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201st Infantry Brigade Bombing Competition, 1st Prize Silver Cup, Patrixbourne June 28th 1917.
A HM silver cup form trophy, the inaugural winners being No. 5 Platoon B Company 2nd/7th Bn. The Middlesex Regiment. Later used as a prize for best Lewis Gunners competition. HM Chester 1913. Now in two parts, the ‘stem’ supported by a wooden insert (approximately 400g); together with two cow horns carved, then whitened with the insignia and battle honours of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment. Wrought in the Crimea as various incidents of the day are also recorded, two crude wood and copper bases for mounting same. Three specialised measuring instruments, two in box wood, the other in bone and white metal, some chipping to the open ends of the cow horns otherwise good condition apart from where mentioned (8) £100-£140
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.
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