Auction Catalogue

2 April 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

.

Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1474

.

2 April 2004

Hammer Price:
£1,550

Prussian Hussar Officer’s Busby, a fine quality 1912 pattern in grey opposum fur complete with scarlet cloth bag copper gilt chin scales with correct National cockade on the right hand side, black silver and red, frontal cockade of silver bullion and black velvet, cap lines of silver cord and black silk fleck, white over black feather plume (no holder), pale leather sweat band and white silk lining, below the frontal cockade a white metal landwehr cross has been added, some fading to the scarlet bag otherwise very good condition £300-500