Original British WWI Officer’s Wolseley Pattern Pith Helmet with Brass Top Spike by Hawkes & Co. Madsen LMG This modification took the Double-Action

This modification took the Double-Action only Adams 1854

Engineers and Machine Gunners

and this was used in combat hand to hand fighting

with clear optics and smooth operation

Almost certainly brought home to England by a British Soldier after the ZULU Campaign in South Africa in 1879

Original British WWI Officer’s Wolseley Pattern Pith Helmet with Brass Top Spike by Hawkes & Co. Madsen LMG This modification took the Double-ActionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a high class item, made by HAWKES & CO. LTD. of the famous SAVILE ROW in LONDON as an OFFICER'S Special Order, probably for the Desert Campaign in World War One. Both the liner sweatband and the helmet interior have clear maker marks. There is also the marking Late 14, PICCADILLY, which may indicate 1914 manufacture. There is also a faint size marking of 6 3 4 HULL inside the crown maker mark. The removable