Antique British Army Home Service Helmet Top Piece (Ball in Leaf Cup Device).
R 250
Antique British Army Home Service Helmet Top Piece (Ball in Leaf Cup Device).
Officer's gilt version. In good antique condition. No backplate.
The Home Service Helmet was in use by most Infantry regiments, Royal Field Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Engineers, Army Service Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, the Army Ordnance Department and other Corps and Departments. The spike was replaced by the ball in leaf cup device shown above for the Royal Field Artillery, the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Army Service Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Army Veterinary Corps, although the Royal Artillery wore the spike until 1881.
Length: 6.5cm
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