71st plate

[blueman]

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what about this plate i think ok ??

[Andrew Clark]

Looks pretty good from the front. 71st HLI worn between 1841 and 1881.

Studs and hooks look similar to the styles work around that date, particularly the shaping on the top hooks. (Unlike a cast O/R/s the stud and hook were soldered in as part of manufacture rather than the riveted mushrooms of the O/R's style. )
Rear chamoise is common on the rear, but can be used to mask things. There should be flate plate pins with wires holding the silver parts fro removal and cleaning as they were rarely ever riveted down.
Should have hallmarking stamps on the large bugle as I would expect it to weight over 7 grams. (but not always even though legally required)

Should be traces of bare brass and overlap from firegilding to the front of theplate, but later (post 1860/70) plates were beging to be electroplated too.