The Militaria Auction

ID - 434497 - An antique German military helmet, possibly a WW1 M16, with leather interior, as found with damage to paint and age related patina, leather good condition for age

ID - 434498 - An antique trench art style cigarette case with WW1 Imperial German button to front with engraved feather design, as found with some oxidation inside and age related tarnish

ID - 434499 - An antique WW1 era brass cigarette case with badge on front of an Austrian Skoda .305 howitzer and '30.5 1914-16', as found with signs of age

ID - 434500 - An antique cigarette case with embossed design and hand engraved 'W.R. Nicoll 22 BTY C.F.A' for the 22nd Field Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, as found in need of some polish

ID - 434501 - A brass WW1 era matchbox holder with German pickelhaube badge to front and etched 'Verdun' underneath, in excellent condition

ID - 434502 - A WW1 era French match box cover for the Armistice reading 'Honneur to Vainqueurs - 11 November 1918' (Honour to Winners), as found, a part appears to have fallen off otherwise in good condition, includes antique matchbox

ID - 434503 - A WW1 German matchbox case with French and German hands shaking with 'Wir mussen und wirwerden siegen!' (We must and will win), as found with some chipped paint

ID - 434504 - A WW1 trench art style polished brass matchbox holder with an imperial German pickelhaube to the front with original matchbox and matches

ID - 434505 - An antique WW1 metal matchbox holder with a framed photograph of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria who commanded the 6th Army on the Western Front and was eventually forced into exile by the Nazis, as found with some chips to the paint

ID - 434506 - A lovely WW1 brass trench art matchbox case with hand engraved design of flower to front and side with 'WORLD WAR 1914 1918' and to opposite side 'France', includes empty vintage matchbox, in excellent condition

ID - 434507 - A WW1 'Souvenir of the Greatest War in History 1914-1915-1916' matchbox holder, with one side depicting the Allies flags and the other 'In the Allies Grip' of the Kaiser, marked 'Made in Britain', includes vintage empty matchbox, as found

ID - 434508 - A WW1 'Souvenir of the Great War' matchbox case depicting the Allies flags on one side and Lord Kitchener on the reverse with 'The Right Man in the Right Place', marked as made in Britain, as found with age related wear

ID - 434509 - A Princess Mary of the United Kingdom c.1914 WWI Christmas Tin, in good antique condition with signs of use and patina

ID - 434510 - A WW1 era Cross of Lorraine, a patriotic French symbol for German occupied territory between 1871 - 1918 and then 1940-44, marked 'EM' to base

ID - 434511 - A WW1 brass trench lighter marked 'The Parr UL MFG Co' to base, as found, as found

ID - 434512 - Two Australian Army 3rd Infantry formation patches, c.1950s and a silk WW1 printed post card 'Advance Australia 1914-1917', as found silk has shattered

ID - 434513 - A mixed lot of antique and vintage military items including: a brass kit hook, a whip cracker (possibly WW1), brass grey lead pencil and two WW1 era trench lighters, one brass with etched design, all as found, largest measures:

ID - 434514 - Three collectable Australia commemorative $1 coins in cards, includes 'Centenary of the Australian Army 1901-2001', '80th Anniversary of the RAAF 1921-2001' and '90th anniversary of the RAN 1911-2001', all by the Royal Australian Mint

ID - 434515 - A Royal Australian Mint boxed 1999 fine silver proof $1 'The Last Anzacs' coin, both boxes in great condition

ID - 434516 - Ten limited edition 2014-2015 Unibic ANZAC biscuit tins commemorating WW1 plus gift set, including:
- Leaving For War (troop ship)
- Regimental Mascot - Mena Camp
- Ancient Tombs of Giza
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
- Leaving for war (with crowd)
- Post Office - Gallipoli Beach
- The Victoria Cross
- 100 Years of Aust. Submarines
- Australian Light Horse
- 2nd Aust. Div. France (gift set with tin, post card and mug)

All as found, many sealed with biscuits

ID - 434517 - An antique trench art shell casing, reminiscent of the arts and craft period, with hammered design 'Father 1919', as found

ID - 434518 - An antique WW1 trench art shell with hand engraved grapes, a castle and '34 C.K', as found

ID - 434519 - A vintage 4.5inch naval shell ashtray, as found with patina, and a c.1933 Department of Defence 'Military Survey of Australia - Albury' area fold out map, name written to front cover 'Lieut. J Oliver, Bonegilla' map as found with signs of use and age related wear, shell measures:

ID - 434520 - Fourteen Australian War Memorial publications, including official histories for WW2 including three editions of 'Pictoral History of Australia at war 1939-1945', all as found

ID - 434521 - Two collectable limited edition 2010 Unibic ANZAC biscuit tins, both with story cards, includes Korean War 1950-1953 and Vietnam 1962-1975, both in good condition

ID - 434522 - A 1945 trench art ashtray with '105mm MM M4 Type 1 memco 1945 Lot no. EME-8-184'

