Montgomeryshire Helmet

[Jamie770]

Further to my other posts, I thought people might be interested in the Montgomeryshire chained helmet from my collection.

This is one of two identical Montgomeryshire helmets I have, both of which were in a very dirty, distressed and 'flattened' condition when I got them. They were found wrapped in newspaper and partly stuck to wallpaper in a cupboard during a house clearance.

I think this helmet dates from around circa 1910 and it has an ink handwritten label inside stating "Montgomery PC28 Humphrey"

Edited April 1, 2009 by Jamie770

[leigh kitchen]

Are the fttings painted black, or bronzed please?

[Jamie770]

The fittings are brass with a black coating which, when I was cleaning them with warm soapy water, I felt was most likely to be a fairly thin coat of paint.

They have come up to present a quite shiney appearance.