The Devonshire Regiment Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1902-14, the skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a triple towered Exeter castle with scroll ‘Semper Fidelis’ silver scroll below ‘The Devonshire Regt.’, buff leather sweatband with retailer’s stamp ‘Hawkes and Co., London’, the plate is original to the helmet, one very small moth hole near the frontal plate and most gilt lacking otherwise good sound condition £400-500