A Rare WW1 Machine Gun Corps Officers Lightweight Khaki Visor Cap

Made of entirely a light khaki cotton drill material, including the visor and matching chinstrap. Quilted cotton lining. An officers bronze Machine Gun Corps hat badge.
Overall wear and light soiling.  read more

Code: 1601

British WW2 Artillery Officers Service Dress Visor Cap

Khaki wool with brown leather chinstrap secured with oxidized General servcie buttons. Artillery officers hat badge. Has evidence of another previous badge but concealed behind the artillery badge. Brown leather sweatband and makers label on the inside lining. Nice overall shape and general condition with general service wearing.  read more

Code: 1602

WW2 RAAF Officers Side Cap.

A well service used cap. Dark blue wool of the officers pattern. Complete with oxidized cap eagle. Made by Imperial Cap Company. (Possibly UK or Canadian made?)and dated 1941. Some light moth and shows soiling and age consummate with age.  read more

Code: 1603

Australian WW2 Army Field Service Cap 1940

An unissued example in khaki wool serge with oxidized AMF buttons. Maker marked and dated 1940.  read more

Code: 1604

U.S WW2 Army Officers Garrison Cap

A good well tailored quality cap. Made of a good thick green wool elastique fabric with officers gilt / black piping. Gilt oak leaf rank for Major. Silk lining with leather sweatband. JB Simpson Inc Tailors label.

Quality item  read more

Code: 1592

Original Australian Victoria Police Force Fiber Pith Helmet.

A good clean example of the pattern worn c1960’s and 1970’s. White fiber plastic light weight helmet with blue and white double banded puggaree. Comes with helmet plate is marked POLICE FORCE / VICTORIA, over a banner reading TENEZ LE DROIT (Uphold the right), the motto of the Victoria Police. This old style kings crown helmet plate was used c.1947-1983.

Obsolete  read more

Code: 1591

Denmark c.WW2 and Post War m23/41 Helmet

A good clean example. Slightly inferior in design to those issued to front line combat troops these M41 variants were issued to the Police and Civil Defence.
Has a nice clean liner and chinstrap. The acceptance stamp "CF" with the Danish Crown is a marking used by "Civil Forvaret" (Civil Defence).  read more

Code: 1590

U.S WW2 Cap, Herringbone Twill M41

Initially adopted as a work cap in 1941 but worn also as a field cap as its popularity grew during the war.

1st type in the lighter olive green finish. No markings. All ink stamps now well washed out. A good used but not abused example.  read more

Code: 1587

British WW2 M38 Army Steel Helmet

A fantastic example of a British made MKII or M38 Helmet.
Steel helmet with stainless steel rim. Has near all of its sand grit khaki green painted finish. Sadly the paint has got so deep into the makers stamping I cannot make out the name. It is visually obviously there but just filled with paint.

MKII oil cloth liner and web chinstrap.
Overall excellent conditi...  read more

Code: 1589

France WW2 Model 1935 Tank Helmet

This is a very difficult type of helmet to find, known as the “Jeanne d' Arc" helmet or Armored vehicle helmet. Features a steel skull shell with rear visor and front leather brow pad. These helmets were issued to armored vehicle and tank crews in the French military before and during World War Two. Lovely example retaining its blue painted finish in the dark blue color, typical of Helmets us...  read more

Code: 1585