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Great Britain, 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, c1830s, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal, probably silver, the gilt backing plate with matt finish. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,500
Great Britain, 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt, with matted back plate. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Great Britain, Royal Marines Light Infantry, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt, with incuse maker's mark of 'fleur-de-lys' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Great Britain, 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot, 1835-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt, white metal and enamel, with matted back plate and velvet behind crown, the central green area covered with clear resin, with original leather backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,700
Great Britain, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot, 1844-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
Great Britain, 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal. Some hairlines and marks on back plate, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Great Britain, 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, 1820-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in brass and white metal. Hairlines, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Great Britain, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot, 1850-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt brass and white metal. White metal dark toned, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,500
Great Britain, 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot, 1830, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt brass. Hairlines on burnished back plate, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,700
Great Britain, 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal. Hairlines on gilt back plate, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Great Britain, 96th (Manchester) Regiment of Foot, 1824-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal, probably silver, much of the gilt with a matt finish, with original leather backing. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,200
Great Britain, The Royal Scots, helmet plate in brass (QVC), 1881-1901 (Kipling & King 291). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Great Britain, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) hat badge, 1898-1921, in white metal (Kipling & King 631), mounted on plaid cloth under perspex in a timber frame (17x24.5cm). Badge good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Great Britain, The Royal Dragoons helmet plate in brass (VR) (16cm); British Household Cavalry helmet plate in brass and white metal (GVR) (18cm) (Kipling & King 707); breast plate in brass with Royal arms; Single shoulder board in brass wire with white metal wreath and initials ELY (East Lancashire Yeomanry); pair of dress uniform shoulder boards with brass edging and brass wire drops. Good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Great Britain, King Edward's Horse, Australasian hat badge in brass (46mm) (Kipling & King 1376), worn by Australian and New Zealand members of the unit. Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Great Britain, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, badge (KC), in voided gilt and silvered (32mm), two lugs on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Great Britain, Royal Army Medical Corps, regimental brooch (KC), in gilt and enamel; RAF, other ranks hat badge in bronze (KC); BD (Bomb Disposal?) winged collar badges in bronze (2); Air Force Association lapel badge (KC), in gilt and enamel; handcrafted 7-pointed star with King's crown, in silver (38x42mm), uniface, missing suspension ring, obverse hand decorated and in the centre is inscribed, 'I.S.R/July 15th 1898/F.L.R/April 22nd 1900' (said to be a Scottish Highlanders Boer War regimental award). Good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Great Britain, colonial issue, King's Own Malta Regiment of Militia, c1930, hat badge in bronze (60mm), with slide-back; another identical but with painted enamel centre and with crowned central overlay '70' and with heavy lacquer on the wreath at each side (possibly used as an association badge). Very fine, the lacquer on the second discoloured. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Great Britain, Royal Corps of Signals, hat badge (KC), in brass and white metal (48mm), with slider, also matching collar badge (40.5mm); South Africa Signals Corps, collar badge (KC), in brass and white metal (39mm); pair of Signaller qualification trade badges (2, one in oxidised bronze and one in brass), both with metal backing plate. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Great Britain, The King's School Ely, O.T.C., Cambridgeshire, hat badge in brass and white metal (45mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Great Britain, Parachute Regiment, voided shoulder title badges, in brass, one with backing plate; also ASC (Army Service Corps), voided title badges, one large with pin-back and one small with two lugs. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30