Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

The Leicestershire Regiment, 1st Volunteer Battalion, an officer’s 1878 pattern home service green cloth helmet complete with all plated fittings and bearing the silver plated and gilt helmet plate 1883-1901, the skull sound but the green cloth on the side and rear skull panels severely faded, the plating sound all round under surface grime, the chin chain leather/velvet lining partly detached, internally reasonably sound but with some wear to the green canvas lined peaks, the plate original to the helmet, well worth careful restoration £400-500