2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Essex Regiment, a very fine officer’s blackened silver QVC maltese cross pattern helmet plate, c1883-1901, a strung bugle horn centre with unit title ‘2nd VOL BATTN ESSEX REGIMENT’ in surround; together with a very scarce other ranks QVC maltese cross pattern helmet plate to the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Essex Regiment, c1883-1901, centrally a strung bugle horn with ‘4’ within the strings, unit title in surround ‘ESSEX REGIMENT VOLR BATTN.’, both items in excellent condition (2) £200-250

See black and white illustration (Plate II).