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 Raw edge, surprisingly uneven as originally made.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 WWII Mk II helmet. Very good condition, complete Mark II helmet manufactured by Canadian Motorlamp Company of Windsor, Ontario (C.L./C). Date of manufacture is 1942 and the number beneath that is 65, which represents the manufacturing batch code number.

EXC condition with original chinstrap and liner.

Post war clone of the British Mk II helmet made in The Netherlands only until 1956. Grey painted with black leather skirt. Rim marked WB56 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.

Dutch helmet painted black for fire brigade use. WWII era with liner. VG overall.

1962 modern era helmet, 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.

Original German 1916 WWI helmet repurposed by Finland for use during the Winter War of 1939 against Russia. New liner was added at that time as evidenced by the additional rivets in the helmet exterior. Shell size is not visible. Very good condition.

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.

Army Officer's Peaked Hat complete with aluminum wire, hand embroidered cross sabres insignia and national colours cockade. Silver wire slightly tarnished. Full liner with maker label. Circa 1970's. Size estimated at 57. Condition is GOOD.

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 iwll all original helmet liner rivets. Unusual item.

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