Model: Pith helmet

Year: 1937

Manufacturer: Peninsular Hat Company of Calcutta

Size: 7 1/2

Interior markings: Manufacturer, year and size

 

 

 

the pith helmetKhaki It was designed for the British Army and was already in use in a semi-official form in India and Burma probably from the late 1890s.

 

It was in use by the army, at least until the end of World War II.

 

On the right side is the distinctive blue and red diamond of the regiments of theRoyal Artillery.