plated skull with brass front plate featuring a ﬂaming grenade amongst oak leaves, an ornate brass comb terminating in a proﬁle of Medusa, the brass chin scale with lion head bosses, black horse hair brush plume and black and red feather plume, green leather to the underpeak and black leather lining (1)

£400 - £600

350* Bren Gun Magazines. Three WWII Bren Gun Magazines, each stamped with War Department arrow and MA for Munitions Australia by Lithgow Small Arms Factory [?] (3)

£100 - £150

351* Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). A fine WWI silver officer’s cap badge, hallmarked Birmingham 1916, 8 cm across (1)

£70 - £100

353* Falklands War. The Royal Navy uniform belonging to Captain Chris Wreford-Brown D.S.O., comprising black cloth tunic with medal ribbon bar, brass buttons, and gold bullion rank stripes, the inner pocket with Gieves tailors label printed ‘48282. Mr. W.A. 8.7.65. C.L. Wreford-Brown 508, approximately 85 cm long, 45 cm wide, 43 cm inner arm, with trousers and rank epaulettes Christopher Louis Wreford-Brown (1945 -) served as an officer in the Royal Navy. He was Captain of HM Submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War, during which Conqueror attacked and destroyed the Argentine Navy’s cruiser, the ARA General Belgrano. For the Falklands patrol he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was the first of only two naval officers to have commanded a nuclear submarine which has sunk a warship in war operations. In July 1982, Wreford-Brown captained Conqueror in an operation during the Cold War in the Barents Sea, where it carried out a successful clandestine sub-surface raid to capture Soviet Navy hydrophonic sonar equipment. He retired from service in 1995. (1) £300 - £500

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354* French Eagle. A French Napoleon III standard top, 19th century, hollow construction with a crowned eagle, 20 cm high, presented on a later wooden base, overall height 33 cm

356* Helmet. A busby fur helmet of the Royal Artillery, with synthetic bear skin, red side back, horsehair blume and gilt metal holder, yellow cord surround with chin straps

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£100 - £150

357* Helmet. U.S. Army N.C.O. ofﬁcer’s M1 helmet, original paint, canvas chin strap, composite green lining with brown leather sweatband (1)

£100 - £150

355* Helmet Plate. A Victorian 32nd Foot, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry ofﬁcer’s shako helmet plate, 1869-1878, gilded plate within the circlet and a strung bugle with the numerals 32 (1)

£100 - £150

358* Helmets & accoutrements. A WWII British Brodie steel helmet, green painted ﬁnish, original liner and canvas chinstrap inscribed with service number ‘2784935’, together with another by Fisher & Ludlow dated 1940, stamped ‘F & L 1/1940’, original liner and chinstrap, plus a 1937 pattern webbing canvas waist pack with two pouches stamped ‘M.E. Co 1941’ with war department arrow (3)

£70 - £100

361* Indo-Persian. An Indian Dahl (Shield), 19th century, the circular leather convex shield probably elephant hide, with traces of painted decoration depicting lions, with four ornate metal bosses, the opposite side with three rings which would have supported the missing cushion, 42 cm diameter (1)

359* Henry VII of England. A model of Henry Tudor in full armour, holding a mace and shield on horseback, presented on a naturalistic base with a plaque engraved ‘Henry Tudor 1457-1509’, 27 cm high, with original receipt of sale from Bosworth Battleﬁeld Visitor Centre, dated 1994 (£350), contained in original wooden transport box (1)

£200 - £300

362* Luger Holster. A WWI German brown leather Luger holster, stamped 8.Ch.H 1915’, a couple of holes and general age wear, 25 cm long

£100 - £150

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£70 - £100

363* Military accoutrements. WWII Bren gun leather magazine case, no markings, with brass mounts and carrying strap, 32 cm long, Swiss leather cartridge pouch, stamped ‘M. Spring 1961 Helgisried’, 21 cm long, another Swiss cartridge pouch, double, brown leather, stamped ‘J. Aegisher Wettingen 44’, 19.5 cm long, a Swedish brown leather bandolier, a British example and other items (11)

£100 - £150

360* Imperial Russian Helmet Plate. A Crimean War-period brass helmet plate, the brass double-headed eagle helmet plate pierced with the division number ‘48’ and repurposed with ‘92’ in white metal, solder marks and three loops to the back, 16.5 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

364* Military badges. A wooden box of regimental cap badges, medals and general militaria (a box)

365* Military Miscellanea. A mixed collection including an Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. presented to Horace Arthur Spinks, presented in a glazed frame with a photograph of the recipient receiving his medal and certiﬁcate, frame size 39.5 x 26.5 cm, RAF sweetheart badges, trench art lighter and other items, plus steel helmets, army surplus, military wireless radios etc

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£100 - £150

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366* Military Pocket Watch. A Tissot GSTP Military Issued Pocket Watch, circa 1940, Hand-Wind Movement, with off-white dial, black numerals and subsidiary dial, impressed GSTP marking, pheon military arrow mark, stamped G.S.T.P. Q19192, 5.2 cm diameter together with a Moeris GSTP Military Issued Pocket Watch, circa 1940, Hand-Wind Movement, with black dial, white numerals and subsidiary dial, impressed GSTP marking, pheon military arrow mark, stamped G.S.T.P. M27059, 5.1 cm diameter (2)

369* Military Stopwatch. A 1942 British Air Ministry steel cased stopwatch, the white enamel dial with black numbers and subsidiary dial, impressed marks and serial number 6B/117, 2793/42 to the reverse, 5cm diameter, together with a 1940s GSTP military Doxa pocket watch, with silver dial and black numerals, impressed GSTP marking, pheon military arrow mark, stamped H03059, 5.2 cm diameter (2)

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367* Military Pocket Watch. A WWI military pocket watch by H. Williamson Ltd, London, numbered 97689F, black dial with arabic numerals, the seconds dial unusually placed on the right-hand side as opposed to the traditional lower section, nickel case engraved with a war department broad arrow and corresponding number 97689F, top wind movement, lacking lume but appears to be in good working order, the case 6 cm diameter (1)

370* Military Timepieces. A WWII RAF stopwatch, circa 1941, the white dial with subsidiary seconds dial, numbered in pencil /10/51, the back engraved 1/5 Sec A.M. 6B/221 13578/41, case size 50 mm, together with a WWI Mark V pocket watch, the black dial with illuminated hands, lacking seconds hand, stamped ‘30 Hour Liminous Mark V, B.H.4845’, with Dennison case and Henry Williamson movement, approximately 55 mm diameter, another WWI military pocketwatch, the white dial stamoed ‘H. Williamson Lts London 34011F with black Roman numerals, lacking hands, the plated case with War Department arrow and numbered ‘34011F’, case size approximately 60 mm diameter, plus a WWI RFC silver top cane, London 1916, set with brass RFC cap badge on an ebonised stick, 90 cm long 4

£70 - £100

368* Military Pocket Watch. An RAF open face pocket watch, circa 1950, the white dial with Arabic numerals, with blued steel hands and subsidiary seconds dial, the nickel case engraved ‘A.M. 6E/50 AII46’, Swiss top wind movement, appears to be in good working condition, the case approximately 5.2 cm diameter (1)

£150 - £200

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371* Military Wristwatch. A CWC G10 wristwatch army Issue, 1991, with quartz movement, circular black dial with luminous hands and hour markers, in stainless steel case with military broad arrow mark and numbered W10/6645-99, 5415317, 76096/91, on NATO strap (1)

£100 - £200

374* Munitions. An INERT WWI British No 25 Mk 1 Riﬂe Grenade, with pear shape body ﬁnished in green with a red band, the top with a propeller-like wind vane, 43 cm long and a scarce piece This is an inert piece for display purposes (no fuse remains inside); however, it cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (4) £100 - £150

372* Military Wristwatch. A CWC G10 wristwatch Royal Navy Issue, 1990, with quartz movement, circular black dial with luminous hands and hour markers, in stainless steel case with military broad arrow mark and numbered 0052/6645-99, 5415317, 68299/90, on NATO strap (1)

£100 - £200

375* Munitions. A collection of inert WWI munitions, comprising a British mills grenade, circa 1915, in relic condition, the brass screw base stamped ‘No 5 Mk 1 Falkirk’, 9 cm long, together with a British No 23 mills bomb by Messenger & Sons, dated 10/16, cutaway for training, 10 cm long, a British Battye grenade, circa 1915, 8 cm long, a French VB (Viven-Bessieres) grenade, circa 1916, stamped ‘F.V.’, 8 cm long and others These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (6) £200 - £300

373* Model Cannon. A Victorian iron model desktop cannon, the 24.5 cm three stage barrel with touch hole, the carriage with two 8-spoke wheels, approximately 38 cm long (1)

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£100 - £150

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376* Munitions. A rare INERT WWII Japanese Type 89 50 mm “knee mortar” grenade discharger round, original paint with yellow and red bands

378* Munitions. A WWI INERT British ‘Hales’ Pattern No 2 Mk II hand grenade, with streamer brass cylinder, 31 cm long This is an inert piece for display purposes (no fuse remains inside); however, it cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (1) £150 - £200

This is an inert piece for display purposes (no fuse remains inside); however, it cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. The Type 89 Grenade Discharger, commonly known as the “Knee Mortar,” was a unique and innovative weapon developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the late 1920s. It played a significant role in Japanese infantry tactics during World War II, demonstrating a combination of simplicity, effectiveness, and portability that set it apart from conventional mortars. The Type 89 earned the “knee mortar” nickname during the Allied campaigns of the South Pacific. The weapon’s curved baseplate fits nicely around the upper leg, and when in a kneeling position, it points the weapon at a 45-degree angle. If the weapon were to be fired from this position, it would probably lead to a broken femur or other severe injury. (1) £150 - £200

