David68

I brought a nice Metropolitan Police helmet from around the 50/60s from a dealer and have now just paid for the matching dress tunic (with the high collar) which belonged to the same officer who served in the West Ham area. I was keen to pick up both items so as not to spilt them. i'm happy with the price I paid and I'm not looking to make a quick buck from them as they are going to be given pride of place next to my own tunic and helmet in my collection. It did get me thinking though. What is the rough price for one of these tunics now as I don't really have a clue. As I say, I'm happy with the price I paid but would be very interested to know your thoughts on prices if only for insurance reasons. Dave

Cheers Mike, I wonder if he will sell me one (1) :-) I've seen one for £19 on Amazon as well which is not bad. its always nice to see if I can pick one up here from a collector as you know it would of been looked after. thanks again

Does anyone have a copy of Mervyn Mitton's wonderful book 'The policemans lot' they may want to sell. if so, please let me know. thank you Dave

Thanks Dave. e-mail sent

Anyone?

Thanks Dave, I thought as much. Same as it is today then. Shame though, it would of been nice.

Can anyone throw any light on the officer who wore this? 689.K is the collar number. K=West Ham division? It would be great to have a little history to go with it. Dave

Does anyone have a black leather "snake" belt for sale or know a place I could pick one up from please? Thanks as always for any info. Dave

Thank you for taking the time to post your info. It's all very welcome and every day's a learning day so help like this is invaluable. The only other picture the dealer sent me was this one. There is a seven (7) in white on the tail by the looks of things. To the right of that there is what appears to be more white marks but this is completely unreadable. I will contact the seller tomorrow armed with your info and ask if they can kindly look for a date.

Thanks again Dave for all the info. I really appreciate it. I know a lot more about it now thanks to you.

Hi Dave, thank you for taking the time to reply. It's put my mind at rest. I have not yet taken ownership of it so don't have it to hand. The pictures are ones the dealer has sent me. I've just contacted the dealer asking about the MP ink Mark. They have sent back the picture shown but I can't make out a date. Just what looks like a 10. The size maybe? Or could this really be the year which would be exciting. I've been looking for a belt to complete it but no joy so far. thank you again for your reply. Dave

This is the helmet which comes with it.

Firstly, I must just say hello as this is my first post. I am a serving Metropolitan Police officer of 22 years. I have done my fair share of street work but have also done Diplomatic Protection (DPG) & Royalty Protection. back to this topic, I was hoping someone could help with some information on a police tunic I'm just about to aquire. I still need to sort some pictures and work out how to post them so forgive me for not posting any at this time. The tunic is apparently a Met high collar type and comes with a helmet with the King George helmet plate so must be dated between 1936-52? That being said, the tunic has four (4) Met buttons on the reverse, two (2) at waist level and two (2) at the bottom on the tail. Is this correct for a Met tunic of that date? lastly, the collar number is 689.K which I think was West Ham division. Could anyone give me some history of this officer as I would love to know a little more. Thank you for any information you can give me Dave