Pair: C. P. G. Smith, Royal Marines

Crimea 1854-56, 5 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Azoff, Sebastopol (C. P. G. ....h, 33, 4 Coy. C.D., R.M., H.M.S. Algiers, 1854) engraved naming, second and fourth clasps are tailor’s copies; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (C. P. G. Smith, 33, 4 Coy. C.D., R.M., H.M.S. Algiers, 1854) engraved naming, fitted with ‘British Crimea’ style suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine and better (2) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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Although the above entitlement is clearly not possible, the entire fabrication appears to be of some age and is therefore an interesting curio.