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Auction date Wednesday 17 May 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale:

Adam Chapman

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Total lots: 618

THE CALL OF DUTY: MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Lot 336 Unsold
THE CALL OF DUTY: MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
by John E. Strandberg and Roger James Bender, San Jose, CA, 2004, hardback, English language, 559 pages, illustrated throughout in colour.
The second (expanded) edition of the definitive work on the subject.
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SOUTH AMERICA. ORDERS AND MEDALS
Lot 337 Unsold
SOUTH AMERICA. ORDERS AND MEDALS
South American Decorations and War Medals by Harrold E. Gillingham, Rochester NY, 1970, softback, English language, 178 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white. This is a reprint of the classic American Numismatic Society work of 1932.
Medalhas e Condecorações da Marinha do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 1983, hardback, Portuguese language,…
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
THE INTERALLIED VICTORY MEDALS OF WORLD WAR I
Lot 338 Unsold
THE INTERALLIED VICTORY MEDALS OF WORLD WAR I
By Alexander J. Laslo, Albuquerque NM, 1992, hardback, English language, 130 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white.
Second (revised and expanded) edition of what remains the standard work of reference on the subject.
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS AND MEDALS AND HERALDRY
Lot 339 Unsold
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS AND MEDALS AND HERALDRY
Orders and Decorations of all Nations: ancient and modern, civil and military by Robert Werlich, Washington DC, 1974, hardback, English language, 476 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white and with four colour plates. This is the second (revised and expanded) edition.

La folie des médailles et decorations by Dominique Pascal, Paris, 2003, softback, French language, 372 pages, illustrated throughout in colour.
The Interallied Victory Medals of World War I by Alexander J. Laslo, Albuquerque NM, 1986, softback…
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ALBANIA. MEDALJET SHQIPTARE / ALBANIAN MEDALS
Lot 340 Unsold
ALBANIA. MEDALJET SHQIPTARE / ALBANIAN MEDALS
By Artan Lame, Tirana, 2010:
Volume 1 1914-1945, 175 pages,
Volume 2 1945-2002, 267 pages,
Hardback, Albanian and English language, with numerous colour illustrations.

The only comprehensive work on Albanian orders and medals; extremely hard to find.
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO JOHN EDGAR RADLEY 11TH ESSEX REGT
Lot 341 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO JOHN EDGAR RADLEY 11TH ESSEX REGT
John Elgar Radley was born in Colchester. He served in France with the 11th Bn Essex Regiment and was killed in action on the 18th of August 1916.

John is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
BWM & MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO PTE LLOYD RIF BRIG
Lot 342 Sold
BWM & MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO PTE LLOYD RIF BRIG
British war medal correctly impressed 213216 Pte L Lloyd Rif Brig
Memorial plaque and cover to Lewis Lloyd

With a condolence letter explaining his death

Lewis Lloyd was entitled to the pair only; he sadly died in Egypt of Infulenzia on the 5th of January 1919, aged 35. He is buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery.

The son of Joseph & Elizabeth Lloyd, of 19 Gronant St., Rhyl and the husband of Annie Lloyd, of 3 Wellington Terrace, Rhyl.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO PERFITT 11TH NOTTS & DERBY REGT
Lot 343 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO PERFITT 11TH NOTTS & DERBY REGT
Memorial Plaque to Fred William Walter Perfitt

73279 Lance Corporal Frederic Walter Perfitt was born in Kirby Beden, Norfolk. He lived an worked on the family farm and was the only son of William and Louisa. He had three younger sisters.
He attested on the 16th of November, 1914, joining the Norfolk Regiment. He landed in France on the…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO CAPTAIN RALPH LEWIS PRATT - 4TH GLOUCESTER REGIMENT.
Lot 344 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO CAPTAIN RALPH LEWIS PRATT - 4TH GLOUCESTER REGIMENT.
Ralph Lewis Pratt was born in Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire, in 1875, the son of Edwin Woodhall and Rosa Pratt. His family were employed in boot manufacturing; his father had set up a factory in Kingswood, Bristol, in the early 1880s. Ralph served as Chairman of the Bristol and Kingswood Boot Manufacturer Federation.
Pratt was a pre-war territorial with the 4th Bn Gloucester Regiment, known as the City of Bristol…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO ALEX FORRESTER FARQUHARSON
Lot 345 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO ALEX FORRESTER FARQUHARSON
Alexander was a Private (73587) in the Royal Army Medical Corps; he died of wounds on the 21st of September 1917.

Son of Mrs Farquharson and the late John Rodger Farquharson, of Lauriston Castle Gardens, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh. Native of Kinfauns, Perthshire.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO HORACE HENRY COOK
Lot 346 Sold
MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO HORACE HENRY COOK
Horace Henry Cook was born in Southwark, Middlesex.

