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

Royal Horse Artillery an Officer’s Busby c. 1856 - 1878 and Sundry Forage Caps. The busby of brown sable (worn) complete with falling red cloth bag and fine gilt grenade plume holder this mounted with the Royal Arms, a cannon and the regimental mottoes, fitted internally with a white leather sweat band (holed) and the remains of the purple silk lining, the leather chin strap present but broken. An officer’s pill box blue cloth and gold braid patrol cap to the 2nd Dragoon Guards complete with quilted silk lining, leather sweat band and narrow chin strap; another similar patrol cap in blue cloth with gold lace decoration to the 7th Hussars complete with leather chin strap; an officer cadet’s pill box patrol cap in red and white cloth named to R. A. Ashton-Roberts-West; finally a fine quality silk Edwardian period cricketing cap in blue and white stripes supplied by Beale & Inman, 131 & 132 New Bond St., good overall condition apart from the defects mentioned (5) £250-350

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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