THE KING’SOWN SCOTTISH BORDERERSOFFICER’S BLUECLOTHHELMET C. 1887-1901, the skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the very fine frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel overlays thereon in silver the badge as worn on the officer’s glengarry. Buff leather sweat band with silk lining attached but partly perished and retailer’s details for Hawkes of London. he plate not original to the helmet and all other gilt areas mostly devoid of gilt, one minute moth hole, the skull otherwise in very good condition
£500-600
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THEWEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENTOFFICER’S BLUE CLOTHHELMET C. 1902-14, the blue cloth skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of red velvet the White Horse of Hanover with scroll above ‘Nec Aspera Terrent’, silver scroll below ‘The West Yorkshire Regiment’, buff leather sweatband with attached silk lining. Together with japanned metal carrying tin, the helmet overall has been refurbished both externally and internally and all fittings now with a ‘flash’ gilt finish, the spike thread stripped
£200-300
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THE BUFFS (THE EAST KENT REGIMENT)OFFICER’S BLUE CLOTHHELMET C. 1881-1901, the blue cloth skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the very fine frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a silver Dragon, title scroll below ‘The East Kent Regiment’, buff leather sweatband with attached pink silk lining (split in two places) and retailer’s label ‘A & N.C.S.L London’, the plate original to the helmet, the gilt fittings with some gilt loss otherwise very good condition
