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[CONTENTS]
| PAGE | ||
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | [13] | |
| CHAPTER I | ||
| INTRODUCTION | [17] | |
| Preliminary considerations—Where to search for curios—What to search for—Specializing—Undesirable curios—The catalogue of the Royal United Service Museum—Public collections of military curios | ||
| CHAPTER II | ||
| REGIMENTAL NOMENCLATURE | [27] | |
| Household Cavalry—Dragoon Guards—Cavalry—Artillery —Engineers—Guards—Infantry, both past and present nomenclature—Other units | ||
| CHAPTER III | ||
| REGIMENTAL CRESTS | [39] | |
| The fascination of regimental crests—How to plan a collection of crests—The changes which crests undergo—The meaning of crests—Mottoes on crests, and their meanings | ||
| CHAPTER IV | ||
| MILITARY UNIFORMS | [53] | |
| The growth of uniforms—The effect of the decline in armour on uniforms—The part played by Elizabeth—Uniforms in the time of the Civil War—In Charles II's reign—James II—The first two Georges—Uniforms in the Peninsular War—The close-fitting uniforms of George IV—The changes which were brought about in William IV's time—Later changes—Peculiarities of the military dress of to-day | ||
| CHAPTER V | ||
| ARMOUR | [69] | |
| The scarcity of good armour—Considerations for the collector—Counterfeit armour—The twelve periods in armour—The characteristics of each period—Glossary | ||
| CHAPTER VI | ||
| WEAPONS | [89] | |
| Buying specimens—Storing them—Hand culverins—The serpentin—The wheel-lock—The flint-lock—The rifle—Swords—The effect of armour on swords—Swords with historical associations—Other weapons | ||
| CHAPTER VII | ||
| EARLY BRITISH WAR MEDALS | [105] | |
| How to arrange a collection of medals—Factors which influence the value of a medal—The earliest medals—The first English medal—The first English military medal—The Forlorn Hope medal—The Dunbar medal—The Culloden medal—Medals granted by the Honourable East India Company—The Pope's medal, 1793—The Emperor Francis II of Germany's medal, 1794—The Seringapatam medal—The Egyptian medal, 1801—The Rodriguez medal—The Nepaul medal—The Maida medal—The Peninsular Officers' medal | ||
| CHAPTER VIII | ||
| MILITARY MEDALS STRUCK BY THE MINT | [135] | |
| Campaign medals considered—Waterloo—Burmah—China— Cabul—Jellalabad—Scinde—Meanee—Sobroan—The men's Peninsular medal—Punjab—Indian General Service medals—South Africa, 1850-3; also 1877-9—Baltic—Crimea—Indian Mutiny—Abyssinia—New Zealand—Later awards | ||
| CHAPTER IX | ||
| MILITARY DECORATIONS AWARDED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES | [163] | |
| The necessity for special awards—The Victoria Cross—The Order of Merit—The "Distinguished Conduct in the Field" award—The Distinguished Service Order—The Meritorious Service award—The Long Service and Good Conduct award—The "Best Shot" medal—Volunteer decorations—Other decorations | ||
| CHAPTER X | ||
| MILITARY MEDALLIONS | [181] | |
| General considerations—The "lost wax" process—Hadrian's medallions—Renaissance examples—Simon, the medallist—Wyon's work—Public collections—Some noted medallions described | ||
| CHAPTER XI | ||
| MILITARY PRINTS | [195] | |
| The period 1750-1860—Works including military prints—Where to search for bargains—The kind of print most sought after—Works including fine military prints—Bunbury—Gillray | ||
| CHAPTER XII | ||
| MEMORIAL BRASSES OF MILITARY INTEREST | [209] | |
| Classes of military brasses—Rubbings and how to make them—Floor brasses, their characteristics—Palimpsest brasses—What may be learnt from brasses—Mural tablets | ||
| CHAPTER XIII | ||
| AUTOGRAPHS OF GREAT SOLDIERS | [221] | |
| The fascination of autograph collecting—Points which influence the value of an autograph—Autographs classified—A "Schomberg" letter—The notes scribbled by Airey at Balaclava—General hints—Prices of autographs | ||
| CHAPTER XIV | ||
| WAR POSTAGE STAMPS | [241] | |
| The earliest war stamps—Stamps used in the Crimean War—The British Army Post Office Corps—The Sudan Expedition—The South African campaign—The Great War—Recent war stamps and postmarks—Indian war stamps—Other war stamps | ||
| CHAPTER XV | ||
| WAR MONEY | [261] | |
| French obsidional notes—Mafeking notes—The Napoleonic assignats—Charles II and University plate—Mints at Carlisle, Beeston, Scarborough, Newark, Colchester, and Pontefract—Irish gun money | ||
| CHAPTER XVI | ||
| CURIOS MADE BY PRISONERS OF WAR | [287] | |
| Objects recently made in Holland—The Napoleonic prisoners at Norman Cross, Perth, Dartmoor, Stapleton, Liverpool, and Greenland Valleyfield | ||
| CHAPTER XVII | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY CURIOS | [299] | |
| Considerations respecting miscellaneous curios—Battlefield souvenirs—Regimental colours—Odds and ends of dress equipment—Books and newspapers of military interest—Royal souvenirs—Official military documents—Gruesome relics—Relics of the Great War | ||
