| *** | Australian Light Horse: 15ct gold award fob (6.75gms) depicting crossed rifles and a bullet over a horse on a shield surrounded by laurel leaves, engraved verso 'Best Turned Out Member Squadron A.L.H. Presented By Sub. Insp. Carroway to J. Adrian 1909'. | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three 9ct gold fobs (total 8.1gms) presented to Corporal G.A. Ferguson, on his return from active service in 1919. The awards are from the residents of Buangor, Mount Cole and Willaura, small communities near Ararat in Western Victoria. | *** |  |
| *** | World War I Turkish P.O.W. beadwork bag emblazoned 'Turkish Prisoners, 1917', adorned with an image of the prison. A rare survivor in excellent condition, only the second example seen in our rooms. 25 cm high overall, 12 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | 9ct gold fob (7.6gms) presented to Srgt. T.S. Daniels, A.I.F., D.C.M., by the residents of Rhyndaston, Tasmania, for 'Services in Great War'; engraved verso. | *** |  |
| *** | Two miniature flintlock style pistol fobs with working mechanisms, one stamped 'Germany', 19th century, 4 cm and 4.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand Medal, silver, undated, engraved to 3170 Robert Acreman 40th Foot. | *** |  |
| *** | Lancaster sword bayonet, 1855 pattern (Ordinance model), used with the Victorian Volunteers Regiment, with original leather and brass scabbard, 73 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | The Queen's South Africa medal, with 5 clasps for cape Colony, orange free state, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902; named to 943 Sdlr: - Serjt: W. Muir. Victorian M.R. Saddler William Muir was a member of the 5th Victorian mounted rifles Contingent. | *** |  |
| *** | Hudiedao antique Chinese pair of butterfly swords in original leather scabbard, Qing Dynasty, circa 1850, 59.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A British officer's sword and metal scabbard, 1897 pattern, made by Wilkinson, 96 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Various badges, fobs, etc., incl. NSW Volunteer Infantry Regiment sewn-on badge; Australian Artillery collar badge circa 1910; an RAN Bridging Train hat badge; Australian coat-of-arms on Arendsen, Melb. backing plate; Australian Engineers Old Sappers… | *** |  |
| *** | HMAS Melbourne: collection of World War I era real-photo postcards (plus a few photographs) taken by crew members, mostly whilst the HMAS Melbourne was deployed in the Caribbean, many are annotated and dated on the reverse, stating where the images were… | *** |  |
| *** | Military World War I, Australian army in France: 1916-19 collection of mainly photographic postcards in an album featuring scenes of Australian soldiers in France including Daily mail 'Anzacs in France' series, Australian Comforts Fund set of 36 (excl. No… | *** |  |
| *** | Norfolk Island/Convicts: 1848 (28th Dec) autograph letter from Dr.Robert Wilson, Catholic Bishop of Hobart Town, to Sir Benjamin Hawes, British Mp, recommending that the convict settlement be moved from Norfolk Island to Maria Island, giving his reasons,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube: Austro-Hungarian c1850 from the 10th Yaeger Batallion, also known as 'Kopal Yaeger', famous for their churchyard defence in the Battle of Santa Lucia, May 6th 1848. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | Eureka Stockade: 40th Regiment Of Foot tunic buttons (3), circa 1850s. The 40th Regiment was sent to Ballarat in early December 1854 and brutally supressed the miner's rebellion at the Eureka Stockade on the morning of the 3rd of December 1854. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia in New Britain, Nauru & the Solomon Islands during World War I: a large 'Newlyn' photograph album containing 91 postcard-size photographs of the Australians and natives, the buildings, gatherings and activities from 1916 onwards. Most images are… | *** |  |
| *** | World War I Gold fob engraved on reverse 'In Memory Of The Great War. Lieut. Cranswick M.M. D.C.M. 40th Batt. From Stanley Residents. Peace Day, July 19th, 1919'. Tasmanian born Lieut. Cranswick received both the Military Medal and a Distinguished Conduct… | *** |  |
| *** | Sir William Windeyer antique dress sword by Ede & Son in scabbard with red leather belting and silvered and gilt metal buckle bearing New South Wales crest, 96 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | H.M.A.S. Australia silver gelatin Imperial War Museum photograph, framed with silver plaque 'H.M.A.S. Australia, First Flag Ship of The Royal Australian Navy 1913-1920, Sunk Under Terms Of The Washington Treaty, 12th April 1924. This Frame Is Of Teak From… | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand medal, silver, undated, engraved to 1426. Pay-Mr. - Sergt. I. Goodall, 14th Regt. | *** |  |
