Original British Victorian Rare Four Panel Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet Spanish Military Equipment CARRIED at WATERLOO

CARRIED at WATERLOO

and given the designation Model 38/44 Special or Model 1

It has been estimated that over 900

Purchased from a collection used in a new publication on weapons of the Great War titled At Arm's Length Trench Clubs and Maces Vol

provided the pretext for the contingent of armed Blackshirts from all over the country for the famous March on Rome that put Mussolini into power

Original British Victorian Rare Four Panel Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet Spanish Military Equipment CARRIED at WATERLOOOriginal Item: Only One Available. Authorized in June of 1877 the regulation Foreign Service Helmet, was made of cork and covered in white cloth with a standard six seams. The style was worn throughout the empire, and this pattern remained in use until replaced by the Wolseley pattern helmet. What we have here is the rare "four panel" version of the helmet, which has 4 panels and seams as opposed to the usual 6. The sun or "pith" helmet originated in