{"title":"Europe-Great Britain-Militaria-Headgear - Helmets","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-first-war-royal-flying-corps-side-cap-by-clement-sutherland-ltd-gb4020","title":"A First War Royal Flying Corps Side Cap By Clement Sutherland Ltd.","description":"A First War Royal Flying Corps Side Cap by Clement Sutherland Ltd. - Fabricated from an olive green-khaki wool with fold down flaps on either side, the flaps held up with black metal hooks fed through embroidered loops, the front with 13 mm wide bronze convex buttons, both maker marked \"FIRMIN LONDON\" on the reverse, illustrating the George V crown above \"R.F.C.\" holding the two ends of the flaps together, a 37.5 mm x 44.5 mm bronze Royal Flying Corps badge on the left side, held in place via intact lugs and a pin on the inside of the cap. The inside is lined in olive green cotton with a 14 mm wide soft white sweatband, with a maker's label sewn on the right side inscribed \"Clement H. Sunderland Ltd \/ 28-32 North John St. \/ LIVERPOOL \/ Military Tailors and Outfitters\". The cap measures 115 mm x 300 mm, nice texture in the wool, quality stitching on all seams, maintaining its natural colour, one moth hole on the left flap, green oxidation evident on the two bronze buttons, moderate soiling evident on the interior from active use, near extremely fine","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109882777877,"sku":"GB4020","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_6d0b91f9-f7ab-4877-be4d-b8b472dd5344.jpg?v=1692841921"},{"product_id":"wwii-army-generals-beret-gb2298","title":"Wwii Army General's Beret","description":"WWII Army General's Beret - Brown wool, General's insignia with gold bullion and touches of three-colour embroidery - illustrating a crossed baton and silvered sword, black wool in the voided areas, 49 mm x 64 mm. Two eyelet ventilation holes on the right side, black cotton-lined, diamond-shaped name tag inscribed \"REGULATION PATTERN REF. No. H8 NAME -\" and size stamped \"6 3\/4\" inside, cotton reinforced patch behind the insignia, leather reinforced patch behind the eyelets, 250 mm x 260 mm, minor moth invasion on the exterior and usual signs of light use on the interior, near very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110249746709,"sku":"GB2298","price":510.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/wwii_army_genera_51267b6ee499f.jpg?v=1692845040"},{"product_id":"a-unique-first-war-royal-flying-corps-side-cap-by-thresher-glenny-ltd-m0006-1","title":"A Unique First War Royal Flying Corps Side Cap By Thresher \u0026 Glenny Ltd","description":"The is an interesting cap with unique features. As evident from the additional lug hole, this cap was indeed fitted with a different cap badge at an early point. This is very likely due to the owner being transfered into the RFC from a different regiment. More evidence of this can be found in the uniquely engraved buttons. Fabricated from an olive green-khaki cotton-wool blend with fold down flaps on either side, the flap on the right side held up with a brown metal hook, the flap on the left side held up with a black metal hook, both of which are fed through embroidered loops, the front with two 14 mm wide flat-faced buttons, one is an original bronze button which is marked \"SUPERIOR QUALITY\" on its reverse, the other is a bronze gilt replacement button with worn markings on the reverse, both engraved with the George V crown above \"R.F.C.\" holding the two ends of the flaps together, a 38.8 mm x 44.5 mm bronze Royal Flying Corps badge on the left side, held in place via intact lugs and a pin on the inside of the cap. The inside is lined in brown khaki cotton with a 22 mm wide soft white sweatband, with a maker's label sewn on the left side inscribed \"Thresher \u0026amp; Glenny Ltd. Outfitters \/ 152 \u0026amp; 153 STRAND \/ LONDON, W.C.\". The cap measures 110 mm x 270 mm, nice texture in the fabric, quality stitching on all seams, maintaining its natural colour, lightly soiled exterior, extensive soiling on the interior from active use, very fine. (C:6)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111385125141,"sku":"M0006-1","price":311.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_unique_first_w_53e4d9a6d841f.jpg?v=1746207384"},{"product_id":"great-britain-a-first-war-argyll-and-sutherland-highlanders-glengarry-cap-gb4041","title":"Great Britain. A First War Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders Glengarry Cap","description":"A First War Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Glengarry Cap - This glengarry cap has a finely textured, black wool upper, bordered by a red and white checkered pattern in the wool which encompasses it, with a 10 mm wide black leather border along the open end, a 60 mm x 77.5 mm white metal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Glengarry Badge surmounting its regimental tartan, which is a version of the Government Sett, on the left side, topped by a red toorie, with the dual black ribbons at the rear having been lost to time. The inside is lined in black cotton and is unmarked, the cap measuring 100 mm x 290 mm. Repair is evident at the rear where the ribbons once resided, with fragments of the original ribbons remaining, crazing and wear in the leather border, expected wear inside from active use, very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111407276309,"sku":"GB4041","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC2054_79e9b86c-6ae2-4068-881a-9efa903ac3d5.jpg?v=1761693030"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-royal-flying-corps-rfc-side-cap-gb6284","title":"A First War Royal Flying Corps (Rfc) Side Cap","description":"Fabricated from an olive green-khaki wool with fold down flaps on either side, the flaps held up with black metal hooks fed through embroidered loops, with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the front with two 11.7 mm wide buttons, the uppers of which are in dark brown bronze, the brass cores maker marked \"GAUNT LONDON\" on the reverse, each of the buttons illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms and holding the two ends of the flaps together, a 37.8 mm x 42.7 mm bronzed white metal Royal Flying Corps badge on the left side, held in place via intact prongs on the inside of the cap. The inside is lined in a light gray rayon, with a 15 mm wide soft white sweatband, silhouettes evident on the lining on either side