Download or read book The Wolseley Helmet in Pictures written by Stuart Jeffery Bates and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the Wolseley helmet from its origins in the late 1890s until it fell out of favour during WWII. The book contains numerous excellent colour photos of original helmets, many with their puggaree flashes and other embellishments. It also contains many period photographs and prototype helmets never put into production. The book covers not only British use of the helmet but also its adoption by Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, South Africa as well as its influence on helmets of other countries such as Italy, Greece and Portugal.