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. Type B, non-magnetic manganese steel shell with rolled rim of mild steel, hence magnetic. There is a stamping in the helmet shell at the front but it is not legible. Chinstrap missing but portions remain connected to the brass wire bail and held with the usual split rivet distinctive of British made Mark 1 helmets. Interestingly this helmet has the red diamond mark of the US 5th Infantry Division which joined WWI in France May 1918. CAUTION, the liner of this helmet may contain asbestos.

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 Raw edge, surprisingly uneven as originally made.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.

Original Great War helmet tan painted with sand mixed in. Non magnetic helmet shell. Shows combat dent at front as shown in photo. Very complete liner including rubber “donut” cushion, with leather chinstrap fragile from age. Superb specimen.

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

Early 19th Century, nickel plated with gilt brass mounts and horse tail plume. Original helmet shell with no dents. Rear seam intact, never expanded. Chinstrap is missing the leather which has long since deteriorated. Leather liner and sweat band have likewise suffered over time but are original and have not been altered or restored.

Canadian Mk II combat helmet manufactured by Canadian Motorlamp Company of Windsor, Ontario and marked C.L./C. with date of 1941. All original and complete and in GOOD condition with dent to top and strap fragile from age. Liner size 7 1/2.

Canadian Mk II combat helmet manufactured by Canadian Motorlamp Company of Windsor, Ontario and marked C.L./C. with date of 1942. Complete and in very good condition including chinstrap. Liner size 7, also dated 1942.

Canadian Mk II combat helmet manufactured by Canadian Motorlamp Company of Windsor, Ontario and marked C.L./C. with date of 1942. All original and complete. Shell is in VERY GOOD condition. Fraying to chin strap as shown in photo. Liner size 7.

Canadian made by General Steel Wares of Toronto, Mk II Civil Defence helmet made for Department of Pensions & Health for use by Air Raid Precautions service and marked with a "W" for Warden. Very good condition. Liner is size 7 1/2 and dated 1942.

Original Mk II helmet, very good condition. Unmarked. Liner size 7 1/4.

Canadian WWII Officer's overseas cap. Navy blue with red trim and white piping, double Canada buttons on front. Excellent condition. Manufactured by Wm. Scully, Montreal. Size 7 1/8.

Original Canadian WWII officer's "Overseas" cap. Double CANADA buttons on front. Size 7 1/8, dated 1945. Very good to excellent condition.

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.

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. Helmet shell size appears to be 84.

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.