Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment Junior Officer’s 1855 Pattern Shako, an extremely fine and rare example, the black beaver covered body with sunken patent leather top bracing band front and rear peaks and chin strap, the very fine frontal plate of gilt crowned star pattern with pierced Garter overlay this with ‘mirror back’ gilt slip and central gilt numerals ‘58’ on a black patent leather ground, the buff leather sweatband with attached crimson silk lining, the plate is original to the shako, the white over red wool correct size ball plume is original, the pierced gilt ‘cut ball’ gilt holder is a neat replacement, four minute areas of hair loss to the body and two very small grub holes to the bottom bracing band otherwise in excellent condition £500-700