Militaria 1325


The Duke of Gloucester’s Loyal Volunteer’s Officer’s Shako Plate c. 1807 - 14, an excavated example in stout gauge copper gilt metal displaying a Royal Ducal coronet over the Garter Motto mounted centrally in script capitals ‘DGLV’, no fasteners, the plate retains approximately 60% original fire gilt, it is fractured part way through just below the central mount


£100-£160


Raised in the name of the Duke of Gloucester (1743 - 1805) a brother of King George III and commanded by Colonel Richard, Viscount Chetwynd, the Lieut. Colonel was Edward Boodle of the Club ‘Boodles’ who had risen steadily through the social ranks from being a waiter. The Corps was an elitist one containing peers and baronets and based in Westminster.


1326


Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard Boer War, a good quality sheet brass trooper’s hat badge QVC over a square, this with an applied large ‘R’ (Lord Roberts) on a circle ‘Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard. D.T.L.’, to the sides ‘SAFF’ and at the base ‘1900’ with motto scroll below ‘Spes Bona’, original brass loop fasteners, good condition


£40-£60 1327 1328 1329


British Military Cap Badges 1902 - 1953 good quality basic issues, infantry and corps, a few fasteners clipped or missing otherwise good overall condition (89)


£200-£300


British Military Cap Badges a selection of good quality issues post 1902 - 1953 including cavalry, infantry and corps, a few lugs missing otherwise good overall condition (100)


£400-£600


British Military Cap Badges, Comprising 100 seemingly good quality examples, c1902-1952, including pre and post 1922 cavalry, Territorial infantry, Yeomanry and scarcer Line infantry, a few sliders clipped otherwise good overall condition, notwithstanding the above description this lot is sold as viewed and is not returnable (100)


£300-£400 1330 1331


British Military Cap Badges, large selection of reproduction or damaged items, sold as viewed not subject to return (100)


£160-£220


An interesting collection of 71 Great War German, Russian, Turkish, Serbian, Greek, French, and Bulgarian military buttons mostly identified on cards, some with printed heading ‘British India Steam Navn. Co. Ltd. H.M.H.S Neuralia’ [His Majesty’s Hospital Ship]. Most cards have on reverse ‘Roman Catholic Services (in the Smoke Room) Sundays Mass 5.30 and 7.30 AM, Rosary 6 PM. Chaplain: Rev. P. E. Hook (Cabin 24)’. Another visiting card inscribed ‘Rev. H. A. Barnett R.C. Chaplain To Forces, Ampleforth Abbey, Yorks.’ It would seem that the collection was put together from wounded Prisoner of War and Allied soldiers and sailors by either Chaplain Hook or Chaplain Barnett, good condition for age (parcel)


£140-£200 1332


Miscellaneous Militaria including a very large quantity of Royal Naval Officers’ buttons EIIR, gold cuff lace, a Grenadier Guards bed plate EIIR, sealed pattern badge and card for the Duke of York’s Royal Military School dated 1966, similar sealed pattern for Welbeck College collar badge dated 1973, etc., etc., sold as viewed not subject to return (parcel)


£60-£100 1333


Federation of Malaya Police Sundry Items including a white metal cap badge, a single white metal collar badge, a smaller silver plated probably side hat badge, one and a half pairs of blue cloth shoulder straps with crown over star rank badges, a silver and coloured embroidered hat or arm badge incorporating the Imperial crown and ’VRI’ cypher, an embroidered wire badge displaying a winged kris over a green embroidered circle with initials ‘KLFC’, two large buttons and sundry rank stars and crowns, the metal elements in good condition one of the shoulder straps with severe mothing (18)


£100-£160 1334


The Cap Badges, Rank Insignia, and Riband Bar representative of those worn by General Sir Horace L. Smith-Dorrien, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, later General Officer Commanding, II Corps, British Expeditionary Force, mounted for display around a facsimile signed central photographic image of the recipient, with two panels, one detailing his medal ribands, the other his Battles and Campaigns, generally good condition


£30-£40 Provenance: Previously displayed in the Gun-Room at Bonhams, Montpelier Street. 1335


Framed Display of excavated military artefacts from a wide period, comprising an other ranks Albert shako grenade to the 21st (Royal North British) Fusiliers, three diamond shaped doublet buttons 42nd, 79th, 93rd, the shako grenade neatly glued at the neck; together with bullets, cartridge cases, a relic part only of an English Civil War sword and various other artefacts mainly WWII era, sold as viewed not subject to return


£100-£160 1336 1337


An Italian Fascist Officer’s Aiguillettes. A mint unused set of full dress heavy silver bullion aiguillettes worn by a fascist Italian officer. Fascist symbols to each of the bases of the aiguillette, excellent condition


£50-£70


A good 1796 Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword, probably for a Yeomanry or Volunteer Officer, with horse head pommel and plain curved blade, the pommel in the form of a finely cast and chased horse head with main flowing down the back strap, regulation stirrup guard, ribbed wood grip covered with polished leather bound with twisted copper wire, complete with scabbard with two hanging rings, all mounts and scabbard appear to be copper-gilt but are heavily patinated, blade retaining almost all of its original burnishing, guard slightly misshapen, minor dents to scabbard, otherwise good condition overall


£400-600 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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