Militaria including the Collection of the late RE Handley

88th Connaught Rangers Insignia. Comprising a good quality o/r glengarry badge (KK 559 fitted with period soldered soft iron lugs), a pair of pre 1881 brass collar badges (Churchill 1805/1806 one requires cleaning), three officers’ large size gilt coatee buttons (gilt rubbed on one), three o/r shell jacket buttons in varying stages of decay; 94th Regiment two officers’ small size gilt tunic buttons and one o/r large brass tunic button (relic); post 1881 insignia includes an officer’s fine and rare pair of full dress collar badges in silver and gold embroidery the howdah cloth in blue velvet, 1.5 pairs of officers’ plated collar badges, a pair of brass s/titles ‘Conn.Rangers’, and singles ‘Connaught’ and ‘CR’, plus a selection of mainly KC officers’ tunic buttons, good overall condition except where stated (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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