MILITARIA

September 25th, 2026 at 2:00 PM
42300 Roanne - France

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Exposures

Featured lot by the auctions House:

pair of military helmets sitting on top of each other on a white surface
Terms of sale
Militaria Auction Expert: Mr Michel FRADIN Works of Art and Collectables – Antique Weapons Tel: 06 07 81 84 24 For the sale of weapons, with the exception of collector’s items, the purchaser is required to present: - a valid French hunting licence or shooting licence, - proof of identity, - proof of address, - their SIA number. The item will only be released once a check has been carried out against the FINIADA database (for in-person purchases) or the declaration on the SIA has been validated (for purchases via the Live platform). A deposit is required from buyers bidding via Live. This deposit will not be refunded to any buyer who fails to comply with the obligation to provide the required documents. If it transpires that the buyer is registered on the FINIADA register, the sale will be automatically cancelled. Any foreign buyer may only bid if represented by a French gun dealer. ⚠️ No Category C or B firearms will be dispatched via COLISSIMO or MONDIAL RELAY⚠️
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Sale commission: 23 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

Nature of the sale
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Contact:
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Sale commission: 23 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

Internet fees: 1.5% excluding VAT of the hammer price for judicial sales, 1.5% excluding VAT for voluntary sales or €60 excluding VAT per vehicle. No additional fees will be applied on charity auction lots.

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Legal notice for voluntary sales: OVV ROANNE ENCHERES Declaration date or accreditation number: 2002-402 Intra-Community VAT: FR68443361928

Exposures:

