Arms, Armour & Militaria
Arms and armour stretches from ancient times to modern conflicts, with weapons ranging from swords and clubs to firearms, armour including helmets and shields, and militaria such as medals, uniforms, flags and ephemera.
Medals and militaria are often sold at auction as specialised categories, with arms and armour sales also held.
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Little wonders - the Dunkirk ships
22 March 2021A New York auction offered reminders of the vital work carried out by ships of all backgrounds, shapes and sizes during the Dunkirk evacuation
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Uniforms and archive of famed Galloway military family
22 March 2021Stowmarket saleroom Bishop & Miller’s Military, Medals & Weapons auction on April 30 features items from a distinguished Victorian military family.
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Why CC41 was the in-thing to wear
22 March 2021By 1941, wartime Britain was facing severe shortages of both the raw materials and the labour force needed to make clothing.
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Luxury liner turned into beast of burden
22 March 2021A car boot sale find 25 years ago has revealed how a luxury cruise liner was converted for transporting thousands of troops during the Second World War.
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Debut militaria sale section at Elstob & Elstob includes an early QGM honour
22 March 2021An early issue Queen’s Gallantry Medal was one of the highlights of the first militaria auction section at Elstob & Elstob (22% buyer’s premium).
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Kent connection counts at auction
22 March 2021The medal group of a colonel believed to be the most heavily decorated Military Police officer in the history of the corps sold for a mid-estimate £2400.
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Remedy to make a high medal price
22 March 2021Major Henry Milligan of the Royal Army Medical Corps not only won a Military Cross for bravery in the First World War in 1917, but gained another one.
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George Cross record broken again by London saleroom
22 February 2021The world record for a George Cross has been broken by a medal awarded to a courageous British soldier who died in captivity during the Korean War.
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Air Vice-Marshal's medal group flies high at Spink
15 February 2021Among the highlights of the year at Spink was a group of 17 medals awarded to Air Vice-Marshal Sir Matthew Brown ‘Bunty’ Frew (1895-1974).
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An Indian Mutiny double Morton & Eden
15 February 2021The Medals, Orders and Decorations sale at Morton & Eden in November featured two Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny. They sold to the same buyer for a combined hammer price of £300,000.
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Victoria Cross group belonging to ‘Australian’ hero of Inkerman among DMW's annual highlights
15 February 2021Dix Noonan Webb’s highest-priced lot of 2020 was this Crimean War Naval Brigade Victoria Cross group of four sold for £240,000 on October 15. The estimate was £120,000-160,000.
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Medal marks Cromwell triumph
08 February 2021This small oval gold medal was struck at the end of 1650 to mark the victory of the New Model Army at the Battle of Dunbar.
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Lockdales finds high demand for militaria in lockdown
01 February 2021Weapons proved a highlight of the Lockdales (18% buyer’s premium) Coins, Medals & Militaria auction on January 23-24 held during the third lockdown.
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Colt icons become big money-earners
01 February 2021Two iconic Colt pistols were the big money-earners from both sides of the Atlantic in the pre-Christmas arms and armour sales.
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Gunsmiths who produced the highest quality
01 February 2021Nicolas-Noel Boutet and Anton Vincent Lebeda pistols star at two London auctions.
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Firearms collectors take aim at name recognition
01 February 2021Provenance can count for a lot when it comes to gun collecting and two names with quite different connotations came up at Holts (25/20% buyer’s premium).
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Belter of a blunderbuss sells at Antony Cribb
01 February 2021The name Boutet appears on many fine presentation guns.
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Purdey used by the hot-shot Singhs
01 February 2021At Bonhams in London this single-barrelled 28-bore made in 1877 for one of the sons of Prince Duleep Singh reached £20,000.
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Classic British Baker rifle sold in Kent auction
01 February 2021Baker rifle stands out in Kent saleroom.
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Peg selector fits into place
01 February 2021The random selection of a place in the line is one of the long-established rituals of English driven game shooting and novel methods continue to emerge.
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