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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.