boer war helmet ?

[blueman]

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hi guys hoping this is boer war era

[Paul R]

What are these made of? Are there any other markings other than the penned name?

[Harry the Mole]

The helmet is probably earlier than the Boer war. And for paul R's benefit, they are made of cork and covered in cloth. It was customary to coat these helmets with a white blanco, that is the cracking that can be seen on the surface of the cloth. But when on oveseas service they were often stained with tea.

[blueman]

thanx for info great help any idea of value

[Harry the Mole]

If you twisted my arm I would probably give you £50 for it. If it had the liner I might have stretched it to £52.50p. Someone else would give you an awful lot more for it - probably in the hundreds. They don't come up for sale very often and are quite rare. Hang on to it or accept my generous offer!

[DJT]

I checked the name. Only 2 matches. The first George Chinn attested 18 September 1891 and served in the 4th Battalion Liverpool Regiment. The second George Joseph Chinn attested 7 August 1890 and served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

[peter monahan]

Those dates make sense too. I wasn't sure enough to make a date guess on the helmet, but a couple pics I saw, from the Sudan campaign, show this 'long tailed' style on solar topi. In fact, it appears to be the 1877 "Foreign Service Helmet" pattern.