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| Description | Object Type | NAM Accession Number |
|---|---|---|
| Regimental cane, Royal Irish Regiment, 1901-1914; light brown malacca with a white metal head and brass ferrule; head bears, in relief, the device of an Irish harp surmounted by a crown above a scroll bearing the regiment's name, with sprays of shamrock and laurels. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-81 |
| Drum major's staff, 1909; brass trumpet shaped head with white metal furnishings: star and crescent finial with plain dome; raised edge meridian band bears unit name; front of head bears scroll inscribed with battle honour, the reverse bears a sphinx; staff socket decorated with foliate pattern and impressed with maker's name, Hawkes and Son, London; dark brown varnished cane with brass ferrule; brass chains run from beaded brass collar below the head, crossing five times to join the ferrule; used by the 18th Battalion Egyptian Army. | Musical Instruments | 1964-09-43 |
| Regimental cane, 2nd Bn York and Lancaster Regiment, 1890-1914 (c); polished malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; the head bears the number 84 surmounted by a union rose in a garter and the words India, Nive and Peninsular. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-82 |
| Bugle, 1855 (c); brass; double loop tube with brass mouthpiece and white metal tonal shank; brass bell with reinforcement binding; bell bears riveted circular cartouche with Imperial Russian Eagle. | Musical Instruments | 1964-08-90 |
| Regimental cane, South Lancashire Regiment, 1890-1914 (c); polished malacca with a white metal head; the head bears the device of the sphinx, with the word 'EGYPT' surmounted by the Prince of Wales' feathers, coronet and motto, and the regiment's name. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-83 |
| Shallow brass side drum; all paint removed; all furnishings missing; flesh hoop and drum heads torn and discoloured, one head and loop missing. | Musical Instruments | 1964-07-35 |
| Drum major's staff, 1870 (c); wood; flared head with domed top, covered with chased silver sheeting, gadroons and a central rose with beading; border and socket decorated with acanthus moulding; of Indian workmanship, possibly used in civilian native Indian bands. | Musical Instruments | 1964-04-71 |
| Twist of tobacco, 1855 (c); flattened, elongated spiral twisted plug of tobacco; hard and brittle; found at Sevastopol after the fall of the city, Crimean War 1855. | Crafts | 1961-12-103 |
| Ivory identity tag, National Rifle Association Life Member's Pass, 1907; associated with Sgt F J B Lee and issued in 1907; polished with inked impressed markings and a narrow green silk ribbon passed through a hole at the top. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-330 |
| Drum major's staff, 1870 (c); wood; head with fish scale moulding and domed top, egg and dart acanthus borders and beaded socket; cane in four sections, incised with fish scale pattern; brass ferrule, silver missing on bottom panel; of Indian workmanship, possibly used in civilian native Indian bands. | Musical Instruments | 1964-04-71 |
| Drum major's staff, 1870 (c); wood; flared head decorated with foliate pattern and covered with chased floral heart moulding with egg and dart borders; cane in six sections, the silver decorated as the head; seven beaded divided borders; copper ferrule; of Indian workmanship, possibly used in civilian native Indian bands. | Musical Instruments | 1964-04-71 |
| Camp lamp, 1915-1918 (c); tinned steel rectangular box with a hinged lid, holding a candle inside; box is painted mustard yellow and is labelled with a trophy of allied flags and an inscription; owned by Capt H B Holt, Royal Munster Fusiliers, and used by him during World War One. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-394 |
| 'Meat Biscuit', ration biscuit, 1915 (c). Brought home by 2/Lt G F C Rawlings, Royal Field Artillery; the biscuit rectangular, light brown with 35 perforated holes on one side and plain on the other. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). | Equipment, general | 1961-12-404 |
| Side drum, 1881; brass; front painted black with decoration including the royal coat of arms in centre, Queen Victoria cypher, regimental name and motto, in the centre, either side of this are scrolls inscribed with battle honours, and to the right is the maker's name, Henry Potter, London; nine holes with blancoed white cord and buff slides; plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop; four snares; used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. | Musical Instruments | 1964-01-45 |