379* Munitions. A WWI INERT No 23 I Mills bomb by Lister & Co., dated 1916, the brass base stamped ‘No 23 I 7/16 H&R L’, the gas check plate stamped 12 1917, L & R co’, 10 cm high This is an inert piece for display purposes (no fuse remains inside); however, it cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or your own courier only. (1) £80 - £120

377* Munitions. A WWI British INERT No 5 Mk I Mills Grenade, dated 1916, the brass base stamped ‘Mills Munitions Co Birmingham’, various patent dates for 1915, together with another INERT Mills grenade, the base stamped ‘No 23 III M.M. 4 16’, the lever stamped ‘TA & S’

380* Munitions. A WWII INERT British PIAT drill anti-tank round, with traces of original paint and markings, 41 cm long

These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (2) £150 - £200

This is an inert piece for display purposes (no fuse remains inside); however, it cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (1) £100 - £150

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381* Munitions. An INERT British SBML two-inch mortar illumination round, dated 1966, the tube stamped ‘287 CY/6/67 R.I.6/66’, 25 cm long, together with two others, one stamped 161 Mk 3/2, 24.5 cm long, the other stamped ‘HB & S 12/65’, 22.5 cm long These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only.. (3) £100 - £150

383* Munitions. An INERT WWI German Karabinergranate M1913 Riﬂe Grenade, with steel rod (probably a replacement), together with a WWI German Karabinergranate M1914 Riﬂe Grenade, with a steel rod (probably a replacement) These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (2) £100 - £150

382* Munitions. An INERT WWI Austro-Hungarian Zeitzünder (“time fuze”) rod grenade, with ﬁrst-type serrated fragmentation body, overall length 31.5 cm, together with an inert WWI German Kugelhandgranate Model 1913 Kugel hand grenade, approximately 9 cm across

384* Munitions. A collection of INERT munitions comprising a WWI German Model 1915 offensive ‘turtle’ grenade, 11 cm diameter, together with a WWI German stick grenade, with wooden handle in relic condition, 35 cm long, a Kugel Model 1913 grenade, 8 cm across, plus a German ‘egg’ grenade (Eierhandgranate), circa 1917, 10 cm long

These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (2) £100 - £150

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These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (4) £150 - £200

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385* Munitions. Three INERT WWI German Granatenwerfer mortar bombs, all differing, circa 1916 and ﬁnished in black

387* Munitions. WWII INERT German 50 mm mortar round, the black plastic nose fuze stamped ‘Wgr ZT Fgz 43n ‘, 23 cm long, together with a WWII French Brandt mortar round, 20 cm long

These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only.

These are inert pieces for display purposes (no fuses remain inside); however, they cannot be sent by our in-house shipping. Collection or own courier only. (2) £80 - £120

The WWI German Granatenwerfer mortar bomb was introduced in 1916 and was a grenade thrower which bridged the gap between hand-thrown grenades and the light mortar. It was small and very well suited to trench warfare. (3) £150 - £200

386* Munitions. A WWI British INERT No 23 Mills Rifle Grenade, the base stamped ‘J G W No 23 Mk II’, with a steel firing rod, together with another INERT Mills grenade, the brass base stamped ‘No 23 1916 ‘, with a steel firing rod

388* Pickelhaube. A WWI Imperial German Pickelhaube helmet, with leather skull, spike top and pressed metal helmet plate (one lug missing), black and white cockade and black white and red cockade, leather chin strap, leather sweatband, worn, with a reproduction cloth cover

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390* Prussian Pickelhaube. A WWI German Ersatz Pickelhaube, ﬁeld grey felt with Prussian eagle helmet plate and spike top, red, white and black cockades, brown leather chinstrap, the inner neck stamped ‘ BA 1X’, ‘E. Feddinghaus & Co, Elberﬁeld 1916’, soft and worn

389* Pole Screen. A Regency-period mahogany pole screen, the brass pole hung with a needlework banner with a baron’s coronet and Maltese Cross, on a tricorn base, 150 cm high, together with an embroidered cloth armorial banner, with a red heraldic lion above a black spearhead, black and white tasselled fringe, approximately 118 x 106 cm (2)

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391* Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry. Four Victorian Booth's pottery kidney-shaped dishes of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, each with a printed crowned regimental badge on a white ground and a blue and gold border, printed and impressed marks to base, 20.5 cm, one chipped on the rim and general crazing, together with a Royal Worcester XVIII Hussars porcelain dinner plate, printed and painted regimental badge on a white ground with gold painted shaped rim, printed puce mark to base, 25 cm diameter, together with seven various porcelain plates and dishes, including two plates with a latticework rim with the motto "Deo Patriaeque Semper Fidelis (Fagan family), a plate with the motto "Mea Gloria Fides" (The Watson family of Rockingham & Wentworth Woodhouse), plus "Montis Insigia Calpe" (Coat of arms of Gibraltar), 27.5 cm diameter and smaller (12)

£200 - £300

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392* Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. An Irish waist belt plate worn by a Piper, post 1934, silver plated rectangular form applied with Castle of Inniskilling on “Inniskilling” mounted with Celtic border and four bosses, the reverse with ﬁttings, 9.5 x 8 cm, together with Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders. A Victorian Scottish brass shoulder belt plate of the Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders, featuring a crowned thistle wreath and ‘72’ with three three-part banner above inscribed ‘Duke of Albany’s’ and ‘Own Highlanders’ beneath, the reverse with four posts, a nice example, plus Irish Guards. A modern helmet plate of the Irish Guards, the plated 8 point star applied with green shamrock on a red cross and white ground, a pierced gilt circlet inscribed ‘Quis Separabit MDCCLXXXIII, together with a collection of Irish waist belt buckles, including a plated examples for the Irish Guards, Royal Ulster Riﬂes, plus a brass two part buckle of the 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers’, Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, gilded pouch badge and other items (13)

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393* Scouting. A bronze ﬁgure of a Boy Scout, circa 1920, modelled holding his hat in one hand and a stick in the other, on a naturalistic base, 20.5 cm high, mounted on a circular wooden plinth, overall height 27.5 cm

395* Trench Clubs. A WWI trench club, crudely made with metal spike top stamped ‘Black Watch 1915’, wooden grip, 50 cm long, together with three coshes, including a leather bound cosh, with a leather wrist strap, 35 cm long

396* Trench Knives. A WWI French nail knife, a simple steel construction with spear point, 33 cm long, together with a WWI French trench knife adapted from a Gras bayonet [?], with leather cord-bound grip, overall length 36 cm, in its steel scabbard, a WWI German K98 bayonet, in relic condition, WWI aircraft ﬂechette and other items

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397* Trench Mirror. A WWI trench bayonet mirror, the metal case of green rectangular form, ﬁnished in green and inscribed ‘used at the forest of Nieppe May 1918, 1st Bed Regt A Coy’, with letter of provenance A small slip of paper inscribed 'used at the ﬁrst of Nieppe May 1918, 1st Bedford Reg. A. Co., given to Dad on Nov 6th 1977 from Mr Lawrence the watch mending man.' with an additional letter from Mr Lawrence. (1) £100 - £150

394* South Sea Islands Club. A good example of a Fijian war club (Ula), 19th century, the bulbous head lobed with plain and carved grip, 43 cm long (1)

£300 - £500

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401* General's Ofﬁcer's Cap. A Lieutenant General's peaked cap attributed to Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, circa 1930s, green cloth with red felt band, bullion King's crown badge featuring crossed baton and sword, two rows of bullion oak leaves to the peak, leather chinstrap secured by gilt metal buttons, the brown cloth lining with tailor's label for Bernard Weatherill Ltd, London, the tan leather sweatband with indistinct paper label inscribed 'Hugh Elles', the date is unclear

398* Trench Periscope. A WWI British R & J Beck Mk IX trench periscope, green ﬁnish with detachable wooden handle, optics dirty, 59 cm (1)

Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO (18801945), was a British Army officer and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps during WWI. In 1933, he became a general officer. He retired in 1938 and was Civil Defence Commissioner for South West England during WWII. (1) £500 - £800

£100 - £150

399* Trench Periscope. A WWI Lifeguard Patent Collapsible Pocket Periscope, made by F. Duerr & Sons, Manchester, overall condition very good, with green canvas bag plus a photocopy of an original advert (1)

£100 - £150

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402* Tribal Art. Three Australian Aboriginal hardwood boomerangs, the largest 59 cm, the smallest 48 cm, together with an Aboriginal hardwood club, 66 cm (4)

£100 - £150

403* Tribal Art. An African knobkerrie, the hardwood club with spherical head and long shaft, 81 cm long, together with a Malayan kris, the 32 cm wavy steel blade with carved garuda hilt, overall length 39cm, in its wooden scabbard, together with Tribal Weaponry. South Indian bow, together with a Malayan Sumpitan blowpipe (4)

£200 - £300

400* Trench Periscope. A WWI trench periscope, the metal casing stamped ‘Giraffe Regd, W. Watson & Son Ltd London, 53 cm long (1)

£100 - £150

404* Pistol. An English percussion dragoon pistol, the 23 cm barrel with plain steel sidelock, fully stocked with brass trigger guard and buttcap with traces of engraving, lacking ramrod, poor condition, overall length 41 cm (1)

