Auction Lots

Country Pursuits, Sporting Guns, Taxidermy & Militaria

15/01/2021

Over three hundred lots including a most interesting collection of taxidermy, guns and shooting accessories from a private country pursuits museum. Edged weapons, sporting and collectable guns including a fine 20-bore double barrel flintlock gun by Rolfe of Birmingham estimated at £7000 – 9000, medals and other general militaria.

Lot 3004

WW1 9ct gold Royal Flying Corps sweetheart bar brooch as a pair of pilot's wings L4cm; two RFC metal...

WW1 9ct gold Royal Flying Corps sweetheart bar brooch as a pair of pilot's wings L4cm; two RFC metal badges and two buttons (5)

9327

SOLD £120

Lot 3006

WW2 Kreigsmarine uniform accessories from prisoner of war U-boat Kapitanleutnant Gunther Lorenz comp...

WW2 Kreigsmarine uniform accessories from prisoner of war U-boat Kapitanleutnant Gunther Lorenz comprising cap badge, pair of epaulettes, thirteen buttons marked 1940 and roll of rank braiding and stars; together with copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. 1936 published by Zentralverlag Der NSDAP Munchen with German text.

9222

SOLD £170

Lot 3007

Scots Guards - hallmarked silver QE11 limited edition Jubilee Crown Dish D10cm London 1977, cased wi...

Scots Guards - hallmarked silver QE11 limited edition Jubilee Crown Dish D10cm London 1977, cased with paperwork to Captain H. Ellett-Brown; cased pair of cuff links; seventeen rank pips and thirteen buttons; three waistcoat buttons etc

9088

SOLD £80

Lot 3010

Masonic Regalia - 9ct gold jewel by Vaughton & Sons Birmingham inscribed ' Yarborough Lodge N0.633 p...

Masonic Regalia - 9ct gold jewel by Vaughton & Sons Birmingham inscribed ' Yarborough Lodge N0.633 presented by the Brethren to Bro. Ernest Wallwork W.M. 1952-53 as a token of high esteem December 1953', gross weight 29.8gm; silver and enamel Yarborough Lodge 1954 medal also inscribed to Bro. E. Wallwork; gilt metal jewel; two aprons and sash etc

10071

SOLD £280

Lot 3012

WW1 bronze memorial plaque to Wilfrid (Wilfred) Harrison of Whitby in issue envelope with note, toge...

WW1 bronze memorial plaque to Wilfrid (Wilfred) Harrison of Whitby in issue envelope with note, together with scroll and note to Pte. Wilfred Harrison R.A.M.C. in card postal tube, newspaper cutting reporting the funeral with that of Pte. John Kipling also of Whitby; and war Graves certificate

B11443

SOLD £200

Lot 3013

WW1 Kingston-upon-Hull Despatch Riders badge dated 1915; City of Hull Star 1914; Athletes' Volunteer...

WW1 Kingston-upon-Hull Despatch Riders badge dated 1915; City of Hull Star 1914; Athletes' Volunteer Force 1914 badge; two Royal Engineers sweetheart brooches; other badges and buttons; booklets for The German Raid on Scarborough Dec.16th 1914 and The Opening of Bridlington Sea Wall 1928 etc

9203

SOLD £280

Lot 3014

WW1 pair of medals comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to 225268.2.A.M. P.M. Newt...

WW1 pair of medals comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to 225268.2.A.M. P.M. Newton R.A.F. in issue box with Army Will form, letter of entitlement, two booklets and group of four miniatures including WW2 War and Defence medals; together with WW2 War Medal, Atlantic Star and 1939-45 Star with slip in issue box

B5825

SOLD £170

Lot 3019

WW1 pair of medals comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to 1708 Pte.J.A. Hankins H...

WW1 pair of medals comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to 1708 Pte.J.A. Hankins Hunts.Cyc.Bn.; two cap badges for Huntingdonshire and Royal Warwickshire 1st Birmingham Battalion; silver ARP badge; and Services Rendered badge No.B748 with photograph of recipient wearing it.

9057

SOLD £340

Lot 3022

WW2 grey painted British Home Front steel helmet with original size 7 liner dated 1940 and marked BM...

WW2 grey painted British Home Front steel helmet with original size 7 liner dated 1940 and marked BMB (Briggs Motor Bodies) and webbing chin strap, rim pierced with two sets of three holes indicating unsuitable for front line use D30cm; and pair of WW1 trench art brass shell case vases with undulating rims, one inscribed 'Souvenir of Le Bassee', the other 'Souvenir of Mons', dated 1918, H13cm (3)

10028

SOLD £50

Lot 3023

19th century cocked hat, probably French Naval officers, with black moleskin finish and ostrich feat...

