The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers, an Officer's Full Dress Sabretache
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The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers, an Officer's Full Dress Sabretache
A magnificent example, the blue cloth face overlaid with silver train lace and enclosing the embroidered silver lace Royal Arms, oak and laurel sprays. A plated cannon and tri-part title scroll below, 'Sheffield Artillery Volunteers'. Black moroccan bag complete will all fittings.
Sold for £875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The corps was formed at Sheffield in 1861 as the 4th Corps, Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps. The sub-title 'Sheffield' was allowed 1864 onward. Redesignated in 1889 as the 4th (Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps (Western Division, Royal Artillery).

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