Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Sherwood Foresters, The Notts & Derby Regiment Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1904-14, the skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel overlays, in the centre a silver Bath style cross, this overlaid in gilt with oak sprays enclosing a stag couchant on a ground of blue enamel, on three arms of the cross gilt scrolls ‘The Nots & Derby Regt’, a silver scroll below ‘Sherwood Foresters’, buff leather sweatband with crimson silk lining and maker’s stamp ‘Hawkes & Co., London’, the plate is original to the helmet, the gilt dull overall, three minute moth holes, slight grub damage to the green skiver peak lining otherwise good sound condition £500-600