The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R. E. Handley 225
21ST (ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS) OFFICER’S WAIST BELT CLASP 1877 - 1871. An extremely fine and rare example in gilt and silver, in the centre a triple headed thistle spray upon a gilt ground with unit title ‘Royal Scots Fusiliers’ in surround matching benchmarks (Ryan 33), mint state
£300-400
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ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS INSIGNIA. A good selection of items including an o/r QVC fur cap grenade and corresponding glengarry badge, two officer’s KC glengarry badges with varying flames, three KC g/m o/r glengarries and a scarce w/metal example to the Volunteer Battalions, an officer’s pair of osd grenade collars, a good selection of officers’ gilt QVC tunic buttons, together with sundry other related items; one only officer’s large plated tunic button to the Prince Regent’s Royal Ayr and Wigtown Militia and a single o/r pewter coatee button to the 21st RNB Fusiliers, good overall condition (parcel)
£200-300 227
ARMY VETERINARY CORPS/ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS, TANK CORPS/ROYAL TANK REGIMENT, 22ND (CHESHIRE) REGIMENT INSIGNIA. The former includes a selection of officers and o/r caps and collars including two officer’s odd silver plated collars to the Territorial Section; the RAVC section includes a pair of officer’s collars in bronze and a very fine QEC officer’s cap in gilt and silver plate; the Tank section includes a first pattern o/r cap badge and later KC issues, officers’ sundry collars osd gilt and silver both KC, and a gilt and silver pair QEC, an officer’s silver plated pair of QEC collars to the North Somerset Yeomanry with tank centres, two brass s/titles ‘Tanks’; together with a selection of caps and collars to the RAC first and second patterns; a varied selection of buttons to all the units described. A good quality unissued brass glengarry badge to the 22nd (KK 455), four Mess Waiter’s large size gilt buttons to the 22nd, six varied buttons to the 22nd including three shell jacket examples, standard first and second pattern o/r caps with matching collars, three pairs osd collars (second pattern); a collection of buttons to the Royal Cheshire Militia, two officer’s large and one small plated buttons to the Cheshire Rifle Volunteers, good overall condition (parcel)
£150-250 228
42ND ROYAL HIGHLAND (THE BLACK WATCH) REGIMENT/THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)/ YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA. The pre 1881 section comprises an officer’s scarce gilt diamond pattern double breasted tunic button in mint state, three officer’s large gilt and four small gilt tunic buttons, an officer’s coatee button to the 73rd Perthshire Regiment and an o/r large brass tunic example, an officer’s part forage cap badge to the 73rd being gold bullion 73 numerals on a red cloth ground (severely mothed); post 1881 insignia comprises o/r glengarries QVC and KC, two variable Mess Waiter’s buttons, officers’ bronze lapel badges and sundry other collars and relevant buttons, a single brass s/title T/5/RH and a similar T/6/RH (one lug missing), a pair of w/metal collar badges 4th Volunteer Battalion; six o/r large w/m buttons to the 79th Fifeshire Rifle Volunteers. The York and Lancaster Section includes a good brass glengarry badge to the 84th (KK 555), officers’ tunic buttons to the 65th and 84th, post 1881 o/r cap badges including a 1916 all brass issue and a WWII bakelite example, sundry pairs of collar badges including officers’ in gilt and silver and in bronze, two o/r large w/m tunic buttons to the 2nd West York Rifle Volunteers, a coatee button to the 3rd West York Militia and a hall marked silver (Birmingham 1859) tunic button to the 9th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, good overall condition (parcel) £150-250
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SCOTTISH REGIMENTAL BUTTONS. An interesting selection including two officer’s large gilt coatee to the 78th and a very fine quality diamond pattern for the double breasted tunic to the 78th, five large tunic buttons to the same, four officer’s small gilt coatee to the 72nd and two officer’s large gilt tunics to the 72nd, an o/r large pewter coatee to the 75th, an officer’s large gilt tunic and two small to the 75th, an officer’s diamond pattern gilt to the 92nd and subsequent tunic buttons two large one small, an officer’s large plated coatee to the Royal Aberdeenshire Militia and two officer’s large plated tunic buttons to the same, together with a fine quality Senior NCOs glengarry/bonnet badge to the 78th Highlanders (KK 545) this with contemporary long copper soldered lugs, various post 1881 glengarry/bonnet badges to the Gordons and the Seaforths, relevant collars and s/titles. A few caps and collar badges to the 23rd London Regiment including an osd cap and cap and collars to the Queen’s Regiment (second pattern), good overall condition (parcel)
£250-350 230
GRENADIER GUARDS & WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA. Including basic o/r cap badges in g/m and a WWII bakelite, an o/r waist belt clasp GVR period and a very large selection of buttons, these comprise five large pewter VR cypher and a further six of the more convex nature, one only officer’s VR coatee button with mounted design and three subsequent large tunic with mounted designs, sundry standard pattern VR period tunic buttons officers and o/r, sundry examples to subsequent sovereigns including four large and three small gilt examples for Edward VIII. The Worcestershire section comprises an o/r brass glengarry badge (KK 470) and a scarce pair of brass collar badges c. 1874 - 1881, an officer’s large gilt coatee button to the 36th and an officer’s large tunic button to the 29th. Post 1881 items include a regimental glengarry badge and a Victorian period valise star, o/r cap badges and relevant collars, officers’ collars in bronze and in silver and gilt, sundry related s/titles and buttons, good overall condition (parcel)
£200-300
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