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1934 Patent English Dunhill (London) Tinder Petrol Table Lighter Pistol For Tinder, Cigarettes & Cigars. Sn 21223 - 21223 Dunhill is a Westminster, London-based luxurious cigarette brand owned and manufactured by Dunhill and British American Tobacco. The brand name commemorates the English tobacconist, entrepreneur and inventor Alfred Dunhill. This is a Vintage Dunhill (Cigarette manufacturing Company) Flintlock Tinder Pistol table lighter made using brass & steel with a walnut handle. The Dunhill makers mark has been embossed onto the brass petrol tank 'Dunhill Tinder Pistol Made In England PAT 19273/34 (1934) REGD No. 794093’ The lighter operates by pulling the trigger opens the top plate & creates a spark lighting a wick. The lighter is in fully working order creating a strong spark (the tank is without petrol & will be delivered empty). The ‘pistol’ measures 5 ¾” overall length and stands 4” tall. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21223 (corridor shelf near model soldiers) £475.00 |
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Late Victorian / Edwardian Era British Royal Navy Ship’s Steel Banded, Coopered Oak Royal Navy Barricoe Grog Rum Cask, Also Known As A Breaker With Plaited Hessian Rope Carry Handles. Sn 21205 - 21205 Barricoes (aka Breaker) were used on board Royal Navy ships to carry neat rum from the spirit room onto the deck. It would then be mixed with water, in full view of the crew, to make grog for distribution to the sailors. The cask has its original Oak bung with cord attached and sturdy original plaited Hessian rope carrying handles to the ends. Barricoes are quite hard to find in their original condition, like this one. After 1970, many were sold off by the Navy & converted into stick stands. Barricoes are difficult to date accurately with little variation in design. This one is probably either side of 1900 in date.The Oak staves of the keg have just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use and there are no signs of wood worm. Its steel bands are undamaged and secure. The original Oak bung with cord attached is protected by a leather flap nailed to the wood. It is 61cm length and 1.6 Metres circumference at its widest. There are no visible date or maker marks on the Barricoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21205 £475.00 |
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R.A.F.A. Portland Stone Mounted Presentation Piece Inscribed ‘Non Nobis Sed Vobis’ to Rev. A.J.Alderson. 21159. - 21159 A large heavy Portland stone piece with the Royal Air Force ‘Eagle over the World’ above ‘R.A.F.A. (The RAF Association is a well-established charity, managed by professionals and dedicated volunteers) with a scroll with the motto ‘Non Nobis Sed Vobis’ (Not For Ourselves Alone). The stone is mounted onto a solid piece of wood with a silver coloured plaque inscribed ‘.REV A.J.ALDERSON PRESENTED AS A TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM FROM MEMBERS OF SPENNYMOOR BRANCH 932’. (Various fighter types had Spennymoor available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One. The unit eventually replaced them with Bristol F2bs from the spring of 1918, these aircraft remaining in service after the end of fighting). Weighing an impressive 6kg and measuring; H; 32 cm, W; 33 cm and Depth; 10 cm (plinth). This piece warrants further investigation. The price includes UK delivery. 21159. (Top shelf right hand corner stores) £195.00 |
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Military Issue MK1 Mils Prismatic Marching WFS Compass. MISC 885. - MISC 885 Model MK1 Mils was introduced in 1966 and has been used in Conflicts by the British Army from the Falklands, Bosnia and still used during the First Gulf War. So called a prismatic compass because of the right-angled prism that folds over the compass. When the eye is brought close to the prism the readings can be taken while sighting the point of observation. The prism's height can be adjusted for sharper readings of the scale on the compass card. The glass above the compass has a scale that can be adjusted with a screw on the side. The cover has a round sighting glass window with a dividing line. Stamped to the rear is; ‘WFS B3985 MILS MK1 6605-99-960-0789’. The prismatic compass was an indispensable instrument for officers in the British Army. Made from brass and over lacquered in black. The compass is intact, and still contains the original fluid damped disc, the inside is clear and the numbers, (Divisions: 360 deg., clockwise), Mils is stamped on the mother of pearl compass card dial which is easy to read. There are compass points engraved on the outside dial with a turning dial held in place by a brass screw. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 885. £175.00 |
