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dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Germany, Iron-foil frame keeping most of the original grey-green dye (about 75-80%). Marked 'LEITZ / WETZLAR'. Wooden butt. With lashing to mount the rifle at the top of the frame. The mirror optics (working) allow to see from a distance at a higher height. A wire ran from the trigger of the rifle to the trigger of the simulacrum so that the trigger of the Gew 98 could be operated through the periscope butt. The butt plate is provided with a gate featuring a compartment to insert spare mirrors. The frame can be folded to be easily carried. Some signs of use and time. Periscopes of this type were used during Trench warfare to allow soldiers to fire safely without exposing their heads above the trench line. height open circa 53 cm.
WW2 Dated Periscope No 14Agreen painted, tubular body. Top angled lens with removable top shield and leather lens cover. Lower angled, adjustable lens. Removable wooden handle. Top of body marked "Periscope No 14A MKIII" dated 1945. Complete in its fitted, fibreboard case with webbing strap. Clean condition.
A 1943 WWII GUN SIGHT, A MILITARY PERISCOPE AND A CASED RADIO DEVICE, the periscope has a broad arrow and M.532 Reyloc London, it comes in its original case along with the attachment to mount and hold it, the radio is French and would be used on a military vehicle, it appears to be in good condition but we cannot check to see if it is in working order, the gun sight is number 39 mk11.S and serial number 15967
A Q- Ship Casualty Group awarded to Stoker 1st Class David Arthur Collingham. H.M.S. Bergamot, Killed in Action when Bergamot was sunk by U-84 on the 13th of August 1917 comprising 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals, (K.28401 D.A. Collingham. Sto. 1. R.N.), toned fine (2)HMS Bergamot was an Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy, which had a short career during World War I. Built by Armstrong Whitworth, the ship was laid down on 1 January 1917, launched on 5 May, and commissioned on 14 July.Four weeks later, on 13 August 1917, under the command of Lieut-Commander Percy T. Perkins, she was sunk in the Atlantic 70 nautical miles north-west of the harbour of Killybegs by the German submarine U-84, commanded by Walter Rohr.U-84s War Diary describes how he sighted a lone merchant ship, with no defensive armament (an unusual sight by 1917). Bergamot evidently sighted the U-boat's periscope, as she began to zig-zag at high speed. U-84 fired one torpedo – which hit on the port side – and Bergamot broke in half and sank in four minutes. Surfacing, U-84 sighted an unusually large number of crew (70) and pieces of wood floating. The U-boat's log identifies the possibility of Bergamot being a "trap ship". One of the indicators being the narrow beam in relation to the length of the ship, a sure sign of a warship.The torpedo struck her on the port side at 13 minutes to 9, entering the auxiliary engine room and destroying the dynamo and the bulkhead separating the auxiliary engine room from the main engine room. All the lights went out. Bergamot launched a "panic party" in lifeboat no.1, containing 31 men, but the ship lurched to port, both the bow and stern rising out of the water, and she sank too quickly for the ruse to be successful.U-84 approached Lifeboat no. 2 and asked where the captain was. They were told, "In the other boat, Sir" although actually he was on a small raft being towed by no.2 at the time. U-84 had both her deck guns trained on the lifeboat, but they believed the story and headed for lifeboat no. 1, now about two miles away. There, they went close alongside and hauled the ship's steward aboard, probably because he was the only one with a collar and tie on, and looked like an officer. Luckily, he stuck to the cover story, although questioned severely by Rohr as to "where bound, what cargo?" and was told to go back to his lifeboat, after having been given a glass of port wine and a cigarette, and after also transferring a wounded man that the submarine had picked up to the boat. With a cheery, "See you after the war!" the submarine disappeared into the night mists.At the moment of the explosion, Bergamot's first officer, Lieutenant Frederick W. Siddall, and her probationer surgeon, Robert S. Smith were both in her wardroom. The explosion jammed both of the watertight doors leading into this compartment, and Siddall was rendered unconscious. Smith piled the wrecked wardroom furniture up in order to reach the skylight in the roof, and then dragged the unconscious