Military Collectables

QSA + 5 to Tpr Rowels 58th Imperial Yeomanry

Queens South Africa medal correctly named to 26288 Trooper Adolphus William Rowles of the 58th (Berkshire) Company 15th battalion Imperial Yeomanry with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Tranvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. All clasps correctly attached to suspender.
Adolphus William Rowles was born on 22nd June 1880 in Henley Oxfordshire. Adolphus served with the Oxfo...  read more

Code: 31282

Boer War Lee Metford MkII Bayonet by Sanderson with Frog.

The scarcer Mk II bayonet and not the MK I type II which is often called the MkII, the true MkII unique having no oil hole in the grip. This is a lovely example by with the date mark of august 1899 by Sanderson of Sheffield. It comes in very good order with some light pitting to the pommel and guard, and the blade is good with no rusting just light staining. It comes in its original leather and...  read more

Code: 31281

WW1 Medal Pair to Tallintire Argyle / Seaforth Highlanders MM Winner

A very interesting British war and Victory medal pair correctly named to 25451 Private John Tallintire Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders.
John Tallintire was born in Glasgow around 1895 and when war broke out, he enlisted into the 1/6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders and landed in France during April / May 1915. With this regiment he must have seen action with the...  read more

Code: 31280

2nd Afghan War Medal to Norfolk Reg Ent Kabul Clasp.

A good Victorian 2nd Afghan war medal correctly named to 2149 Private J Smith 2nd 9th Regiment of Foot (East Norfolk regiment) J Smith is entitled to the Kabul clasp. The 2nd Norfolk’s saw active service during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). The battalion, part of the British Army's expansion, was in India before participating in the conflict, taking part in the action in Kabul in 1879....  read more

Code: 31278

WW2 British E-Tool Complete in Web Cover.

WW2 Entrenching tool, shaft and carrying cover. All in very good used condition, E-tool head dated 1944. Wood shaft (dated 1915) with metal ends, bottom end with fitment for the No 4 Spike Bayonet. And it comes with an original 37 pattern webbing cover, also dated 1944. It measures 18.5 inches long.  read more

Code: 31276

WW2 Group Etc to Steele MID RAF.

The WW2 medals of the 1939/45 Star, Defence and War medal with MID Oak Leafe awarded to 157701 Warrant Officer Joseph James Steele RAF. 1937 Coronation Medal with award certificate to Acting Sergeant Joseph James Steele RAF. Mentioned in dispatches certificate to Warrant Officer Joseph James Steele RAF. Published in the London gazette on 11th June 1942. Plus, photograph.
Joseph enlisted ...  read more

Code: 31274

Imperial German Artillery Officers Sword.

A good untouched Imperial German Artillery officer’s sword with a brass hilt and languets. It has a very fine ray skin grip bound by twisted silver wire. It carries the makers mark of WKC Weyersberg Kirshbaum & Co, Solingen. You will have to take my work for it as it is almost impossible to photograph as it is situated on the ricasso under the Languet. The slightly curved blade is single fuller...  read more

Code: 31273

French M1892 Mannlicher Berthier Carbine Bayonet

French M1892 First Pattern Mannlicher Berthier Bayonet for use on the 8mm Mannlicher-Berthier cavalry carbine and the M1892 or M1916 artillery carbine.
This one was made prior to the turn of the Century by the French State factory, Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault and has the type one guard, hook quillon and black vulcanized rubber grip.
It is in very good original c...  read more

Code: 31272

Late 19th Century Rogers Folding Knife.

A beautiful quality folding lock knife by Joseph Rogers, Sheffield. It has Nickel silver scales and a very nice steel blade with central locking button in the back. it is marked ‘Joseph Rogers’ on one side and Sheffield Englade on the other which dates this knife after 1891. It is in excellent original condition, apart from light signs of age, I can’t fault this interesting knife. It measures 5...  read more

Code: 31270

Vintage Indonesian Mandau Sword.

A vintage Mandau or head hunters sword the traditional weapon of the Dayak people of Borneo and the peoples of Indonesia. It has a wooden grip with bamboo wrapping, but the hair plumes have been removed. It has a long hand wrought steel blade and a carved and wrapped wood scabbard.
Associated with the headhunting ceremony, in which people would gather to attack other tribes and gather h...  read more

Code: 31268