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LOT 2521
US Air Force WWII Aircraft Life Raft Fishing Kit
1944 A.D.
20 5/8 in. (492 grams total, pouch: 52.5 cm wide).
Comprising a fabric pouch with a net, fishing line with a large lure, fishing line with a weighted three-pronged hook; line with a small 'harpoon'; fishing line with a smaller lure; instruction sheet; a red wooden container with two spare hooks and a whetstone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2521
US Air Force WWII Aircraft Life Raft Fishing Kit
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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American Air Force WWII Memphis Belle Book and Originally Signed and Framed Poster
2002 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Col.Robert Morgan USAFR Ret. - The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle - London, 2002, card covers, 388 pp; publicity [poster for the book with original signature by Morgan, mounted in glazed frame. 2 kg total, 22.8 - 53 cm high
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): £650
A collection of battlefield artefacts, including a Victorian British cap badge, a copper belt-buckle plate featuring a game of cricket (it is recorded that British troops played cricket whilst in camp), a rare Natal Carbineers button (and a later example), Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, and other items. 80 grams total, 18-55 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. -
German WWII Table Pendant
1939-1945 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With red wool backing, showing a cross with the iron cross on the upper left canton, a central hooked cross on a white background. 6.1 grams, 10.6 x 13.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector.