Siddall up and out of the compartment. Having reached the main deck, Smith worked on both Siddall and a wounded petty officer, who was lying on the deck with a broken leg and arm. By this time the ship was clearly sinking so Smith inflated his casualties life vests and lowered them both into the water.As Bergamot sank one of her depth charges exploded, badly wounding Siddall and again rendering him unconscious. Smith towed both his casualties to lifeboat no.2, which had left the sinking ship, containing 47 survivors, and then worked on Siddall for 25 minutes, administering artificial respiration, until he again recovered consciousness. Smith then treated the other injured survivors in no.2 over the 48 hours that the lifeboats were adrift until they were picked up. For these lifesaving actions, Surgeon Robert Sydney Steele Cathcart Smith was awarded the Albert Medal.The lifeboats became separated through the first night. Lifeboat no.2 set course for Loch Swilly, about 100 miles away, They sailed and rowed for three days before being picked up by the Admiralty trawler Lord Lister. Lifeboat no.1 reached the rocky shores of County Donegal where they were taken ashore by the coastguard.David Arthur Collingham was born on the 19th of March 1884 in Lincolnshire he joined the Royal Navy on the 21st of October 1915 stating that he was an Iron Founder. He joined Bergamot on the 14th of July 1917 and was Killed in Action on the 13th of August the same year. He was the son of Hannah Collingham of 32 Old Bargate, St Botolph’s, Lincoln, he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial on Panel 22.Sold with an excellent file of 9 original pieces of Paperwork including the Original Royal Navy Telegram to Hannah Collingham stating:-“I regret to have to inform you that information had been received by this Department to the effect H.M.S. Bergamot was sunk by an enemy submarine on the 13th instant, and that David Arthur Collingham, Stoker 1st Class, Official No. K.28401, who according to the latest records at the Admiralty was serving aboard, was not amongst survivors who have been landed. It is reported, however, that one or two Officers or men were recovered from the water by the enemy submarine. In these circumstances it is regretted that your son must for the present be regarded as “Missing”An original photograph of David in uniform, Commonwealth war Graves details, Copy Service Papers, Copy Medal Roll confirming a his Pair, Copy Pension Records.
FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. T.L.S., Ian, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, Kemsley House, London, 2nd May 1957, to R. W. Thompson (´My dear Tommy´). Fleming announces ´What an extraordinary kind thought to have written such a warm and splendid letter. I couldn´t have been more pleased, although there is surely a touch of the old Thompson hyperbole in your praise´ and continues ´I do hope all goes well with you and that being a writer in your own time and not a hireling has proved the right choice. I am sure it was. Your wine is far too new for the aged fiascos of Fleet Street´ before concluding ´I shall never forget that bed of roses story about you - in Belgium I think it was - at the end of the war. One day James Bond must emulate that exploit´. Letters in which Fleming refers to James Bond are scarce and desirable, particularly so when demonstrating a creative connection to a 007 story as the present example does. One area of paper loss to the upper right corner, and with a small tear, not affecting the text or signature, GReginald William Thompson (1904-1977) British army officer, journalist, author and friend of Ian Fleming. Thompson served in World War II and was promoted to Captain before being transferred to the Intelligence Corps for training. After demobilisation, he joined the Kemsley Newspaper Group and travelled extensively as a war correspondent for The Sunday Times, attending and reporting on the Nuremberg Trials. True to his word, Fleming would revisit ´that bed of roses story´ in From a View to a Kill, one of five short stories featuring James Bond which were published in For Your Eyes Only (1960). The relevant passages read as follows: ´....there was a low mound, perhaps a tumulus, covered with brier roses.....inside the mound, deep down in the earth, was the most professional spy unit that had ever been devised......a shiver of excitement and anticipation, almost of fear ran down Bond´s spine.......Instead of the periscope, a rose-stalk aerial would rise up from the bush.....deep down under the earth off would go the high-speed cipher´.
