Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet With Royal Air Force Flash Ribbon Napoleonic He was awarded the Purple

He was awarded the Purple Heart

Ammunition Type: Teat-Fire cartridge

made by British Engineers stationed in the Kabul Armory in Afghanistan in the 1890s

2nd and 3rd class

Both were widely deployed in the United States postwar as the Cold War presented a perceived threat from Soviet bombers

Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet With Royal Air Force Flash Ribbon Napoleonic He was awarded the PurpleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Wolseley pattern helmet is a distinctive British design developed and popularized in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the official designation for the universal sun helmet worn by the British Army from 1899 to 1948 and described in the 1900 Dress Regulations as "the Wolseley pattern cork helmet". With its swept back brim it provided greater protection from the sun than the old Colonial pattern helmet,