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Mk II kukri and scabbard, 1916; scabbard made of wood and leather; blade is steel; associated with Gurkha Rifles, World War One (1914-1918). Edged Weapons 1986-03-27
Shoulder title, The Queen's Westminsters, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1953, sealed pattern, 1953. Badges 1991-12-88
Pencil dagger, 1939-1945; steel blade has a narrow triangular spike and is concealed within pencil; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-50
Helmet, Tarleton pattern, officers', 9th Light Dragoons, 1806 (c). Uniforms 1966-09-39
Proficiency badge, skill in driving (mechanised units), Royal Artillery, 1927, sealed pattern, 1927. Badges 1991-12-85
SECOND (or the Queen's) REGIMENT OF DRAGOON GUARDS; coloured engraving, 1799; from the series 'British Military Library'; published by J Carpenter and Company, London, April 1799. Prints 1973-10-82
Letter sent with the BEM to WO2 Kenneth E Tiley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1960, signed Elizabeth. Archives 1990-09-102
Pencil dagger, 1939-1945; blade is concealed within pencil; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-48
Fountain pen dagger, 1939-1945; steel blade has triangular spike; blade is concealed within representation of ordinary pen; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-47
Collection of badges associated with the Dragoon Guards. From the collection of Maj H G Parkyn. Badges 1970-12-75-1
Arm or leg dagger and leather scabbard, 1939-1945; steel blade is triangular; grip is round and roughened; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-46
Christmas card; Illustrated by panoramas of the entrance to the Dardonelles, and Achi Balsa, and with humorous sketches of British and Turkish soldiers; includes a brief note on the formation of the Royal Naval Division and of its subsequent services; produced by the Royal Navy Division and sent from Gallipoli. Archives 1990-09-100
4th London Collection, King's Cup, 1936. Two handled silver cup, with lid and wooden plinth in oak case; hallmarked London 1929; made by 'S G', possibly Sebastian Henry Garrard; inscribed, 'Challenge Cup. Presented by King Edward VIII, to The National Artillery Association for Horse Field and Medium Artillery Competition, 1936. Won by 91st (4th London) Field Brigade RA (TA) 363rd Battery'; engraved with coat of arms on opposite side. Silver 1995-02-113
23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) Medal for Merit, 1816. Silver medal awarded to Quarter Master Joseph Crouchley who served with the regiment, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815). Medals 1959-11-73
Special Operation thrust dagger, 1939-1945; steel blade is spiked and angled downward from the grip; the string loop can be used to protect the tip when not in use; the grip is curved; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-45
Mirliton, other ranks', 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1805 (c). Uniforms 1982-07-45
Special Operation thrust dagger with finger loop, 1939-1945; steel blade is spiked; grip is curved; associated with Lt Col Donald Hamilton-Hill, Army Commandos, Cameron Highlanders, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1986-02-44
A Trooper of the 10th (or The Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1798; line engraving by J Barfield after Maj Gen Warnery, 'Remarks on Cavalry'; published 1798 . Prints 1974-12-72
Creamware side dish, 1922 (c); manufactured by Booths, England; associated with the 10th Baluch Regiment; kidney shaped dish with hand painted dark green and gold striped border and the 10th Baluch Regiment regimental badge transfer-printed in red; stamped on verso, 'Booths/ Silicon China/ Made In England'. Ceramics 2002-04-850
Six documents: demobilization account, character certificate, and envelope; issued to Pte A A Potter, Machine Gun Corps, 1919. Archives 1990-08-121
Knife with leather scabbard; designed by Felix Joubert, Chelsea, London; design is based on an ancient Welsh sword; associated with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, World War One (1914-1918). Edged Weapons 1985-10-26
Earthenware equestrian figurine of Maj Gen Sir Hector Archibald Macdonald, 1900 (c); manufactured by Sampson Smith, Staffordshire, 1900 (c); Gen Macdonald on a horse facing right, in helmet and military uniform, white and gilt; inscribed in gilt on base: 'Major Macdonald'; associated with the Gordon Highlanders; Maj Macdonald is depicted at the time of the Boer War (1899-1902). Ceramics 2002-04-860