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407* War Badge. A First World War Silver War Badge, B/203673, awarded to Lance Corporal Samuel Golby, Leicestershire Regiment, No. 8441, together with copy of 1919 official roll of individuals entitled to the “War Badge”, together with A German WW2 identification tag/ Erkennungsmarke, mountain infantry unit of the Waffen-SS, A Second World War German Luftwaffe Soldbuch (Pay Book and Identity Document) issued to Kampfhelfer Feliks Priedite, a Latvian auxiliary and other items Golby enlisted on 10 September 1908 and was discharged on 16 April 1919 on account of wounds, having served overseas. The badge is individually numbered 203673, corresponding with the number recorded against Golby’s name on the official roll. (5) £100 - £150

405* Vickers Machine Gun. A well-made brass model of a Vickers gun diorama, with brass plaque titled ‘Queen of the Battleﬁeld’, presented in a wood and glass display case with a brass plaque stamped ‘The Vickers Machine Gun Mk1 .303 WWI WWII, made for Mr G. Hargreaves by Allen E. Fielding’, 23.5 high x 36 wide x 24 cm deep (1)

£200 - £300

406* Victorian Regimental Photograph. A large Victorian photographic print, showing senior ofﬁcers of the Queen’s Own Yorkshire Dragoons [?], an Albert helmet in the foreground bearing the regimental helmet plate, toned and stained, 45 x 69 cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed (55.5 x 79 cm) (1)

408* White Star Line. A WWI bronze ship’s bell from the White Star Line troopship SS Vedic, engraved ‘Vedic 1917’, replacement clapper and rope lanyard, 25 cm high SS Vedic was built by Harland & Wolff and was the ﬁrst White Star Line vessel to feature turbine engines. She was launched in 1917 as a troopship. On 19 September 1919, while bringing British troops home, she ran aground near the Orkney Islands and was assisted by nearby warships and tugboats. Several newspapers reported this and copied cuttings are included. The following year she was used to bring troops home from North Russia. Postwar service saw her converted into an emigrant and passenger ship sailing on the North Atlantic and Australian routes. She was scrapped in Scotland in 1934, following the merger of White Star Line with Cunard. (1) £400 - £600

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410* WWI Memorabilia. A WWI Princess Mary Christmas tin, with original bullet pencil and Christmas card, together with another tin with mock cigarettes (modern copied label for display only), plus a WWI pair of medals, comprising British War and Victory Medals to 24969 Corporal T.F. Higgs, RAF, presented on a wooden shield with related buttons and cap badge and other items (5)

£100 - £150

411* WWI Militaria. A WWI German water bottle, produced for the 29th Regiment Reserve, of circular form each side with pictoral decoration, the cap with the Russian eagle, with tasselled rope, 8 cm high, together with a trench spirtit stove, contained in a conical tapered cup and cover, a pair of WWI Canadian Expeditionary Force binoculars by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co, 6 x 30, engraved 'Major H.P. Gorst, 72nd O.S.N. Battn, C.E.F.', one optic chipped, various trench art including a brass shell coal case scuttle engraved 'Brought from Ypres by Lieut J.W. Gamble D.L.I. killed in action May 22 1916, 8 cm long, shrapnel shell with cutaway section 23.5 cm, WWI wooden gas rattle, ﬂask and brown leather cylindrical case 'W.G. Harnett R.A.M.C.', 26 cm long, WWI copper and brass bugle by Keat & Sins, London and other related items (5 plastic boxes)

£100 - £200

412* WWI Reenactment. A WWI style uniform for the Leicestershire Regiment, comprising a peaked cap with a regimental tiger badge, woollen tunic with Leicester brass shoulder titles, trousers, boots, brody helmet, a bayonet (all modern reproductions) and other related items, including WWI trench-style tins (modern paper labels) (4 plastic boxes)

£100 - £200

409* Woolwich Ferry Oars. A pair of late Victorian/Edwardian pine rowing boat oars from a Woolwich pub, used to ferry passengers across the Thames, circa 1900, each bound with a leather rollick support, general wear commensurate with age, 183 cm long Provenance: By repute, these oars were from a Thames-side pub (unknown) and acquired when the pub closed down. It is believed that the oars were used to ferry passengers across the river in small boats in the early 20th century. (2) £100 - £150

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413* WWI Trench Tools. A pair of WWI British steel folding wire cutters stamped Chater Lea Ld 1917, with War Department arrow, overall length 34 cm, contained in a webbing case with belt loops, together with three further pairs of WWI wire cutters including one pair stamped ‘T. Rowlands & Co Ltd, 28 cm long, a folding saw contained in a brown leather pouch, plus a reproduction SMLE riﬂe muzzle wire cutter (6)

£100 - £150

416* Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile, 1798, bronze, edge bruises, very ﬁne and a nice deep colour (1)

£200 - £300

414* WWI tunic. A WWI South African [?] tunic, dark green cloth, with brass buttons by Gaunt London, lining stamped Dico Konfeksjon, numbered ‘52 N’, 75 cm long, 43 cm chest, 45 cm inner arm, one or two moth holes, but generally in good condition, with a mannequin for display (1)

£100 - £150

417* A Second Boer War pair to Private G. Handley, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Grey) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (3801 Pte. G. Handley. 2nd Dragoons), King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (3801 Pte G. Handley 2nd Drgns:), very ﬁne and contained in an old Boer War chocolate tin

415* WWII Italian. A collection of WWII Italian badges and insignia, including an Italian Air Force badge, PNF metal party badge, Luftwaffe Afrika Corps and other items, contained in an old tin (a small tin)

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418* British Order. Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for Garrard & Co, Birmingham 1986, in Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, about extremely ﬁne

420* British Orders. Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 3rd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for The Royal Mint, London, 1984, with neck ribbon, in case of issue, extremely ﬁne Provenance: Sir Arnold Elton CBE MS FRCS (1920-2018), British surgeon and consultant. (1) £200 - £300

Provenance: Sir Arnold Elton CBE MS FRCS (1920-2018), British surgeon and consultant. (1) £200 - £300

419* British Order. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silvergilt and enamel, with full and miniature width ribbons, in Fattorini, Birmingham, case of issue, with miniature dress award

421* British Orders. Royal College of Surgeons 'Court of Patrons' Medal, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse engraved Arnold Elton C.B.E. 1986, hallmarks for The Royal Mint, London, 1986, 68g, with crimson neck ribbon, in case of issue

Provenance: Sir Arnold Elton CBE MS FRCS (1920-2018), British surgeon and consultant. (2) £200 - £300

Provenance: Sir Arnold Elton CBE MS FRCS (1920-2018), British surgeon and consultant. (1) £100 - £150

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Lot 423 422* British War Medal (2) (Lieut. R.B. Brierley./ Lieut. E. Masters.), very ﬁne (2)

£70 - £100

423* Coin Cabinet. A William IV ﬂame mahogany tabletop collectors cabinet, of rectangular form with two shaped panel doors mirrored on the opposite side, enclosing 7 drawers, the lower two with a lift-out tray, each drawer with two turned bone knobs, general wear commensurate with age, 32.5 cm high x 45 cm wide x 26 cm deep, with key (1)

£200 - £300

424* Crimea 1854-56, no clasp (W. West. 38th Regt), ofﬁcially impressed, heavy edge bruises, good ﬁne (1)

£100 - £150

425* Pair: Private J. Graham, Seaforth Highlanders Egypt 1882-89 Medal, dated, 1 clasp, TelEl-Kebir (199. J. Graham. 1/Sea: Highrs.), Khedive’s Star 1882, very ﬁne, mounted by a collector (2)

£180 - £220

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426* Family Group. The Arnold family medals, awarded to Able Seaman Charles Albert Arnold, and Flight Sergeant Stanley James Arnold comprising, three awarded to Able Seaman C.A. Arnold, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star (J. 13045 C.A. Arnold. A.B. R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (J. 13045 C.A. Arnold. A.B. R.N.), very fine, swing mounted as worn; a WWII group awarded to Flight Sergeant S.J. Arnold, Royal Air Force 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals, General Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (W.O. S.J. Arnold (1810018) R.A.F.), RAF Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (1810018 F. Sgt. S.J. Arnold. R.A.F.), very fine or better, swing mounted as worn, and WWII Medals, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, very fine, mounted on a bar (one medal appears to be missing); with a Nobel Challenge Cup white metal medal, the reverse engraved 'F/Sgt. S.J. Arnold 14 MU 1958-59', 40 mm diameter, in fitted case of issue, two RAF logbooks, comprising logbook 1, commencing 15 November 1942 to 3 April 1951, showing various bombing missions, including 5 sorties in May 1945 where 32,000lbs of bombs were dropped as part of Operation Chum-Phon, Operation Pram-Buri and Operation Moulmein, as well as Prisoner of War drops at Palembans Sumatra 'one kite on same target crashed in target area. All killed', from March 10th 1943-June 11th 1943 'Grounded owing to shock', (lacking spine, a few leaves detached), logbook 2 commencing 2 January 1952 to 26 November 1953, showing service with 100 Squadron, 44 Squadron and Air Traffic Control at Middle Wallop, total flying time 1,343 hours and 35 minutes, a black and white photograph of the recipient in RAF uniform, 14 x 9 cm, old newspaper headlined 'Bisley marksman' printed on 1 June 1960, detailing Arnold taking part in a RAF shooting championship at Bisley Charles Albert Arnold (1895-1956) joined the Royal Navy on 17 April 1913, serving on various ships throughout WWI, including H.M.S. Amethyst, Victory I, Cardiff, etc. His son, Flight Sergeant Stanley James Arnold (1922-1980), made his first flight with the R.A.F. on 3rd January 1943. On the 23rd February 1945 he was posted to No.1 P.D.C. Worli, Bombay, India, where he took part in Operations to drive the Japanese from Burma. Stanley J. Arnold was awarded the Nobel Challenge Cup medal in 1959. (1) £400 - £600

