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SEAWANHAKA CHALLENGE CUP                                                                                               PRIVATE YACHT                                             LONDON IRISH RIFLES

                                                                                                                                  Wanting to give her husband the most                      The battalion wanted a unique piece to mark the
           Langfords was commissioned by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in New
                                                                                                                                  personal of gifts, our client assigned                    end of London Irish Rifles as a distinct regiment.
           York to recreate their prestigious Seawanhaka Challenge Cup – the oldest sailing
                                                                                                                                  Langfords to work from the ship builder’s
           trophy in the world after the original was swept away in Hurricane Katrina.                                                                                                      The figure was to be in modern, battle
                                                                                                                                  plans to fashion and create an exact replica
                                                                                                                                                                                            uniform as worn in Afghanistan,
                                                                                                                                  of his most treasured boat in silver.
                                                                                                                                                                                            wearing their characteristic
                                                                                                                                                                                            caubeen (cap).

                                                                                                                                                                                            The piece demonstrated how
                                                                                                                                                                                            the traditional silversmithing
                                                                                                                                                                                            techniques of our craftsmen
                                                                                                                                                                                            were married with the latest
                                                                                                                                                                                            technology to produce
                                                                                                                                                                                            a tailor-made work of
                                                                                                                                                                                            outstanding quality.
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