Auction Catalogue

2 March 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 708

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2 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£65

Huntingdon Light Horse Volunteers (Duke of Manchester’s), a very scarce other ranks undress forage cap c1860-83, of pill box form and in navy blue and white cloth, to the front an applied ducal coronet white thread on black and below in in light blue embroidery ‘1st MV’, internally sound and complete with narrow chin strap, remains of owner’s label ‘...utton’, some surface wear and staining from melted patent leather otherwise good condition £80-120