Militaria including the Collection of the late RE Handley

Fine and Rare Irish Military Buttons. Excellent selection comprising Bengal European Fusiliers five officers’ small gilt coatee buttons (1846 - 61), two officers’ large gilt tunic buttons 2nd Bengal European Regiment (Fusiliers), four officers’ large gilt and one small to the 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers (gilt lacking on one), one officers’ large and one small gilt to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, two o/r large brass tunic examples to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, six Mess Waiters’ large silver plate examples to the 104th Bengal Fusiliers, seven officers’ large gilt to the Royal Munster Fusiliers (gilt lacking on two), four officers’ small gilt tunics RMF (gilt lacking on two), two officers’ gilt screw back epaulette buttons RMF, three scarce NCOs small brass tunic buttons, six officers’ Mess Dress/cap buttons; one officers’ large silver plated coatee and three large plated tunic to the 107th Kerry Militia, one o/r large pewter 107th Kerry Militia, one officers’ large silver plate tunic to the Royal Limerick County Militia, one officers’ small silver plated coatee and one small tunic to the South Cork Militia, one officers’ large silver plated coatee to the 87th South Cork Militia, one o/r pewter coatee to the 87th South Cork Militia, one o/r w/metal and one pewter large tunic to the 87th South Cork Militia, one officers’ large black horn example to the North Cork Rifles Militia (slight faults in the surface moulding), the majority require careful cleaning otherwise very good condition (57) £400-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R.E. Handley.

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