Medals, Militaria and Weapons

A Second World War photograph album, the cover with ink title '6th Airborne Divisional Signals April 1945 - June 1945', containing 132 snapshots, including parades, crossing the Elbe, vehicles including 15cwt and 3-ton trucks, Jeeps and motorcycles, prisoners, bridges, crashed aircraft, including B17, Wismar Aerodrome, L.S.T. Ostend, many captioned, and two large photographs of F.M. Montgomery with Russian General, approx 11cm x 15.5cm, together with a small quantity of 35mm negatives.

A copy of 'Parachute Sense', issued by Aviation Training Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations U.S. Navy 1944, with companion 'Dunking Sense', dated 1944, eight copies of 'Tee Emm', 1944/45, and two copies of 'The Drome Drone', September and November 1944 (all with tears, scuffs and stains, some with pages detached).

A pair of Carl Zeiss 7x50 prismatic binoculars with individual eyepiece focusing, bearing 'N No. 42390' and Kriegsmarine eagle and swastika flanked by 'M' and 'IV1' (some age wear and deterioration), with leather eyepiece cover, strap and colour filters, contained in a Bausch & Lomb leather case with strap.

A scale model of the First World War Mk I tank 'Iron Duke', armed with two 6-pounder guns and three machine guns, the hull fitted with rails and unditching beam, finished in dark earth and green camouflage, length approx 38cm, within a glazed oak case with mounted photograph of Iron Duke in the background and applied plaque, inscribed 'The Iron Duke moves up to the front through the battered remains of once-lovely Arras'.

A 20th Century reproduction of a Cromwellian lobster tail helmet with two piece skull, riveted peak and neck defence, hinged perforated earpieces, leather lining and sliding nasal bar.

A Morion, probably late 16th/early 17th Century, the skull formed with raised crown and short stalk, narrow downturned brim with rolled edge, fourteen lining rivets with brass rosette washers (some flaws to skull, inside rusted).

A Continental leather pickelhaube helmet with metal peaks and brass mounts, replacement double headed eagle plate, leather backed chinscales (faults, lining missing, some restoration), together with a brass 8cm shell case, dated 1939, decorated with crest and flowers with dates 1901 and 1942.

A black fibre fireman's helmet by Helmets Ltd, Wheathampstead, with leather lining and chinstrap and applied brass comb from a brass fireman's helmet.

A late 20th Century reproduction suit of plate armour in 16th/17th Century style, mounted on wooden display stand, height approx 170cm, together with a fencing foil.

A small collection of militaria, including an Aldis signal lamp in its case, an R.A.F. aerial kite, a periscope from an armoured vehicle, a post-war British steel helmet, a denim battledress blouse, dated 1945, and a webbing holster and belt.

A presentation Light Infantry bugle, detailed 'Potters Aldershot LP', displayed on an ebonized base with presentation plaque, detailed 'To... SJt Watmough P from... the WOs and SJts Mess 2LI April 1987', together with a plaque, detailed 'Presented by General Sir William Jackson...', a boatswain's whistle, fitted to a curblink long chain, an American Forces green peaked cap, three further peaked caps, a cap tally, detailed 'HMS Hydra', a portrait photograph of a naval officer and a photograph of an aircraft carrier, detailed 'Illustrious'.

A 1916 model German steel helmet with replacement lining and chinstrap, probably for use by Irish Army, together with a British steel helmet with Brodie lining and chinstrap and a French steel helmet.

A First World War Iron Cross, second class, a War Merit Cross with swords, mounted as worn, two 1914 Iron Crosses, second class, a Princess Mary's Christmas gift tin and a First World War message book.

A 1914-18 British War Medal and a 1914-19 Victory Medal to 'L. 9800 J.L. Taylor O.S.3 R.N.', a 1939-45 Star, an Atlantic Star, a Defence Medal and a War Medal, mounted court-style, displayed in a glazed oak frame case, a 1939-45 Defence Medal and a War Medal, mounted court-style, with the two corresponding dress miniature medals, dress miniature medals for the 1939-45 Star and the Defence Medal, and a 1937 commemorative medal, produced for the Coronation of Edward VIII.

A group of nursing medals and awards, comprising Queen's South Africa Medal, without bars, to 'Nursing Sister E. Jasper', King's South Africa Medal, without bars, with re-engraved naming to 'Nursing Sister E. Jasper', two bars 'South Africa 1901' and 'South Africa 1902' (these detached, the first bar cut), a Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve circular brooch badge, numbered '649' to the back, a Bradford Royal Infirmary Nurse's School Medal to 'Eleanor Jasper After Three Years' Training 1899', the top fitted with a brooch pin, a First World War period Royal Red Cross, second class, with the original case, spare ribbon and accompanying letter giving investiture details, detailed 'Miss Mason ARRC 26th July 1919', and a silver and blue enamelled brooch badge, detailed 'The General Nursing Council For England and Wales E. Mason. S.R.N. 168 30.9.21', together with a 1953 Coronation Medal, with the original certificate named to 'William Cardwell Lockwood Esquire', and a 1939-45 Defence Medal, with Army Council forwarding slip and box of postage addressed to 'Mr W.C. Lockwood'.

An Imperial German First World War period Iron Cross, second class, and four further awards, including a Third Reich War Merit Cross and a Faithful Service Cross, mounted on a bar, another Imperial German Iron Cross, second class, and two further awards, mounted on a bar, and ten further mostly European medals, including a French Croix de Guerre.

Two Third Reich Iron Crosses, first class, with coffin shaped brooch pins to the backs, an Infantry Assault clasp, a black painted brass oval wound badge, an Eastern Front campaign medal 1941/42, and a ring with a skull and crossbones motif, detailed '835 F'.

A collection of mostly 20th Century European militaria, including medals, badges, uniform buttons, a Luftschutz armband, further Third Reich items and sundry.

Four Second World War awards, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, mounted on a bar, four further Second World War awards, comprising 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, France and Germany Star and War Medal, mounted on a card with a portrait photograph for display, with an Admiralty forwarding slip, a NATO Medal, with bar 'Kosovo', a United Nations Medal, three copy medals, comprising VC, DFM and Air Crew Europe Star, and two further medals.