Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 25th October 2022 - 25th October 2022
Lot 265
A Regimental electroplated menu card holder
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £90
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Description
A Regimental electroplated menu card holder, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles,
unmarked,
modelled as the regimental badge on a raised weighted rectangular base, height 5cm, plus another Regimental electroplated menu card holder, The 8th Gorkha Rifles, height 3.7cm. (2)
In 1903 the 43rd Gurkha's was renumbered the 7th Gurkha Rifles. In 1959 it was designated the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles.
The 8th Gorkha Rifles was raised in 1824 as part of the East India Company. It transferred to the British Indian Army after the 1857 rebellion. After independence in 1947, the regiment was transferred to the Indian Army.