Catalogue
Australia, WWII military head dress, a rare RMC Duntroon Wolseley pattern khaki pith helmet with original leather liner and chinstrap, helmet undated but likely a late WWI British six panel example with single fold/then puggaree band, fitted with original c1930-42 Royal Military College Duntroon hat badge on red and blue felt triangular backing complete with correct long folding prongs on the reverse; Australian Women's Army or Army Medical Service, peaked service dress cap, cWWII, an early war women's pattern in khaki wool with waffle top and turned up neck flap, wool covered peak ending in light brown peak edging, original brown leather chinstrap secured by oxidised AMF side buttons, small collar sized Rising Sun cap badge to front, brown leather sweatband and khaki cotton lining; Army slouch hat puggaree (4), one dated 1944, the others post WWII. No mothing or damage, very fine. (4)
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Australia, large japanned hat tin for a Wolseley pattern or similar pith helmet, paper label inside 'Made in England for/W.Chorley & Co/Navy and Military Outfitters/Sydney', with securing latch and top carry handle. Original condition with some light surface rust and overall general age wear, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australia, WWII, Staff officer's service dress peaked cap, an example of the pattern worn by Brigadier and Colonel ranked officers, khaki wool with scarlet cap band, King's crown bullion staff officer hat badge, brown leather chin strap secured by oxidised AMF side buttons, light brown leather sweatband. Age wear to liner, minor service wear and no damage, extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Australia, cWWII RAAF officers peak cap, blue wool body with black mohair cap band, black leather chin strap and King's crown bullion officer's cap badge, missing the internal sweatband; old pre war leather flying helmet style on the B-type with post war MK VIII RAF flying goggles; WWII American Army Air Force, silk cloth maps (2) of 'No 35 Northeast China' and 'No 17 New Britain'. Last item heavily faded and with large tear to centre, Very fine. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Australia, cWWII-1955, RAAF officer side cap (2), both with oxidised metal hat badges; RAAF Warrant Officer peaked cap with chinstrap and gilt metal King's crown hat badge; RAF officer side cap with brass officer hat badge (other ranks pattern cap); white top visor cap fitted with post 1953 RAAF officer cap badge. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Australia, cWWII, MK II Army steel helmet with original khaki painted finish, oilcloth liner and chinstrap; MK II Army steek helmet with original khaki painted finish, oilcloth liner, chinstrap and string helmet net; another, MK 11 Army steel helmet shell, no liner; Great Britain, Zuckerman civil defence steel helmet, grey painted, complete with liner and chinstrap. Last helmet in almost unworn condition, very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Australia/British, cWWII, Australian air raid warden's steel service helmet, original, with black painted finish and white stencilled 'W' to the front, original oilcloth liner in good condition, chinstrap with much age, wear and soiling; British made military despatch rider's steel helmet in unissued condition, original khaki painted grit finish with only light storage marks, brown leather liner and leather neck flap with integral chinstrap, liner marked 'BMB 6 3/4 1944'; MK III Turtle steel helmet, c1950s, original liner and chinstrap. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Australia, Australian Army Ordnance Corps Officer's dress peaked cap, c1950s; Royal Australian Navy junior officer's peaked cap with bullion Queen's crown officer hat badge, plastic chinstrap, sweatband removed; also Great Britain, Grenadier Guards officer's dress peaked cap, dark blue cloth with flaming grenade Grenadier Guards cap badge, officer's bullion wire band to the patent peak, thin black chinstrap supported by two brass regimental pattern side buttons, complete with orginal sweatband. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Australia, post WWII, Australian Army General's peaked No.1 dress cap, dark blue wool with scarlet red cap band and piping, to the black leather peak a double row of gilt bullion oak leaves, post 1953 Queen's crown bullion general officer's cap badge, black leather chin strap with gilt anodised side buttons, brown leather sweatband and oilcloth covered lining, marked on the inside liner 'D D' 1952. Light moth grazing to the cap band, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Great Britain, cWWI or interwar period, Army staff officer's peaked cap, dark blue wool with scarlet cap band and piping, King's crown bullion staff officer's hat badge, short black leather peak with single row of gilt bullion oak leaves, black leather chinstrap with brass King's crown artillery side buttons, original leather sweatband. Sweatband semi detached, cloth lining with soiling, overall mothing to body and piping, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Great Britain, c1930-c1960, pith helmets, Royal Marines white dress helmet, Wolsley pattern pith with brass ball top and EIIR brass helmet plate, replaced liner and chin chain; another, similar army style Wolsley pattern white pith helmet with puggaree, also with replaced liner and chin chain. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Argentina, a modern Argentinian Regiment of Mounted Guards full dress shako, dark blue wool covered body complete with brass helmet plate, brass chin scales, national cockade, red knotted cap lines, red hackle and full leather line. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
