Shako Plate

A friend of mine was visiting the UK this past week and while there, he decided to stop in at the Royal Welch Fusiliers museum. He took this picture:


If you look closely (and are interested in this sort of thing) you will notice a few things about this shako plate that are not normal. That is because this shako plate (for the "stovepipe" shako) is a special one just for the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Missing from the top is the royal crown--the GR monogram has been moved from the center to replace it. Instead of the GR in the center of the plate, we see the Prince of Wales heraldic emblem. Below that, where the lion should be, we have the Prince of Wales feathers. It is a fascinating piece and shows that while regiments did have standards of uniforms, there was much leeway.

Now I need to find a person or a business that can replicate the plate.

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