Next auction of MILITARIA
on
THURSDAY 19th AUGUST 2010
at the

Stone House Hotel
Stone, Staffs. ST15 0BQ 01785 815531
(On A34, easy access from M6)

19th August now out - click to order your copy Click for online catalogue and convenient online commission bids facility

19th August sale will offer a large Badge Section including Polish formation signs, some with confirmation 1946 dated letters from their respective regiments; Officers' cap and collars, Yeomanry cap badges and brass shoulder titles, Infantry cap badges and brass shoulder titles, Indian cap badges and shoulder titles, formation badges of Indian units, UK Infantry, Armoured and County Divisions. There will also be a good selection of American formation badges from different periods, Australian, Commonwealth and overseas badges. Collection of KC police helmet plates just arrived The Medal Section includes a China 1900 WW1 pair and Long Service to the Artillery, a WW1 HAC Casualty pair, a WW2 Canadian medal group, WW2 French Croix de Guerre medal group with certificate and various other WW1 and WW2 medals. There will be a very large Aviation Section to commemorate 70 years since the Battle of Britain. This will include MkIIIA flying goggles, MkVIII goggles, a 1941 dated scramble bell, C type flying helmet, a 1941 pattern Mae West, Irvin trousers, a 1941 Sidcot, a WW2 pilot's seat parachute complete with harness, a post war Air Dispatcher's back pack and harness, two canister drop chutes in packs, a WW2 aircraft 7 day clock, a post war jet plane control stick and numerous items of aviation interest. Mk IV goggles, C type flying helmet with G type mask, Australian B type helmet, Fleet Air Arm C type helmet ... Luftwaffe flying jacket, Luftwaffe flying boots, Leather flying helmet and summer helmet with goggles The interesting German Section will include a Bavarian OR's Ersatz pickelhaube, a Prussian Officer's pickelhaube, a Baden OR's pickelhaube, a Prussian OR's pickelhaube, a WW2 captured Naval flag, a Luftwaffe double decal steel helmet and a Kriegsmarine single decal steel helmet. Fine pair of large Kriegsmarine naval binoculars, selection of military beer steins There will be over 60 lots in the Head-dress Section which will comprise a collection of Fire Brigade helmets including a brass Merryweather and a 1930's leather helmet, a West Kent OR's Home Service helmet, a Territorial Force Artillery Officer's Home Service helmet complete in transit tin, pre WW1 Royal Artillery OR's Busby, pre WW1 Fusiliers OR's Busby plus a good selection of WW2 berets and hats. The Weapons Section will include a deactivated examples of the MG42 machine gun, 1917 dated SMLE, Martini Enfield, Steyr Solothern MG34, Pinfire shotgun and a flintlock Jezail musket. Among the edged weapons received to date is an 1908 Cavalry sword, a Constabulary marked side arm, 1832 pattern Gladius short sword in scabbard, an 1857 pattern Royal Engineers sword, an 1898/05 sawback butcher bayonet, 1906 Schmidt Rubin Engineers sawback bayonet, French 1842 sabre bayonet, 1858 Lancaster bayonet and a 1903 bayonet marked to the Leinster Regiment. Marked Constabulary hanger, WW2 Jap NCO's sword, 18th century hunting sword, 1882 cavary sword, 1821 Officer's cavalry sword, 1899 Cavalry sword, Robbins of Dudley trench knife, Zulu war Martini-Henry rifle & bayonet Two pictures being offered in aid of Help for Heroes. We will donate the vendors commission to the charity Large Combined Operations badge made from buttons to be offered in aid of the Combined Operations Memorial Fund, again we will be pleased to donate the vendors commission to the Fund If you have any items which you wish to be entered into one of our forthcoming sales then please contact Kevin King for further details on 07789 628030

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