Auction Catalogue

23 September 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

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Lot

№ 31

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23 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£520

The Candahar campaign medal to Sowar Meer Ally, 1st Irregular Cavalry

Candahar 1842 (Sowar Meer Ally, 1st Irregr. Cavy.) fitted with original steel clip and straight bar suspension, lacquered, otherwise good very fine £400-500

Ex John N. D. Stewart collection, sold by Dowell’s of Edinburgh, 25 February 1904.

Only 17 medals to this unit which later became Skinner’s Horse.