A CANADIAN 1877 UNIVERSAL PATTERN ARTILLERY HELMET (FOREIGN SERVICE HELMET, C.1885). MARKED ON THE INSIDE WD (WAR DEPARTMENT) WITH BROAD ARROW, DATED 1885.
BRITISH HELMETS WERE SHIPPED TO CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD DURING THE NORTH WEST REBELLION OF 1885.
ALTHOUGH THE COLONIAL PATTERN WHITE HELMET WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED IN 1886, IT WAS IN USE PRIOR TO THAT DATE.
BRITISH HELMETS WERE SHIPPED TO CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD DURING THE NORTH WEST REBELLION OF 1885.
ALTHOUGH THE COLONIAL PATTERN WHITE HELMET WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED IN 1886, IT WAS IN USE PRIOR TO THAT DATE.