Hammer

£540

Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) Victorian Officer's helmet plate circa 1881-1901. A very fine scarce rich gilt crowned star mounted with full laurel wreath and silver Maltese Cross with applied gilt oak wreath and scrolls THE DERBYSHIRE REGT to the arms of the cross. To the centre, a silver Stag lodged, set on translucent blue enamel ground. Mounted on the base of the laurel wreath, a silver bi-part silver scroll inscribed SHERWOOD FORESTERS. Three loops to reverse. Excellent. Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regimet) redesignated Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) in 1902.