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| Glamorgan Constabulary |
Same helmet as pictured far right. Probably dates from 1910 -1920 period.
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| Swansea County Borough Police c1890 |
Senior officers helmet of the Swansea Borough Police c.1890.
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| Chester City Police |
Small English force which disappeared in 1949. Now part of Cheshire Police. Recent addition from Pennsylvania.
Thanks to Paul from Red Lion, PA.
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| Coventry City Police c1910 |
A rare helmet plate of this Midlands police force with King George
V centre.
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| GWR - Great Western Railway Company Police |
1930s helmet of this former Railway Company. Rescued.... from a skip!
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| BRISTOL CONSTABULARY |
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1930 Bristol helmet. Officers Division and number on the helmet plate. My thanks go to Doug Winger, Illinios, USA.
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| Blackpool Borough QC Post 1953 |
Another helmet issued to PC 299 Warbrick, Blackpool Borough Police. (More details to
follow).
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| Congleton Borough Police (pre 1947) |
Extremely rare police helmet and equally rare helmet plate. A very small police force
of only 18 men. Amalgamated with Cheshire in 1947.
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| Grimsby Borough Police |
Correctly named 'Great Grimsby Borough', now forms part of the Lincolnshire Police.
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| Glamorgan Constabulary. Senior officer's helmet |
ABOVE and BELOW : Very rare Senior Officer's helmet. Silver / silver
plate fittings. Probably a Superintendent's.
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| Glamorgan Constabulary senior officer's (rear view). |
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| SALFORD CITY POLICE |
Amalgamated with Manchester City in 1968 to become Manchester & Salford Police...now Greater
Manchester.
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| CAERNARFONSHIRE CONSTABULARY c.1920 |
Caernarfonshire (now North Wales Police area) ceased to exist after 1950.
Helmet likely to be 1930 / 1940.
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| SWANSEACOUNTY BOROUGH POLICE c.1960 |
Ornate coat of arms helmet plate used until 1967. This Welsh force now forms part of South Wales
Police area.
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| MANCHESTER CITY POLICE c. 1940 |
A pre 1953 helmet of Manchester City Police. Now part of the Greater Manchester Police area.
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| PRE 1953 MID - WALES CONSTABULARY |
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| BLACKPOOL CO. BOROUGH POLICE. c. 1960 |
Small coastal Borough force, swallowed up with many other small forces in 1969 to become the current
Lancashire force.
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| MANCHESTER CITY MOUNTED POLICE |
A helmet worn by the Mounted Police Section of Manchester City Police. Badge believed to be
Victorian. c.1940/50.
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| GLAMORGAN CONSTABULARY pre & post 1953 |
Post and pre 1953 Glamorgan Constabulary helmets. Contrary to popular belief, not 'ceremonial'
but used as regular headwear.
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| MONMOUTHSHIRE CONSTABULRY (WALES) c.1930 |
Monmouthshire amalgamated in 1967 with Newport Borough to become Gwent Police.
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| PEMBROKESHIRE (WALES) POLICE . POST 1953 |
Situated in the south west of Dyfed Powys Police area. Pembrokeshire Police
ceased to exist in 1968
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| BIRKENHEAD COUNTY BOROUGH POLICE. c 1960 |
Amalgamated along with Stockport & Wallasey in 1967. Now form part of Cheshire force.
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| Herefordshire Constabulary |
Pre
1967 helmet. Herefordshire was amalgamated to become todays West Mercia Police
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| PORTSMOUTH CITY POLICE c. 1960 |
Home city of famous British Royal Navy Dockyard. Now part of the Hampshire Police area.
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| NORFOLK CONSTABULARY c.1955 |
Post 1953 older pre-amalgamation Norfolk County Constabulary rose top helmet.
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| LEEDS CITY POLICE c. 1970 |
Along with Bradford City, Leeds City was amalgamated into the West Yorkshire force in 1974, to become West Yorkshire
Metropolitan Police.
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| STOKE ON TRENT BOROUGH POLICE c.1960 |
Amalgamated with Staffordshire County in 1968 to become Staffordshire County & Stoke on Trent
Constabulary...now Staffordshire.
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| BURNLEY BOROUGH POLICE. c.1960 |
Another of the 12 Borough Police forces amalgamated into Lancashire in 1969.
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| COVENTRY CITY POLICE c.1960 |
Amalgamated with Warwickshire in 1969, to become Warwickshire & Coventry. In 1974, 'Coventry'
dropped from force name to become Warwickshire Constabulary.
