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Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Balaklava (Edwd. Malone, 5th Dragn. Gds.), officially impressed naming, upper clasp lugs with remnants of old riveting, suspension claw slack, severe edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise about very fine £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Pair: Private W. McLean, 5th Dragoon Guards Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (5th Dragoon Gds.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 598 Pt., 5th Dragoon Gds.), regimentally impressed naming, the first with refixed suspension and possibly a copy clasp, edge bruising and contact wear, good fine or better (2) £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Pair: Private J. Buckley, 5th Dragoon Guards Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (... James Buckley, 5th D...), contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 637 Pt., 5th Dragoon Gds.), regimentally impressed naming, last two clasps on the first loose on riband due to broken carriage, suspension refixed, severe edge bruising and contact marks, with resultant loss of some naming detail, fair to fine (2) £250-300
Hammer Price: £500
Three: Private J. Tagg, 5th Dragoon Guards Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (5th Dragoon Guards), contemporary engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (654, 5th Dragn. Gds.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 654 Pt., 5th Dragoon Gds.), regimentally impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally about very fine (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,200
An extremely rare Heavy Brigade French Medaille Militaire group of four awarded to Troop Sergeant-Major W. F. Stewart, 5th Dragoon Guards, who had three horses killed under him in the famous engagement at Balaklava Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Troop S.M. W. F. Stewart, 5th Dn. Gds.), contemporary engraved naming, with attractive Royal Coat of Arms riband device; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., large letter reverse (5555 Tp.-Sjt.-Mjr. W. Steward, 5th Dragn. Gds.),...
Hammer Price: £8,800
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (C. Remnants, 1st Rl. Dragns.), officially impressed naming, copy clasp, edge bruising and contact marks, fine £140-180
Hammer Price: £130
Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann (G. Robinson, 1st Dragoons), officially impressed naming, edge nicks, good very fine £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,600
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. Atken, 2nd Dragoons), officially impressed naming, copy clasp loose on riband, renovated suspension, naming rubbed, edge bruising and polished, therefore good fine £140-160
Hammer Price: £210
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pve. Jas. Russ, 2d Dgs.), contemporary engraved naming, neatly refixed suspension claw, contact marks and edge bruising, better than good fine £300-350
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (T. Burke, 6th Dragns.) officially impressed naming, with additional regimentally engraved ‘No. 1095’ and ‘6th D.’, fitted with Hunt and Roskell silver riband buckle with gold pin, contact marks and edge nicks, very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,450
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (W. Biggs, 6th Dragns.), officially impressed naming, with additional regimentally engraved ‘No. 833’ and ‘6th D.’, edge bruising, very fine £600-700
Three: Troop Sergeant-Major E. Mills, 6th Dragoons, a witness at the famous Court-Martial of Colonel Crawley Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (6th Dragoons), officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (47 Troop Serjt. Major, 6th Dragoons), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (47, 6th Dragoons), old engraved naming, contact marks and edge bruising, good fine or better (3) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,000
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (T.(sic) Foster(sic), 4th Lt. Dragns.), officially impressed naming, neatly refixed suspension claw, edge bruising, contact wear and polished, fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £400
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (J. Garvey, 4th Lt. Dragns.), officially impressed naming, suspension claw tightened, edge bruising and polished, therefore fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £880
A fine Charge of the Light Brigade D.C.M. group of four awarded to Troop Sergeant-Major F. Short, 4th Light Dragoons, afterwards Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry: on reaching the end of the “Valley of Death”, he ‘disposed of several drivers, and their horses as well, thus materially preventing the enemy from removing the guns’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Fredk. Short, 4th Lt. Drags.); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (T.S.[M.], 4th...
Hammer Price: £14,000
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1149 Tp. Sgt. Maj. F. Short, 4th Husrs.) edge nicks, very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
Four: Private J. Mortimer, 8th Hussars, a “confirmed charger” Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte., 8th Husrs.), contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (8th Hussars); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (938, 8th Hussars), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian die (No. 938, 8 Hussars), depot impressed naming, all but the third with refixed suspension, severe edge bruising...
Hammer Price: £6,800
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (R. Faith, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming, contact marks and edge nicks, very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (J. Murphy, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Lance-Corporal W. Humphriss, 11th Hussars Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (1493, XIth P.A.O. Hussars), regimentally impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1493, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (1493, XI P.A.O. Hussars), regimentally impressed naming, the first with refixed suspension claw, heavy contact marks and edge bruising, fine, otherwise nearer very fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £820
Three: Private E. Walpole, 11th Hussars Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (11th Hussars), officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1131, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (1131 Pte., 11th Hussars), engraved naming, the first with traces of repair to reverse of last clasp, the second with refixed [slack] suspension claw and the last drilled at 6 and 12 o’clock with...
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (H. Burgess, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming, edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,650
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (M. Holland, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming, suspension claw tightened, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, fair to fine £4500-5500
Hammer Price: £7,200
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Balaklava, Sebastopol (D. Andrews, 11th Hussars), officially impressed naming, fitted with an old silver riband buckle, clasps in order stated, upper right hand side-carriage detached by last clasp, contact marks and edge bruising, better than good fine £4500-5500
Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (828 R. Ashton, XI P.A.O. Hussars) regimentally impressed naming, with Hunt & Roskell riband buckle, edge bruising and polished, about very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £450
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Tp.-Sjt.-Mjr. D. Mahoney, 13th Lt. Drgns.), officially impressed naming, with original Bailey of Coventry laurel riband fitment, suspension claw refixed, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £600-700
Pair: Sergeant R. Stops, 13th Light Dragoons Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Corpl., 13th Lt. Dragoons), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Serjt., 13 Lt. Dragns.), engraved naming, the first with surname spelling ‘Stopps’, edge bruising and contact wear, about very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. D. Robinson, 13th Lt. Dragoons), officially impressed naming, last clasp unofficially riveted, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise about very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £2,600
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (R. Duke, 13th Lt. Dragoons), officially impressed naming, with original Bailey of Coventry riband fitment, edge bruising, about very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Five: Troop Sergeant-Major R. Williams, Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, late 17th Lancers, who rode in the famous charge with a painful boil on his nose and wore a scarf round his face for protection: nonetheless, his ‘visage was so fearsome that the Russians even held their fire’ Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Troop Sjt.-Mjr., 17th Lancers), officially impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Troop Sergt., 17th Lancers); Army L.S. &...
Hammer Price: £12,000
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