Militaria including the Collection of the late RE Handley

A Rare Other Ranks 1869 Pattern Shako to the 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert’s Regiment of Light Infantry). The blue cloth body decorated with a top line of narrow braid red on pale green, the lower edge decorated with 20 mm band of similar braid, two black metal side ventilators, the narrow gilt chin chain supported by small rose side ornaments and hooking up to a lion’s mask rear anchor, complete with broad leather sweat band and narrow waxed liner, the standard crowned laurel plate with central stencilled numerals ‘13’ is not original to the shako, the ball tuft present but lacking the holder, one small moth hole and slight damage to the bottom line of braid, otherwise in good overall condition £400-600

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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