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Militaria & Fine Swords — Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers

Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:359
Sale Title:Militaria & Fine SwordsLots with images:234
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:281
Date:14-Mar-2015
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British early 19th century sword bayonet with scabbard, probably a volunteer issue for the Baker rifle, approx 75 cm overall with approx 55 cm straight single edged blade, brass hilt, brass mounted leather scabbard, 73 cm total
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British/Australian P1875 style bayonet for the Martini - Henry rifle with scabbard, approx 55 cm overall with approx 45.5 cm saw-back blade. (Watts and White 779) Intended to be worn on the night band side. A very scarce bayonet
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British/Australian P1856 sword bayonet, approx 75 cm overall with approx 55 cm Yatagham blade (Watts and White 752)
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British/Australian P1856 sword bayonet, approx 75 cm overall with approx 55 cm Yatagham blade (Watts and White 752)
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German Nazi era dress bayonet (long Type) complete with scabbard, frog, pontipee, belt and Luftwaffe buckle. A superior example
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German Nazi era police dress bayonet (long Type) complete with scabbard, frog, pontipee, belt and police buckle. The stag horn grips set with Nazi era national emblem and mounted in nickel with eagle head pommel. A superior example
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German World War II era bayonet for the M 1898K rifle, complete with scabbard, frog and pontipee
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Nice old rapier, double edged blade with short multiple fullers, steel hilt well formed with double shells and finger rings. Wire bound grip, approx 105 cm overall
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Indo-Persian Bulova axe, blade 76.5 cm long
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Indian rapier sword, european blade, province of Malabar coast, wooden handle typical of that province, blade approx 97.5 cm, approx 125 cm overall
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Indian axe, late 18th to early 19th century, with steel tapering sleeve to end, blade approx 22.5 cm, axe approx 155 cm overall
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German army belt Buckle of World War I era
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German officers sword and scabbard of good quality. Thought to be for the Austrro- Hungarian army
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Cast iron and bronze model of a canon, 46 cm long
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Cast iron model of a canon, 46 cm long
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Large World War II era German flag, marked 'To Blue Mould From Gronigen, North Holland Luftwaffle HQ, May 1945' 296 cm x 186 cm
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Small size carved bone handled Gurkers style knife, along with a leather bound sword (2) 67 cm x 31 cm
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Antique Italian bayonet with leather scabbard, Officially shortened, Quite Scarce, impressed A.T.P.S 1915, 45 cm total
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Bayonet along with a belt of spent machine gun cartridges, 45 cm long
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Two custom made steel sword racks with forged iron fittings to hold a total of fourteen swords. (2)
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Australian 1943 dated slouch hat complete with puggaree and rising sun badge
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Australian World War I medal trio. i) 1914-15 Star ii) BWM iii) Victory medal. All impressed naming '915 Pte J.E. Tonkin, AN and MEF on first and '915 Div. J.E. Tonkin, AN and MEF' on second and third. (3)
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British/Aust pattern 1907 bayonet with scabbard and frog. Made by Chapman and dated 1918, 57 cm long
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Antique needlework of Napoleon, 61 cm x 46.5 cm
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Antique French framed portrait of Napoleon
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Large old shell casing, 82 cm high
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1938 Full gold miniature medal, accompanied with certificate
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Lot of five books, Spirit of the Sword, Custom Knife making, Rapiers, Swords and Daggers, A Treatise on the Science of Defence for the Sword, Bayonet and Pike
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Twelve japanes soliders photos
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Lot of three books, British Military Firearms 1650-1850, The British Soldiers Firearm. From Smoothbore to Small bore 1850-1864, British Military Long arms 1715-1865
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Forty five cards World War II Kreigsmarie, twenty two colour cards
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A good lot of 4 volumes, The plug bayonet an identification guide for collectors, The Brown Bess bayonet 1720-1860, Seitengeueber: history of the German bayonet 1919-1945, and World bayonets 1,800 to the present.
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Thirty seven good quality postcard photos of World War I era
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A good lot of 4 volumes, The Springfield 1903 rifles the standard reference, Model 1903, Springfield rifles, A collectors guide to the '03Springfield, and The Rock Island '03.
