Militaria
With a network of specialists covering all fields of militaria we are able to maximise potential return on medals, badges, bladed weapons, firearms and associated collectables from all wars, periods and nations with a particular interest in historical diaries, photographs, paintings and ephemera.
A WWI and early 20thC five medal group plus six miniatures to Lieut. D.G. Watson,
includes 1914-1918 War Medal, King's Police Medal, India Distinguished Police Medal, King George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 and George VI & Elizabeth Coronation U.K. silver medal together with their associated miniature medals plus The Order of the Indian Empire miniature medal.
Realised: $2,400
A 22-bore flintlock trade musket by Cooper and Goodman,
c.1857 in Birmingham who took over from Joseph Rock Cooper and stamped with London proofs. Long 51" barrel. All steel furniture, full wooden stock to muzzle. With original cleaning rod. These rifles were traded with Māori during the Land War period.
Realised: $2,200
GERMAN WWI M16 CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT HELMET w original leather lining
Provenance: Returned from WWI with the vendor's grandfathers effects.
Realised: $2,200
Flight Lieutenant Clive Woodward (Bomber) Estcourt, RNZAF (NZ 391045), RAF Bomber Command WWII archive collection.
Includes historical memorabilia from pre-WWII, WWII period and some later material. Estcourt flew as a bomber aimer and navigator, an incredible 40 missions in active service for Bomber Command. The collection includes Ink signed and detailed bra ‘1.8.44 TO 18.3.45. 75(NZ) Squadron -&- 7 Pathfinder Squadron’. Signed by crew members and with their position; ‘Skipper J.R.Layton, Navigator L.E.Anger, Rear Gunner L.D.Moore, Mid Upper Gunner D.O.Light, FHR Bomber Clive W.Estcourt, Wireless Op. T.Nicholas, Engineer F.Samuel’. Together with 42 named towns and cities, presumably bombed by them. Together with two R.A.F. 8.5lb practice bombs, his leather flying money belt, photos of Estcourt, 50+ various planes & others, NZ flags, Roamer watch, flying sunglasses, badges, blue trench coat, blazer, jacket, books and manuals, 11 pre and war period mostly cloth maps and 12 later, movie memorabilia; day bill and other posters, photo stills for 'Mosquito Squadron’ and ‘633 Squadron’ etc., manuscript for the book ‘The Stain On The Glass’ by Charles Jeffrey Gray, brass model planes, plastic model planes, archive material from the Te Rapa Air Force base closed 1992 and more.
Realised: $2,000
A Flintlock trade musket with 39" barrel,
bearing 1855 proof marks. Made in Liege Belgium by Dresse Laloux and Co. and proofed in Birmingham. Brass furniture. banister rail stock, four ramrod rings, sling swivels in place. With cleaning rod. Used by ship's captains as trade muskets in the colonies including New Zealand.
Realised: $2,000
A Japanese WWII katana sword in scabbard,
woven cord binding over the shagreen grip, standard military fittings, four floral mons to each side of the tsuba. The leather covered scabbard with separated at the single brass hanger. The blade showing temper line, the tang signed. Length from tip of blade to handle end 933mm.
Realised: $1,900
A Victorian artillery 17mm bore percussion cap rifle,
walnut stock, brass trigger guard and steel ram rod, marked 1858 Tower, crown and VR, two banded stock with sling hangers to each band. No license required. L.1003mm.
Realised: $1,100
A late 19thC British Grenadier Guards sword,
lion head pommel, brass grip, Grenadiers' bomb flash on the guard, decorated blade, original leather scabbard, makers mark W.K.&C. to the blade. L.970mm.
Realised: $880
A 19thC British cutlass,
shaped pommel with decorated bone grip, square brass handle and hooked guard/quillon, plain curved blade. L.820mm.
Realised: $800
A 19thC Borneo Dayak head-hunter’s sword (Mandau),
Kalimantan region. With plaited fibre lashing to the wooden scabbard, the carved bone hilt with grotesque animals and scrolling forms. The shaped blade narrowing to the handle. L.690mm.
Realised: $500