Special Collections

Sold on 16 September 2010

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The collection of Badges formed by the late Phil Harris

Phil Harris

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№ 25

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16 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£600

Somerset Light Infantry, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Regimental Badges, the Somerset cards include an other ranks 1869 pattern shako plate, good quality cap badges in white metal and bronze with South Africa scroll and a pair of matching white metal collar badges, a pair of white metal collar badges 1st Volunteer Battalion, similar pairs to the 2nd and 3rd Volunteer Battalions, single white metal collar badges 2nd Volunteer Battalion (brooched) and South Africa scroll example, a good quality white metal cap badge with laurel spray scroll, officer’s bronze cap and collar badges and other ranks white metal examples with corresponding collar badges, shoulder titles Somerset and bugle horn over Somerset, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/4/bugle horn with separate SOMERSET and one only very fine officer’s gilt shoulder title bugle horn over SOMERSET; the DCLI card includes a very rare other ranks brass cap badge 1898 - 1900, one only crowned brass collar badge, an other ranks helmet plate centre, a scarce KC star pattern large brass valise badge, an officer’s bronze cap badge with smaller pattern collar badges, other ranks white metal cap badges with matching shoulder titles, a WWII bakelite cap badge (slight buckling), a pair of brass shoulder titles T/5/bugle with separate CORNWALL, one only to the 4th Battalion and a very rare conjoined T/4/5/bugle/CORNWALL, a scarce cloth shoulder title white on green Truro Cathedral School and a few late pattern badges to the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, good overall condition (parcel) £650-750

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