where owner's\/maker's labels once resided, measuring 115 mm x 300 mm, exhibiting light soiling on the lining and on the sweatband. Extremely fine. (C:152)\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120217149717,"sku":"GB6284","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/e_7778.jpg?v=1692868567"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-first-war-royal-flying-corps-rfc-side-cap-gb6296","title":"United Kingdom. A First War Royal Flying Corps (Rfc) Side Cap","description":"Fabricated from an olive green-khaki wool with fold down flaps on either side, the flaps held up with silvered metal hooks fed through brown finished eyelets, with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the front with two 12.5 mm wide buttons, the uppers of which are in dark brown bronze, without maker marks, each of the buttons illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms, the top button holding the two ends of the flaps together, the threading on the bottom button having come away and the button re-attached to the body of the cap via a safety pin, a 38 mm x 43.7 mm bronze Royal Flying Corps badge on the left side, held in place via intact prongs and pin on the inside of the cap. The inside is lined in a yellowish-brown cotton-rayon blend, with an 18 mm wide soft brown sweatband, measuring 98 mm x 285 mm, exhibiting scattered repair spots on the exterior, surface wear on the buttons, fraying and green oxidation present from the lugs and eyelets on the interior lining. Very fine.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120247984405,"sku":"GB6296","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/e_8184.jpg?v=1692868878"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-royal-flying-corps-cowl-helmet-gb6328","title":"A First War Royal Flying Corps Cowl Helmet","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn leather, with multiple broad arrow markings on interior, exhibiting mothing in addition to firm period wear, leather remains supple however has been stored flat for many years, as worn.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProvenance; \u003cspan\u003eThis set of goggles were worn and used by Canadian Royal Flying Corps Pilot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6305619770744550560gmail-il\"\u003eGerald\u003c\/span\u003e Alfred \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6305619770744550560gmail-m_-6950886985283193021gmail-il\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_6305619770744550560gmail-il\"\u003eLearn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who was shot down on June 24th 1918 while engaged with three German trip planes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFootnote: \u003cspan\u003eOne of the earliest 'standard' types of helmet used by British aviators during the First World War, from 1916. This is a variant and does not feature the adjustable strap and buckle arrangement that could be selected to wear at the chin or moved to the back of the neck. Whilst cowl, or hood helmets, gave protection to the head and neck from the cold, movement of the head was restricted and was therefore a disadvantage for pilots and a reason why mainly observers tended to adopt them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120295170325,"sku":"GB6328","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/dsc_0004.jpg?v=1692869314"},{"product_id":"a-second-war-royal-artillery-service-side-cap-gb6350","title":"A Second War Royal Artillery Service Side Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabricated from a red wool with fold down flaps in black wool on either side, the flaps held up with black metal hooks fed through black finished eyelets, with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the panels stitched together via two strands of light brown string, the front with two 12 mm wide buttons, the uppers of which are in bronze, the brass cores maker marked \"BUTTONS Ltd B'HAM\" on the reverse, each of the buttons illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms and holding the two ends of the flaps together, a 23.7 mm x 37.3 mm bronze Royal Artillery cap badge on the left side, held in place via intact prongs and pin on the inside of the cap. The inside is lined in a black cotton-rayon blend, with an 45 mm wide soft brown sweatband, measuring 102 mm x 270 mm, exhibiting scattered mothing on the exterior, soiling present on both the interior and exterior from active use. As worn. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120323088661,"sku":"GB6350","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/e_8513.jpg?v=1692869487"},{"product_id":"great-britain-a-royal-army-medical-corps-side-cap-m0231-50","title":"Great Britain. A Royal Army Medical Corps Side Cap","description":"Fabricated from a maroon wool with fold down flaps in navy blue wool on either side, the flaps held up with black metal hooks fed through red threaded loops, with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the front with two 12 mm wide brass buttons, each of the buttons bearing a General Service coat-of-arms and holding the two ends of the flaps together, a 32 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) bronze gilt Royal Army Medical Corps Cap Badge on the left side, the cap badge held in place via intact lugs and pin on the underside. The inside is lined in a black rayon, with a 23 mm wide black cotton sweatband, the cap measuring 290 mm (w) x 120 mm (h) and free of mothing. Near mint.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123988418837,"sku":"M0231-50","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/dsc_2548.jpg?v=1692876490"},{"product_id":"great-britain-an-army-field-marshals-side-cap-m0231-43","title":"Great Britain. An Army Field Marshal's Side Cap","description":"Fabricated from a black wool with fold down flaps also in black wool on either side, the flaps held up with silvered metal hooks fed through black threaded loops, with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the valley in red wool, the top edge of both rising peaks and the fold down flaps trimmed in gold-coloured bullion wire in a thatched pattern, the front with two 14 mm wide brass buttons, each of the buttons bearing the Field Marshal's insignia and holding the two ends of the flaps together. There is a 43 mm (w) x 54 mm (h) Field Marshal's insignia sewn in place on the left side, the insignia in silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, the crossed sword and baton in bands of silver, the void of the crown in maroon felt, red embroidery representing the ears, tongue and crown on the lion, touches of red, green and blue embroidery in the base of the main crown, black threading giving definition to the lion, main crown, and crossed sword and baton where it butts the wreathing. The inside is lined in a black rayon, with a 12 mm wide black satin sweatband, the cap measuring 300 mm (w) x 110 mm (h) and free of mothing. Near mint.