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WW1 Era French Model 1882 Cuirassier Cavalry Regiment Helmet By G. Helbronner With Ostrich Feather Plume & Horse Hair Mane. Sn 9970 - 9970
An excellent original WW1 Era French Model 1882 Cuirassier Cavalry Regiment Helmet. The helmet has a white metal skull, brass peak binding, ear to ear wreath with grenade to the centre. The white metal of the skull has some tarnishing to small areas consistent with age. It has leather backed brass scales chin strap and large bosses. The rear of the helmet is marked by the manufacturer 'G. Helbronner' together with number '59' and small ' Star with letter C'. It has a superb Medusa head finial and removable red Ostrich feather plume to the left side. It also has a plaited black horse hair falling mane. The helmet is complete with cloth liner which is undamaged and has just the service wear to be expected. It is approx UK size 6 ½. The price for this impressive helmet includes UK delivery. Sn 9970
£1,195.00

Late 1800's Third Republic Era French Model 1876 Cuirassier Cavalry Regiment Helmet by Alexis Godillot (1816-1893) With Plumes & Horse Hair Mane. Sn 17563 - 17563
An original Model 1876, France, Third Republic, Cuirassier Cavalry Regiment Helmet produced by Alexis Godillot (1816-1893). The helmet has a black painted metal skull, a brass peak binding, ear to ear wreath with ignited grenade to the centre. The skull has no dents. It has a leather backed scales chin strap with buckle and ornate bosses. It has a superb Medusa head finial with 'shaving brush' plume in its original brass holder and removable red ostrich feather plume to the left side. The helmet has a plaited red horsehair falling mane. The inner rear of the helmet is stamped by the maker 'Alexi Godillot' and with faint numbers which appear to be '15 6 74 9'. The helmet has its original leather sweatband liner which has some service wear. It is approx UK size 6. The price for this impressive helmet includes UK delivery. Sn 17563
£1,450.00

SOLD SOLD (Lay-away 23/07) Early WW2 1940 Dated British Tommy Combat Helmet By ‘JSS’ (Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd Bilston) With ‘Siege Of Malta’ Camouflage Paint, Liner & Chin Strap. Sn 22096 - 22096
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy. The opening of a new front in North Africa in June 1940 increased Malta's already considerable value. British air and sea forces based on the island could attack Axis ships transporting vital supplies and reinforcements from Europe; Churchill called the island an "unsinkable aircraft carrier". General Erwin Rommel, in de facto field command of Axis forces in North Africa, recognised its importance quickly. In May 1941, he warned that "Without Malta the Axis will end by losing control of North Africa". The Axis resolved to bomb or starve Malta into submission, by attacking its ports, towns, cities, and Allied shipping supplying the island. Malta was one of the most intensively bombed areas during the war. The Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) flew a total of 3,000 bombing raids, dropping 6,700 tons of bombs on the Grand Harbour area alone, over a period of two years in an effort to destroy RAF defences and the ports. Success would have made possible a combined German–Italian amphibious landing (Operation Herkules) supported by German airborne forces, but this did not happen. In the event, Allied convoys were able to supply and reinforce Malta, while the RAF defended its airspace, though at great cost in materiel and lives. In November 1942 the Axis lost the Second Battle of El Alamein, and the Allies landed forces in Vichy French Morocco and Algeria under Operation Torch. The Axis diverted their forces to the Battle of Tunisia, and attacks on Malta were rapidly reduced. The siege effectively ended in November 1942. In December 1942, air and sea forces operating from Malta went over to the offensive. By May 1943, they had sunk 230 Axis ships in 164 days, the highest Allied sinking rate of the war. The Allied victory in Malta played a major role in the eventual Allied success in North Africa. This is an excellent, original, WW2 steel 'Tommy' Combat helmet. This helmet has all of its original Olive Green / Brown hue and Sand section colour textured camo paint as used in the Siege of Malta. The helmet has no dents. The rim is impressed with maker mark ‘JSS’ which is Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd Bilston who made WW2 Tommy helmets between 1938 - 1941 and number ‘142’. The rim also has period hand written name ‘Spicer’ most likely the name of the Tommy who wore this helmet. It has its original oil cloth sweat band liner, chin strap bales & original elasticated webbing chinstrap all of which are intact. The chinstrap bales are both stamped ‘III’ & dated ‘1940’. The helmet is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22096
£0.00

Victorian Era, British Fire Brigade, Brass Fireman’s Merryweather Helmet and Liner. Sn 22687 - 22687
This is an excellent Victorian era brass Fireman's Merryweather helmet and liner. Merryweather helmets were used by British fire brigades from the Victorian era into the early 1900’s. These helmets were modelled on the helmets of the Sapeurs-pompiers which Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw had seen on a visit to Paris and introduced to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in London in 1868, replacing a black leather helmet. The design was widely copied by other British and British Empire fire services. These helmets were made of brass. This brass Merryweather helmet has just a few very small, light, dents only visible on close inspection & is complete with its original leather backed brass link chin strap, high combe with embossed dragon design sides and leather liner. The front has a crossed fire axes and hose badge. The chin strap is secured with two rotating brass rosettes, one either side. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22687
£795.00

