Highland Vol Artillery HP

A rare, white metal, helmet plate for The Highland Volunteer Artillery with three lug fastenings (north, east and west).

Note: Unfortunately, the large lion is missing its tail and the reverse of the plate has some red felt stuck to it.

This helmet plate is described by Norman Litchfield & Ray Westlake, in their book on The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908 (p96), but ...  read more

Code: 60500

Herts RVC HP

A blackened brass/white metal helmet plate for The Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). KK1798.

Note: Kipling & King, Head-dress Badges of The British Army Volume 1, dates this plate to circa 1880.  read more

Code: 60495

RA Post-1902 Officer's HP

A (somewhat faded) gilt, two-piece, helmet plate for an officer of The Royal Artillery with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). KK807.

Note: It looks like the unicorn's horn and the large lion's crown have been reinforced/replaced. The additional wheel is pinned on, as is common with officer's plates.  read more

Code: 60485

Worcesters Officer's HP

A post-1902, silver and (slightly faded) gilt helmet plate for an officer of The Worcestershire Regiment with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). The reverse is marked for manufacturer Hobson & Sons. As KK242.

Note: This is an 'official' conversion from a Victorian plate - sometimes carried out at the officer's request rather than purchase a new helmet plate following th...  read more

Code: 60460