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LOT 733
LITHOGRAPH OF THE PAINTING 'THE GRAPHIC' BY C.E FRIPP (76 X 50CM EXCL FRAME)
ORIGINAL PAINTING IS HANGING IN THE CHURCH IN BRECON WALES. THE SUBJECT IS THE DEATH OF LTS. MELVILLE AND GOGHILL, DYING TO SAVE THE QUEENS COLOURS AT THE BATTLE OF ISANLWHANA
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LOT 736
WEBLEY COLT RIC REVOLVER, NO 6337 (SAME TYPE OF REVOLVER USED BY JOHN CHARD)
UESD BY LT. COGHILL IN HIS EFFORT TO SAVE THE REGIMENT COLOURS WITH LT. MELVILLE ON THE NATAL SIDE OF THE BUFFALO RIVER, ON THE SAME DAY AT ISANDLWHANA. BOTH LTS. WERE POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS.
HAS BEEN DECOMMISSIONED.
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LOT 740
MARTINI HENRY RIFLE DATED 1878
TAKEN FROM THE BATTLE SITE AT ISANDLWHANA. NOT KEPT ON OUR PREMISSES. LICENSED AND STILL ACTIVE, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ACCORDING TO SAPS AND AT BUYERS EXPENSE.