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I think that £320 is an awful lot of money, in particular, when you have the additional cost of obtaining original clasps as well as the work needed for it's restoration.

Michael Kaplan added a late addition to this week's auction:

V245A
Five Bars: Elandslaagte; Def of L; OFS; Tvl; L Nek
168 Tpr. O.E. GARBUTT Natal MR
Confirmed in the Natal Volunteers and David Biggins Roll for Elandslaagte. PLEASE NOTE : The official MMR history by Eric Goetzsche lists him as KILLED IN ACTION on page 367 of the book.
VF 6000

V245B
Also his brothers medal: Natal Rebellion bar 1906 SQNS H.B GARBUTT Natal Mounted rifles
VF
3000

There's one to the Devons on eBay at the moment too:


Biggins has it listed as sold in 2003 by Liverpool.

Not sure why the seller considers it to be "rare" to have Elandslaagte and Defence of Ladysmith clasps on the same medal.

JBS wrote: There's one to the Devons on eBay at the moment too:


Biggins has it listed as sold in 2003 by Liverpool.

Just joined the forum today but been reading for a month or so; has made me take a renewed interest in some of the medals in my collection that have been gathering dust for too long (as for all medal collectors, I presume, sometimes other things in life distract away from our fascinating hobby).
I have quite a lot of QSAs but only one with an Elandslaagte clasp. Here it is:
QSA five bars Elandslaagte, D of L, OFS, Trans, Laings Nek.
Natal, bar 1906
201 Tpr HF Schwegmann, Natal MR

I bought it in 1993 from Glendining's

Any comments gratefully received

A very pleasing medal to actually have in any Anglo Boer War collection, I note the infamous cross next to his name in WO100/363.

zuluman wrote: Just joined the forum today but been reading for a month or so; has made me take a renewed interest in some of the medals in my collection that have been gathering dust for too long (as for all medal collectors, I presume, sometimes other things in life distract away from our fascinating hobby).
I have quite a lot of QSAs but only one with an Elandslaagte clasp. Here it is:
QSA five bars Elandslaagte, D of L, OFS, Trans, Laings Nek.
Natal, bar 1906
201 Tpr HF Schwegmann, Natal MR

I bought it in 1993 from Glendining's

Any comments gratefully received