| *** | A convict iron folding bed, 19th century, 40 cm high, 175 cm long, 60 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | 9ct gold fob suspended on a silk band which is supplemented by three gold shields and gold fittings; the front of the fob shows a soldier standing at ease with his rifle, a map of Tasmania above him; engraved verso 'Presented by Residents Smithton… | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube Prussian Guards Infantry Other Ranks helmet. Featuring some Officer fittings which suggests a Feldwebel Leutnant. This example appears to be the earliest model, issued in the late 1880's. | *** |  |
| *** | Kugelhelm Prussian Artillery Other Ranks leather covered helmet with subdued wappen and kugel, circa 1914 to 1915 | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube Kingdom of Saxony Officer's Ersatz infantry steel helmet, circa 1914-1915. At the beginning of the war demand outstripped supply for felt and leather covered helmets, as a result metal 'Ersatz' helmets filled the shortfall. By 1916 these… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique English flintlock pocket pistol, stamped 'Smith, London', 18th/19th century, 24 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Officer's red and white dress jacket with bar and medalets, (including V.C) displayed on mannequin bust. | *** |  |
| *** | An antique parade sword in scabbard with Queen Victoria cypher, 19th century, 98 cm long overall. Note: Guild or collector's licence required for Victorian purchasers | *** |  |
| *** | World War I Japanese Samurai sword, Shingunto, Warrant officer's sword, blade 69 cm (27') long, signed 'Seki Kane Kuni', straight temper liner, blade condition fair, with good Shingunto scabbard and brown tassell | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand War Medal 1860-66, undated, named to '2943. Corpl. Chas. Irvin. 40th Regt.', no ribbon. Corporal Charles Irvin is listed in the 'South Australian Advertiser' as one of the 40th Regiment soldiers that left Adelaide for New Zealand on 7th… | *** |  |
| *** | World War I photograph albums, ex Lieut. Ernest Dixon DSO, 3rd Anzac Battalion, four well-annotated albums with over 400 photographs including Lilydale Camp 1914, Egypt, Palestine, Lemnos, Papua, Colombo, South Africa, UK, General Monash, Turkish… | *** |  |
| *** | A convict watchman's alarm bell with broad arrow mark, 19th century, 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Wakizashi, Meiji Period, 19th/20th century, 62 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An antique flintlock blunderbuss pistol, circa 1830, 52.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand medal, silver, undated, engraved to 3949 D.P. Burrows TARke. RFe. VOLs. | *** |  |
| *** | 9ct gold fob suspended from a black silk band with 9ct shields and links. The fob, with a soldier and a map of Australia to front, engraved verso 'Portland Rifle Club War Service Medal Presented to S.H. Haynes 1920'. Samuel Henry Haynes of Cashmore,… | *** |  |
| *** | Colonial Auxillary Forces long Service Medal, 1903 with Queen Victoria head, engraved to 'No. 43 Corp. As. Moran 1st Moreton Regiment', 5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Officer's red dress tunic and accoutrements, displayed on shop mannequin. | *** |  |
| *** | Antique British bayonet and scabbard, mid 19th century, 54.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | SMS Emden / Battle of Cocos Island: Kodak photograph album, titled ‘Wreck of Emden, Cocos Island, Nov.9.1914’, with 19 photographs, some with manuscript captions. Put together by one of the Telegraph staff who was (briefly) made a prisoner-of-war by the… | *** |  |
| *** | Anzac Group: Group of three with 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal, all named to 'Cpl.C.F.Harrison 24 Bn AIF'; together with Memorial Plaque (Dead Man's Penny) in original box; Anzac Commemorative Medallion 1967 (plaque boxed with scroll),… | *** |  |
| *** | Top irons, antique riveted examples, used as extra punishment over conventional leg irons, hence the phrase 'Double ironed', 19th century, 80 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A percussion cap pepperbox pistol, circa 1845, 21 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Indian pattern antique single shot muzzle load rifle, converted to percussion cap, early 19th century, stamped with 'Tower' mark and Royal cypher 'G.R.', stock also stamped 'J.B.H.', 138 cm long. No license required. | *** |  |
| *** | Patriotic Fobs & A Badge comprising of an enamel and 9ct gold fob with the Australian Coat of Arms; a 9ct gold fob depicting a soldier with his rifle; another similar 9ct fob but surmounted by a boomerang; and a 9ct gold badge (lacking clasp) with the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese tanto and scabbard, Edo period, 18th/19th century, handle broken, 59 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An antique percussion cap pistol with engraved lock, early to mid 19th century, stamped 'M. F.' plus oval mark 'L.E.G.', 23 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Fairbairn-Sykes Commando knife, stamped '15 Det, No,1 Special Forces' with broad arrow stamp, in original period leather scabbard, 29 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 1915 (Jan. 17) autographed letter on 'Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York' letterhead from Douglas Mawson, writing to Simpson for assistance in completing the preparation of his set of lecture slides. He also makes reference to his Expedition comrades Mertz,… | *** |  |
| *** | Gold Gallipoli memorial 9ct gold and enamel lapel button. Total weight 4.1g | *** |  |
