Original British Victorian 1877 Foreign Service Pattern Sun Helmet with Felt Outer Cover - size 7 1/2 Hotchkiss .303 Navy helmets are among the

Navy helmets are among the hardest to find on the collectors market due to the low number issued

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Rotating light cover over red lens

The spike atop the helmet is detachable and is intricately decorated at the base

Original British Victorian 1877 Foreign Service Pattern Sun Helmet with Felt Outer Cover - size 7 1/2 Hotchkiss .303 Navy helmets are among theOriginal 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