Original British Fire Brigade Silvered Merryweather Officer Helmet British Edged Weapons The Type 30 bayonet is

The Type 30 bayonet is also known as the "Pattern 1897 bayonet"

manufactured by Springfield Armory

never-issued WWII Army Air Force silk Airman's 2-sided color "escape" cloth maps which are dated 1943

The serial number is 205329B denoting the year of manufacture as 1886

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Original British Fire Brigade Silvered Merryweather Officer Helmet British Edged Weapons The Type 30 bayonet isOriginal Item (refurbished): Dating from pre WW2 this is a brass helmet known as the "Merryweather" pattern used by British fire fighters from Victorian times up through WW2. The silvered variety was for use by Officers and the brass finished examples by other ranks, the ones that actually did the work. Replaced soon after WW2 with modern non flammable lightweight helmets these vintage helmets are getting very difficult to find. Original shells that