Cook served with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He landed in France on the 14th of August 1914 and was sadly killed in action on the 1st of November 1914. Horace was laid to rest in Ypres Town Cemetery Extension.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO 2. LIEUTENANT HORACE LESLIE BROWN EAST KENT REGIMENT
Lot 347 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO 2. LIEUTENANT HORACE LESLIE BROWN EAST KENT REGIMENT
Horace Leslie Brown was a Second Lieutenant with the 4th Bn East Kent Regiment. He was attached to the 6th Bn when he sadly died of wounds on the 11th of March 1918. He was laid to rest in Merville Communal Cemetery.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO ARTHUR WHITLEY ROYAL NAVY
Lot 348 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO ARTHUR WHITLEY ROYAL NAVY
Arthur Whitley was born in Weaverham, Lancashire, on the 19th of August 1886. He joined the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday giving his occupation as Labourer. His service number was 222393

He sadly died of illness on the 27th of October 1918 and was buried in Wraverham Cemetery. At the time of his death, he was serving on HMS Whitley.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO JESSE CROSS DUKE OF CORNWALLS L I
Lot 349 Sold
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO JESSE CROSS DUKE OF CORNWALLS L I
We believe this plaque belongs to 3/3959 Pte George Jesse Henry Cross 2nd Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry.

Cross was killed in action on the 23rd of April 1918 and is remembered on the Menin Gate.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL
Lot 350 Sold
A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL
with steel barrel, walnut grip, brass butt and trigger guard, the steel ramrod stamped to the side of the lock, the barrel stamped with date 1813, 34cm long.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ADAMS PATENT: A PERCUSSION REVOLVER
Lot 351 Sold
ADAMS PATENT: A PERCUSSION REVOLVER
with lacquered walnut grip, floral engraved action and steel trigger guard, inscribed to the barrel "Dean & Son, 50 King William Street, London", numbered 119929, B4421, in the original fitted oak pistol case, with accessories including a powder flask, bullet mould, turnscrew and percussion caps, 27cm long
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A CRIMEAN WAR FRENCH OFFICER'S PISTOL
Lot 352 Sold
A CRIMEAN WAR FRENCH OFFICER'S PISTOL
the brass butt plate and trigger guard with a brass ring on the barrel, the barrel is proof stamped 17.6 AN T D MTX 1822 – M1856.
The lock plate is stamped NEC Impal De Mutzig. The wooden handle has ‘446’ stamped into it. The lock is tight at full and half and can be dry fired. 35.5cm long

The wood is in good condition and shows signs of normal wear; good overall condition and an attractive example
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A CRIMEAN WAR LANCER'S PISTOL
Lot 353 Sold
A CRIMEAN WAR LANCER'S PISTOL
1842 Pattern, proof stamped 1850 with proof marks to the barrel. It can be dry fired and is tight at full and half cock. No lancers markings but exactly the type that was used by them in the Crimean War during 1856, 39cm long; the wood is in good condition overall
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY WHEELER AND SON OF LONDON
Lot 354 Sold
A FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY WHEELER AND SON OF LONDON
with an attractive engraved decoration to the action of the pistol, the plate maker marked Wheeler and Son of London, the gun can be dry fired and is tight at full and half cock, 37cm long; a lovely high quality piece, which has some slight signs of use
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A PERCUSSION PISTOL STAMPED LONDON
Lot 355 Sold
A PERCUSSION PISTOL STAMPED LONDON
this is believed to be a parts gun and certainly the wood has been heavily repaired and replaced, with different colours and variety in places, the pistol is maker stamped ‘ London’

It can be dry fired and has been restored by someone with a good set of skills.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A ‘PROP’ PERCUSSION PISTOL
Lot 356 Sold
A ‘PROP’ PERCUSSION PISTOL
stamped on the barrel, AMP & AMD C-44 42702 42702, the pistol can be dry fired, 41cm long

This is believed to be a prop or display piece
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A BLUNDERBUSS FLINTLOCK ‘DRAGOON’ PISTOL
Lot 357 Sold
A BLUNDERBUSS FLINTLOCK ‘DRAGOON’ PISTOL
this example is Tower stamped and has proof marks to the barrel, brass buttstock and trigger guard. ‘1094’ has been stamped into the wood close to the butt, 44cm long

The pistol can be dry fired and is tight at full and half lock; overall a good example with signs of wear and use in places; the ramrod is missing.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A TOWER FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL
Lot 358 Sold
A TOWER FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL
with full walnut stock, brass trigger guard and butt plate and brass-tipped ramrod, the side-plate engraved with Royal Crown GR and military crows foot, 48cm long
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A PERCUSSION SERVICE PISTOL
Lot 359 Sold
A PERCUSSION SERVICE PISTOL
with walnut stock, brass butt plate and trigger guard and swivel ramrod, stamped to the side-plate "1858 Enfield", 32 cm long.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 May 2023
17 May 2023

Total lots: 618

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