The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R. E. Handley 94
LIVERY BUTTONS. 110 examples including a few to the peerage, many excavated and lacking shanks; together with 16 officer’s large and two small plated tunic buttons to the 2nd Somerset Militia, 5 large plated buttons to the Militia Artillery; 3 sweetheart brooches to the Royal Fusiliers (2 HM silver and one gold coloured metal, lacking fasteners) and sundry other items, good overall condition (parcel)
£150-250 95
MALTA AND GIBRALTAR BADGES AND BUTTONS. A small selection of mainly KC and QEC items but including three large and eight small gilt tunic buttons to the Rotyal Malta Fencibles; together with six officer’s large plated tunic buttons to the 1st Huntingdonshire Light Horse (Duke of Manchester’s), a large gilt to the Royal Dockyard Battalion and a large plated and mounted button to the Burnley Carabiniers (West Indies), good overall condition (parcel)
£80-120 96
CHANNEL ISLANDS MILITIA BUTTONS AND SHOULDER TITLES. A small carded display including a pair of s/titles Royal/Guernsey Militia and a single s/title Guernsey; buttons include a scarce o/r pewter c. 1840 - 55 of the Eastern Regiment Royal Jersey Militia, two officer’s plated coatee to the 2nd Royal Jersey Regiment, five officer’s plated (two large, three small) to the Royal Jersey Militia, one only officer’s large gilt coatee to the Royal Jersey Militia, and an officer’s large plated tunic to the 5th Royal Jersey Militia, good overall condition (19)
£80-120 97 98
COASTGUARD, CUSTOMS, TRINITY HOUSE, SHIPPING AND YACHT CLUB BUTTONS. Two carded displays mixed large and small, mainly where relevant KC and QEC issues, a very interesting selection, good overall condition (120+)
£80-120
ROYAL NAVAL BUTTONS. Two carded displays including some early Victorian Flag Rank examples, a scarce RNAV button in silver plate and gilt, three Polar Expedition (?) buttons ‘Morning’, ‘Nimrod’ and ‘Discovery’, good overall condition (parcel)
£100-200 99
ROYAL MARINES INSIGNIA. Two large carded displays mainly comprising later period buttons and collar badges but including an officer’s 1855 pattern waist belt clasp to the Royal Marine Light Infantry (little gilt remains), a scarce fine quality hat badge to the Royal Marine Artillery Band later used by the Portsmouth Band/Royal Yacht Band (KK 1113); a single s/title to the RMA, a pair of s/titles to the RMB and a pair of RNLI, good overall condition (parcel)
£200-300 100
SUSSEX AND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA. The former comprising mainly basic issue collars and buttons but including five officer’s large tunic buttons to the 107th Bengal Infantry, an o/r pair of scarce collar badges to the 107th, a single white metal s/title T/5/Royal Sussex and a pair of brass s/titles T/4/Royal Sussex, a single w/m s/title Cinque Ports and sundry other related items. The East Yorkshire Section includes two officer’s large plated tunic buttons East York Militia, three large and three small plated Mess Waiter’s buttons, one large bronze tunic East York Rifle Vols. and sundry other basic issue items, good overall condition (parcel)
£100-200 101
RFC, RAF, AAC, GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT INSIGNIA. Carded displays, the former includes a single white on black embroidered s/title ‘Royal Flying Corps’, two officer’s bronze cap badges and one collar, two o/r g/m cap badges and a pair of brass s/titles plus sundry large and small buttons; the RAF section includes a KC Pilot’s embroidered brevet, some interesting officer’s collar badges to the various branches, two scarce gilt sleeve badges to the Observer and Auxiliary Sections. The Army Air Corps includes a WWII bakelite cap badge (no fasteners) and sundry buttons. The Glider Pilot Regiment includes pairs of officer’s plated collar badges KC and QEC, together with a pair of w/m QVC collars to the RAMC Volunteers, a scarce w/m QVC button to the Medical Staff and single s/titles 44/VAD/Middlesex, T/RAMC/City of London, T/RAMC/Highland and T/RAMC/Home Counties (crudely repaired), good overall condition (parcel) £200-300
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