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123993399573,"sku":"M0231-43","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/dsc_2526_1.jpg?v=1692876542"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-boer-war-period-british-army-pith-helmet-c1900-m0251-170","title":"United Kingdom. A Boer War Period British Army Pith Helmet, C.1900","description":"This is a very well-preserved British Army Boer War period pith helmet, constructed of a cork shell with a tan-coloured canvas twill exterior lining. The helmet has a partially protruding front visor and rear neck protector. Wrapped around the helmet is a fully intact puggaree, constructed of tan-coloured cotton twill, which can be unwound and wrapped around the wearer’s face and neck to provide protection from the sun. The left side of the helmet features a bronze Tudor-rose style adornment with hook, onto which is looped a chinstrap constructed of a dark brown felt base with a bronze chain, which can be alternatively attached to a hook on the interior of the right side when desired, or to an additional hook emanating from the exterior tip when not in use. The rim of the helmet is lined with tan-coloured leather which gives way to a forest green cotton twill interior liner, above which is set a 50 mm-wide brown leather sweatband securely stitched into the liner. The sweatband is in turn reinforced by an arched cork apparatus spanning the circumference of the interior. The interior top of the helmet is lined with canvas, identical to that which is found on the exterior, and is stamped with a partially-intact maker’s mark bearing the date “1898”. The interior completes at the top with a circular, spoked, bronze ventilation shaft extending into the exterior tip. The helmet measures approximately 202 mm (w) x 300 mm (l) x 209 mm (h). There is some age-related fatigue to the leather components and minor soiling of the interior, but the helmet is in an otherwise extremely fine condition.\n\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124911296789,"sku":"M0251-170","price":335.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m181_6294.jpg?v=1692879988"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-victorian-17th-lancers-duke-of-cambridges-own-chapka-plate-gb6762","title":"United Kingdom. A Victorian 17Th Lancers (Duke Of Cambridge's Own) Chapka Plate","description":"In die-stamped brass, illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms, composed of a shield within an oval garter inscribed \"HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE\", flanked by a lion at the left and a unicorn at the right, surmounted by the Victorian crown, with a ribbon banner below inscribed \"DIEU ET MON DROIT\", the arms above the 17th Lancers insignia illustrating a skull backed by cross bones, with the regimental ribbon banner below inscribed \"OR GLORY\", the insignia framed by three Old English letters, a \"D\" at the left, a \"C\" below and a \"O\" at the right (the acronym for Duke of Cambridge's Own), with a long ribbon banner at the base inscribed \"SEVENTEENTH LANCERS\", with three stacked ribbon banners inscribed with battle honours on either side, the three at the left inscribed \"ALMA, INKERMAN, CENTRAL INDIA\" and backed by branches of laurel leaves, the three at the right inscribed \"BALACLAVA, SEVASTOPOL, SOUTH AFRICA 1879\" and backed by branches of oak leaves, measuring 200 mm (w) x 119 mm (h), blackened reverse with both screwposts intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. \n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46125964886293,"sku":"GB6762","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c19-9335.jpg?v=1692884213"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-victorian-the-border-regiment-officers-home-service-helmet-plate-gb6765","title":"United Kingdom. A Victorian The Border Regiment Officer's Home Service Helmet Plate","description":"Two-piece construction, regimental badge in silver with red, white and black enamels, the badge illustrating a Maltese cross with ball finials on the points resting upon an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves, with lions in the four quadrants, the centrepiece illustrating a dragon and inscribed \"CHINA\" above, the arms of the cross inscribed with battle honours, the 3 o'clock arm inscribed \"PENINSULA, ORTHES, ALMA\", the 6 o'clock arm inscribed \"LUCKNOW, SEBASTOPOL, INKERMAN\", the 9 o'clock arm inscribed \"ALBUHERA, VITTORIA\", the 12 o''clock arm inscribed \"PYRENEES, NIVELLE, NIVE\", with a ribbon banner inscribed \"THE BORDER REGt\" below, a red felt backer visible through the voided areas on the badge, mounted to a seven-pointed bronze gilt star base, the badge framed by an open-ended wreath and surmounted by the Victorian crown, measuring 107.3 mm (w) x 129.7 mm (h), all three lugs securing the badge in place intact, the two helmet plate lugs repaired, minor crazing in the black enamels on the dragon, near extremely fine.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46125965082901,"sku":"GB6765","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c19-9346.jpg?v=1692884209"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-qeii-royal-marines-officers-helmet-plate-gb6885","title":"United Kingdom. A Qeii Royal Marines Officer's Helmet Plate","description":"Multi-piece construction, in fire gilt bronze with blue enamels, illustrating a globe surrounded a garter bearing the inscription \"PER MARE PER TERRAM\" within an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves, with a ribbon banner above inscribed \"GIBRALTAR\" and surmounted by a St. Edward's crown, measuring 69 mm (w) x 88.3 mm (h), both lugs and enamels intact, scattered gilt wear, near extremely fine.