Hammer

£680

Irish Londonderry Militia Victorian Officer shako plate circa 1855-61.
Fine rare gilt crowned star mounted with silvered VITA VERITAS VICTORIA circlet; black leather centre bearing silvered skeleton atop a mountain between two castles. Horizontal loops. Minor service wear. VGC Raised as Londonderry Militia in 1793, redesigned Londonderry Light Infantry in 1855. Became 4th Bn. of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st July 1881, in May 1882 converted to Artillery as 9th Bde. North Irish Division.