23 Rue Benoît Malon, 42300 Roanne, France

September 25th, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Lot no. 1
Book: *The Russian Imperial Guard 1896–1914* by P.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 2
Book: *Les armes en coffret* by Daniel Casanova.
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 3
Set of 7 auction catalogues from the Thierry de Maigret auct…
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 4
Set of two books: ‘Carabines et fusils de chasse’ by Dominiq…
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 5
Set of 3 books: *‘Les armes à feu’* by D.
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 6
Set of two books: *The Price Guide to Antique Guns & Pistols…
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 6 - 1
Set of two books: *The History of the Laguiole Knife* by Ch.
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 7
Catalogue of the sale of Marshal NEY memorabilia on 20 June …
Val.: €10 - €20
Lot no. 8
Lot 14-18: Photographs and postcards (both blank and written…
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 9
Instruction Handkerchief No. 7 “FIRST AID” – “HYGIENE IN THE…
Val.: €60 - €100
Lot no. 9 - 1
Set of plates on artillery. 11 plates, 35 x 55 cm in size, d…
Val.: €50 - €100
Lot no. 10
1816 model cavalry sabre. Curved blade with a rounded back i…
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 11
Infantry sabre, Model 1831. Lenticular blade with no marking…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 12
A pair of percussion-firing, forced-ball pistols.
Val.: €250 - €300
Lot no. 13
Bronze flintlock pistol with a box-shaped stock.
Val.: €180 - €250
Lot no. 14
Set of two small percussion pistols (fist-sized), with damag…
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 17
Flintlock pistol signed ‘J. LAMOTTE’.
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 18
A sturdy Taza-style sword with an all-steel hilt, featuring …
Val.: €150 - €180
Lot no. 19
French ‘Coutrot’ trench dagger.
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 20
Single-shot flintlock hunting rifle converted to percussion.
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 22
Set of two centre-fire muzzle-loading shotguns, 16/65 gauge,…
Val.: €100 - €120
Lot no. 23
Set comprising a lever-action shotgun and a percussion rifle…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 24
9 mm revolver. Black-finished barrel, fully functional mecha…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 25
12-gauge shotgun. Barrel painted black (original), mechanism…
Val.: €130 - €180
Lot no. 26
A very fine Model 1822 Tbis infantry rifle.
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 27
Model 1845 infantry rifle. Rear lock signed Manceaux, in wor…
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 28
Gendarmerie carbine, Model 1825.
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 29
Gendarmerie AN9 model carbine. The lock plate is marked ‘Man…
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 30
A very fine 1857 model Gendarmerie carbine.
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 30 - 1
A very rare Model 1777/AN 9 infantry musket from the Culembo…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 31
1866 Chassepot rifle. All parts bear the same serial number …
Val.: €900 - €1,200
Lot no. 32
1874 M80 Gras rifle. All parts bear the same serial number, …
Val.: €900 - €1,200
Lot no. 33
1886 M93 LEBEL rifle. The breechblock has lost its original …
Val.: €600 - €750
Lot no. 34
1874-model naval bayonet. Privately manufactured by Deny on …
Val.: €120 - €180
Lot no. 34 - 1
1866 Chassepot bayonet captured by the Prussians.
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 35
South American bolas. A throwing weapon used by the Gauchos …
Val.: €50 - €100
Lot no. 36
Indian sabre of the ‘Firangi’ type.
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 37
Set of two revolutionary pike heads.
Val.: €50 - €100
Lot no. 38
Lot comprising a converted 20-gauge GRAS hunting rifle (in w…
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 39
Set of 5 scabbard bayonets. Some have been shortened, others…
Val.: €50 - €70
Lot no. 40
A rare set of two early-period spurs that may form a pair, m…
Val.: €250 - €400
Lot no. 41
Shako plate of an infantry officer of the 66th Line Regiment…
Val.: €150 - €250
Lot no. 42
Italian Model 1889 officer’s revolver, 10.
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 43
Rast Gasser revolver, model 1898, 8 mm Gasser calibre.
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 44
10.6 mm calibre Reich officer’s revolver.
Val.: €900 - €1,000
Lot no. 45
Devisme percussion revolver, 11 mm calibre.
Val.: €1,000 - €1,300
Lot no. 46
Harrington & Richardson Model 1898 double-action revolver, .
Val.: €500 - €700
Lot no. 47
320-calibre hammerless revolver.
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 48
320-calibre revolver, 5-shot, in its red morocco leather hol…
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 49
Young America revolver, .32 S&W Short calibre, 5-shot.
Val.: €600 - €700
Lot no. 50
Webley-type revolver, calibre 450.
Val.: €700 - €800
Lot no. 51
Iver Johnson .32 S&W revolver. White-polished ‘Target’ model…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 52
French service revolver, Model 1873, 11 mm calibre.
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 53
A beautiful 9 mm pin-cylinder revolver.
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 54
