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A British London Rifles Corps Busby The City of London Rifles…
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Sydney
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22-May-2016
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A British London Rifles Corps Busby The City of London Rifles (CLR) was a volunteer infantry regiment of the British Army, originally raised as the 'Printers' Battalion'. It saw a great deal of action as an infantry regiment in World War I. During World War II it served first as a searchlight regiment in the United Kingdom, and later as an anti-aircraft artillery regiment in North West Europe. An Edwardian black seal skin busby of the King's Royal Rifle Corp with black cords forming a plaited festoon at the front, plain black cloth ground, black corded boss mounted with blackened metal cross with short black over red horse hair plume, the interior bearing retailers label. Excellent condition, fur with black original piping, original socket and original leather chin strap with a sound band. Dated 1914. Provenance: Peter Nathan Militaria
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