My British Headdress Collection **RECOMMENDED**

[Stuart Bates]

A grey cloth to the Eton Volunteer Rifles -

Edited February 20, 2010 by Stuart Bates

[Stuart Bates]

It came with the corresponding pillbox cap and makes a nice combo. Apologies for the quality of the images but I stopped trying to master Photoshop when I met my friend Nick who is a pro photographer.

Edited February 19, 2010 by Stuart Bates

[Stuart Bates]

A lovely "station master" forage cap to the West Yorkshires -

[Stuart Bates]

An 1855 pattern shako to the 9th Regiment of Foot. I don't much care for infantry shakos except for the bell top but some of the cavalry/yeomanry ones are superb.

[Stuart Bates]

Speaking of Cavalry/Yeomanry shakos I bought this one years ago from Blunderbuss. They didn't know what unit it belongs to and I haven't been able to ID it either. Haven't thought about it for a long time so will have to try again.

Anyone any ideas?

[servicepub]

Stuart,

Some beautiful additions, well done.

[Stuart Bates]

This is a Wolseley to an Aide-de-Camp. Inside are the remains of a paper label which had the name of the owner but which has been torn out. The storage/transit tin which came with it has had the brass owner's name plate removed.

I guess that the family did not want to be known when selling it. However, the seller will let me have the details when a relative of the ADC dies. A bit much in this day and age I think.

Note the graduated chinchain. I have never seen this on a Wolseley before but I have on a Colonial pattern helmet.

Note also the red over white swan feather plume which indicates either an ADC or a Military Secretary. General and Staff officers had a white over red plume.

[Mike Dwyer]

A grey cloth to the Eton Volunteer Rifles -

Great, Stuart! I really love that one! :beer:

[pjac]

A lovely "station master" forage cap to the West Yorkshires -

[pjac]

Stuart

These forage caps are excellent! More, please.

Just heard that we're about to be invited to a wedding in Melbourne in August. Not sure if we'll be going, given distance, cost and time, but, if we do, I'd love to see your collection 'in the flesh'.

Patrick

[Stuart Bates]

Patrick,

you are more than welcome to visit the collection if you make it to Melbourne (actually about 1 hour 30 minutes out of Melbourne).

Stuart

[Stuart Bates]

OK, some more forage caps.

This one is a Royal Engineers'

[Stuart Bates]

A Royal Artillery Pillbox -

[Stuart Bates]

And a Royal Scots Fusiliers' -

[servicepub]

Stuart

Will you adopt me and make me your sole heir?

Clive

[Brian Wolfe]

Your collection never ceases to amaze me.

Thanks for posting these great items.

Regards

Brian

[Stuart Bates]

Clive, if I adopted you then Afghanistan would be out!

Thanks, Brian. I am in a buying mood but not much out there at the moment.

Stuart

Edited February 24, 2010 by Stuart Bates

[Stuart Bates]

You Canadians have forced me into it so here are a few more - plenty more to come but...

A rather nice cap to the Army Medical Staff Corps or the Royal Army medical Corps (1898).

Edited February 24, 2010 by Stuart Bates

[Stuart Bates]

An example to the Royal Sussex -

[Stuart Bates]

A change of tack - Clive I think you prefer metal helmets, right?

This one to the South Salopian Yeomanry pre-1881

[Stuart Bates]

1st West Yorkshire Yeomanry post 1871 -

[pjac]

Clive, if I adopted you then Afghanistan would be out!

Thanks, Brian. I am in a buying mood but not much out there at the moment.

Stuart

[pjac]

Stuart

Depending upon how much of a buying mood you are in a Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry lance cap might appeal. EBAY UK no.260558929000.

Patrick

[Stuart Bates]

Patrick,

thanks for that. I am now watching it.

I suspect that we should be using PMs for this type of message.

Stuart

[pjac]

Patrick,

thanks for that. I am now watching it.

I suspect that we should be using PMs for this type of message.

Stuart