Two photographs showing 14th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 1915, and the Pershawar Vale Hunt, 1926; collected by M N Dillon Photographs 1987-01-65
Skean Dhu dirk, standard pattern, scabbard, and seal, 1902; associated with Cameron Highlanders; steel blade with brass, black plastic, and glass fittings; made by Marshall and Aitken, Edinburgh, Scotland; sealed pattern label, signed by Col Spencer, refers to Public Record Office papers 61002/Inf/720. Edged Weapons 1985-10-23
Skean Dhu dirk, standard pattern, scabbard, and seal, 1902; associated with Cameron Highlanders; steel blade with brass, black plastic, and glass fittings; made by Marshall and Aitken, Edinburgh, Scotland; sealed pattern label, signed by Col Spencer, refers to Public Record Office papers 61002/Inf/720. Equipment, general 1985-10-23
Sixteen photographs collected by CSM Joseph Williams, DCM, 4th Bn Wocestershire Regiment, 1880 (c)-1920; subjects include portraits in uniform, officers and NCOs, groups, massed bands at king George V's Coronatin and family portraits. Photographs 1991-04-198
13 postcard photographs, showing subjects such as: troops on their way to the trenches; troops on exercise; German prisoners of war; decorating a Canadian soldier in the field, 1916; collected by George Price. Photographs 1987-01-67
Kukri, karda, chakmak and frog, 1930 (c); side knives are missing; associated with Gurkha Rifles; was given to donor by Maj Henderson at Pune, 1930. Edged Weapons 1985-08-22
Kukri, karda, chakmak and frog, 1930 (c); side knives are missing; associated with Gurkha Rifles; was given to donor by Maj Henderson at Pune, 1930. Equipment, general 1985-08-22
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box (narrow type) containing six bars of chocolate; reputedly received by an unknown soldier of the Connaught Rangers, 1900. Equipment, general 1951-01-7
Service kukri and scabbard, 1915; the scabbard is made of black leather with a brass chape; the kukri has a riveted tand, wooden hilt and metal pommel plate; associated with Gurkha Rifles, World War One (1914-1918). Edged Weapons 1985-08-21
Manuscript standing orders, 1797; associated with 10th (or Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons; compiled by Lt Col Cartwright and issued at Guildford Barracks, 1797; bound in book form; the day to day life of the regiment was governed by its standing orders, this copy was either compiled by or formerly in the possession of Ambrose Goddard, a captain in the 10th Light Dragoons who was subsequently MP for Cricklade. Archives 1969-06-22
Skean dhu knife and scabbard, 1860 (c); associated with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; made by M and S, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edged Weapons 1985-06-23
Helmet, crest and plume, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 1814-1817. Uniforms 1963-09-313
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box (broad type), 1900; received by Capt H F N Jourdain, 1st Bn Connaught Rangers. Equipment, general 1956-02-888
Kukri, 1950 (c); issued to 5th Gurkha Rifles; one piece wooden grip with brass pommel and diamond shaped pommel fastening; black leather scabbard with leather strap with brass chape and bearing a brass badge of the 5th Gurkha Rifles; also has the attached leather pouch, karda, chakmak and a leather frog. Edged Weapons 1985-05-29
Princess Mary gift box, 1914; received by Maj H F N Jourdain in 1915. Equipment, general 1956-02-921
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box (broad type), 1900; reputedly received by an unknown soldier of the Connaught Rangers. Equipment, general 1956-04-22
Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knive, 3rd pattern, and scabbard, 1943 (c); grip is cast alloy; scabbard is brown leather with a blackened brass chape; associated with Special Forces, Indian Army, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1984-10-111
Two guidons, 1795-1796; First or King's Guidon; associated with 21st Light Dragoons; scarlet with buff design; Second or Regimental Guidon; associated with 31st Light Dragoons; buff with scarlet design; the term 'guidon' is a corruption of the old French 'guyd homme', the leader of a group of horsemen. In the seventeenth century each troop of cavalry had its own guidon but by the latter part of the eighteenth century each regiment usually carried between two and four guidons irrespective of the number of troops. Flags and Colours 1956-09-8
Fighting knife and scabbard with webbing leg strap, 1942 (c); symmetrical, spear-pointed, double-edged blade, and elliptical crossguard; grip is wooden; scabbard is leather with metal mouthpiece; associated with the Indian Army, Indian Army Airborne Forces, World War Two (1939-1945). Edged Weapons 1984-10-108