ID - 434523 - A vintage M1 helmet with camouflage cover, liner and support straps, as found with rust and tears to straps

ID - 434524 - A vintage M1 helmet with original liner and support strap, marked with the name 'Taylor' to strap, as found

ID - 434525 - A collection of books and informational cards on planes, and boats, including 'Modern warships' and Sky planes

Largest measured

ID - 434526 - A vintage, possibly WW2, Mk. II steel helmet either British or Australian, includes leather and rubber interior liner and chinstrap, as found with age related wear

ID - 434527 - Two American WW2 era cigarette cases including an American trench art style case with detailed filigree design around a shield with 'USA AF' for the USAAF and an embossed case with the Great Seal of the US and two soldiers either side, as found in used condition, measuring:

ID - 434528 - An Australian-made WW2 era 1907 pattern sword bayonet, produced by Orange Arsenal and marked 'OA' (Orange Arsenal), '3 44' (March 1944) with broad arrow and bend test mark

As found with some rust to blade but overall in good condition

ID - 434529 - A WW2 era matchbox holder with two men in uniform, one army and one air force, appearing to be English, includes vintage matchbox, as found with wear

ID - 434530 - A gorgeous Zenette (England) powder compact with Royal Australian Air Force badge to top, possibly WW2 era, like new appears unused, includes original box

ID - 434531 - A WW2 set of dog tags belonging to Lieutenant William Nix, service number 181632, who spent time as a POW at Changi and his small handmade knife, measuring:

ID - 434532 - An early, collectable limited edition Unibic ANZAC biscuit tin, circa 2003, with story card 'Bobbie of the New Army', as found with some minor scratches

ID - 434533 - A large assortment of vintage and antique cigarette cards, largely British depicting scenes from WW1 and WW2, brands including 'Black Cat' and 'Wills's Specialties', includes nine silk cigarette cards of different imperial uniforms, all as found, silk cards measure:

ID - 434534 - A WW2 era German matchbox case with an image of Stuttgart Panzer Regiment HQ 'I.Abt./ Panzer - Regt. 8, Boblingen b/Stuttgart', as found with some pitting

ID - 434535 - Two American WW2 brass matchbox holders, one with the badge of the US Army and the other of the US Navy, both in good condition with containing a vintage matchbox, both measure:

ID - 434536 - A vintage enameled cigarette case with the Eagle, Globe and Anchor of the US Marine Corps, as found in used condition

ID - 434537 - A brass Spanish military belt buckle, possibly Spanish Civil War era, marked to back 'CERECEDA', as found with scratches and scrapes

ID - 434538 - A vintage tabacco tin contained WW2 era Japanese Homare cigarettes with wrapped, wrapper depicts crossed Japanese flags over wreath, plus vintage metal drink bottle with tin, as found, possibly military, measuring:

ID - 434539 - A mixed lot of Australian Army items including two Defence Service medals and a bar with DLSM, lieutenant epaulettes and rank slides, Rising Sun hat badge, shoulder titles and a mixture of badges and cufflinks

ID - 434540 - A vintage child sized gas mask, with respirator and storage bag, as found

ID - 434541 - A vintage Malaya Automotive Association (AA) badge with number '25936', appears unused, purportedly brought back by an Australian serviceman during Malayan Emergency

ID - 434542 - A lot of Australian military patches and badges, largely for Indigenous service and the Invictus Games, including Army Indigenous lapel pins and challenge coin, RAN ensigns and more

ID - 434543 - Five Australian Defence notebooks, as found in used condition and two Anzac centenary portals

ID - 434544 - A framed collection of six black and white war postcards by Capt, Bruce Bairnsfather

ID - 434545 - Five limited edition 2011-2013 Unibic ANZAC biscuit tins commemorating WW2 including:
- Balikpapan 1945
- Tobruk 1941
- Tarakan 1945
- Kokoda 1942
- The Victoria Cross

All as found, some sealed with biscuits

ID - 434546 - Four hardcover books on military aircraft History, mostly vintage, including:

- P. Eden, 'The Encyclopedia of aircraft of WWII', Amber Books Ltd, 2004
- J. W. R. Taylor and K. Munson, 'History of Aviation', Octopus Books Ltd, 1975
- B. Gunston, 'Classic Aircraft Fighters', Hamlyn, 1978
- 'The Golden Years - Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1971', Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1971

ID - 434547 - Australian Military Sam Browne Leather Belt. Made by 'Larosa'. Appears in Very Good Condition. Displays Broad Arrow Mark

ID - 434548 - A replica WW2 German M38 officer's field cap and a vintage canvas holster, with clips, both as found, cap measures:

ID - 434549 - A pair of antique binoculars, wrapped in leather with strap, marked 'Oct 1901', 'HDW' and other indistinct markings to top, possibly military, as found with oxidation and areas in need of repair, measures fully extended:

ID - 434550 - A vintage military field stretcher, with timber and metal frame, leather straps and original canvas

As found, signs of age and some rust