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Lot 89:
Description
A collection of British and Commonwealth military insignia comprising three badges and a shoulder title. The lot includes a brass Territorial Force cap badge for the West Riding Royal Horse Artillery featuring a field gun surmounted by a King’s Crown with scrolls reading WEST RIDING and ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, a bi-metal Royal Signals cap badge depicting Mercury surmounted by a King’s Crown, a curved brass shoulder title with raised lettering reading FRONTIERSMEN, and a bronze circular insignia featuring a central downward-pointing dagger enclosed by a laurel wreath over a horizontal bar with raised lettering.
Condition report:
The West Riding Royal Horse Artillery cap badge shows surface oxidation and aged patina (photo 1). The Royal Signals cap badge exhibits heavy surface rubbing, finish loss, and indistinct detailing across the figure of Mercury (photo 1). The Frontiersmen shoulder title has surface scratches and tarnishing to the brass (photo 2). The bronze wreath and dagger insignia displays light surface scratches and minor patina wear to the central blade (photo 2).
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