Third guidon, 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1801 (c). Flags and Colours 1982-05-118
Sabretache, officers', 16th (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1799 (c). Equipment, uniform 1965-01-21
Officer's dirk and scabbard, Gordon Highlanders, 1910- 1936; two studs missing on hilt; silver plated fittings; scabbard has regimental badge on mouthpiece, thistles on mounts, knife and fork, and black leather covering. Edged Weapons 1983-08-9
Dirk and scabbard, 1890 (c); associated with Scottish Rifles Regt; white metal pommel decorated with crown and thistles; scabbard mouthpiece decorated with stringed bugle, with SR below a star and thistle spray; locket decorated with a sphinx; chape decorated with thistle spray; made by Peter Henderson, Glasgow. Edged Weapons 1983-07-97
Five portrait photographs relating to Siegfried Blumfeld, City Imperial Volunteers, 1900-1901. Photographs 1987-02-17
Kukri model K45, with scabbard, 1945; later became the India Mark 3 model, in use until today.Blade with single fuller.and scabbard, 1945; associated with Gurkhas, World War Two, Far East; locally manufactured in India, due to a shortage of regulation pattern; scabbard without attachments or ancilliary knives. Edged Weapons 1983-04-104
Photographs showing groups; portraits; views in Egypt in 1940 (c); British Empire Leave Club, Cologne; theatricals; cemetery, Tel-el-Kebir; collected by Donald Frank Lloyd, 1940-1946 (c); associated with the Egyptian War (1882) and World War Two, Middle East (1939-1945). Photographs 1987-02-18
Princess Mary tobacco box; owned by Lt J V Macartney, POW Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians); contains one unopened and one opened foil packet, and a card in an envelope, 1914. Equipment, general 1956-08-68
ST GEORGE'S VOLUNTEERS Charging down Bond Street, after clearing the Ring in Hyde Park, & Storming the Dunghill at Marybone; coloured etching by and after James Gillray, 1797 (c); published by Mrs Hannah Humphrey, Bond Street, London, 1797; Gillray takes a sardonic view of the military value of the voluntary movement, here a gallant charge clears female shoppers from Bond Street. Prints 1981-03-70
Princess Mary tobacco box; two wooden pipes, and a rolled brown leaf cigar; owned by Capt C A Ogden, 1914. Equipment, general 1959-02-33
Ten engravings of the British Army in Paris entitled 'Costumes Millitaires', published by Genty, Paris, 1815 (c). Associated with the Napoleonic Wars, Occupation of Paris, 1815. Prints 1978-11-103
Princess Mary tobacco box; owned by Capt C A Ogden, 1st Bn Bedfordshire Regiment; containing one unopened and one opened foil packet, a photograph of Princess Mary and a card in an envelope; 1914. Equipment, general 1959-02-34
Dirk and scabbard, regimental pattern with side-knife and fork; associated with 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire) Highlanders, post 1881; made by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh; blade and scabbard decorated with crown, cypher, cat and boar's head. Edged Weapons 1980-07-77
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box (broad type); received by Maj E A Mitchell, 3rd Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 1900. Equipment, general 1959-11-229
Portrait photograph of Pte Nichol Brady, Army Veterinary Corps, Middleweight winner, Northern Command Cross Country and Physical Fitness Association, 1917 (c). Photographs 1991-05-26
Dirk and scabbard, regimental pattern with fork; side-knife missing; associated with 91st (Argyllshire) Regt of Foot, 1862 (c); made by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh. Edged Weapons 1980-07-76
Princess Mary tobacco box, containing a pencil and holder and a card; owned by Maj R G Macpherson of the 37th Dogras, 1914. Equipment, general 1960-03-121
Princess Mary tobacco box, containing a card; owned by 2/Lt C F Cumberlege of the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards, 1914. Equipment, general 1960-03-125
Princess Mary tobacco box, containing a pencil in a case and a card; owned by Lt Frederic George Bonney Wetherall, 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry,1914. Equipment, general 1960-12-45
Princess Alexandra gift box, which contained confectionary and was sent to an unknown soldier of the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the 2nd Boer War, 1900 (c). Equipment, general 1961-12-393
Six shoulder belt plates and two medals, various regiments, 1793-1881. Badges 1963-05-131
Princess Mary tobacco box and wooden pipe; owned by Lt Col D Lawson Royal Army Medical Corps, 1914. Equipment, general 1962-08-9
