Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 May 2017

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 516 x

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10 May 2017

Estimate: £1,200–£1,600

Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Officer’s Fur Cap c. 1866-81, an extremely rare example in brown seal skin of typical sloping back pattern complete with silver plated frontal badge being a fused grenade, the ball mounted with the VR cypher and title circle ‘Royal Tyrone Fusiliers’, white metal chin chain with leather backing and small plated rose side ornaments, complete with its white linen cover and correct pattern carrying tin, some fur loss in various places, the black leather sweat band with many grub holes and the chin strap lining perished in various places otherwise in good condition for this exceptional head dress, the tin with one hole in the lid where the carrying handle would have been mounted
£1200-1600