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**Original** WW1 British RFC / RAF Sopwith Snipe Fighter Biplane Aircraft Propellor Boss Officer's Mess Centre Piece With Period Centre Mounted Barometer & Presentation Plaque ‘Presented By M.J Wray & Dedicated To W.H Ellis’. Sn 22595 - 22595
The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) & Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service in 1918. They were powered by a Bentley BR.2, engine. Its fixed armament consisted of two Vickers machine guns on the cowling and it was also able to carry up to four 25 lb bombs for ground attack. This is an excellent WW1 British De Havilland Aircraft Propellor Boss Hub Converted To an Officer's Mess Feature Piece With centre mounted removable barometer. This and other RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The original Mahogany propellor boss is undamaged and the piece measures 13 ½”x 12 ½” x7” (including plinth). The boss has its original impressed markings all illustrated including ‘Snipe’ aircraft designation ‘BR2’ (Bentley Engine detail) and 200 HP Horse Power information. The hub centre is mounted with an undamaged barometer in full working order. There are no visible maker marks on the barometer. The boss is mounted on a plinth made from the wood of the propellors. The price for this superb British WW1 Combat Aircraft centre piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22595 (storeroom shelves above clocks)
£375.00

**ICONIC AIRCRAFT**Solid Brass Model Of The Famous WW2 British Avro Lancaster Heavy Bomber In Flight On Stand. Sn 22598 - 22598
The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. There are only two airworthy Lancasters left in the world - 7,377 were built. The versatility of the Lancaster was such that it was chosen to equip 617 Squadron and was modified to carry the Upkeep "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis for Operation Chastise, the attack on German Ruhr valley dams. This is a heavy well crafted solid brass model of a Lancaster bomber posed in flight (the period image of a Lancaster bomber in flight in image 1 is for illustration purposes only. The image is of Avro Lancaster I R5689 of 50 Squadron. Sadly it crash-landed in Lincolnshire on September 19, 1942, claiming the lives of five crew members). The model has swivelling propellors and depicts the correct positioning of forward, turret, and tail gunner machine guns used for defence against Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. The wingspan of the model aircraft is 14”. The model is fixed to its solid brass base. There are no maker or date marks on the model or stand. The model on its stand weighs 2.52 Kgs and would make an impressive desk ornament / conversation piece. This and other RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the items are available on this website). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22598 (corridor shelves near cannon balls)
£195.00

**ICONIC AIRCRAFT**Solid Brass Model Of The Famous British Airways Concorde Supersonic Passenger Jet Airliner In Flight On Stand. Sn 22599 - 22599
The Concorde was a supersonic passenger airliner, jointly developed by Britain and France, that revolutionized air travel by achieving speeds twice the speed of sound. It operated commercially from 1976 until 2003, primarily by British Airways and Air France, and made a transatlantic crossing in about 3.5 hours. Concorde could fly at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet, allowing passengers to see the Earth's curvature. This is a heavy well crafted solid brass model of a Concorde posed in flight (the image of a British Airways Concorde in flight taken in 1986 in image 1 is for illustration purposes only). The cast model recreates the iconic sleek shape of the aircraft. The wingspan of the model aircraft is 6”. The fuselage is 14” length. The model is fixed to its solid brass base. There are no maker or date marks on the model or stand. The model on its stand weighs 1.46 Kgs and would make an impressive desk ornament / conversation piece. This and other aviation & RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association, the items are available on this website. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22599 (corridor shelves near cannon balls)
£175.00

Framed Hand Painted WW2 Era British RAF No. 60 Group Headquarters King’s Crown Badge. Sn 22593 - 22593
No. 60 Group RAF (60 Gp) was a WW2 group of the British Royal Air Force. It was established in 1940 with the headquarters in Leighton Buzzard, as part of RAF Fighter Command. It controlled the electronic Air defence radar network across Britain. It was responsible for all civilian and service personnel involved in the operation, maintenance and calibration of radar stations. This is a hand painted King’s crown Regiment badge of the headquarters of 60 Group RAF. The centre of the colourful badge features a lightening bolt and ‘all seeing eye’ together with Radar / signal towers and banners with motto ‘Vigilans Meus Oculus Specto Omnis Hostilis’ (Vigilance My Eye Sees All Hostile). The badge serves as a symbol of 60 Group’s vital contribution to air defence during WW2 emphasizing their constant vigilance and dedication to protecting the skies. The painting is in its glazed wood frame. The rear of the frame has a handwritten translation of the motto and a label with handwritten details (illustrated in the images), we do not know if the details are of a previous owner, the person who framed the painting or the artist themselves. The rear of the frame also has cord for wall hanging. The painting in its frame measures 16”x 14”x 1”. This and other RAF related items were acquired from a closing RAF association (the other items are available on this website). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22593 (corridor)
£145.00

