21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Two Rose Top Police Helmets, each of black cloth covered cork with two piece top and black patent leather binding, one to Merthyr Tidfil Borough Police with die stamped blackened rose and helmet plate of QEII crown over star, circlet and chrome coat of arms, with leather chinstrap, the other to County Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, with chromium plated die stamped rose and helmet plate of QEII crown over star, circlet and coat of arms, lacks chinstrap; a Ball Top Leicestershire Constabulary Helmet, with chromed ball and helmet plate of QEII crown over star, circlet and coat of arms,with webbing and leather safety straps (3)
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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