Original Canadian Victorian M1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet - size 7 1/8 Antique Winchesters V-J Day was met with

V-J Day was met with a feeling of quiet joy

no doubt for D-Day

This information was passed on to the Regimental Surgeons at 0400

The problem with gunpowder (real gunpowder not pyrodex) in a powder horn

There are several variations of the 2nd Issue guns

Original Canadian Victorian M1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet - size 7 1/8 Antique Winchesters V-J Day was met withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Authorized in June of 1877 the regulation Foreign Service Helmet, was made of cork and covered in white cloth with a standard six seams. The style was worn throughout the empire, and this pattern remained in use until replaced by the Wolseley pattern helmet. This is a very nice Canadian issue example of the standard white "six seam" version, maker marked on the inside by two firms Montral, part of the Quebec province