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circa 1870: Drawing of the inspection of the Dublin City Militia
Framed original watercolour and ink drawing of the inspection of the
Dublin City Militia (Queen’s Own Royal Regiment) including Colonel
Latouche, D. Leach and Adjutant Forsythe. Acquired from the same source
as Lot 292 and in the same style as that artist.
8 x 13in. (20.32 x 33.02cm)
€600-€800 (£488-£650 approx)
294
1899: Winston Churchill The Story of the Malakand Field force an
Episode of Frontier War
Longmans, Green, London 1899, 337pp. Full leather with gilt spine and
Wellington College coat of arms centrepiece.
A good 1899 edition of Churchill’s first published work of non-fiction.
7.50 x 5in. (19.05 x 12.70cm)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
295
19th Century: Collection of British military interest books including
Royal Munster Fusiliers History
History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Vol. 1. From 1652 to 1860 by
Captain S. McCance, Gale & Polden Aldershot, 1923.254pp. With many
interesting plates and maps. Also with three volumes of British Battles on
Land and Sea by James Grant, Cassell London 1897, Military uniforms of
the British Empire overseas card album and printed letter issued by
George V on the disbandment of the Royal Irish Regiment in 1922,
reverse with manuscript name of owner 7111192 Pte. P. Quinn 2nd
Battalion and interestingly later 47123 Irish Army Artillery Corps McKee
Barracks. (6 items)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
296
1899-1902: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa Medal mess
name holder
Queen’s South Africa Medal with three clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free
State, Cape Colony. Officially reimpressed to 4132 Pte. P. McGann Rl. Dub.
Fus. Converted into a name holder presumably for use in the regimental
mess. An unusual and interesting item.
€250-€350 (£203-£285 approx)
297
circa 1900: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Christmas card
1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers Christmas card. Decorated with the
shamrocks and artistic depictions of members of the regiment. 4.50 x
2.50in. (11.43 x 6.35cm)
€80-€100 (£65-£81 approx)
298
20th Century: Brass and leather private purchase military telescope
A ‘Rifleman’ brass and leather two-draw private purchase naval or
military hand held telescope by J. H. Steward Ltd of London, with cover.
Also with a wooden bird whistle. (2 items)
€80-€100 (£65-£81 approx)
299
20th Century: British cavalry regiments cap badges collection
A mixed selection of British cavalry badges mostly dating from the early
20th Century. Regiments include 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars, 7th
Hussars, Royal Scots Greys, 10th Royal Hussars, Queen’s Bays, 3rd
Carabiniers, 1st Life Guards, 9th Lancers, 14th King’s Hussars etc. (25
items)
€150-€200 (£122-£163 approx)
300
20th Century: Collection of British and Commonwealth military badges
A large collection of British Army badges, including some fine officer’s
bronze cap badges, mostly dating from the early 20th Century. Regiments
include Royal Welch Fusiliers, Worcestershire Regiment, Royal
Warwickshire Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Cambridgeshire
Regiment, South Wales Borderers, Suffolk Regiment, Norfolk Regiment,
Australian Infantry Force, Canadian Expeditionary Force etc. (55 approx.)
€300-€500 (£244-£407 approx)
301
20th Century: Collection of assorted British and Irish military badges
and buttons
Mixed section including badges of North Irish Horse, Royal Irish
Regiment, Royal Irish Fusiliers etc. Buttons of the Irish Army, Royal Navy,
Army Service Corps, General Service etc. (60 approx)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
302
20th Century: Collection of assorted military badges and buttons
Collection of badges including Royal Dragoons, Royal Army Pay Corps,
Royal Engineers, Merchant Navy, ARP. Also RAF and Royal Engineers
sweetheart brooches, 1915 and 1916 war service badges and other
assorted buttons. (30 items)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
303
1900-22: Royal Dublin Fusiliers collection of badges
A fine selection of officers and other ranks badges of the Royal Dublin
Fusiliers. Includes WW1 period officer’s bronze cap badge with three lug
reverse, another similar officer’s bronze cap badge with regimental device
facing right, a pair of matching officer’s tunic collar badges, single right
officer’s tunic collar badge, early bi-metal cap badge with three lug
reverse, RDF brass shoulder titles (5) and buttons (2). (13 items)
€200-€300 (£163-£244 approx)
304
1901-1902: Royal Dublin Fusiliers King’s South Africa Medal mess
name holder
King’s South Africa Medal two clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa
1902. Officially named to 2220 Pte. J. Hanlon Rl. Dublin Fus. Converted
into a name holder in the same style as lot 296. .
€150-€250 (£122-£203 approx)
305
circa 1902-10: Dublin Metropolitan Police EVII cap badges
A pair of scarce D.M.P. white metal die-stamped cap badges. In the form
of an eight pointed star surrounding the motto ‘Quis Separabit’ with the
EVII royal cypher and surmounted by a crown. Both complete with lugs
north and south. Also with four mixed QC and KC D.M.P. buttons by J.
Ireland and a Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary KC bronze lapel
round badge. (7 items)
€250-€300 (£203-£244 approx)
306
1904: Regimental Records of the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster
Fusiliers
Gale & Polden Aldershot, 1904, 56pp, original boards
Scarce pocket book history of the 2nd Battalion Munster Fusiliers
covering the period from 1839 until the Boer War. 5 x 3.50in. (12.70 x
8.89cm)
€80-€100 (£65-£81 approx)
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