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46127090696469,"sku":"GB6885","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m19_15111.jpg?v=1692887787"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-north-west-canada-rebellionsouth-african-constabulary-field-service-cap-gb6952","title":"United Kingdom. A North West Canada Rebellion\/South African Constabulary Field Service Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabricated from a khaki cotton, with fold down flaps also in khaki cotton bearing eyelets on either side, the flaps supported by a hook and eye system, two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the left side with a ribbon swatch of the North West Canada Medal, issued for the North West Rebellion of 1885, pinned in place to the fold down flap, the impressed outline of a Boer War era South African Constabulary badge clearly visible on the left side towards the front, with two holes for the lugs, the other side with two additional lug holes towards the rear, two silvered brass buttons bearing the General Service coat-of-arms linking the two fold down flaps together at the front, the interior lined in olive green cotton, with traces remaining of a owner's or manufacturer's label that once resided on the right side. The cap measures 280 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), exhibiting light soiling, is without interruptions in the fabrics and is free of mothing. Better than very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: This side cap comes from the Manitoba Museum Archives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46127614427413,"sku":"GB6952","price":610.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m19_19061.jpg?v=1692889147"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-lincolnshire-regiment-shako-plate-c1910-gb7156","title":"United Kingdom. A Lincolnshire Regiment Shako Plate, C.1910","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo-piece construction, centrepiece insignia in bronze gilt with a silvered insignia within a circle inscribed \"LINCOLNSHIRE\", with a red and black wool striped swatch placed behind the insignia and highlighting the voided area, mounted to a seven-pointed star base with emanating rays and a wreath of laurel leaves framing the insignia, surmounted by a King's crown, measuring 106.5 mm (w) x 131 mm (h), extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751, it was numbered like most other Army regiments and named the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. After the Childers Reforms of 1881, it became the Lincolnshire Regiment after the county where it had been recruiting since 1781. After the Second World War, the regiment was honoured with the name Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, before being amalgamated in 1960 with the Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) which was later amalgamated with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th\/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the Royal Anglian Regiment. 'A' Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglians continues the traditions of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128751116565,"sku":"GB7156","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c20_00897.jpg?v=1692892511"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-royal-corps-of-signals-brigadiers-forage-cap-c1940-gb7175rl2","title":"United Kingdom. A Royal Corps Of Signals Brigadier's Forage Cap, C.1940","description":"This fine quality cap has a 42 mm wide red wool band, with the body of the cap fabricated from a black wool, in the traditional flat top design with raised peak. There are four black metal eyelets, two on either side of the seam at the rear of the cap, on the underside of the overhang for ventilation. The front is adorned with a 25.5 mm (w) x 41.5 mm (h) Brigadier's Cap Badge, illustrating the lion standing upon the King's crown, the badge fabricated from gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire, with maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red embroidery for the two eyes and tongue of the lion, along with touches of red and green embroidery in the base of the crown, all on a 32 mm (w) x 48.4 mm (h) black wool base. The black patent leather visor has a black two-piece patent leather strap resting along the top edge, held in position via brass Royal Corps of Signals buttons on both sides, along with a raised 21.5 mm wide leafing on the brim in fine gold-coloured rolled bullion wire, interlaced with strands of rolled beaded bullion wire, giving definition to the leafing. The underside of the visor has a forest green synthetic finish, the visor itself very stiff. The 50 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from cinnamon brown leather, with a 30 mm wide mesh band of cinnamon brown rayon sewn in place along its edge. The dome is lined in cream-coloured synthetic fabric, with a manufacturer's stamp in gold-coloured ink inscribed \"HAWKES \u0026amp; CO. LTD \/ 1, SAVILE ROW. W. \/ LATE \/ 14, PICCADILLY\" in the dome, under a celluloid shield. The visor and strap exhibits very light crazing, the red wool band with scattered mothing, light soiling and wear present in the black wool on the flat top, with soiling present in the forest green synthetic finish on the underside of the visor and the cinnamon leather sweatband, extensive cracking and loss in the celluloid shield in the dome. Fine.  \n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129111826709,"sku":"GB7175.RL2","price":505.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/mnc8664_c20_01445_c20_01453_c20_01461_2.jpg?v=1771945546"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-light-cavalry-foreign-service-lancers-helmet-plate-c1890-gb7068rl3","title":"United Kingdom. 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There is a black patent leather strap with dual adjustable sliders that runs across the front between the black fabric wrapped buttons on either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside of the visor is in a hunter green synthetic material, the sidewalls lined in cobalt blue rayon, the underlying framework in a thatched wicker-like material. It incorporates a 45 mm wide sweatband in leather, the upper with a faded light brown finish, the ends of which are sewn together via black threading at the rear, with the name \"B. Warren.