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**RARE**Original**WW2 1944 'D-Day' British 3rd Pattern Paratroopers Jump Helmet By BMB With Liner & Chin Strap. Sn 21682 - 21682 This is an excellent original WW2 1944 dated 3rd Pattern British Paratroopers Jump Helmet (See page 93 of For King & Country By Glenn). 3rd pattern Jump Helmets were manufactured from 1943 and featured a manganese steel shell with webbing liner & leather chin cup. They 1st saw action on June 6th 1944 for the Normandy Invasion. This helmet has the correct liner and has most of its original green paint. The leather sweatband is crisply date stamped '1944' together with manufacturer's mark 'BMB' and size '7 5/8'. The helmet has its original webbing chinstrap arrangement with leather chin cup. The price for this rare D-Day Para jump helmet includes UK delivery.**As with all of our stock this item is guaranteed 100% original** Sn 21682 £1,395.00 |
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**THE GALLIPOLI HELMET**Pre WW1 1908 Dated British WD Wolseley Pattern Overseas Service / Tropical Pith Helmet Solar Topee With Pagri Head Band Attributed To HQ716 Sgt W.J. Roberts 6th BMP’ (6th Battalion Burma Military Police). Sn 22987:6 - 22987:6 The Burma Military Police (BMP) was a paramilitary force of British Burma. Its main functions were the pacification of Upper Burma and the policing of the Burmese frontier. The force was made up of Indian and Burmese recruits led by British Officers and NCO’s. Dating back to 1886, it was formally established under the Upper Burma Military Police Regulation in 1887, which was superseded the same year by the Burma Military Police Act. In July 1917, the 85th Burman Rifles were raised from the Burma Military Police. After the separation of Burma from British India, most battalions of the Burma Military Police became part of the new Burma Frontier Force, In 1914, experienced soldiers of the BMP were sent to fight on the Western Front for the British Empire. In total, 4,650 BMP soldiers were transferred to fight in World War I. On the Western Front, they were tasked with supporting various regiments in Flanders and France, and also served in the Gallipoli campaign. In 1917, when the Kuki Rebellion began, the British were reliant on the BMP and Assam rifles to deal with Kuki rebels. As the rebellion continued, the BMP had their Martini-Henry rifles replaced by .303 calibre Enfield SMLE rifles. In April 1937, six battalions of the BMP became part of the newly established Burma Frontier Force. These battalions were mainly made up of Indian and Gurkha forces. The Wolseley pattern Pith helmet is a distinctive British design developed and popularised in the late-19th / early 20th century. With its swept-back brim it provided greater protection from the sun than the old Foreign Service helmet and its use was soon widespread among British Civil and Military personnel serving overseas. This is an original British WD Wolseley pattern Pith helmet recently received from a family who knew this helmet as the ‘WW1 Gallipoli Helmet issued in Alexandria to a relative on the way to the Dardanelles’. The helmet has its original 7 fold khaki head band 'Pagri' & vented top mount. It is complete with leather sweatband and leather chinstrap. All material and stitching of the helmet, sweatband and chinstrap are undamaged with just service wear and storage staining to be expected. There is no damage or signs of moth. The crown of the helmet has the correct brass vent. The inside of the helmet is ink stamped with WD & Broad Arrow mark above pre WW1 date ‘9 1908’ (September 1908). The inside of the helmet also has period hand written name & Regiment detail ‘HQ716 (Headquarters 716), Sgt W.J. Roberts 6th BMP’ (6th Battalion Burma Military Police). The price for this helmet worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 22987:6 £495.00 |
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**NEAR MINT**ORIGINAL**WW2 1942 Era Nazi German DAK Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Double Decal Olive Green Tropenhelm Tropical Helmet By JHS Size 55 (UK 6 ¾) With Chinstrap & Liner. Sn 23068:1 - 23068:1 This is a near mint, original WW2 era Nazi German DAK Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Double Decal Tropenhelm Tropical Helmet as used by DAK troops in the Africa & Italy campaigns. One side of the green felt material covered hard helmet is mounted with its original metal shield badge with enamelled German National Tri-colours. The other side has the Nazi Army DAK metal shield badge with silver coloured ‘Eagle with Swastika’ on a black enamel back ground. The helmet is complete with clean leather sweatband, red felt and green cloth liner, leather trimmed brim, vented crown and green leather chinstrap. The crown of the helmet has the correct brass vent. All material is clean and intact. The excellent, clean leather sweatband is crisply impressed by the maker ‘JHS’. The inside of the liner is ink stamped with size ‘55’ (6 ¾) and WW2 date ‘1942’ (illustrated). The price for this DAK piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23068:1 £795.00 |
