Mint* Police Males Suffolk Constabulary Helmet by Christy\\\'s London. POL 356. Mint* Police Males Suffolk Constabulary Helmet by Christy\\\'s London. POL 356. Miscellaneous

The force formed from the merger of West Suffolk Constabulary and East Suffolk Constabulary. Those forces had previously been merged in 1869 and the split again in 1899. The most recent merger took place in 1967, which also saw the Ipswich Borough Police merged. This style helmet was claimed by some sources to have been based on the spiked pickelhaube worn by the Prussian Army, it was first adopted by the London Metropolitan Police in 1863 to replace the "stovepipe" top hat worn since 1829. This helmet has been very well looked after, the chin strap, leather sweat band, waterproof wool and furniture are all in excellent condition. The leather sweat band has the ‘Christys of London’ stamped in gold along with ‘Made in England’ and the size ‘6 3/4 ‘. The price includes UK delivery. POL 356.