Auction Catalogue

23 September 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 592

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23 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£410

Scottish Military Insignia. An interesting selection comprising Royal Scots an o/r white metal glengarry badge to the 8th Volunteer Battalion, a 5th Volunteer Battalion example (solid centre, no lugs), an all white metal glengarry badge (one lug missing), a pair of officer’s collar badges in silver, gilt and green enamel, one only white metal collar badge to the 7th Volunteer Battalion (lugs crushed); The Highland Light Infantry three o/r QVC glengarry badges (one lug missing on one example, two of them with erased ‘Assaye’ scroll; Royal Scots Fusiliers a binocular case badge being a fused grenade with mounted thistle spray, two screw post fasteners; The Cameronians a good quality white metal piper’s ‘Mullet’ pattern glengarry, an officer’s very scarce bronze cap badge (blade fasteners) and a single similar collar badge; The Cameron Highlanders two extremely fine and scarce glengarry badges (KK 547 & 548) still with the original shaped leather backing but lacking the separate ‘79’ numerals, two officers’ unmatched scarce large size bronze collar badges; together with a sergeant’s cap badge to the Scots Guards, an o/r QVC glengarry badge to the Black Watch (no lugs) and a white metal glengarry badge to the 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (KK 1753), some items require cleaning otherwise good overall condition (20) £300-400