The Black Buck raids of December 1982 were a major operation during the Falklands War and a Cumbrian airman was part of it.

Flight Lieutenant Mike Cooper, from Welton, was involved in the bombing of the runway at Port Stanley Airport, to render it unusable.

They were the last time the RAF’s Vulcan bombers were used. Since then Flt Lt Cooper’s personal navigation bag has been untouched.

Now it is up for sale. It comes complete with all the original contents used during the bombing missions in the Falklands War, including maps and charts, and has an estimated price of £200 to £300.

It might suit a museum or a collection, and is is only one of the military items in an auction in Carlisle next week.

Thomson Roddick’s collectors’ sale takes place on Wednesday and will be offering antique and collectable coins and banknotes, vintage toys and military memorabilia.

The military section will include a German SS dagger, still in good overall condition, which is also likely to sell for £200 to £300

A more expensive item is a Word War Two Japanese officer’s sword in a green scabbard, which could make £300 to £400. There will also be medals, arms and uniforms.

Commemorative coins are likely to fetch high prices. A golf four-coin set from 1980 in its case has an estimate of £1,600 to £1,800, while a set from 1887, commemorating Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, could sell for £1,500 to £2,000 and another from 1847 – her first year on the throne – could reach £800 to £1,000.

A gold proof £5 coin from 1981 may earn a similar price.

The section also features a South African Krugerrand from 1978. And the rise in its estimate reflects the increasing value of gold in the uncertainty created by Brexit. It had been expected to sell for £800 to £1,000 but the estimate has been revised up to £1,000 to £1,200.

Meccano Dinky Toys were among the most popular diecast vehicles ever made, pre-dating most other makes, and many of them feature in Wednesday’s toy section.

A gift set containing six vehicles could fetch £800 to £1,000 while a smaller set of five could reach £500 to £700.

Two Dinky Foden flat trucks are likely to sell for £120 to £150. One is in green, silver and black and the other is in maroon and black, and both come with their original boxes.

Train sets never fail to attract attention among collectors and a G-gauge train set by German manufacturers LGB, marking their 100th anniversary, carries an estimate of £80 to £100. It is in its original box and comes with some extra track.

The sale begins at 10.30am and items can be viewed between 10am and 5pm on Tuesday.They can also be seen online in an illustrated catalogue at www.thomsonroddick.com

n International auctioneers Bonhams will be holding two free valuation days in Cumbria next week. Specialists will be offering valuations of paintings, ceramics, clocks, silverware and Japanese art at Stonecrosss Manor Hotel in Kendal on Monday and at Warwick Hall in Warwick-on-Eden on Tuesday.

Sessions on both days run from 11am to 3pm. For more details phone 0161 927 3822.