Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Bedfordshire Regiment Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1902-14, the blue cloth skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the very fine frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a combined silver star and cross enclosing a Hart trippant on a ground of blue enamel, below a silver scroll ‘The Bedfordshire Regiment’, buff leather sweatband and retailer’s label for ‘J.B.Johnstone, London & Dublin’, the plate not original to the helmet, very good overall condition £500-600