WW1 1915 British Gillwell Trench Equipment Axe With Leather Axe Head Cover / Belt Carrier. MISC 825 - MISC 825
British Gillwell axes were used by the British Scouting organisation, this 1915 dated example was most likely carried by a British soldier as part of his Trench equipment. The lack of WD marks indicates that this was a private purchase piece. The axe is 13 ¼” long overall. The polished steel axe head is 5” width from broadest part of the cutting edge to the flat hammer Poll / Butt. One side of the axe head has the maker’s name ‘Gillwell’ and trademark above ‘1915’ date. Its wood haft has no damage. The axe has its original brown leather cover / belt carrier with flap cover which has an eyelet which fastens to a brass stud on the body of the carrier. The rear of the carrier has 2 belt loops, all leather and stitching is clean & intact. There are no maker or date marks on the belt carrier. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 825 (entrenching equipment box)
£245.00

**QUALITY**MAKER**C1840 English Robert Adams King William Street London, 12 Bore, Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 22573 - 22573
The renowned English Gunsmith Robert Adams (1809–1880) was a 19th-century British gunsmith who patented the first successful double-action revolver in 1851. This is an excellent muzzle loading shotgun by Robert Adams made C1840 at his King William Street London premises. It has 30” sighted Damascus steel barrels and measures 46 ¾”” overall. The top of the barrel rib is signed ‘Robert Adams King William Street London’. The smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age. It has platinum vented breeches. The shotgun has its original walnut stock with steel butt plate. The wrist has quality chequering. The wood has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and the top of the chequered panel wrist is inlaid with white metal escutcheon. It has Dolphin hammers and steel action plates signed by the maker. The action, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial have foliate engraved decoration. It has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap and tip which unscrews to reveal a steel worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this quality antique shotgun by the famous maker Robert Adams includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22573
£745.00

British, WW2 Era, Box, Spare Parts & Tools, .303-inch Vickers Gun, Wood (Mark II) and Contents. - A 1106
This is a British WW2 era Vickers machine gun spare parts wooden toolbox with 2 leather carrying handles and a comprehensive but part set of tools and spare parts. The box, officially called Box, Spare Parts & Tools, .303-inch Vickers Gun, Wood (Mark II) was introduced after WW1 to replace the leather spare parts carrier and was superseded in 1944 by the mark 3 box which carried a single side handle. This box measures 15 1/4 “ x 9 ½” x 8” and has a hinged lid with brass main hinges and a brass spring lock assembly. The lid retains its original hold open twine cords. The inside of the lid carries a printed but worn paper label of the original contents. The case carries a comprehensive but incomplete set of parts including belt feeds, oil bottles, chains for covers, rearsight, water can filling spout, springs, triggers, various screws, packing, 2 tinplate tins with sliding lids containing various items and other sundry parts. The two leather handles for the box are in good condition and the box retains its green painted finish. The contents are shown in the photographs and the price includes U.K. delivery. A 1106
£895.00

WW1 Winchester USA P14 & WW2 British WD Home Guard .303 Calibre Bolt Action Rifle, Sling, Winchester P17 Bayonet & Scabbard With Belt Hanger. D 5992 - D 5992
The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (or P14) was a British service rifle of the First World War period, principally manufactured under contract by companies in the United States. It was a bolt-action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine. It served as a sniper rifle and as second-line and reserve issue, until declared obsolete in 1947. The Pattern 1914 Enfield was the successor to the Pattern 1913 Enfield experimental rifle and the predecessor of the U.S. Rifle M1917 Enfield. The need for additional small arms combined with a shortage of spare industrial capacity led the British government to contract with United States commercial arms manufacturers, Winchester, Remington and Eddystone (a subsidiary of Remington set up principally to manufacture the P14) to produce the P14 for the British, which continued until the U.S entered the war in 1917. This is a rare WW1 Winchester USA made P14 Rifle in .303 calibre. The woodwork and metal work of this weapon are in nice undamaged condition. The breech is stamped with serial number ‘W (Winchester) 78314’. The number is repeated on the bolt. The metal also has British WD arrow together with British inspection mark indicating British WW2 re-issue after WW1 service. The rifle is fitted with its original flip up rear ladder sight and winged fore sight and long range volley sights. It has a steel butt plate with trap, sling swivels fitted with period leather sling and bayonet bar. The weapon, cocks and dry fires crisply. The shoulder stock is inlaid with brass disc stamped ‘J.A. Barker’ (mostly likely the name of the HG soldier who carried this rifle) the wood also has impressed marks ‘WD’ arrow and what look like ‘Pat ‘14’. The rifle comes with an original WW1 Pattern 1917 Bayonet stamped at the ricasso with Winchester ‘W’ within roundel and pattern detail ‘1917’. The reverse has ‘U.S’ (army) Frankford arsenal ‘ignited grenade’ mark and ‘stylised Eagle’ U.S army acceptance marks. The bayonet measures 21 ¾” overall with a 16 ¾” clean single edged fullered blade and has undamaged slab wood grips. The bayonet is complete with original undamaged steel mounted green leather scabbard with belt bar and leather tab belt hanger. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. D 5992
£975.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. British WW2, 1945 Dated Steel H50 Ammunition Container with x Two H51 Wooden Ammunition Boxes for the Vickers Machine Gun with Belt and 15 Inert Rounds. - O 2219
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original British WW2, 1945 steel H50 ammunition box (Box, Ammunition, Small Arms H50 that carries two H51 plywood and steel ammunition boxes for the Vickers machine gun. The steel box is stamped on the lid H50 VAL 1945 (1945 date) and is in excellent condition with no dents or damage. The steel box contains two plywood and steel H51 boxes (Box, Ammunition, Small Arms H51) that each originally contained a 250 round belt of ammunition for the Vickers machine gun. One of the tins contains a Vickers machine gun mark 4 webbing ammunition belt, the starter tab is stencilled in black F.F.&S Ltd 250 JUL 45 .303. The belt contains 154 rounds of inert .303 ball ammunition. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert ammunition in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2219
£195.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW2, Unfired, 1943 Dated, 4.2 Inch High Explosive Mortar. Sn - O 2220
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired British WW2, 1943 dated 4.2 Inch high explosive mortar. The mortor entered service with the British Army in 1942 at the Battle of Alamein with the 66th Mortor Company. The mortor is stamped round the body M C P I a crowfoot 6/43 (June 1943 date). the mortor is fitted with a pressed steel assembly and one of the fins is stamped S.B. 4.2 MOR NO2 R&M 3/43 (March 1943 date). The mortor has an alloy fuze adaptor into which is screwed a number 151 fuze. The fuze completely strips down and includes the internal mechanism including the shutter assembly. The fuze is stamped round its circumference under the collar No 152 WDS 5/4? (date). The screw off protective fuse cap is marked REMOVE BOFORE FIRING 162-mkII BN 77. The price for this mortor includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert mortor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2220
£375.00