| *** | World War one Diaries & documents - 50th Brigade machine gun Company, 1916-18: the hand-written diaries are the detailed operation records/reports belonging to the estate of the late William B. Martin of Ballarat, Victoria. Martin's name first appears in… | *** |  |
| *** | Officer's red dress tunic and accoutrements, displayed on shop mannequin. | *** |  |
| *** | Second New Zealand War Medal, undated 1861 but named to 1279 Pte. T. Finn. 2 Bn. 14th foot. The 14th was based at Queenstown in cork, Ireland when in 1860 the second battalion travelled to Auckland, to fight in the New Zealand wars. Upon arrival, one… | *** |  |
| *** | Turkish Kilij: to good, 33' deeply curved blade with a grey patina overall & a light & dark patches near the point; including, possibly a later application of a bear, foliage & outline designs near the ricasso; ornate cross piece & back piece of brass;… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese katana sword with scabbard, 20th century, 87.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Two antique English percussion cap pocket pistols, early 19th century, 20 cm and 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan antique sword, 19th century, 93 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 1914-20 British War Medals to Australians: 1013 Pte. N.S. Layton. 14 - Bn. A.I.F.; 2277 Pte J. Layton 5 Bn. A.I.F; 3511 Pte J W. Layton. 60 Bn. A.I.F; and, 4809 Pte C.H. Layton. 33 Bn. A.I.F. (4 medals). | *** |  |
| *** | Wurttemberg Pickelhaube, spiked German helmet | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Samurai sword, Oct.1942 Kai-gunto, blade 64.7 cm, factory made signed blade, made of rust resistant steel | *** |  |
| *** | Frank Hurley (1885-1962) Wreckage at Westhoek Ridge near Zonnebeke in Ypres - Western front 1917 silver gelatin photograph 19.5 x 15 cm Typed text and Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref No. E01265B | *** |  |
| *** | Boer War, New Zealand mounted Rifles: photographs of Hawkes Bay mounted Rifles one (61 x 48 cm) showing them mounted on their horses; another (61 x 48 cm) showing troopers unmounted, in two rows with their horses and equipment; third (30 x 25 cm) showing… | *** |  |
| *** | US Civil War Edged Weapons: pair of original c1860 US Civil War Nco confederate dress swords, both 97 cm in excellent condition (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Convict Department belt buckle stamped 'Her Majesty's convict Department', mid 19th century, 8 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Fusil de Chasse antique French flintlock fowling piece with brass furniture and 100 cm barrel, circa 1750, 143 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Straight Jacket, antique example from Gladesville Psychiatric Hospital in Sydney, 19th century 85 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Commando fighting knife with leather handgrip, World War II period, relic condition, 31.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Convict leg irons with puzzle lock and keys, 19th century, 78m wide | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Japanese tanto with green shagreen scabbard, late Edo period, mid 19th century, 41 cm long note: license required for Victorian purchasers | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Wakizashi blade with later wooden housing, Meiji Period, 19th/20th century, 66 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An antique military parade sword in scabbard, stamped 'Lush & Co. Melbourne, Reeves', 19th century, 104 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 15ct gold fob (7.7gms) presented to Private Bertie J. Bumpstead by 'Bealiba Friends On His Return From France, 1919'. Bealiba is a small town near Bendigo, Victoria. Bumpstead had been a private in the 2nd Machine Gun Company. | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature antique revolver fob in a fitted tortoiseshell case with gold plaque named 'Sir E. Maltman', 19th century, case 8.5 cm across | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand Medal, silver, undated, engraved to Pt. A. Vandersee, Taranaki My. SRs. | *** |  |
| *** | Badges collection of World War I period examples, many pertaining to South Australia, (quantity) | *** |  |