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427* Famous Ships. A set of 20 silver proof ingots, 1977, commemorating famous ships including Titanic, Great Eastern, Great Britain and Queen Mary, each ingot approximately 31g, combined weight approximately 620g, presented in a ﬁtted wooden chest with brass studs and carrying handles, 11 cm high x 19.5 cm wide x 15 cm deep (1)

£400 - £600

428* Five: A WWII group of five to Lieutenant W.A. Hoskins 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, swing mounted as worn, with dress miniature awards, a letter to the recipient in ‘On His Majesty’s Service Southern Rhodesia’ envelope, plus a large black and white photograph taken whilst Hoskins was at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Hoskins back right, second from the left, signed by many of the officers (5)

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430* Four: Seaman E. Baylie, Royal Naval Reserve, who served in the Battle of the Falklands in 1914 and was in HMS Kent when it chased and sank the German battleship Dresden off Chile 1914-15 Star (C. 1754, E. Baylie. Smn., R.N.R.), British War and Victory Medals (1754 C.E. Baylie. Smn. R.N.R.), Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (C. 1751 E. Baylie. Sean. R.N.R.), very ﬁne, with copied service papers Edward Baylie was born in Poole, Dorset (1880-1923) and worked as an engineer on shore. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1909 and did his training in H.M.S. St. George and H.M.S. Bulwark in 1912. He was called up on the outbreak of WWI and posted to H.M.S. Kent. The ship took part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914 and the sinking of the German cruiser Dresden, and then the chasing down and destruction of the German cruiser Dresden off the coast of Chile. Baylie was awarded the RNR Long Service Medal in September 1916. He was sent back to the UK with a “divergent squint”, and invalided 26 October 1916. His service papers state: “5.12.14. Took part in the action with German cruiser NURNBERG off the Falkland Islands” and “13.3.1915. Took part in the destruction of German cruiser DRESDEN”. The Falkland Islands still commemorate 8 December every year as “Battle Day”. (4) £150 - £200

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431* French Medals. Médaille Militaire, Third Republic, silver and enamel, together with Marine Marchande silver medal, two French badges, plus an HMS Ganges bronze sports medal in a ﬁtted leather case (5)

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433* Imperial Russia. Cross of the Order of St George, 3rd Class, reverse ofﬁcially numbered ‘320203’, 40 x 30 mm, together with a 4th Class award, reverse numbered 483300 (2)

£200 - £300

435* Medal Cabinet. A mid 20th century mahogany 13 drawer collectors chest, of rectangular form with a hinged door enclosing each drawer lined with green baize and with brass knob, on a block plinth, 86 cm high x 43 cm wide x 26 cm deep, with key (1)

434* A WWI 'First Day of the Somme' casualty group to Second Lieutenant R.B. Holmes, King's Royal Riﬂe Corps, who died of wounds on 1 July 1916 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. R.B. Holmes. K.R.Rif.C.), British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R.B. Holmes.), extremely ﬁne with card boxes of issue, with a black and white photograph of the recipient in uniform, presented in a regimental copper frame with cap badge applied, a memorial scroll in a similar copper frame, letter of condolence from Buckingham Palace, plus medal transmission slip

£100 - £150

436* Memorial Plaques. WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque (2) ‘Friend James Prebble’ and Edward Walter Carey’, first good very fine, second very fine, with card packaging, paper envelope and letter of condolence from Buckingham Palace, with copied research

Robert Brian Holmes was a native of Ashfield, Bingley Yorkshire and Udimore, Rye, Sussex. He was educated at Oatlands, Harrogate, and Haileybury College. On the outbreak of WWI, he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion and later obtained a commission in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and was sent to the front in October 1915. He was slightly wounded by a bomb in the early spring, but soon afterwards rejoined his Battalion. Holmes died of wounds on 1 July 1916 (first day of the Somme). He is commemorated at the Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France. His headstone reads ‘Such a death as these have won gived the true measure of their worth’. (3) £200 - £300

Friend James Prebble was born in Marylebone. He was a butcher before joining the Army Service Corps in November 1914. He served on the Western Front as a Private (S4/035707). He died on 23 February 1917. Prebble is commemorated in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Edward Walter Carey was born in Blackfriars. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Bn Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. He died on 18 December 1914. Carey is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial £100 - £150 (2)

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438* Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Barrosa, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria (T. Simpson, Coldsm Gds), very fine and attractively toned Thomas Simpson is confirmed on the medal roll entry and states “three times wounded”. It would appear that Simpson is entitled to a Busaco clasp rather than Barrosa, an error by the issuing office, as the medal is entirely as issued. (1) £1,800 - £2,200

437* A WWII M.C. group to Reverend J.M. Morton, Royal Army Chaplains’ Department a) Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse engraved ‘J.M. Morton 1946’, with Royal Mint case of issue b)1939-1945 Star c) War Medal d) General Service Medal 1918-62, E.II.R., 1 clasp, Near East (The Rev. J.M. Morton, M.C. C.F.3. R.A. Ch. D.), good very fine, with dress miniature awards, letter of congratulations for the M.C. from Buckingham Palace, original newspaper cutting, photograph of the recipient and other items M.C. London Gazette: 14 February 1946 ‘Just prior to being captured at Boulogne, this officer was most outstanding. In spite of the fact that he had not been under fire before, he we was a source of strength to the men during the siege. He never rested, but worked tirelessly, offering encouragement and advice to everyone. He helped with the wounded and attended to the dying. His was one of the finest examples of real courage ever seen. When the “show” was over, and before the Germans arrived to take his party into captivity, he addressed all who were left and gave very sound advice and his final prayer will never be forgotten. In captivity, his calmness and his example were a source of strength to all. He was constantly with the men, particularly those who needed spiritual guidance. His moral guidance was indeed outstanding.’ (4) £1,000 - £1,500

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439* Military medals. A World War II German Sudetenland Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938), complete with a Prague Castle Bar (Prager Burgspange) on ribbon, with presentation box marked by the maker Ziemer & Söhne, Oberstein, together with a World War II German Anschluss Commemorative Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938), in ﬁtted case and a WWII Memel Commemorative Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes, März 1939) (3)

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442* Pair: Sergeant C. Watkins, M.I.D., Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (138068 Sjt. C. Watkins. R.E.), very fine, together with Great Western Railway (G.W.R.) service badge, enamel and brass, reverse numbered ‘49523’, a Royal Life Saving Society medal, engraved ‘C. Watkins June 1961’, Mentioned in Despatches certificate dated 25 March 1918, framed and glazed, frame size 19 x 23 cm, certificate of employment during the war, demob certificate and other related items Italy. Order of the Eagle of Este, gilt and enamel, 65 mm including crown suspension, in box of issue with miniature dress award and rosette Charles Watkins was a Station Master with G.W.R. before enlisting for war service in the Royal Engineers. He was mentioned in depatches on 25 March 1918, discharged from service on 21 May 1919 and resided in Langmoor, Leicestershire. (3) £100 - £150

440* Mixed Medals. WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Charles Pugh’, two holes drilled for suspension, very ﬁne, together with a mixed collection of medals incluing WWI Victory Medal (3474ES W.A. Clarke. Engn. R.N.R.), French St Helena Medal, Civil Defence Medal, Greek Order of St George I Medal, Greek War Medal 1940-41 and other medals (11)

£100 - £150

443* Prussia. 1813 Iron Cross, 2nd Class, a high-grade privatepurchase piece which is prinzen size, 32 x 34 mm With original receipt of sale, from Detlev Niemann, 1995 (2000 Euro). (1) £200 - £300

441* Pair: Private F. Mellor, Notts & Derby Regiment British War and Victory Medals (200633 Pte. F. Mellor. Notts & Derby. R.), good very ﬁne, with the lid of the card box, together with a WWI shaving mirror with a bullet hole, inscribed ‘France 1918’, the brown leather wallet with a corresponding hole and indistinctly inscribed, plus a military pocket watch by Helvetia, the back stamped ‘GS/TP P606904’, not working, with an aluminium protective case, plus a WWI trench art shell base engraved ‘Souvenir of France’, 10 cm diameter (2)

£100 - £150

444* Royal Air Force. WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque (Frank Horner), good very ﬁne Frank Horner was a native of Barking, Essex. He served as a Cadet in the 3rd School of Aviation, Royal Air Force during WWI. In October 1918 the unit operated as a specialised military technical training establishment during the closing stages of the war. It processed ﬂight cadets and mechanics in ground instruction, rigging, engines, and theoretical military aeronautics. Horner died of cerebrospinal meningitis on 7 October 1918. He is buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery. (1) £70 - £100

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446* A WWI group to Sergeant W. Daniels, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (189132 Sjt. W. Daniell), good very fine, with Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, reverse engraved ‘’W.H.J. Daniell 1916’, in fitted case of issue, another silver example of skeletal type, in fitted case of issue, Service Medal of the Order of St John (233. Sgt. W.H.J. Daniell (C of Gloucester Div No2 S.J.A.B. 1922), plus a miniature example in fitted case of issue and other related items (5)