Copy portrait photograph showing the head and shoulders of WO1 George Campbell (DCM), Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1945 (c). Photographs 1987-02-19
Kora sword and scabbard; presented to the 2nd Bn 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkhas by Hon Lieut Dan Sing Lama, 1928 (c). Edged Weapons 1975-08-45
Three-quarter length copy photograph of Pte Arthur Henry Fountain, 1st Bn of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1888-1893. Photographs 1987-02-20
War Sketches 1941-45; album of pencil and pen and ink sketches, with one watercolour by Keith Hammerton, Royal Artillery; associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1939-1945). Drawings and Watercolours 2002-04-867
War Sketches 1944-46; album of pencil or watercolour sketches by Keith Hammerton, Royal Artillery; associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Drawings and Watercolours 2002-04-868
Mk II kukri, issue pattern, and scabbard with frog, 1943; associated with Gurkhas, World War Two, India; wooden grip riveted to iron with two rivets of bronze; two sets of three circumferential lines around grip; iron plate riveted to base of grip with two iron rivets; brown leather scabbard, with stapled brass chape; ridge in leather for frog; frog of brown leather with brass rivets. Edged Weapons 1975-05-2
Three photographs associated with the Tientsin Volunteer Corps, 1903 (c); two of the photographs are of Ch'in-Luang-tao, China. Photographs 1991-05-47
Wedding photograph of Cpl R Pearce, DSC (USA), 2nd Bn Parachute Regiment, 1st Airborne Division, with his wife, 1945 (c). Photographs 1991-06-9
Six commercial photographs relating to Boer prisoners of war on St Helena, 1901 (c); collected by John English, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment); subjects include a party of Boer prisoners being marched to Deadwood, Boer prisoners who have just taken the oath of allegiance, Broadbottom Camp; Jacob's Ladder from Jamestown and Ladder Hill Barracks and Napoleon's tomb. Photographs 1991-06-34
Eight postcard photographs depicting barracks in Britain and associated with 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1907-1910. Photographs 1991-06-35
Unspecified number of photographs of individuals and groups; photographs show equipment in use and in detail, also associated with the British Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, Gulf War, 1990-1991. Photographs 1991-06-62
57 photographs relating to Maj R O H Glass, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Middle East, 1940 (c)-1949; photographs include portraits, groups, orders group, vehicles and their repair, sport and aircraft; associated with World War Two, Middle East. Photographs 1991-06-75
Two photographs associated with WO2 Thomas Moffat, 2nd Bn The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), 1930 (c)-1951. Photographs 1991-06-79
Dirk, 1830 (c), with knife and fork; in a letter, the donor attributes it to Hugh Munro, 78th Regiment, born in 1768, who was blinded serving as a Captain in the Seaforths; the donor has a painting of him wearing a 'blue uniform', perhaps the regiment into which he was commissioned by way of a pension; also associated with Col Ross Calrossee and Capt Munro Taininick. Edged Weapons 1975-01-73
Two copy photographs of groups of officers of the Poona Horse, Secunderabad, 1941 and Cyprus, 1945. Photographs 1991-07-9
Two photographs associated with 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1888 (c)-1895; subjects include a portrait of Cpl William George Harris, photographed by H Harrison, London, and a group of six including L/Sgt Harris, photographed by W D Holmes, Peshawar, India. Photographs 1991-07-10
Two pesh-kabz knife with scabbards; taken during Waziristan Campaign, 1920 (c), by John Riddall Stockly Roper, Royal Field Artillery Mule Battery; blades are usual shape with etched designs and traces of red or orange pigment; hilts have white metal ferrule; grips possibly bone or ivory; scabbards are wooden and covered with red leather. Edged Weapons 1973-08-44
Collection of 38 agency photographs, many of them French, relating to aspects of British Army life, 1932-1939; subjects include drill, manoeuvres, exercises, and inspection. Photographs 1991-07-161
Princess Mary tobacco box, Christmas card, two pencils, two pencil cases and card with piece of wire from Cuffley Zeppelin; owned by Maj Henry Charles Warre, 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1914-1916. Equipment, general 1963-01-57
