Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Boer War Period, a most intersting thick grey felt ‘fore & aft” forage cap the sides turned up and cut with a rise and fall edging, a green and black wool tourie and silk tail ribbons white and purple depending from a panel of the same materials, the purple ribbon now missing, the hat hand sewn throughout and undoubtably ‘home made’, the perforated initials ‘J.S’ are behind the left hand turn up; ornamented overall with a fine display of period badges, caps The Leinsters (loops) 9th Lancers QVC (top lance pennons missing) 3rd Dragoon Guards (3 loops) HMRR of Lancers (4 loops) The West Riding Regiment (loops) Grenadier Guards (18 flames) loops ASC slider by Woodwards RAMC loops the QVC missing, collars 7th D Gds white metal Border Regt 1896-1906, R Sussex R Warwicks (antelope) 9th Lancers QVC Norfolks Worcs (last pattern g/m) S Staffs w/m 1st South African Infantry Pof Wales crest in w/m, additionally a large white metal two part Boy Scouts badge and a small bronze star with ‘2’ in the centre, the gilding metal mount QVC from an RE’s other ranks waist belt clasp, the material faded and with some staining the badges excellent apart from those defects stated £150-200