National Army Museum

cup, three-handled, cup, three-handled

Accession Number

NAM.1999-04-113-1

Description

Lambert Challenge Cup No 8, Presented to 24th (Post Office) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers by Messrs Lambert; inscribed with presentation inscriptions showing award to Pte Charles Strudwick and E Company, 1880 (c). Three handled cup of electroplated nickel silver, marked by Atkin Brothers Truro of Sheffield; tankard shaped with groove line decoration.

Units

24th (Post Office) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers

People

Lambert

Charles Strudwick

Atkin Brothers Truro

Dimensions

Height x Width x Depth: 170 x 200 x 170 mm

Inscriptions

Inscribed: ‘LAMBERT CHALLENGE CUP No 8/ Ranges 200, 500, 600 yds finally won...by PRIVATE CHARLES STRUDWICK/ PRESENTED TO THE/ E COMPy/ OF THE XXIV MIDDx POST OFFICE VOLUNTEERS/ WESTERN (VERE St) DISTRICT/ BY MESSRS LAMBERT OF COVENTRY ST W/ TO BE SHOT FOR TWICE A YEAR/ at an interval of not less than 6 months/ AND TO BE HELD BY THE WINNER FOR THE TIME BEING/ TO BECOME THE ABSOLUTE PROPERTY OF THE VOLUNTEER/ WHO SHALL BE THE WINNER THRICE IN SUCCESSION’.