Auction Catalogue

8 December 2016

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№ 834 x

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8 December 2016

Hammer Price:
£650

2nd City of London Rifles Officer’s Full Dress Astrakhan Busby c. 1903-8, a very fine example, the front with a large blackened silver badge of cross form depicting a scroll ‘Domine Dirige Nos’ the upper arm of the cross ‘South Africa 1900-02’, in the centre a strung bugle horn with title circle ‘2nd City of London Rifles’, a corded boss above with a silver Imperial crown. White leather sweat band and crimson silk lining part perished for ‘Samuel Brothers Ltd., Ludgate Hill, London’, original leather chin strap and the red over black feather plume with its black and silver holder, very fine condition £300-400