£150 - £200

445* A WWI D.C.M. M.S.M. group to Lance Corporal C.L. Franklin, Royal Engineers a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (25954 Pnr: C.L. Franklin. Dunstable. S.D. R.E.) b)1914 Star and Bar (25954. Pnr: C.L. Franklin. R.E.) c) British War and Victory Medals (2594 A-Cpl. C.L. Franklin. R.E.). d) Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (25954 Spr:-A Cpl. C.L Franklin. D.C.M., R.E,), very fine, swing mounted as worn, presented in a leather box by J.R. Gaunt & Son, with a folder of research D.C.M. London Gazette: 14 January 1916. ‘For conspicuous good work as a linesman notably on the day he was wounded.’ M.S.M. London Gazette: 16 October 1919. Cyril Leonard Franklin was born in Billericay, Essex in 1894. He was a Shipping Clerk before WWI. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers, Signals Branch, Dunstable in 1914. He served on the Western Front from 3 November 1914 serving with the 7th Division at Neuve Chapelle and Fesubert. On 16 May 1915 he was wounded in action in the left hand which resulted in his middle finger being amputated and half of his index finger. He was awarded his D.C.M. for this action. After his recovery in Woolwich, he returned to France. (5) £700 - £1,000

447* Russia, Soviet. A collection of awards, comprising, The Order of Labour Glory, 1st Class, the reverse numbered 0264, The Order of Labour Glory, 3rd class, type 2, reverse numbered 484627 (mounted with incorrect ribbon); The Ushakov Medal (12835), The Order for Personal Courage, variation 1 (00306), The Order of the Red Banner, type 3, variation 2 (240027), The Order of Lenin, type 5, variation 1 (157801), good very ﬁne or better (6)

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448* Russia, Soviet. A collection of awards, comprising, The Order of Glory, the reverse numbered 715216; The Order of Glory, 2nd Class, numbered 42975; The Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, type 2, numbered 5818454; The Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, type 1, numbered 132433; The Order of the Red Star, type 2, 3155171, The Order of the Red Star, type 2, 3753732, good very ﬁne or better (6)

£200 - £300

449* Russia, Soviet. A group of medals, comprising, The Order of the Patriotic War, reverse numbered 1508108, The Medal for Combat Service (2390730), The Defence of Sevastopol Medal, The Medal for Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, Jubilee Medals for 20th, 30th and 40th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, The Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR, The Jubilee Medal for 100th Year Anniversary of Lenin’s Birth, good very ﬁne, mounted as worn with award document for Sevastopol medal and award cards for the medals (10)

451* The Hero of Socialist Labour to Fedorkov Vasily Petrovich, who received his award ond on 7 September 1948 Russia, Soviet. Hero of Socialist Labour, Type 2, variation 3, gold, reverse ofﬁcially numbered '10873', with Hero of Socialist Labour award booklet dated 1948 and numbered 10873 and with a small black-and-white photograph of the recipient, plus an order/identity booklet dated 1948

£100 - £150

Tested as 23ct gold, the award measures 32.18 mm wide and weighs approximately 15.8g The Hero of Socialist Labour was awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions in technical development, including industry, agriculture, transport, trade, scientiﬁc discoveries and technical interventions, and to those individuals who have rendered exceptional services to the state and contributed to the advancement of the national economy, culture, science and to the growth of the Soviet Union. This is the second-highest Soviet decoration and ranks directly below the Gold Star (see lot 445). (1) £1,000 - £1,500

450* Russia, Soviet. Campaign Medals, comprising, The Medal for the Capture of Berlin; Strengthening Military Cooperation; Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945; Jubilee Medal for the 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; Jubilee Medal for the 30th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (2); Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (2); Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; The Defense of Odessa Medal; The Defense of Moscow Medal; Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945; Development of the Virgin Lands; Liberation of Warsaw, The Medal for Valiant Labour, variation 2, generally good very ﬁne (15)

452* Russia, Soviet. Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, First Class, silver, gilt, and enamel, reverse ofﬁcially numbered ‘0043’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension, extremely ﬁne

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455* A WWII Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of the Patriotic War pair to Colonel Vasily Maksimovich Fishchuk, a Soviet military pilot and flight navigator in the 160th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Bomber Aviation Division of the 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Corps of the 2nd Air Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, for courage and heroism displayed in the performance of combat missions of the command, having personally completed 165 successful combat sorties and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Gold Star Medal of a Hero of the Soviet Union, 1st type, gold, reverse impressed '7872', rectangular silver ribbon suspension with screw-backed fitting; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd type, silver, gold and enamel, reverse officially numbered '147603' with screw-back fitting, very fine or better

453* Russia, Soviet. Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Second Class Star, variation 4 with two rivets, silver and gold plated, the reverse ofﬁcially numbered ‘1439’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension, light scratches, very ﬁne (1)

Vasily Maksimovich Fishchuk (1921-1991) was born in the now Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. He was drafted into the Red Army in November 1939 and graduated from Kharkiv Military Aviation School of Navigators in 1940. He fought in the Great Patriotic War from June 1941 and fought on the Southwestern, Stalingrad, Transcaucasian, Voronezh, Steppe, 1st Ukrainian, and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts.

£200 - £300

On the first day of the Great Patriotic War, Fishchuk engaged Nazi aircraft. His first victory was achieved on 24 July 1941. He shot down a Ju88 reconnaissance aircraft near Chudnov and Shepetovka. He served in the Battle of Don and at Stalingrad. He undertook 50 combat sorties during the battles of the Sandomierz bridgehead, near Krakow. On 24 April 1945, during the heavy offensive fighting on the Berlin front, Fishchuk was accepted as a member of the AllUnion Communist Party (Bolsheviks), and he repeatedly bombed Berlin. By the Decree of the Praesidium of the Supreme Sovet of the USSR of June 27, 1945, for courage and heroism displayed in the performance of combat missions of the command, personally completing 165 successful combat sorties and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy of the Guard, Senior Lieutenant Vasily Maksimovich Fishchuk was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. After the war, he continued serving in the Army. In 1956, he graduated from the Central Advanced Flight Crew Courses and was in the reserves in 1960 with the rank of Colonel. He was also awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class and the Red Star, these are all missing.

454* Russia, Soviet. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Type 1, variation 3 breast Badge, silver, gilt, and enamel, reverse ofﬁcially numbered ‘1827’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screw-back suspension, good very ﬁne (1)

The Hero of the Soviet Union tests as 23ct gold, 29.39 mm wide, approximately 20.6g. The Gold Star comes in one class, and although it is not technically an Order, it is the highest mark of distinction, civil or military, that the Soviet Union can bestow on natives or foreigners. It is awarded for heroic deeds, both military and non-military, and for outstanding merit in the development of scientiﬁc or technical achievements beneﬁcial to the U.S.S.R. There were 1928 issued to Ukrainians. (2) £3,000 - £5,000

£300 - £500

456* Russia, Soviet. A collection of awards, comprising, The Order of the Badge of Honour, reverse numbered 907458; The Order of the Red Banner of Labour, type 6, variation 2 (732373); The Order of Lenin, type 4, variation 2 (5051); The Order of the Red Banner (third award), type 3, variation 1 (40); The Order of the October Revolution, variation 2 (64502); The Order of Labour Glory, 2nd class (15243), good very ﬁne or better (6)

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458* Sir Winston Churchill. A Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill, issued by the Pobjoy Mint, 1974, comprising a set of twelve silvergilt ingots with a medal, presented in a mahogany box with certiﬁcate No 0589 plus a book titled 'The Churchill Years', each ingot approximately 54g, combined weight approximately 676g, box size 4.5 cm high x 29 cm wide x 19 cm deep (1)

457* A WWI Military Cross group to 2nd Lieutenant L.D. Huddleston, Tank Corps a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue b) British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. L.D. Huddleston.), good very fine or better, with named card box of issue, commission certificate dated 13 April 1918, certificate congratulating Huddleston on the M.C. from the Fourth Army dated 4 March 1919, a black and white group photograph of Huddleston and other officers in service uniform, all named in ink, plus copied service paper and research

£500 - £700

M.C. London Gazette: 8 March 1919 and 4 October 1919 T./2nd Lt. Leonard David Huddleston, 10th Bn., Tank Corps

459* Three: Captain W.E. Glover, Nigeria Regiment 1914-15 Star (W.E. Glover.), British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.E. Glover.), good very ﬁne, together with three silver sporting medals, including one for Scottish Inter-University Athletics Sports, reverse engraved to the recipient and dated 1910, 45 mm diameter, in ﬁtted case of issue, silver weight 84g, plus a bronze medal

“For marked gallantry and dash on 23 October 1918. He rendered great service to the infantry in the initial stages of the attack in the neighbourhood of Pommereuil, and taking the infantry to their ﬁnal objective. He then helped break up an enemy counter-attack. He destroyed several machine-gun nests, and conducted the infantry who had been held up to the third objective, where his tank received three direct hits. Though severely wounded, he got his crew back to the rallying point and gave valuable information.’

William Edward Glover was a native of Belgrave Terrace, born in 1888. After qualifying from Medical School, he served as a medical ofﬁcer at Benguela Railway Construction, followed by the West African Medical Staff, 1913 and then in Nigeria. He was appointed Captain (Medical Ofﬁcer) in the 3rd Nigeria Regiment in Cameroon on 19 June 1915 and temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1916. Glover served with the Cameroons Expeditionary Force in 1915- 16, the East Africa Expeditionary Force and in India and Egypt in 1917-18. He was demobilised on 2 September 1919.

