West Riding Officer's HP

A nice, silver and gilt, helmet plate for an officer of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding of Yorkshire) with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). The reverse is marked for Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London W1. As KK246.

Note: This appears to have been a conversion from a Victorian plate, which was done sometimes to save the officer money as they had to buy ...  read more

Code: 60070

Lancers Foreign Service Helmet Plate

A scarce, Lancers general pattern, brass helmet plate with two lug fastenings (east and west). KK1126 or Rowe & Carman 53A.

Note: The 2nd Revised Edition of Kipling & King includes this plate in the section on reserve regiments of the South African war (chapter 21) but states this was a more general helmet plate for cavalry regiments serving abroad.

Rowe & Carman c...  read more

Code: 59965

RMA Helmet Plate

A brass helmet plate for The Royal Marines Artillery with two lug fastenings (north and south). KK1106.

Note: There is a strengthener behind the neck of the grenade.  read more

Code: 59880

10th Middlesex Regt Officer’s HP

A rare, silvered, helmet plate for an officer of the 10th (territorial) battalion of The Middlesex Regiment with three lug fastenings (north, east and west).

From the Hugh King collection.

Note: It has been highlighted to me this might be a helmet plate for the 1st volunteer battalion of The Middlesex Regiment (without the usual additional volunteer designation scr...  read more

Code: 59870

2VB Essex Regt HP

A scarce, blackened brass, helmet plate for the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Essex Regiment with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). HQ at Colchester.  read more

Code: 59860

The King's Regt Pre-1902 HP

A bi-metal helmet plate for The King's Regiment (Liverpool) with two staple-style loop fastenings on the backplate and all four intact on the centre. KK287/297.  read more

Code: 59839

Dorset RV HP

A scarce, blackened brass, helmet plate for The Dorset Rifle Volunteers with three lug fastenings (north, east and west).

Note: There may have been some repair work to the crown?  read more

Code: 59825

1st Herefordshire RVC HP

A scarce Victorian white metal helmet plate for the 1st Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). KK1788.  read more

Code: 59820

2nd VB Lincolnshire Regt HP

A scarce, white metal, helmet plate for the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Lincolnshire Regiment with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). HQ at Grantham.  read more

Code: 59815

King's Own (Vols) Officer's HP

A rare, silver-plated, post-1902 pattern helmet plate for an officer of a volunteer/militia battalion of The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) with three lug fastenings (north, east and west).  read more

Code: 59800