| Fly whisk or switch, Royal Artillery, used by Sgn Maj Gen James Campbell, 1870 (c). | Equipment, general | 1961-12-551 |
| Swagger stick, owned by C W French (Lt ?), 12th Frontier Force Rifles; wood covered in grained brown leather. | Equipment, general | 1961-12-551 |
| Mosquito or Sandfly protective net, owned by Lt C R French, 2nd Bn 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c); thin khaki cotton and fine netting; hangs in a rectangular shape to cover a camp bed. | Equipment, general | 1962-04-14 |
| West African rattle, 1873 (c); wood with applied gold sheeting; cylindrical head filled with beads and chased with horizontal bands of leaving and small knop in top central circle; cylindrical handle with concave sides and five bands, including one of herring bone pattern; inverted tear drop finial impressed with seven bands of herringbone incision; acquired during the 2nd Ashanti War at the Palace of King Kofi Karikari of the Ashanti Kingdom, Kumasi. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-295 |
| Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). | Equipment, general | 1962-04-15 |
| Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). | Scientific Instruments | 1962-04-15 |
| Head from an NCO's stick, 1902-1922 (c); white metal, squashed almost flat, originally domed; decorated with a repousse design of scrolling fauna, including shamrocks, and in cartouche the device of the Royal Irish Regiment; reputedly owned by Regimental Sergeant Major A Stillwell, Royal Irish Regiment. | Equipment, general | 1962-07-27 |
| Bugle, 1854. Used by Trum Maj Henry Joy, 17th Light Dragoons (Lancers), Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856) 1854. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-190 |
| Brass bed plate, 1914-1919 (c); sheet metal stamped with the inscription, 'BOY. J. O'CONNOR 10240 F. COY'.; above this is the device of the Royal Irish Regiment and the back is impressed with the manufacturer, F Narboro; the high regimental number suggests that the plate was issued during World War One. | Equipment, general | 1962-07-29 |
| Drum major's staff, 1914-1918 (c); brass; crowned harp finial on circular petalled cartouche surmounted by a plain dome with thirteen button knobs around the meridian, each bearing in relief a crowned harp between shamrock sprays above a scroll bearing a motto; plain trumpet shaped head; polished brown cane with brass ferrule; white and mauve cords issuing from rings in head of socket to ferrule, with one tassel; used by the Connaught Ranger's. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-181 |
| Drum major's Staff, 1890-1902; King's (Liverpool Regiment); crown finial on plain white metal dome with meridian band inscribed with battle honours in scrolls; brass head with lower part applied with relief decoration including two motto's, Queen Victoria cypher and the regimental name; polished cane with brass ferrule; brass chains hang from a brass collar, stretching to the ferrule. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-180 |
| Waterbottle, 1860 (c); stitched boiled, black leather in a pear shape with a flattened bottom and back; either side bears a loop, one is attached to a brown leather suspension strap; neck is bound with a blackened brass cap. | Equipment, general | 1962-08-78 |
| Binocular case, 1860 (c); button tied to it; used by an unknown officer of the Royal Artillery. | Equipment, uniform | 1962-08-82 |
| Starboard light from SS River Clyde, 1916; associated with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916). | Equipment, general | 1962-10-63 |
| Two kettledrums, 1810 (c); both of hemispherical shell, painted yellow ochre, bearing regimental name, George III cypher; with missing drum heads; metal hoop painted red outside with yellow worms and pellets; six tension screws, one missing on second drum; three legged stand with triangular pattern reinforcement struts; used by the 23rd Carlow Militia. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-178 |
| Regimental cane, 1901-1903; malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; head bears a device of the 5th Bengal Light Infantry, including a stringed bugle, the roman numeral and the regiment's name. | Equipment, general | 1962-10-85 |