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| DENBIGHSHIRE CONSTABULARY pre 1953 |
Night helmet kindly donated by retired Police Sgt. Noel Hughes, Denbighshire, Gwynedd & North
Wales. He joined in 1955 - helmet marked inside - 1952 hence the KC
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| HUDDERSFIELD BOROUGH POLICE. c. 1960 |
Amalgamated in 1968 along with Borough forces of Barnsley, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Wakefield
& West Riding Constabulary to form West Yorkshire.
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| EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE CONSTABULARY c. 1960 |
1968 saw merger of York City, East Riding & North Riding to form York & North East Yorkshire
Police. Re-named North Yorkshire Police in 1974.
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| GUERNSEY POLICE (CHANNEL ISLANDS) |
Established in 1853 as St. Peter Port Paid Police. Same design King's Crown helmet plate has
been used since1920.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY HELMET c.1969 |
First pattern helmet & helmet plate issued by the newly formed South Wales Constabulary in 1969
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| GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY |
A force that has unusually seen very little in the way of changes to its structure since
the mid 19th century.
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| BERMUDA POLICE |
A fine example of a 1990s Bermuda Police helmet. Strictly speaking not a British helmet but
typical 'bobby' style helmet.
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| NORTH WALES POLICE |
As with all 4 current Welsh Police forces, helmet plate now bi-lingual.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY approx. 1984 |
This design coxcomb helmet was introduced into South Wales Constabulary about 1980 to standardise
the variations still seen in helmets that were being worn from pre-amalgamation forces of Glamorgan, Swansea,
Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil.
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| AVON & SOMERSET CONSTABULARY |
Formed from the amalgamation of Bristol City and Somerset & Bath forces. Current design helmet
and helmet plate.
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| WEST MIDLANDS POLICE |
First formed in 1966, with some boundary re-structuring in 1974 including the amalgamation with
Birmingham City Police.
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| HUMBERSIDE POLICE |
Formed in 1974 from Kingston Upon Hull City Police, part of Lincolnshire, part of West Yorkshire
and part of York & North East Yorkshire.
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| PORT OF LIVERPOOL POLICE |
Now obsolete style helmet badge of this Non-Home Office force.
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| DORSET POLICE |
Present force formed 1974 from Dorset & Bournemouth and part of Hampshire.
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| 1950's DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE CAP |
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| 1950's CHIEF CONSTABLE NEWPORT BORO.POLICE |
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| 1980s CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT |
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| EARLY 1970's DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE |
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| CHIEF INSPECTOR CAP. |
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| CHIEF CONSTABLE'S CAP |
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| Montgomeryshire Constabulary |
Rare helmet of the former Montgomeryshire Constabulary (Wales). Likely to be from the Victorian period
c.1890
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| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Police |
Very rare 6 panel 'chain' helmet of this former
small Welsh force.This example was issued to a Constable in 1927.
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| Newport (Monmouthshire) County Borough Police |
Pre 1953 spike top helmet of this former Welsh force.
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| East Sussex Constabulary c.1910 |
Post Victorian East Sussex Constabulary. Found by Angie Tillett in a Santa Barbara,
California antique shop and obtained for my collection.
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| Cardiganshire Constabulary (Wales) |
Recently acquired rare helmet of this former Welsh Constabulary.
Date probably c1940.
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| Blackburn Borough Police |
Blackburn used the Victorian style 'Guelphic Crown' on the helmet plate right up to
1969.
Both of these Blackburn helmets belonged to the same Constable. Day helmet above /
night helmet below.
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| Blackburn night helmet. c. 1960 |
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| Lancaster City Police (Pre 1947 force). |
Rare helmet issued to P.C.19 George William WARBRICK., M.M. Served in Lancaster
from 1919 - 1943. More details to follow of this officer.
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| Worcester City Police |
Worcester City used this style of helmet up until their amalgamation in 1967.
Now part of West Mercia Police.
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| Worcestershire Constabulary |
Worcestershire County Constabulary. Amalgamated
in 1967 to what has become the present day West Mercia Police.
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| BIRMINGHAM CITY POLICE 1934 |
Marked inside A120 3.6.34. A Division officer no. 120 Dated 3.6.1934.
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| EXETER CITY POLICE |
Stylish small coat of arms helmet plate. Now part of Devon & Cornwall.
