Original Late British Victorian P-1877 Colonial Canadian Police Sun Helmet with King's Crown Badge German Luger Algeria on 8 November 1942

Algeria on 8 November 1942 as part of Operation Torch

This set of three badges belonged to Marine Corps pilot Lieutenant John F

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with the padding still in place

Original Late British Victorian P-1877 Colonial Canadian Police Sun Helmet with King's Crown Badge German Luger Algeria on 8 November 1942Original Item: Only One Available. Authorized in June of 1877 as the regulation Foreign Service Helmet, it was made of cork and covered in white cloth with six seams. The helmet was worn throughout the empire, and this pattern remained in use until replaced by the Wolseley pattern helmet. This is the "classic" pattern of British sun helmet of the latter decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The sun or "pith" helmet originated in India around