Leonard David Huddleston was born in Wellington Sal, Shropshire, in 1895 before moving to Wesley House, Dudley Road, Tipton, Birmingham where he worked as a bank clerk before enlisting with the 26th Bn Royal Fusiliers and serving on the Western Front from 4 May 1916. He was later attached to the Machine Gun Corps before being commissioned in the Tank Corps. His service papers note he was wounded multiple times and received gunshot wounds and burns to his hands on 26 October 1918 and subsequently invalided. (3) £800 - £1,200

There are three addresses on his medal index card, with the last being Goodleigh House, Winkleigh, North Devon. (3) £200 - £300

460* Tunnelling Company. A 1914-15 Star to Sapper W.W. Boak, 251st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, killed in action on 29 May 1916 1914-15 Star (95641 Spr. W.W. Boak, R.E.), good very ﬁne, together with 1914-15 Star (5) (132074. Spr. S. Evans. R.E.; 2422 Pte. J. Bell. R. Highrs.; 112686. Spr. W. Langley, R.E.; 112599. Spr. S.B. Bawden. R.E.; 132726 Spr. W.H. Gell. R.E.), with copied service papers and research William Wallace Boak was a native of Wrexham, North Wales. He worked with Cambrian Railways as a ﬁreman before WWI. He served on the Western Front with the 251st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 30 October 1915. He was killed in action on 29 May 1916. Boak is commemorated in the Cambrin Military Cemetery and also on the Oswestry Cambrian Railway War Memorial. (6) £150 - £200

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463* Tunnelling Company. A pair of Bronze Memorial Plaques to the Arrowsmith brothers WWI Bronze Memorial Plaques ‘Walter Arrowsmith’ and ‘Henry Arrowsmith’, good very ﬁne or better, with copied research Walter Arrowsmith was born in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales. He served on the Western Front with the South Lancashire Regiment and 172nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 29 September 1915. Arrowsmith was killed in action on 6 April 1917 and is commemorated in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi. Henry Arrowsmith served on the Western Front with 1st Bn, Welsh Guards. Arrowsmith died on 27 September 1915. He is commemorated on Loos Memorial. (2) £150 - £200

461* Tunnelling Company. A casualty group to Private J. Blake, 184th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers and Royal West Kent Regiment, died 14 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (GS-4845 Pte. J. Blake. R.W. Kent R.), WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘John Blake’, extremely ﬁne, with extensive copied service papers John Blake was born in Gateshead, Durham and was a former collier. He served on the Western Front with 1st Bn, Royal West Kent Regiment and 184th Tunnelling Company from 8 April 1915. The 184th Tunnelling Company entered a mine on 14 June 1916. Comprising six men and one ofﬁcer, they all suffered the effects of gas, resulting in one man dying. The remainder were admitted to No.37 Casualty Clearing Station. Blake was slightly wounded on 6 June 1917 and died of shell wounds to the neck on 14 August 1917; he is commemorated in the New Irish Farm Cemetery. (3) £150 - £200

464* Tunnelling Company. A WWI & WWII Canadian family group (father and son) Pair: British War and Victory Medals (503476. Spr. S. Carrol. C.E.), good very ﬁne and lacquered 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar, War Medal, Canadian Forces Medal, E.II.R. (L.Cpl G. Carrol), good very ﬁne, mounted as worn and lacquered Solomon James Carrol was born in Pembroke, Ontario. He served on the Western Front with the 2nd Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers. He was reported missing in action on 10 June 1916 and subsequently taken prisoner of war. He was released on 7 December 1918. (8) £150 - £200

462* Tunnelling Company. A collection of WWI Medals, comprising 1914-15 Star (102290. Spr. W. Awde, R.E.), Victory Medal (102290 2.Cpl. W. Awde. R.E.) 1914-15 Star (102187. Spr. E. Graham. R.E.), Victory Medal (102187 Spr. E. Graham. R.E.) British War and Victory Medals (175687 Spr. F.J. Adams. R.E.) British War and Victory Medals (11165. Pte. H.F. Davies. R.W. Fus.), with silver and enamel Royal Welch Fusiliers silver brooch, with copied research Hugh Francis Davies was born in Rhyl, North Wales. He served with 2nd Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers and 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. He died of wounds on 26 March 1918. Davies is commemorated in Derancourt Communal Cemetery Extension. (8) £200 - £300

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465* Tunnelling Company. A WWI casualty group to Private D. Bryce, Seaforth Highlanders and 179th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, who was accidentally killed by falling down a mine shaft on 4 July 1916 1914 Star (8698 Pte D. Bryce. 2/Sea: Highrs), British War and Victory Medals (8698 Pte. D. Bryce. Sea. Highrs.), extremely ﬁne, with copied service papers and research David Bryce was born in Cumnock, Ayrshire. He served on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. Bryce was serving with 179th Tunnelling Company when he was accidentally killed by falling down S5 shaft on 4 July 1916. He is commemorated in the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension. (3) £100 - £150

467* Tunnelling Company. A WWI group pair to Sapper G. Barnes, 170th T/Coy, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (132387. Spr. G. Barnes, R.E.), British War (132387 Spr. G. Barnes. R.E.), with Royal Engineers cap badge, Princess Mary Christmas tin and related black and white photographic postcard of tunnellers plus a Victory Medal (192285 Dvr. C.B. Chalk. R.A., good very ﬁne, with copied service paper Tunnelling Company. A WWI group of three to Sapper W.T Hoffman, 181st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (69956 Spr. W.T. Hoffman. R.E.), British War and Victory Medals (69956 Spr. W.T. Hoffman. R.E.), good very ﬁne with Royal Engineers cap badge and identity tag, mounted on a display board, with copied service papers George Barnes was born in Conisbrough, near Doncaster. He worked at Cateby Colliery, Conisbrough, before enlisting in the 170th Tunnelling Company and serving on the Western Front from 21 November 1915 where he was wounded in action. William Thomas Hoffmany was born in Stepney, Middlesex. He was a coachrepairing hand before enlisting in the 181st Tunnelling Company and serving on the Western Front from 5 October 1915. (6) £150 - £200

468* Tunnelling Company. A WWI group to Sapper F.C. Bodman, 257th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (89567 Spr. F.C. Bodman, R.E.), British War and Victory Medals (89567 Spr. F.C. Bodman. R.E.), extremely ﬁne, with copied service papers and research Three: Sapper C. Bishop, 177th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (104908. Spr. C. Bishop. R.E.), British War and Victory Medals (104908 Spr. C. Bishop. R.E.), extremely ﬁne, with copied service papers and research

466* Tunnelling Company. A WWI casualty group to Sapper A.W. Jenkin, 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals, WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Albertrall William Jenkin’, extremely ﬁne, presented in a glazed frame with copied memorial scroll and original black and white photograph of the recipient in military uniform, frame size 68 x 32 cm

Frederick Charles Bodman was born in Castle Combe, Wiltshire. He served on the Western Front with the 257th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 10 August 1915. Charles Bishop was born in Penzance, Cornwall. He served on the Western Front with the 177th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 20 August 1915. He was wounded on 27 March 1917. (6) £150 - £200

Albertrall William Jenkin was born in Camborne, Cornwall. He served on the Western Front with the 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. (4) £150 - £200

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469* Tunnelling Company. A WWI pair to Sapper G.W. Birch, 1st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (3274 Spr. G.W. Birch 1 Tun Coy A.I.F.), good very ﬁne, swing mounted as worn, together with an original black and white photograph of the recipient in military uniform, plus a Victory Medal (4668 A-Sgt. A.R. Birch. 25 Bn A.I.F.), very ﬁne and related Australian military badges, with copied paperwork (3)

471* Tunnelling Company. A WWI pair to Sergeant W.C. Armstrong, 2nd Tunnelling Company, Australian Imperial Force British War and Victory Medals (4136 Sjt & Sgt W.C. Armstrong, 2 Tun. Coy A.I.F.), very ﬁne, together with an identity tag and Australian yellow metal brooch, with copied service papers

£100 - £150

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£100 - £150

472* Tunnelling Company. A WWI Victory Medal to Sapper R. Fenwick, M.M., 258th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers Victory Medal (102231. Spr. R. Fenwick. R.E.), good very ﬁne, together with Victory Medal (5) (4183 Pte. P.I. Lockett.. L’Pool R.; 105071 Sjt. C. Kayes. R..E.; 235004 Pte. C.E. Adams. Leic. R.; 132380 A.Cpl. T.E. Edwards.; 132680. Spr. T. Baker. R.E.), variable condition, with copied service papers and research M.M. London Gazette: 20 August 1919 102231 Spr. Fenwick, R., 258th Tunn. Coy. (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Robert Fenwick served on the Western Front from 10 June 1915. Peter Lockett was born in Stoke on Trent, and was serving as a Steward on the White Star Line before WWI. He served on the Western Front with the Liverpool Regiment and 178th Tunnelling Company from 11 March 1915. He was wounded twice and taken prisoner of war in 1917 and repatriated on 9 December 1918. (6) £150 - £200

470* Tunnelling Company. A WWI pair to Sapper H.A.N. Gassman, Tunnelling Company, Australian Imperial Force British War and Victory Medals (5324 Spr H.A.N. Gassman, . 1-Tun. Coy. A.I.F.), good very ﬁne with related cloth ‘1’ arm badge, together with British War Medal (3) (155232 Spr H. Cook. R.E.; 102279 Spr. G. Lowther. R.E.; 102410 Spr. H. Dixon. R.E.), Victory Medal (Lieut. J.J. Callahan), variable condition, with copied service papers and research Hugh Augustus Nathaniel Gassman was a native of Lismore, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia. He enlisted in the 1st Tunnelling Company on 24 September 1915 and embarked from Melbourne to France on 29 September 1916. He was wounded as a result of gas on 4 October 1918. James Joseph Callahan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He served as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. He was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.) which was gazetted on 16 August 1917. He was admitted to a Canadian General Hospital on 12 June 1918 as ‘injured foot when he jumped into a trench 8 feet deep and landed on a duck board while conducting ﬁeld exercise.’ (6) £150 - £200

