Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1st Battalion Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1880-87, a fine quality example the blue cloth skull complete with all plated fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel overlays enclosing a circular strap ‘1st Battn Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers’, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a strung bugle horn, buff leather sweatband with crimson silk lining (slight stitching fault) and supplier’s label ‘Smith, Son & Brigden, Cheapside & Wardwick, Derby’, the plate is original to the helmet, small moth hole to the rear right panel otherwise very good overall condition £500-600