Auction Catalogue

25 March 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 55 x

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25 March 2015

Hammer Price:
£480

Hannover Waterloo 1815 (Trainknecht Heinr. Lampe, Landw. Bataillon Hameln) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals and Artefacts.

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Trainknecht translates broadly as ‘sergeant of the train,’ the train being the ammunition and supply column for the battalion. He was possibly a civilian attached to the train rather than an enlisted man.