A revolutionary sabre, fitted with a Model 1767 sabre-lighte…
Val.: €180 - €250
Lot no. 55
A set comprising a replica medieval dagger (with a lozenge-s…
Val.: €120 - €150
Lot no. 56
US17 trench dagger in very good condition with an original, …
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 57
Small Webley-type .320 calibre revolver with its holster (we…
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 58
A cap from the 3rd Zouave Regiment, made of red wool cloth w…
Val.: €120 - €180
Lot no. 59
Harrington & Richardson single- and double-action revolver, …
Val.: €700 - €800
Lot no. 60
A fine 1882-model officer’s sabre with multiple ribbed branc…
Val.: €250 - €300
Lot no. 61
Civilian Shaska of the Caucasian cavalry.
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 62
Magazine pouch for a Colt .45 pistol, made of tan leather.
Val.: €40 - €70
Lot no. 63
Set of two Mauser 1871 bayonets.
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 64
Prussian sabre with a folding hilt, decorated with the Pruss…
Val.: €200 - €400
Lot no. 65
An Elite Company-style sabre-flintlock with a brown leather …
Val.: €180 - €250
Lot no. 66
German aviator’s dagger converted into a hunting dagger; no …
Val.: €150 - €180
Lot no. 67
Marine Infantry service revolver, Model 1873, 11 mm calibre.
Val.: €900 - €1,200
Lot no. 68
Carl Gustav rifle, Model 1896, calibre 6.
Val.: €500 - €800
Lot no. 69
Carl Gustav rifle, Model 1896, calibre 6.
Val.: €500 - €800
Lot no. 70
Carl Gustav Model 1896 ‘shooting competition’ rifle, 6.
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 71
Carl Gustav rifle, Model 1896, calibre 6.
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 72
Swiss service revolver, Model 1882, calibre 7.
Val.: €1,200 - €1,500
Lot no. 73
Colt Model 1872 conversion, .44 centre-fire calibre.
Val.: €3,500 - €4,500
Lot no. 74
Set of 4 Adrian helmets, 1915 model: one Medical Service hel…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 75
Set of two British MKII helmets, one of which is sand-brown …
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 76
USM1 American helmet, 1943 model.
Val.: €50 - €100
Lot no. 77
A set of two French helmets from the 1950s, one of which is …
Val.: €40 - €60
Lot no. 78
A Warsaw Pact helmet
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 79
German Model 1942 helmet shell, repainted in ‘camouflage’, w…
Val.: €70 - €100
Lot no. 80
Set of two firefighter helmets.
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 81
1937-model helmet for motorised troops, with an anchor-shape…
Val.: €50 - €70
Lot no. 82
1895-model artillery helmet from the Duchy of Oldenburg.
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 83
Bavarian-style spiked helmet, troop model 1895.
Val.: €200 - €250
Lot no. 84
Set of two French gas masks and a canister.
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 85
Marching drum. Brass shell, wooden hoops painted blue, hemp …
Val.: €20 - €40
Lot no. 86
Infantry officer’s sabre, Model 1882.
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 87
An oriental sword of the Shamshir type.
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 88
Court sword from the First Empire/Restoration period.
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 91
Jambiya, an oriental dagger. Mountings, blade and scabbard i…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 92
Remington Rolling Block ‘Egyptian’ rifle, in very good condi…
Val.: €250 - €350
Lot no. 93
Tuareg sword, weathered leather scabbard.
Val.: €20 - €30
Lot no. 94
Set of two British MK2 ‘spike’ bayonets.
Val.: €20 - €40
Lot no. 95
Set comprising a 7 mm calibre pin-fire revolver, Belgian-mad…
Val.: €100 - €130
Lot no. 96
A pair of epaulettes for an African Hunter.
Val.: €70 - €120
Lot no. 97
A St Helena medal in a gilded wooden frame with a glass cove…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 98
Set of 3 Adrian helmets, 1926 model: one artillery helmet, w…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 99
A cavalry officer’s sabre, probably German.
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 100
1829 model mounted artillery officer’s sabre.
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 101
Model 1874 bayonet for the Gras rifle.
Val.: €50 - €70
Lot no. 102
German Mauser 98 K bayonet from the Second World War.
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 103
Swiss bayonet, Model 1889, blade marked ‘Waffenfabrik Neuhau…
Val.: €60 - €100
Lot no. 104
An interesting collection of brass items comprising: a shako…
Val.: €400 - €600
Lot no. 105
German Model 1916 helmet shell, marked ET64 on the inside.
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 106
Adams Francotte-type percussion revolver.
Val.: €450 - €540
Lot no. 107
English naval flintlock pistol.
Val.: €340 - €450
Lot no. 108
Donkey-step sword, with a triangular blade featuring a centr…
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 109
Sergeant’s sword, with a ‘donkey’s step’ hilt.
Val.: €400 - €550
Lot no. 110
Officer’s ‘donkey-step’ sword. Beautiful blade with a colich…
Val.: €1,100 - €1,600
Lot no. 111
Infantry sabre of the Kingdom of Sardinia, 1791 model.
Val.: €320 - €450
Lot no. 112
Polo kepi of the 16th Dragoon Regiment.
Val.: €180 - €270
Lot no. 113
Set of two bayonets: one German Mauser 98 second type, marke…
Val.: €130 - €180
Lot no. 114
German Mauser 98K bayonet. Eagle hallmarks on the pommel, br…
Val.: €130 - €180
Lot no. 115
Chinese Campaign, the Xi’an Incident of 1936.
Val.: €270 - €450
Lot no. 116
1933-model helmet from the Paris Fire Brigade.
