Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Dewsbury Light Horse Volunteers, oval silver engraved medal, raised floral rim, 65mm x 51mm, obverse: Arms of Dewsbury, on a scroll above ‘Dewsbury Light Horse Volunteers’ and below ‘Merit Rewarded’; reverse: ‘Presented to James Knowles by the Members of the Troop A Reward for his Skill as a Swordsman and Proficiency at Military Exercises 1801’, integral loop and ring for suspension, good very fine £200-£300

Referenced in Balmer’s unpublished work on Volunteer Medals (September 1985), V245.

Note: Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Volunteer Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.