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I’ve never seen another in person, and can’t find another example of one online. This “Porter Military Academy” medal, now “Porter Gaud” of Charleston, SC is in fantastic original condition. Porter Military Academy has been around since 1867, and this medal appears to date sometime from the 1920′s to WWII. The top bar is marked “gold filled” and the makers mark from William Schridde of Chicago is stamped on the planchet. It’s engraved “1st place aggregate” so this would have been awarded to the overall winner of the shooting competition. It’s unknown if there were any other medals awarded to any other finishers, or how many years this was done. This shooting medal is as rare as they come, and would be an excellent addition to any shooting medal or Charleston area collection. Please see our other listings, and check back often as we typically list 30-50 high-end estate items each week with No Reserve! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “tommy!” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Very rare WW1 cavalry horse hoof converted to a tobacco box by specialist taxidermists, Rowland Ward Ltd of Piccadally, London. The hoof has silver plate mounts with realistic horse hair moulding. There is a spacious internal box for storing tobacco and beneath the lid there is a match striker. The hoof has a silver plated horseshoe. The engraving on the lid reads. “LATCHKEY” 11TH HUSSARS EUROPEAN WAR AUGUST 15TH 1914 – OCTOBER 8TH 1916. Weight: 764.7 gm. Taxidermists: Rowland Ward Ltd. 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own): was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. During WW1 the regiment landed in France as part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade in August 1914 for service on the Western Front with the British Expeditionary Force. It appears from the date engraved on the lid that “Latchkey” was included in this first landing. The regiment took part in the Great Retreat and took part in a cavalry charge which led to the capture of 8 enemy guns at Nery in September 1914. It also saw action at the Battle of Messines in October 1914 and the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. Again from the engraved dates on the lid, “Latchkey” it appears that was killed on October 8th 1916. Summary: Very rarely do these taxidermy horse hoofs come onto the market relating to real life “War Horses” from WW1. This horse, Latchkey, most likely saw many battles and was involved in numerous cavalry charges. The horse and this hoof will have experienced the horrors and the mud of the World War One trenches and it is poignant just holding it. Clearly he was also a well-loved horse for his hooves to be saved and taken back home to be converted into lasting mementos. The item “Silver Plated Horse Hoof Trophy Box. 11th Hussars WW1 War Horse Tribute Medal” is in sale since Sunday, February 9, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silver Plate\Other Silver Plate”. The seller is “old.gloryhunter” and is located in Richmond. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.
- Product: Taxidermy Horse Hoof Tobacco Box
- Style: George V
- Age: 1900-1940
- Pattern: Engraved
- Composition: Silver Plate
- Brand: Rowland Ward Ltd