Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 3rd June 2025
Lot 294
A split cane fly fishing rod by Ogden Smith, in a leather covered fitted case with an Ogden Smith
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £504
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Description
A split cane fly fishing rod by Ogden Smith, in a leather covered fitted case with an Ogden Smith 'Exchequer' fly reel, and accessories comprising: spring balance, fly oil bottle, fly case, fly tin with flies, and clasp knife, all engraved with the initials 'N.W.'.
Lieutenant Colonel George Neville Clive Wigram, M.C., 2nd Baron Wigram
Lieutenant Colonel George Neville Clive Wigram, M.C., Grenadier Guards, 2nd Baron Wigram, received this rod together with the guns in lot 268 as a 21st Birthday present from Robert Grant, 2nd Baronet Grant of Forres, in 1936. He was commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in the following year, and served with great distinction in the Second World War, winning a Military Cross in 1945. See also lot 288.