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27 July 2022

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Lot

№ 672

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27 July 2022

Hammer Price:
£420

The Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1908-14.
A good quality example, the skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal plate of crowned eight pointed star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet laurel sprays enclose the Welsh Dragon, a silver scroll below ‘3rd Monmouthshire Regiment’, buff leather sweat band and quilted silk lining (mostly lacking and perished),
two small nicks to blue cloth, some age loss to gilding of the spike, chin chain and rear spine, some loss to stitching of sweatband and backing to chin chain, otherwise in sound condition £400-£500