Headwear

Dark green top and body with red piping. Complete with gilt wire and enamel nation colours cockade with gilding metal national crest in wreath mounted on red felt. Has gilt wire officers cap cords. All matching. Scarce eagle head badge mounted on side of hat. Has liner with sweatshield and makre label circa late 1950 or early 1960. VG condition overall.

Peaked hat complete as pictured. Belived to be Belgian police. Condition GOOD - VG.

Original British WW One Mark 1 helmet. Raw edge, surprisingly uneven as originally made. Maker mark HH/A 55. The HH indicates manufacture by Harrison Bros & Howson Ltd of Sheffield and the A after the slash is the steel supplier Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield. The number 55 is a heat treatment lot number. Non magnetic manganese alloy composition helmet shell, therefore the so called Type B version. There are a series of punch marks over the maker mark, unclear what they represent. Leather straps are present but not connected to helmet. Chinstrap bail is brass wire and held with the usual split rivet distinctive of British made Mark 1 helmets. CAUTION, the liner of this helmet may contain asbestos.

Circa 1960's, cold war era army officer's cap. Classic Eastern European style as illustrated. Complete VG or better condition.

Original Dispatch or Despatch Rider helmet. Canadian made 1944 dated, CL/C with size L marked on shell. There is a faint C broad arrow stamped in black paint to the left of the CL/C maker mark. Liners were made by Backstay Standard and this one is marked BS in a circle with size of 7 ¼ for the liner. Complete, leather is supple and in great condition. Missing only the button snap for the chin strap as shown in photo. Helmet shell has nicely hand painted Maple Leaf in silver with No. 5, perhaps Canadian 5th Armoured Corps? This rare Canadian helmet model is detailed in Tin Lids by Roger Lucy.

Original Mk II helmet, very good condition. Unmarked.

EXC condition with original chinstrap and liner.

This Dutch post war clone of the British Mk II helmet made in The Netherlands for a brief period during 1955 and 1956 by Verenidge Blikfabrieken (United Tin Factories) and were supplied to Civil Defence. They were never used by the military. Grey painted with black leather skirt. Rim marked VB56 for factory and year plus a steel batch number 25LN. EXC condition.

Early Dutch Model 16 helmet. Produced in 1916 or 1917 and stamped "Heijst & ZN" (Van Heijst and Son in Den Haag...The Hague). All original paint, liner and chinstrap. Missing 2 (of 8) rivets for the liner. Uncommon early Dutch helmet.

Original steel helmet used by Finnish Army from 1962 to 1992 when composite materials helmets replaced them. Uncommon, original Finnish use, size marked 59-63 on liner.

German 1916 helmet re-purposed by Finnish forces. Liner replaced by Finnish military. Helmet shell repainted by Finns. Size visible on shell appears to be 64.

German 1916 helmet re-purposed by Finnish forces. Liner replaced by Finnish military. "Horns" removed by Finns. Helmet shell repainted by Finns. No size visible, possibly painted over but seems to be about 7 1/4 or 7 1/2 in North American sizing.

Repainted black, reproduction decals, dark brown liner appears to be Norwegian, chinstrap is leather replacement. Original shell is faintly marked as pictured.

Army Enlisted peaked hat with yellow piping. Complete with all insignia and chin strap. Has full liner and sweat shield with maker label. Dated IX 1969, Size 58. VG condition.

Blue piped peaked hat complete with insignia and chin strap. Has liner and sweat shield with maker crest circa 1971. Size 56. Condition is Very Good. Still has maker's instruction label stapled into hat.

Stone grey twill top with red piping. Complete with liner and maker marked. Dated 1974, size 58. Condition is near mint. Classic German style very close to the WWII configuration.

German M40 helmet, painted white camoflage with red cross. Returned from war in Bosnia. Comes with separate liner that was removed from this helmet. Pictured showing original German markings and 1943 date on the liner. Comes with all original helmet liner rivets. Unusual item.

White top peaked hat, believed to be German police. Complete, VG condition. Size 60. As pictured.

Polizei peaked hat with grey top and body. Complete with insignia, thought to be Hannover Nieder Sachsen. Circa 1970's. Size 59, VG condition.