Eagle Imperial ?

[Frederic H]

Any Ideas what this is??

All comments are welcome and appreciated. THANKS

[VtwinVince]

Looks vaguely French.

[Wild Card]

Looks vaguely French.

Yes. I am quite sure that it is a French cap badge.

[Frederic H]

Thank You guys for info I did some research on the internet, and found some info. They say it is a Militaria19th Century, French Military Shako or Haversack Plate, 21th Reg
Thanks

[Larry Stewart]

Hi Frederick



Looks something like this guy, though he's lost his crown over the years

There were a number of similar plates worn by the French Army during that time, the size varied according to the type and size of the shako, 1854, 1858 & 1860. This example is the 1860 Infantry model, officers pattern.

Because of the slotted brass bar attached to the reverse of the plate I would say this is a shako, rather than a sabertache plate. They're really wonderful old things in my book

Cheers

Larry

[Frederic H]

Thanks Larry