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35th Royal Sussex Regiment Other Ranks Waist Belt Clasp, a good quality heavy brass two part example 1856 - 1881, central “35” on a lined ground with title surround “Royal Sussex Regiment”, reverse marked Smith & Wright, Birmingham, very good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £120
1st West India Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1855 Pattern, a good quality two part item showing central QVC over ‘1’ with ‘West India Regiment’ in surround, matching benchmarks xxii, sight service wear and the gilt rubbed £80-120
Hammer Price: £85
2nd West India Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1855 Pattern, a very fine quality two part example showing central QVC over ‘2’ with ‘West India Regiment’ in surround, matching benchmarks 5, excellent condition £140-200
Hammer Price: £110
3rd West India Regiment Field Officer’s Waist Belt Plate c. 1840 - 55, an extremely rare example the engine-turned rectangular gilt back-plate with a narrow burnished rim is mounted with a silver eight pointed diamond cut star, this in turn mounted with gilt oak sprays and a crowned circular strap ‘West India Regt’ in the centre of the strap on a raised ground a dimpled ‘3’, lacking loose D end, very fine condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
3rd West India Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1855 Pattern, a very fine two part example showing QVC over ‘3’ with ‘West India Regiment’ in surround, no benchmarks but a perfect match, very fine condition £140-200
4th West India Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1855 Pattern, a very fine two part example showing QVC over ‘4’ with ‘West India Regiment’ in surround, matching benchmarks 17, mint state £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
The West India Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp c. 1881 - 1901, a scarce two part all gilt special pattern example, large central circular disc mounted with sprays of laurel and palm and enclosing a Garter motto and the initials ‘WIR’, gilt rubbed on the loose D end otherwise very good condition £80-120
2nd Somerset Militia Officer’s Shako Plate, an extremely fine and rare example showing a QVC over an eight pointed diamond cut star, this overlaid with oak sprays and central title strap “Second Somerset”, this with a ground of blue vitreous enamel, in the centre on a domed ground the VR cipher, depending from the title strap a scroll “Defendamus”, two loop fasteners, excellent condition £350-450
Hammer Price: £310
East Norfolk Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, a very fine example c. 1840 - 55 rectangular plated back plate overlaid with a diamond cut eight pointed star, this in turn mounted with a crowned Garter Proper enclosing the red enamelled cross of St. George, below the Garter a furled scroll “East Norfolk” the reverse with two hooks, two studs and the original leather liner, excellent condition £800-1200
Hammer Price: £720
Household Cavalry Other Ranks Helmet Plates, two good quality examples KC and QEC standard large ornate format the brass backplates with overlays of Garter Stars in bi-metal, the KC with some original fixings and contemporary repairs to the star fixings, the QEC example now mounted on a shaped block of wood, good condition (2) £120-160
Hammer Price: £140
Other Ranks Late Victorian Lance Cap Plates, two good die-stamped brass examples the first to the 9th Queen’s Royals honours to Kandahar and Afghanistan 1878-80, the second to the 16th (The Queens) honours to Aliwal, the first with two small fractures and two small holes on the bottom edge, the second with replacement screw posts, good general condition (2) £80-120
Hammer Price: £100
5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards Undress Sabretache Badges, two good quality examples the officers’ pattern in gilt brass with silver overlay featuring crowned motto strap central White Horse “VDG” with battle honours to the star rays, three screw post fasteners; the NCO’s of similar format in heavy die-stamped brass, one screw post fastener, some star points buckled on the latter item, good overall condition (2) £120-180
Hammer Price: £210
Royal Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry Other Ranks Victorian Helmet Plate, a very rare example in die-struck white metal, a crowned Garter enclosing the Cross and Star of the Thistle, the centre replaced by a ‘VR’ cypher the whole within thistle sprays, below upon a panel of further thistle sprays four title scrolls, two original screw post fasteners to which have been added two crudely soldered loop fasteners, the junction of the two sections reinforced with further soldering, four minute...
6th (Royal First Warwickshire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, a rare and probably unrecorded example, the copper gilt rectangular back plate with pinned through silver mounts, the format as per Parkyn (Fig 107) but without the Roman numerals ‘VI’, and there is no evidence that they were ever placed upon this example. The reverse with standard double hooks and studs, the plate is also stamped with the still untraced maker’s mark of a fleur-de-lys, this usually indicates...
