Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Suffolk Regiment, Militia Battalions, Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1902-08, the blue cloth skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the very fine frontal plate of crowned eight pointed star pattern with gilt laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet a three towered Gibraltar Castle and dependent Key, a silver scroll below ‘The Suffolk Regiment’, original buff leather sweatband and crimson silk lining (part perished) supplied by ‘Hawkes & Co., London’, the plate is not original to the helmet, one small moth hole front right panel and slight surface moth damage in various places otherwise in sound condition £300-£400