Other ranks shoulder belt plate, Liverpool Volunteers, Lancashire, 1804 (c)

Oval, brass, bearing the following die-struck design: within a raised border, a liver bird upon a heraldic wreath, a branch within its beak.
To the left of the bird the cypher, 'G', and to the right, the cypher, 'R'.
Above the bird is a monarchial crown and below the heraldic wreath crossed laurel sprays.
On the reverse a hook at upper edge and two studs at lower edge.
The plate appears to have been gilded, possibly painted and lacquered.