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LOT 2604
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
CIRCA 29TH MARCH 1879 A.D.
5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (115 grams total, 17-36 mm).
A collection of fifteen Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, used in Martini-Henry rifles during the battle between British forces and the main Zulu army. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Zulu natives living at Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the Zulus, who had been full of confidence from their earlier victories against the British at Isandlwana and Hlobane.
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LOT 2604
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Men's Military Hussar Officer's Uniform Jacket and Trousers
Mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: jacket from the uniform of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, dark blue with gold frogging to chest and cuffs, red upstand collar with similar frogging, chrome ball buttons with 'crown and cannon' motif, inside attached label 'Jacket Dress ....[H]obson & Sons (London) Ltd 1958' and hanger with 'Hobson & Sons Ltd. London handwritten owners' marks '[194]/ Jenkinson / 297/ Hodgson'; offered with heavy wool trousers with adjusters to waist, split cuffs and adjusters. 2.2 kg total, jacket: 60 cm long, trousers: 80 cm long
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Hobson & Sons was a military tailor and accoutrement maker based near Woolwich Barracks in South London from 1850, enjoying a close relationship with the locally-based Royal Artillery. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Islandlwana
Circa 22nd January 1879 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A rare collection of nine Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, used in Martini-Henry rifles during the battle between British forces and the Zulu army. 74 grams total, 17-55 mm
From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The British camp at the mountain of Isandlwana was attacked and overrun by the main Zulu army, resulting in the death of over 1300 British and colonial soldiers and other contingents. The battle was a huge victory for the Zulus. -
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American Civil War and Other Re-enactment Pewter Button Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including American Loyalist Butler's Rangers [40 pieces], British Royal Artillery [10 pieces], and others plain [15 pieces]. 561 grams total, 15-24 mm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Butler's Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit of the American Revolutionary War, raised by John Butler.