France, cWWI, model 1884/1914 enlisted ranks Infantry kepi, of the pattern worn during 1914, red and blue wool body with black leather peak and leather chinstrap secured by two brass flaming bomb side buttons, original leather sweatband and hessian liner, intact with light service wear; officer's green kepe, c1900, green wool body with gilt bullion lace cap band and piping, black leather peak and leather chinstrap secured by two plain brass side buttons, replacement reproduction liner and leather sweatband. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
France, cWWII, Adrian pattern steel helmets, M26 pattern helmet with original khaki green painted finish and original frontal badge for the 'Defense Passive' (Civil Defence), original brown leather liner and chinstrap; similar M26 helmet repinted in black, with frontal badge for 'Defense Passive', original oilcloth line, now semi detached; another M26 steelhelemt with original khaki green painted finsih, missing the frontal badge, original oilcloth liner and leather chinstrap. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
Passed in
France, kepis, cWWII pattern French cavalry officer kepi with light blue-grey wool body with red top, gilt bullion quatrefoil, gilt lace rank band, black leather peak and gilt bullion chinstrap, gilt bullion flaming bomb insignia to the front, original liner; French Gendarmerie office's kepi, dark blue body and light blue top, gilt bullion lace rank band and gilt bullion chinstrap, gilt bullion flaming bomb insignia to front, black leather peak missing the brim edging; Belgium, cWWII, Gendarmerie kepi, dark blue wool with gilt bullion piping, gilt bullion covered chin cords and national cockade, black leather peak with original liner. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
France, post WWII, French Foreign Legion kepis, all enlisted ranks patterns with blue body and red top, one with 'kepi blanc' white removable cover. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Germany, c1890-1900, Imperial Prussian Army officer's peaked cap, blue melton wool body with black fibre visor, black wool cap badge and scarlet piping, stock cockade to front and missing the national cockade, original leather sweatband with heavy wear and some damage; WWII, Army artillery officer's visor cap, field grey tricot wool body, with dark green cap band and red waffenfarbe piping, original officer's silver bullion cap eagle bullion cap wreath and metal cockade, black vulcan fibre visor with brown checkered underside and original silver bullion officer's chin cords. First with some heavy soiling to the interior lining obscuring maker's mark, second with much overall mothing with particular damage to the wool backing of the cap wreath and large torn section to the rear cap band, some soiling and washing out to the waffenfarbe piping, heavy wear and damage to the sweatband and soiling to the lining, fine. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $260
Germany, WWI and WWII, steel helmets, WWI M16 helmet with original green grey painted finish (with indication of possible strip back or some later white overspray), original M16 leather liner, original chinstrap with wear and dryness; M42 helmet, shell wartime made repainted in matt black with handpainted reproduction SS and party helmet decals, added post war reproduction leather liner and chinstrap; an original M35 wartime made shell repainted in an olive grey finish with applied reproduction army and tri colour decals added German style reproduction leather liner and chinstrap. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
Germany, WWI and WWII, a collection of restored steel helmets, an original wartime made M16 helmet repainted in a reproduction tortoise shell camouflage configuration, fitted with reproduction leather liner and chinstrap; original wartime made M16 helmet repainted in a reproduction camouflage configuration with painted tri decal, reproduction leather liner and chinstrap; original wartime made M34 civil defence helmet painted in a light grey finish, original leather liner and reproduction chinstrap; original wartime made M42 helmet repainted in light grey with added reproduction army decal and a post war Norwegian leather liner, reproduction chinstrap; original wartime made M40 helmet repainted in light grey with added single reproduction Luftwaffe decal and fitted with an old post war leather liner and chinstrap. