Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

6th Cambridgeshire Rifle Volunteers (Ely) 1861 Pattern Officer’s Shako, a very fine example, the cork body covered with quilted blue cloth, the frontal plate of silver plate displays a crown over laurel sprays enclosing a large central reserve, mounted upon this script unit letters over ‘6’, black patent leather frontal peak and bracing band, a black wool ball plume with short corded boss, original patent leather chin strap, buff leather sweatband and quilted silk lining, slight wear to the cloth on the crown and the lining part detached otherwise very good condition £300-£400