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LOT 2575
US Air Force WWII Aircrew Silk Escape Map
1943 A.D.
20 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (27.32 grams, 52x65 cm).
AAF Cloth Map No. 30, South Burma with No.31, printed in colour on silk. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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American WWII Medical Officers Surgical Kit in Original Case
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German WWII Messerschmitt Bf 109E Die Cast Dinky Aeroplane
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Circa 29th March 1879 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Four poison bottles recovered from a British dump, comprising three in blue glass and one in green, two with 'NOT TO BE TAKEN' impressed to one side. 246 grams total, 7.1-14.5 cm
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.
