In the sale rooms
Discover what’s coming up for auction with daggers, revolvers, medals and the Home Guard at Marlow’s and impressive naval uniforms and gear at Bishop and Miller.
The next Marlow’s Arms, Militaria and Collectors’ Auction is in the Spring. Due to restrictions, it is anticipated that this will be online only with a starting time of 10am.
There will be a selection of items relating to Captain Edgar Pennington Maxsted Robinson, who served in the Boer War right through to WWII, serving with Paget’s Horse, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps and Civil Defence. The varied selection of items includes his full-size medal group with QSA, 14/15 trio and a WWII Defence medal, his WWI Royal Flying Corps pilot’s logbook, his 1897 Infantry sword, his unique flying helmet, WWII Civil Defence battledress mounted with Royal Flying Corps wings and medal ribbons and also various lots including photographs.
The Aviation category includes a rare, possibly unique, circular aircraft plotting table covering part of the south coast and the French coastline. This is complete with a varied selection of plotting stands and table markers for direction and distance of aircraft. There will also be a 500lb bomb tail fin; a fighter pilot’s seat armour; a 1941 pattern Mae West; an interwar pilot’s licence; a WWI period, RFC aero hypsometer and a varied selection of American aircrew tunics.
The Swords section will comprise a M1893 Swedish
Cavalry sword; a M1848 Swedish Naval cutlass; a WWII period Russian Cossack sword; an 1884
British Yeomanry Cavalry sword; an 1827 pattern Royal Navy Officer’s sword; a late 17th century continental hunting sword; a 17th century swept hilt rapier; and an ornate parade rapier.
This sale also includes the final part of the Imperial German bayonet collection which has been in the last few auctions. There will be a Kurzes M1898 sawback bayonet; an M88/98 Ersatz bayonet; an M1914 bayonet; a crank handle Demag trench bayonet; an M1871 regimentallymarked bayonet and an M1898/05 butcher bayonet. This section will also include a 17th century continental dress plug bayonet; a British hook quillon 1907 pattern bayonet; a rare German converted, French Gras bayonet; an early 19th century Brown Bess bayonet and a Napoleonic period, 2nd Model Baker sword bayonet.
The large Gun section will include a Burnside Cavalry carbine; a Model 1860 Colt Army revolver; a Model 1849, Colt London pocket revolver; an Ethan and Allen side hammer rimfire revolver; a Hopkins and Allen, No. 5 rimfire revolver; a rare American US
Model 1836 flintlock pistol; a US Model 1842 percussion pistol; a D Williamson patent brass frame teat fire revolver. There will be a good selection of current spec deactivated firearms.
Full details can be found at www.marlowsauctions.co.uk.