Military Collectables

WW1 Era Crested Sir Francis Drake Figure - Plymouth

Made by the Devonia Art china factory this crested china figure of Sir Francis Drake carries the arms for Plymouth to the front with his name under, comes in very good condition with no chips or cracks, it stands just over 6 inches high.  read more

Code: 24711

Japanese Red Cross Cape Medal.

WW2 era aluminium medal awarded to all serving Red Cross members. This one is in excellent condition and on its original ribbon.  read more

Code: 24798

1937 Japanese China Incident Medal with Bar

Awarded for service in China, 7 July 1937 (the Second Sino-Japanese War) until the Japanese surrender in 1945. It comes with its original combatants bar, which reads "War Medal". It comes on its original ribbon and in very good condition.
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Code: 24799

Hallmarked Silver 1935 Dated Life Saving Medallion – Boxed

Issued in 1935 to a J. Martin for saving of a life in water this fully hallmarked medallion comes in its box of issue made by and marked accordingly Thomas Fattorini Ltd of Birmingham, the medallion is in super condition and the box is very good but with edge wear.  read more

Code: 23573

Very Rare Boer War Era Crested Ware Hull Memorial Statue

Issued by ‘Waterfall china FCC’ to commemorate the fallen from the Boer war who originated in Hull, this piece bears the arms for Hull to the front and is a copy of the Hull Boer war memorial that stands in Paragon square, it reads to the side, ‘erected to the memory of the men of Hull who fell in the late South African war’.
The piece stands 6.25 inches tall and comes in superb conditio...  read more

Code: 23738

Good Selection of WW2 St Johns Ambulance Items to One Man

A64788 Philip Martin served with the Norfolk St Johns Ambulance from 1943 to 1960 and earned a label each year following a re-examination of his skills. With this large group is his WW2 defence medal, a large white metal probably sleeve badge, a white metal cap badge, two shoulder titles, his award chain named to him on the back, a Norwich district officers shield medallion dated 1933, ...  read more

Code: 23867

WW2 Medals, Insignia & Photos to Brunton-Reed ATS

A wonderful lot to a woman NCO of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
No research has been done on this woman, so relying on the information gleaned from her belongings, it looks like W309777 WO A Brunton-Reed (Mrs) served with the Royal Signals while she served with the ATS during WW2. This lot comprises of; her Defence and 1939-45 war medal pair, mounted as worn. Her Dog Tags, ATS lany...  read more

Code: 23934

Unusual Antique Shot Flask, Horn with Leather

This is an unusual shot flask and I cannot find a comparison, sadly there are no makers marks which would have helped, at first glance it appears a regular leather covered shot flask but as the leather has shrunk and moved with age you can see that the body is made from horn, the edges have been finished with metal and then leather covered, the top end fitments are brass, it has a flat ...  read more

Code: 23976

19thC Prisoner-Of-War Work Miniature Bone Dominoes

I love the history of these kind of items, made by the French prisoner-of-war in the early 1800's from scraps of cow bone to either while away the time gaming or to be sold for food money.
This part set comes in a delicate light wood box with a sliding lid, they are a miniature size measuring just 15mm long x 8mm wide. The condition is excellent but a few are missing from the set, there ...  read more

Code: 24031

Victorian Brass and Leather Bound Three Draw Field Telescope

Here is a good probably mid Victorian in date brass and leather bound three draw field telescope, there is no makers mark that I can find, the optics are very good and you can focus it easily, it comes in fair condition with cosmetic issues, the main bottom barrel has three dents, this has no effect on its performance, some of the leather shows signs of age and use but it comes complete...  read more

Code: 24044