Rare North Hants Yeomanry Officers Bell Top Shako Circa 1832, superb example of a large bell top style beaver body shako with superb gilt metal offcers shako plate. The plate being a large gilt metal crowned maltese cross with silver facetted centre sections to the arms, the centre of the plate having silvered Hampshire rose with around ‘NORTH HANTS YEOMANRY’. Thick brocade lace to the top of the shako and golden cap lines. White metal circular chin scale side bosses with Hampshire rose to the centre and velvet backed scaled chinstraps. Shako retains the original tan leather sweatband to the interior. Overall a superb example of an early piece of regimental headdress. Very few of these shako’s have survived in private hands. Late Rod Flood collection