A BRITISH LANCER REGIMENT OFFICER’S FOUL WEATHER LANCE CAP C1857-1880. A very scarce example in overall black patent leather complete with dummy plume boss and four small horn buttons in imitation of a covered top, good quality gilt lions’ mask side ornaments and similar gilt quatrefoil ring and hook cap line and chin strap retainer to the reverse, original buff leather sweatband, lining missing. The cap was worn without any frontal plate, but this example has been erroneously fitted with an other ranks brass plate of the 17th DCO Lancers honours to South Africa 1879, chin chain lacking and the patent finish crazed overall, some wear to two of the corners on the trencher top £260-360
Note: The only regiment to use distinctive side ornaments on the foul weather caps was the 17th, these were gilt skull and crossbones.
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HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY TROOPER’S BACK AND BREAST PLATES WITH RETAINING STRAPS C. 1980, good quality examples complete with all brass studs, waist harness dated 1991 and correct pattern brass fastening straps, one of the straps incorrectly relined otherwise good overall condition £300-500
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ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS (PRINCESS LOUISE’S) OFFICER’S FULL DRESS BADGERHEAD SPORRAN C. 1881-1914, the brown and white badger’s head is ‘set up’, six gilt metal tassel holders embossed with thistles and white horse hair plumes, plain gilt brass cantle and red moroccan purse (this presumably intact) now contained in a fine quality glazed frame, together with sundry notes concerning the sporrans of the regiment, very good condition
