Hammer

£700

Irish Londonderry Militia Victorian Officer helmet plate circa 1878-81. Good rare gilt crowned star mounted with silver VITA VERITAS VICTORIA circlet resting in silver laurel sprays; the worn velvet centre bearing silvered skeleton atop a mountain between two castles. Three loops. GC 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. Gordon Cummings Collection.