Birmingham City Police

[Jamie770]

Birmingham City helmet dating from before 1936. Six panel design with cloth centre band, fluted white metal spike and cross base with ear rosettes and helmet plate. Most Birmingham City helmets I have handled are stencilled in white paint inside - this one has 'BP C295 34' presumably 'BP' for Birmingham Police, 'C295' being the officers number and '34' being the date 1934

Edited July 29, 2009 by Jamie770

[Jamie770]

Birmingham City white helmet worn for traffic control, covered with a white painted canvas type material and having the same helmet furniture as the normal helmet. This one is stencilled inside 'BP B153 29'

[Mervyn Mitton]

I didn't know Birmingham was one of the few Forces to wear white summer helmets. Thanks for even more great helmets.