Original WWI British City of Portsmouth Bobby Police Helmet- Dated 1914 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and professional cleaning and completion

and professional cleaning and completion makes this an outstanding entry point into Victorian military firearms collecting

derived from the Villar Perosa light machine gun of World War I

where a Warsaw Pact attack might come at any moment

Maker's codes vary (see chart below) all will be genuine WW2

in which the Maxim Belt Loaders were originally issued

Original WWI British City of Portsmouth Bobby Police Helmet- Dated 1914 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and professional cleaning and completionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Another very rare item we found at the Show of Shows in Louisville Kentucky is this very early dated Bobby helmet from the Port City of Portsmouth in the south of England. Manufactured like the Army Officer's Helmets of Queen Victoria's England this "black cloth" Helmet has silvered mounts including a ball top similar to Royal Artillery issue. The Helmet Plate shows the King's Crown over a coat of arms of Star with