militaria sale - main saleroom

8th January 2026

Viewing for the Thursday sales is always the Wednesday before from 10 am - 7 pm.  All sales commences at 10 am. You can bid on these sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email upto 9.30 am on the day of the sale (info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  You can live bid on The Saleroom and Easy Live.  CARD PAYMENT ONLY

Lot 301

Green canvas and Antennae rods, No. 3 carry case

Estimated: £5 - £15

Lot 302

German mess tins, marked K Shulz

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 303

Lightweight British 1944 gas mask with canvas bag

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 304

World War 1, 18 pounder relic shell casing door stop filled with shrapnel pieces

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 305

1944 Ottway & Co, No 1233 Turret scope

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 306

Inert 60 mm mortar practice round

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 307

1942 S & J Kitchin Limited machete with 1952 leather scabbard. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 308

1941 Endure Josh Beale & Sons machete in 1965 leather scabbard. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 309

1942 Kukri knife by G W L and a Horn staff/stick, 45 cm long.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 310

Fairbairn Sykes, 3rd pattern fighting knife, cross-guard stamped B2, handle with crossed keys, in leather scabbard.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 311

Inert French Brandt, 60 mm inventory mortar round

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 312

Antique gun scope, part

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 313

7 x 50 gun sighting telescope pattern G376 Canadian Kodak Co, serial 3795 in wooden crate, (no eye shield)

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 314

7 x 50 gun sighting telescope pattern G376 Canadian Kodak Co, serial 3795 in wooden crate, with eye piece

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 315

World War 2 Relic 20 mm cannon shells from Sword Beach, Normandy

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 316

Six pieces of early crested ware china including Carlton Ware, Sheffield HMLS tank and Merthyr Tydfil E9 submarine and an Arcadian Bristol tank

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 317

Quantity of military hand tools including spanners, nail punch etc

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 318

A sea mine horn, 15 cm high and a pamphlet titled His Majesty's Mine Sweepers

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 319

Booklet titled The General Principles of Motor Transport by R.A.M.T.S. 12/3 1944

Estimated: £5 - £15

Lot 320

World War 2 US wire cutters in 1942 canvas pouch

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 321

Clinometer machine gun, 1917, No 40604 in leather pouch

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 322

Canadian Bren canvas tool roll

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 323

Five brass 1914 Queen Mary Christmas gift tins

Estimated: £60 - £80

Lot 324

World War 2 German, K98 cleaning kit with contents

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 325

Inert practice bomb/mortar, 19 cm high, converted to a lighter

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 326

Deactivated pineapple hand grenade

Estimated: £25 - £50

Lot 327

Pamphlet instructional notes on the Point 300 inch Browning machine gun, model 1917-1940

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 328

World War 1 T.G.C London MkII, 1941, 764 British Officers compass

Estimated: £60 - £80

Lot 329

British SLR L1A bayonet. This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £60 - £80

Lot 330

Stanley London 1918, G150 Prismatic compass

Estimated: £60 - £80

Lot 331

World War 2 Inert Italian Brixia 44 mm grenade/mortar round "Red Devil"

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 332

Huf Patent Uber 1 German World War 2 U-boat wrench

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 333

Huf normal patent German World War 2 U-boat wrench

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 334

Bosuns naval whistle and chain

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 335

World War 2 British 20 mm brass round, dated 1943 and stamped Oez R.G

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 336

S L R multi tool stamped SFT 1965, 960-2263

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 337

Army Cadet Force patches

Estimated: £5 - £15

Lot 338

British Army NCO Rank arm patches

Estimated: £5 - £15

Lot 339

The Kings Own Border Regiment beret badge and Royal Canadian Armand Corps patch

Estimated: £5 - £15

Lot 340

Naval Mine clearance metal badge

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 341

Long range desert group cap badge

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 342

Royal Lancers NCO's arm badge

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 343

Lovat Scouts military cap badge, Je Suis Prest

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 344

CMS Cumberland motor services, cap badge

Estimated: £15 - £20

Lot 345

Woman's Land Army cap badge

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 346

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry cap badge

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 347

LMS railway service Lapel badge, stamped to the back A5923

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 348

Quantity of vintage cap badges including Fusiliers and Royal Artillery

Estimated: £5 - £10

Lot 349

French 1880 Gras Sword with metal sheath (rusted). This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 350