British, Bristol FE2B mark IV Fighter Two Blade Propellor. Sn - 22596
The Bristol Fighter FE2B was originally designed as a replacement for the pre-war Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 2 seat reconnaissance aircraft, by fitting the new Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 engine gave it the performance of a fighter aircraft . The Bristol Fighter was a 2 seat biplane with the pilot having a fixed Vickers gun in the front and the rear observer having a single or twin mounted Lewis guns fitted on a Scarf mount. The design was so successful in its concept and use that the aircraft soldiered on in RAF service until 1932 particularly in the Middle East and India. These aircraft were the backbone of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East for policing the by Empire Hugh Trenchard after Winston Churchill asked him to help police the empire, particularly Mesopotamia. The Royal Air Force police the country by bombing and machine gunning the rebel forces with few ground troops being utilised. This is a propellor for a Bristol Fighter FE2B fitted with the Rolls Royce 275 HP Falcon 3 which was fitted to the FE2B mark 4 fighter with a production of 50 aircraft in 1926. The 116 inch diameter (9 feet 8 inches) propeller is in superb condition with no splitting or damage to the blades. The propellor is made of teak with 7 laminates. The leading edges of the propeller has brass reinforcement plating fitted. There are 8 bolt holes in the boss for mounting the propellor to the engine. The boss is stamped at the top DRG No P3033/11 R.R. FALCON BRISTOL FIGHTER. The bottom of the boss is stamped D2952 P2050 A4316 DEC/30 (December 1930 date). The rear of the boss is stamped 44 21224. There is an accompanying letter from the Royal Air Force Museum dated 1 July 1982 identifying the propellor. Delivery of this propellor is by arrangement and at cost. Sn 22596
£2,450.00

**SOLD**12/5**ANCIENT EARLY SHINTO PERIOD C1600 BLADE ** Japanese Samurai Mino School Hand Forged Wakizashi Short Sword With Kogatana Side Knife, Scabbard, Carry Bag / Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 22590 - 22590
This ancient blade Japanese Wakizashi Sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes with illustrations accompany the sword. Extracts from the notes include “A wakizashi short sword, mino school work from the early Shinto period circa 1600. An unsigned blade in good polish showing a very complicated midareba (uneven) hamon based on gunome, a mino trait, Ha Buchi is nioi crystals with with lots of Nie scattered along border of hamon and into Ji (body) of the blade. Very lively Hataraki with Hakikaki strings of Nie crystals and also traces of cloudy Utsuri. Some temper spots along back of blade. All this activity & nakago shape point to mino school workmanship. Healthy condition just one small Kizu flaw. Mounts, saya has been relacquered by professional restorer, jet black good quality. Tsuba is han dachi style iron mokko shape 4 lobed, plain with incised groove following shape. Habaki copper double piece with incised raindrops edo period. Tsuka professionally restored, new fish skin rebind in black Ito tape, with shakudo metal Dragon menuki. Fuchi kashira with fine Nanako dots & male and female Dragons highlighted in gold very good condition and quality. Kogatana small side knife has Meiji period Shakudo metal Kodjuka hilt with gold female Dragon in waves, mint condition unsigned with 20th century replacement blade (worn). A Nice looking samurai sword”. In his illustrations he describes the cutting edge as 51.5cms & full length as 65 cms. He also describes other sword dimensions and characteristics (illustrated in the images). The sword comes with its later carry bag cover with draw string. The price for this ancient blade with expert opinion includes UK delivery. Sn 22590
£0.00
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