Ten photographs probably collected by Armourer Sgt John Henry Byrd, Royal Army Ordnance Corps; subjects include groups, the Royal Irish Regiment and Afghanistan, 1919; associated with the 3rd Afghan War. Photographs 1991-07-182
Scottish tobacco box; received in South Africa by Dmr E T Rowe, Gordon Highlanders, 1900. Equipment, general 1963-10-196
Kukri and scabbard with sharpener and small knife, 1945; presented to Gen Sir John Francis Stanhope Duke Coleridge, GCB CMG DSO, by all ranks, 8th Gurkha Rifles, 1945; blade is medium to light weight and has dull finish, possibly originally plated; grip is speckled anodised aluminium or alloy, with brass ferrule and pommel cap; scabbard is wooden, covered with silk and decorated with silver; sharpener and knife have anodised aluminium handles with brass pommel caps. Edged Weapons 1971-12-47
Brass bed-plate and hook, bearing the badge of 29th Worcestershire Regiment and Queen Alexandra Tobacco Box 1914, reputedly owned by a soldier of the Worcestershire Regiment, Pte W Tainty, 1914; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1964-11-24
Collection of equipment associated with 14743959 Pte William Horace Waldie, Royal Army Medical Corps; Pte Waldie worked in military hospitals in Wales and India between 6 Apr 1944 and 10 Apr 1946; items include shell dressings, a first field dressing and tubes of anti-gas ointment, No 2. Medical Equipment 2002-04-869
Collection of equipment associated with 14743959 Pte William Horace Waldie, Royal Army Medical Corps; Pte Waldie worked in military hospitals in Wales and India between 6 Apr 1944 and 10 Apr 1946; items include shell dressings, a first field dressing and tubes of anti-gas ointment, No 2. Equipment, general 2002-04-869
Presentation kukri and scabbard, 1943; believed to belong to the 29th Gurkhas; hilt has black horn grip; two mid-grip bands, rivit and washers, two on each side, and pommel-cap of brass; scabbard made of wood covered with blue suede leather; pocket on back of scabbard holds sharpener and small knife, both with black horn handles and brass or white-metal pommel caps. Edged Weapons 1971-07-2
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box, 1900, and wooden snake in a box, 1899-1902; owned by Lt Col A H Courtenay 4th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and acquired by him during the 2nd Boer War. Equipment, general 1971-09-7
Talwar with 12th Light Dragoons badge attached to either side of blade. Believed to have been taken during the Egyptian War (1882). The badges of 12th Light Dragoons applied later. Edged Weapons 1971-06-12
Shamshir and scabbard, 1830 (c); belonged to Maj Gen J Caulfeild, 4th Bengal Lt Cav; blade has two fullers on either side; back of blade is concave for 6in from crossguard; crossguard made of gilt metal resembling brass and is of cruciform shape with foliate designs; guard affixed to ivory grip with iron screws; grip covered with floral design; scabbard is wooden, covered with skin, and decorated with formal scroll design. Edged Weapons 1971-05-34
Princess Mary gift box; owned by Maj Corrie Hudson, 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry and received by him during World War One Christmas 1914. Equipment, general 1980-07-63
20 colour photographs taken by Sgt J Thompson, 54th Ordnance Bn, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, during the Gulf War, 1990-1991; with photocopies of captions compiled by the photographer; subjects include transport vehicles, Challenger tanks, arming shells, loading up ammunition, transport helicopters, control points and loading ammunition into Challenger tanks. Photographs 1991-07-185
Photograph of named group of ten members of Army HQ, India, 1936 (c)-1937 (c); photographed by the Kinsey Bros, New Delhi, India. Photographs 1991-07-196
Queen Victoria gift chocolate box; owned by Fus J Richens, 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1900. Equipment, general 1981-10-115
Two portrait photographs of Sgt A Cecil Piper, 3rd Bn Rifle Brigade, France, 1918. Photographs 1991-07-201
14 original and copy photographs taken by Maj G C Piper, Royal Sussex Regiment, 1940-1987; subjects include portraits, groups, East Kent Regiment football team, football match and views of Austria and Italy. Photographs 1991-07-204
Two sheets of contact prints of a parade of 8th (Volunteer) Bn The Queen's Fusiliers (City of London) through the City, 1991. Photographs 1991-07-206
Two mounted group photographs of the 11th Hussars musical ride team wearing a variety of the regiment's uniforms, 1700 (c)-1900 (c); photographs taken taken by Sims and Company, London at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, 1927. Photographs 1991-07-207