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

Malay Regiment, a fine quality set comprising large and small size headdress badges (small type without lugs) a pair of collar badges a pair of s/titles (native script) and two buttons; Kong Kong Volunteer Defence Force a set comprising large KC cap badge and one KC collar badge, a small QEC cap badge; Hong Kong Regiment a rare officer’s headdress badge (?) being a crescent shaped piece of white metal bearing brass letters HKR (stated to be 1892-1902); Hong Kong Military Service Corps a solid chromed hat badge, a dragon over unit tiltle; Hankow Volunteers an officer’s 1855 pattern waist belt clasp in silver plate title circle ‘Never Say Die 1894’ and centre weakly engraved ‘CH’ or ‘HC’ (male section repaired on reverse; 1st Chinese Regiment a pair of pagoda collar badges, very good condition (16) £120-150