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№ 995

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18 May 2016

Hammer Price:
£300

Handsworth Volunteer Cavalry 1802, an engraved oval silver medal, 58 x 44mm., Obv. ‘GR’ within a crowned garter, inscribed above, ‘Handsworth Volunteer Cavalry’; Rev. inscribed, ‘Prize for Members of the First Troop awarded to Mr W. Hill for Ball Firing Michaelmas 1802’, with fixed ring suspension, good very fine £260-300

Ex Murray Collection.

Due to the uncertainty that exists with regard to the provenance and manufacture of these early Volunteer awards, this lot is sold as viewed.