24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment & South Wales Borderers Auction

Posts : 3363 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

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Lot No 199

24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment & South Wales Borderers, a rare good quality other ranks waist belt clasp c. 1855 - 1871 of standard pattern showing central numerals and regimental title; a brass glengarry badge (KK458) (copper loops N & S); a good quality gilt brass NCO’s ‘pork pie’ forage cap badge c. 1840 - 1874, two copper loop fasteners (crushed); a fine quality officer’s large gilt tunic button (c. 1871 - 1881) and corresponding other ranks brass button; a pair of officer’s fine quality gold bullion collar badges for the South Wales Borderers and a corresponding pair of other ranks white metal collar badges (lacking fasteners); two late Victorian sweetheart brooches, one silver gilt and enamel, the other all gilt, together with four later pattern mess dress buttons, good overall condition (13) £220-280
Estimates: 220 to 280 (GBP)

Dix, Noonan, Webb
The Washington Hotel
5 Curzon Street
London
W1J 5HE

Auction date 17th September 2010

Subject: 24th Badges etc. Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:18 pm

hi 1879Graves.
These seem to be authentic and if they are they will go for much more than the estimated price , I paid about 100 quid for an
original Belt Buckle and the Glengarry Badges are worth anything from 80 - 100 pd depending from whom and where you purchase them.
cheers 90th.

Posts : 3363 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hammer Price: £820 Shocked

Subject: 24th Badges etc. Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:39 pm

hi 1879graves.

Suspect

x 2 .

» CAMPBELL MILLIS DOUGLAS (Assistant-Surgeons, now Brigade-Surgeon, Retired M.D., L.R.C.P.) 2nd Battalion 24th (2nd Warwickshire) South Wales Borderers
» South Africa, with 1879 bar, to 1864 Pte F Smith, 1/24th foot (1st Battalion South Wales Borderers)
» South Africa Medal and 1877-8-9 Bar with India General Service Medal and Burma 1887-1889 Bar (1492 Pte G Adams, 2/24th Foot and 2nd Battalion, S Wales Borderers)