Hammer Price: £750
7th (or Royal Fusiliers) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, a good rococo last pattern plate, as per Parkyn (Fig.114), the two part all gilt plate now lacking the crimson velvet behind the crown and the blue vitreous enamel behind the elements of the Garter Motto, the shaped back plate is riveted to the front and bears two hooks and an horizontal belt locating bar. The separate honour slide and tip not present, the gilt requires careful cleaning and is rubbed on the high points £300-500
Hammer Price: £400
15th (York East Riding) Regiment Officer’s Shako Plate, a fine quality die stamped copper gilt example 1869 - 1878, stencilled central numerals “15” within the garter and laurels, complete with clipped in gauze ventilator and two loop fasteners, retains approx. 80% original fire gilt, very good condition £120-170
40th (2nd) Somersetshire Regiment Officer’s Shako Plate 1844 - 1855, a superb example for Battalion Companies Officers, the standard eight pointed star back plate is overlaid with a silver cut star bearing gilt battle honour scrolls, in turn the centre is further overlaid with an oval strap “2nd Somersetshire” enclosing the numerals “40”, these on a domed silver ground enclosing the strap are laurel wreaths further emblazoned with battle honours, complete with two hook fasteners...
Hammer Price: £1,600
The York & Lancaster Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate c1883-1901, an extremely fine example in frosted silver and gilt, the crowned star with standard overlay of laurels and Garter in the centre on a ground of black velvet, a rose in silver plate and gilt, a secondary scroll below the standard title, ‘2nd Volunteer Battalion’, three loop fasteners, excellent condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £350
60th The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate, a fine and rare unmarked silver example by J & Co., the arms of the cross bearing Peninsula honours only (c. 1830 - 1852), in the centre strung bugle horn and 60 with title in surround “The King’s Royal Rifle Corps”, four screw post fasteners, very good condition £200-300
£200–£300
93rd Sutherland Highlanders, a fine and rare officer’s glengarry/bonnet badge c. 1836 - 55 in heavy die-cast copper gilt, a crowned circular strap ‘Sutherland Highlanders’ enclosing the numerals ‘93’, these mounted on a blackened disc, thistle sprays around the strap and a short furled scroll at the base ‘Cape of Good Hope’; together with three buttons of the Crimean period, an officer’s diamond shaped doublet button, an other ranks pewter example (shank bent) and an other...
Hammer Price: £700
93rd Sutherland Highlanders Glengarry/Bonnet Badges, two scarce die-stamped white metal Sergeant’s examples (as per KK 566) but with central disc inserts bearing the numerals 93, original lugs crudely replaced and the crown strengthened on one, the other in good original state; the other ranks pattern in good quality brass (KK566), copper loops E&W, good condition (3) £180-240
Hammer Price: £370
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) 6th Militia Battalion Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate, a very fine silver plated multi part example showing a Guelphic crown over laurels and enclosing a cross of the Order of the Bath, on the raised centre of the cross the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto, complete with shaped backing plate, four screw post fasteners (two have been reduced) c. 1881 - 1899, very good condition £120-160
Hammer Price: £220
5th Royal Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Officer’s Helmet Plate 1903 - 1908, a good quality die stamped silver plated Royal Arms example, double wheel cannon upper title scroll “5th” bottom title scroll “Lancashire Artillery Volunteers” complete with three loop fasteners, very good condition £120-170
Royal Regiment of Artillery Other Ranks Shako Plate 1844 - 1855, a good quality die-stamped brass example featuring the Royal Arms, cannon and mottoes (KK 803A), original soft iron loops replaced and the plate with age wear and cracks overall £80-120
The London Scottish Officer’s Plaid Brooch, a very fine example in unmarked silver or silver plate, the large plain quoit mounted with circular thistle sprays and a rampant lion upon a torse, below the torse a furles scroll, ‘London/Scottish’, the mount secured via four screw post and nut fasteners, original stout pin fastener, very fine condition £250-350
9th Bengal Native Infantry Headdress Badge, a good die-stamped silver plate example featuring a unit title and battle honours Bhurtpre, Sobraon, and Afghanistan ‘78-80, three loop fasteners; together with a good other ranks Victorian valise badge for the Grenadier Guards, now fitted with box-style fastening; and a broken other ranks pickelhaube plate for a Saxon Infantry regiment; four military buttons including an officer’s good quality coatee button for the 5th Dragoon Guards (c. 1840...
