VARIOUS OWNERS AN OFFICER`S GORGET, PROBABLY ROYAL EAST INDIA COMPANY VOLUNTEERS, CIRCA 1800-02 s

VARIOUS OWNERS AN OFFICER`S GORGET, PROBABLY ROYAL EAST INDIA COMPANY VOLUNTEERS, CIRCA 1800-02 silver-gilt (approximately 25% of gilt remaining), struck with hallmarks for the London assaying year of either 1800-01 or 1801-02 and the maker`s mark GT; on a polished ground at centre-front, the engraved complete armorial achievement of the East India Company above the engraved numeral 16; partial chamois leather lining to the reverse 10.9cm; 4 ¼in x 7.4cm; 2⅞in Two regiments of Royal East India Volunteers were raised in London in September 1796 and were joined by a third in 1798; all survived the `Peace` of Amiens in 1801-03 and continued into the 19th century, being officered and manned from among the staff and employees of the East India Company in the City of London and with the principal role of defending the Company`s docks, shipping and possessions; each regiment had two battalions, each with a strength of at least six companies.