sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 After their two excellent books on military pith and wolseley helmets respectively, I have been influenced and encouraged by Peter Siciu and Stauart Bates to focus more on this very fascinating aspect of militaria collecting. Due to the nature of the work that I do, I am often abroad and do not spend as much time as I would like on displaying and maintaining my collection. These postings depict the beginnings of my helmet and headdress display. I have had my computer room/office converted to a helmet display area in my house. Regards, Will
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 SOME OF THE EARLY SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE AND PRISONS SECTION, DETAILS TO FOLLOW
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Some "polo" helmets used by the Union Defence Force during World War 2. The Wolseley helmets in the photograph were used in South Africa before 1936 and include a rare helmet to the 5th South African Infantry that was worn in East Africa during WW1. Another helmet is to the 9th South African Infantry or "Sportsman"s Battalion for the WW1 East African campaign.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 The two South African Airforce ceremonial helmets which were worn before and during WW2 respectively. They are the white helmets with "eagle" spikes below the brodie helmet with the tank mask. To the left of the tank mask is a Brodie WW1 helmet with it's original camouflage paint still visible.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 The Brodie helmets in the photograph were re-issued during WW2 and were used by the 23rd and 25th Gas Companies from the South African Engineer Corps. The white polo helmet on the bottom right shelf was worn by the State President's Guard and was based on the WW2 South African UDF design. The scarce grey-green polo helmet was worn before WW2 by the Pretoria Regiment.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Some other headdress types and variations. The white cap is a senior's officer cap in the then-South African Railways Police.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 An early South African Police cap worn between 1922 and 1926.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Very early South African Prison's Department officer's cap.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 South African Railway Police pith helmets and a very unique riot/urban helmet converted from a gold/coal miner's helmet.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_04_2010/post-3034-127251826031.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_04_2010/post-3034-127251826336.jpg South African Police Wolseley pattern type helmets. The helmet with the white metal badge on the far right was issued to non-white member's and is regarded as being very rare.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Vietnamese and British Royal Marine Commando helmets.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPH OF MARINE COMMANDO HELMETS
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 AMERICAN, ETHIOPIAN, GERMAN AND ITALIAN PITH HELMETS
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Some very attractive Italian headdress examples.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Bombay bowler helmet that I purchased in Baghdad in 2004, Italian helmet and a very interesting Italian "polo" helmet that may have been captured from South African forces at Tobruk. It has Italian military medical insignia on it.
sabrigade Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Wolseley helmet purchased in the souk, Omdurman.
pjac Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 An excellent and fascinating display . Thanks, Patrick
leigh kitchen Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Puts my "similar" room to shame - the helmets & the decor.
joe campbell Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 doesn't get much more impressive. well done! joe
sabrigade Posted April 30, 2010 Author Posted April 30, 2010 Thank you all for the interest and kind words. Regards, Will
Stuart Bates Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Hi Will, you certainly haven't wasted any time in collecting sun helmets I am intrigued by the blue police ones and am left wondering whether the blue Wolseleys that I found in the York Castle Museum may after all be prototypes for a police force. Stuart
Peter_Suciu Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 I missed this one earlier this year, and I'm sorry. This is simply a fantastic collection of sun helmets! Truly top notch stuff.
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