A First World War Mk.IX Trench Periscope by R & J Beck Ltd., numbered 28452, in brass with traces of khaki paint, with screw-off elm handle; a British 1907 Bayonet by Sanderson, the ricasso with bend mark, various inspector's marks and issue date for October 1918, with steel mounted leather scabbard and webbing frog (2)
Four Sutcliffe Tinplate Submarines, The famous Unda Wunda, grey/red body, with shop display card, with key, missing periscope, clockwork motor not working, unboxed Sea Wolf, with periscope,replacemet rocket on deck, clockwork motor not working, boxed Sea Wolf, clockwork motor working, missing key, box is excellent and Nautillis from Walt Disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea, with key, working clockwork motor, in excellent original condition, illustrated box is fair, some sellotape repairs. (4 items)
Sutcliffe - A boxed Sutcliffe 'Nautilus' clockwork submarine from the Walt Disney film '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. The model in mint green comes with key and periscope and appears to be Mint condition, and is contained with a Very Good - Excellent lift off with some lid box with some light wear, and comes with its original insert. Model is untested. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)
DAS BOOT (1981) - Kapitanleutnant Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock's (Jurgen Prochnow) Leather U-boat Jacket - Kapitanleutnant Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock's (Jurgen Prochnow) leather U-Boat jacket from Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot. Kapitanleutnant wore his jacket when he checked for approaching ships through the U-96's periscope.This gray and brown leather double-breasted jacket features a Bermans & Nathans wardrobe tag on the interior labeled "Herr Jugen 15313 No. 1 U-Boat," dark brown woolen inner lining, and eight silver-color metal buttons engraved with nautical symbols. It is intentionally distressed and discolored with liquid splotching by production, and it exhibits minor holes in the lining and stiff buttons from wear.Estimate: $2,000 - 4,000Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, August 16th. The auction will begin at 9:30AM PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, August 15th, Saturday, August 17th or Sunday, August 18th.
Two Corfield Periflex 35mm cameras. To include a Gold Star Periflex. Serial No. 810204 22. With an L39 Corfield 50mm f2.8 Lumax lens, ERC and instruction manual. Together with an M42 mount Interplan-B body, with body cap. Serial No. 911114 73. Condition Report: Gold Star - Shutter and periscope both working nicely. Not tested for accuracy. Shutter selection knob stiff.Interplan B - Shutter is not working. No visable damage to the shutter. Crank will not advance nor cock shutter.
The post-War C.B.E. and Second War D.S.C. group of six awarded to Captain (E.) H. G. Southwood, Royal Navy, who was decorated for H.M. submarine Regent’s gallant mission to the Gulf of Kotor in April 1941, in order to rescue a British diplomat. After frantic negotiations with Yugoslavs and Italians alike, the absent diplomat failed to appear; more reliable were the two German aircraft that did, the pair of them machine-gunning and bombing Regent with consequent damage and casualties The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, complete with neck cravat in its Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd. case of issue; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1941, hallmarks for London 1941; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (6) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1967. D.S.C. London Gazette 30 September 1941: ‘For daring, enterprise and coolness in taking H.M. Submarine Regent into the port of Kotor to try to embark His Britannic Majesty’s Envoy-Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the Government of Yugoslavia, and in keeping her there for nine hours though surrounded by large forces of the Italian Army.’ The original recommendation states: ‘This officer coolly went from compartment to compartment during the latter half of the bombing attacks, looking for defects. He arranged for the destruction of the remaining secret publications, the moment the order “Abandon Ship” was given. He gave every possible assistance to Sub. Lieutenant Anderson in taking charge and by his coolness kept up the spirits of the ship’s company.