| *** | Major General Walter Adams Coxen Cb, Cmg, DSO (22 June 1870 - 15 December 1949): A collection of postcards sent by Coxen to his daughter, 1915-19. The Coxen family lived in South Yarra during the First World War. (170+). In May 1915 Coxen was ordered to… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique English percussion cap pistol with octagonal barrel, early to mid 19th century, 23 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Royal Australian Navy pair of officer's epaulettes in original black Japanned metal box, with ownership detail ' A.C.W. Mears ', with accompanying service record, the box 24 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | Naval officer's bicorn hat with origin hat tin, 19th century, 44 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Australian 3rd Pioneers, 1916 panoramic photograph in original oak frame with gold slip. 3rd Pioneer Battallion includes ex Prime Minister John Howard's father, (see accompanying newspaper article). 118 x 33 cm overall. In wonderful original condition | *** |  |
| *** | A photograph album, of ten hard-card sheets, containing 147 original photographs, mostly 6 x 4 cm of Pte Hal Hooker's time in the Light Horse, 7th Regiment 1918-19. Mostly in Palestine, showing troops in full dress at Ismalia, Mungarie, Rafa, Kantara,… | *** |  |
| *** | Boer War stereoscope view cards and viewer, including view of Colonial Troops leaving cape Town for the front and many other military and battlefield scenes. Published by Keystone Piero Co. (60) | *** |  |
| *** | Antique leg irons, blacksmith made non-standard, early 19th century, 62 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A sailor's persuader club or cosh, carved blackwood in the form of a fist, named in metal studs 'W. Fisher', Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 44.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Van Diemen's Land Travel Pass Issued to A Ticket-of-Leave Holder, November 1844: A travel pass issued to James Shaw (described verso as having arrived on the convict ship 'Asia 5' to serve his sentence of 7 years transportation) to permit him to travel… | *** |  |
| *** | A percussion cap pocket pistol with hexagonal barrel, circa 1840, 21 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | World War I photograph album, Palestine 1917-18, with 48 photographs including Cairo, Beersheba, Camel Corps | *** |  |
| *** | A police truncheon, red gum with lead weighted end and bound string hand grip, circa 1900, 31.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand medal, silver, dated 1861 to 1866, engraved to 660 James Cunningham, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt. | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medals: a Queen's South Africa medal, 1899, with clasps for Transvaal, orange free state & relief of Kimberley, awarded to 3424. Tpr. V.T. Batten, Kitchener's H., suspended on a Liddell bar together with a King's South Africa medal, with clasps… | *** |  |
| *** | 9ct gold fob (4.7gms) presented to Private Thomas William Briggs, 12th Battalion, by the residents of Pontville Brighton for his 'Services in the Great War'; map of Tasmania on the front and engraved verso. | *** |  |
| *** | 15ct gold fob (8.6gms) presented to Pte. B. Oats 'From Friends of Cornishtown District 1919.', Cornishtown is a rural area near Rutherglen, Victoria. | *** |  |
| *** | 15ct gold fob (soldier on shield with boomerang, kangaroo and emu) suspended from a black silk band together with two 9ct gold shields and links (approx. 10gms total). The fob, engraved verso 'Presented to Pte. A.W. McCullough, 21st Batt. A.I.F. by the… | *** |  |
| *** | English percussion cap pocket pistol engraved brass with walnut stock and octagonal steel barrel, circa 1835, 18 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Percussion cap octagonal double-barreled pocket pistol, c.1835, each barrel stamped with number '5', 22 cm long. | *** |  |
| *** | Kingdom of Wurttemberg Train Battalion Officer's Tschako (M1860 Pattern Model). Worn by members of Konings Wurttemberg Train Battalion Number 13 (Ludwigsburg) XIII Armee Corps. | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand War Medals, undated and unnamed. (3). | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Simkin (British, 1840-1926), 98th Regiment of foot, watercolour, signed lower right 'R. Simkin', inscribed 'Major, Sublieutenant (Queen's colour), Review Order', also inscribed on the mount '98th Regiment of foot, R. Simkin, 1876'. Noted… | *** |  |
| *** | The Queen's South Africa medal: two examples; one with clasps for Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902; named to 1117 Tpr: A.H.J. Griffiths. Johannesburg M.R.; the other with clasp for Transvaal, named to 2428 Pte a. Graff. Johannesburg M.R. (2 medals). | *** |  |
