OTHER MILITARIA - Coin Auctions

Lot 4165 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4165 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Small Box with USA Purple Heart UNC. Great Britain WWII cloth insignia inc Home Guard title, AFS chest patch, ARP arm band, Fire Guard armband, RAF Engineers ½ wing. Metal AFS hat badge, WVS Civil Defence badge. Netherlands c1928-51 Medal for Long, Honourable & Faithful Service in the Dutch Royal Navy (without ribbon). Russia WWII Commemorative medals (3). Enamel badges from GB & Australia (6). Victorian Agricultural Society Show badges (6). Plus a few misc coins, medallions & badges. (lot)

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Lot 4160 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Japan: WWII Type 30 Araska bayonet (type C). Tokyo Arsenal. Wooden grips bit worn, scabbard traces of white paint, surface rust, blade heavily greased. Overall GC.

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Lot 4155 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4155 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Italy: 1939-45 Italian-SS. Bustina. Mustard-green/khaki wool with red piping to body sides & red tasselled 'dropper' to front. Large embroidered (white lined with red & with black highlighting) Italian-SS emblem stitched to side. Traditional top-flap buttoned down by brown painted wood buttons. Lined in green cotton with maker/issue stamp: 'E.C.I Vestuario. Orden 1943. Teller - M - E. 78 Talla 3'. A small size, excellent condition surprising for this small, short lived unit..

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Lot 4161 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Siam: Type 62 'Smiling Tiger' bayonet. Comes with a fitted Australian-made 'Mangrovite 43' marked leather scabbard & blackened pattern 37 web frog. The type 62 is a re-badged British Pattern 1907 bayonet. Siam purchased 10,000 SMLE rifles & Pattern 1907 bayonets from British in 1919 to equip the 'Wild Tiger Corps' royal bodyguard of Vajiravudh King Rama VI (1910-25). The tiger figural on the ricasso is representative of the Wild Tiger Corps. Grip screws bit rusty o/w GC.

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Lot 4156 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Machete: Legitimus Collins & Co No 1250 Bolo Machete is clearly marked on one ricasso with the manufacturer's trademark (crowned arms gripping hammer), name, type mark & date of production. Legitimus Collins & Co Made in USA No 1250. This stamp indicates that it was manufactured in the USA in 1940 to a Canadian Pattern. This example is fitted with twin Bakelite grips which are in GC. The steel blade is in good original condition with a patina consistent with age & use (grease on blade). This machete is correctly equipped with its original Canadian manufactured leather sheath in very good original condition. The sheath does display evidence of use & is stamped on the rear face of the belt use with the manufacturer's name & date of manufacture, H&C Co Ltd 1941.

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Lot 4162 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4162 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

USA: WWII 1942 M1 Bayonet by Oneida Ltd & M3 scabbard. Shortened to a 10' spear point. Light pitting to pommel & guard o/w GC.

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Lot 4157 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4157 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Japan: WW2 Showa period Imperial Japanese Army officer's shin gunto sword. Clean steel blade, most likely an arsenal made blade with two faint characters on the tang. Standard Showa army brass kashiwa, Sepoa, Habaki and tsuba fittings. Original binding to the hilt with some loss of the same towards the tsuba end of the hilt. Brass standard army chrysanthemum Menuki. Brown leather covered wooden saya (scabbard, missing scabbard release), this with overall wear and scuffing. Overall a good average example of the standard army officer sword. (P)

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Lot 4163 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4163 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

USA WWII USAAF enlisted ranks B-2 winter fur flying cap. The outer leather is reversed sheepskin while the interior is fleece lined. Fold-up flaps around the sides & back, some overall damage & tears. Australia B-type leather flying helmet. WWII-style dark brown leather with white chamois lining. No maker or size marks, near new condition. WWII Army issue dust/sand goggles. Folding metal tear-drop frames with clear glass lenses, grey wool surrounds & elastic head straps. Great Britain WWII Armoured Corp vehicle operators wind & dust goggles. Metal tear-drop frames with brown leather padded surrounds, orange/brown tinted glass lenses. Complete with original issue hard shell card storage box. (4 items)

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Lot 4158 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4158 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Japan: WW2 Showa period Imperial Japanese Army NCO's shin gunto sword. Clean steel arsenal made blade now with applied layer of grease. All aluminium hilt with approx 20% of the original paint remaining. Brass army pattern tsuba. Comes with its matching numbered all steel scabbard, this with approx 80% of its olive green painted finish remaining. Matching numbers to sword blade and scabbard. Blade in GC, some surface rust to scabbard due to loss of paint. Overall a good average example of the standard army NCO sword.

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Lot 4164 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA -  Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

Lot 4164 - militaria OTHER MILITARIA - Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

USA Late ca WWII M1 combat helmet. A good example of the late war pattern introduced in 1944. The metal front seam swivel bale shell with all original olive drab painted grit finish & complete with green web chin strap. Original fibre liner again with ca 1944 pattern green web liner suspension webbing & brown leather sweatband, complete with leather chin strap. This pattern was used late in WWII & into the Korean War.

Status International Coins & Banknotes Auction 355

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