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LOT 1628
Royal Engineers Officer's Cap
1938-1945 A.D.
11 1/4 in. (280 grams, 28.5 cm).
Army Cap No.1 - British Army, Royal Engineers Officers' Dress Cap with Royal Engineers gilt badge fitted, 'G.D. Golding' maker's label inside; side buttons silver-coloured with Gurkha regiment insignia. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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