Manchester and Salford Police was a police force in England from 1 June 1968 to 1 April 1974. It was created as a merger of the Manchester City Police and Salford City Police and covered the adjacent county boroughs of Manchester and Salford. It was amalgamated with parts of the Lancashire Constabulary and Cheshire Constabulary under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Greater Manchester Police. This is a very good, male Constable's / Sergeant's Helmet of Manchester & Salford Police. It has a blue serge body, rigid combe to provide greater protection during public disorder with chrome combe plate and Manchester & Salford Police Queen’s Crown (QE II) chromed metal helmet night plate. The plastic chin strap is present but snapped. The inside has leather sweat band with string adjustment cord and chinstrap. The sweatband has an ink stamp ‘6 7/8’ (size). It has a handwritten ink Police Officer’s number ‘A14’ possible the A Division (Bootle Street, Manchester). The sweatband is also impressed with Christy’s logo. Price includes UK delivery. Pol 395
£145.00