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MILITARY HEADGEAR: AUSTRALIAN HEADGEAR
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20650
Australia. Pre-Federation, very rare. New South Wales Artillery Officer's leather lined side cap. Beautiful bullion grenade over red scroll 'NS Wales'. This badge not seen by us before. Edward VII buttons to front & bullion braid piping to crown. Repair to neck flap on bottom left edge. Fair-GC.
 SOLD at A$1450
20651
Army. 1890-1960s. Pith/blue cloth helmets & slouch hats hardware. Lot of 10 pieces. Inc 6 grass & white metal chin scales on leather (2 need stitching to restore & another has no leather at all), 3 gilt lion head hooks & a white cloth covered air vent. Useful for restoration/re-enacting. (10)
 SOLD at A$130
20652
Army 1902-10 Edward VII period Garrison Artillery peak cap. Dark blue wool with red band & red piping. Stiffener inside crown. Badge to the front of cap. Has typical short peak as was the fashion at the time. Liner is used, but still a nice light brown colour fully intact & fully sewn in. Patent black finish on chin strap & peak show crazing, as is often the case for early hats. Very minor moth grazing. Overall nice condition & hard to find.
 AVAILABLE at A$400
20653
New Zealand 1914-18 Infantry. Scarce 1918 dated 'Lemon Squeezer' slouch hat, stitched brim (3x line), with provision for chin strap (steel hook chin strap posts). Maker name to liner difficult to read but date clear. Pugaree with maroon fold (Veterinary Corps) & with brass KC NZ Veterinary Corps badge to front. Small moth to crown peak & holed to rear o/w VGC. Note: Vets were attached to all Mounted Units inc French & Middle-East Theatres of War. Much rarer than Australian WWI slouch hats. (P)
 SOLD at A$3000
20654
Army. Helmet 1939-45, MK II, 1940. Unbound brim. Early pattern liner. chin strap incomplete. Dark exterior paint finish 90% intact. Personalised under rim by the painted insignia of a field gun over scroll: 'RAA12 Hvy Bty' & service no: 'NX149269' (this equates to: Colin William Barker, born 1920, Sydney. Enl 16/12/1942. Disch 13/6/1946 as Signalman, 6 Corps Signals - presume previous Royal Aust Artillery service). Overall GC. Scarce attributable.
 SOLD at A$130
20655
Army WWII pattern Brodie helmet with a goldish/silver finish. Some rust showing through. Dated 1941, shell stamped CS?463. CS is Commonwealth Steel Factory Waratah NSW. Liner missing 1 rubber spacer & chinstrap broken. GC.
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20656
Army. 1952 dated helmet Mk IV stamped 3nmMKIV, C1021952, Korean War period, black painted & elasticised chin strap. Nice classic turtle shell helmet in unissued condition plus 3 berets, green Royal Marines, khaki, 1949 dated & maroon 1967 dated. GC. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20657
Army. Helmet. C1960s M1 helmet with inner liner (which has the Rising Sun cammo net & chin strap). The liner appears dated 1957 by Yale. QC Rising Sun decal to front of the liner. The leather chin straps has snapped in two. Leather sweat band shows staining to brow. The rear seam shell is in great condition with 98% of texture paint intact. Helmet net is likely WWII (frayed at rear). Overall in near excellent condition.
 SOLD at A$85
20658
Army. Armoured crewman's integrated helmet. Appears to be dated 03/82, a similar version was still used until recently. Shell by RACAL acoustics 25801-AUS. Headset earpieces in good order. 2 sets of wiring need the black sleeving replaced. Complete with wiring attachment to vehicle. These rarely turn up on the market. VGC.