19th century cocked hat, probably French Naval officers, with black moleskin finish and ostrich feather edging L44cm; in original tin carrying box

9330

SOLD £150

Lot 3027

Charles De Gaulle, signed photograph, head and shoulder portrait in uniform wearing oak leaf decorat...

Charles De Gaulle, signed photograph, head and shoulder portrait in uniform wearing oak leaf decorated kepi 20 x 15cm, framed; with manuscript card of provenance from the French diplomat Ronald R. Ciccone in envelope marked '8 Cornwall Gardens London SW7 4AL'

B14257

SOLD £80

Lot 3028

Military style marching compass, unmarked but inscribed H.E.B for Harold Ellett-Brown., in leather c...

Military style marching compass, unmarked but inscribed H.E.B for Harold Ellett-Brown., in leather carrying case; and leather cased pair of similarly initialled hair brushes (2)

9317

SOLD £55

Lot 3030

WW2 pair of Royal Navy Barr & Stroud 7x CF41 binoculars, Admiralty Pattern AP1900A serial no.77771, ...

WW2 pair of Royal Navy Barr & Stroud 7x CF41 binoculars, Admiralty Pattern AP1900A serial no.77771, with later strap; and 19th century mahogany and brass two-draw telescope, the sliding lens cover inscribed Dolland London L25cm non-extended (2)

9317

SOLD £80

Lot 3034

Nineteen modern books including The Western Front Experience by Gary Sheffield in slip case, boxed s...

Nineteen modern books including The Western Front Experience by Gary Sheffield in slip case, boxed set of three on WW1 etc; together with a boxed set of 20th Century Warfare CD-ROMS etc

B35726

SOLD £40

Lot 3035

A mid-Victorian cast iron memorial portrait plaque, of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Mou...

A mid-Victorian cast iron memorial portrait plaque, of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Moulded by Johnsons's Litchurch Works, Derby, head-and-shoulders length and turned to dexter in profile, circular frame surmounted by a ducal coronet, D27.5cm, foundry marks and dated 13th November 1854 to verso; and gilt painted spelter figure of a cavalier on ebonised wooden socle base H48cm (2)

10085

SOLD £60

Lot 3042

Caricature wooden carving of two WW2 British officers, inscribed under the base 'Venice March 1946' ...

Caricature wooden carving of two WW2 British officers, inscribed under the base 'Venice March 1946' H13cm; and unmarked pair of binoculars (2)

9321

SOLD £25

Lot 3043

Six Phoenix World Reproductions bronzed figures of soldiers including Special Operations, Law firer,...

Six Phoenix World Reproductions bronzed figures of soldiers including Special Operations, Law firer, Jungle, radio carrier, Airborne etc, tallest H24cm; and oak Regimental plaque for 1st Bn The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment with strut support (7)

9338

SOLD £120

Lot 3044

WW1 Lincolnshire Regiment copper and brass bugle stamped Marne 1914 with broad arrow L29cm; and smal...

WW1 Lincolnshire Regiment copper and brass bugle stamped Marne 1914 with broad arrow L29cm; and small quantity of cap badges including Parachute Regiment, Welsh Fusiliers, Machine Gun Corps, Gurkha Rifles, RFC etc

9098

SOLD £170

Lot 3046

Four various 20th century German police hats; peaked cap with Metropolitan Police badge; and three k...

Four various 20th century German police hats; peaked cap with Metropolitan Police badge; and three kukri knives

9078

SOLD £160

Lot 3048

19th century truncheon decorated with a crown above G.R. over a boar's head and the number '25', im...

19th century truncheon decorated with a crown above G.R. over a boar's head and the number '25', impressed 255, L42cm; and another unmarked truncheon (2)

9321

SOLD £60

Lot 3051

WW2 US Navy/US Marines RH PAL 36 fighting knife with aluminium top pommel marked 1944 and leather bo...

WW2 US Navy/US Marines RH PAL 36 fighting knife with aluminium top pommel marked 1944 and leather bound grip, 15cm blade, leather sheath marked 'WD BO RANDALL'; and US Schrade 497 fixed blade hunting knife with 11.5cm blade and simulated antler grip, in leather sheath (2)

10045

SOLD £220

Lot 3061

WW1 period British Infantry officer's sword, the 60cm cut-down steel blade marked E. Thurkle Maker S...