| Rhinoceros hide walking stick, 1915 (c); curved handle and ivory ferrule; around the girth of the stick are four white metal bands engraved with the name of the user, Capt C R S Pitman, 27th Punjabis, the cypher GRI and royal motto and lists of actions from the campaigns of Northern France, 1915, Mesopotamia 1916-1918 and Palestine 1918-1919. | Equipment, general | 1962-10-102 |
| Two kettledrums, 1909; hemispherical aluminium shell, bearing relief decoration including regimental name, battle honours and manufacturer's mark, C W and S, hallmarked Birmingham; three legs protrude from brackets fixed to the underside and joined in the middle to form a tripod, painted red; used by the 19th (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-177 |
| West African drum, 1873 (c); carved from solid piece of tree trunk, egg shaped with the wider end pointing down and resting on an elongated cylinder; meridian line is formed of three girdles of vertical grooves, above which are seven pierced holes for tensioning cords; internally the drum is rough-hewn; head is separate and is contained within the shell; taken in West Africa during the 2nd Ashanti War. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-175 |
| Medal group, M F Wagstaff (Chief Controller), Women's Royal Army Corps, Auxiliary Territorial Service: Order of the British Empire: Commanders Badge (CBE), 2nd Issue, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star 1943-45, Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-45, General Service Medal (Army and RAF) 1918-62, 3rd Issue, clasp: Palestine 1945-48; Efficiency Medal and clasp, Volunteer Medical Service Medal and 3 clasps; Voluntary Medical Service Medal, Sweden 1949; two ribbon bars. | Medals | 1994-07-185 |
| Three Abor-Mishmi items from the Abor campaign (1911-1912). Two water hats made by the Abor tribe and one brass cross, possibly an Abor phallic ornament. | Equipment, general | 1962-10-158 |
| Trunk, used by Capt F W T Fitz-Wygrave, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, during the Crimean War, 1854 (c); leather covered wood in a rectangular shape with a curved convex top; decorated with studs which form a cross on the lid and edges; the box is lined with pages from a manual on military law and a label with the manufacturer's name, Robert Wyer. | Equipment, general | 1962-10-121 |
| Drumstick, 1873 (c); wood; taken in West Africa during the 2nd Ashanti War; roughly carved with bulbous irregular head. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-175 |
| African Ceremonial drum, 1896 (c); roughly spherical shell with hollow top, formed from stretched leather shell over wickerwork frame; head made from leather stretched over shell, with edge wrapped around 14 wooden pegs and secured to them with a plaited wickerwork collar; taken from the Sacrifice Palace of King Prempeh at Kumasi during the 3rd Ashanti War. | Musical Instruments | 1963-10-174 |
| Bass drum, 1910 (c); wooden shell, front painted dark blue surmounted by red patch with horizontal yellow and blue stripes and maker's name painted in gold, Hawkes and Son, London; above this is inscribed the regimental name, royal coat of arms and below, a motto; flesh hoops whole; one whole head with tear; thirteen cord hoops; white blancoed cords with buff leather braces; two brass legs missing from hoops; used by the 4th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. | Musical Instruments | 1963-09-100 |
| Fife or flute case, 1840 (c); brass; oval section with flat bottom and hinged cap with press stud fastener; four riveted brass loops, two on either side for cords and tassels; front engraved with regimental arms and motto; lid impressed with, '3/6/97', probably a pattern number, two brass rivets on front; used by the East India Company. | Musical Instruments | 1963-08-175 |
| Two busby badges, 1914 (c); one in the form of a stamped brass scroll with a single linen fold and the names of the campaigns, Peninsular, Sicilien, Waterloo and Marslatour; the other is white metal in the form of an openwork skull and crossed bones. | Badges | 1962-10-167 |
| Fife or flute case, 1840 (c); brass; oval section with flat bottom and hinged cap with press stud fastener; brass reinforcement binding on broken lid; four riveted brass loops, two on either side for cords and tassels; front engraved with regimental arms and motto; used by the East India Company. | Musical Instruments | 1963-08-175 |
| Fife or flute case, 1840 (c); brass; used by the East India Company; oval section with flat bottom and hinged cap with press stud fastener; four riveted brass loops, two on either side for cords and tassels. | Musical Instruments | 1963-08-175 |
