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Hats, Caps, Helmets, Berets, etc
Military and Police Headdress

An extract of Ian Kelly's Master Militaria Catalogue listing collectable military headgear - hats, caps, helmets, berets, forage caps, service dress SD caps, No.1 dress caps, Irish caubeens, Scottish glengarries and Tam o'Shanters, etc.  Includes a useful hat-size chart comparing international hat sizes.  This page was updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2009.

Prices are in British Pounds Sterling and you may order online or order by mail.

There is a minimum charge of £1.50 postage and packing for all orders. If Royal Mail costs exceed this amount, then the charge will be cost-price, i.e. the price of the stamps. click here for postage costs.

The first 6 figures of each line is our Stock Serial Number - use this when ordering.   Where applicable, the next set of figures is a reference to standard insignia reference books.

Hat Size Table

Some collectors want hats of specific sizes.  One of the first things that a British soldier does on being issued with a hat is to remove the size label.  A beret can either shrink or stretch depending on how the original owner washed it, so even if it still has a size label it is very difficult for me to tell the true size of the hat.   All I can do is to try wearing it and guess (I take a size 60 so smaller sizes are difficult for me judge accurately). 

Modern British hats use metric sizes, the following size chart may help.

I am not a tailor or military outfitter, but sell collectable used hats.  I prefer that you do not specify hat size when ordering.  Most hats are stocked as single quantities and it is very time-consuming for me to check hats for size.  

If you insist on hats of specific sizes, please use metric sizes when ordering - this is because traditional British hat measurements look similar to US hat sizes, but are actually different sizes as shown on the chart above.

Orders for hats of specific sizes will be put to the bottom of the order-pile for me to deal with when I have more time.

Hats, Caps, Helmets, Berets etc.

K3E814 Beret: Adjutant General's Corps - Green With Cap Badge QC A/A (KK 2729*) £9.00

K3K366 Beret: Dark Blue - British Army - No Badge Black Head-Band £5.00

K3N531 Beret: Grey With Red Badge Backing (Used By QARANC) No Cap Badge £6.00

K3K336 Beret: Khaki (used By Guards & Infantry) - No Badge Black Head-Band £5.00

K3Q983 Beret: Life Guards: Navy Blue With Badge Backing Ribbon & Cap Badge QC Gilt (KK 1876) £14.00

K3Q971 Beret: Princess Of Wales's Royal Regiment: Khaki With Badge & Backing Bronze (KK 2724*) £17.00

K3N190 Beret: Royal Air Force - No Badge Black Head Band £5.00

K3K760 Beret: Royal Air Force Other Ranks - Blue-Grey Black Head Band QC A/A (Hat & badge) £7.00

K3K511 Beret: Royal Engineers - Navy Blue Black Head-Band QC A/A (KK 1942) £8.00

K3Q239 British Rail Porter 1966 Issue (Cap & Badge) £9.00

K3M183 Explorer Pith Helmet Civilian Pattern £40.00

K3Q848 Female Police Officers Bowler Hat - No Badge With Diced Hat-Band (Reinforced) £20.00

K3Q857 Helmet: Birmingham City Police (Rose-Top With Star) Older Pattern Helmet QC Cork (TW 40/E/1) £55.00

K3Q860 Helmet: Hertfordshire Constabulary Rose-Top With Star QC (TW 53/C/3) £50.00

K3Q973 Helmet: Norfolk Constabulary (Rose Top With Star) With Riot Chinstraps QC Chrome (TW 52/D/1) £55.00

K3P892 Helmet: North Yorkshire Police (Rose Top With Star) With Riot Chinstraps QC Chrome (TW 53/E/4) £50.00

K3K924 Helmet: Northumbria Police (Coxcomb With Star) With Riot Chinstraps QC Chr; E (TW 53/C/5) £50.00

K3Q859 Helmet: South Wales Constabulary (EiiR Centre) Rose-Top With Star QC Cork (TW 41/B/2) £50.00

K3Q858 Helmet: South Wales Constabulary (PoW Feathers) Coxcomb With Star QC (TW 53/D/3) £55.00

K3Q974 Helmet: Surrey Police (Rose Top With Star) With Enamelled Star QC Chr; E (TW 38/C/5*) £55.00

K3M020 Helmet: West Midlands Police (Rose-Top With Star) With Riot Chinstraps QC Chr; E (TW 46/D/2) £50.00

K3E825 Jungle Hat - British DPM Camouflage (Hat) £9.00

K3P236 No.1 Dress Cap - WRAC Lieutenant Colonel Rare Female Pattern QC G & S/P (Hat & badge) £60.00

K3P234 Officer's Cap - St John Ambulance Brigade Black Cap Band Chrome (Hat & badge) £15.00

K3P953 United Nations Troops - Sky Blue Cloth Helmet Cover British Issue Cotton £6.00

K3M148 Yellow Helmet: Cumbria Fire Service - With Badge Dated 1987 £40.00

K3P505 Yellow Helmet: London Fire Brigade - With Badge Dated 1976 £40.00