Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet by Moss Brothers of Covent Garden, London - Size 7 ½ U.S. Artwork & Posters one academic institution and one

one academic institution and one individual received it

Overall Length: 41 3/8 Inches

5    10/03/1944    Nurnburg (#152)     Paul F

Just purchased from a Pacific War collector at a military show

complete with its correct OD Green canvas carrier/cover

Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet by Moss Brothers of Covent Garden, London - Size 7 ½ U.S. Artwork & Posters one academic institution and oneOriginal 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,