\" inscribed in black ink on the right side. The dome is lined in navy blue cotton and bears the Royal \"By Appointment\" insignia and the \"GIEVES Ltd\" manufacturer's mark in gold-coloured ink, the dome covered by a celluloid moisture shield. The cap measures 235 mm in width x 270 mm in depth x 115 mm in height, exhibiting wear on the maroon felt on the crown, the eagle loose versus the base on the cap badge, scattered nips in the black wool band, crazing on the black patent leather upper of the visor and the strap resting upon it, cracking in the celluloid moisture shield, along with extensive soiling on the underside of the visor and the sweatband from active use. It is of very fine quality manufacture, the bullion of the cap badge remaining pristine and without interruptions, the cap itself free of mothing. 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Royal Army Medical Corps Helmet Plate: three-piece construction, badge in die-stamped bronze gilt, the centrepiece consisting of a voided white metal plate with red enamels and backed by a bronze plate, unmarked, measuring 106 mm (w) x 130 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) Helmet Plate: in patinated bronze, voided, unmarked, measuring 75.8 mm (w) x 95.7 mm (h), all three lugs intact, two of which are bent back, with a fabric-backer insert in black felt to highlight the voided areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, near extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46135114793237,"sku":"GB7699","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/l22_mnc8389_128.jpg?v=1692908827"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-royal-flying-corps-rfc-side-cap-by-grant-cockburn-c1915-gb7323rl4","title":"United Kingdom. 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The inside is lined in a gray cotton-rayon blend, the stitching in a repeating diamond pattern, incorporating a 14 mm wide soft brown felt sweatband, an outfitter's label stitched in place on the right side inscribed \"Grant \u0026amp; Cockburn, Ltd., 25, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.\". The cap measures 290 mm (w) x 105 mm (h), exhibiting scattered mothing and interruptions in the fabric on the exterior in multiple locations and is very clean. Better than very fine.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46135829496085,"sku":"GB7323.RL4","price":365.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m20_3448_mnc1869_1_1_1_1.jpg?v=1692912252"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-gloucestershire-regiment-helmet-plate-c1890-gb7066rl1","title":"United Kingdom. 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A Victorian British Volunteer Artillery Officer Torin Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eFine quality officers black field service cap with bullion wire embroidered cap badge, metal buttons with Victorian crown to the front and Piccadilly London tailors label bearing owners name on the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833901990165,"sku":"GB7881","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC0042.jpg?v=1703272183"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-first-war-period-leather-flying-cap-gb7975","title":"United Kingdom. A First War Period Leather Flying Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eA First War leather cap with felt-interior, chin strap, evidence of wear, measures 22.5 cm (w) x 27 cm (h), creased with wear to leather, remains in fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootnote: By the early 1900s, leather had become a popular choice for protective gear for flying helmets. Manufacturers of early flying helmets were Alfred Dunhill Ltd. and Gamages of London, England, and Roold in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833949503765,"sku":"GB7975","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC9987.jpg?v=1703273145"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-1st-hertfordshire-rifle-volunteer-corps-helmet-plate-c1870-gb7801","title":"United Kingdom. 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A 4th Volunteer Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment Helmet Plate with King's Crown, c.1910","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree-piece construction, independent crown, wreath and ribbon banner plate in die-stamped patinated bronze, the inserted base plate with a two-piece construction consisting of a silvered Paschal Lamb standing upon a \"QUEEN'S\" bar, mounted to the convex patinated bronze base with a pebbled finish, unmarked, measuring 63.8 mm (w) x 88 mm (h), all four screwposts on the die-stamped independent plate intact, light contact, residue in the recessed areas on both pieces from cleaning, minor surface wear on the lamb insignia, scattered patination wear on the base plate, better than very fine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48164191142165,"sku":"GB7806","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/l22_mnc3773_969.jpg?v=1769116816"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-second-war-air-raid-precaution-warden-helmet-with-whistle-and-uniform-accompaniments-m0076-123","title":"United Kingdom. A Second War Air Raid Precaution Warden Helmet with Whistle and Uniform Accompaniments","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Second War British Air Raid Precaution Wardens grouping, consisting of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. An Air Raid Precautions Wardens MK II helmet, constructed of non-magnetic black-painted metal with a white-painted large “W” (Warden) on the front, unmarked, with interior padding after the MK I model with oval padding at the crown, marked “J.C.S. \u0026amp; W Ltd” (J. Compton Sons \u0026amp; Webb Ltd. of London, England) and “1939”, the chin strap is the MK I model, with rectangular MK III anchors introduced in 1939, the interior measuring approximately 19 cm (w) x 17 cm (l) with the exterior measuring 285 mm (w) x 305 mm (l) at the base, worn but well preserved, in near very fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. A Second War ARP Whistle on lanyard for Air Raid Precaution Services Wardens by J.Hudson \u0026amp; Co. of Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham, England, constructed of nickel plated brass, consisting of a whistle with a rounded mouth-piece, and two cut-outs which emits a piercing double tone screech, on a fixed loop for suspension from its period-original long knotted lanyard with a 270 mm long knotted side, and a 320 mm long “loose” side, in extremely fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. A set of boxed ARP (Air