WW1 period British Infantry officer's sword, the 60cm cut-down steel blade marked E. Thurkle Maker Soho London and decorated with VR cypher, black painted guard and wire bound fish skin grip, in compatibly cut-down scabbard L78cm overall; and two axes, one with Hults Bruk blade on later handle (3)

9202

SOLD £80

Lot 3064

Hunting knife with 17cm single edge blade stamped Tramontina with brass riveted wooden slab grip L29...

Hunting knife with 17cm single edge blade stamped Tramontina with brass riveted wooden slab grip L29.5cm; another with14cm blade stamped Tramontina, composite grip marked Amazonas Two L26cm, both in sheaths; and a small hunting knife with12cm blade marked Muela Spain (3)

10071

SOLD £40

Lot 3065

20th century hunting knife with 13cm single edge blade, cast white metal hilt with S-shaped quillon,...

20th century hunting knife with 13cm single edge blade, cast white metal hilt with S-shaped quillon, wrythen grip and eagle head pommel L25cm overall; and another hunting knife with Solingen 12cm blade and simulated stag antler grip, both in leather sheath (2)

10032

SOLD £30

Lot 3066

American WW2 type fighting knife with 14cm steel double edged blade, brass crosspiece, leather bound...

American WW2 type fighting knife with 14cm steel double edged blade, brass crosspiece, leather bound grip and aluminium pommel, in leather sheath marked twice 10C/A L27cm overall; and another similar fighting knife without sheath (2)

10071

SOLD £70

Lot 3067

American WW2 type fighting knife with 15cm steel double edged blade, aluminium crosspiece and pommel...

American WW2 type fighting knife with 15cm steel double edged blade, aluminium crosspiece and pommel and leather bound grip, in leather sheath marked Sheffield England L27cm overall; and another similar fighting knife with antler grip and no sheath (2)

10071

SOLD £60

Lot 3068

American WW2 type fighting knife the 15cm steel double edged blade marked to the ricasso William Rod...

American WW2 type fighting knife the 15cm steel double edged blade marked to the ricasso William Rodgers Sheffield England, nickel crosspiece, leather bound grip and aluminium pommel L27cm overall; and another similar fighting knife with aluminium crosspiece; both in leather sheath (2)

10071

SOLD £70

Lot 3069

Bowie knife, the 12cm steel single edged saw-back blade marked to the ricasso George Wostenholm Shef...

Bowie knife, the 12cm steel single edged saw-back blade marked to the ricasso George Wostenholm Sheffield, brass crosspiece and antler grip; together with a fighting knife with 14.5cm steel double edged blade marked to the ricasso Lockwood Brothers Sheffield, steel crosspiece and antler grip with embossed ferrule, in leather sheath L28cm overall (2)

10053

SOLD £85

Lot 3071

Fighting knife with 15cm steel double edged blade, nickel crosspiece and antler grip with hallmarked...

Fighting knife with 15cm steel double edged blade, nickel crosspiece and antler grip with hallmarked silver butt Sheffield 1910, in leather sheath pin pricked with the name F. Hanson L28cm overall; and an Eastern jambiya dagger with brass and carved hardwood hilt and scabbard (2)

10071

SOLD £70

Lot 3072

Perkin knife with 10cm damascus pamor type steel blade and metal studded hardwood grip, in associate...

Perkin knife with 10cm damascus pamor type steel blade and metal studded hardwood grip, in associated leather sheath L27cm overall; and a Bowie knife, the 14.5cm blade marked William Rodgers Sheffield with brass crosspiece and rosewood grip, in leather sheathe L28cm overall (2)

B35784

SOLD £85

Lot 3088

20th century crossbow with sectional mahogany shaped stock and Nikko Stirling telescopic sight L89cm...

20th century crossbow with sectional mahogany shaped stock and Nikko Stirling telescopic sight L89cm; together with another similar with hinged foresight; and six arrows (8)

B15619

SOLD £95

Lot 3090

Album of cigarette and trade cards of military interest including Players Aircraft of the RAF, Senio...

Album of cigarette and trade cards of military interest including Players Aircraft of the RAF, Senior Service (Pattreiouex) Flying, RAF Badges, American War Bulletin cards, Battle Weapons of WW2; over one hundred early 20th century and later predominantly comic postcards of naval interest; and an album of paper ephemera including First Day Covers etc. From the collection of the late Leslie Benson.

10071

SOLD £30

Lot 3091

Two albums of postcards and ephemera relating to American aircraft and aviation; and a similar large...

Two albums of postcards and ephemera relating to American aircraft and aviation; and a similar larger album for German aircraft and aviation. From the collection of the late Leslie Benson (3)

9071

SOLD £110

Lot 3092

Three albums containing over five hundred and sixty postcards of aircraft and aviation related subje...

