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| MILITARY HEADGEAR: GREAT BRITAIN HEADGEAR | ||||
| Lot | Description | Status | ||
| 20736 |
Army.1878 Pattern 'Blue Cloth' Home Service helmet for other ranks, Artillery. Cork body with dark blue/black cloth covering (4 seams). QV crown Royal Artillery other ranks brass helmet plate. Comp with its original brass fittings (OR's ball mount, cruciform base, rosettes & leather backed chin chain). Size 6 7/8. Some markings to interior but most illegible & no dates evident. Comp with sweatband. Cork with some crush, mainly to back, but helmet still retains shape. Small tear to rear visor. VGC. A good restoration. Reserved to sell. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$500 | ||
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| 20737 |
Army. ca 1881. Great Britain. Army. Blue cloth helmet, Officers of the 2nd City of London Rifle Volunteers, all white metal fittings. Helmet plate of small design for helmet. Has at some time had other badges fitted. Plate possibly of the pre 1881 shako. Has makers plaque for G. Kenning, London. Rosettes for sides of Officer quality. White metal chin strap present, no makers names. Supple leather liner present, small tear to satin liner. Fair-GC. A nice Volunteer blue cloth in good displayable condition.
| SOLD at A$500 | ||
| 20738 |
Army. 1900-60s. Lot of 14 metal badges that were used as the hardware on pith helmets & cross belts with Lancashire examples inc a large badge Lancashire & a whistle (Military style). Also inc helmet spikes, ball mount & hooks (Lancashire & generic lion head). (14)
| SOLD at A$180 | ||
| 20739 |
Army. ca1900 Royal Highlanders "Black Watch" Enlisted Man's full dress feather bonnet. Wire frame overlaid with black ostrich feather. 4 x feather "tails" to side with red feather hackle to opposite side correct for Regiment. Cork body band with wool diced band (red/green/white) with adjustment buckle to rear & black leather chinstrap. King's crown white metal Black Watch badge to side. Liner comp. VGC. Scarce (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$800 | ||
| 20740 |
Army. WWI Royal Horse Artillery trooper's busby. Hat has had some repairs to fur, cords are incorrect as is the plume & chin chain. Could be restored to be a nice item of headgear. Poor-fair.
| AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
| 20741 |
Army 1954 dated helmet as worn by despatch riders & armoured corps. With original elasticised chinstrap & liner. Helmet shell identical to Para helmet. Some surface finish loss. Fair-GC.
| SOLD at A$85 | ||
| 20742 |
Army. Peaked cap other ranks, KRRC, rifle green with KC bakelite buttons. Post WWII white metal cap badge, liner detached but present, no markings. Comes with Rifles sidecap of similar age KRRC & an unbadged beret of similar colour made in London for Christies Sydney. GC. (3)
| AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
| 20743 |
Army Pith helmet, cork, other ranks with 6 fold pugaree, dated 1942 & made by Helmets Ltd St Albans, England. Named to 'Cole'. Damage to chin strap & sweatband. Plus Officer's peaked cap, with KC, R.A. buttons made by Herbert Johnson post 1936. No chin strap or badge, peak becoming detached at right side. Some overall staining. R.A. buttons to sides & an R.A. Officer's sidecap, unbadged but with 2 KC, R.A. buttons to front. Makers label hard to read. Fair-GC. 3 good hats for restoration.
| SOLD at A$130 | ||
| 20744 |
Navy. 1914-18 Royal Navy Rating's cap, HMS Victory. A private purchase item. Dark blue (virtually black) wool cloth, lined & padded in black cotton. Leather sweat band marked 'real roan leather' & with faint owner's name in ink ('Jack Holsworth'?). Herringbone-twill black cotton chin strap. Correct 1914-18 vintage tally in bullion on black cotton/silk ribbon: 'H.M.S Victory'. (HMS Victory was the Royal Navy Barracks at Portsmouth, a land-based training establishment). Virtually free of moth. VGC. A lovely, classic example of a WWI rating cap
| AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
| 20745 |
Navy.1914-18 Royal Navy scarce Rating's White-Topped Cap, dated 1917 by Maritime Cap Ltd, size 7. Black stencilled name to interior 'J. HUTTON'. Original tally band of 'HMS.AVOCA'. Comp with its original wool-tape chin strap, together with a quantity of original paperwork to James Hutton, Royal Navy Reserve & a pr of original WWI 'RNR' (blue on white) ratings sleeve patches. Paperwork inc Hutton's 'King Neptune Toll' Crossing the Line cert dated 'HMS. AVOCA, 19 April 1916'; HMS Avoca Ship Leave Ticket named to Hutton, Nov.28.1918; a Dec 1918 Telegram advising him of extension of leave & two Leave or Duty Ration Books named to Hutton, 28/12/18. Note: Originally built as 'AVON' (3) for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1907, served as a troopship 1915, seconded to RN as Armed Merchant Cruiser & renamed HMS 'AVOCA' 1915-19. Service inc Western Pacific Patrol. Returned to RMSP. Co. 1919, scrapped 1930. Light stains, moth nip to chin strap. Exc. A classic WWI period RN Ratings Cap in exc, with provenance. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$900 | ||
| 20746 |
RAF. 1939-45 Flying Helmet, Type 'C'. Complete with all electrics & with oxygen mask Type 'G' (with 10A/12570 mike). Leather helmet stamped with broad arrow & 'ref No. 22c/879' (last 3 digits partially obscured). Named inside ear cups 'Tabuteau, P.B' Oxygen mask without concertina tube. Scuff to leather, minor rubber perish & wear to mask. Name suggests a possible Free French Airman serving with RAF. Scarce. Great display item (P)
| SOLD at A$400 | ||
| 20747 |
Police ca1960-70 Motorcyclist white protective helmet. White vinyl with rubber ear vents. 'Police' stencilled in blue across front. Crimson silk-like material lining to body & to white vinyl ear & neck flats. 'The Corker' by J Campton, Sons & Webb Ltd. VGC
| AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
| 20748 |
Police: 1985-99 Police Motorcyclist full faced helmet by Arai. Comp with earphones & electrics. 'Type A' helmet. Dated 1985 but chin strap dated Oct 1999. Size medium. VGC
| AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
| 20749 |
Police. 2009-2011 Metropolitan Police (Female) protective bowler hat by C.W. Headdress Ltd, size 57. Comp with chrome & enamel cap badge & with labels intact. Unissued condition. Exc
| SOLD at A$100 | ||
| 20750 |
Police, blue Bobbie's pre 1952 helmet. Leather headband & chin strap. Dome cap is mismatched. Badge holes at front. 4 small holes on top of crown where an attempt was made to convert it to an army blue cloth helmet. Wear to headband & chin strap. Few small moth nips. Hard to get earlier Bobbies helmet.. Overall GC. Displays well.
| AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
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