1st Battalion Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1880-87, a fine quality example the blue cloth skull complete with all plated fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel overlays enclosing a circular strap ‘1st Battn Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers’, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a strung bugle horn, buff leather sweatband with crimson silk lining (slight stitching fault) and supplier’s label ‘Smith, Son & Brigden, Cheapside & Wardwick, Derby’, the plate is original to the helmet, small moth hole to the rear right panel otherwise very good overall condition £300-£400
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2nd Lancashire Rifle Volunteers (Blackburn) Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1880-89, a good quality example, the skull complete with all silver plated fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with a laurel overlay enclosing a circular strap ‘Lancashire Rifle Volunteers’, in the centre a strung bugle horn with ‘2’ within the strings, the chin chain of ribbed Rifles pattern, buff leather sweat band, crimson silk lining, the plate not original to the helmet, very fine overall condition £300-£400
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