The Collection of Militaria to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord

The Welch Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate 1881 - 1882, an excessively rare and fine example, standard crowned eight pointed star pattern with laurel and garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto and scroll ‘Gwell Angau Neu Chwilydd’, below the garter a silver scroll ‘The Welch Regiment’, complete with all three loop fasteners, two ray tips lacking gilt via oxidisation otherwise excellent condition £400-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Militaria to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Note: The central scroll of different pattern to the norm and the early and presumably incorrect use of ‘Welch’ on the bottom scroll.