Vintage Militaria & War Memorabilia (Inspections: Section B)

ID - 393948 - A Unique Collection of Antique Photographs and Postcards of the Royal Navy Motor Boat Reserve (RNMBR) and HMS Resource II

HMS Resource was Acquired in 1915 and was only in Service for Six Weeks before she was Lost to Fire. Photographs of Fire and Damage Included in Collection. RNMBR only Operated from c.1914 to 1918.

As Found - Kept Inside a Vintage Cigar Tin

ID - 393949 - A Brass Shell Cartridge Base Etched with the Australian Coat of Arms, the Rising Sun and Royal Australian Regiment (RAR)

As Found - some Oxidation to Inside

ID - 393950 - Two Beautiful First World War Trench Art 37mm Shell Casings, Marked 'La Vesle' and 'Marne 1918' with Etched Flowers, both for the Second Battle of Marne, the Last Major German Offensive on the Western Front

ID - 393951 - A Brass Shell Cartridge Base Etched with the Australian Coat of Arms, the Rising Sun and Royal Australian Regiment (RAR)

As Found - some Oxidation to Inside

ID - 393952 - A Vintage Australian L1A2 Bayonet and Scabbard, with Rounded Fuller, c. 1960s, No Marking to Ricasso, Attributed to Lithgow Small Arms Factory

As Found - Scabbard has Marks and Signs of Wear
Measurement Includes Scabbard:

ID - 393953 - A WW2 Australian Electric Kempthorne Lantern with Lens Cover and Rear Clip, Clip Marked with Broad Arrow and 'Lamps Electric No Kempthorne Aust 1944'

ID - 393954 - A Vintage Australian L1A2 Bayonet and Scabbard, with Square Fuller, c. 1950s, No Marking to Ricasso, Attributed to Lithgow Small Arms Factory

As Found - Scabbard and Blade have Rust Damage, Scratches to Scabbard and Grip
Measurement Includes Scabbard:

ID - 393955 - A Pair of Australian WW1 Brown Leather Leggings/Gaiters and Spurs, Leather Wrap Design and Spurs is Consistent with those Worn by the Light Horse c. 1914-16, Leggings Marked 'GS Kensit Woodford' to Inside

As found - age related wear and leather is degrading

ID - 393956 - An Antique Trench Art Shell Casing Vase with Etched and Hammered Grape and Castle Design

ID - 393957 - One WW1 Australian Brown Leather Legging/gaiter, Design Consistent with those Worn by the Light Horse C. 1914-16 and a WW2 US Army Canvas Gaiter, Size 3-R, Marked Inside, C. 1938-45

Both as Found - both in Used Condition with Age Consistent Wear

ID - 393958 - An Antique Trench Art Shell Casing Vase, Reminiscent of the Arts and Craft Period, with Hammered Design 'Father 1919'

ID - 393959 - Three Antique WW1 Era Leather Pouches Produced by Franz Cobau Berlin c.1915, the same Company Produced Holsters for German Police P08 Lugers

ID - 393960 - A Vintage Australian Army Folding Entrenching Tool, Shovel Marked with Broad Arrow, C. 1960s

As Found - Paint has Worn, Signs of Rust and Wear

ID - 393961 - A Pair of Antique 75mm Shells with Effective Circular Punched Design Around Centre

ID - 393962 - A Pre-WW2 Japanese Trench Art Ash Tray Made from a Tank Shell with Kanji to Base Including Azuma/ East Mark, c. 1937

ID - 393963 - An Eccentric Vintage Trench Art Ashtray, Made from Remnants of a Shell Base

ID - 393964 - A Vintage Spanish Leather Bag Stamped 'Sanidad Militar Cartera De Camillero' Attributed to Spanish Civil War Era (1936-39) Stretcher Bearers, Includes Shoulder Strap

As Found - Signs of Age

ID - 393965 - A Collection of Australian Military Notebooks, Largely Australian Army Field Notebooks Also Includes a RAAF Aircrew Check List.

As Found - all Empty and Largely Unused

ID - 393966 - A Vintage Trench Art M14 105mm Shell Base with a 40mm HE-T Cartridge Bolted Upright

ID - 393967 - A Vintage East German Style Faux-fur Ushanka, Inside Marked 'NVA 55 1856 T5'

ID - 393968 - An Antique WW1 French 75mm Shell Casing and an Italian 75mm Cannone Da 75/27 Half Shell Casing

As found - one shell marked with red paint
Tallest Stands:

ID - 393969 - Four Vintage Brass Cartridges, with Angular Cuts to Base

As Found - no Bases, Tarnished with Oxidation to Insides

ID - 393970 - A Standard Vintage Steel Ammunition Box Marked '9mm Ball Mk 2z', C. 1960s

As Found - some Rust and in Used Condition

ID - 393971 - A Vintage Polish Military Beret, Marked to Inside 'Galex 06.02e' and Size 56

ID - 393972 - A Vintage Ammunition Chest Marked '1005-66-014-5882 Chest Magazines 7 62mm Automatic Rifle'

As Found - Areas of Rust

ID - 393973 - A Portfolio of Eighteen Prints of Some of Australia's Historic Forts, Barracks and Defence Buildings, Selected from Original Artwork by the Defence Artist Jeff Isaacs (b.1969, Canberra), Australian Defence Heritage (limited Edition), the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1992.

