The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R.E. Handley

Two Officers’ Forage Caps c. 1857 - 1880, An Officer’s 1880 Pattern Forage Cap, A GPO Shako. The first item being an infantry officer’s 1857 pattern of blue cloth with a horizontal front peak and bearing the vestigial remains of a scarlet cloth band indicating that the hat once bore the badge of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, linings complete, lacking leather chin strap and top crown decoration; the second item c. 1859 - 1880 in Rifle Volunteers’ grey cloth with black leather horizontal front peak, the body with a plain black silk welt, the crown with a lace knop and silver cord decoration, the body unstiffened as issued, lacking chin strap but retaining all linings; the 1880 pattern of blue cloth but with a pale khaki hessian welt and bearing a small gold embroidered fused grenade, the front peak inlaid with gold wire (oxidised), the patent leather chin strap worn ‘up’ part fractured, the hat retains leather sweatband but lacks all other linings, the GPO shako of blue cloth with a red cord decoration to the crown, horizontal leather peak and leather bottom bracing band, complete with leather sweatband, sold as viewed not subject to return (4) £150-250

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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