Original British Napoleonic Stovepipe Shako Cap Plate Found on Island of Antigua - West Indies Service 1797-1802 Price_$-030 - $50 Note that the national color

Note that the national color has a non-pebbled surface

however this is typical for a knife of this age

Marine Corps on July 2nd

Thanks to the Geneva Convention

Original British Napoleonic Stovepipe Shako Cap Plate Found on Island of Antigua - West Indies Service 1797-1802 Price_$-030 - $50 Note that the national colorOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a British Stovepipe Shako cap plate, of the generic GR type adopted for the new shakos and tall hats worn by many British corps in the West Indies during the 1797 1802 period. This example was supposedly found on the island of Antigua, an island in the Bahamas often noted as Britain's "Gateway to the Caribbean". These cap plates continued in use until they were replaced by the 1802