Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia an Officer’s 1855-61 Pattern Shako, a good quality example, the black beaver covered body with slightly sunken leather top leather bracing band and leather front and back peaks, complete with its buff leather sweat band and the partly attached silk liner complete with its original leather chin strap. The frontal plate of 1855 pattern being a gilt crowned star with silver and gilt overlays comprising the VR cypher pierced unit title circle with a bugle horn below. A green horse hair falling plume and correct pattern gilt three leaf ball holder, the plate not original to the shako and the anchor plate for the plume missing, slight distortion to the sunken leather top otherwise in good overall condition £700-900