 AVAILABLE at A$300
20659
Army. Peaked cap post WWI Officer's in a light shade of khaki. Thin dark brown sliding leather chin strap, 1 button detached but still present. Sweatband detached for about 2/3 of cap, initials ETD to inside, rising sun to front. Other rank dress blues peaked cap, KC Map buttons, made by Compton & Sons Webb London, no badge. Fair-GC. 2 nice caps, will benefit from TLC. (2)
 SOLD at A$140
20660
Army. Peaked cap, 1939-45 AIF Officer's visor cap, Service Dress. Named & attributed to a Lieutenant Colonel with previous WWI service. Named to 'Lt-Col W Robertson' in his 1914-18 period storage tin named 'Capt W Robertson'. William Francis Hedley Robertson, born 1888, South Melbourne, Enl 55th Inf Battalion 1913 as Lieut. Enlisted 1st AIF 01.05.1916 as Captain, 37 Battalion. To 38 Battalion as Major. Wounded in Action May 1918. RtA 02.03.1919. Enl service with militia pre-war allocated number V375032, 5 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps & discharged as Lieutenant Colonel 30.11.1945. VGC. A high quality, private purchase visor to Lieutenant Colonel with research notes.
 SOLD at A$300
20661
Army. Peaked cap, 1943 dated unissued Barathea peaked cap, KC Map buttons, brown leather chin strap. Plus 1940 dated Army sidecap, KC Map buttons & Indian pattern pith helmet with intact chin strap. GC. 3 WWII hats.
 SOLD at A$180
20662
Army. Side cap, post 1930 Aust Army Medical Corps side cap in dark blue wool with maroon/red piping to peak & crown. Black oxidised KC badge to left side. Below this is attached a gilt & enamel sweetheart badge, as above but smaller. KC AMF buttons, letters MM 63 on name tag. A little moth grazing & a few holes o/w GC. Rarely seen cap.
 SOLD at A$375
20663
Army. Slouch hat with added green edging, green puggaree, late manufacture, no dates, size 6½. Possibly for unknown Cadet unit. Slouch hat with khaki, brown, grey puggaree, slight (2cm) tear to top at rear crown area, with chin strap, no date or size. Sidecap dark blue with purple piping to top edge. Sidecap dark blue with red piping. Beret with embroidered badge for Riverside Girls High School. Fair-GC. 5 interesting hats. (5)
 SOLD at A$95
20664
Army. Slouch hat WWII 1942 dated, raw edged with single red fold to puggaree for Militia. Pre 1942 type chin strap hook fitted but no chin strap, hooked catch type brim latch. A very nice unissued Militia slouch hat.
 SOLD at A$425
20665
Army. Slouch hat. Raw brim. WWII , 1943 dated. Named & numbered to sweatband. Chinstrap attached, no puggaree. Size 7.
 SOLD at A$350
20666
Army. Slouch hat WWII 1943 dated, raw edge, push stud brim clip, size 1½, eyelets for chin strap present but no chin strap, has puggaree. Good unissued condition. Nice 1943 hat.
 SOLD at A$525
20667
Army. Slouch hat, 1944 dated WWII with raw edge. Size 7 3/8, chin strap eyelets fitted but no chin strap. With puggaree, no brim clip fitted. Unissued, GC.
 SOLD at A$500
20668
Army. Slouch hat, size 58 with puggaree, no chin strap, missing brim clip. RAAF peaked cap by ADI dated 1991, khaki beret dated 1975 by Beret Mnfrs, Army blue peaked cap with KC Map buttons by J Compton Sons & Webb, Navy ratings cap unissued in sealed bag. GC. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20669
Army. Slouch hats (4). First no puggaree or chin strap, approx size 55. 2nd size 55 with puggaree. 3rd size 56 with puggaree, brim edge torn near latch, about 10cm. 4th dated 1966 size 6¾, broken chin strap. No latch for brim on all 4. Overall GC. Inc nice Vietnam era slouch hat. (4)
 SOLD at A$120
20670
Army. Slouch hat, Vietnam era 1968 dated slouch hat & puggaree, blue, white & red diced Glengarry cap to Albury Grammar School Cadets, peaked cap for RAACD by CGCF, no buttons, badge or chin strap. Plus 1972 dated khaki beret by Beret Mnfrs, size 1 1/8. GC, (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20671
Army. Slouch hat Vietnam era dated 1969 size 7 5/8 no chin strap plus 1995 dated RAAF slouch hat, size 57 with badge, a colonial pattern fibreglass helmet size 7¼ by Mountcastle & a round khaki tropical cap cover. GC. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20672
Army. Slouch hat with puggaree dated 1981. Blues peaked cap RAC of Sigs badge, KC map buttons. By J. Compton Son & Webb. Named to Sergeant Geelong College Cadet Corp Glengarry with sewn on badge. Balmoral DD 1953 dated with Clan McIntosh badge in silver. By Beret MFRS Victoria. GC. (4)
 SOLD at A$80
20673
Army. Slouch hat with puggaree 1990 size 56. Army dress blues peaked cap by Emerco dated 1971, QC staybright map buttons. Maroon beret, by Beret Mfrs Victoria 6¾. Black armoured Corp Beret, by Beret Mnfrs Victoria 6¾. GC. Nice group of hats. (4).
