Royal Marine Uniforms. Comprising a scarlet tunic with rounded collar and slashed panel cuffs bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a Bandsman’s scarlet tunic complete with blue and white decorated wings and similar trim to the sleeves and collar and three similar decorated stripes down the rear panel, bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a navy blue tunic with scarlet collar and yellow cord decoration to the cuffs and lower collar bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Artillery, a blue cloth tunic with scarlet cloth collar gold cord piping around the top and gold cord epaulette straps, gold braid slashed panel cuffs (some damage) the right sleeve with a silver bullion and silk insignia for a Colour Sergeant (KC, damage to the anchor section), devoid of all buttons, a Senior Non Commissioned Officer’s scarlet tunic navy blue facings gold lace decoration to the pointed cuff, collar and epaulette straps, these also embroidered with fine quality gold thread Globes and Laurels, the right arm bearing four gold lace chevrons (point uppermost), above these a navy cloth roundel bearing a bullion eight pointed star, QVC buttons of near officer quality, generally good overall condition (5) £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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