Collecting Military Headgear : A Guide to 5000 Years of Helmet History

This is the ultimate reference to military headgear that appears today on the collector's market, from the Comb Morion to the Picklehaube, and from the Closed helmet to the Bicorne hat with particular reference to rare Napoleonic headgear.

Collectors, dealers, and auctioneers from Japan, Belgium, the United States of America, Italy, The United Kingdom, Germany, Malta and Sweden have collaborated to compile this unique collection of photographs of exceptionally rare hats. These include extremely rare and ancient helmets, expensive sixteenth century open-faced helmets, Zischagges, Burgonets, unique eighteenth century headdress, French shakos from the First Empire, neo-classical helmets from the Napoleonic wars, early spiked helmets from the Crimean war period, Oriental helmets, and First World War headgear. The book is lavishly illustrated with close-up views that assist collectors in identifying aging characteristics. It also places collecting in the context of history by discussing the employment of Internet auctions, replicas, forgeries, and prices are also covered.

Dr. Robert Attard is a lawyer by profession engaged as a tax consultant with a leading Maltese business advisory firm. Robert is a visiting part-time lecturer (Tax Law) at the University of Malta and a BPP lecturer. Robert is the author of the successful Malta, A Collection of Tales and Narratives series commissioned by the Edward De Bono Foundation (Malta) and the principal author of BPP's Course Notes Taxation 2.3 - Malta Variant. Robert is a collector of military headgear and has published extensively on the Evolution of Military Headgear and Military antiques. Articles penned by Robert were published in Antique Collecting (UK), the Armourer (UK), Battlefields Review (UK), The Militaria International Magazine (USA), Collector's Mart (UK) and Treasurers of Malta (Malta).