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20674
Army. Slouch hats, khaki (5) in various conditions & sizes. Some have badges, all have puggarees. Two have chin straps. Issued hat 1986 & badge on the front to Catering Corps, rising sun to side. Named & lightly used. Another dated 1996 with rising sun to side & green puggaree to AANS. Near excellent condition. Well used slouch hat with felt Artillery colour patch to the side. Needs a clean. As a 'crack' to the brim. Two Kings School hats with puggarees & badges (one is chromed, the other white metal). Hats have damage & one has water staining. Can be restored somewhat. A cheap lot of slouch hats, most with badges. (5)
 SOLD at A$140
20675
Army/RAAF. Slouch hat Army dated 1991, size 52 with Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps puggaree. RAAF slouch hat dated 1995, size 54 with chin strap, also unknown Cadet/School Boy's cap with Priest's hat badge. Knox Grammar School hat with embroidered thistle. Royal Hong Kong Regiment baseball cap. GC. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20676
Army/RAAF. Slouch hats, RAAF dated 1995, size 52 with chin strap. Army dated 2004, size 57, no chin strap plus 2 Air Training Corps sidecaps with light blue piping to crown. GC. (4 nice hats.)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20677
Army. Slouch hat dated 2001, size 53 with puggaree. Navy slouch hat dated 1994, size 58 with puggaree & badge. RAAF slouch hat dated 2000, size 59 with puggaree & Officer's badge. Army beret in khaki, leather headband by Beret Mnfrs, some heavy moth grazing to top. United Nations blue beret with badge. Australian Airforce Cadets baseball type cap. Overall GC. 6 diff hats. (6)
 AVAILABLE at A$130
20678
Army. RAN, RAAF, Slouch hats (3). Army dated 2002, size 53. Navy dated 2002, size 60. RAAF dated 1994, size 56 with Officer's bullion badge. Plus khaki beret dated 1958 by Beret Mnfrs. Light blue UN coloured beret by Kangol 7 1/8 & Royal Australian Navy baseball cap. GC. (6 hats)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20679
Army. Slouch hat dated 2002, size 55 with puggaree, no chin strap . Army Officer's peaked cap dated 1972. RAAF slouch hat dated 1995, size 52 with puggaree & chin strap, some moth grazing to upper & lower areas of hat. RAAF peaked cap dark blue dated 2001. Overall GC. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20680
Army. Slouch hat, 2007 dated, size 57 with puggaree & chin strap. Officer's khaki peaked cap dated 1972. RAAF slouch hat dated 1995, size 52 with puggaree & chin strap. RAAF dark blue peaked cap dated 1968-69. Good-VGC. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20681
Army. Slouch hat khaki with green cloth around the brim, red puggaree, emu feathers & Royal NSW Lancers badge on red felt backing. Hat made in China! Pus Pillbox style hat with later added peak, white button to top, some tears to rear of hat, no sweatband, brass crossed swords to front. GC, 2nd Fair. (2)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20682
Army, RAAF, Cadet slouch hat puggarees (19) various colours & sizes. A good selection of dates, Militia & Regulars etc. GC. Many hard to find. (19)
 SOLD at A$120
20683
Army. Cadets: Balmoral caps (2) Knox Grammar Cadet unit. Blue Balmorals, type without diced band. Badges are backed on tartan. One hat badge is current bi-metal type. The other badge is smaller silver version. Plus khaki beret with chromed Trinity Grammar School Cadet badge. No lining in the beret. No moth or other damage.