19th century American bayonet stamped 28 A 5.75 in leather scabbard (Poor condition). This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 351

Antique Indian Flintlock rifle, overall length 144cm

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 352

Aldis Epidiascope with Diascopic attachment, diagram changer, sub illuminator and micro projector

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 353

Kukri knife, 30 cm long in leather scabbard with two smaller companion knives. This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 354

Bowie type knife, 33 cm long in leather scabbard. This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 355

Aitor jungle/commando style knife, 30 cm long in plastic scabbard. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 356

Vintage fencing foil. This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £10 - £20

Lot 357

Bone handled Kukri knife 40cm total length. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £20 - £40

Lot 358

WWI German Butcher bayonet marked A.G Duisburg 316. This bladed lot is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method

Estimated: £40 - £80

Lot 359

4 Sheath and fighting knives and 3 leather sheaths. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 360

19th Century Brass Cannon on a wood carriage on a slide, slide 61cm long, cannon 41 cm long

Estimated: £250 - £350

Lot 361

Mosin Nagant World War II bolt action rifle, cal 7.62 x 54, with 28" barrel, the top of the action stamped with hammer sickle and 1942, fitted with a canvas and leather strap and also comes with a bayonet. Rifle Serial No. 7542.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method. FIREARMS CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Lot 362

Mauser K98 World War II Third Reich military rifle 7.92 x 57 cal, with 23" barrel, the top of the receiver stamped Dot 1944, to the side Model 98 and also with a Swastika above FNP, the stock with leather sling and also stamped with a Swastika and WAA13. Both barrel and stock stamped with matching Serial No. 42835. FIREARMS CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Lot 363

Three vintage National Grid Military System maps, for Cumbria and the Lake District circa 1947, all +/- 88 x 71 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 364

A single barrel percussion sporting gun, with 35" barrel, hexagonal at the breech end, the lock marked possibly Mort with brass trigger guard and butt plate. Overall length 128 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Lot 365

W Richards (Liverpool & Preston), an early double barrelled percussion sporting gun, with 30 1/2" barrels, the locks marked W Richards and with sparse foliate engraving, double trigger, steel butt plate and trigger guard, the side of the stock marked WR257. Overall length 118.5 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 366

A Tranter percussion revolver pistol, with illegible name, side of the frame stamped HH and Serial Number barely legible, with a 6" hexagonal barrel with sparse foliate engraving and wooden checkered grips. Overall length 31 cm.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Lot 367

A percussion revolver, possibly a Colt, the barrel marked to the top with illegible writing other than the word NEW, with 6 shot cylinder, 7 1/2" hexagonal barrel and wooden grips. Overall length 34 cm.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Lot 368

A percussion pocket pistol, with screw off 1 1/2" barrel, the action with sparse foliate engraving and with rear safety catch, fitted with a wooden handle with engraved lozenge. Overall length 15 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 369

A pinfire pocket revolver, probably Belgian with a 2 1/4" hexagonal barrel, 6 shot cylinder with foliate engraving, folding trigger and with grips with mythical winged beasts. Overall length 13 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 370

A 19th century percussion double barrelled Howda style pistol, with 8 1/2" barrels, with plain locks and hammers and carved wooden grip. Overall length 34.5 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Lot 371

A pinfire revolver, with 4 3/4" hexagonal barrel and six shot cylinder, the underside of the barrel stamped VP and with wooden grips and lanyard loop. Overall length 23.5 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Lot 372

A large collection of items, formerly belonging to Lieutenant General Sir George Lloyd Reilly Richardson, including an Indian Shamshir with 80 cm curved steel blade gilt decoration and bone grips, white metal badge for the 18th Bengal Lancers with Afghanistan 1879-80 in scroll below, a Victorian silver Officers Cross Belt Pricker dated 1886, a Treen box of cylindrical form marked J.F.R. 1839 Barnstaple, shoulder pips, leather correspondence wallets, various death letters addressed to Lady Richardson including two examples on Windsor Castle headed paper signed on behalf of George V, and photographs of Sir George Richardson, NOTE: Lieutenant Richardson (1847-1931) was a British Officer whose career spanned many of the Victorian Wars of Empire, he served across South East Asia in The British Indian Army, he led the final assault on Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. He retired in 1909 and was given command of The Ulster Volunteer Force in Ireland upon its formation in 1913.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Estimated: £300 - £500