The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R. E. Handley 162
BRITISH MILITARY BUTTONS. A good selection comprising 56th West Essex Regiment two officers’ large gilt tunic (one rubbed), 44th West Essex Regiment a very fine o/r large pewter coatee, an officer’s large gilt coatee (rubbed), an officer’s large gilt and one small tunic plus one relic o/r tunic, 86th Regiment four officers’ large gilt tunic (two severely rubbed), West Essex Militia one o/r large pewter coatee (1837 - 55), two officers’ large silver plated tunic; Royal North Down Militia an officer’s extremely fine large gilt open backed coatee example c. 1800 - 20, an officer’s very rare, possibly mufti button showing a gilt mount a crown over ‘GR’ superimposed with ‘ND’ on a plated background, 112th Royal South Down Militia an officer’s very rare plated large coatee and two large plated tunic examples; 56th Bengal Native Infantry an officer’s large gilt coatee, good overall condition apart from defects mentioned (20)
£250-350 163
CAMERON HIGHLANDERS AND THE ESSEX REGIMENT INSIGNIA. The former comprises four post 1892 glengarry badges, Piper’s sporran badge and sundry basic issue buttons and s/titles; 79th Cameron Highlanders two officers’ large gilt tunic buttons and two o/r large brass tunic, two officers’ plated tunic buttons to the Invernessshire Rifle Vols. and two originally blackened w/metal coat buttons to the 79th Canadian Militia. The Essex Regiment comprises four post 1902 o/r cap badges including one with a regimentally erased plinth, a pair of brass s/titles T/7/Essex and a similar pair of Essex s/titles, a pair of o.s.d. shield pattern collar badges, two o/r shield pattern collars in gilding metal and w/metal, a WWII bakelite cap badge, two scarce gilding metal cap badges ‘Essex Cadets’ and ‘Essex V.A.D.’ plus sundry other related buttons, good overall condition (parcel)
£80-120 164
69TH (SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE) REGIMENT SENIOR NCOS HELMET PLATE 1878 - 1881. A very rare example being a die stamped copper gilt crowned back plate with central Garter motto and ‘slip over’ numerals ‘69’ on a ground of black enamelled leather, two loop fasteners, the gilt with slight oxidation on the high points, otherwise very good condition
£200-300
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69TH SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE, 41ST THE WELSH AND THE WELSH REGIMENT INSIGNIA. Comprising a 69th o/r brass glengarry badge (KK 531), one officer’s large gilt coatee button, one officer’s gilt and one small tunic buttons, one relic shell jacket button; 41st Regiment comprises two brass glengarry badges (KK 492/493 the former relugged), an o/rs relic pewter coatee button and two Mess Waiters’ large plated buttons; The Welsh Regiment insignia includes o/r caps with both spellings (one with clip slider), o/r s/titles with both spellings, a WWII bakelite cap (no blades) and a good variety of officers’ and o/r collar badges including one only officer’s HM silver, together with the relevant tunic and Mess Waiters’ buttons; an officer’s large plated coatee button to the Royal Glamorgan Militia, two officers’ plated tunic and two o/r pewter (all large examples), two officers’ large plated and two o/r large w/metal buttons to the 3rd Glamorgan Rifle Volunteers, good overall condition (parcel)
£300-400
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