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WW1 HARRODS R.A.C. Volunteer Force (aka "RAC Corps of Volunteer Motor Drivers") Officer’s Private Purchase Hand Forged Sheffield Made Folding Multi Blade / Tool Clasp Knife Retailed By Harrods (The Famous Knightsbridge London Store). - ED 3010 / 22948
The Royal Automobile Club Volunteer Force (also known as "RAC Corps of Volunteer Motor Drivers") was a group of civilian members of the Royal Automobile Club, who at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, took their personal cars and joined the British Army in France and Belgium, to act as chauffeurs for senior officers. Following their involvement in the early battles of the war, several of their number were appointed to senior positions in the British military establishment. This is a quality made WW1 British Officer’s folding clasp knife with many blades / tools useful in the field carried by an Officer or member of the RAC. It has two 2” single edged blades, a saw blade (2 ½”), a folding screwdriver tool, hook, corkscrew, gimlet and triangular spike (1 ½”). The saw blade, one of the single edged blades and hook are signed ‘Harrods’ (Harrods Ltd Brompton Road SW, the famous Knightsbridge London Store). The other single edged blade is signed ‘Hand Forged Sheffield England’ (there are no maker or date marks on the clasp knife). The knife has undamaged finely chequered ebonised wood scales, one mounted with German Silver plate with initials of the ‘R.A.C’. The blades and tools have staining consistent with age but no damage or rust. This unusual quality piece is worthy of further research and the price includes UK delivery. ED 3010 (in drawers office)
£495.00

SOLD SOLD (15/10) INERT DEACTIVATED WW2, German Aircraft Dropped Bomb, SD-10C, 10 Kg Splitterbombe. - O 2275 / 22950
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW2, 1943 dated German SD-10C, 10 kg Splitterbombe (fragmentation bomb). The bomb was an anti-personal air dropped bomb designed to be airdropped in containers. There were 17 SD-10C cluster bombs are contained in the AB250-2 bomb container. The bomb measures 21 ½ inches in length with a diameter of 3.4 inches. the body has 10 fragmentary rings round the body. This example retains some of its original green paint to the fin assembly which held on by 4 dimples pressed into the body. The pressed steel riveted tail fin assembly is in excellent condition retaining some original green painted finish. The bakerite AZ 66A superfast nose fuze has an alloy arming vane is fitted into a steel adaptor collar. The fuze is stenciled in white round the circumference Z 66 (in a circle) A (AZ66A fuze) ed? g tada.The top of the alloy arming vane is stamped 66 (in a circle) A. See page 146 for the bomb details and page 218 for the fuze details in the book German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2275
£675.00

DEACTIVATED INERT. Scarce WW1 Armour Piercing 13mm T–Gewehr Round For The Mauser Tankgewehr M1918, (13X92SR) anti-tank rifle. - O 1010
DEACTIVATED INERT. This is a scarce armour piercing round with an unusual headstamp and bullet profile for the WW1 Mauser T-gewehr M1918, usually abbreviated T-Gewehr that began mass production by Mauser at Oberndorf am Neckar in May 1918. This was the first ever produced specific anti-tank rifle made. The rifle was made due to the 7.92 mm K bullet no longer being effective against the British tanks introduced to the battlefield in 1916. The armour piercing hardened steel cored 13.2 x 92mm (.525-inch) semi-rimmed cartridge is normally called the 13mm T–Gewehr (Tank-Gewehr). These examples are headstamped T67 P 7 18 (July 1918) , T67 P 8 18 (August 1918), T67 P 6 18 (June 1918). The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. There are 3 rounds available as per headstamp and the price is PER round. O 1010
£175.00

Victorian / Edwardian Era George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield Folding Multi Blade / Tool Lock Knife With Stag Antler Scales. ED 3011 - ED 3011 / 22949
Levesley Bros was listed in 1862 as a cutlery manufacturer in Central Works, West Street. The partners were Charles, William, and Thomas (born in 1821, 1826, and 1831, respectively). Charles was working in his own right by 1849 as pearl carver and dressing case instrument manufacturer in Orchard Lane. He was amongst the most skilled carvers in the trade. John Hinchliffe and Joseph Rodgers & Sons are said to have relied upon him to carve the pearl handles of their display knives for the Great Exhibition in 1851. The firm had a London showroom by the 1890s, when the business was briefly restyled as Levesley Bros & Lloyd. Levesley’s partnership with William Lloyd terminated in 1893. Levesley Bros continued at Central Works in Mary Street. After 1918, Thomas and William Charles were still listed as the partners in directories. Thomas died at Western Bank on 2 October 1924, aged 94. The firm declared bankruptcy in 1929. It was listed briefly at 203 Arundel Street until the early 1930s. Their trade marks included ‘CLEAN SHAVE’ on razors, with a picture of a batsman taking guard (later used by Joseph Allen); and a sea shell with the word ‘FORWARD’ (later acquired by E.M. Dickinson) (see page 375 of Tweedale’s Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers 1740-2013 Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition). This is a quality Victorian / Edwardian era folding clasp lock knife with many blades / tools some marked ‘George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield’. It has two single edged blades, one 3 ½” length which when opened locks in place and is released by pressing a release button on the frame of the knife, the other 1 ½”, a file blade with sharp point (1 ¾”), hook, corkscrew, gimlet, triangular spike (1 ¾”) & fixed steel screwdriver tool forming part of the frame protruding between the German Silver bolsters. The single edged blades, spike, file and hook are signed ‘George Baxter Levesley Brothers Sheffield’. The lettering is over struck (we cannot find a George Baxter operating on his own as a Sheffield Cutler in our books, he may have been a knife maker for Levesley Brothers or a retailer). The knife has undamaged Stag antler scales secured by German Silver pins. The blades and tools have staining consistent with age but no damage or rust. This quality piece is worthy of further research regarding the blade markings and the price includes UK delivery. ED 3011 (drawers office)
£495.00

