Auction Catalogue

17 September 2004

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1376

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£120

1st Manchester Rifles, by J. S. Wyon, obverse: mediaeval archer drawing bow, in left field ‘A.D. 1400’; reverse: in the centre a volunteer knelt firing a rifle, above, ‘In Defence’, with engraved circumscription, ‘The Winner of the Challenge Cup of No. 8 1st Manchester Rifles, 1862’ (Private William Joseph Birks), 52mm., silver, unmounted, good very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Volunteer Medals from the James N Spencer Collection.

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