Val.: €130 - €180
Lot no. 117
Type 1821 sabre. Silver-plated brass mountings (traces remai…
Val.: €90 - €130
Lot no. 118
A Type 1784 cavalry sabre, known as the ‘Arco’, probably bel…
Val.: €1,500 - €1,800
Lot no. 119
17th-century halberd. Long, quadrangular thrusting blade sur…
Val.: €450 - €720
Lot no. 120
Lot comprising a Prussian regimental sabre, marked 6.
Val.: €130 - €180
Lot no. 121
A set comprising a flintlock sabre with a ‘petit Montmorency…
Val.: €130 - €220
Lot no. 122
Model 1821 sabre. Brass mountings, tang covered in sheepskin…
Val.: €90 - €160
Lot no. 123
A large collection of sword blades (around 18 pieces, some o…
Val.: €250 - €450
Lot no. 124
A large collection of sword blades (around 20 pieces, marked…
Val.: €250 - €450
Lot no. 125
A large collection of sword blades (around 15 pieces)
Val.: €250 - €450
Lot no. 126
NOTRON knife, turned boxwood handle, brass ferrule, grey bla…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 127
Large Chatelleraut-style knife.
Val.: €450 - €600
Lot no. 128
Dumonthier-style percussion hunting dagger.
Val.: €1,000 - €1,500
Lot no. 129
Model 1859 flintlock rifle. Rear lock plate clearly marked ‘…
Val.: €1,600 - €1,800
Lot no. 130
Chassepot Model 1866 infantry rifle.
Val.: €700 - €1,000
Lot no. 131
Comblain rifle. 11 mm calibre, marked on the right-hand side…
Val.: €700 - €900
Lot no. 132
Unmodified Model 1777 infantry musket, serial number AN9.
Val.: €1,800 - €2,200
Lot no. 133
An unusual 20-gauge bolt-action poacher’s rifle.
Val.: €350 - €450
Lot no. 134
18th-century flintlock test tube.
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 135
Model 1822 T bis cavalry pistol, newly made.
Val.: €450 - €550
Lot no. 136
1816 model flintlock cavalry pistol.
Val.: €1,100 - €1,400
Lot no. 137
Double-barrelled flintlock pistol with bronze barrels and a …
Val.: €700 - €900
Lot no. 138
Revolvelo revolver, calibre 320, ring trigger.
Val.: €250 - €350
Lot no. 139
Baby 1887 revolver, calibre 320.
Val.: €600 - €700
Lot no. 140
A rare pepper pot by Casimir LEFAUCHEUX in 9 mm calibre.
Val.: €2,500 - €3,000
Lot no. 141
Prussian cavalry officer’s sabre, Model 1852.
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 142
An imposing sabre of the Heavy Cavalry.
Val.: €700 - €900
Lot no. 143
Vietnamese or Chinese (Yunnan) sabre.
Val.: €250 - €300
Lot no. 144
Belgian Mauser 1889 bayonet. Marked ‘No.
Val.: €150 - €250
Lot no. 145
Trench dagger ‘Le Vengeur de 1870’, first type without a fer…
Val.: €250 - €300
Lot no. 146
‘Serpent’-type trench dagger, oxidised, with a repaired hand…
Val.: €200 - €250
Lot no. 147
1848-model bronze flag finial. A rare transitional model dat…
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 148
A set comprising a fawn-coloured leather holster for a Model…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 149
4th Hussars kepi-style polo shirt.
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 150
A set comprising a German officer’s belt made of cloth lined…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 151
Set comprising two revolver holsters, including a simplified…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 152
Set comprising a magazine pouch, a makeshift canvas version,…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 153
Lots of WWII British memorabilia.
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 154
Set comprising a WWI English-style fawn-coloured leather hol…
Val.: €80 - €120
Lot no. 155
A pair of National Guard adjutant’s epaulettes, from the Lou…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 156
Complete US Model 1941 helmet. Colonel’s rank painted on, fi…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 157
German Model 42 helmet, size 66.
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 158
French Model 1926 helmet, first type, marked ‘A.
Val.: €250 - €300
Lot no. 159
Adrian Model 15 helmet from the African Corps, large size, w…
Val.: €200 - €250
Lot no. 160
German Model 16 helmet, modified to Model 17, with approxima…
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 161
1874-model Dragons’ infantry helmet.
Val.: €400 - €500
Lot no. 162
A large collection of military artefacts – come and explore…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 163
A pair of shooting or duelling pistols, attributed to Captai…
Val.: €2,000 - €2,500
Lot no. 164
Bulldog-type revolver, calibre 320, Belgian-made, stamped ‘E…
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 165
An ‘Agent’ model revolver in 8 mm 92 calibre.
Val.: €1,000 - €1,300
Lot no. 166
A civilian-made 8 mm calibre Model 1982 revolver with its ho…
Val.: €1,300 - €1,500
Lot no. 167
French Army USM4 bayonet. From the Algerian War period.
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 168
A single-shot, break-action pistol in 6 mm Flobert calibre.
Val.: €200 - €400
Lot no. 169
A beautiful, luxury revolver in 320 calibre.
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 170
Belgian-made (ELG) 320-calibre revolver, in good working ord…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 171
Civilian-made Model 1892 revolver.
Val.: €1,300 - €1,800
Lot no. 172
Naval tromblon. A heavy bronze cannon with a five-sided barr…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 173
A pair of percussion pistols. Octagonal Damascus steel barre…
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 174
Set of two flintlock pistols for export.
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 175
13 mm calibre flintlock pistol.
Val.: €300 - €500