United Kingdom. An 8th Royal Rifles Home Foreign Services Helmet, c.1910

A white foreign services helmet with brass fittings, composed of pith and covered in a white lacquer, featuring a brass finial with surrounding leaf pattern around the base, and a leather chin strap attached to the interior and folded over the brim. An 8th Royal Rifles cap badge in blackened white metal has been punctured through the helmet, measures 42.6 mm (h) x 52.0 mm (h), both lugs intact.  A hook presides near the back to the metal chin strap attachment (not included).  The interior features a green cloth brim with leather sweatband, screwpost for the finial, and reverse of the hook for the chinstrap. Measuring 314mm (l - brim to brim) x 205 mm (w) x 300 mm (h), the cap exhibits wear to the brim in the form of cracking and loss of lacquer, discolouration to the exterior, cap badge instead of helmet plate, and flaking leather to the sweatband.

Footnote: The British Foreign Service Helmet was introduced in the 1870s for use in its overseas colonies. The pattern was still used into the 2000s.