Victorian 3rd Volunteer Battalion Duke of Connaught’s Own Hampshire Regiment Officers Home Service Helmet, superb near mint condition officers blue cloth home service helmet with fine officers silver gilt helmet plate to the centre. Gilt regimental lower scroll with additional scroll ‘3RD VOLUNTEER BATTALION’. Side rosettes with velvet backed white meta linked chin strap. Rear spine and front trim. Spike base with rosette mounts and removable spike. Interior of the helmet with white leather sweatband and crimson cloth lining. The helmet is held in its japanned tin with brass plaque having engraved ‘A E Stallard 3rd V.B. (DCO) Hants Regt’. The helmet shows little to no service wear and all the fittings retain all of the finish. You would not be able to find a better example. Late Rod Flood collection