A helmet for officers of the Somersetshire Light Infantry, 1st half of the 20th century The helmet skull covered with black-green felt, non-ferrous metal fittings (gilt vestiges), the cross plate with relief-worked roses, screwed-on tip, the emblem with regimental insignia beneath a royal crown. Velvet underlaid chain on relief-worked rosettes. Light cotton liner with maker´s stamp "Hawkes, London", old wearer- and size label "6 7/8 full", light leather sweatband, crimson silk (damaged). In an unusually well-preserved helmet box with wearer´s pla, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Size: 3647px × 3917px
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License: Licensed
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Keywords: 20th, century, helmet, infantry, light, officers, somersetshire