Raid Precaution) insignia, with two silver ARP pins contained in a red cardstock box for ladies, consisting of a King’s crown on a shield marked “ARP” with vertical pinbacks, silver hallmarked “JC”, along with a leftward facing tiger, a tiger’s head, and “C”, measuring 26.2 mm (w) x 38.5 mm (l), weighing 9.07 grams each, in near mint condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. A set of boxed ARP (Air Raid Precaution) insignia, with two silver ARP pins contained in a blue cardstock box for men, consisting of a King’s crown on a shield marked “ARP” with half-moon lapel backers, silver hallmarked “JC”, along with a leftward facing tiger, a tiger’s head, and “C”, measuring 26.1 mm (l) x 38.3 mm (l), weighing 9.30 grams each, in near mint condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. A lot of CD (Civil Defence) Warden insignia, with two “Warden” patches, consisting of bright yellow machine embroidery on a dark blue wool backer, measuring 98 mm (w) x 25 mm (l), uniform removed. A CD warden patch, consisting of bright yellow machine embroidery with “CD” and a King’s crown, measuring 70 mm in diameter, uniform removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281269469461,"sku":"M0076-123","price":201.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC0001---Copy.jpg?v=1717160399"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-royal-field-artillery-home-service-helmet-carry-case-to-a-wighton-m0046-13","title":"United Kingdom. A Royal Field Artillery Home Service Helmet \u0026 Carry Case to A. Wighton","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine example of an 1878 pattern blue cloth home service pattern helmet and carry case belonging to A. Wighton of the Royal Field Artillery Home Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe helmet is constructed of a standard cork core with “blue” cloth covering the exterior of the body. The front is decorated with a King’s Crown Royal Artillery helmet plate constructed of gilded brass, in a convex shape to accommodate the outline of the helmet. The outer edge of the front of the helmet is decorated with a strip of gilded brass trim, with two rose side bosses with hooks on either side of the helmet, securing a chin strap made up of multiple interlooped rings forming a band with a felted underside for comfort during wear. The top of the helmet is ordained with a screw-on ball fitting with four petals at the base, all bearing a rose each. The reverse of the helmet features an additional hook with a straight line of gilded brass trim running down along the center of the helmet. The interior is lined with emerald green faux leather (leatherette), with an off-white leatherette sweat band, red trim, and an air vent hole at the top of the helmet that is secured to the top via four threaded nuts. It is marked “T. Mc. Bride \u0026amp; Son, 17 Charles Street, London, S. W.”. It measures  approximately 163 mm (w) x 270 mm (l) x 225 mm (h), the helmet plate is secured to the helmet via three looped studs visible on the reverse, but missing the cotter pins and therefore slightly loose, in overall better than extremely fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying carry case, consisting of a base and a lid, is constructed of magnetic metal. It is painted in a camouflage scheme consisting of a black base colour with rusty-red blotches painted onto the outer surface throughout. The top of the carry case features an oblong carry handle and features a small gilded shield with the maker mark “W. Anderson \u0026amp; Sons, Military Outfitters, Edinburgh and Glasgow”. It is labeled with the name “A. Wighton - R.F.A.(T)” in off-white lettering. The lid is attached to the base via a functional metal hinge on the reverse, with the option to lock the front via a loop and interlocking latch system. It measures 303 mm (w) x 208 mm (l) x 345 mm (l). The case is in near extremely fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48466254463253,"sku":"M0046-13","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC8626_589dabb8-78c1-4fa2-988a-73256a8bde2a.jpg?v=1736180712"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-an-officers-peaked-crusher-service-cap-gb8124","title":"United Kingdom. An Officer’s Peaked “Crusher” Service Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eA well-preserved wartime example of a British issue Army Officer’s peaked “crusher” cap, constructed entirely of olive-drab woven cotton in the traditional design with a raised peak. The cap consists of a smooth integrated cap band with a crusher-style crown of the same type and colour material. It is missing its insignia that was previously mounted to the front, but includes a chocolate-brown adjustable leatherette chin strap that is held in place on either side of the cap with a matching brown leatherette “knotted” button. The chin strap rests upon a visor with a stiff core, not depicting creasing of any kind, that is equally lined with matching olive-drab woven cotton. Both sides of the cap are ordained with two bronze horizontally mounted side-by-side rivet breather-holes. The interior of the cap is lined entirely a brown oil cloth overtop a rayon-cotton blended fabric with a light brown leather sweatband that has changed colour to dark brown from age and wear. The cap is maker marked “Junior Army \u0026amp; Navy Stores LTD, 15 Regent St. S.W”. It measures  approximately 24 cm (w) x 275 mm (l), with soiling from age and wear on the interior of the cap, but otherwise well preserved, in better than very fine condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48468491436309,"sku":"GB8124","price":101.