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Silver ERII Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 with NEAR EAST clasp for Operation Musketeer - Suez Crisis 1956

Silver ERII Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 with NEAR EAST clasp for Operation Musketeer - Suez Crisis 1956

Here on offer is a fine example of a ERII Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 with a NEAR EAST clasp issued for Operation Musketeer, Suez Crisis 1956

It is named to D.P. CASTLE who served in the Royal Navy as an able seaman.

Awarded for service in support of ‘Operation Musketeer’, a conflict often referred to as the ‘Suez Crisis’ that took place between 31st Octobe...  read more

Code: 51960

150.00 GBP

Gilt Copper Medal Token Issued to Commemorate Lord Nelson's Death Centenary in 1905 by the British & Foreign Sailor’s Society

Gilt Copper Medal Token Issued to Commemorate Lord Nelson's Death Centenary in 1905 by the British & Foreign Sailor’s Society

Here on offer is a gilt copper medal token issued to commemorate Lord Nelson's Death centenary in 1905 by the British & foreign sailor’s society

In 1905 the B.F.S.S. (British & Foreign Sailor's Society) was instrumental in the program of events for the Nelson Centennial.

A fund was set up known as 'The Nelson Centenary Memorial Fund' and the King, who took a grea...  read more

Code: 51964

25.00 GBP

2nd Boer War POW Carved Horn Dip Pen – Engraved BOEREN KAMP CEYLON 1902

2nd Boer War POW Carved Horn Dip Pen – Engraved BOEREN KAMP CEYLON 1902

Here on offer is a fine and unique example of a 2nd Boer War POW carved horn dip pen, engraved in the centre section, with the details:

BOEREN KAMP
CEYLON 1902

BOEREN KAMP is in Afrikaans and translates to BOER CAMP, in English.

The smooth pen shaft has been carved from a beautiful section of pale coloured horn and the tip has been finished w...  read more

Code: 51666

SOLD

Scarce WW1 Trinidad and Tobago ‘WIN THE WAR’ Fund Raising Badge

Scarce WW1 Trinidad and Tobago ‘WIN THE WAR’ Fund Raising Badge

Here on offer is a scarce WW1 Trinidad and Tobago ‘WIN THE WAR’ fund raising badge.

I can’t find another example of this badge but believe they were made to be sold to help raise funds in Trinidad and Tobago, to help support the war effort during WW1.

During WW1, Trinidad and Tobago contributed substantial financial aid to the British war effort through an Emergenc...  read more

Code: 51962

SOLD

WW2 Silver ID bracelet for Royal Navy Acting Stoker Petty Officer – W.T. Hide – Service No. KX75718 – H.M.S. AURORA

WW2 Silver ID bracelet for Royal Navy Acting Stoker Petty Officer – W.T. Hide – Service No. KX75718 – H.M.S. AURORA

Here on offer is a privately purchased WW2 sterling silver ID tag, made in the style of a lucky horseshoe.

It is engraved on the front:

W.T. HIDE. (ACT) S.P.O.
7 MESS
H.M.S. AURORA
KX75718

This translates to the fact he served on H.M.S. AURORA during WW2 and was an acting Stoker Petty Officer, allocated to Mess number 7 and he h...  read more

Code: 51513

45.00 GBP

Unusual Large Antique Folding Lock-Back Knife with Chequered Wood Grip by Joseph Rodgers & Sons c1880

Unusual Large Antique Folding Lock-Back Knife with Chequered Wood Grip by Joseph Rodgers & Sons c1880

Here on offer is a large antique folding lock-back knife with chequered wood grip by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, circa 1880.

I have owned this knife for many years but struggled to identify the maker. Whilst researching other knives I came across the stamped image of ‘No 6’ (an ‘N’ with a lower case ‘o’ above an underscore dash) which you can just make out stamped on the ricasso of th...  read more

Code: 51913

85.00 GBP

Impressive Dagger with 9.75” Single Edged Spearpoint blade and Stag Antler Handle c1900.

Impressive Dagger with 9.75” Single Edged Spearpoint blade and Stag Antler Handle c1900.

Here on offer is an impressive dagger with 9.75” spearpoint blade and stag antler handle. There is no maker’s mark on the dagger and it is actually hard to date, but looking at the fittings and pommel, I would date it to around 1900 and possibly made in Germany?.

This is an interesting dagger with 9.75” long single edged spearpoint steel blade, with a 3” false edge. There is also...  read more

Code: 51958

95.00 GBP