Original British WWI Royal Artillery Officer Visor Hat by Hawkes and Company French Field Equipment It was the family seat

It was the family seat of the LEITH family up until 1945 when the last family member Mrs Henrietta Leith-Hay who remained in residence until her death in 1963 gifted it to The National Trust

This tribe fought the Crusaders with Saladin in the 13th century and early traders found a ready market for obsolete weapons imported from Europe

9 out of 12 in the rarity category

The crossguard is textbook style Hörster

this is only the second such sword we've seen in more than 40 years collecting

Original British WWI Royal Artillery Officer Visor Hat by Hawkes and Company French Field Equipment It was the family seatOriginal Item: Only One Available. Clearly a well to do sort of chap! Equipping himself with a private purchase, top of the line, officer's visor cap from one of London's most revered tailors HAWKES & CO., located at No. 1 Saville Row, also showing, in the interior two other branches at Camberley and Woolwich both adjacent to Officer's training centers. Offered in very nice original condition showing just a few moth nips and retaining it's shape and