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ID - 464371 - A fascinating Spanish Army officer's style sabre with lion-headed pommel and metal scabbard, as found with missing section of ornate basket hilt but Spanish eagle in crown with enamel red cross still visible, ricasso marked 'Toledo Spain'

Overall condition as found with flaking and some crazing to coating on lion head and very minor to blade

Measures in scabbard:

ID - 464372 - A Spanish Army NCO style sabre and metal scabbard, possibly M1943 design, has basket hilt with enamel Spanish eagle in crown and red cross, ricasso marked 'Toledo Spain'

Hilt as found, missing one screw in handgrip with minor crazing and flaking to hilt and blade, but overall in decent condition

Measures in scabbard:

ID - 464373 - A rose gold enamel ring, with a central relief of purple and yellow enamel, possibly a sweetheart ring for the 30th Australian Infantry Battalion whose troop colours are purple/yellow, inner band appears partly marked for 750 gold (18ct), sz. 5, total weight approx. 2.93g

ID - 464374 - A vintage carved wooden penguin, purportedly made from timber from the mast of HMS Penguin (later HMAS Penguin I), he stands:

ID - 464375 - An antique ashtray made from the metal of HMAS Australia I, Royal Australian Navy's first flagship, as found in used condition

ID - 464376 - A vintage Soviet 'Order of Maternal Glory' Class Two award, given to a mother raising and bearing eight children, has Cyrillic writing to back with '34/3/2', original ribbon clasp has been replaced with Soviet 'Young Pioneers' badge which is marked '10K' to back, total length of badges together:

ID - 464377 - An antique Crown Staffordshire (England) duo with 'WR' monogram with the Admiralty 'A' anchor to base, issued to Royal Navy wardrooms in early 20th century, plate measures:

ID - 464378 - Three vintage NSW Police items including: a shoulder patch, a collar badge and a cap badge, all appear in good condition, patch measures:

ID - 464379 - A cast metal figure of 'A Gentleman Kharki', a depiction of a wounded British soldier popularised by the Richard Caton Woodville painting 'A Gentleman in Kharki'

Tip of gun barrel bent, otherwise good

ID - 464380 - A vintage Canberra-made Royal Australian Army Dental Corps (RAADC) officer's peaked cap, with embroidered Senior Officer bullion hat badge (Colonel/Brigadier), burnt orange band and brown leather chin strap, marked inside 'By Appointment Chorley's Canberra', size 60, as found in used condition

ID - 464381 - A vintage Royal Australian Army Dental Corps (RAADC) fur felt slouch hat, made by Akubra, dating 1988 and size 59, includes RAADC hat badge, Rising Sun, chinstrap and unit colour patch, as found with wear from use

ID - 464382 - A WW2 era British pattern steel helmet, in good condition with olive paint, chinstrap and leather interior, illegible writing to inner rim

Purportedly belonged to vendor's brother, who served as a spitfire pilot in North Africa for the RCAF/ RAF. Helmet was worn on air bases in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Sicily. He survived the war and returned to Canada in 1945.

ID - 464383 - A pair of vintage black leather NSW Police motorcycle gaiters, as found in used condition

ID - 464384 - A rare WW2 Australian military telescopic sight, in metal storage tube, telescope marked 'Telescope sighting No. 141 (Aust) MK.1 J.W.H/V Reg. No. 472 1943' and case marked 'Case MK 1 V.E.A 3957A JWH 1945 Reg. No. 472', in great condition with original rubber and can still see clearly down sight

This telescope would have been used by either artillery or on a Matilda tank during the Second World War.

Measures in case:

ID - 464385 - A vintage M1 helmet with hessian cover, plastic liner, chinstrap, leather band and interior supports, marked to inside 'CAT. No. 8415-50-753-5702', sold as is with age related wear

ID - 464386 - A fascinating James Green and Nephew (England) Buchanan Whiskey decanter with George V framed by a WW1 soldier and sailor with the back depicting an aircraft flying over a field, stopper for decanter is shaped like a pith helmet, as found with minor chip to stopper, stands:

ID - 464387 - John Leeden (Australian), framed original pencil work of Tiger moth with airbase in background, SLL 'John Leeden 1980', in good condition