| Drum major's staff, 1900 (c); crown finial with repousse decoration including gadroons, floral cartouches, regimental number and battle honours; silver plated head; plain staff socket with beaded border and plain silver collar below head inscribed with presentation inscription; varnished cane with silver plated ferrule; one chain; used by the 23rd Madras Regiment. | Musical Instruments | 1963-06-62-6 |
| Cigar case used by Capt Edward Hurlock Watson, 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, 1892 (c); plain brown leather rectangular in shape, with curved ends; in two parts, one fits over the other; inscribed in ink inside, 'E.H. Watson 33 P.I.', this is followed by a list of engagements and areas of service of the 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, most of which are illegible but beginning with 1892 (c) and ending with East Africa, 1900. | Equipment, general | 1962-11-26 |
| Two coach passes, Rt Hon Sir George Murray, 1830-1837; both are oval and made from ivory with the reversed cypher of William IV surmounted by a crown; the reverse side of each pass bears the name of the owner, one is inscribed in black: 'PARK GATES', and the other, in red: 'HORSE GUARDS'. | Equipment, general | 1962-11-196 |
| Indian flute, 1799 (c); polished wood; one piece, cylindrical stem with three incised rings at mouthpiece end, mouthpiece possibly missing; seven holes bored along top and one on bottom at base; flared bell, slightly convex; remains of a paper label are attached to the bell, inscribed in ink manuscript, 'From/ Tippoo Sultan's/ Tent/ Seringapatam/ India 1799'. | Musical Instruments | 1963-06-35 |
| Three side drums, 1815 (c); repainted 1825 (c); all wood; each with front painted royal blue and bearing the royal arms and George IV cypher; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; ten rope holes, painted red; hemp cords with buff leather slides; plain drag rope; reputedly used by an unspecified battalion of Foot Guards at the Battle of Waterloo. | Musical Instruments | 1963-05-19 |
| Indian gong, 1880 (c); brass; cylindrical, in rough, beaten sheet metal; irregular beaten rim with flange round edge; convex on top with central domed resonance cavity set in a hollow within a raised ring; two small suspension holes in flange; made in Benares province, India. | Musical Instruments | 1963-05-14 |
| Sudanese kettledrum, 1898 (c); heavy beaten copper shell; four pairs of bronze suspension rings around rim and below are 38 copper pegs to secure head; tanned and shaved leather head, possibly cowskin, smooth on top with traces of hair remaining on sides, perforated around side to fit over pegs round the shell; twisted leather cord passes through eight holes in the edge of the head to form four 'V' shaped tensioning cords joining at a ring underneath the shell; reputedly taken form the Dervishes at the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War. | Musical Instruments | 1963-05-13 |
| Multiple tent hook, Lt Charles John Dawson-Green, Grenadier Guards, 1918 (c); brown leather strap with a broad brass buckle, four semi circular, knob ended brass hooks riveted to the strap; the back is inscribed with the owner's name. | Equipment, general | 1962-11-203 |
| Sudanese kettledrum, 1898 (c); heavy beaten copper shell; four pairs of bronze suspension rings around rim, two pairs missing, and below are 52 bronze pegs to secure head and on either side are two large suspension rings; tanned shave leather head, possibly cowskin, perforated around side to fit over pegs; two bound leather handles on either side. | Musical Instruments | 1963-05-13 |
| Nickel silver cutlery, 1890 (c); used by Lt Col D S W Earl of Airlie, 12th (Prince of Wales Own Lancers) Lancers, during the Boer War 1900 (c): two spoons, one fork and three knives. | Equipment, general | 1962-12-5 |
| Side drum, 1905-1914 (c); brass; used by the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; made by Hawkes and Son, London and painted by George Potter and Co, Aldershot. | Musical Instruments | 1962-12-82 |
| Regimental cane, 20th Middlesex (Artists), 1900 (c); natural cane with a white metal head and ferrule; the head bears the device of two classical heads superimposed with a crowned roundel between sprays of laurel and the word 'ARTISTS'. | Equipment, general | 1963-01-11 |
