Orders, Decorations and Medals

13th (The 1st Somersetshire) (or Prince Albert's) Regiment of Light Infantry Officer's Shako Plate 1844 - 1855, a very fine and rare example being a gilt crowned eight pointed star overlaid with further gilt mounts, these comprise a scroll 'Jellalabad' over a mural crown, sprays of laurel and palm enclosing a coiled bugle horn this with XIII within the coil, on the junction of the leaf sprays a floreate scroll 'Cabool 1842' and below this the Sphinx/Egypt, four of the stars' rays bear battle honours 'Ava, Martinique, Ghuznee and Afghanistan', two loop fasteners and all four wire fasteners present, the 'Martinique' scroll has been neatly reinforced and the 3 o'clock scroll is buckled otherwise very fine condition
£600-800