Rod Bellars collection

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by rob love

M3 went for $246K, M3 turret went for $39110.

Wow £150k ish... did that include the auction fees?

[rob love]

No, add another 16% or so for those.



Overall I was impressed by the prices achieved in all the auctions. The display of the lots were sometimes lacking, and some of the lots were a bit eclectic like a mix of Japanese and British items.



All that remains are the Japanese swords. They postponed it from earlier when they started getting asked way too many questions about marks, models and blade condition. They had someone knowledgeable come in and do better writeups. Just as well, I believe some Japanese swords can be pretty pricey.

[Mike Cecil]

Is the buyer of the Grant 1 known?


Mike

[rob love]

I see they have put together another round of items to auction, set for 25 days away. See here: https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/Auct...&pgn=1&pgs=100


This auction is called "the forgotten shed". I recognize a couple items as "missing lots". They were not visible on the main menu of the previous auction. But when the bidding started, they showed up, however you could not place a bid on them. I believe the term is "glitch".

[Tim Bell]

3 nice looking 2in smoke bomb throwers for tanks in that lot.

Presumably live and needing licences.

Fortunately I have one already.

[rob love]

Are those lot numbers 270,271 and 272? The photos don't match the descriptions. The descriptions are for an oerlikon, a solothurn and a hispano. Lot 273 would appear to be an American 60mm mortar, but it's listed as an Australian 2" mortar.

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by rob love

Are those lot numbers 270,271 and 272? The photos don't match the descriptions. The descriptions are for an oerlikon, a solothurn and a hispano. Lot 273 would appear to be an American 60mm mortar, but it's listed as an Australian 2" mortar.

Hmm... you have a point... poor listing.