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Lot 10214 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10214 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Bayonet: ca1870s Elcho-type sword bayonet, sawback, narrow blade, knurled black leather, grips partly (20%) broken away. Pattern 1875. Markings WD 12 VR, Poss Enfield '1703' on hilt. Minor rust on handle & tip of blade.
Estimate A$220

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Lot 10230 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10230 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Sword Mid-Victorian Indian Army Cavalry Officer's sword/sabre based on 1796/1821 Pattern Sword with steel scabbard with 2 ring attachments D bar hilt with 2 additional bars. Grip is black leather with minor losses & held by twisted copper wire. Hilt includes 2 langets which help secure the scabbard & a hook 'earlobe' quillion. Blade has a significant sabre type curve. No markings visible. Blade in VGC with storage grease still present. Good. Minor surface rust to scabbard & hilt. Scarce.
Estimate A$600

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Lot 10248 - militaria medals -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10248 - militaria medals - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Great Britain: 1914-18 Military Medal to Royal Railway Co Engineers. MM impressed '151167 SAPR J JOSPEPHS 268/RLY:COY RE'.
Estimate A$700

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Lot 10209 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10209 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Bayonet: 1842 pattern spike/socket with triangular blade. No markings visible. May have been painted in the past. Some remnants remain. Slight rust & overall pitting. No scabbard. LOA 52cm. Fair-Good.
Estimate A$100

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Lot 10225 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10225 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Machete: WWI/II by Samuel Kitchen Sheffield, dated 1917 Blade in good condition with small chip to edge & residual grease. Rivetted timber handle. Army crow's foot stamp to blade. Leather scabbard complete & GC. Marked with crow's foot, stamped 1918? Hard to read. Good (both machete & scabbard).
Estimate A$200

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Lot 10243 - militaria medals -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10243 - militaria medals - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia: DSM WWII group of 6 to Royal Australian Navy. Distinguished Service Medal KGVI, chisel engraved ' AB R PEET PM 5223', 1939/45 & Pacific Stars impressed as issued, War Medal & ASM impressed 'PM5223 R PEET' & Philippines Liberation medal unnamed. Robert Peet enlisted 21 Oct 1942, disch 24 Jan 1946. DSM was awarded for action aboard the cruiser Australia (11) in Jan 1945 in Lingayen Gulf which was hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Despite half of his crew being killed or disabled by the hit, he joined a scratch crew & continued to direct the weapon at a second kamikaze before it too crashed into the mounting, leaving him badly wounded. [LG May 1 1941 pg 2298]. (P)
Estimate A$8000

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Lot 10204 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10204 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Badges: Mostly WWI-WWII cap/hat badges inc Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, Durham LI, Army Cyclists Corp, Gordon Highlanders, West Yorkshire Regt, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Scots Border Regt, West Riding Regt, Norfolk Regt, King's Royal Rifle Corp, South Lancashire Regt, The Loyal Regt, Royal Marine LI, Pioneer Corps, ATS, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regt & more. All with lug/sliders. GC. (28)
Estimate A$275

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Lot 10220 - militaria Great Britain -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10220 - militaria Great Britain - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Bugle: Early brass military, possibly WWI era, comp with original mouthpiece inscribed to maker Potter, Aldershot (UK). Horn of bugle also inscribed with Royal Coat of Arms, George Potter, Aldershot. G-VGC.
Estimate A$200

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Lot 10236 - militaria medals -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10236 - militaria medals - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia: 1885 City of Sydney, NSW Soudan Contingent Return Fob. 28mm silver by Evan Jones. Known as the Lord Mayor's Medal & presented to all Sudan Contingent members by the citizens of Sydney. This one being to an artillery recipient, has had a field gun engraved in the centre of the reverse. The loop suspension tab has been removed 4 bracket mount has been added to the obverse. C-1885/10. Toned VF. Very scarce. Ex Dave Allen collection. (P)
Estimate A$750

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Lot 10240 - militaria medals - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia 24 Battalion Gallipoli WWI/WWII group of 5. WWI Trio 1914/15 Star impressed '329 PTE JD JONES 24 BN AIF', WM & Victory impressed '329 CPL JD JONES 24 BN AIF'. WWII pr impressed 'N215815 JD JONES'. John Dyson Jones enlisted 10 Mar 1915, served in Gallipoli, RTA Nov 1919. WWII enlisted Feb 1942 11 Garrison BTN disch Dec 1943.
Estimate A$700

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