Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 947

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£820

The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own), an extremely fine and scarce officer’s Home Service green cloth helmet 1881-1890 complete with all bronzed fittings and special pattern frontal plate (KK284), the peak of early rounded pattern provision on the outside and inner rear peak for cap and body lines these also present, green skiver peak linings sweat band and attached silk lining all in good condition, the helmet named inside to ‘H.E.Vernon Esq.’, one minute moth hole near rear metal spine otherwise in very fine condition (1) £500-700