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| PLYMOUTH CITY POLICE |
Ceased to exist after 1967. Became part of Devon & Cornwall Police.
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| SOMERSETSHIRE CONSTABULARY c.1910 |
The helmet shell is most probably Victorian. Details inside..PC 76 James Mullins. c.1900-1910
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| OXFORD CITY POLICE (P.C. 98) c.1930 |
OP 94 numbered helmet plate. This style of badge went out
of use with Oxford City Police in 1948.
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| OXFORD CITY POLICE pre 1968 |
1953 - 1968 helmet kindly donated by retired PC Wren, Oxford City Police (full details
to follow).
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| TYNEMOUTH BOROUGH POLICE c. 1940 |
This small Borough force ceased to exist in 1969. Now part of Northumbria.
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| ISLE OF MAN CONSTABULARY 1950s |
This helmet was commissioned as a trial / sample to be used at the Isle of Man Parliament, The Tynwald.
Don't know if it was taken up for use.
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| CAERNARFONSHIRE CONSTABULARY |
Early helmet of c.1910 of this former Welsh County police force. Details inside...'PC 31 Pugh, Bangor'.
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| GLAMORGAN CONSTABULARY |
Stenciled inside... GC 'A' 1933 P.S.133.....Glamorgan Constabulary / 'A' Div. Aberdare
/ 1933 / Sergeant no. 133. Rescued from a coal shed!!!
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| DENBIGHSHIRE CONSTABULARY c. 1890 |
A little tatty...but very rare Victorian period Welsh police helmet and equally so badge.
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| FLINTSHIRE CONSTABULARY (WALES) c.1960 |
Flintshire and Denbighshire Constabularies were amalgamated with Gwynedd in 1967. After
1974 force re-named North Wales Police.
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| SHROPSHIRE CONSTABULARY |
Amalgamated in 1967 along with Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Worcester City to form West
Mercia.
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| WAKEFIELD CITY POLICE c. 1960 |
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| MONMOUTHSHIRE CONSTABULARY c. 1955 |
Amalgamated with Newport Borough in 1967 to become Gwent Constabulary. Small pattern wreath
helmet plate.
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| MERTHYR TYDFIL BOROUGH POLICE c. 1960 |
Now 'A' Divisional area of the South Wales Police. Merthyr Borough Police only became
a force in its own right in 1908. Disappeared as a force in 1969 on amalgamation.
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| NEWPORT ( WALES) BOROUGH POLICE. c1960 |
Welsh force amalgamated with Monmouthshire in 1967 to form Gwent Constabulary.
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| SOUTH WALES POLICE BAND 'DRUM MAJOR' HELMET |
Now obsolete style helmet and helmet plate worn by the Drum Major.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY BAND HELMET. c.1984 |
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| SOUTH WALES POLICE BAND HELMET |
Standard issue Band helmet. Now obsolete.
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| SOUTH WALES POLICE BAND |
The above helmet was a manufacturers prototype design for possible use by the force Band. It was not
taken into use.
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| GWYNEDD CONSTABULARY 1967 - 1974 |
Badge shows later '5 counties' central motif. Name changed to North Wales Police in 1974.
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| DENBIGHSHIRE CONSTABULARY (WALES) c.1960 |
Unusual pattern bowler style helmet used by the former Denbighshire force. Ceased to exist
in 1967. Now part of North Wales Police area.
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| LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY |
Cork construction helmet from the 1960's or 1970's period.
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| WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY |
Formed in 1967 from amalgamation of forces Worcester City, Worcester County, Herefordshire and Shropshire.
Early cork construction helmet.
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| GWENT CONSTABULARY HELMET c. 1967 |
This helmet was issued to a Monmouthshire Constabulary Sergeant who became part of the Gwent
Constabulary on amalgamation in 1967.
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| YORK CITY POLICE c. 1960 |
Last style helmet worn before 1968 when York amalgamated with East and North Riding
Constabularies to form York & North East Yorkshire Police.
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| CLEVELAND CONSTABULARY |
An early Cleveland Constabulary helmet. Formerly Teeside Constabulary before 1.4.74 with further
additions from parts of Durham and York & N.E. Yorkshire.
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| GWENT POLICE (WALES). |
Previous design helmet plate of this Welsh police force with bi-lingual helmet plate. The word
'Heddlu' is Welsh for 'Police'.
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| SOUTH WALES POLICE |
Current design helmet with bi-lingual and unique red enamel ring. This was the force in which
I served for most of my police service. Coloured helmet plate used from about 1996 on.