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World War II photos, fourty nine Nazi centre decorations
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Six volumes, Pictorial History of US Sniping, Modern Sniper Rifles, US Army Sniper Training Manual, Sniper Rifles of Two World Wars, Sniping in France and With British Snipers to the Reich
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Fifty one excellent quality postcards from Nazi period
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A lot of 2 important references by Shennerton. Australian service long arms, and Australian service Machine guns.
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Fourteen super maxicards (Nazi) Hitler and his henchmen, thirty three cards of similar subjects
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Lot of five, Japanese Infantry Weapons of World War II, Japanese Bayonets by L.Johnson, Military Rifles of Japan by Honeycutt and Anthony, Japanese Weapons
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Twenty five photos to include mostly Nazis in the ostfront along with seven militia postcards
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Winchester. An American legend, by R L Wilson. A standard reference.
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1940, RRR Kriegswikracken agenda and phone book in fine original box
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Five books dealing with James Cook and The James Craig
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Lot of 2 volumes, Thompson, the American Legend. The first Submachine gun, and Thompson Submachine guns, basic field manual FM 23-40.
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Lot of ten 'Park Lane' Arms Fair issues along with eight museum catalogues dealing with arms and armour, approx 18
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A lot of 3 volumes. History of Winchester firearms 1866- 1966, Winchester, The gun that won the west., and The Winchester handbook, 1 of 1000. signed by the author.
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Lot of three books Cold Steel A Practical Treatise on Sabre by Alfred Hutton 1889, The Sword and the Centuries by Alfred Hutton 1901, The Book of swords by R.Brenton
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Lot of eighteen books dealing with Scottish swords, including Ancient Scottish Weapons, Culloden The Swords and Sorrows, Highland Broadsword, Highland Swordsmanship, Scottish Arms and Armour, Scottish Swords from the Battlefield of Culloden, Scottish Arms Makers, Swords For The Highlands Regiments
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Three volumes, A Collector's Guide to the German Gew. 88 'Commission' Rifle, The German Rifle. A comprehensive Illustrated History of the Standard Boltaction designs, 1875-1945 and The German Sniper, 1914- 1945.
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Three volumes, Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of The Third Reich, Guns of the Reich. Firearms of the German Forces, 1939-1945 and The 88. The Flak/Pak 8.8 cm
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Lot of four books, British Iron Age Swords and scabbards, The Celtic Sword, Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare
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The bayonet book, by Watts and White. A standard reference.
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Lot of three books, Art of Defence, An Introduction to the Use of the Rapier, Renaissance Swordsmanship, Medieval Swordsmanship
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Lot of 3 volumes, Sinonov SKS .45 type carbines, The AK47 story, and The story of the peoples gun
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Nine good Volumes of World War I
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A good lot of 2 volumes by Shennerton. Australian service handguns, and a treatice on the Snider.
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A lot of 3 volumes, Bayonets an illustrated history, The bayonet an evolution and history, and Bayonets from Janzen's notebook.
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Lot of four books, Swords and Blades of the American Revolution, Weapons of the American Revolution, Firearms in Colonial American, The History of Weapons of the American Revolution
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Lot of two standard reference, Swords of the British Army. The Regulation Pattern 1788-1914 latest edition and British Military Swords 1786-1912. An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors
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Four good volumes, The German Assault Rifle. 1935- 1945, The MP 40, German Military Rifle and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945 and Germans Automatic Rifles 1941-45
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Two Volumes- Australian World War I unit Histories, Jacka's Mob. A narrative of The Great War and Cobbers in Khaki, The History of 8th Battalion, 1914-1918
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Two Volumes, The Indian Army and The Indian Mutiny
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Four Volumes, Zulu. Islandlwana and Rorkes Drift, Victorian Colonial Warfare. India, Victorian Colonial Warfare. Africa, The Anatomy of the Zulu Army
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Three Volumes, European and American Arms, Arms and Armour Annual, European Weapons and Armour
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Colt Firearms from 1836, by James Sevven. One of the standard references.
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Webley Revolvers. The latest edition The Standard reference
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A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour in all Countries and in all Times, 'Stone's Glossary' A standard reference
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Lot of eight books dealing with Australian involvement in Colonial Wars, including, Sudan to Vietnam, The Rehearsal, Colonial Guns, The Colonial Volunteers, The Australians at the Boer War, But Little Glory, The NSW Contingent to the Sudan, 1885
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The Winchester's new model of 1873. A tribute. 2 volumes by J D Gordon, Signed presentation from the author. A standard reference.