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*Large* Cheshire Regiment Printed Cotton Table Linen. MISC 875. - MISC 875 After the War, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were amalgamated and became a depot battalion in 1948. The regiment was deployed to Cyprus and to Egypt in 1951 and to Malaya in 1957. It was posted to Abercorn Barracks in Ballykinler in 1960 and to Buller Barracks in Münster in 1962. While in Munster the regiment was deployed to Cyprus under UN command for six months from October 1964 to April 1965. The regiment moved to Netheravon in Wiltshire for six months in 1966 and then went to Warminster as Demonstration Battalion. The regiment moved to Weeton Barracks in 1968; during the latter part of 1968 the regiment was deployed to Bahrain for nine months, and was then sent to Derry in Northern Ireland at the start of the Troubles in 1970. In December 1970, the regiment was posted to Berlin for two years. The regiment returned to Weeton barracks in 1972 but undertook further tours in the Province throughout the 1970s. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. Measuring; 84” x 102”. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 875. (Rear shelf nr flags) £225.00 |
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*Large* Woven ‘NAAFI’ (Navy, Army and Air Force Institute) Ceremonial Table Linen. 16262. - 16262 The British Government established NAAFI on 9th December 1920 by combining the Expeditionary Force Canteens (EFC) and the Navy and Army Canteen Board (NACB) to run the recreational establishments needed by the Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families. NAAFI expanded its operation over the next 17 years, supporting military bases and deployments across the world, from Bermuda and Jamaica, to Singapore and China. At the outbreak of WWII NAAFI grew exponentially to support the troops on active service, with the number of employees rising from 8,000 to a peak of 110,000 and the number of trading outlets growing from 1,350 to almost 10,000. Tragically, 550 NAAFI employees lost their lives supporting the war effort overseas. NAAFI rescaled its operations, closing canteens at a rate of 200 per week and reducing the number of employees to 65,000 by 1947. From the 1950s to the 1980s NAAFI expanded its offer to include hotels and holiday camps for military families. This large quality woven NAAFI ceremonial table cloth/linen measures 54” x 84” and weighing over a kilogram with the NAAFI emblem in the centre and surrounded by a floral design would have been used for social and ceremonial occasions. In sky blue and white made with a mixture of heavy and light cottons, this piece would adorn any memorabilia/reenactors collection. The price includes UK delivery. 16262. (Back shelf nr flags) £295.00 |
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**Lord Admiral Nelson & Battle Of Trafalgar Connections** Limited Edition No. 137 Of 500 Framed Original Piece Copper Sheathing Plate From The Hull Of British War Ship HMS Victory With Certificate of Authenticity By Marine Salvages Nauticalia Ltd. - 21058:1 The British HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. She dates back to July 1759 when her keel was laid. Throughout her lavish career the H.M.S. Victory is the only surviving warship that fought in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. In the later she served as Lord Nelson's flagship at the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. As day broke on Monday 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar, Nelsons fleet of 27 ships formed into 2 columns and sailed towards the enemy. Battle commenced at 11.45 with Collingwoods division breaching the rear of the enemy fleet. Nelson in Victory with her 104 guns followed shortly driving into the centre and opening a devastating fire into the stern of Villeneuve's flagship Bucentaure. Victory then engaged and grappled the Redoutable. At about 13.15 hrs when fighting was at its fiercest, Nelson was shot by a French marksman and taken below where he died at 16.30 hrs. By this time the enemy had been beaten and a great victory won. Seventeen ships had been captured. The French battle fleet was never again a threat. Much damaged the Victory was towed to Gibraltar and finally returned to Portsmouth on the 4th December 1805 bearing her dead Admiral. After repairs at Chatham she was recommissioned in March 1808. For the next 4 years she was in active service in the Baltic and off the coast of Spain. In 1812 