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC1401_4cc00f95-3690-4970-b717-c95c8d192741.jpg?v=1723134603"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-1918-pattern-raf-khaki-officers-visor-of-second-lieutenant-redner-rfc-28th-squadron-gb8135","title":"United Kingdom. A 1918 Pattern RAF Khaki Officer's Visor of Second Lieutenant Redner RFC, 28th Squadron","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown cotton exterior, the classic high peak, wide black wool band around its circumference, the Pilot's insignia in bronze gilt consisting of three pieces: the King's crown surmounting a spread-winged eagle and two branches at the base forming a wreath, the void of the crown in deep red felt at the front, stiff vulcan fibre visor upper in black with a black patent leather strap with two length adjusters running across the front between the brown fabric-covered button posts on both sides, the underside of the visor in forest green, inside with a light brown sweatband, name inscribed \"B.H. Redner\" in handwritten black ink on the left side, the ends of the sweatband tied together at the rear and bearing a bow-tied brown ribbon, the dome lined in beige cotton, with a diamond-shaped manufacturer's mark that is no longer legible, with a size stamp in green ink nearby, measuring 230 mm (w) x 250 mm (d) x 140 mm (h), with crazing evident on the vulcan fibre visor, along with light soiling overall. Fine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Second Lieutenant Boyd H. Redner had spent time flying with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. Boyd Hamilton Redner Sr. was born on September 21, 1897 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. The copy of the newspaper article that accompanies this cap appeared in the Enquirer and News of Battle Creek, Michigan, on Monday, May 31, 1971, Section B, page B1, the story written by Art Middleton and describes Redner's visit to Buckingham Palace as a First World War veteran of 28 Squadron in 1971, along with detailing his exploits during the war, the article appearing in its entirety here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Enquirer and News of Battle Creek, Michigan, on Monday, May 31, 1971: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the gilt and elegant throne room of Great Britain's Buckingham Palace Boyd H. Redner and his daughter stood among the more than 100 other men and women awaiting the queen's reception.  At one end of the long room were the high-backed thrones on a slightly raised dais. Redner looked around. The faces were familiar only from a few weeks earlier when Redner and his daughter, Mrs. Joyce Robinson of Chatham, M.I., boarded a plane in Toronto that was carrying Redner and some 100 other World War I flyers in what would be probably the last large reunion. All had flown with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service under British command during the Great War. There was but one familiar face from long ago; that of a fellow pilot from the 28th RFC Squadron with which they had both flown. The old friend's sight had dimmed, a cane aided him to walk. Redner, himself 74, looked again at the faces of the men about him. It was hard to recall that these were the daring young men who flew and fought in the skies over Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot many young men tried harder to get into World War I nor, impatiently, waited longer to see action. Boyd Redner was a 19-year-old sophomore animal husbandry student at Michigan Agricultural College (predecessor to Michigan State University) when the U.S. entered the war in April 1917. He applied for enlistment in the embryonic U.S. Air Service. Except for a vigorous desire to fly, a spirit of adventure and college ROTC training, Redner's practical or educational background was not such that the Air Service rushed to embrace him. As months passed without word about his application, Redner began to feel that the pointing finger of Uncle Sam on the recruiting posters proclaiming, \"Uncle Sam wants you!\" was not aimed at him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain's Royal Flying Corps was recruiting Americans in New York City and Redner headed East. He was turned down because he had not completed the RFC requirement of two years of college. \"I knew that each afternoon, the officers gathered in an inner office for tea. I barged in one afternoon and was confronted by the officer in charge. He was an English lord, about 6-foot-6 and I never saw so many medals on one chest,\" Redner recollects. The officer's ensuing verbal lashing inflicted splotches of red on the impertinent youth's cheeks, wrung perspiration from the body and scarred his ego. Then the officer gave Redner a chance to state his case. Redner acknowledged that he had not quite finished the RFC academic requirement of two years in college but stressed the military training he received as an ROTC cadet and training at Culner Military Academy. Perhaps, the officer recognized in Redner's unorthodox maneuver the type of daring  needed for the daredevil brotherhood of combat flyers. He didn;t say. He did, however, accept Redner for enlistment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn New Year's Day 1918 he was on his way to a training camp in Canada, hard by Lake Ontario. Next came engine and flight theory school in Toronto and then flight training school back in the U.S.A., in Taliaferro, Texas, where Canadians and a handful of Americans in the RFC received instruction. Seated in the front cockpit of a Curtis Jenny, instructor behind him, Redner was finally airborne. In June he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps, and was soon on a troopship for England. At a field near Southampton, he practiced cross-country flying, learned combat aerobatics and dove on targets for gunnery practice. He flew a British Sopwith Camel, the type of plane he would fly in combat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Pudney in his book \"The Camel Fighter\" wrote \"The Sopwith Camel was the most deadly aeroplane fielded by Britain and her allies. It must be admitted that no other type scared and killed so many pilots or was so loved and venerated by those who mastered it.\" The chubby (less than 29 feet long) humpy (from which it derived the \"Camel\" sobriquet) was a wood, wire and fabric single seater biplane. Redner was sent to Italy where ground troops and air squadrons had been shifted to halt a German-Austria drive crushing the Italian front. He was assigned to the 28th Squadron. October, in 1918, was nearing an end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrammed in the wicker-seat open cockpit, twin Vickers machine guns nestled in cowling before him, Redner began his combat mission flying. The landing field was a dirt motorcycle track outside of the town of Vicenza. Many years later a company in Vicenza wrote Battle Creek Packaging Machines, Inc., inquiring about some equipment. In the correspondence that followed, Redner asked if the motorcycle field was still there. It was. Usually flying in pairs, three missions were normally flown daily. With a fuel capacity of only 37 gallons, two hours was about maximum time for a flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the