Original Item: Only One Available. Right out of the family attic! In splendid original condition this standard WW2 Wolseley Pattern pith helmet has it all: complete with leather sweatband, chinstrap and simple cloth pugaree. A pugaree is the cloth wrap which surrounds the base of the exterior of the helmet.

The inside of the leather head band is marked-

MOORES

LONDON

7 1/2

1941

(Broad Arrow)

The Wolseley pattern helmet is a distinctive British design developed and popularized in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the official designation for the universal sun helmet worn by the British Army from 1899 to 1948 and described in the 1900 Dress Regulations as "the Wolseley pattern cork helmet". With its swept-back brim it provided greater protection from the sun than the old Colonial pattern helmet, and its use was soon widespread among British personnel serving overseas as well as some Canadian units.