MILITARIA - VENTE COLLECTION DE MONSIEUR B - MILITARY VEHICLES

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Annam Empire: Kim Tiền, Nhị Nghi (the two principles) of 2 Tiền in vermeil. Emperor Bảo Đại period (1925-1955). Silver hallmark boar's head on edge at 2 o'clock. Probably made by Delande. Gross weight: 9.3 g

Empire of Annam: Kim Bài of the Five Honoured Elders "NGŨ VỊ TỒNG ÔNG" in gold. Rectangular gold plate embossed and chased. Decorated with two dragons facing each other in clouds around a flaming star, in the centre on the obverse and on the reverse in a cartouche "伍位尊翁" meaning "Five Honourable Old Men". Polylobed tam-son pierced at the top. Weight: 19 g Dimension: 37 x 54 x 71 mm Slightly damaged on one side. Provenance: Estate of General Gilbert Forray, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. Brought back from his stay in Indochina where he was commander of a North Vietnamese Commando. The cult of the Four Palaces is a cult of the spirits, on the fringes of Buddhism, paying homage to the spirits of the Four Palaces, presided over by the supreme mother-goddess DauMau (kingdoms of the sky, mountains, water and earth). Attached to this are the "Five Honourable Old Men", NGŨ VỊ TỒNG ÔNG, Lords or heroes, inferior deities of the religion of the Four Palaces, subordinate to the goddesses. A curious survival of local mediumistic practices, including possession rituals. The Temple of the Five Mandarins in Hanoi associates them with the figure of Ho-Chi-Min.

Annam Empire: Kim Bội of 6 Tiền. Embossed and chased gilt metal Bội of slightly curved oval form, decorated with two confronting phoenixes surmounted by a flaming star. Framing a cartouche bearing the formula "QUỲNH DAO VĨNH HẢO" meaning "Eternal beauty of precious jade", on the reverse "Khải Định Nien Tao" meaning "Made during the reign of Khai Dinh". Tassels in different colours, with an enamelled metal butterfly. Nguyễn dynasty, reign of Khải Định (1916 - 1925) Gross weight: 28.6 g Dimensions: 40 x 58 mm

Revolver Lefaucheux type 1854 (LF 59027). In calibre 12 mm with pin. With rear sight. Signed on the top of the barrel: "" E. LEFAUCHEUX Brte S.G.D.G. A PARIS"". Marked LF 59027 on the right side of the console tail, on the left side of the console tail in an oval ""Inv. E. Lefaucheux Bté à Paris"". Round trigger guard without fingering. Nice light patina. Well functional. The barrel is filled with greasy paper.

Adams & Deane Model 1851 Revolver. Belgian made by A. Francotte. In calibre 45 mm with percussion, cylinder of 5 shots. Signed in English on top of the barrel: "MANUFd BY A.FRANCOTTE LICENSED BY DEANE ADAMS & LONDON". Marked on right side of frame "ADAMS PATENT N°6485", and AF stamp under crown. On cylinder No. 6485. On the left side in an oval ADAMS 1851 PATENT. Chased frame, nice rest of tanning. Good condition. For the anecdote, the defender of Belfort in 1870, the colonel Denfert-Rochereau was equipped with the same type of revolver.

Officer's pistol, Etat Major model 1855. Private order for an officer, made in Liège. Stamped on the left side on the lower barrel: ELG in an oval, N crowned. Cap, hammers, trigger guard, cap and thunderbolt finely chased with foliage. The butt cap has a slot for a bullet. Beautiful walnut stock, squared on the lower part, slightly split at the breech tail. Beautiful mirror polished finish. Good working order.

Pidault & Tevis type 1857-58 system revolver. Barrel with six shots in gauge 11 mm Pidault with central percussion. No visible hallmark. Barrel with rifled sides with blued remains. Recessed cylinder modified by central percussion plate. Walnut grips. Ejector rod screwed into stock. Slight problems with some of the springs, making the indexing not very accurate when cocked. Rare piece.

Revolver Galand 1868 1st Type. Made by the Manufacture Liégeoise d'Armes à feu. In calibre 12 mm Galand. Barrel with rifled sides, trigger guard with finger rest. Marked on the right side of the barrel "CFG" (Charles-François GALAND), No. 6777. ELG stamp on barrel and crowned X. Mirror polished finish with traces of oxidation. Good function, good lock.

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION

MILITARIA - SALE OF MR B'S COLLECTION