Original British Victorian Era Officer Pill Box Hat with Gold Thread Embroidery British Militaria High carbon steel blade with

High carbon steel blade with full tang and a turned oval

plainly a one of a kind

It's in terms of the Lancashire gauge

The barrel bears British proof marks and engraved across the top:

the top of the block aligns with the bottom of the hinge pin

Original British Victorian Era Officer Pill Box Hat with Gold Thread Embroidery British Militaria High carbon steel blade withOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Victorian era was one of the most glamorous times for military uniforms, wonderful bright colors, predominantly red, beautifully tailored and worn with amazing ornate headgear. Exotic helmets abounded with every regiment displaying their own versions. Of course, this was all "for show" and in their everyday lives things were quite different. What we offer here is typical headgear of many officers when not on