1st (Hallamshire) Volunteer Battalion Other Ranks Helmet Plate 1878-1883

The helmet plate is made of white metal and is an 8 pointed star with a laurel wreath and circlet surmounted by a Queen Victoria Crown that displaces the top point of the star.  

The circlet has the words ‘2nd West York (Hallamshire) Rifles’. In the middle of the circlet are the arrows from the Arms of Sheffield