| CHAPTER XVIII | ||
| A HISTORY OF ONE'S COLLECTION | [317] | |
| Reasons for compiling a history of one's collection—The part played by photographs—Armour suggested as an example—Material for grangerizing | ||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | [323] | |
| INDEX | [337] | |
[ILLUSTRATIONS]
LIST OF PLATES
| A BRONZE MEDALLION OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON | [Frontispiece] | |
| PAGE | ||
| QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHOCOLATE BOX SENT TO THE SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1900 | [23] | |
| PRINCESS MARY'S CHRISTMAS BOX SENT TO THE SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, 1914 | [23] | |
| BADGE OF THE QUEEN'S (ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT) 2ND FOOT | [33] | |
| BADGE OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S (WILTSHIRE REGIMENT) | [33] | |
| BADGE OF THE KING'S (LIVERPOOL REGIMENT) | [33] | |
| BADGE OF THE ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT | [33] | |
| BADGE OF THE ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. | [43] | |
| BADGE OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT) | [43] | |
| BADGE OF THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS (5TH BATTALION) | [43] | |
| BADGE OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY | [43] | |
| SOME REGIMENTAL BUTTONS | [49] | |
| A HORSE AMULET BEARING THE DEVICE OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS | [57] | |
| HELMET PLATE OF THE ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY | [57] | |
| A SLEEVE FROM A COAT OF THE OLD 2ND (SOUTH MIDDLESEX) VOLUNTEER REGIMENT | [67] | |
| A BELT BUCKLE FROM THE SAME REGIMENT | [67] | |
| A FLINT-LOCK PISTOL | [77] | |
| THE ACTION PART OF THE ABOVE | [77] | |
| THE BARREL OF A GUN ORNAMENTED WITH A TWIN HEAD OF MINERVA | [85] | |
| AN OLD POWDER-FLASK | [85] | |
| A SOUTH AFRICAN POM-POM SHELL AND A MARTINI-HENRI CARTRIDGE | [93] | |
| CARTRIDGES AS USED IN THE GREAT WAR. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: GERMAN, FRENCH, BELGIAN, AND BRITISH | [93] | |
| AN OLD SWORD WITH STRAIGHT CROSS-GUARDS | [101] | |
| AN ITALIAN DAGGER HAVING A REPLICA OF THE FAMOUS COLUMN OF ST. MARK FOR GRIP | [101] | |
| ROYALIST BADGE WORN BY THE PARTISANS OF CHARLES I | [109] | |
| THE CRIMEAN MEDAL | [117] | |
| THE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL, 1793-1814 | [123] | |
| THE AFGHAN MEDAL | [123] | |
| SOUTH AFRICAN MEDAL, 1877-9 | [123] | |
| THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL | [133] | |
| THE CHINA MEDAL, 1842-60 | [145] | |
| THE EGYPTIAN MEDAL, 1882-9 | [145] | |
| THE SUTLEJ MEDAL | [157] | |
| THE PUNJAB MEDAL | [157] | |
| THE THIRD INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL | [157] | |
| THE QUEEN AND KING'S SOUTH AFRICAN MEDALS, 1899-1902 (The same reverse was used for both pieces) | [171] | |
| A CHECK TO CORSICAN ASSURANCE By Cruikshank | [191] | |
| NAPOLEON'S CARRIAGE ARRIVING AT THE LONDON MUSEUM By Cruikshank | [199] | |
| A SINGULAR TRAIT OF BUONAPARTE'S FAVOURITE MAMELUKE By Cruikshank | [207] | |
| A BATTLEFIELD SOUVENIR PICKED UP ON THE PLAINS OF FLANDERS (The same helmet is shown with and without the cloth covering) | [217] | |
| A BATTLEFIELD SOUVENIR BEARING VERSES SHOWING THE BLOODTHIRSTY NATURE OF THE TYROLESE PEASANT AND SOLDIER | [227] | |
| AN OLD MUG BEARING THE FAMOUS PICTURE DEPICTING "THE DEATH OF WOLFE" | [237] | |
| A SOLDIER'S COMMUNICATION POSTED DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR | [245] | |
| A SIMILAR COMMUNICATION FROM "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE" | [245] | |
| A POST-CARD RECEIVED FROM A SOLDIER IN FRANCE BEARING STEREOTYPED GREETINGS | [257] | |
| MONEY OF THE GREAT REBELLION, 1642-9 (1. Newark sixpence—2. Colchester gold half unite—3. Pontefract two-shilling piece—4. Ormond half-crown—5. Dublin crown of Charles II) | [265] | |
| GUN MONEY OF JAMES II (1. Sixpence—2. Sixpence—3. Shilling—4. Shilling—5. Half-crown—6. Half-crown—7. Half-crown—8. Half-crown) | [271] | |
| GUN MONEY OF JAMES II (9. Shilling—10. Shilling—11. Half-crown—12. Half-crown—13. Half-crown—14. Crown—15. Crown—16. Limerick farthing) | [277] | |
| PAPER MONEY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, 1793 | [283] | |
| OBSIDIONAL HALF-FRANC NOTE OF EPERNAY | [291] | |
| OBSIDIONAL FRANC NOTE OF EPERNAY | [291] | |
| A NEWSPAPER POSTER WHICH TOLD OF WELCOME NEWS | [297] | |
| A SET OF BONE DOMINOES CARVED BY PRISONERS TAKEN IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, AND INTERNED IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETERBOROUGH | [297] | |
| AN INTERESTING BROADSIDE PRINTED AT THE FAMOUS CATNACH PRESS, BEING ONE OF A SERIES DESCRIBING INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER | [313] | |