 AVAILABLE at A$70
20684
Army Cadets, berets. Selection of 4 dark blue wool berets for Knox Grammar Sydney. Used in the period 1950s-2000s. All berets are complete & the badges have their backing cloths (tartan ribbon, tartan patches & black silk). Interesting variations over the time the berets were in use. One beret (oldest present) is well mothed. There is an interesting range in the badges. Early silver plated, chromed, newer bi-metal with impressed writing & bi-metal with raised writing. The last broken with a piece missing. Interesting lot.
 AVAILABLE at A$75
20685
Army. Cadets, berets. Lot of 4 wool berets, three of which are blue Scottish bonnets, one is khaki beret. One blue bonnet is badged to Scots College Cadets Melbourne. The khaki beret is dated 1975 for Peninsula School Cadets with chromed Cadet badge on a blue patch. Plus two blue unbadged Scottish bonnets. One has red/white diced band, the other plain blue (unissued, dated 1957). Nice condition. Another red/white/black diced bonnet has a chromed Scots College, Melbourne hat badge made by Lega Melbourne. Small moth on the unbadged bonnet with diced band. Nice condition overall. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20686
Army. Cadet berets. All Sydney schools, privately bought berets ca 2000s, the last dated 1967. Khaki beret with Marist Bros rising sun Cadet badge (epoxy enamels). Regional Cadet Unit 201 epoxy enamels badge, on a dark blue beret. This badge is the Marist Bros Parramatta badge design with new unit designation. Plus khaki beret with Trinity College Cadet badge in chrome. Used, most show wear. The badges are excellent. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$90
20687
Army Cadet?/Civilian? Slouch hats, various sizes, colours & styles. GC. (5 diff)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20688
Army. Cadets Slouch hats, (2) with badges & puggaree. One to RCU 22 (Ingleburn) & Barker Cadet Unit, ca 1990s. The RCU 22 badge is in gilt & has a plain puggaree. Appears to have once had a badge on the turn-up brim. Very good condition, lugs on badge all there. Barker College badge to front is in nickled finish with a rising sun badge on the turn-up brim. Puggaree is blue/red/blue, in light cotton. Near excellent condition Cadet badge is sewn in place (perhaps lugs removed for better comfort). Both hats in nice condition. (2)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20689
Army. Cadets Slouch hats, (3). Cadet related with badges & puggaree. One is to Kings School, another to Pittwater House & the last to RAAF Air Training Corp. From ca 1960s-2000s. The Kings School hat has the red puggaree & an older white metal badge with a very clear/detailed strike. Light to medium wear, no damage. The Pittwater House hat has the badge without a queen's crown. Red/blue/white puggaree. Hook needs re-sewing. The ATC hat has the generic gilt badge to front. Dated 2002, size 58. Excellent condition. (3)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20690
Army. Steel helmet WWII Mk II helmet dated 1941, liner intact, no chin strap, size 7¼, internally painted in dark khaki but this over painted externally by thin coat of gold spray paint. Indian pattern pith helmet cWWII with 10 fold puggaree. Fair-GC. 2 nice helmets. (2)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20691
Navy. Cap WWII Ratings cap round shape with grey lining. This type of cap was used between 1939-45 & for some years prior. No sweatband ever fitted, cotton top. Plus Navy peaked cap, cloth top by Segraves Sydney. Another peaked cap, vinyl top by Keepshape dated 1940 & a Navy Ratings cap by Mountcastle. Discolouration on 3 of the 4, Fair-GC. First is quite hard to get. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20692
Navy. Peaked Cap. RAN Officer's cap post WWI up to late 30s. Cloth top, short rounded brim. Headband has mothing to top & bottom, badge now dull. Misshapen. Made in Adelaide for RAN under sweatband. Fair condition plus rating cap with tally band for Training Ship Sydney 'T.S. Sydney' dated 1995 GC. Nice early RAN cap. (2)
