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    We are liquidating my Grandma's estate and came across this. It is made in England by Christy's. Seems to be named, and includes a badge number....I'm assuming. Any help in identifying and value would be appreciated!

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    Hello,

    You have a nice example of a British Police Helmet also known as a Custodian's Helmet. From the helmet plate on the front you can tell it has the Queen's Crown and the ciper of Queen Elizabeth II.

    The value of these runs from around $60.00 to $80.00 depending on the quality and rarity of the helmet plate. You can see many examples for sale on eBay to give you an idea of the price range.

    The number is the Police Constable's number and what I think is his last name. I suppose it would be possible to find out more information about this officer since you know the police department (on the helmet plate), his last name and best of all his number.

    A very nice example and quite complete.

    I hope this is of some help.

    Regards

    Brian

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    Wow....identifying the person would be AWESOME!! Is that person not on here at all anymore? Or just not often? I was hoping to list the helmet today, but it would kill me if I sold it and it turned out to be something or someone very extraordinary.

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    This is so cool! Thank you for your help, everyone! I emailed Cambridgeshire Constabulary and I got an email back today. They are sending my info request to the HR department to see what they can come up with!! I am so excited about this process so far! This isn't just a hat.....it's personalized.....a real person wore this.....and that makes it SO exciting! Please still contact your friends. I am totally interested in everything I can come up with on this!

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    Wingnut1269 contacted me via my web site so I have given him some information as to when the helmet was issued.

    The following is further info that I have found but I can’t take credit for this information it was supplied to me by my friend the ex curator of the force museum form his records and research. I have asked the Cambs NARPO branch if any of there members know of him. I await a reply.

    Svard PC789 not listed in any of the force records that exist, but found SVARD listed in the Chief Constables report for 1976, and listed as leaving the force and transferring to the Metropolitan police on 11/07/1976. A part from this I have no other information from police records.

    I have found the below information on Ancestry.com which refers to his Birth Death (died aged 51) and possible marriage / s

    Birth

    Name: Olof J A Svard

    Mother's Maiden Surname:Callan

    Date of Registration:Apr-May-Jun 1950

    Registration district:Hammersmith

    Inferred County: Greater London, Middlesex

    Volume Number: 5c Page Number: 970

    Death

    Name: Olof John A Svard

    Birth Date: 6 Jun 1950

    Date of Registration: Feb 2002

    Age at Death: 51

    Registration district: Portsmouth

    Inferred County: Hampshire

    Register number: C71A

    District and Subdistrict: 4971C

    entry number: 100

    Olof J A Svard married Doyle Jul-Aug-Sep 1968 Ealing Middlesex

    Olof J A Svard married Farrell Feb 1991 Harrow

    olof J A Svard married Errington Jan 2002 Harrow

    Olof J A Svard married Lynch Jan 2002 Harrow

    I don't know if these are all his marriages but he is the only O J A SVARD I could find

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    The name sounds Swedish ? Perhaps it was an exchange gift to him - pity Leigh isn't still here - he was Cambridgeshire Const. and could have checked the number.

    Hello all!

    Olof Svärd is about as Swedish as it gets. He surely has to have had a Swedish father or being born in Sweden (I assume with dual citizenship since he were allowed to join the police). There ought to be some paperwork on this fellow somewhere in the archives!

    /Jonas

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    Interesting too that he married two women in Jan 2002 (if he indeed is the only OJA Sward) and then died the following month in Feb. 2002.

    Tony

    He must have been a Goer eh squire... nudge nudge... wink wink....

    Well its a lesson to be learned... he who marries 2 women a year wont live long....

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    I think Chris is right - two does sound excessive !

    I have never come across - in any research - someone with a Swedish name. He must have had a British Mother - perhaps from World War 2 ?

    Strange, a simple picture of a current helmet and yet - all of this mystery ? Just what we like............

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    I have never come across - in any research - someone with a Swedish name. He must have had a British Mother - perhaps from World War 2 ?

    From post #16:

    Birth

    Name: Olof J A Svard

    Mother's Maiden Surname:Callan

    Date of Registration:Apr-May-Jun 1950

    Registration district:Hammersmith

    Inferred County: Greater London, Middlesex

    Volume Number: 5c Page Number: 970

    Callan is certainly not a Swedish name, but what strikes me is that he uses Swedish spelling in his surname - Svärd - not anglicised into Svard (dropping non-English alphabet letter) or Sword (translated). Wouldn't it be slightly complicated living the whole life in the UK spelling one's surname "Svärd"?

    /Jonas

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    Wouldn't it be slightly complicated living the whole life in the UK spelling one's surname "Svärd"?

    /Jonas

    My surname can be found in the doomsday book but I still have to spell it and then the person writing it down usually spells it wrong. Although there are many English place names that are obviously Scandinavian in origin (at least in Essex), always having to spell Svard could make life complicated.

    Tony

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