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LOT 2461
Curtiss Helldiver Wooden RAF WWII Aeroplane Identification Training Model
1939-1945 A.D.
8 3/8 in. (62.5 grams, 21.3 cm wide).
Green-painted model of an aircraft used as a naval scout plane and a dive bomber with identifying markers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2461
Curtiss Helldiver Wooden RAF WWII Aeroplane Identification Training Model
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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American US Air Force WWII Map Case and Original Contents
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: a canvas bag with a strap handle, four coloured pencils and a pencil, a map of Ipswich (second war revision 1940, sheet 87), a map of East Anglia (graticule edition), and a map case insert. 995 grams total, bag: 30 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
British RAF WWII Bomber Aircraft Airspeed Pitot Tube
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The pitot tube with a length of blue cord, accompanied by an original storage box and wax paper. 552 grams total, gauge: 27.6 cm high excluding cord
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Circa 29th March 1879 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A collection of battlefield artefacts, including a stoneware soldier's inkwell, a green glass inkwell, and Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases. 318 grams total, 16-89 mm
Found by local Zulu people 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.