 AVAILABLE at A$200
20693
Navy Peaked Cap. RAN Chief Petty Officer's cap. RAN Woman Officer's peaked cap. RAN slouch Hat date 2016 plus a Navy ratings cap, no tally band. GC. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20694
Navy. Peaked cap Officer's white vinyl topped with QC bullion badge made by Hills Hats NZ, size 7¼. Naval Reserve Cadets ratings cap by Mountcastle Hats, size 58 or 7 1/8. WWI era Wolseley pattern white pith helmet by Hobson & Sons London, size 6¾, badge holes to front. GC. (3)
 SOLD at A$80
20695
Navy. Peaked cap with vinyl top, RAN ratings cap with vinyl top. RAN cloth cap cover, RAN vinyl cap cover. White Wolseley pattern fibreglass helmet. Some discolouration o/w GC. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$70
20696
Navy. Round white cotton topped RAN Ratings cap with grey linen interior, never had a sweatband, some moth loss to base of headband. This type of cap was worn in WWII & before. Also 1972 dated Ratings cap with vinyl top & cloth top RAN peaked cap summer weight. Plus vinyl top RAN peaked cap. Some with discolouration o/w GC. 1st is hard to get. (4)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20697
RAAF 1939-45 pilot's Hard to find 'B' type flying helmet, (Aust) named to '439592 Kathner G W'. Small repair to inside ear piece o/w nice example, sold with an early pr of gosport tubes with nickel plated receivers. (Medium-Large at head 57cm). Type typically worn in combat by most Australians. Overall GC.
 AVAILABLE at A$200
20698
RAAF 1950s Officer's peaked cap with KC buttons holding chin strap & gilt brass QC RAAF badge. Size 7½. GC.
 SOLD at A$40
20699
RAAF. Peaked cap, Officer's (1), Airman's (1), RAAF sidecap dated 1977, WRAAF cap dated 1989. GC. 4 good clean caps.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20700
RAAF Slouch hats (3), all dated 1995, sizes 52, 55, 57. All have chin straps/puggarees, 1 has RAAF badge. Army slouch hat, no date, size 62 by Mountcastle, no attachment clip for brim, no chin strap & a 1969 RAAF peaked cap, no badge & only 1 staybright button. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20701
RAAF Slouch hat 1991 dated with puggaree, badge & chin strap, 1 blue fold in puggaree, size 58. Army khaki beret with leather headband, date faint but is 1943 or 1948. White cloth topped Navy Officer/Perry Officer's peaked cap, typical discolouration to top & white Wolseley pith helmet by RZ Bloomfield dated 1944, no chin strap. GC. (4)
 SOLD at A$100
20702
RAAF Slouch hats (4) of which 3 are light blue & 1 khaki, this being dated 1992 with dark blue fold in puggaree, size 59. 3 light blue hats are dated 1995, size 53 (2) & 56. All slouch hats have chin straps. Air Training Corps sidecap dated 1967 by AGCF. All GC. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20703
RAAF. Slouch hats, 4 dated 1995 sizes 52, 53, 54, 62. All have chin straps, 2 have badges plus RAAF peaked cap dated 1989, no insignia, no chin strap. GC. (5)
 AVAILABLE at A$140
20704
RAAF. Wolseley helmet WWII khaki with 3 fold puggaree & flash for the RAAF. Leather bound brim. Named inside to 63610 ACI Williams F.H. Leather sweatband & chin strap intact. In nice condition for its age. GC. A lovely WWII RAAF pith helmet.
 SOLD at A$450
20705
Air Raid Precautions Warden 1942 dated steel Brodie helmet. Painted black finish with W scratched into front, liner and chin strap fitted. A very nice condition finish on this helmet.
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20706
Fire Brigade NSW early brass helmet, original. Made by Rider & Bell, with Makers plate & size 6 7/8. Named under neck guard to '2940A.lonsdale'. With chin scales Minor dents as expected with issued helmets o/w good original condition.
 SOLD at A$500
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