| Drum major's staff, 1853-1861; used by the 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers; Figure of Britannia finial, with missing head, on baluster decorated with flutes and floral panels; silver pear shaped head with three knops with cartouches bearing battle honours, and between each is a trophy of arms; staff socket bears regimental name in relief; polished cane with silver plated ferrule; silver plated chains run from a collar, impressed with maker's name George Potter and Co, Aldershot, to the ferrule. | Musical Instruments | 1962-10-39 |
| Bed plate, T Hart, Grenadier Guards, 1920 (c); brass with an attached device of a flaming grenade and impressed with name and regiment; back is impressed with the maker's name, Hobson and Sons. | Equipment, general | 1963-01-80 |
| Japanese NCO's Shin-Gunto Sword, pattern 1933, 1934 (c); hilt made from aluminium with a leather covered grip; leather covered scabbard; recovered at the Battle of Meiktila, Mar 1945; associated with Gnr John Charles Oliver, 44th LAA Regiment; made at the Koishikowa Arsenal, Japan. | Edged Weapons | 1999-05-37 |
| Drum major's staff, 1882-1902; used by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers; crown finial on plain brass dome with white metal meridian band bearing 25 scrolls inscribed in relief with battle honours; bronze trumpet shaped head bearing motto, Queen Victoria cypher and regimental name; staff socket decorated with floral pattern; polished cane with brass ferrule; white metal chains run from a white metal collar and cross seven times to join ferrule. | Musical Instruments | 1962-10-38 |
| Drum major's staff, 1862; used by the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers; crown finial on plain baluster; spherical silver body with repousse decoration including a central beaded band bearing a motto and the regimental name; plain staff socket with lobed edge; polished cane with silver ferrule; four chains run from a collar, crossing seven times to join the ferrule. | Musical Instruments | 1962-10-36 |
| Lock of human hair, 1839; cut from the head of the 1st Duke of Wellington on the 2 Mar 1839; with a covering letter from Mr W Holderness. | Equipment, general | 1963-02-56 |
| Two fragments of wood broken off the gate of Somanth at the fortress of Ghunzi, Afghanistan, during the 1st Afghan War, 1839-1842; openwork carved wood, one with three blocks bearing upright ridges, the other with two. | Equipment, general | 1963-03-78 |
| Fragment of a Shabraque, 1842 (c); lower piece of a black velvet shabraque, decorated with embroidery, repousse decorated silver figures and ornaments; owned by Maj James Fenwick, 13th (1st Somersetshire) Foot (Light Infantry), and was taken by him from Akhbar Khan, commander of the Afghan Army at the city of Jellalabad, 1st Afghan War, 1839-1842. | Horse Furniture | 1963-03-79 |
| Drum major's staff, 1882-1901; used by the Connaught Ranger's; crown finial on plain brass dome with textured bronze meridian band, bearing Queen Victoria cypher; brass trumpet shaped head; worn polished cane with brass ferrule; red, yellow and blue tricolour worsted cords with tassels, cross ten times. | Musical Instruments | 1962-08-85 |
| Walking stick, 1880-1887 (c); possibly owned by Maj Gen Joseph Herbert Bedford; made from ridged wood, possibly palm, tapering to a point, with a brass and iron ferrule; the handle is a polished knob, where the palm fronds originated, bearing a silver plaque inscribed; 'Genl. Bedford Avenue House Sth Norwood Park'; | Equipment, general | 1963-03-107-1 |
| Bell, 1920 (c); brass; used at the parade ground at Deolali Camp, a transit camp for troops arriving in India until 1947; engine turned inside and outside; front engraved with, 'BRITISH HOLDING CAMP/ DEOLALI'; iron cross piece used as suspension bar, painted white, with ringing arm. | Musical Instruments | 1962-04-21 |
| Bugle, 1810 (c); copper; single loop tube; brass mouthpiece binding socket, missing mouthpiece, and brass edge reinforcement to bell, inscribed with maker's name, W S Sandbach, London; red, white and blue worsted cords with tassels. | Musical Instruments | 1961-12-57 |
| Key Bugle, 1815 (c); copper; used to call the charge at the Battle of Waterloo; single loop pipe; brass reinforced bell edge inscribed with retailers name, J Brown, Glasgow, above this is a commemoration inscription and the maker's name (?), W M Funnell; brass mouthpiece with silver plated lip; seven key apertures, one key missing. | Musical Instruments | 1961-12-56 |
| Valved bugle, 1914 (c); brass; single loop tube; bell binding bent back and looped to fore, with suspension hoop on top; bears maker's mark, Pelitti, Milan. | Musical Instruments | 1961-11-24 |
