Headwear

Original helmet and liner with new style Luftwaffe eagle decal on left side of helmet. Decal is about 80%. No chinstrap. Very nice original helmet.

Made by the Beret and Cap Manufacturing Company, Malta. Thought to be police use. As new. Size 7

Peak cap Canadian made, size 7 1/8. Original, not souvenir item. Thought to be police bandsman’s hat.

Enlisted mans khaki green wool body with green piping. Brass badge is Van Heutz Infantry Regiment. Ribbed brown cloth lining. Circa 1930's. Size estimated at 7 1/4. Condition is original, near mint.

Police officer peaked hat. Condition very good.

Iconic 8 point New York police hat with hat badge. Modern reproduction item. These badges in service normally had the officer’s number below the badge but this one the number is removed. No maker label but UNITE! Tag for union of needletrades industrial and textile employees. Size 6 7/8

May be military or Caribbean/South American origin. No badge. Label is not legible. Very good condition. Size. 7

Enlisted Man or NCO 1915 pattern. leather body with much original black lacquer finish remaining. Chinstrap is a replacement although buckles appear original. Grey washed Prussian badge is original and very good condition. Cockades are replacements. Original liner is well worn from period use. Small size. Marking on underside leather body is mostly illegible.

Canadian RCAF peaked hat in unification service green introduced in 1970s by minister of defence Paul Hellyer and hated by all who wore it. Complete with high quality hand embroidered wire thread cap badge and similar on peak. Chin strap, liner, sweat shield. Mil spec label in hat dated 1974. Size 7. Condition VG+.

Senior officer's peaked cap with enlisted mans cap badge, so this combination is not correct. Size 7 1/4. Condition Very Good.

Muir Cap and Regalia company of Toronto, an long time supplier of specialty caps is the maker of this cap. Unusual to see a peaked cap with enamel Legion badge, but here it is. Size 7 3/8, used, very good condition.

Post-Cold War era (1991-Present) British parade dress peaked cap for the drum major of the Royal Marines Band Portsmouth. The cap has a white waterproof top and a red felt cap band. Featured on the front is a gilt and silver cap badge of the Royal Marines Band Portsmouth. The cap badge is a flaming grenade superimposed with the royal cypher of King George V (GRV) surrounded by laurel leaves. It was ordered into use by King George V in 1911. Above the cap badge is Queen Elizabeth II's royal cypher (EIIR) in silver.

The post war Soviet helmets are identical to WWII helmets. Only the ink stamping was updated. This specimen is VG+ condition complete and fully original.

Original WW2 designed helmet with maker’s stamp 53 indicating 1953 year of manufacture. Produced at Stalingrad Red October factory 3KO code. Excellent condition, appears unissued.

The Model 26 was originally issued in the 1930’s and used in the Spanish Civil War 1936 to 1939 it was refurbished in 1943 for Franco’s forces preparing to fight for Hitler in WWII but were never called to this task. This helmet appears to be a post Civil War manufacture painted the light green colour and with a bracket at the front to hold Franco insignia. Liner and chinstrap are original and in very good condition. Overall this helmet is in Excellent condition which is exceptional as these Spanish helmets are commonly found in poor condition or as military surplus from a third world country.

Swedish M21 in service throughout WWII. Liner and chinstrap appear original. No side decals. Front crest has bolt through it.

Swiss Model 1918 helmet shell pattern was the same from WWI to about 1970. The only difference being in the liner and chinstrap design.

Original, used, early US M1 style helmet in Peacekeeping blue colour with UN world decal on front and UN lettering decal on each side. Complete and good condition with helmet shell, fibreglass liner and chinstrap.

Original US Army Air Force cloth flight training helmet in like new condition. Nicely marked with Army Air Forces symbol and name. Appears to be small in size, so better for collection or display than for wearing. Original early WWII item.