A Collection of Shooting Medals to British Regiments and Rifle Volunteers

Silver Medal with scroll suspension, 36mm, the obverse featuring the diademed head of a young Queen Victoria facing left, by William Wyon, ‘Victoria Regina’ around, the reverse engraved ‘2nd C.E.C. R.V. Prize Meeting 1884 Presented by O. E. Biddulph, Esq., Won by Colr. Sergt. S. J. Carr.’, the edge erased, suspended from a blue riband, minor edge bruising, good very fine £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Shooting Medals to British Regiments and Rifle Volunteers.

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This medal almost certainly began life as an India General Service Medal 1854-95, with the reverse completely erased and re-engraved, and the original edge naming erased.