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LOT 2037
Swiss Alpinist Mountain Climber's Axe
1930S A.D.
39 in. (1 kg, 99 cm).
Traditional pattern steel adze-blade and serrated pick head with wing extensions and pyramidal spike and socket butt fitted to long ash handle; the blade stamped 'TH. BIÖRNSTAD & CO / BERN' in two lines.
ProvenanceAcquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by copy of Manfred Schotten listing.
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LOT 2037
Swiss Alpinist Mountain Climber's Axe
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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FAB Hardy's Sheffield Coal Miner's Set
Circa 1960s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The group comprising: a 1960s FAB Hardy's Sheffield coal miners pickaxe with an ash wood shaft; a 1950s/1960s Patent pulp Thetford helmet fitted with a late 19th/ early 20th century Premier Acetylene brass miners helmet lamp, together with copies of the birth and death certificates of the lamp's former owner. 2.25 kg total, 27-80 cm
Acquired from Colonial Soldier, UK, and elsewhere. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by copies of birth and death certificates for the lamp owner and a listing for the pick. -
WWII Gas Mask Group
1940s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two masks accompanied by a fabric bag, one mask with connecting pipe and respirator. 2.1 kg total, bag 30 cm high
Acquired from RJ Militaria, UK. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. -
North Irish Horse Regiment Brass Trumpet
Stamped 1888 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £33
Stamped 'W D 50 HENRY POTTER & CO 30. CHARING CROSS LONDON C&M 1888'; scratched graffiti near the mouth reading 'N.Irish Horse'; decorative fabric cord. 648 grams, 43 cm
Acquired from The Antiques Storehouse, UK, 2015. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the invoice and other information.
Produced for the North Irish Horse (60th Imperial Yeomanry) regiment and was presented to a Colonel at some stage in its history. The NIH is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War.
