another helmet

[blueman]

i think this is a life guards ,can anyone help with value etc

[Stuart Bates]

Kev,

it certainly looks like a Life Guards but some more photos would help i.e. Victorian or King's crown etc.

Stuart

[blueman]

Kev,

it certainly looks like a Life Guards but some more photos would help i.e. Victorian or King's crown etc.

Stuart

thanx stuart im having trouble with pics i dont know how to shrink them...kev

[Stuart Bates]

Kev,

one easy way to shrink pictures is to select them by clicking on the first and Ctrl+click on the rest. Then right click, select "send to...mail recepient" and select "make all pictures smaller" and then click OK. This will invoke your email client and you can send the pictures to yourself. Save the attachments and you will have much smaller photos. I am assuming Windows XP here.

I am assuming that you have no software that will enable you to resize images.

Stuart

[blueman]

thanx i think ive got the idea:rolleyes:

[Stuart Bates]

Kev,

this is an Other Rank's helmet to the Life Guards assuming that the top of the plume holder is gilding metal and that the finial to the top of the plume is white metal. The interior should feature 8 leather leaves with a drawstring.

The King's Crown dates it from 1902 - 1953. The 1st and 2nd Life Guards amalgamated in 1922 but I do not know what the differences in the helmets were, if any.

As to a price I would say around £850 but you must realise that these prices are what I think a dealer would realise and not necessarily what you would in a private sale. eBay would be your best bet.

Stuart

Edited November 14, 2010 by Stuart Bates