The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R. E. Handley 150
FINE AND RARE IRISH MILITARY BUTTONS. Excellent selection comprising Bengal European Fusiliers five officers’ small gilt coatee buttons (1846 - 61), two officers’ large gilt tunic buttons 2nd Bengal European Regiment (Fusiliers), four officers’ large gilt and one small to the 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers (gilt lacking on one), one officers’ large and one small gilt to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, two o/r large brass tunic examples to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, six Mess Waiters’ large silver plate examples to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, seven officers’ large gilt to the Royal Munster Fusiliers (gilt lacking on two), four officers’ small gilt tunics RMF (gilt lacking on two), two officers’ gilt screw back epaulette buttons RMF, three scarce NCOs small brass tunic buttons, six officers’ Mess Dress/cap buttons; one officers’ large silver plated coatee and three large plated tunic to the 107th Kerry Militia, one o/r large pewter 107th Kerry Militia, one officers’ large silver plate tunic to the Royal Limerick County Militia, one officers’ small silver plated coatee and one small tunic to the South Cork Militia, one officers’ large silver plated coatee to the 87th South Cork Militia, one o/r pewter coatee to the 87th South Cork Militia, one o/r w/metal and one pewter large tunic to the 87th South Cork Militia, one officers’ large black horn example to the North Cork Rifles Militia (slight faults in the surface moulding), the majority require careful cleaning otherwise very good condition (57)
£400-600 151
24TH (2ND WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT) OFFICER’S WAIST BELT CLASP 1855 - 81. A fine quality example the centre with silver QVC over ‘24’ and ‘2nd Warwickshire Regiment’ on the circle, matching benchmarks (Ryan 37), very good condition
£200-300
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SOUTH WALES BORDERERS AND WEST RIDING REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA. The former comprising an officer’s waist belt clasp 1881 - 1901 matching benchmarks (Ryan 189), an o/r brass glengarry of the 24th Regiment (KK 458), and a scarce pair of brass collar badges c. 1874 - 1881, two o/r caps South Wales Borderers, a pair o.s.d. collars and sundry brass s/titles, 1st Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment o/r w/metal caps 1908 - 20 and post 1920, 2nd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment an o/r cap and a pair of brass collar badges, 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment an officer’s cast bronze cap badge. The West Riding section comprises two pairs of variable brass s/titles, a pair o.s.d. collars (one with bottom scroll detached), a pair of officer’s gilt and silver collar badges, 1.5 pairs o/r collars and one only w/metal elephant collar, two o/r bi-metal cap badges, a pair of brass DW s/titles and singles D of W and D of W’s, a pair of officer’s plated collars for the Brigade period (1959 - 69), good overall condition (parcel)
£200-300 153
BRITISH MILITARY BUTTONS. 33rd Regiment one officer’s small coatee 1853 - 55, one officer’s large gilt and one o/r large brass tunic buttons 1855 - 81; 76th Regiment one officer’s large gilt coatee c. 1840 - 55 and five officers’ large gilt tunic examples (gilt rubbed on three); sundry post 1881 large and small tunic buttons to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. 6th West York Militia two officers’ large plated coatee, six officers’ large and one small plated tunic buttons, one o/r large w/metal tunic; 4th Admin. Battn. West Riding of Yorkshire RVs, one officer’s large plated tunic. 24th of Foot two officers’ large tunic buttons of varying size and two o/r large brass tunic (one cracked); several post 1881 examples to the SWB; 31st Royal Monmouthshire Militia an officer’s rare silver plated large coatee button, good overall condition (parcel)
£200-300
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