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Auction 124  28-30 Jul 2020
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Lot 747

Estimate: 500 AUD
Price realized: 500 AUD
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SUDANESE HELMET, 18th century, bowl-shaped construction in steel with a featured engraved brass top piece, with chain mail at the base, longer at the neck area, and with a very strong metal nose guard. Chain mail missing a few links and with oxidation due to age, otherwise good fine.

Tag with helmet reads:- 'Sudanese iron helmet & camail (sic) from Kitcheners victory at Obdurman (sic should be Omdurman) with full length padded coats of chain mail circa 1850.'
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