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Description: | 200 Uniforms and equipment, Also a complete set of regimental headwear from 1768 to the present day
The Collins Collection has over 200 uniforms of regular, militia, volunteer and territorial battalions including headress and personal equipment covering the period from 1768 to the present, including 3 scarlet uniforms worn at Sevastopol in 1855; one with full equipment, belonging to an officer and two soldiers in the 19th Foot. . The collection is based on that of Colonel E. H. Chapman, Major M. L. Ferrar and Brigadier Tommy Collins . It is one of the finest regimental collections in the country. | Subjects: | Arms & armour | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Trinity Church Square
Richmond
North Yorkshire,
DL10 4QN | FAX: | 01748 826 561 | Telephone: | 01748 822 133 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:1031 | Go to resource |
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