Original British Zulu War 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet - Pith Helmet DP-28 LMG Westinghouse had made 30

Westinghouse had made 30

Simply constructed using the principal of a bicycle pump one only hopes these did some good during those trying times

his company had no equivalent to this rifle in their product line

The block number matches the extractor number (56)

these are the final

Original British Zulu War 1877 Colonial Pattern Sun Helmet - Pith Helmet DP-28 LMG Westinghouse had made 30Original Item: Only One Available. This is the "classic" pattern of British sun helmet of the latter decades of the 19th century. The sun or "pith" helmet originated in India around the time of the Mutiny, but was only officially adopted in 1877 for general use by the British Army for use by all ranks serving in tropical locations including India and Africa. Known as the Foreign Service Helmet the helmet was made of cork and covered in white cloth.