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54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot ?Bell-Topped? Officer?s shako plate circa 1842-44. A splendid
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot ?Bell-Topped? Officer?s shako plate circa 1842-44. A splendid rare short-lived 2nd pattern gilt example. Large crowned star mounted with gilt laurel wreath in which rests a silver rope edged strap ?West Norfolk? surmounted by a Sphinx on an ?Egypt? tablet; to the seeded gilt centre, the numerals ?54?; beneath the wreath a scroll inscribed?Ava?. Two horizontal loops to reverse with two pairs of wires behind the crown. VGC Became 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment on 1st July 1881.
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot ?Bell-Topped? Officer?s shako plate circa 1842-44. A splendid rare short-lived 2nd pattern gilt example. Large crowned star mounted with gilt laurel wreath in which rests a silver rope edged strap ?West Norfolk? surmounted by a Sphinx on an ?Egypt? tablet; to the seeded gilt centre, the numerals ?54?; beneath the wreath a scroll inscribed?Ava?. Two horizontal loops to reverse with two pairs of wires behind the crown. VGC Became 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment on 1st July 1881.
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