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Lot 1

The Royal Scots, 6th Volunteer Battalion, a superb officer’s QVC helmet plate in silver plate with further silver plate, gilt and green enamel overlays, c1888-1902, [Bloomer Bk I No 25], mint state other than slight chipping to the green enamel £300 -400

Sold for £500

Lot 2

3rd Administrative Battalion Lanark Rifle Volunteers, an extremely scarce Senior NCO’s silvered white metal two part star pattern QVC helmet plate, c1878-1880, the central mount depicting the Arms of Lanark within a unit title strap, mint state £150-200

Sold for £250

Lot 3

3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate, c1878-1901, all silver plate, centrally a strung bugle horn on a black velvet backing with the full unit title in surround (Bloomer p43/44), mint state £300-400

Sold for £470

Lot 4

3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a superb officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1878-1901, all silver plate with black velvet centre backing to a large ‘3’, full unit title in surround, excellent condition £300-400

Sold for £250

Lot 5

3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, an extremely scarce other ranks white metal KC star pattern helmet plate, c1902-1908, strung bugle horn centre and full unit title in surround [Bloomer p45/46], mint state £120-150

Sold for £290

Lot 6

4th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a very scarce other ranks white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1887 only [Bloomer p41/42], mint state £120-150

Sold for £130

Lot 7

9th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a rare fine quality silvered white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1890, centrally the figure ‘9’ on a black velvet backing with remainder of unit title in surround [Bloomer p57/58], excellent condition £150-200

Sold for £170

Lot 8

16th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, a very scarce other ranks white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1878-1880, strung bugle horn centre with ‘16th Lanarkshire R.V.’ in surround [Bloomer p41/42], the cross is missing from the orb of the crown otherwise excellent condition £80-120

Sold for £210

Lot 9

8th Lanarkshire (Blythswood Rifles) Volunteers, a very rare officer’s star pattern QVC helmet plate 1880-1887, silver plated star and overlay with gilt centre, this being a lymphad on a torse with motto above, ‘Vincit Labor’, [Bloomer p59/60], the gilt worn on the centre otherwise excellent condition £300-400

Sold for £370

Lot 10

1st Forfarshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, an extremely fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1881-1887 , all silver plate with the Arms of the City of Dundee in the centre on a black velvet ground [Bloomer p71/72], near mint state £300-400

Sold for £360

Lot 11

3rd Forfarshire (Dundee Highlanders) Rifle Volunteers, an extremely fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1882-1887, all silver plate with St Andrew and Cross in the centre on a black velvet backing [Bloomer p71/72], mint state £300-400

Sold for £330

Lot 12

1st Fifeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1887, all silver plate with the Thane of Fife in the centre on a black velvet backing, mint state £300-400

Sold for £280

Lot 13

The Black Watch, an other ranks two part all white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate, the standard back plate overlaid with the QVC glengarry badge of the regular battalions, no VB distinction, two of the three loop reverse fasteners have been replaced and the third, behind the crown is missing, otherwise excellent condition £50-70

Sold for £80

Lot 14

2nd Midlothian & Peebles Rifle Volunteers, an other ranks white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1888, centrally a QVC Thistle Star with unit title in surround, one fastening loop crudely resoldered otherwise excellent condition £80-120

Sold for £210

Lot 15

First Midlothian Rifle Volunteers, an other ranks white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1888, strung bugle horn centre with unit title in surround [Bloomer p7/8], two star points slightly buckled otherwise excellent condition £60-80

Sold for £140

Lot 16

1st Administrative Battalion, Elginshire Rifles, an extremely fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1878-1880 (later 3rd Vol. Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders), all silver plate with Thistle spray centre on a black velvet backing, excellent condition £300-400

Sold for £440

Lot 17

1st Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers, a rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1878-1884, all silver plate with St Andrew and Cross in the centre on a red wax backing, the back plate has been resilvered and is not the original plate for the mount £200-250

Sold for £150

Lot 18

2nd Administrative Battalion, Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers, a very scarce other ranks white metal QVC star pattern helmet plate c1878-1880, St Andrew and Cross in the centre with unit title in surround, excellent condition £80-120

Sold for £260

Lot 19

26th (Cameronians) Regiment, a scarce officer’s gilt and silver QVC star pattern helmet plate 1878-1881, usual Garter and laurels overlay, but with ‘26’ in silver at the top junction of the laurels, a silver scroll at the base, ‘CAMERONIANS’, and a silver mullet in the centre on a black leather backing (Bloomer Bk I No 92), no gilt remains on the back plate and overlay £200-250

Sold for £220

Lot 20

The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd (Berwickshire) Volunteer Battalion, a fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1887-1901, all silver plate, format similar to that of the regular battalions for the period but with an additional scroll to the centre of the overlay, ‘2nd VOLUNTEER BATTLN’ (Bloomer p31/32), excellent condition~ £250-300

Sold for £260

Lot 21

Edinburgh or Queen’s Regiment of Light Infantry (Militia), an extremely rare and very fine officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate 1878-1881, silver plated back plate and overlay with further overlays in gilt and green enamel, near mint state £300-400

Sold for £330

Lot 22

Scottish Borderers Militia (Dumfries Roxburgh Kirkcudbright and Selkirk), an extremely fine and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate 1878-1881, all silver plate with the Royal Crest in the centre ona black velvet backing, at the base a floreate scroll, ‘SCOTTISH BORDERERS’, near mint state £300-400

Sold for £440

Lot 23

1st Dumfries Rifle Volunteer Corps, a very rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate c1880-1887, all silver plate, centrally a Saint winged wearing a mitre hat and holding a crosier (from the Seal of the Burgh) at the Saint’s feet a scroll, ‘A’LORE BURN’, the Garter Proper surrounds the centre and unit title at the base (Bloomer p31/32), one retaining wire to the central mount broken off otherwise near mint state £300-400

Sold for £360

Lot 24

71st (Highland) (Light Infantry), a superb and rare officer’s QVC star pattern helmet plate 1878-1881, all gilt with central coiled bugle horn enclosing ‘71’ on a dark blue velvet backing (Bloomer p53/54), mint state £350-450

Sold for £410

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