Gloucestershire Regimental Insignia. An interesting selection including a good o/r glengarry badge to the 28th Foot (KK466), a pair of brass collars to the 28th (C766/767), an o/r’s brass shako back badge, two officers’ large gilt coatee buttons and one small, an officer’s large gilt tunic button (rubbed) and three o/r’s large brass tunic buttons, an officer’s large gilt tunic button to the 61st (rubbed) and a small in mint state, a Mess Waiter’s large gilt button to the ‘North Gloucestershire’ (rubbed); post 1881 items include basic o/r cap badges w/m anodised and bakelite (one blade lacking), back badges for the o/r blue cloth helmet and forage cap, a scarce brass s/title 2/Gloster, a variety of officers’ collar badges in bronze and gilt metal, six officers’ large gilt QVC tunic buttons; two o/r tunic buttons to the 3rd Volunteer battalion w/m and brass. South Gloucestershire Militia buttons a large and a small gilt tunic, two large and one small tunics in silver plate; North Gloucestershire Militia buttons, one officer’s large silver plate coatee and a large example for the tunic, good overall condition (parcel) £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R.E. Handley.

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