Militaria, Medals and Awards

A collection of various 19th century copper and brass powder and shot flasks, including an example by G. & J.W. Hawksley, Sheffield, the body with embossed decoration of hanging game, together with a U.S. Civil War type flask with eagle crest and motto, probably a 20th century copy.

A mid to late 20th century Russian Baigish 6UM night vision monocular scope with black finished body, rubber eye cushion and lens cap, length 40cm.

A group of four sets of military issue and other binoculars, including a pair of Barr & Stroud 7xCF41 binoculars with yellow broad arrow to lens body and twist-action all-weather guards, with leather carry case, and a pair of Ross London 9x50 Specnorm binoculars, with leather carry case.

A small group of military collectables and ephemera, including a First World War period canvas pickelhaube all-weather cover, indistinctly printed to interior with manufacturer's details and number '2', a Boer War period Queen Victoria South Africa 1900 gift tin and two bullion-embroidered cloth badges, detailed 'British War Correspondent'.

A scarce Victorian cast white metal shako plate for the Isle of Wight Rifle Volunteers 1860, the centre with depiction of Carisbrooke Castle within a border of oak and laurel leaves with queen's crown surmount, the reverse possibly converted to hinged pin fixing, which is now lacking, height 7cm.

A group of three early 20th century white metal and gilt metal officer's cap badges, comprising Hampshire Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers and Canada.

A scarce First World War period Princess Mary Christmas 1914 brass gift tin, containing packs of tobacco and cigarettes, bullet pencil, Christmas card and two packs of associated Martins cigarettes (some environmental damage throughout).

A large collection of 20th century British and other regimental cap badges, including economy plastic Royal Sussex Regiment, Northamptonshire Yeomanry and Welsh Regiment Glengarry badge with queen's crown, displayed within four modern glazed frames.

A large collection of 20th century British and other regimental cap badges, including Tanks Corps, Women's Transport Service, Army Cyclist Corps, Lovat Scouts and 15th North Auckland, displayed within three modern glazed frames.

A large collection of 20th Century British and other regimental cap badges, including 14th Canadian Hussars, Argyll and Sutherland, 49th Edmonton Regiment and Canadian Parachute Corps, displayed within four modern glazed frames.

A small collection of mainly Canadian cap and other military badges, including 180th Sportsmen Canada Overseas, 159 Canada, 112 Nova Scotia Overseas Battalion and 165th Canada, displayed within an old frame, once glazed (faults).

A collection of British army cap, shoulder and collar badges, including Royal Sussex, Lancashire, Prince of Wales's Volunteers and Devon and Dorset, displayed within two modern glazed frames, together with a small group of loose cap badges, a German steel souvenir cross, dated 1914, and a group of facsimile copy collectors' cap badges, within a presentation folder.

A small group of military items relating to the Desert Rats, including a 7th Armoured Division trench art brass tray by Helmut Scheel, detailed to the centre with a rat and dated '1944 1946', a 7th Armoured Division Christmas card, dated 1944, inscribed inside 'To Mum, Eric', three Desert Rat embroidered cloth military insignia and two Second World War period medals, comprising 1939-45 Star and France and Germany Star.

A 19th century cast bronze toy cannon, the barrel marked 'D.G. 1893', supported on a stepped wooden gun carriage with cast steel wheels, length 15cm, together with a group of four Second World War period medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with bar '1st Army', Italy Star and War Medal, with Army Council forwarding slip and box of postage, addressed to 'G.E. Knight, 24 Buller Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey'.

A Swiss-made 'Aeroplane Spitfire' chrome plated stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, circa 1940, the dial with Arabic hour numerals and subsidiary seconds, the backplate engraved 'Laurie from Adela 8.10.1940', on a later leather strap, together with a celluloid-fronted tin Spitfire Fund charity pin badge, numbered '17053'.

A large collection of 20th century British regimental cap and other badges, including 17th/21st Lancers, SAS, Coldstream Guards and Royal Sussex (some restrikes), within plastic display cases, together with a small group of Second World War campaign stars, badges and other items.

A large collection of 20th century British regimental cap and other badges, including Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery variations, including helmet plate, Royal Marines, Parachute Regiment, Gurkhas and Artists Rifles (some restrikes), within plastic display cases.

A large collection of 20th century Scottish regimental cap and other badges, including 92nd Regiment of Foot, Argyll & Sutherland, Black Watch, 8th Scottish Volunteer Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, Cameronians and Scots Guards (some restrikes), within plastic display cases.

A collection of military badge and other military related reference books, including two volumes of de Ruvigny's 'The Roll of Honour, A Biographical Record of Members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces Who fell in the Great War 1914-18', Vol I, Part I, and Vol II, Part III, limited edition No. 95/100, published by the London Stamp Exchange, and 'Head-Dress Badges of the British Army' by Arthur L. Kipling & Hugh L. King, second edition 1978, signed to title page.