3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) Major’s Shako 1869-78.
A Major’s 1869-78 Pattern Shako, the stiffened cork body with blue cloth and correct gold lace decoration, gilt metal chin chain and side rosettes, the frontal plate crowned laurel and Garter pattern, to the centre silvered Dragon over ‘3’, buff leather sweatband with quilted silk lining, retailed by ‘Landon & Co. 7 New Burlington St., London’. Complete with correct pattern gilt metal plume holder with white over red ball plume, unnamed carrying tin, the plate is original to the shako, very good condition £800-£1,000