Rare Victorian 3rd Guernsey Militia Officers Home Service Helmet, fine green cloth covered cork home service pattern helmet with gilt metal officers regimental helmet plate, centre with crest of Guernsey and scroll ‘DIEX AIE’ above and below stung bugle with ‘3’ to the centre and three part scroll ‘ROYAL GUERNSEY MILITIA’. Rosette side bosses with linked gilt metal chin scales, cruciform spike base with rosette fittings. Interior with tan leather sweatband and crimson lining. Paper label to the inside of the shell with inked details, ‘III I Com L J Lloyd C4/8 casy’. Housed in metal storage tin. Late Rod Flood collection.