Hammer Price: £60
The Suffolk Regiment Officer’s Post 1902 Silver Cap Badge, an extremely fine solid silver die-cast example by JRG&S Birmingham 1917, one hook, one blade fastener, excellent condition £130-180
Hammer Price: £200
The Border Regiment An Officer’s Sterling Silver Cap Badge, a fine quality die cast silver example 1906 - 1953, the centre with red enamel behind the Chinese Dragon, marked on reverse ‘sterling’ complete with two silver loop fasteners, excellent condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £70
22nd Dragoons Officer’s Hallmarked Silver Side Hat Badge, the solid die cast silver example being an eight pointed star overlaid with a three towered castle over a scroll “XXII”, two long loop fasteners and marked “JRG & S” Birmingham 1940 (year of the regiment’s foundation), very good condition £140-200
Hammer Price: £180
93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders, a very fine officer’s unmarked silver plaid brooch of hollow back construction, the quoit with continuous thistle sprays and title circle ‘Sutherland Highlanders’, the reverse engraved in OE capitals ‘JC, stout pin fastener c. 1861 - 1881, very good condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
British Military Badges, a large framed and glazed collection comprising a majority of anodised cap badges worn by the British Army c. 1960 to c. 1980 including a few officers’ gilt and silver plated examples, anodised shoulder titles and collar badges (approx. 105 cap badges); together with another framed and glazed collection featuring Canadian Scottish headdress badges mainly KC period which include two CEF cap badges for the 240th and 241st battalions (some of the later examples appear...
Hammer Price: £240
British Cavalry Cap Badges, a framed and glazed collection comprising 110+ cap badges, 5 NCOs arm badges and sundry collar badges. A large number of the cap badges are reproduction items but the following apparently good examples have been noted: 5th Royal Irish Lancers, 7th Dragoon Guards (2nd pattern), 1st Dragoons (small brass eagle), 12th Lancers (KC), 10th Hussars, 9th Lancers (KC), 8th Hussars (QVC), 13th Hussars (QVC and KC), 14th Hussars (oval), 15th Hussars (KC) officer’s gilt...
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Officers HM Silver Glengarry Badge, a very fine large size example by Bent & Parker Birmingham 1898 the two silver loop fasteners also struck with the lion passant, very good condition £180-220
£180–£220
2nd Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers Officer’s HM Silver Glengarry/Bonnet Badge, a very fine heavy die-stamped example by ‘TBW’ Birmingham 1881, within sprays of ivy leaves a title oval, ‘2nd Aberdeenshire R.V.’, in the voided centre St. Andrew and his Cross, two silver loop fasteners, very fine condition £250-350
Hammer Price: £600
Coldstream Guards Warrant Officer’s Cap Badge, a fine example in unmarked silver or silver plate, the eight-pointed star with a pierced Garter Motto this with a ground of blue enamel and a red enamelled St. George’s cross fretted, two silver loop fasteners centre; together with a fine quality officer’s side hat badge this of smaller longated star form by ‘J & Co.’ central pierced Garter mount in gilt and silver with backgrounds of blue and red enamel, minute loss to the enamel...
24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Victorian Shako Badge, a scarce blackened brass other ranks example crowned oak sprays and title strap with raised ‘24’ in the centre, two loop fasteners; together with a scarce die-stamped white metal cap of similar format but smaller and with an ‘Imperial’ Victorian crown, two loop fasteners; 37th (Bloomsbury) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, a very scarce blackened brass (blackened finish part rubbed) glengarry badge being a Guelphic crown over laurels...
Hammer Price: £250
Other Ranks Helmet Plate Centres Post 1881, comprising eleven standard circular patterns, KORR East Kent Leicestershire Derbyshire (QVC) all with four loop fasteners, Somersetshire East Lancashire North Staffordshire, all lacking one loop, Royal Sussex East Yorkshire West Riding Essex (Victorian) all lacking the majority of loops; in white metal The King’s Own Scottish Borderers (lacking two loops), The Border Regiment (Militia Battalions) all loops present; together with a conjoined post...
Hammer Price: £230
Metal Shoulder Titles, an interesting selection comprising 42 standard line infantry (some duplication) and scarcer singles to LIY (Leics Imp Yeo) MF WF (Westlake 964) 4/Notts a large IY 6/DG (separate) T/4/E.York T/10/London Denstone/OTC/College a pair RMB a single white metal NSY/44RTR together with sundry other corps examples, good overall condition (parcel) £150-200
10th Company Imperial Yeomanry, The Sherwood Rangers Slouch Hat Badge, a very rare brass example ‘XIY’ (3 x 1.5cm), two loop fasteners, good condition £80-120
Other Ranks Two Part Helmet Plates 1881-1901, eight good examples comprising South Lancashire, Warwickshire, North Staffordshire, South Wales Borderers (1 lug missing from centre), The Border Regiment (white metal centre), The Royal Scots (bi-metal centre glued to the back plate); together with cavalry, Foreign Service, other ranks die-stamped gilding metal helmet plate (now with black paint), a Grenadier Guards Victorian valise badge (four loop fasteners) and a Scots Guards Valise badge...
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