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**MINT** Cased, Post 1902 King’s Crown British Suffolk Regiment Officer’s Silver & Gilt Helmet Plate. Sn 17756 - 17756 The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, participating in many wars and conflicts, including the First and Second World Wars, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment to form the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) in 1959 which, in 1964, was further amalgamated with the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to create the present Royal Anglian Regiment. This is a superb post 1902 Suffolk Regiment Officer’s King’s Crown Silver & Gilt helmet plate. It features a castle in silver on a black velvet backing & silver scroll with ‘The Suffolk Regiment’. The rest of the plate is in gilt (see Kipling & King Volume 1 No 227 but with King’s Crown ). The plate is professionally mounted on a blue card and sealed in a glazed wooden case measuring 10 ¼” x 8 ½” x 1 ½”. The rear of the case is mounted with twisted wire for wall hanging. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17756
£325.00
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