The collection of Badges formed by the late Phil Harris

Manchester, Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire Regimental Badges, nine carded displays, the Manchester cards include an other ranks helmet plate centre, an officer’s first pattern bronze cap badge and matching collars, standard other rank cap badges, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/5/MANCHESTER and singles T/6 T/7 and T/10, an other ranks bronze cap badge to the 8th ARDWICK Battalion and an interesting engraved tri-part scroll 8th Bn/Manchester Regiment/Ardwick (both cards include some reproduction items); the Lincolnshire cards include an other ranks helmet plate centre, two KC pagri badges in brass and gilding metal, an officers staff pattern osd cap badge, a silver bladed X, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/4/LINCOLN and a similar pair to the 5th Battalion, two blank scroll cap badges plus sundry collars and buttons, later East Anglian items; the Bedfordshire card includes two officers forage cap badges 1881 - 97 one with blue enamel backing the other with black leather, an osd cap badge with smaller pattern collar badges, standard bi-metal and brass other ranks cap badges, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/5/BEDFORD, a very scarce pair of white metal shoulder titles T/5/BEDFORD and one only officer’s smaller silver plated example, a pair of brass T/HERTS and a pair of brass T/BEDFORD, a large two part copy helmet plate in white metal 2nd ABn Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers, plus various items to the successor Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, good overall condition (parcel) £500-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Badges formed by the late Phil Harris.

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