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 May 1942: H.M.S. Regent. Eight Mediterranean War Patrols from October 1940 to August 1941. Horace Gerald Southwood was born in Portsmouth on 19 April 1912, and entered the Royal Navy an Engine Room Artificer Apprentice in August 1927. Having then served in the Mediterranean and Home Fleets in the battleships Resolution and Barham, he attended engineering courses at the shore establishment Fisgard and the R.N.C. Greenwich. Commissioned as an Acting Sub. Lieutenant (E.) in July 1935, he next attended a submariner’s course at Dolphin and was serving as a Lieutenant (E.) in the Regent at the outbreak of hostilities. She was then stationed in the Far East in the 4th Submarine Flotilla but transferred to the 1st Flotilla at Alexandria, Egypt in April 1940. Initially employed on mine-laying duties, Regent transferred to regular war patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic in second half of the year, where she accounted for at least two Italian merchantmen. But it was for his part in Regent’s gallant foray into the Gulf of Kotor in April 1941 that Southwood was awarded the D.S.C. On that occasion, having negotiated two minefields, Regent’s captain, Lieutenant-Commander H. C. Browne, R.N., was charged with obtaining the release of a British diplomat. Much has been written of subsequent events, for her nine-hour mission inside enemy territory was of an exceptional nature, comprising as it did two ports of call, much heated negotiation with Italians and Yugoslavs and then finally Regent coming under sustained attack. Her first port of call was at Ercegnovi, where two Yugoslavs offered to inform the resident Italian commandant of Regent’s diplomatic mission, while she lay off the small harbour sporting her White Ensign. In due course, the Yugoslavs advised Browne to make for Zelenika, where an Italian commandant and staff officer were received with due ceremony on Regent’s fore-casing. Here, it was ascertained that a British officer would have to journey ashore for a meeting with an Italian Admiral at Kotor. Browne delegated one of his officers, Lieutenant Lambert, but only on the proviso the Italian staff officer remained aboard Regent in exchange. Regent then lay off Zelenika all the forenoon, closed up at diving stations, awaiting Lambert’s return. When, however, two German aircraft appeared on the scene, Browne alerted Alexandria and Malta of his predicament. He then made his way to the bridge, joining his First Lieutenant and a Petty Officer, and it was at this moment that the two enemy aircraft commenced to bomb and machine-gun Regent. A related article, by George A. Brown, A Trip to the Dalmatian Coast, takes up the story: ‘The first run of bombs lifted Regent sufficiently out of the water to force air out of the ballast tanks and gave Lieutenant-Commander Browne the impression the pressure hull had been pierced and he gave the order to the Control Room to prepare to abandon ship. A fire was hastily lit with only waste in the engine room to burn the cypher books, and the fuses of the depth charges, carried to destroy the submarine, were laid. At the same time a compartment-to-compartment inspection was carried out to determine the extent of the damage. It was possible at the end of the third or fourth bombing run, a few minutes after the order to prepare to abandon ship had been given, [for Southwood] to report to the bridge that the submarine appeared to have suffered no structural damage. The First Lieutenant was wounded in the chest, and the Petty Officer, who had a flesh wound, were assisted down the conning tower. The captain pressed the klaxon and Regent disappeared into her natural element. Nine hours had now elapsed since Regent first entered Topla Bay and although Lieutenant-Commander Browne had promised Lieutenant Lambert that he would wait for him as long as possible, he appreciated it he was to leave the harbour at all, it had to be at night. Remaining dived, and conning the submarine through the periscope, he navigated her out through the entrance and through the minefields to the open sea, running the gauntlet of the fire of the shore batteries mounted on the surrounding hills. Lieutenant-Commander Browne had several flesh wounds at the back of his neck and legs, partly from splinters and partly from machine-gun fire. However, he had lost little of the toughness which had gained him his Irish International and Naval rugby caps, and he remained in the Control Room until the submarine was safely in the open sea. By this time stock of the situation had been taken and it was found that the battery had been badly damaged. Some 60 cells were cracked which necessitated disconnecting one of the three sections to the battery and reducing the voltage in the other two. A submarine without a battery is not a submarine at all and Regent was fairly lame. The five-day passage back to Malta was a weary and anxious time. The Sub. Lieutenant, who had only joined the submarine a few days before, and the Engineer Officer [Southwood] were in two watches, which together with their other duties of navigating, cyphering, nursing the battery and so on, left them little time for rest. The captain was able to keep watch for the first day or so, with the assistance of a homemade shooting stick, until the weather deteriorated and the wound in his leg made it impossible. Fortunately, enemy surface vessels, which were usually patrolling the Otranto Straits, were not encountered as it was unlikely Regent’s battery would have stood up to a prolonged attack and certainly not depth charges. The homeward passage was as uneventful as the outward one six days previously. It became known afterwards that the British minister, together with about 50 Belgian, Dutch and Polish...
