Original British Victorian Boer War 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet Martini-Henry Rifle Black EGA professionally applied and

Black EGA professionally applied and heat cured

5" high at the front

This particular example started life as an Model 1896 rifle or carbine

This is supported by a trophy of flags from each end of which project a Tank and a Cannon

many Italian civilians who were working on the ship and on the docks were killed

Original British Victorian Boer War 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet Martini-Henry Rifle Black EGA professionally applied andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Authorized in June of 1877 the regulation Foreign Service Helmet, was made of cork and covered in white cloth with six seams. It was worn throughout the empire, and this pattern remained in use until replaced by the Wolseley pattern helmet. This is the "classic" pattern of British sun helmet of the latter decades of the 19th century. The sun or "pith" helmet originated in India around the time of the Mutiny, but was