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Lot of two books, Sword in Hand, A Brief Survey of the Knightly Sword, Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era
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Thirteen books dealing with the RAN and its ships
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Six volumes, The Breechloading single shot Rifle, single Shot Rifles and Actions, Single Shot Rifles, More Single Shot Rifles, Still More Single Shot Rifles and 100 Years of Shooters and Gun makers of Single Shot Rifles
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Four good volumes, United States Military Small Arms 1816-1865, 200 Years of American Fire Arms, U.S Infantry Weapons of the First World War, US Infantry Weapons of World War II
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'Grenade' British and Commonwealth hand and rifle grenades, together with 16 various firearm related booklets.
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Naval Swords and Dirks, two volumes plus supplement in slipcase. An important study of British, French and American naval edged weapons
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A lot of 4 volumes, Springfield Armoury, shoulder weapons 1795-1968, The .45-70 Springfield, '.45-70'rifles, and Remington Rolling Block.
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Two volumes, Boarders Away and Boarders Away II by W. Gilkerson. An important study of British Naval Weapons
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A good lot of 3 references on the Owen SMG. The development and manufacture of the Owen gun, The Owen gun, and The Owen gun files.
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A good lot of 3 important references by Temple and Shennerton. A treatise on the British military Martini-Henry 1869-c1900, A treatise on the British military Martini The .40 and 303 Martinis 1880-c1920, and A treatice on the British military Martini, manufacture, training, arms and accessories.
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Lot of sixteen books dealing with naval warfare
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An important lot of 3 references. British Cavalry carbines and pistols of the Napoleonic era, British Non Ordnance carbines 1750-1900, and The British falling block breech loading rifle from 1865.
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A lot of 13 good references by Shennerton on various aspects of firearms.
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A good lot of 2 important reference volumes by Shennerton. The Lee-Enfield story signed presentation copy from the author, and The British Sniper, British and Commonwealth snipping and equipment 1917-1983.
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'Grenade' British and Commonwealth hand and rifle grenades.
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A good lot of 3 important references. The British services Lee the Lee-Metford and the Lee-Enfield rifles and carbines, signed by the author, The US Enfield by Shennerton, and The Lee-Enfield rifle by E G B Reynolds.
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An important lot of 3 references. Islamic weapons Maghrib to Moghul, Les Armes Blanches du Monde Islamique.
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Lot of four books, British Naval Swords and Swordsmanship, English Martial Arts, Naval Swords and Firearms, Naval Cutlass Exercise
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Five good volumes, Bolt Action Military Rifles of the World, Military Bolt Action Rifles 1841- 1918, The Book on Rifles, Pictorial Rifle Controversy
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A lot of 2 important references, both signed by the authors. British and Commonwealth bayonets by Shennerton and Richardson, and Australian Service bayonets by Shennerton.
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Duelling pistols and some of the affairs they settled by Atkinson.
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Lot of 2 important Winchester references. The Winchester single shot and Winchester .22 calibre single shot rifle.
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Six volumes, War Baby. The US Caliber .30 Combine, A Collector's Guide to the M1 Garand and M1 Combne, M1 Carbine, The M1 Rifle, US Rifle, Cal .30 M1 and Hatcher's Book of the Garand
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Australia's Boer War. The War in South Africa 1899-1902 by C. Wilcox
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Australia In Palestine, 1919
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Lot of five books, The British Duelling pistol, British Pistols and Guns 1640-1840, English Pistols, Blunderbusses, Antique Pistols. An Illustrated Reference
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Lot of two books, Records of the Medieval Sword, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
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Three Volumes, Small Arms from 1860 to the Present Day, Gun Digest Book of the 1911. A complete look at the use, care and repair of the 1911 pistol and US small Arms of World War II
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A good lot of 3 volumes. The Bren gun Saga, The Lewis gun, and Testing the war weapons, fifles and light machine guns from around the world.
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A lot of 4 volumes. A collectors guide to Winchesterin the service, Survey of Winchester Model 1873's, Winchester repeating rifles, reprint of 1896 edition, and Winchester repeating firearms, reprint of 1981 edition.
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