Hammer

£240

40th (2nd Somerset) Regiment of Foot Victorian Field Officer sabretache ornament. Fine rare pre 1881 mounted officers example. Rich gilt crowned mixed oak and laurel sprays over silvered Sphinx on EGYPT. Below the Sphinx seeded gilt XL. Complete with gilt backing plate. Three screw posts. VGC This design marked Tasche ornament 21/3/72 in Gaunt collection in National Army Museum. Bob Betts Collection