WW1 Rifle Bayonet Periscope Mirror, private purchase French-made mirror, struck ‘Secreta, Paris’, with English Instructions dated 14 Nov. 1914. Mirror which could be attached to a rifle bayonet for viewing over a parapet etc. In good used condition, the instructions mostly legible. From the estate of L/Cpl George Doughty of Wolverhampton, 1/6th South Staffordshire Regt, see lot 95a for his WW1 service medals.
Topper Secret Sam toy pistol set, , generally excellent to good plus in good plus attaché-style black plastic case including polystyrene inner tray, with pistol fitted with scope, wooden-style stock, silencer, periscope, camera, etc. Case would benefit from light cleaning. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and untested. Viewing recommended.
Fifteen British Quad film posters, includes: How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days; The Ninth Gate; Alvin and the Chipmunks; Zoo Keeper; The Girl With the Pearl Earring; The Other Woman Advance; The Maze Keeper; Usual Suspects: Kinky Boots; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; The Adventures of Tin Tin; Courage Under Fire; Down Periscope; Sunshine On Leith; The Juror; rolled, 30 x 40 inches (15) Condition Report: overall rippling, Alvin and the Chipmunks tears to lower edge; Kinky Boots tears to l.h. and r.h. edges;
Carl Zeiss Sight And Mount small tubular sight marked "15cm UBTS U. TBTS L45". The reverse "Carl Zeiss Jena". Lower steel bracket mount. Together with grey painted monocular by "Goerz Berlin" ... Pair tinted dust goggles in tin case ... Sun shield for a periscope ... Various parts. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Militaria, comprising a First World War brass Trench Periscope Mk.IX by R & J Beck Ltd., dated 1918, with detachable turned beech handle, a Second World War gas mask for a baby, a Second World War leather ammunition belt, a post-Soviet webbing cover for a Kalashnikov rifle, an M.E.C. webbing pistol holster dated 1943, a No.8 Mk.II* spike bayonet with scabbard, webbing frog and ammunition belt (6) The periscope has a small chip to the ocular lens which doesn't affect the image which is quite good. There are small internal specks of dust. The focussing works well.
A First World War Trench Periscope by Revluc, London, the brown painted white metal tubular body with telescopic eyepiece, the lens with revolving cylindrical cover, each end stamped with maker's name, 64.5cm extendedFootnote :- the lack of a military crow's foot indicates it could be an officer's private purchase. Examples are usually green; the brown paint suggests for use in the Middle East - Mesopotamia, Palestine etc.
An early 20th century periscope walking stick, adapted from a Great War trench periscope, with ebonised tapering shaft, 86cm, one further novelty Malacca walking cane enclosing a long glass vile, 88cm and two silver plated telescopic hunting cups in leather cases (4) Condition Report: Length of glass tube 34cmDiameter at large end/handle 2.5cm
Two Sutcliffe tinplate clockwork model Unda-Wunda Diving Submarines, boxed Unda-Wunda in red and grey, fair working condition, paint loss to front of hull and lacks periscope, stopper and gun, in a fair illustrated box, lacks some end flaps, together was a later yellow submarine on original card stand, good working condition few paint chips, (2 items).
A collection of mainly 1950s/60s and later movie posters unframed to include Robert Mitchum in Sheldon Reynolds Foreign Intrigue Ltd 56/261, United Artists Corp. 104.5cm x 69.5cm; Telly Savalas in Inside Out, printed by W E Berry circa 1975; Up Periscope starring James Garner, circa 1959, for National Screen Service Corp; Michael Caine in A Shock to the System, circa 1990 Corsair Pictures Inc; Anthony Quinn in The Wild Party 56/532 circa 1956 United Artists Corp; and David Niven starring in Conquered City 63/65 circa 1965 American International Pictures Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request
A Pair of 10 x 50 Periscope Binoculars, By Zeiss German, c.1960, engraved RWDF 10 x 50 and to the base RWMK Carl Zeiss', finished in polished aluminium, with adjustable eyepieces each with rubber shade, anti moisture silica gel chamber, with lockable rotation mounted on adjustable wood and metal tripod in original pine case -- approximate height 200cm. with a copy of instruction manual
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