Original British Victorian New Zealand marked 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet with Spike - size 7 Russian/Soviet Militaria M-1878/1904 issue canvas haversacks from

M-1878/1904 issue canvas haversacks from the Spanish American war

now a full colonel

and many have had the sockets painted over numerous times

Probably one of the most attractive temper lines we have sever seen

Original British Victorian New Zealand marked 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet with Spike - size 7 Russian/Soviet Militaria M-1878/1904 issue canvas haversacks fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. Authorized in June of 1877 as the regulation Foreign Service Helmet, it was made of cork and covered in white cloth with six seams. The helmet 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