Three albums containing over five hundred and sixty postcards of aircraft and aviation related subjects including real photographic and printed aeroplanes, PHQ cards, Aircraft Recognition, posters, balloon barrage, crews and groups, memorials, propaganda etc; together with some shipping and topographical. From the collection of the late Leslie Benson (3)

9231

SOLD £120

Lot 3097

Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather The Bystander's Fragments series, six editions being nos.1-6; thirty-four W...

Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather The Bystander's Fragments series, six editions being nos.1-6; thirty-four WW1 cartoons by Louis Raemaekers, clipped from The Daily Telegraph October-December 1918; Advice To A Nephew In Arms illustrated by H.M. Bateman; The Kaiser's Kalendar for 1915 by S.C. Strube & W.F. Blood; Life in the Army sketched by R. Simkin Ndc1893 etc

10104

SOLD £80

Lot 3098

Shakespear Lt.Col. J.: The Thirty-Forth Division 1915-1919. 1921 Witherby; Bacon Admiral Sir R.H.: T...

Shakespear Lt.Col. J.: The Thirty-Forth Division 1915-1919. 1921 Witherby; Bacon Admiral Sir R.H.: The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone. 1929. Two volumes; Our Soldiers and The Victoria Cross; and three other books of military interest.

10071

SOLD £30

Lot 3099

Churchill Winston S.: The Second World War. Six volumes. 1948-54 and Marlborough His Life and Times....

Churchill Winston S.: The Second World War. Six volumes. 1948-54 and Marlborough His Life and Times. Two volumes. 1947; Carter Violet Bonham: Winston Churchill As I Knew Him. 1966; and Colville John: The Fringes of Power Downing Street Diaries 1939-1955. (10)

10090

SOLD £50

Lot 3105

Factory engraved Remington .41 calibre double barrel over and under Derringer, the top of the barrel...

Factory engraved Remington .41 calibre double barrel over and under Derringer, the top of the barrels inscribed 'E. Remington & Sons Ilion. N.Y. Elliot's Patent Dec 12th 1865', with mother-of-pearl split grip, serial no.2695, L13cm overall; with receipt of purchase from Pete Holder dated 08/06/2008; reputedly from the Raymond Kendal collection (former Director of Interpol); with box of dummy cartridges

B13834

SOLD £1600

Lot 3127

Webley Hawk MK11 .22 air rifle with break barrel action L105cm overall; BSA .22 air rifle with brea...

Webley Hawk MK11 .22 air rifle with break barrel action L105cm overall; BSA .22 air rifle with break barrel action; and Diana .177 smooth bore air rifle (3)

9185

SOLD £100

Lot 3128

Webley Falcon .22 air rifle with break barrel action L105cm overall; Hungarian .22 air rifle with br...

Webley Falcon .22 air rifle with break barrel action L105cm overall; Hungarian .22 air rifle with break action; and BSA .22 air rifle (3)

10071

SOLD £75

Lot 3135

Hatsan Edgar Bros. Mod.60S .22 air rifle with break barrel action, chequered pistol grip and fore-en...

Hatsan Edgar Bros. Mod.60S .22 air rifle with break barrel action, chequered pistol grip and fore-end and Hawke 4x scope L114cm overall; in Sports Marketing gun slip

B5592

SOLD £100

Lot 3136

C9A Series 5mm (.20) bolt action air rifle with under lever pump up action L94cm overall; and Chines...

C9A Series 5mm (.20) bolt action air rifle with under lever pump up action L94cm overall; and Chinese Lion Brand .22 air rifle with under lever action (2)

B35694

SOLD £80

Lot 3138

BAM .22 air rifle with under lever action and Daisy Electronic Point Sight L103cm overall; in gun sl...

BAM .22 air rifle with under lever action and Daisy Electronic Point Sight L103cm overall; in gun slip case

9210

SOLD £60

Lot 3139

Weirauch HW97K .22 air rifle with under lever action, chequered pistol grip and fore-end, fitted int...

Weirauch HW97K .22 air rifle with under lever action, chequered pistol grip and fore-end, fitted integral moderator and Hawke Sport HD 4x32 scope L102cm overall; in camo style gun slip case with quantity of targets and metal target holder

9364

SOLD £340

Lot 3140

Webley & Scott Webley Hurricane .22 air pistol with top lever action L27cm overall; and French Manu-...

Webley & Scott Webley Hurricane .22 air pistol with top lever action L27cm overall; and French Manu-Arm .177 air pistol (2)

10156

SOLD £85

Lot 3144

Weihrauch Sportwaffenfabrik HW70 .177 air pistol with break barrel action L32cm; in Flambeau hard pl...