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WW2 Captured Occupied Czechoslovakian Army Combat Helmet Nazi German Converted To Luftwaffe 'Luftshutz' (Air Raid / Civil Defence) Single Front Decal Steel Helmet With Label To ‘Kiezl’ Most Likely A Wartime Female Firefighter With Liner & Chin Strap. - 23032 This is an excellent, original, WW2 German Luftwaffe 'Luftshutz' (Air Raid/ Civil Defence) helmet period converted from a Captured Occupied Czechoslovakian Army Combat Helmet. The Helmet retains its Nazi Converted dark blue paint and the front bears bold Nazi applied Luftwaffe Eagle with Swastika silver & black decal. At the Time of conversion the Nazis also added the protective combe on the skull of the helmet. There are no maker or date marks on the rim of the helmet but they may be present under the paint. The helmet has its horsehair filled pads liner & leather chinstrap with buckle (the tip of one end of the chinstrap is absent. The inside of the helmet has a hand written paper label adhered with handwritten name ‘Kiezl’ Most Likely A Wartime Female Firefighter. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23032 £395.00 |
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WW2 Era Home Front, National Fire Service (NFS) Fire Force No. 34 Tommy Helmet To Fire Fighter 202799 F. Waites With Liner & Chinstrap. Sn 22853 - 22853 During WW2, Ealing served as the headquarters for the National Fire Service (NFS) Fire Force No. 34, which was located at Haven Green Court, Haven Green. This area was a vital part of the London Region's firefighting efforts during the war, including during the Blitz, and supported a large contingent of firefighters with dedicated staff and control units. The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) formed in January 1938 and fire stations were set up in buildings such as schools, garages and factories. A recruitment drive was launched with as many as 28,000 fire fighters required to support London Fire Brigade's 2,500 officers and fire fighters. To provide a unified service throughout the country, the National Fire Service (NFS) took control on 18 August 1941 when all AFS were merged with local brigades to form a national service. By 1943 over 70,000 women had enrolled in the NFS in the United Kingdom. This is an excellent original, WW2, steel NFS 'Tommy' helmet. The helmet has its original green paint with red band and King’s Crown NFS insignia together with ‘34’ (Ealing Force Designation). The inner rim of the helmet is stamped with what looks like ‘27’ beneath original white paint letters and numbers ‘202799 F. Waites’ no doubt the fire fighter issued with this helmet. There are no date marks but they may be present under the paint. It has its original black oil cloth liner and sprung webbing chinstrap. The helmet is undamaged with no denting and just some areas of scuffing to the green paint finish. It is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22853 £275.00 |
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WW2 Era Home Front, National Fire Service (NFS) Tommy Helmet Marked With Liner & Chinstrap. Sn 22854 - 22854 The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) formed in January 1938 and fire stations were set up in buildings such as schools, garages and factories. A recruitment drive was launched with as many as 28,000 fire fighters required to support London Fire Brigade's 2,500 officers and fire fighters. To provide a unified service throughout the country, the National Fire Service (NFS) took control on 18 August 1941 when all AFS were merged with local brigades to form a national service. By 1943 over 70,000 women had enrolled in the NFS in the United Kingdom. This is an excellent original, WW2, steel NFS 'Tommy' helmet. The helmet has its original black paint with red band and King’s Crown NFS insignia. The inner rim of the helmet is stamped ‘32’. There are no date marks but they may be present under the paint. It has its original black oil cloth liner and sprung webbing chinstrap. The helmet is undamaged with no denting and just some areas of scuffing to the green paint finish. It is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22854 £225.00 |