| *** | An Albert Jacka, VC Tribute, an attractively mounted and framed display, of army badges, ribbons and buttons, combined with battlefield finds - bullet, cases, a bayonet, trench art and a 9ct gold, and pearl 'Mother/A.I.F.' boomerang, brooch, together with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Mongolian bronze dagger with curved leaf form blade and flared handle, Central Asia, Ilkhanate period (1256-1335 A.D.), 29.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 1914-20 British War Medal to an Australian: 2591 Pte. R. Gregg. Cml. Cps. A.I.F. Private Gregg was a member of the Imperial camel Corps. He was awarded the military medal in April 1918. | *** |  |
| *** | 1914-20 British War Medals to Australians: 4839 Pte S.H.T. Johnson 4 Dev. Cyc. A.I.F., and, 1556 Pte. H.A. Johnstone. 4 - Pnr. Bn. A.I.F. (2 medals). | *** |  |
| *** | Ron Hamence's Group of Four, with 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-45 & Australia Service Medal, all named to '121965 R A Hamence', mounted; together with Discharged from Service badge; photograph in RAAF frame; RSL 50 Years Service certificate.… | *** |  |
| *** | World War I 15ct gold fob/medal with soldier surmounted by map of Australia on front, engraved on reverse 'Presented by residents of Buln Buln to L.Cpl.A.Hastings, enlisted & embarked 1915, the Great European War 1914-18', in original presentation case.… | *** |  |
| *** | Martini Enfield Mk.III .577-450 caliber rifl e with original Enfield markings, receiver dated 1883. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | '3rd Australian Hospital Lemnos' (Greece), 1915 silver gelatin photograph, three panel panorama, titled and dated in ink on mount below image, laid down on original backing, 10.3 x 41.2 cm. The 3rd Australian General Hospital was set up in response to a… | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube: Saxony, 19th century spiked helmet. Original patina, good condition | *** |  |
| *** | World War I Austrian M17 'Stahlhelm' (steel helmet) with original brown/green paint & patina. This example was probably souvenired by an American soldier as it still retains U.S. postage stamps on top. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Edged Weapon: Japanese Shin-Gunto 99 cm Second World War sword, beautiful brown and gold handle, attractive looking piece, good condition | *** |  |
| *** | 1948 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title '20th Australian Team to Great Britain, 1948', and players names printed on mount, and with 19 signatures - Don Bradman (captain), Ron Saggers, Ray Lindwall, Keith Johnson (manager), Ron Hamence,… | *** |  |
| *** | Tanks And Other Military Reference Books including. Australian Militry Equipment, After The Battle (magazine series), British and American Artillary, Armored Fighting Vehicles of Germany and many others. Huge selection all in good+ condtion, great value.… | *** |  |
| *** | A World War II period Japanese NCO sword with metal scabbard, 99 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An antique truncheon with original blue painted finish, detailed with gilded highlights and Queen Victoria cypher 'V. R.', 47 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Hiatt No.2 nickel plated figure eight handcuffs with original key, 19th century, 14 cm wide overall | *** |  |
| *** | An early and primitive Colonial Australian beaker most likely convict made, hand hewn and turned cedar, early 19th century, 15 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | 'Her Majesty's convict Department' buckle, cast brass with remains of gilt finish, early to mid 19th century, rare, 6 x 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Military badges, buttons, Rising Sun hat and lapel badges, Regiment badges etc, World War I and World War II period | *** |  |
| *** | World War I two Service Medals awarded to 1272. Pte. A.A. Rayner, 52-Bn. A.I.F. | *** |  |
| *** | Gunner Archibald John Dunlop: 15ct gold fob (approx. 5.5gms; by William Drummond) suspended from a black silk band with a 9ct map of Australia and links. The fob engraved verso 'Presented to Gunner A.J. Dunlop on his return from the Great War : Stewarton… | *** |  |
| *** | 9ct gold fob suspended from a black silk band together with 9ct map of Australia, shields and links (apprx. 10gms total). The fob, engraved verso 'Presented to Gnr. P.A. Wylde by Spalding Residents For Services Rendered for King & Country, from March 1915… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Commonwealth military Forces: 9ct gold fob badge presented to 'Pte a. Shipton by the residents of Rooty hill District'; weight 6gr. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique miniature bronze canon on iron base. Full working trainee model, 18th/19th century, 17 cm long overall | *** |  |
| *** | Boer war era powder horn with engraved map of Australia and crossed martini Henry rifles with British flag in the background; leather fittings. 30 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Webley & Scott World War I period flare gun with broad arrow mark, 25 cm long | *** |  |