**VERY RARE**1801 Dated Irish Dublin His Majesties Mail Coach Guard’s Brass Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Teray Dublin With Matching Coach Or Weapon Number B/9. Sn 22902 - 22902
The early 18th century saw the introduction of regular public horse drawn stage coaches in Ireland with one of the 1st recorded services operating between Dublin & Kilkenny in 1728. Dublin mail coaches in the 1800s became part of a sophisticated network for mail and passenger transport, operating on routes to major Irish towns and across the Irish Sea to mainland Great Britain. These Royal Mail coaches, introduced to Ireland in 1789, were reliable services with standardized livery, though independent contractors ran them for the General Post Office. The Mail coach journeys were particularly hazardous as highway men and outlaw gangs would take any opportunity they could to rob Royal Mail transports. To counter attacks Mail Coach guards were armed with pistols and Blunderbusses. The mail service evolved with improved roads, the introduction of timetabled services in the 1820s, and by the mid-1800s, the transport of mail was increasingly taken over by the new railway system. An Irish Gunmaker named only as Teray is recorded working in Dublin circa 1790 (see page 95 of English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). This is an excellent very rare original brass barrelled Dublin Mail Guards flintlock blunderbuss by Teray. It is 29” overall with a bell mouth 14” long brass 2 cannon barrel. The barrel has crisp proofs, hand engraved ‘B/9’ most likely either a weapon or Mail Coach number which is repeated on the shoulder stock and is engraved ‘Dublin Mail 1801’. The muzzle opening is 1 ½” wide. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. A nice feature of this gun is that the rim of the muzzle is engraved ‘***HIS MAJESTIES MAIL*** It has a steel lock signed by the maker ‘Teray’, cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock which has just knocks bumps and bruising consistent with age & coaching use. The wood has chequered grip panels at the wrist. It has brass mounts including butt plate with extended tang, trigger guard with extended tang & ram rod flutes. It’s ram rod is wood with a brass end cap and steel worm. The price for this excellent very rare Irish Mail Coach blunderbuss worthy of further research regarding the maker and Coach / weapon number includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 22902
£3,450.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Russian PTAB HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Hollow Charge Anti Armour 2.5kg Aircraft Bomblet. Sn - 15580
INERT DEACTIVATED. The Russian PTAB (protivotankovaya aviabomba, which translates as anti-tank aviation bomb) is a HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) hollow charge anti armour 2.5kg aircraft bomblet which was introduced in 1943. The bomblets were widely deployed during WW2 from Il-2 aircraft. Due to the bomb's very low weight, Yak-9b fighter-bombers and the Po-2 was also capable of carrying and deploying PTABs. the Il-2 was capable of carrying 280 of the bomblets at any one time. The bomblet was capable of penetrating up to 70mm of armour which was sufficient for piercing the top armour of all tanks of that period. This is an unfired PATB bomblet which consists of a machined steel body with four pressed steel stabilizing fins and a reinforcing ring. The body is complete with its alloy air vane armed fuse with a steel 40mm sharpened circular cutting top which is stamped round its side AB-524-M-blU-5-87. The body is stamped T?-50 0578 74R. The bomblet is complete with its inner shaped charge cone. The body No licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes UK delivery. Sn. 15580
£245.00