Also Includes Laminated Print of 'First Australian Division Artillery Going into 3rd Battle of Ypres' by Hs Power (australia, 1877-1951), as Found.

Portfolio:

ID - 393974 - An Early 20th Century Leather Firearm Cleaning Case with Tooled Details, a Timber Cleaning Rod and a Metal Box with Compartments.

As Found - Age Related Wear and in Used Condition

ID - 393975 - A Vintage Australian Military Footlocker with Removable Tray, Stamped Inside Lid 'Oca 1955'

As Found - Used Condition

ID - 393976 - A Cast Iron, with Bronze Finish Wall Plaque Commemorating the Centenary of the ANZAC Landing at Gallipoli

ID - 393977 - A Vintage 4.5inch Naval Shell Trench Art Bowl, with a British Coin of George V in the Centre, Marked '4.5in. Marks 3-5 Guns' with Broad Arrow, C. 1968

ID - 393978 - A Pair of WW1 Era Brown Leather Leggings/Gaiters, Design is Consistent with those Worn by the Light Horse C.1914-16, inside is Marked '4788 14 1/2'

As found - age related wear, one has portion of strap missing

ID - 393979 - A Vintage Brass Binnacle Compass

As Found - in Need of Repair

ID - 393980 - Four New, Signed Australian Military History Books by Kathryn Spurling (Canberra based) Including 'The Mystery of AE1' (2014), 'A Grave Too Far Away' (2012), 'Cruel Conflict' (2008) and 'HMAS Canberra' (2016).

ID - 393981 - A WW2 British Home-Front Gas Mask in Original Box from Lancashire County Council, c. 1937, Early Example of a Home Respirator

As Found - Box has some Tide Marks but Overall in Good Condition

ID - 393982 - Two Vintage Letter Openers Including a Brass Trench Art Letter Opener Made from a Bullet Cartridge and a Lion Headed Dagger Shaped Letter Opener Marked '1945'

Largest Measures:

ID - 393983 - A Pair of Replica Nazi Germany Timber Document Stamps

ID - 393984 - A WW2 German Aluminum Drink Bottle, Marked 'L&sl43' for Linnepe & Schiffer to Lid

ID - 393985 - An Antique M1878 American Canteen with Cork Stopper, Canvas Cover and Leather Strap, Marked 'U.S. 202', Produced Circa 1907 and Design Used during Spanish American War and Early WW1.

ID - 393986 - A Vintage Entrenching Tool, a Field Dressing Kit Marked Johnson & Johnson, Sydney 1944 and Three Surgical Tools

Entrenching Tool as Found - Rusted and Handle Broken

ID - 393987 - A Vintage Maritime Signal Pennant, Denoting Number One (1)

As Found - some Staining

ID - 393988 - A Vintage RAAF Flight Lieutenant Uniform Including Jacket and Pants, with Triangle Cloth Patch on Left Shoulder, Jacket Marked 'CGCF 1968'

As Found - Used Condition

ID - 393989 - A Set of Six Tumblers with Royal Australian Air Force Crest in Gold, Accompanied by a Commemorative Glass for the Apprentice Reunion (1948-1943), Raaf Wagga 1993

Tumber Dimensions

ID - 393990 - Three Editions of 'Australia in the War of 1939-45' Published by the Australian War Memorial, One Civil and Two Medical Editions, Also Includes 'I'll Go to Bed at Noon' (1945) and 'Berlin Diary' (1941)

ID - 393991 - Two Salvaged Aluminium Pieces, Attributed to having Belonged to a WW2 Bomber Aircraft, has Obvious Bolts and Rivets

Provenance Unverified

As Found - Previously Mounted for Display

ID - 393992 - A Limited Set of Four Commemorative Ports in 'Escher' Crocks Depicting Four Victoria Cross Recipients from the Vietnam Training Team, Wheatley, Badcoe, Simpson and Payne, in a Wooden Presentation Box with Perspex Lid, all have Contents but Levels Unchecked, Serial Number to Lid

ID - 393993 - An Excellent Lot of Interesting Books on War History Covering Many Theatres and Services Including 'The Australian Lighthorse', 'Lost Legions of Fromelles' by Peter Barton, 'Bomber Command', 'Darwin 1942' by Timothy Hall, 'Britain under Fire', 'Destruction of Dresden' by David Irving and 'Enemy Coast Ahead' by Guy Gibson Vc and Many More!