Jock Auld

Sorry about the last pic but its the dog in my bed after I got up for a pee, the 2 second rule applies to all in our house.

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Round 2.

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Guys,

Was passing the other day so shot a few pics of the Imperial section of the museum.

I think most of you would enjoy a visit.

I am sorry a couple are blurry a bit but my camera skills are at best inconsistent.

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Sorry Don,

Nothing from 180.

I only found 4 more books last night and I have yet to picture the above.

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Michael,

Thanks for the info, that was all that was there though from a local silver dealer at the flohmarkt.

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Leave it with me, I need to do some pics anyway.

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Guys,

Like I said probably nothing fancy there but I know I have more somewhere!

I will pull my finger out and see what else I can dig up.

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Mervyn,

Sorry I thought you were a collector, I doubt it would go well in any German auction, probably end up in a skip again! I don't have a paypal thing so how could I pay for any advert, is there a way round it since it would be for Ricks Fund?

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Guys,

Its not really my bag, it was on its own ready to be melted down for scrap, so I bought it at scrap value.

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Guys,

Just started to sort through this lot. I am sure none of it fancy since I cant find the box I am looking for!!!

These are not my bag as WW2 is my thing but I take whatever I can find.

Jock

Guys,

As stated above, 3190 Pte B Davis Oxford LI.

Orange Free state and Cape Colony.

Regards

Jock

Standard romantic cards sets?

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few more

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Gloria Victoria!

A few more.

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Mervyn,

Would you be interested in having it back home so to speak?

I am struggling to get anything to Ricks NOK in the form of cash.

I will cover any postage to SA if you make a fair contribution to Ricks fund if that is acceptable?

No worries if it is not for you, so absolutely no pressure.

If it is worth 150 quid by your reckoning how about £80 is that fair?

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Jock - interesting find and certainly not the usual thing in a skip.

The spear is a Throwing spear - known by the Zulus as an Isiphapha. From the poor details it appears to have wire binding.

The origins are in fact from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) - this would have been made by the Matabele - who were in fact related

to the Zulus. The condition would indicate that it has been picked-up from a battlefield - possibly the 1893 rebellion.

Value wise - about 150 pounds. What location was the skip located ? Mervyn

Mervyn,

Thanks for the ID,

The skip was by Gross Hehlen near Celle in Germany, that is why I thought it would be tourist stuff?

I can't drive by a house clearance skip without having a nosey in it.

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I can not tell because the photo is so small on my iPad, but I think the woman is Railways, maybe a tram conductor.

The picture is not that good so that does not help, you are probably right with that since I doubt it is military uniform with her hair all over the place.

Cheers

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Haven't seen that before, everyday is a school day, thanks for posting.

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Peter,

Cheers, my photography is sadly lacking and I hope there is enough to work with, this sort of thing is not normally my bag.

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Flak!

The rifles are ????l.Ers.Batl.I.R 173.

The MG is 30/1/16 Saarlouis 2 (bahnhof)b

Regards

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A few of gods chosen men. The group is Foot Ary Bty 262 stamped on the reverse.

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Here are a couple or four.

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Right that's what I thought but Fahnen I thought was flag, saying that I can't spell in English so I have no chance in German.

Thanks

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Chris,

Reserve Inf Regt 262.

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