SOLD SOLD (14/10) WW2, 1943 Dated, Schmeiser MP40 32 Round Machine Gun 9mm Magazine. Sn - 22901:8
This is a German WW2, 1943 dated 32 round magazine for the Schmeiser MP40 sub machine gun used extensively by elite German troops in WW2 including the paratroopers and platoon leaders. The magazine is in excellent condition with no dents to the surface. The magazine is stamped near to the bottom MP.38u.40. The rear of the magazine is stamped kun (J.F. Eisfeld GmbH, Werk Kunigunde) 43 (1943 date) and 2 duplicate waffenampt stamps WaA815. The magazine retains most of its original blued finish and the magazine has a strong spring pressure on the follower. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this magazine the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Armoury Table Top. Sn 22901:8
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (29/09) WW2, German, MP44 / StG44 30 Round Machine Gun 7.92 Kurz Magazine. Sn - 22901:9
This is a German WW2, 30 round magazine for the MP44 / StG44 machine gun used extensively by German assault troops. The Mp44 was the first successful assault rifle and forerunner of modern day assault rifles. The magazine is in excellent condition with no dents to the surface. The magazine is stamped near to the bottom CHN (Reingold, Gebr., Maschinenfabrik u. Eisengiesserei, Gera). One side of the magazine is stamped MP44 and the other side is stamped 1001. The magazine retains most of its original blued finish and the magazine has a strong spring pressure on the follower. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this magazine the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Armoury Table Top. Sn 22901:9
£0.00

**ORNATE**C1790 Balkans / Turkish Ottoman Empire / Arabic 16 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. Sn 22914 - 22914
This is an elegant Balkans / Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock pistol. It is 20 ¾” overall with a 13 ½” 2 stage iron barrel with grooved tang rear sight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has what looks like Arabic or Turkish script and Crown mark (illustrated). The barrel tang has other script markings which also look Arabic or Turkish (illustrated). It has its original full wood stock. Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. It also has a Mother of pearl escutcheon and inlaid scrolling silver wire inlays. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, pan with hinged frizzen and foliate engraved lock. The cocking & firing actions work with a strong spring action. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22914
£695.00

Indochina War / Vietnam War Era French Paratrooper’s Steel Jump Combat Helmet With Liner & Chinstrap. Sn 22826 - 22826
Indochina War / Vietnam war era French military paratrooper’s steel jump / combat helmet. The helmet is in excellent order with all original olive green paint. The inside has its original liner and webbing padded chinstrap configuration. The helmet is approx. UK size 6 ½. There are no visible maker or date marks. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22826
£375.00

WW2 British Tommy Combat Helmet With ‘Siege Of Malta’ Camouflage Paint, Liner & Knotted Webbing Chin Strap. Sn 22946 - 22946
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy. The opening of a new front in North Africa in June 1940 increased Malta's already considerable value. British air and sea forces based on the island could attack Axis ships transporting vital supplies and reinforcements from Europe; Churchill called the island an "unsinkable aircraft carrier". General Erwin Rommel, in de facto field command of Axis forces in North Africa, recognised its importance quickly. In May 1941, he warned that "Without Malta the Axis will end by losing control of North Africa". The Axis resolved to bomb or starve Malta into submission, by attacking its ports, towns, cities, and Allied shipping supplying the island. Malta was one of the most intensively bombed areas during the war. The Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) flew a total of 3,000 bombing raids, dropping 6,700 tons of bombs on the Grand Harbour area alone, over a period of two years in an effort to destroy RAF defences and the ports. Success would have made possible a combined German–Italian amphibious landing (Operation Herkules) supported by German airborne forces, but this did not happen. In the event, Allied convoys were able to supply and reinforce Malta, while the RAF defended its airspace, though at great cost in materiel and lives. In November 1942 the Axis lost the Second Battle of El Alamein, and the Allies landed forces in Vichy French Morocco and Algeria under Operation Torch. The Axis diverted their forces to the Battle of Tunisia, and attacks on Malta were rapidly reduced. The siege effectively ended in November 1942. In December 1942, air and sea forces operating from Malta went over to the offensive. By May 1943, they had sunk 230 Axis ships in 164 days, the highest Allied sinking rate of the war. The Allied victory in Malta played a major role in the eventual Allied success in North Africa. This is an original WW2 steel 'Tommy' Combat helmet. This helmet has all of its original Olive Green and Sand section colour textured camo paint as used in the Siege of Malta. The helmet has just one shallow dent most likely battle damage but no cracks. The rim has no visible maker or date marks but they may be present under the paint. It has its original oil cloth sweat band liner which is complete but dry and fragile, to avoid risk of damage, we have not attempted to inspect the inside of the oil cloth for stamps. It has the correct chin strap bales & a field applied knotted webbing chinstrap. The helmet is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22946
£375.00

Vickers .303 Mark II Machine Spare Deactivated Gun Barrel made in March 1942 at Mangrove, Australia. - D 6047
This is a spare gun barrel for the Mark II Vickers machine gun used extensively by the Allied forces from the Boer War right through the 1970s. This is a spare replacement barrel for the Mark II Vickers water cooled machine gun and it was made at Mangrove in Australia in 1942. The barrel is stamped at the breech MA (Mangrove) MK II 3/42 (March 1942) together with the serial number 29221. The price includes U.K delivery and is complete with its 2018 deactivation certificate. D 6047
£175.00
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