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473* Tunnelling Company. Two WWI Bronze Memorial Plaques Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘John Hardman’ and ‘Austin John Lusmore’, ﬁrst polished very ﬁne , with copied service papers and research John Hardman was a native of Clifton, Manchester. He served on the Western Front with 172nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers and was wounded multiple times. Hardman died on 27 March 1921 and is buried in Clifton (St. Anne) Churchyard. Austin John Lusmore was born in Garn Valle, Glamorgan, Wales. He served on the Western Front with the Somerset Light Infantry and 255th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 25 July 1915. He died on 2 September 1916. Lusmore is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. (2) £150 - £200

476* Tunnelling Company. Victory Medal to Lieutenant T. Gorman, 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers, killed in action on 18 March 1918 by an exploding shell whe he was writing a letter in his sleeping hut Victory Medal (Lieut. T.C. Gorman.), good very ﬁne, with copied photographs of the recipient, his grave and service papers, together with Victory Medal (4) (132091 Spr. R. Evans. R.E.; 132362 Spr. W. Greet. R.E.; 136413 Spr. G.J. Herbert. R.E.; 175723 Spr. C. Cook. R.E.), variable condition and the medal to Greet lacking suspension ring (5)

£150 - £200

474* Tunnelling Company. Two WWI Bronze Memorial Plaques Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Arthur George Dickins’ and ‘Harold Ashmore’, very ﬁne, with copied service papers and research Arthur George Dickins was a native of Merthyr Tydﬁll, Glamorgan, Wales. He served on the Western Front with the 172nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, from 29 January 1915. He died on 21 May 1917 and is commemorated in the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (All Saints) Cemetery. Harold Ashmore was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire. He served on the Western Front with the Manchester Regiment and 250th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 15 July 1915. The 250th Tunnelling Company dug the mines at Petit Bois, Peckham and Spanbroekmolen, all under the Messines Ridge. They blew up these mines on 7 June 1917. Ashmore died of wounds on 23 September 1917, he is commemorated in Bedford House Cemetery. (2) £150 - £200

475* Tunnelling Company. Various Colonial Force Tunnelling Company Medals British War and Victory Medals (3) (56976 L/Cpl. A. Fraser. N.Z.E.F.; 37470 Spr. V. Laney. N.Z.E.F.; 6822 Spr. F.J. Light. 1 Tun. Co. A.I.F.) 1914-15 Star (9531 Pte A. Bunner. 3/Can: Inf:), very ﬁne and better, with copied service papers

477* Tunnelling Company. WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Albert George Davies’, very ﬁne, presented in a period oak and plaster memorial frame inscribed ‘The path of duty was the way to glory’ with printed dedication the recipient, frame size 73 x 45 cm Albert George Davies was served on the Western Front with the Royal Engineers. He was killed in action on 18 March 1918. (1) £150 - £200

Alfred Bunner served with the 3rd Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers. He died on 3 April 1920. Bunner is commemorated at Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery. (7) £150 - £200

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480* Tunnelling Company. WWI pairs to the Tunnelling Company, two killed in action Pair: British War and Victory Medals (2) (102402 A.2. Cpl. J. Butterﬁeld. R.E.; 112535 Spr. J. Eva. R.E.) Pair: 1914-15 Star (132089 Spr. J. Jones. R.E.), Victory Medal (132089 Spr. J. Jones. R.E.) Pair: 1914-15 Star (12719 L. Cpl E.T. Cox. Norf. R.), British War Medal (12719 Sjt. E.T. Cox. Norf. R.), good very ﬁne John Eva was born in Camborne, Cornwall. He served on the Western Front with the 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Eva was killed in action on 1 December 1915. He is commemorated in the Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt.

478* Tunnelling Company. WWI Colonial Force single medals comprising British War Medal (3) (1288 Spr. M.J. Isaacs. 3 Coy. A.I.F.; 3908 Spr. M.F. Carstens. 2. Tun. Coy A.I.F.; 7573 Spr. C.D. Leckie. Tun. Coy. A.I.F.) Victory Medal (2) (120 Cpl. J.W. Harbottle. 1 Tun. Coy. A.I.F.; 3304 Spr. J.G. Hall, 1 Tun. Coy. A.I.F.), variable condition, some with copied service papers and research

Eli Theodore Cox was a native of Greenﬁeld, Ampthill, Bedfordshire. He was a bookbinder before WWI. He served on the Western Front with 7th Bn Norfolk Regiment and the 173rd Tunnelling Company from 30 May 1915. He was killed in action on 9 June 1917. Cox is commemorated in the Essex Farm Cemetery. (8) £150 - £200

Charles David Leckie served on the Western Front with 1st Tunnelling Company. He died of disease on his way back to Australia and was buried at sea on 5 February 1919. Leckie is commemorated on the VillersBretonneux Memorial. (5) £150 - £200

481* Tunnelling Company. WWI Tunnelling Company Medals, comprising British War Medal (5) (134695 Spr. J. Haigh. R.E.; 362894 Spr. R. Dudding. R.E.; 120769 Spr. W.F. Brewer. R.E.;36469 Pte. W. Bates. S. Wales Bord.; 501082 Spr. A. Gregson. C.E.), variable condition, last lacking suspension bar, with copied service papers and research

479* Tunnelling Company. WWI pairs to the Tunnelling Company Pair: British War and Victory Medals (4) (102814 Spr. J.W. Baxter. R.E.; 132257 Spr G. Gilbert. R.E.; 13694 Spr. F. Holdcroft, R.E.; 175417 Spr. W. Dabell. R.E.), variable condition, last with a commemorative Ypres badge, with copied service papers and research

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John William Baxter was born in Ellistown, Leicestershire and was a coal miner at Bagworth Colliery before WWI. He served on the Western Front with the 171st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers from 29 June 1916. He suffered a shrapnel wound to the left shoulder.

482* Victorian Military Photographs. A collection of nine Victorian Carte de visite, all senior ofﬁcers, including Captain A.B. Ridley, King’s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment (Zulu War), 19 x 13 cm, Lord Penrhyn, 21 x 12 cm, Honourable Gerald F. Digby, Royal Navy, 17 x 11 cm, and others, with some handwritten research

Garﬁeld Gilbert was a native of Redruth, Cornwall. He served on the Western Front with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and 251st Tunnelling Company from 10 October 1915. (8) £150 - £200

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483* A WWI 'Severn Valley Pioneers' M.M. group to Private H. Stockton, Worcestershire Regiment, for heavy fighting in the trenches at Ancre on 3 February 1917 a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (29764 Pte. H. Stockton. 14/ Worc. R.) b) British War and Victory Medals (29764 Pte. H. Stockton. Worc. R.), very fine, swing mounted, with a folder of research M.M. London Gazette: 27 March 1917. Herbert Stockton (1881-1966) was born in Birmingham. He was a jeweller before joining the 14th Bn, Worcestershire Regiment (also known as the Severn Valley Pioneers). He served on the Western Front from 21 June 1916 and joined 63rd Royal Naval) Division, moving to the Somme area in October 1916. The Battalion played an active part in the 63rd Division's assault and capture of Beaucourt on 13/14 November 1916, and later in February 1917, the 63rd Division stormed German trenches at Ancre. Stockton was one of 9 M.M awards for heavy trench fighting. He was discharged from service on 20 March 1919 and resided in Rowington, Warwickshire. (3) £300 - £500

485* A WWI ‘Salonika’ casualty group to Corporal T.A. Rooke, Worcestershire Regiment, died 31 October 1916 1914-15 Star (18317 L. Cpl T.A. Rooke. Worc: R.), British War and Victory Medals (18317 Cpl. T.A.Rooke. Worc. R.), with Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Thomas Alban Rooke’, extremely ﬁne, housed in a display case with regimental cap badge and shoulder badge Thomas Alban Rooke died in Salonika on 31 October 1916. He is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery. (4) £100 - £150

484* A WWI '1917' M.M. group to Corporal Hubert Byng, Worcestershire Regiment, who was severely wounded by shrapnel during the battle of Langmarck on the night of 18/19 August 1917 a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (240075 Cpl H. Byng. 1/8 Worc: R. -T.F.) b) 1914-15 Star (1432 Pte. H. Byng. Worc. R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (1432. Cpl. H. Byng. Worc. R.), good very ﬁne, presented in a glazed display case with regimental badge and silver war badge numbered B310555, with a folder of copied research M.M. London Gazette: 26 May 1917.

486* Three: Sergeant J. Morris, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 1914 Star and Bar (7821 Cpl J. Morris. 3/ Worc: R.), British War and Victory Medals (7821. Sjt. J. Morris. Worc. R.), good very ﬁne, mounted for presentation, with a folder of research

Hubert Byng was born in Bromsgrove in 1893. He was a wagon repairer for the railway in Bromsgrove before joining the Worcestershire Regiment in 1911. He was serving with the 8th Battalion on the outbreak of WWI and embarked for France on 31 March 1915. On 4/5 April 1917 the 1/8th were heavily involved in the capture of an objective known as the Mound at Templeux-Le-Guerand, and it seems likely that Byng received his M.M. for this action. On 18/19 August 1917 Byng fought in a battle at Lang,arck and was severely wounded by shrapnel. He was taken to a clearing station at Boulogne where he remained for 2 months before being sent back to England. Byng was discharged from service on 8 December 1920. (4) £400 - £600

Joseph Morris was born in 1884. He enlisted in the Worcestershire Regiment in 1903. Morris served on the Western Front from 12 August 1914 and was wounded by a gunshot wound to the arm on 3 November 1914. He was discharged on 9 July 1919. (3) £150 - £200

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488* A WWI ‘Contlemaison ‘ and ‘Oppy Trench’ double gallantry group to Warrant Ofﬁcer H. Beniams, D.C.M., M.M., 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11788 Sjt : H. Beniams. 1/Worcs: R.) b) Military Medal, G.V.R. (11788 Sjt-A.C.S. Mjr- H. Beniams. D.C.M. 1/Worc: R:) c) 1914 Star, unnamed and probably a replacement d) British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oakleaves (11788. A.W.O.Cl.II. H. Beniams. Worc. R.) e) WWII Defence Medal, good very ﬁne, mounted, with a folder of research M.I.D. London Gazette: 1 January 1916.

