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LOT 2158
Zululand Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 9 1/2 in. (130 grams total, 6.8-24 cm).
Comprising: a curved tusk, a seedpod, a quill, a 24th Regiment 2nd Warwickshire badge and a 96th Regiment of Foot Glengarry badge. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Zululand, South Africa, 1999-2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2158
Zululand Artefact Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Rorke's Drift
Circa 22nd-23rd January 1879 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A rare collection of battlefield artefacts, including an iron horseshoe, a soldier's iron boot heel, iron strap holder for a rifle, an iron buckle from a rifle, Martini-Henry Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases. 271 grams total, 1.9-12.8 cm
From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Under the command of Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead, a small number of British and colonial troops successfully defended the mission station from 3000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded. The battle was made widely famous by the 1964 movie 'Zulu'. -
German WWII Arm Band
1939-1945 A.D. or laterEstimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Red cloth band with printed black hooked cross emblem on a white circular background. 9 grams, circumference: 42 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Circa 29th March 1879 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A collection of battlefield artefacts including gun parts from a destroyed Zulu musket rifle, iron buckles and nails, Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, etc. 265 grams total, 18-74 mm
Found 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.