| Side drum, 1709-1788; brass; used by the 2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards; front bears repousse decoration including an eight pointed garter star and motto, flanked by thistles, above a scroll inscribed with regimental name. | Musical Instruments | 1961-10-36 |
| Herald trumpet, 1861 (c); brass; single loop tube brazed in three sections; mouthpiece with thickened rim and relief decoration, impressed below with regimental initials, '2 R B/ 1861'. | Musical Instruments | 1961-08-49 |
| Herald trumpet, 1861 (c); brass; single loop tube brazed in four sections; mouthpiece missing; thickened and reinforced rim. | Musical Instruments | 1961-08-49 |
| Umbrella of State, 1874 (c); in black and red segments lined with cotton, the wooden ribs have become separated from the top of the long wooden pole; owned by the Ashanti king Koffi, who was defeated by Sir Garnet Wolseley during the 2nd Ashanti War, 1874. | Equipment, general | 1963-05-17 |
| Umbrella of State, 1896-1900 (c); in black and purple segments lined with cotton, the wooden ribs have become separated from the top of the long wooden pole; owned by the Ashanti king Prempeh, who was captured by Col Sir Francis Scott during the 3rd Ashanti War, 1896-1900. | Equipment, general | 1963-05-18 |
| Metal identity disc and green brush; associated with Lt Cdr G T Moger, Royal Indian Navy. | Equipment, general | 1963-05-41 |
| Duty trumpet, 1900 (c); brass; double loop tube in three sections; mouthpiece chain missing; reinforced bell with thickened edge, inscribed with maker's name, J Arthur Chappell, London; originally attached to banner. | Musical Instruments | 1961-08-48 |
| Writing box owned by Sir Charles Payne, 9th Light Dragoons, 1811-1820 (c); mahogany, bound on all edges and corners in brass; the lock is impressed with the name Thompson and Lambley; the writing surface inside is covered in blue velvet with five drawers, a pen trough and a box; the writing box also contains two brass candle pans, one silver topped glass ink bottle, four ivory wafer containers with screw tops and two keys. | Equipment, general | 1963-05-81 |
| Duty trumpet, 1907; brass; used by the Royal Horse Artillery; double loop tube; missing mouthpiece chain; brass reinforcement to bell edge, inscribed with maker's name, Henry Potter and Co, London; red, yellow and blue worsted cords with tassels. | Musical Instruments | 1961-03-33 |
| Side drum, 1898; brass, repainted 1920 (c); 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers; front painted blue/ black with central decoration including regimental name, battle honours and maker's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot and Henry Potter and Co, London; flesh hoops and drum head whole; nine holes for white blancoed cord; half plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop; six snares in twine. | Musical Instruments | 1961-01-19 |
| Organ pipe fragment, 1914 (c); taken from the Cathedral at Ypres during World War One; cylindrical, tapering to a point; narrow end with bulbous socket and metal reed on a hollow bed; a damper runs the length of the pipe, operated by a rod running up the side. | Musical Instruments | 1960-11-180 |
| Cigar case, 1882 (c); crocodile skin; owned by Pte John Danaher VC, 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers; in two sections of brown crocodile skin with red stitching, one section fits over the other. | Crafts | 1963-05-121 |
| Bass side drum, 1810 (c); wood; painted black with red front panel bearing crown and William IV cypher; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; twelve rope holes, painted red with narrow black oblique stripes; cords in natural hemp with buff slides; replaited drag ropes passing under nine ropes. | Musical Instruments | 1960-10-2 |
| Waterbottle, 1915; reputedly taken from a Turkish soldier in Mesopotamia, World War one, 1915; brown leather with a circular bottom, a wooden stopper and pierced suspension tag; supporting straps pass beneath the bottle to fasten at the back, and around the girth of the bottle. | Equipment, general | 1963-06-21 |
| Items associated with the First Lord Napier of Magdala: one Abyssinian banner, 1868 (c) and one Tibetan illuminated silk scroll. | Flags and Colours | 1963-06-55 |
| Items associated with the First Lord Napier of Magdala: one Abyssinian banner, 1868 (c) and one Tibetan illuminated silk scroll. | Equipment, general | 1963-06-55 |
