Militaria including the Collection of the late RE Handley

British Military Buttons. A good selection comprising 56th West Essex Regiment two officers’ large gilt tunic (one rubbed), 44th West Essex Regiment a very fine o/r large pewter coatee, an officer’s large gilt coatee (rubbed), an officer’s large gilt and one small tunic plus one relic o/r tunic, 86th Regiment four officers’ large gilt tunic (two severely rubbed), West Essex Militia one o/r large pewter coatee (1837 - 55), two officers’ large silver plated tunic; Royal North Down Militia an officer’s extremely fine large gilt open backed coatee example c. 1800 - 20, an officer’s very rare, possibly mufti button showing a gilt mount a crown over ‘GR’ superimposed with ‘ND’ on a plated background, 112th Royal South Down Militia an officer’s very rare plated large coatee and two large plated tunic examples; 56th Bengal Native Infantry an officer’s large gilt coatee, good overall condition apart from defects mentioned (20) £250-350

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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