now 47 years old she finally returned to Portsmouth on the 4th December, ending her long and historic sea life. In 1824 she became the flagship for Port Admiral. In preparation for the bicentenary celebrations in 2005, HMS Victory underwent a major refit which involved replacing some of her timbers, copper rivets, and copper sheathing plates. Nauticalia Ltd (Shepperton Middlesex England) who specialise in maritime memorabilia bought all the salvaged material after her refit and presented them for sale, framed, in a limited edition of 500 pieces. This is one of those framed bicentenary framed pieces of HMS Victory Copper Sheathing plates with Nauticalia certificate of authenticity numbered ‘137 of 500). The decorative wooden frame is glazed and contains a 13” x 9” copper sheathing plate presented on a blue felt background. The plate has correct green patination to be expected and has rivet holes. The Frame has a metal plate inscribed ‘Copper From HMS Victory’. The rear of the frame has a paper label adhered with Nauticalia product reference and Edition number which matches the certificate. The frame is mounted with hanging rings. The frame measures 21”x16”x 3 ½”. The price for this piece of historic salvage from an iconic war ship includes UK delivery. Sn 21058:1 (shelves storeroom next to clocks) £475.00 |
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WW2 Japanese Soldier’s 'Yosegaki Hinomaru' (Or Good Luck) Battle Flag. Sn 21026 - 21026 This is an excellent original 3 feet x 2 feet 2 ½ inches WW2 Japanese 'yosegaki hinomaru' or good luck Battle Flag. These flags were signed by family members and friends of Japanese Soldiers going to war together with messages to bring good luck. The Soldier would carry these flags into battle in the hope that the flag would bring them good fortune. This flag is made of white cotton and has a central red Imperial ‘sun’ printed roundel. The ‘sun’ is surrounded by numerous black Japanese script signatures and some red ink printed cartouches. One edge of the flag has 2 original leather tabs with cord loops for pole or mounting to a rifle. The material has just wear & staining to be expected and a couple of small tears only visible on close inspection & no mothing. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21026 £295.00 |
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**Rare** German WWII Booster Charge Container for the 15 cm Schwere Feldhaubitze 18 or sFH 18 (heavy field howitzer, model 18). O 1344. - O 1344 This is a rare WW2 German container for the booster charge for the15 cm Schwere Feldhaubitze 18 or sFH 18 (heavy field howitzer, model 18) introduced in 1935. The weapons lack of range on the Eastern Front lead to the introduction for the gun of a muzzle brake that allowed a larger special 7 or 8 charge to be used to increase the range by nearly 1800 metres. This is the lacquered container, 23cm high and 17cm in diameter to hold charges 7 and 8 and consists of rolled steel seam welded cylindrical container with a welded on flanged base. The lid is a steel pressing with a wire handle held on by eight spot welds. The lid is stencilled Send-Kart. 7+8 s.F.H 16 in white paint. Inside the container is a small brown coloured paper label printed in German relating to the use of the booster charges. A rocket-assisted projectile was later developed to further increase the range of the gun. The price includes U.K. delivery. O 1344. £175.00 |
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C1886-1941 Original Spanish Officers Gilt ‘Gorgets’ from the Reign of King Alfonso XIII. MISC 866. MISC 866 - MISC 866 During the 18th and early 19th centuries, crescent-shaped gilt gorgets were worn by officers in most European armies, as a badge of rank and an indication that they were on duty. These last survivals of armour were much smaller (usually about three to four inches in width) than their Medieval predecessors and were suspended by chains or ribbons. In the British service they carried the Royal coat of arms until 1796 and thereafter the Royal Cypher. Alfonso XIII -17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year. Alfonso's mother, Maria Christina of Austria, served as regent until he assumed full powers on his sixteenth birthday in 1902. 11 ½ cm at their widest point and 4 cm at their curve with the original gold/brass coloured twisted wire with end buttons *one absent* and cloth backing. Mounted onto the gorgets are raised crown emblems over ‘XIII’ beneath an ‘A’ (Alfonso). A very nice pair of gorgets from the reign of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 866. (Top of Drawers). £245.00 |
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