SOLD SOLD (27/07) **EXCELLENT**ORIGINAL**WW2 Era Nazi German Double Decal Police / Fire Brigade Combat Helmet With Liner By ‘Erel’ & Chin Strap Size 56 (UK 6 7/8). Sn 22692 - 22692
This is an excellent, original Nazi Police & Fire Brigade double decal helmet. The helmet retains its original black paint finish. It has just one small shallow dent to the top of the helmet which can be seen in the images. The inner skirt of the helmet is has no visible manufacturer or size stamps but they may be present under the paint. The left side of the helmet features the correct National emblem shield decal. The right has the correct Nazi Police shield with spread wing Eagle, wreath and Swastika. Both decals have excellent colouring and have just the wear consistent with age and service use. The helmet is complete with leather chin strap liner and liner with padded leather crown. The sweatband is clean and has field service wear in places. The liner has a nice maker or retailer ink stamp of a Soldier’s head wearing a German combat helmet above company name ‘Erel’ and there is a size ‘56’ ink stamp. All leather and stitching are clean. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22692
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (27/07) **EXCEPTIONAL**ORIGINAL**WW2 1942 Era Nazi German DAK Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Double Decal Olive Green Tropenhelm Tropical Helmet By R&M Wesener Size 57 (UK 7) With Chinstrap & Liner. Sn 22688 - 22688
This is an 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. It is in exceptional condition. One side of the hard green felt material 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, vented crown and leather chinstrap. The brown leather chinstrap & trim on the edges of the helmet are clean and intact. The cloth is clean with no mothing. The excellent, clean leather sweatband is crisply impressed by the maker ‘R&M Wesener 1817’ together with ‘Crowned Head’ trademark. The inside of the liner is ink stamped with size ‘57’ and WW2 date ‘1942’ (illustrated). The helmet is clean and undamaged. The crown of the helmet has the correct brass vent. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22688
£0.00

Early 20th Century Austrian Markt Sankt Florian City Fireman’s Steel Helmet with Chromed Cross Top, State Helmet Plate, Original Chinstrap & Liner. Sn 20426. - 20426
An excellent, original early 20th Century Austrian Fireman’s Helmet. The helmet has a black painted steel shell and large chromed top cross piece. The left and right sides of the helmet have ventilation holes. The front is mounted with original enamelled state helmet plate with banner ‘Markt St Florian’ (Markt Sankt Florian is a City in Upper Austria) on a chromed field of oak leaves. It has its original leather chinstrap with buckle and original leather liner with padded crown. The helmet has no dents, and the original black paint finish has just minor service wear. The helmet is approx UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20426
£325.00

WWII Home Front Police Tommy Helmet. HE 856. - HE 856
An original British Policeman's helmet dating from the Second World War. This pattern of helmet was issued to policemen and special constables throughout the Second World War. This example is a standard British MKII steel helmet shell which is painted in the correct deep blue colour used for police helmets. The liner is held into the helmet with an original mid war period small dome head bolt and hex nut which look to be original to the helmet. It retains most of its original police blue painted finish inside and out and is stencilled in white to the front POLICE. The helmet is complete with its original liner and original spring canvas chin strap. The price includes UK delivery. HE 856.
£175.00

WW1 British War Office 1918 Pattern MK II Brodie Trench Helmet With Excellent Brodie Ink Stamped Original Oil Cloth Sweat Band Liner, Rim Of Helmet Stamped ‘FS 166’ & Chin Strap. Sn 22553:2 - 22553:2
An excellent original WW1 MK II War Office 1918 Pattern British Brodie Steel helmet with correct rolled rim. It has its original textured olive paint & no dents. It has its correct small central copper rivet at the crown and chinstrap bales attached with correct split pins. It is fitted with its excellent original black oilcloth liner with clear red ink 'Brodie' manufacturer's stamp and original horsehair pad at the crown. The inner rim is stamped ‘FS 166’. It has its original brown leather chinstrap with buckle. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22553:2
£375.00

WW1 C1915 British Middlesex Regiment Officer’s 1st Pattern 1st Type Brodie 'Raw Edge' Combat Helmet Mounted With Original Period Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge Complete With Brodie Red Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Liner, & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 22441:19 - 22441:19
The Brodie steel combat helmet was designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Brodie's design had a shallow circular crown with a wide brim around the edge. The helmet's "soup bowl" shape was designed to protect the wearer's head and shoulders from shrapnel shell projectiles bursting from above the trenches. The design allowed the use of relatively thick steel that could be formed in a single pressing while maintaining the helmet's thickness. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The Regiment saw action in the Boer wars and elements of the Regiment embarked with the British Expeditionary F orce (BEF) at the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The Regiment saw much action in WW1 and later in WW2. This C1915 WW1 1st pattern 1st Type Brodie helmet has the correct 'raw edge' (later MK II Brodies had a turned edge) and has its original oil cloth sweatband and leather adjustable chin strap with buckle (the chin strap is intact but has a small cut in the mid section). The chinstrap bales are secured by the correct split pins. The padded crown has the correct single rivet. The oil cloth sweat band liner has the correct red ink Brodie label (illustrated). The helmet has even patina with much original rough texture olive paint and no dents. There are no visible stamps on the rim of the helmet. The helmet is mounted with an original brass Middlesex Regiment cap badge. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:19
£475.00
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