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orders, decorations, campaign medals and militaria - Spink

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November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN<br />

MILITARIA<br />

362<br />

360<br />

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Helmet<br />

A Home Service Helmet of the Royal Warwickshire<br />

Regiment, by Hobson & Sons, London, complete with<br />

Helmet plate, 1881-1901 st<strong>and</strong>ard crowned star pattern<br />

with laurel <strong>and</strong> Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of<br />

black velvet a silver antelope ducally gorged <strong>and</strong> chained,<br />

<strong>and</strong> at the base a silver scroll inscribed ‘The Royal<br />

Warwickshire Regiment’, gilt metal cross piece at top with<br />

spike, complete with gilt <strong>and</strong> velvet strap<br />

£600-800<br />

361<br />

King’s Royal Rifle Corps Officers’ Helmet Plate<br />

A Victorian silver Officers’ Helmet plate of the King’s Royal<br />

Rifle Corps, in the shape of a Maltese Cross, Royal Crown<br />

above, bugle horn in centre with ‘The King’s Royal Rifle<br />

Corps’ around, lions in angles between arms of cross,<br />

complete with four screw attachments, these partly resoldered<br />

to back-plate<br />

£100-150<br />

362<br />

Birmingham Volunteers c.1800<br />

A fine quality Officer’s oval cross-belt plate, 72mm x 54mm,<br />

silver, obverse inscribed with Royal Crown above <strong>and</strong> ‘B.V.’<br />

in large floriate letters below, reverse interestingly inscribed<br />

in neat running script ‘Mr. John Innes No. 9 Broad St.<br />

Buildings’, good very fine, retaining original reverse fittings,<br />

together with two glazed <strong>and</strong> framed documents relating to<br />

the Royal Birmingham Volunteers<br />

£800-1,000<br />

363<br />

Ceylon Light Infantry Helmet Plate<br />

A Victorian Helmet plate of the Ceylon Light Infantry,<br />

crowned Prince of Wales feathers with motto surmounting a<br />

bugle horn, ‘C.L.I.’ intertwined between straps, complete<br />

with three ring attachments, together with the related<br />

Regimental Cap Badge <strong>and</strong> a pair of Collar Badges (4)<br />

£80-120<br />

177<br />

360

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