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ca1855. Army. Shako. A beautiful dark blue shako to a Military Officer. Quilted finished body with aged silver braiding all around. Silver plated rosettes to side & white metal chin chain attached. White metal Militia General Service pattern QVC badge to front, missing one lug. Black ball plume in beautiful VR mounted holder. Leather headband attached but most silk lining worn/missing. Fair, needs some TLC, some braid loose but well worth the restoration time. A rare item of head gear, displays beautifully. AVAILABLE at A$750
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Army - Victorian Era 1855-1873 Royal Artillery OR/Gnr parade blues jacket ¾ length. QV Crown RA 3 cannon gilt brass buttons 1855-1873. Large, 9 to front, 8 to back. Small, 2 on epaulettes. Red felt collar, yellow cord trim + yellow cord scroll to sleeve cuffs. Red piping to jacket front, rear + epaulettes. Buttons are later replacement/copies. No name tag, remnants of tailors tag on liner. Liner OK. Brass 'D's to support belt when worn. With early jodhpur dress trousers with red stripe. (2)AVAILABLE at A$250
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Army. 1854 West Suffolk Regiment. 1844-1855 Pattern 'Albert' Shako plate, Enlisted Ranks, Centre Companies, 63rd Regt of Foot. Relic dug in the Crimea c/1990's, but comp with its original iron loops to reverse. Cleaned & expert repaired. The 63rd formed part of the 4th Div of the Army of the East 1854-56. Present at the actions of Alma 20/9/1854, Inkerman 17-18/6/1855 & Siege of Sevastopol from >08/9/1855. gVF. An attractive & scarce comp 'Albert' plate with Crimean War provenance. SOLD at A$300
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1854 Baltic Medal. privately engraved: ' ADAM CAIRNS, BOY 2ND CLASS, HMS HASTINGS'. Adam Cairns, born 1839 Edinburgh. Joined HMS 'Waterloo' as Boy 2nd Class May 1855. To 'Hastings' 1855-1857. With copies of attestation papers & Ship's Description Books. Medal thins at 12 & 6 o'clock as struck but is not renamed. gVF. On original ribbon. SOLD at A$350