| Emergency ration, 1940 (c); containing one slab of chocolate wrapped in cellophane; the lid of the tin lifts off and the edge bears the instruction to use only when all other rations are unavailable and ordered to do so by an officer. | Equipment, general | 1963-06-78 |
| Drum major's staff, 1886-1902; used by the Royal Irish Regiment; crown finial on plain dome with meridian bearing scrolls with battle honours; trumpet shaped brass and copper head with white furnishings, bears the regimental name and Queen Victoria cypher; Corinthian column staff socket; brown malacca cane with white metal ferrule; chains missing. | Musical Instruments | 1960-07-44 |
| Siege bread, 1900; from the Siege of Ladysmith, 1899-1900; in an ornate shield shaped case, glazed at the front and bearing the device of the Army Ordnance Corps; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). | Equipment, general | 1963-07-25 |
| Two pin cushions, 1916; square in shape; one is edged with orange, grey, and white silk cord, the other with plain white and the upper surface of both is embroidered with a woollen crocheted Union flag; possibly made by prisoners of war. | Crafts | 1963-07-36 |
| Bugle, 1793-1794; silver; possibly used by the 87th (Prince of Wales Irish) Regiment of Foot; single semi circular loop with regular taper from bell to mouthpiece, with bell edge bent back for reinforcement; four bands of matt stipple below bell, below are the Prince of Wales's feathers and a motto; possibly made by Robert Needham. | Musical Instruments | 1960-07-33 |
| Two kettledrums, 1810 (c); presented to the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia at Weymouth on 15 Aug 1805 by King George III; each with elongated hemispherical shell; painted blue and bearing the royal arms, George III cypher and regimental name; drum head whole, detached from hoop at front; iron hoop painted blue outside with red edge; seven tension screws, tripod base. | Musical Instruments | 1960-06-114 |
| Bass side drum, 1800 (c); wood, repainted 1815 (c); used by the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot supposedly at the Battle of Waterloo; front painted black, decorated with Hanoverian royal arms and battle honours; eleven rope holes, painted red outside with white edge; natural hemp cords with buff slides; plain drag rope covers cords. | Musical Instruments | 1960-06-113 |
| Side drum, 1799-1803; wood; used by the 3rd Battalion 4th (or the King's Own) Regiment of Foot; front painted dark, possibly royal blue, decorated with crowned garter with George III cypher, regimental name and, inscribed into a brass plaque, a presentation inscription; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; ten holes with brass joining plate; plain drag rope over four cords; three ball legs on lower hoop. | Musical Instruments | 1960-06-111 |
| Sudanese kettledrum and drum stand, 1898 (c); copper; hemispherical shell, swag bellied; four pairs of brass suspension rings around rim, one ring missing, with 42 copper pegs below rim; tanned shaved leather head, possibly cowskin, smooth on top with traces of hair on sides; side perforated to fit over pegs; ten plaited hide cords join at base. | Musical Instruments | 1960-06-110 |
| Presentation bugle, 1921-1930 (c); used by the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. | Musical Instruments | 1960-05-343 |
| Bugle cords and body cords, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1921-1930 (c). | Equipment, uniform | 1960-05-343 |
| Bugle cords and body cords, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1921-1930 (c). | Uniforms | 1960-05-343 |
| Bass side drum, 1801; used by the East Kent Local Militia; wood front painted grey with Hanoverian royal arms above a scroll inscribed with regimental name; flesh hoops whole, drum heads missing; twelve cord holes, painted grey outside with black edge and red worms, and yellow inside; natural hemp cords with buff slides; metal slide pick up. | Musical Instruments | 1960-04-128 |
| Flute, 1810-1820; wood; in four cylindrical sections, tapering to narrow ebony bound end, incomplete; central sections each have three drilled finger holes, broad end section has one hole, narrow section has brass key with square hole stopper sealed with chamois leather; ebony binding rings. | Musical Instruments | 1960-04-86 |
| West African fur cap and gourd charm, 1873 (c). Acquired by a soldier of the 15th Yorkshire East Riding Regiment during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-1874). Made of fur of greater cane rat, otherwise known as a Grasscutter the cap was worn by warriors, rather than executioners. | Musical Instruments | 1960-02-47 |