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| Falmouth Docks Police (Cornwall) |
Small
non-Home Office Cornish docks police force.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY . 1970's |
An early South Wales Constabulary issue rose top helmet. Compton & Webb makers with leather
band and plain stud fittings. Early type public disorder straps.... likely to be late 1970's.
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| MERSEYSIDE POLICE |
Current design helmet and helmet plate used by this North West police force.
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| MINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE |
Helmet from the 1980's for the MDP, a police force that operates within Britain defence community.
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| DYFED POWYS CONSTABULARY |
Early pressed felt construction. Possibly a former Carms & Cards helmet with 1968
helmet plate change.
BELOW - SOME HIGH RANKING WELSH OFFICERS CAPS FROM MY COLLECTION
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| HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTOR OF CONSTABULARY |
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| 1980s SOUTH WALES CHIEF CONSTABLE |
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| CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CAP. |
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| CHIEF INSPECTOR TRAFFIC DEPT. |
 
NEW ITEMS ADDED PERIODICALLY. PLEASE CALL
AGAIN.
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| Glamorgan Constabulary Mounted officer |
Glamorgan Constabulary Mounted officer helmet. When
in uniform for normal duties, a mounted officer was recognised by a bullion wire 'spur' badge on tunic right upper
arm.
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| Victorian 'pill box' style hat. |
Another rare item. Not a helmet, but a typical example of a Victorian period 'pill
box' type hat, worn when helmet was not used i.e. day-time.
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| Blackpool Borough Police pre 1953 |
Issued to PC 299 Peter Warbrick Blackpool Borough and later in 1969 - PC 4019 Lancashire
(son of PC 19 Warbrick Lancaster City) see left.
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| Carmarthenshire Constabulary |
Very rare Carmarthenshire Constabulary (Wales) helmet and equally so helmet plate. Dating from about 1910.
Recent acquisition - March 2010
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| Tynemouth Borough c.1960 |
Last design Tynemouth helmet. Became part of Northumbria in 1969. Situated on North
East coast of England.
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| Boston Borough Police |
Very rare Boston Borough Police. Existed 1836-1947. Became part of Lincolnshire
County Police in 1947. Recent acquisition from California
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| Brighton Borough Police |
Former
small south coast of England force. Amalgamated in 1968 to form present day Sussex Police.
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| Kidderminster Borough Police (pre 1947 force) |
Above & below. A very rare helmet of the former Kidderminster Borough
Police - went out of existence 1947.
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| Kidderminster Borough Police |
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| Gateshead Borough Police QC post 1953 |
Amalgamated in 1968 with Durham County and South Shields Borough Police to become
Durham Constabulary.
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| HALIFAX BOROUGH POLICE c. 1960 |
Now in West Yorkshire Police area. Halifax disappeared as seperate force in 1968
along with Barnsley, Dewsbury, Doncaster Huddersfield, Wakefield and West Riding.
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| MANCHESTER & SALFORD POLICE c.1970 |
Only existed for a period of 7 years. Now Greater Manchester force. I served
in Manchester & Salford 1971/2 as P.C. 'C' 117, Whitworth St Pol. Station.
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| LEICESTER CITY POLICE c.1960 |
Amalgamated with Leicester & Rutland in 1967 to become the Leicestershire force.
Ornate pattern helmet plate.
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| CITY OF LONDON POLICE c. 1980 |
'C' Division Sergeants helmet. Responsible for policing 'the Square Mile' within the centre of London.
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| City of London Police c1960 |
Earlier
pattern non re-inforced City helmet from 1950s/60s
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| GLAMORGAN CONSTABULARY ( WALES) |
Last style helmet worn between 1963 & 1969. Glamorgan amalgamated with Cardiff City and the
Borough forces of Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil in 1969 to become South Wales Constabulary.
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| CARMARTHEN & CARDIGAN POLICE 1958 - 1968. |
Amalgamation helmet of two Welsh county police - Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. Further
amalgamatedin 1968 with Pembrokeshire & Mid-Wales becoming Dyfed Powys Constabulary.
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| ISLE OF MAN HARBOURS POLICE |
Very rare helmet of an extremely small island Harbours Police
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| COUNTY BOROUGH OF BARROW IN FURNESS c. 1955 |
One of many small forces swallowed up in a large amalgamation in 1969 to form Lancashire Constabulary.
