Stuart
What an amazing collection! Until I discovered this site the only one I'd come across where people posted British helmets was the general headgear section of Pickelhaubes .com. I know I've seen your name in there . I posted a few helmets there recently, but they got lost in the recent melt down. Seeing the recent exchanges about Yorkshire Regiments reminds me that I have a 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Officer's helmet which has the central rose in gilt , rather than in silver, as described in both Carman's book and David Rowe's. I checked this with David, who said he wouldn't rule it out as being original as , to paraphrase , some of the Yeomanry C.O.s were a bit of a law unto themselves, and he said he'd seen both gilt and silver roses on Hampshire Yeomanry helmets. Any thoughts or experience?
I really like the Nothumberland Fusiliers Volunteers helmet.There was one like this, I think linked to Hexham, in Bosleys a few years ago, but beyond my means at that time.
I've only got a dozen helmets, but they include a QVC King's Royal Rifle Corps officer's home service helmet, which is the only one I've ever seen. I also acquired recently a Fife Light Horse trooper's helmet - a bit of rubbing on the skull and a small surface marks, but otherwise a very nice helmet .
Patrick