487* A WWI D.C.M. group to Private J. Riley, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion at Neuve Chapelle. Whilst advancing with his platoon in the attack, he attended to several wounded men at great personal risk. Subsequently he was severely wounded in the head and both legs whilst performing similar acts of gallant conduct a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (12877 Pte J. Riley. 1/ Worc: Regt) b) 1914-15 Star (12877 Pte. J. Riley. 1/ Worc: R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (12877. Pte. J. Riley. Worc. R.), good very ﬁne, mounted for presentation, with a folder of research

D.C.M. London Gazette: 1 January 1917. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was repeatedly on patrols and has obtained much valuable information. He has performed consistent good work throughout the campaign. The Regimental History states that his award was for an attack on Contlemaison during 6-7 July 1916.’ M.M. London Gazette: 17 June 1919. This would have been for capturing the Oppy Trenches. Henry Beniams was born in Birmingham in 1892. He enlisted in the Worcestershire Regiment in 1909 and served on the Isle of Wight and in Egypt. He returned to England on the outbreak of WWI and served on the Western Front from 5 November 1914. Beniams was wounded in October 1916 when the 1st Bn were holding the front line around Gueudecourt. He was wounded in the face and left thigh. After the war, he resided in Burtonon-the-Wolds, Loughborough, and he died in 1972. (6) £1,000 - £1,500

D.C.M. London Gazette: 3 June 1915. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion at Neuve Chapelle. Whilst advancing with his platoon in the attack he attended to several wounded men at great personal risk. Subsequently he was severely wounded in the head and both legs whilst performing similar acts of gallant conduct.’ The Regimental History records “outside the trenches the open ground was littered with dead and wounded. Many of the latter were dragged into safety by brave men who dashed out of the trenches and brought in their stricken comrades in spite of the enemy’s ﬁre. Great bravery was shown by Private Riggs and J. Riley.” John Riley was born in Halesowen in 1893. He was a coal haulier before WWI. He enlisted in the Worcestershire Regiment in 1912 and was posted to Egypt before returning to England on the outbreak of WWI. Riley served on the Western Front from 5 November 1914. On 14th the Bn came under heavy ﬁre whilst relieving the 1st Royal Scots in the trenches facing Neuve Chapelle. On 12 March 1915 he was severely wounded trying to bring wounded men in from the front of the trenches. He received wounds to both legs and arms and head. The wound to his leg was so severe he had to have it amputated. He received his D.C.M. for bravery. Riley was discharged on 21 March 1916. He resided in Blackpool and died in 1968. (4) £1,000 - £1,500

489* A WWI M.C. group to R.S.M. G. Grover, M.C., 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment a) M.C., G.V.R., unnamed as issued b) 1914 Star (6430 C.S.Mjr G. Grover. 1/Worc: R.) c) British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oakleaves (6430 W.O. Cl.1.G. Grover. Worc. R.) d) Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (6430 W.O.Cl.1. G. Grover. Worc. R’, very ﬁne, mounted as worn with a folder of research M.I.D. London Gazette: 1 January 1916. M.C. London Gazette: 14 January 1914 No. 6340 Sergeant-Major George Grover, Worcestershire Regiment.

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George Grover was born in Godalming, Surrey in 1884. He was attested into the Worcestershire Regiment in 1901, and served in Tipperrary until 1903, followed by South Africa, Ceylon and India. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Bn, Worcestershire Regiment from 5 November 1914. The Bn were at Neuve Chapelle throughout 1915 and Grover was wounded several times, some being reported in the local newspapers. The Surrey Advertiser on 5 July 1915 reports ‘he was struck by a bullet, which would have entered his body had it not been deﬂected by his thumb’. Grover had two brothers who were both died during WWI. (5) £1,000 - £1,500

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490* A WWI M.M. and Bar to Private G. Chesterton, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (8846 Pte. H. Chesterton. 2/ Worc: R.), with Second Award Bar b) 1914-15 Star (8846. Pte. G. Chesterton: Worc: R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (8846 Pte. G.H. Chesterton. Worc. R.), very ﬁne, mounted for display, with a folder of research

492* Three: Sub-Lieutenant H. Lloyd, Royal Naval Reserve 1914 Star (uninspected), British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Lloyd. R.N.R.), extremely ﬁne with card box lids for the Star and BWM Five: Mr H.L. Ready, Merchant Navy 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Burma Star with Burma clasp, Italy Star, War Medal, extremely ﬁne, with card box of issue plus medal transmission slips, including one rejecting the recipient’s application for an Africa Star when serving in SS Orduna, both groups presented in a glazed frame, with information to verso, frame size 36.5 x 29.5 cm

M.M. & Bar, London Gazette: 23 July 1919. George Henry Chesterton was born in Trevethien, Monmouth in 1892. He enlisted in the 5th Bn, Worcestershire Regiment in 1912. He served on the Western Front with the 2nd Bn from 24 November 1914. He served during the Battle of Festubert from 15-18 May 1915, where he was wounded. He received a shell wound to his left thigh during the Battle of Delville Wood on 24 August 1916. Chesterton was discharged from service on 18 March 1919. He resided in Kidderminster and died in 1966. An article in the local newspaper states that he was awarded his M.M. and Bar for bravery and devotion to duty while acting as a stretcher-bearer. (4) £800 - £1,000

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493* A WWI M.M. group to Corporal E.A. Marshall, 17th Bn, London Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (570495 Cpl E.A. Marshall 1/17/Lond:R.) b) 1914-15 Star (570495 Pte. E.A. Marshall 17th. Lond.R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (570495 Cpl. E.A. Marshall. 17th. Lond.R.), good very ﬁne, together with a bronze sporting medal for Royal Navy and Army Boxing Association, the reverse engraved ‘4.R.B. Middle Weights No 57049 Sgt Marshall 6.8.19’, in Mappin & Webb ﬁtted box, T London brass shoulder title and Physical Training Instructor brass badge, a black and white photographic postcard of Marshall in service uniform, three further postcards including physical training, reverse inscribed 17th London’s, Wimbledon Camp, 29 March 1918, various original documents including handwritten PT. Notes, a sports programme of 3rd London Reserve Brigade, circa 1920s, copied service papers and other related items

491* World Coins. Russia, Nicholas II, Rouble, 1913вс, Romanov Tercentenary silver coin, together with a Russia, 5 Kopeks, 1795, Russia, Nicholas II, Rouble, 1899эб, Russia, 2 Kopeks, plus United States of America, Dollar, 1879 and other coins (7)

£100 - £150

M.M. London Gazette: 21 August 1917. (4)

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£400 - £600

494* WWI Medals. 1914 Star and Bar and rosette (6171 Pte R. Wilcox. 2/ Devon: R.), Victory Medal (H. Magee. Fmn. M.F.A.), Silver War Badge (61062), three WWI German Wound Badges, WWI Iron Cross, 1st class by Deschler And Sohn, WWI Iron Cross, 2nd Class, On War Service Badges, WWI British and German Identity Tags and other related items (a folder)

£100 - £150

496* Three: Driver J. Miller, Royal Field Artillery 1914 Star (764 Dvr: J. Miller, R.F.A.), British War and Victory Medals (764 Dvr. J. Miller. R.A.), good very ﬁne Three: Signaller S.J. Tooms, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.33278, S.J. Tooms, Sig. Boy. R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (J. 33278 S.J. Tooms. Sig. R.N.), with silver war badge numbered 41665 Pair: Gunner A. Frampton, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (107830 Gnr. A. Frampton. R.A.), Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R. (Alf Frampton), good very ﬁne, with brass Royal Artillery cap badge (9)

£150 - £200

495* WWI Medals. A collection of 15 WWI single medals, including 8 to the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3) (18720 Pte J. Laird. Bord:R.; 1628 Dvr. J. Oxley. A.S.C.; L-17740 S. Sth: H.V. Davies. R.F.A.) Victory Medal (12) (50212 Pte G.M. Ragg. Linc.R.; 35614 Pte E.B. Marwood, Linc.R.; 23155 Pte A.J.J. Watson Linc.R.; 50140 Pte. J. Thomas. Linc. R.; 39137 Pte. S.F. Downing. Linc. R.; 46852 C. Walker. Linc. R.; 35977 Cpl . J.T. Evans. Linc. R.; 201466 Pte B.H. Stokes. Linc. R.; 46064 Pte. W.P. Sanders. R. Fus.; 53175 Pte. E.W. Saunders. Durh. L.I.; 265584 Pte. F.T. Green. Som. L.I.; K.9469 C.R. Stork. S.P.O. R.N.), variable condition s (15)

£200 - £300

497* A WWII casualty group to Sergeant G.S. Roberts, Royal Armoured Corps, semi professional footballer killed in action on 16 July 1944 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely ﬁne, in card box of issue addressed to the next of kin and transmission/condolence slip named to the recipient Gerald Stanley Roberts was a native of 19 Elm Road, Bebington, Cheshire. He served in France with the 144th (8th Bn, Lancashire Regiment) Regiment. Prior to WWII Roberts was an amateur footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers and Lancashire County team. Roberts was killed in action on 16 July 1944 and is commemorated on St. Manvieu War Cemetery, France. A small original newspaper cutting accompanies the lot. (4) £80 - £120

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