Help Appreciated To Identify Helmet Plate

[mjw]

Hello everyone.

I would like to ask if any Forum members can offer an opinion on the following helmet badge which has been offered to me.

It has been suggested that it might have been worn by a member of the British Auxiliaries Legion during the 1st Carlist War in Spain which lasted from 1833 to approximately 1840. Numerous English volunteers served in these wars.

Many of their badges were apparently made in England, belt plates and shako plates in particular and this is almost certainly an English product. I am told it was once part of the J. R. Gaunt & Sons Pattern Book Archive which was sold at auction.

It is a die-struck piece (8.5 x 9.5cm) in two parts, the central coat of arms sweated on to the laurel wreath at its base. The wreath is somewhat buckled
on both sides and two of the three copper loops on the reverse are bent over.

I hope to get better pictures later.

Any help or opinions greatly appreciated.

Kind regards, Malcolm.

Well did not do well with this post. Sorry not sure what went wrong with heading or text.

 

Apologies. Here are the photos.

 

 

Edited October 3 by mjw
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[Dave Wilkinson]

The items included in the J.R. Gaunt auction are available on line at Noonan's (previously Dix, Noonan, Webb) in their archive auction lots. Try looking there.

 

Dave.

[Antonio Prieto]

Book Cover

https://publicaciones.defensa.gob.es/media/downloadable/files/links/t/h/the_british_presence_in_the_spanish_military.pdf

[mjw]

Dave and Antonio.

 

Many thanks for the helpful advice and interesting link. The cover of the publication certainly has a depiction of a similar image to the badge. I assume we think this suggests it may relate to the BAL?

 

Many thanks, kind regards, Malcolm.