ID - 464388 - John Leeden (Australian), 'Last Demon Over Richmond NSW', vintage framed original, SLR 'John Leeden 1981' and back signed '22SQN Hawker Demon', frame as found with minor marks

ID - 464389 - Two framed limited-edition Colin Parker (British) including 'De Havilland Tiger Moth' (33/199) and 'RAAF P-51 Outback Mustang' (89/199), both in matching carved timber frames and have certificates of authenticity attached to back, both as found with some marks to frame, each measures:

ID - 464390 - A vintage framed print of Winston Churchill 'Lets go forward together' poster, as found with marks and signs of fade

ID - 464391 - A vintage Royal Australian Artillery Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) jacket with shoulder patches, buttons and a collar badge, also includes medal bars for:
- 1939-1945 Star
- Pacific Star
- Defence Medal
- War medal 1939-1945
- Australian Service Medal 1939-1945

As found with age related wear and tear, signs of moth activity, size of jacket uncertain

ID - 464392 - Two ammunition boxes including: 7.62mm and a 50cal, both in decent condition, largest measures:

ID - 464393 - A quality replica European style bastard sword with leather wrapped scabbard, has hexagonal pommel, cord wrapped hand-grip, twisted hand guards and leather sling attached to scabbard, no marks to ricasso

In great overall condition and would make a fine addition to a collection

Measures in scabbard:

ID - 464394 - John Leeden (Australian), two Bristol F.2 Fighters, vintage framed original, SLL 'John Leeden 1979', frame measures:

ID - 464395 - Graham Charlton (b.1940, Australian), 'Cirrus Moth', framed original oil on board, SRL 'Graham Charlton', artist name Graham Charlton Gallery label
on verso

ID - 464396 - A selection of vintage Royal Australian Army Dental Corps (RAADC) uniform pieces including a Colonel's mess dress uniform with jacket, vest, cummerbund, bowtie and pants, mess jacket marked 1963 and produced by the Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory, jacket still holds a 1997 Army Health Services Exercise formal dinner menu!

Lot also includes jacket with RAADC buttons and medal bar with Vietnam Medal, Defence Force Service Medal, National Medal and Republic of Vietnam Medal.

All as found in used condition and age related wear

ID - 464397 - A heavy Indian cavalry trooper style sabre, appears vintage and modeled off the three bar sabre from the British 1860 pattern, ricasso marked 'Made in India' in large letters, blade is covered in patterns and lettering, sword is weighted toward tip, blade and hilt as found with rust from age and with some minor flaking

Scabbard throat and chape are metal and covered in aged velvet with metal wiring to centre, metal components as found with rust

Measures in scabbard:

ID - 464398 - A reproduction katana, marked 'Made in Spain' to blade, includes a metal saya and tsuka (handle) has two menuki in hand grip, a bird shaped tsuba, a kashira depicting a samurai and faux fish skin

Also includes a hand-made timber wall mount

Blade and saya measure:

ID - 464399 - A replica cavalry style sabre with stirrup hilt and metal scabbard, blade marked 'Made in Pakistan', also includes hand-made wall mount

Both blade and scabbard as found with crack to handgrip, flaking to hilt and scabbard and tip of scabbard loose in need of repair

Blade in scabbard measures:

ID - 464400 - A Sam Browne style leather belt, marked 'Chop Hua Sen, Singapore', as found with some signs of wear

ID - 464401 - An aluminum framed military stretcher made in USA, sold as found, overall length: 213cm

ID - 464402 - A vintage Royal Australian Army Dental Corps (RAADC) khaki jacket and pants, marked 1996, no sizes marked approximately men's size large or extra large, both appear in like new or hardly worn condition

ID - 464403 - A pair of replica framed posters relating to Ho Chi Minh includes 'Bac Bao Thang La Thang' and 'Bon Phuong Vo San Beu La Anh Em Ho Chi Minh', posters appear in good condition

ID - 464404 - Three aviation prints including: a limited edition Colin Parker (British) 'RAAF Spitfire Grey Nurse' (48/199), two Tiger Moths SLR 'Tony Simpson 1992' and a reproduction print of Norman Hoad 'The Meteor' for RAAF Diamond Jubilee (as found - unframed, quality photocopy of original limited edition print)

Largest frame measures:

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