Weihrauch Sportwaffenfabrik HW70 .177 air pistol with break barrel action L32cm; in Flambeau hard plastic case

10104

SOLD £75

Lot 3160

Miroku 12-bore box lock ejector over-and-under double barrel shotgun with walnut stock and 66cm barr...

Miroku 12-bore box lock ejector over-and-under double barrel shotgun with walnut stock and 66cm barrels, No.2277306, L112cm overall; Sabel 12-bore box lock non-ejector side-by-side double barrel shotgun with 66cm barrels, No.62546, L108cm overall; Lambert Dumoulin folding .410 single barrel shotgun; and leather 12-bore cartridge belt (4) RFD ONLY

10091

SOLD £240

Lot 3164

Remington Fieldmaster Model 572 rim-fire .22 pump action seventeen-shot long rifle with Nikko Stirli...

Remington Fieldmaster Model 572 rim-fire .22 pump action seventeen-shot long rifle with Nikko Stirling 4x scope, barrel threaded for sound moderator, L108cm; in gun sling with quantity of ammunition RFD OR FIREARMS LICENCE HOLDERS ONLY

B35729

SOLD £50

Lot 3169

Italian 12-bore box lock ejector over-and-under double barrel shotgun, the walnut stock with chequer...

Italian 12-bore box lock ejector over-and-under double barrel shotgun, the walnut stock with chequered pistol grip and 76cm barrels, No.24299, L121cm overall SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED; together with two wall mounting gun security clamps with keys (3)

10158

SOLD £130

Lot 3171

Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein: Normandy to the Baltic. c1946. Complete with forty...

Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein: Normandy to the Baltic. c1946. Complete with forty-six plans and three diagrams in pockets front and rear; Eisenhower Dwight D.: Crusade in Europe. 1948; Butcher Harry C.: Three Years With Eisenhower. 1946; and Forbes Patrick: 6th Guards Tank Brigade. The Story of Guardsmen in Churchill Tanks (4)

10071

SOLD £45

Lot 3172

Scots Guards - two double breasted blazers, one with brass buttons and one with Staybrite buttons; a...

Scots Guards - two double breasted blazers, one with brass buttons and one with Staybrite buttons; and an army trench coat with leather covered buttons (3)

B954

SOLD £25

Lot 3174

Scots Guards - two officer's peaked caps with chin strap and side buttons, one with badge, and blue ...

Scots Guards - two officer's peaked caps with chin strap and side buttons, one with badge, and blue dress peaked cap marked HEB for Harold Ellett-Brown; two Artist Rifles and one West Yorkshire cap badges and two Scots Guards shoulder flashes; officer's brown leather Sam Brown belt with shoulder brace strap and revolver holster; officer's Orilux trench torch etc

9350

SOLD £380

Lot 3175

Scots Guards - three car badges by Beaulah, Gaunt etc; Military Drum Ice Bucket in original box; Reg...

Scots Guards - three car badges by Beaulah, Gaunt etc; Military Drum Ice Bucket in original box; Regimental Crest on shield; boxed sets of table mats and coasters; two wallets; 45rpm record; ash trays etc

10148

SOLD £150

Lot 3176

Scots Guards - ten copies of The Scots Guard Magazine, complete run 1964-73; twenty-eight copies of ...

Scots Guards - ten copies of The Scots Guard Magazine, complete run 1964-73; twenty-eight copies of Scots Guards/Third Guards Club Annual Report, complete run 1947-74; A Short History of the Scots Guards. Two volumes. 1642-1962 and 1642-82; Famous Regiments - The Scots Guards; and quantity of invitations to various annual dinners, Buckingham Palace garden parties etc

10071

SOLD £25

Lot 3177

Maurice Major-General Sir F.: The History of the Scots Guards from the Creation of the Regiment to t...

Maurice Major-General Sir F.: The History of the Scots Guards from the Creation of the Regiment to the Great War. 1934. Two volumes; Erskine David: The Scots Guards 1919-1955. Unclipped dustjacket; and Forbes Patrick: 6th Guards Tank Brigade. The Story of Guardsmen in Churchill Tanks (4)

9066

SOLD £80

Lot 3178

Whitehouse A.G.J.: Hell in the Heavens. The Adventures of an aerial gunner in the Royal Flying Corps...

Whitehouse A.G.J.: Hell in the Heavens. The Adventures of an aerial gunner in the Royal Flying Corps. 1938. Dustjacket; and Wings Flying Thrills (2)

10084

SOLD £25