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| ROCHDALE COUNTY BOROUGH POLICE. 1960's |
Another 1969 Borough amalgamation casualty swallowed up by Lancashire.
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| GLAMORGAN SPIKE TOP HELMET 1908 |
Details stencil & paper tab inside: 'G.C. PC 547 'H' Division (Gowerton) 08'. Helmet issued
to the Constable in 1908. Reason for spike top fitting not yet researched.
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| 'REPLICA' NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE POLICE 1930's |
Replica of the Newcastle 6 panel 1930's era helmet. Used as display item only
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY SENIOR OFFICER'S HELMET. c.1980 |
Used in the early 1980's during periods of Industrial unrest / public disorder. Twin chrome
band identified Inspector or above.
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| METROPOLITAN POLICE SENIOR OFFICER'S HELMET c.1980 |
As above S.Wales helmet. This one has details of a Chief Inspector on the inside.
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| SOUTHEND -ON-SEA COUNTY BOROUGH. c.1960 |
Became Essex & Southend on Sea Constabulary in 1969. Name re-changed to
Essex Police in 1974.
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| Carmarthenshire Constabulary cap |
Makers paper sticker : Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd - C.J.Rees, P.C. 60 Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Constabulary. c.1935
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| STOCKPORT BOROUGH POLICE. POST 1953 |
Now Cheshire Police. Borough force that was amalgamated with Birkenhead, Wallasey and Cheshire County
in 1968
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| PRE 1953 MID-WALES CONSTABULARY HELMETS |
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| DYFED POWYS 'CONSTABULARY' 1968 - 1974 |
First style helmet used by Dyfed Powys in 1968 after amalgamation of Mid-Wales, Pembrokeshire &
Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
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| STATES OF JERSEY POLICE. (CHANNEL ISLANDS)c.1960 |
Established 1853 as St. Helier Paid Police. Force re-titled in 1960 to States of Jersey Police.
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| UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY CONSTABULARY |
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| LIVERPOOL CITY POLICE. c 1960 |
Liverpool Police ceased to exist in 1967. Pressed felt construction helmet with wreath helmet plate.
Now part of Merseyside Police area.
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| NORTH WALES POLICE |
First issue style North Wales Police ball top helmet. Post 1974.
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| GWYNEDD CONSTABULARY 1969 ISSUE |
Gwynedd Constabulary helmet issued to Police Sgt. Noel Hughes, Holyhead in Oct.1969 (retired
North Wales Police 1985). Helmet kindly donated by him.
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| SOUTHPORT COUNTY BOROUGH POLICE. c 1960 |
Yet another former Borough force amalgamated (1969) into history to form the Lancashire Constabulary.
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| HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY |
A helmet from the late 1980's. This ornate and coloured helmet plate is worn by the rank of
Sergeant.
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| HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY |
1980's helmet. This design helmet plate is one worn on the helmet of Constable rank.
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| DERBY COUNTY & BOROUGH CONSTABULARY |
Helmet of the 1967 amalgamation of Derby County Borough and Derby County forces. 1974 re-named
Derbyshire Constabulary.
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| YORK CITY POLICE. pre 1953 |
York City Police helmet with pre 1953 King's Crown helmet plate.
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| GWENT POLICE (2009 - CURRENT) |
Latest and current coloured enamel helmet plate (2009).
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| DYFED POWYS POLICE |
In officer numbers,one of the smallest police forces in England & Wales, but has to police
the largest land area.
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| BRISTOL CITY POLICE |
Bristol City ceased to exist after 1974, when amalgamated with Somerset & Bath Constabulary
to form the Avon & Somerset Constabulary. Helmet plate showing officers Division and number.
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| GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE |
Formed in 1974 into what is now the current force this helmet has the early public order straps
and is likely to have been issued in the mid -1980's.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY |
1980's prototype / manufacturers sample of design helmet that was not taken up by the force.
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| SOUTH WALES CONSTABULARY |
Second style helmet plate issued approx 1984 until approx 1996 when coloured enamel badges were
introduced. Incidentally the motto 'ICH DIEN' on the Prince of Wales feathers is not Welsh, but German for 'I SERVE'.
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| ROYAL PARKS CONSTABULARY |
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| METROPOLITAN POLICE |
Metropolitan Police of the London area in the UK. Largest of all the British police forces.
If you collect helmets and before you part with good money PLEASE....BEWARE that low
and poor quality replica's of the Metropolitan Police helmet are around on the market and are currently being
massed produced.
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