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Germany, pickelhaube parts and pieces, helmet plates, chin scales, back straps, spike studs and chinstrap lugs, includes some reproductions and broken pieces. Fair - very fine. (43)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Military headgear, WWI-1960s, Imperial German army officer's blue peaked cap; East German army visor cap; West German army officer's field cap; British artillery style busby, with modifications; post WWII Italian officer's visor cap. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Germany, WWII, a collection of reproduction hats, Waffen-SS Officer's visor cap, older style with an aged appearance, correct style officer chin cords and death's head cap badge but missing the cap eagle; Kreigsmarine rating blue wool 'Donald Duck' cap with tally band for Kreuzer Lutzow; Luftwaffe Officer M43 field cap made from a Bundeswehr cap with alloy metal cap wreath and cap eagle, complete with officer chin cords; Afrika Korps army 1st pattern pith helmet, an original example with original red cotton interior and army helmet shields, the exterior totally replaced with non-regulation khaki olive green cotton material, no chinstrap. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Germany, WWII, modern made Kreigsmarine (Navy) ratings 'Donald Duck' caps, two with white tops and three with blue wool tops, each with a different tally band - Bluchne, Prinz Eugen, Bismark, Gneisenau, Seydlitz, with cockades on the cap eagles. Extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Germany, cWWII, tropical cloth headgear, German Afrika Korps POW made field cap, M38 inspired side cap in a very light khaki cotton, top section in a darker khaki material, to the front a crudely embroidered cap eagle, cockade and soutache in blue (Transport Corps?), large embroidered DAK palm tree and swastika with 'D.A.K 1941' to the side, an interesting cap true to character with other known POW hand made examples of the period; Italy, M42 Pioneer officer's tropical field cap, light khaki cotton with a white cotton interior and leather sweatband, officer's bullion cap badge to the front and two metal rank stars for Lieutenant fitted to the body of the cap. Overall service wear and fading, very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Germany, immediate post WWII, Bremen police shako in black cloth covered fibre with alloy Bremen city helmet plate, wartime chinstrap, postwar cockade, fitted with reproduction pair of Imperial state and national chinstrap cockades, original leather liner; another, c1950s, in black fibre and plastic trim, with WWII period original alloy helmet plate and wartime cockade, wartime chinstrap and original leather liner. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $210
Italy, WWI, helmets, model 1915 Adrian pattern, Italian made without rivets to the comb, original green painted finish and devoid of any frontal badge, original Italian made leather liner, replaced leather chinstrap; another, same model, Italian made now repainted matt grey green finish, original Italian made two part leather and oilcloth liner with a replaced leather chinstrap. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $450
SOLD $290
Italy, WWII, Army Officer's visor caps, grey wool body with black visor and chinstrap, complete with officer's bullion insignia, Lieutenant, 67th and 71st Infantry Regiment, Colonel, Artillery Reserve; Senior NCO of the Bersaglieri, brown wool body with black visor and chinstrap, complete with bullion insignia. Fine. (4)
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
Italy, cWWII, San Marc Marine M33 steel combat helmet, original olive green painted finish and yellow painted crowned anchor to the front, original leather liner and chinstrap; MVSM Infantry M33 steel helmet, original leather liner and chinstrap. Liner of last helmet with much wear and overall damage, very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Japan, cWWII, Imperial Japanese Army officer's field cap, khaki wool body and short peak, replaced hand cut yellow cloth star to the front, original thin brown leather chinstrap, officer's brown leatherette sweatband and silk lining with maker's or owner's stitched initials; Imperial Japanese Navy, reproduction field cap made entirely from leather and painted white. Overall mothing to the body of the first cap, fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Japan, helmets, M30, type 90, steel helmet shell, once reissued and refitted by the Thai army with khaki green painted finish and French inspired Thai made leather liner, now fitted with a reproduction WWII Japanese Marines helmet badge; another similar Japanese M30 type 90 steel helmet shell reissued and refitted by the Thai army with mustard green painted finish and USA inspired Thai made web liner, now fitted with reproduction WWII Japanese helmet star; another, repainted in a thick fantasy camouflaged finish and fitted with a reproduction helmet star, no liner. Fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120