57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1826-40. A scarce example, the rectangular gilt back plate with rounded corners and poor quality cast silver mounts. These comprise a tri-part honour scroll at the top, a crowned star bearing a strap ‘Peninsula’ and enclosing ’57’, a double honour scroll below and what should be laurel sprays at the bottom. The right hand spray broken and missing and later replaced with a crude cast oak spray, two hook two stud fasteners (Parkyn 418), the top left side corner of the back plate buckled and no gilt remains, otherwise good condition £100-£140 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1826-40. A scarce example, the rectangular gilt back plate with rounded corners and poor quality cast silver mounts. These comprise a tri-part honour scroll at the top, a crowned star bearing a strap ‘Peninsula’ and enclosing ’57’, a double honour scroll below and what should be laurel sprays at the bottom. The right hand spray broken and missing and later replaced with a crude cast oak spray, two hook two stud fasteners (Parkyn 418), the top left side corner of the back plate buckled and no gilt remains, otherwise good condition £100-£140 By family repute the plate worn by Captain Patrick Logan, commissioned Ensign 13 December 1810, and promoted Lieutenant 25 March 1813, and Captain 3 April 1823. Still as such in 1831 but has left the Army by 1834.
57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1826-40. A scarce example, the rectangular gilt back plate with rounded corners and poor quality cast silver mounts. These comprise a tri-part honour scroll at the top, a crowned star bearing a strap ‘Peninsula’ and enclosing ’57’, a double honour scroll below and what should be laurel sprays at the bottom. The right hand spray broken and missing and later replaced with a crude cast oak spray, two hook two stud fasteners (Parkyn 418), the top left side corner of the back plate buckled and no gilt remains, otherwise good condition £100-£140 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1826-40. A scarce example, the rectangular gilt back plate with rounded corners and poor quality cast silver mounts. These comprise a tri-part honour scroll at the top, a crowned star bearing a strap ‘Peninsula’ and enclosing ’57’, a double honour scroll below and what should be laurel sprays at the bottom. The right hand spray broken and missing and later replaced with a crude cast oak spray, two hook two stud fasteners (Parkyn 418), the top left side corner of the back plate buckled and no gilt remains, otherwise good condition £100-£140 By family repute the plate worn by Captain Patrick Logan, commissioned Ensign 13 December 1810, and promoted Lieutenant 25 March 1813, and Captain 3 April 1823. Still as such in 1831 but has left the Army by 1834.
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