The King’s Own Royal Bucks Militia Officer’s Helmet Plate c. 1878-81, a fine quality example being a silver plated crowned backplate overlaid with a beaded multi-rayed silver star, this in turn overlaid with a gilt circular strap ‘The King’s Own Militia’, below a floreated strap ‘Royal Bucks’, in the centre on a domed silver ground the Lion of England upon a torse, complete with three loop fasteners, the lion’s tail is somewhat distorted otherwise very fine overall condition £300-400