One of the most popular areas of Militaria Collecting is that of Military Headdress. We specialise in offering the finest selection of both ceremonial dress helmets, to the combat helmets worn by the armed forces of the world, dating from the early Victorian period up until the 1960s.
The early English Victorian dress helmets were produced with such fine workmanship, the quality of the helmet plates and the brightly coloured plumes set off the pieces and show them in full glory.
With the 20th century combat helmets, examples which were produced for a short time or those issued to the British Airborne forces during WW2 seem to command the strongest prices when they are offered at auction.
With each year that passes by, the amount of good examples of Military headdresses starts to decrease, many items succumbing to the pitfalls of age and the materials they were made of. However, when fine examples do come onto the market, we have proved that bidders are eager to contest for them and, as such, over the last few years we have bucked the trend in the market and continued to achieve very strong prices.
May it be for interior design purposes or the passion for collecting items worn in combat, the Military Headdress continues to be a sound investment.
Recently sold
Pre WW1 French Cuirassiers Helmet with Cloth Cover
Sold for £1,500
Rare WW1 British 1st Pattern Steel Combat Helmet
Sold for £920
3rd Kings Own Hussars Officers Full Dress Busby
Sold for £2,000
1st Royal Dragoons Officers Foreign Service Helmet
Sold for £1,100
Officers Peaked Caps of Major Charles Gaitskell
Sold for £1,650
Irish Rifles Officers Astrakhan Busby, James Craig
Sold for £1,500
WW2 British Airborne Forces 1943 Dated Beret
Sold for £860
1944 British Airborne Forces Steel Combat Helmet
Sold for £1,100
Leeds City Police Senior Officers Helmet
Sold for £860
EIIR Household Cavalry Lifeguards Officers Helmet
Sold for £2,100
WW2 British Glider Pilots Airborne Beret/Paperwork
Sold for £3,800
12th (The Prince Wales’ Royal) Lancers...
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