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Foreign Service Helmets Made in the traditional way from cork but with a very thin integral reinforcing plastic shell to provide extra strength and prevent damage. High quality panelled cotton covering Green internal lining. Buff leather brim and band. Ventilator fitting will accept spike or ball ornament if required. Standard helmet is supplied with a leather chin strap. A fully adjustable leather skull cap ensures a perfect and comfortable fit. Pointed or round peaks. Covered in white (ready for whitening) or khaki (self-coloured.)
Basic helmet with domed ventilator, covered in white and with buff leather band and brim, ready for whitening. Leather chinstrap. For more detailed description, see above.	N/A
Basic helmet with domed ventilator, covered in khaki cloth with matching leather band and brim. Leather chinstrap. For more detailed description see above.	N/A
Loose fitting khaki cover	£15.00
Khaki covered ventilator dome	£8.00
Regimental flash. During the Boer War it was the practice to cut the epaulette with the embroidered Regimental title from the red tunic and sew to one side of the loose fitting cover. Please state regiment required	N/A
Pugarree, white or khaki (Wound around helmet)	£25.00
Infantry pattern spike	£22.00
Infantry pattern cruciform base	£8.00
Cavalry pattern acanthus leaf base	£8.00
Chinchain, Officers, foriegn service helmet. Gold plated rings on white leather	£52.00
Royal Artillery pattern ball ornament	£22.00
Vented dome base (R.E., etc.).	£8.00

All helmet fittings are lightly gold-plated to give a maintenance-free brass-like finish. Officer`s heavy gold finish at a small additional charge. For full range of helmet fittings, see Metalwork

Busby Caps High quality simulated fur is used in the construction of these headresses, but real fur can be used subject to availability and an extra charge. Please state for which regiment and year you require the headress, as there were many variations within the Victorian period.
1846 pattern O/R busby. Brown fur with plain bag. Leather backed brass chinchain attached to Lionhead hooks. Horse hair plume.and brass socket State regiment required (11th Hussars busby shown in picture)	N/A
1857 pattern O/R busby. Black fur with bag in regimental colour trimmed with braid. Leather backed brass chinchain Horse hair plume and brass socket. State regiment required (11th Hussars busby shown in picture)	N/A
Officer's busby with velvet backed and gold plated chin chain and feather plume	N/A
O/R cap lines, yellow worsted cord, acorn ends	£25.00
Yeomanry O/R caplines. White worsted cord with acorn ends	£25.00
Officer's gold caplines. With gold acorn ends	£35.00
Yeomanry officer's silver capline. With acorn ends	£35.00
Rifle regiments Officer's busby Manufactured in Black Persian Lamb with black silk cording and boss. Ostrich over vulture feather plume (Example shown - Rifle Brigade)	N/A
Rifle regiment black silk cord capline with acorn ends	£30.00

"Shakos"

1844 Shako.(Albert pattern I), O/R covered in black felt and with leather top and bands.Solid leather front and rear peaks. Leather chinstrap Woolen ball tuft in brass socket (state colour required) Plate not included	£80.00
1855  Infantry O/R's shako (Albert pattern II ) etc, O/R covered in black felt and with leather top and bands. Solid leather front and rear peaks. Leather chinstrap. Woolen ball tuft in brass socket (state colour required)	£80.00
1855 Infantry  officer's shako (Albert pattern II). Covered in black wool material and with leather top and band. Solid leather front and rear peaks. Leather chinstrap. Woolen ball tuft in figured gilded brass holder. State colour of ball required	£95.00
Field officer's rank shown by gold lace bands around top of shako (see item below) Additional	£15.00
1855 (Albert Pattern II) Fusilier Regt. field officer's shako with horse hair plume and gold rank banding. Black leather chinstrap. Specification otherwise generally as above item. Regimental plate not included	£130.00
1867 (last pattern) Shako. Covered in dark blue cloth with black and red braid to upper and lower edges. Leather peak. Brass chin chain and rosettes with extra hooked rosette at rear. Woolen tufted ball (state colour required) Regimental plate not included	£125.00

"Kilmarnock and pillbox caps"

"Various"

"Officer's undress forage caps"

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