Military Police & Other Services- Helmets & Hats
Lot 5585 SESSION 20 (7.30PM FRIDAY 20TH APRIL Military Police & Other Services- Helmets & Hats
Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,600
TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY HELMET, c1880s, dark blue cloth covered helmet with ball at top and roses at each corner of the top piece, rosettes at each side for nickel and velvet backed chinstrap, helmet plate for Tasmanian Volunteer Artillery (99mm, not listed in Grebert but similar to Grebert p301 without 'Southern' above canon wheel instead 'Pro Aris Et Focis' as on Grebert p299), leather sweatband with short band of silk above, quilted silk inner lining, initials printed on sweatband nearly indistinguishable, 'J.??', in a japanned storage tin with brass plate on lid, this blank. Tin with rust, good, velvet backing loose on chinstrap, otherwise helmet nearly extremely fine and badge nearly uncirculated and rare.
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