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*ORIGINAL**WW2 Nazi German Double Decal M35 Infantry Combat Helmet By ‘ET’ (Eisenhutten-Thale) With Original M31 Liner & Chin Strap. Sn 22839 - 22839 This is an excellent, original WW2 era Nazi German M35 combat helmet. The helmet retains its original olive green paint finish. It has no dents and all rivets/ pins and steel chin strap bales are correctly in place. The inner skirt of the helmet is manufacturer stamped ‘ET’ (Eisenhutten-Thale) together with size ‘62’ and lot number which looks like ‘3826’ (see page 142 of The History Of The German Steel helmet 1916-1945 by Baer). The inner rim also has period white painted name ‘Gefr Schroder’ (no doubt the name of the German Soldier issued with this helmet’. The left side of the helmet features its original Silver (Heer) Nazi Eagle with Swastika on a black shield background decal. The right has the German Reich’s black, white and red shield. Both decals have excellent colouring with just light surface scuffing to be expected with age and service use. The helmet is complete with original undamaged M31 leather liner with draw string. The liner has even field / combat wear. The helmet has its original leather chin strap with buckle. There are no visible maker or date marks on the liner or chin strap. All leather and stitching are intact. As with all of our stock this item is guaranteed 100% original. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22839 £975.00 |
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WW1 Era British Other Ranks Officer's Manchester Regiment Uniform Cap With Regiment Cap Badge. HE 860 - HE 860 The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. After distinguished service in both the First and the Second World Wars, the Manchester Regiment was amalgamated with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) in 1958, to form the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool), which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the present Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border). This is an original WW1 era British Other Ranks Officer's Manchester Regiment Uniform Cap With Regiment Cap Badge. It has the correct thin tan leather chin strap with buckles secured by 2 King’s Crown embossed King’s Crown heraldic arms brass buttons and vent holes at either side. The front of the cap has its original Manchester Regiment cap badge in excellent condition. The cap has the correct leather sweatband. The cap has just light staining in areas consistent with age but no damage or moth holes. The cap is approx UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. HE 860 £295.00 |
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**SCARCE**C1870 Bodyguard of the Khedive of Egypt (Khedivate Ismail Pasha 1867 – 1879) Iron Helmet With Adjustable Iron & Brass Arrow Form Nose / Face Guard & Chain Mail Protective Neck Guard Skirt. Sn 22825 - 22825 A nice original scarce helmet of the Bodyguard of the Khedive of Egypt circa 1870 (Khedivate Ismail Pasha 1867 – 1879). Its iron skull is clean with just one shallow dent to the rear aspect consistent with service use. It has brass mounts including flights of the arrow-shaped adjustable nasal bar, retaining bracket, applied embossed border and turned over edge of the neck-guard. The left and right sides of the helmet are absent their original boss mounts. The iron Islamic crescent finial fixes to the prominent brass boss surmounting the skull. The helmet has its original chain mail guard protecting the neck. The helmet is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price for this impressive, scarce piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22825 £975.00 |
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Scottish Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment Other Ranks Ostrich Feather Bonnet With Plume / Hackle & Regiment Badge & Plaid Brooch. HE 859 - HE 859 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army until amalgamation into The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. During the Crimean War The Highlanders earned the sobriquet of “The Fighting Highlanders” and carried with it the status of having been the original “Thin Red Line”. This title was bestowed following the action of the 93rd at Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in which the Highlanders alone stood between the undefended British Army base at Balaclava and 4 Squadrons of charging Russian Cavalry. This is an original Other Ranks Feather Bonnet to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. It is clean with black ostrich feathers, which give it the distinctive voluminous appearance and creates a protective, ventilated cap over a wire frame. The left side is fitted with its original other ranks white feather plume / hackle and black silk patch mounted with Regimental white metal badge. It has the correct broad diced headband of red & white chequered wool & black cloth ribbons, or "tails". The bonnet is complete with leather sweatband with hand written name which looks like ‘Dermot Fallon’ written over a faded unreadable maker / retailer label, silk liner with draw string and leather chin strap all clean condition with light service wear. The bonnet is approx UK size 6. Included is a white metal plaid brooch found with the Bonnet. The brooch features cast Thistle motifs and has a hinged pin to the rear. The price includes UK delivery. HE 859 (On bookcase office) £395.00 |
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