Original British South Wales Borders 24th of Foot Blue Cloth Helmet - Circa 1901 U.S. Army Steel carriers also have the

Steel carriers also have the facility to accommodate a steel cleaning rod

but will be WW2

NCO Katanas were issued to soldiers who did not want to take their family sword to battle or who came from poor families that did not have swords to pass down through the generations

Now a very small quantity of two examples of these "Mulberry Leaf Maps" has been discovered mixed in amongst a British Government Release of obsolete paperwork

Original British South Wales Borders 24th of Foot Blue Cloth Helmet - Circa 1901 U.S. Army Steel carriers also have theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a post 1881 trooper helmet of the South Wales Borders who before 1881 were known as the 24th REGIMENT OF FOOT, the regiment that fought at the battle Rorke's Drift in the Zulu Wars in 1879. This particular helmet bears a King's crown on the helmet plate indicating it was issued after 1901. Comes complete with paper maker label in the interior that reads: HOBSON & SONS ARMY, VOLUNTEER, RAILWAY & POLICE