| *** | Convict Department six assorted antique buttons by Milns & Co. of London, 19th century 23 mm diameter 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 15ct gold fob (approx. 6gms) suspended from a black silk band enhanced with an additional fob featuring a 9ct gold Coat of Arms of Australia, two gold shields and gold fittings. The fob engraved verso 'Corp J.C. Doggett 107 Howitzer Battery, Aust. Field… | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube, Kingdom of Bavaria (Bayern), Infantry Other Ranks leather helmet with some Officer fittings. Fahnrich Officer cadet or one year volunteer, or possibly a private purchase, circa 1914-1918 | *** |  |
| *** | Pickelhaube German officer's helmet, World War 1 period, (1891 pattern) accompanied with timber hat block, (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | American civil war cavalry sabre in scabbard, stamped 'U.S. Adk, 1862, Ames Mfs. Co. Chicopee Mass.' additionally marked on the guard '11199', 102 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Navy crew: World War I era real-photo selection, many are of Australian crew of HMAS Melbourne, Cerberus, Tingira or Yarra, few group shots including navy marching band; photographers include Eden Studios (J. Yeoman, Melbourne) & electric Studios (Sydney)… | *** |  |
| *** | A Wilkinson military parade sword with King George V cypher with scabbard and leather cover, early 20th century, 100 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese sword and scabbard, sharks skin handle with gilt metal tsuba and fittings encased in a WWll period leather cover, 102 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Victoria Volunteer Forces: long and Efficient Service Medal, 1881-1893 (type 1) named to Captain L.S. Amess, field Company, engineer Corps. (with onate suspender present but detached). | *** |  |
| *** | The 1925 American Navy visit to Australia: a fine collection of photographs, booklets, menus, invitations and other ephemera rpoduced on the occasion of this Visit. Includes a ticket for a visit to 'U.S.S. Pennsylvania' at port Melbourne, together with a… | *** |  |
| *** | Bayonet, British M 1944 Machete for Australian Parachutists in almost new condition | *** |  |
| *** | World War I 15ct gold fob/medal with soldier surrounded by Kangaroo, Emu & Boomerang on front, engraved on reverse 'Presented To J.Pierce, by Towong & District residents, in appreciation of duty done in the Great War 1914-1918'. Weight 10.30 grams | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Prussian Helmet: original First World War Prussian boiled leather picklehaube helmet. Standard issue ear rosettes and leather chin strap. Original eagle helmet plate that reads 'Mit Gott F. Fuerst. U. Vaterland' (Prince with God and Homeland)… | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: Indian Mutiny medal 1858, awarded with two bars, Lucknow and relief of Lucknow to Frans. McLELLAND, 3rd MADrs EURpn REGt. With portion of the original ribbon. | *** |  |
| *** | 15ct gold fob (14.7gms) engraved to front 'He Answered The Call' and verso 'Serg. S.F. Dunbar. From residents Upper Hunter. for Services ren'd King & Country 1919.', Samuel Frederick Dunbar was a member of the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. | *** |  |
| *** | Richards, Lieutenant Edward John, Australian Airmen. History of the 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. [Melbourne, Bruce & Co. Printers, circa 1919], Quarto, 80 pages plus 26 pages of photographic plates. Pictorial papered boards; with original cloth… | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: New Zealand Medal, silver, undated, engraved to F. Oliver, Auckland D.F. | *** |  |
| *** | Flintlock English twin barrel pocket pistol by Edward Weston, early 19th century, marked 'Ed. Weston, Lewes', 16 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Convict alarm bell, cast brass with broad arrow mark and turned handle, 19th century, 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | World War I 'The Ideal Royal flying Corps loose leaf note book' endorsed on front 'B.T. Piper, Altona' with copious hand-written notes and dia grams from his training courses, with chapters on the 303 automatic Lewis machine gun, the Vickers gun,… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese World War II Imperial Navy Officers Dagger; wooden scabbard covered in leather with decorative gilt metal work adornments, the blade has a thick coating of oil/varnish on it and a small nick near the tip. 36 cm. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Corps of Signals: World War II tunic with brass buttons, lapel badges and patches; bandolier and accoutrement; formal dress uniform complete with jacket, trousers, waistcoat, suspenders and shirt (unassociated), and lapel badges; Beret and soft… | *** |  |
| *** | A sailor's knife, fine Damascus steel blade with whalebone handle and brass fittings, Tasmanian origin, 20th century, 21.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Convict love token, 18th/19th century, 29 mm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique pistol display comprising two percussion cap pistols and a flintlock (only) mounted on board with inscription verso, 38 cm x 36 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Convict love tokens, one engraved 'S. T. 1799' and the other with monogram 'E. B. L.', (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Four 52nd Battalion (The Gippsland Regiment) brass and enamel collar badges (1930 to 1942); three Rising Sun General Service badges plus two 'Australia' badges and eight shoulder badges | *** |  |
| *** | Campaign Medal: South Africa medal 1879, awarded with 1879 bar, to 1367. Driv: M. Turner, 6tTH Bde, R.A. | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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) | *** |  |
| *** | Straight Jacket, antique example from Gladesville Psychiatric Hospital in Sydney, 19th century 85 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Convict leg irons with puzzle lock and keys, 19th century, 78m wide | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
