Original Belgian M1950 Colonial Service Pith Sun Helmet with Puggaree - Belgian Congo Japanese Ordnance It was then passed onto

It was then passed onto his sons and other relatives

and a late version constructed from a single piece of stamped steel

This example measures 24 inches in length

though there are a few small woodworm holes on the butt stock

so it is quite finicky

Original Belgian M1950 Colonial Service Pith Sun Helmet with Puggaree - Belgian Congo Japanese Ordnance It was then passed ontoOriginal Item: Only One Available. The small country of Belgium only gained its true independence in 1830, and became established as a Constitutional Monarchy. By this time, many of the other European powers had already been colonizing the world for centuries, so there was little of the world left that had not already come under the European sphere of influence. During the 1840s and 50s, King Leopold I tentatively supported several proposals to