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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*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £5
A rare collection of battlefield artefacts, including the tip of a bayonet, a soldier's iron boot heel, an iron buckle from a uniform, Martini-Henry Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, etc. 118 grams total, 3-12.8 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'. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Isandlwana
Circa 22nd January 1879 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
A rare collection of ten Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, used in Martini-Henry rifles during the battle between British forces and the Zulu army. 85 grams total, 18-45 mm
From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The British camp at the mountain of Isandlwana was attacked and overrun by the main Zulu army, resulting in the death of over 1300 British and colonial soldiers and other contingents. The battle was a huge victory for the Zulus. -
German WWII Kriegsmarine Schnellboot (E-Boat) Badge
1943 A.D. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £11
Base metal badge awarded to crew of fast-attack boats (Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen); 2nd pattern of 1943 by Rudolf Souval; legend to reverse 'FEC. W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN / AUSF. SHWERIN BERLIN 68'; possibly a later production. 46.58 grams, 60 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