closing days of the war, enemy planes were few and were avoiding flights. Machine gun ammunition usually was expended on ground targets. Occasionally, there were bombing missions, dropping the four 25-pound bombs affixed to the underside of the fuselage above the solid rubber-tired disc wheels. The high mountain terrain of Italy, placed enemy antiaircraft guns not much below the British planes with their maximum altitude of 16,000 feet. The antiaircraft guns and small arms fire were more frightening than any dogfight with an enemy plane, Pudney related in his book. On October 27th, flying at 15,000 feet, between breaks of heavy cloud cover, Redner spotted what appeared to be an enemy plane. He had lost his wingmate in the clouds, Redner nosed his ship into a dive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other plane had disappeared but on the plain below was a concentration of enemy troops and wagons. Redner swooped in a few hundred feet above the ground. Vickers gun stitching through the area. A tight turn and back again. Winking flashes from the ground showed the enemy returning the fire. Ammunition expended, the Sopwith headed for home. It was then that Redner noted the air shield in front of him. In addition to the egg-shaped hole through which the guns were sighted, there was another smaller hole to the right where an enemy bullet had crashed through from the rear. Side-slipping in for a landing at the lombardy-tree encircled track, the landing was unexpectedly hard. Redner had been unaware that the V-shaped wooden spars with attached wheels were dangling, shot away by the ground fire. The Sopwith skidded on its belly to an uneventful halt. A bullet had gouged a trench on the right side of Redner's helmet. Also in need of patching was a leg of his flying suit where a bullet had entered and exited. Redner, along with the other 22 members of 228 Squadron, flew the last sortie November 2nd. On November 4th the war was over on the Italian front. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalace members began directing the veterans and their guests toward a door along one wall of the throne room. Bedner, followed by his daughter as per protocol, entered a room some 200 feet long by nearly 100 feet wide. Paintings large and small, many by the masters, graced the walls. Several feet away stood a smiling Queen Elizabeth II, in calf-length afternoon frock, and, at her side, Prince Philip. As Redner approached, an aide read his lapel tag and announced his name. She shook hands with Redner as did the prince just as they did with all who preceded and followed. The group was soon arranged about the four sides of the room. The queen then moved in one direction along the line, the prince in the other. Another handshake and this time each paused to chat with the guests. \"Where did you fly?\", Queen Elizabeth asked Redner. He told her briefly of being in Italy. Prince Philip paused to ask him what type of plane he flew. \"Quite a plane\", the prince replied, Redner said it had been a Sopwith Camel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter each guest had been greeted the second time the queen and prince departed, ending for the guests more than an hour's stay in the place. Redner and his daughter walked down the broad staircase that had brought them up to the throne room, and out, again, into the palace courtyard where when they had arrived, a band was playing for the changing of the guard. The queen's reception ended the three week WWI flyers reunion which began with a London dinner hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner Charles Bitchie. There was a dinner at the RAF Club where the colors and histories of all the Commonwealth's flying squadrons could be seen, including those of the 28th. Four years earlier, a ceremony was held in London, the \"Laying down the colors\", when the 28th was disbanded.  Redner was one of only a few Americans at the reunion and only one of two there from the dwindling survivors of the 28th.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Redner married Frances Fay Eaton Redner (1901-1969) in 1922, the couple having two children: Joyce Eaton Redner Robinson-Talbot (1927-1990) and Boyd Hamilton Redner Jr. (1933-2007). The Sopwith Camel pilot, Second Lieutenant Boyd Hamilton Redner Sr., Royal Flying Corps died on May 21, 1986, at the age of 88, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan and is buried in that town's Oak Hill Cemetery, Section Y, Lot 54, Rt 10. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48494127677717,"sku":"GB8135","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/AI1_2136.jpg?v=1771002510"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-khaki-woollen-tam-o-shanter-cap-c1945-m0076-136","title":"United Kingdom. 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The cap presents light mothing on the top, wear to the brim and small areas of contact to the leather chin strap, remains in very fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49398291202325,"sku":"M0705-8","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC9851_366fc625-4a5f-4576-b442-5d508629f25b.jpg?v=1765830508"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-royal-irish-constabulary-cloth-helmet-c1901-gb8308","title":"United Kingdom. A Royal Irish Constabulary Cloth Helmet, c.1901","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cork home service style helmet in blue cloth with black fittings, unique to the RIC, featuring a George V RIC blackened bronze helmet plate with red felt, measuring 76 mm (w) x 104 mm (h) in the center. Complete with original spike base with removable blackened fluted spike, and original fittings on the sides connected to the chinstrap of interlocking rings. The interior presents a thick leather sweatband measuring 50 mm, the interior is marked 19 in white ink, with a paper label marked HOBSON \u0026amp; SONS, LONDON. The helmet measures 31 cm (l) x 17 cm (w) x 27 cm (h), light wear to leather piping around edges, areas of discolouration, small crack in the base of the spike, very fine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49674185769237,"sku":"GB8308","price":551.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_GB8308_3.jpg?v=1767723579"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-large-royal-marines-mixed-group-gb8203","title":"United Kingdom. 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