Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Welsh Regiment Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet c. 1881-1901, the skull complete with all gilt metal fittings, the frontal plate of crowned star pattern with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto with scroll below ‘Gwell Angau Na Chywilydd’, silver title scroll below ‘The Welsh Regiment’, buff leather sweatband and trade label ‘Regulation Cork Helmet’ (most of cork missing), the plate not original to the helmet, slight gilt loss to the frontal plate but otherwise in very good sound condition £300-£400