Canada, Dominion. A Pair of Victorian Helmet Plates Auction with hand finished eight arms

with hand finished eight arms

exhibiting contact marks and some denting overall

There is some age-appropriate fatigue to the leather sweatband and exterior soiling

Instituted in 1900 (in bronze gilt

Canada, Dominion. A Pair of Victorian Helmet Plates Auction with hand finished eight arms1. Royal Military College Officer Cadets Helmet Plate, 1881 1901, due stamped gilt bronze, measuring 126. 45 (h) x 107. 88 mm (w), three lugs on reverse, with enamel having been replaced with lacquer and badge clear coated in its entirety, remains fine. 2. 47th Frontenac Militia Helmet Plate, 1866 pattern, in die stamped white metal, with aging and wear consistent with having been dug, measuring 116. 16 mm (h) x 95. 95 mm (w), with cross on crown