Auction Catalogue

1 December 2004

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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

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Lot

№ 1658

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£470

Scottish Regimental Buttons, a very good collection of 47 pre 1881 items, 2 post 1881 and 1 Canadian Scottish Militia comprising:- officer’s mounted gilt mufti buttons c1840 to the Royal Scots Greys and 90th Perthshire Volunteers Light Infantry, officers’ gilt coatee buttons large size c1840-55 to the 71st 73rd 75th 90th (& small) 91st (& small Senior NCOs silver plated); officers’ gilt tunic large size to the 1st 21st 25th (2 varities) 26th 42nd 71st (2) 72nd (2) 73rd 74th 75th (2) 78th (2) 79th 90th (XC pattern) 91st (small only) 92nd 93rd; Officers’ gilt diamond pattern c1860 71st 72nd 78th 79th 91st (XCI small only) 92nd. Piper’s white metal diamond 25th and post 1881 Seaforths; Other ranks brass tunic large, Royal North British Dragoons 25th 42nd 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 90th (90) 91st 93rd. Post 1881 a large gilt to the King’s Own Borderers (1881-87) and the 72nd Highlanders of Canada, the gilt generally good though a few of the officers’ tunics are stripped, the shanks appear sound but have not been removed from the card (50) £450-500