Original British Rose Top Bobby Helmet from the West Midlands Police in size 59cm – Formerly Part the Tower of London Yeoman Warders Club Collection Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. IMA recently acquired a collection of headgear from the Yeoman Warders (aka “Beefeaters”) Club located at the Tower of London. The club has a strict policy of allowing only members of the Yeoman Warders and their guests entry. It has become a tradition over the years for visiting guests with any current or prior military or police service to leave one of their pieces of headgear. Over the years this collection has grown too large, leaving the Warders to liquidate the collection to IMA! Making this quite an exclusive offering!

The Traditional Bobby helmet was named after the creator of the British Police Force, SIR ROBERT PEEL, who became Prime Minister under Queen Victoria. This version is known as a “Rose Top” which was replaced by the later “Comb Top” versions.

The front Helmet plate has a “Queens’s Crown” to top, over a star burst, with WEST MIDLANDS / POLICE in an enameled circle. In the center is the E II R monogram of Queen Elizabeth II, the current reigning Queen of the United Kingdom.

The helmet interior is rigged with its Riot Gear liner with web chin strap, retaining it’s Riot Chin “Cup.” The original labels are still present, indicating that this is a Model 1995 Custodian Helmet and used from 2008 to 2011. The size label states that this is a size 59cm helmet.

This example is in near mint condition and comes ready to display!

West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

The force covers an area of 348 square miles (900 km2) with 2.93 million inhabitants, which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and also the Black Country. In 2020, there were 6,846 officers, 484 police community support officers (PCSO), and 219 volunteer special constables.

The force is currently led by Chief Constable Dave Thompson. The force area is divided into ten Local Policing Units (LPUs), each being served by four core policing teams – Response, Neighbourhood, Investigation and Community Action & Priority (CAPT) – with the support of a number of specialist crime teams. These specialist teams include CID, traffic and a firearms unit.

West Midlands Police is a partner, alongside Staffordshire Police, in the Central Motorway Police Group. The force is party to a number of other resource sharing agreements including the National Police Air Service.