Jack Knife South Africa

A 5 inch by 1.5 inch (closed) jack knife with one large one small blade and a spike; has a ring for attaching to a rope. This was a standard …
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A 5 inch by 1.5 inch (closed) jack knife with one large one small blade and a spike; has a ring for attaching to a rope. This was a standard …
Medal: depicts a returning soldier embracing a woman surrounded by a crown; top: piece “Toronto Welcomes Her Sons” scrolled maple leaf and crossed rifles; back: sword and ? “Welcome Home” …
The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army’s field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited use in minor …
3 Casings and one round – might be a South African Pom Pom gun rounds; Casings: length 10.5 cm, width 3.5 cm; round : length 9.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
…Pith Helmet with khaki cover leather chin strap and 1st Canadian Contingent cap badge – c 1900
…Stetson hat wih leather band and cap badge worn by Sgt Odlum
…A 6 inch by 3.25 inch by 4.75 inch leather binocular case and strap. On the top embossed “Binocular 2.5″ x 50 / 10degree field / V.F2507 / F.LTD”. Used …
Queen’s South African medal. Victoria Regina – front; South Africa – back; Relief of Ladysmith – Bar; on rim of medal in scroll type letters “Lieut J.W. Osborne Sco. Rif.” …
Queen’s South African medal. Victoria Regina – front; South Africa – back; 2 bars: Cape Colony – bar; Orange Free State – bar. On the back of the medal is …
A 18 inch by 20.5 inch cotton flag taken from Bloemfontein on April 1900 by Pte Tom H. Banton and presented to his son Major D.M. Banton who served with …
Ribbon – South Africa, strip of ribbon glued together. This ribbon was part of the donation concerning Sgt F.D. Lorsch and appears to have been assembled into a ribband worn …
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