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Within a year or two, it was shortened to be more like the sun helmet, but still had an up-turned brim. The Effectiveness of the Aluminium Foil ‘Drop Lining’ in WWII Wolseley Sun Helmets. A Simple Experiment. All police forces in England and Wales have their own "helmet plates" attached to the front of the helmet, most of which feature the county's coat of arms/crest or the royal cypher in the centre. Also, most helmet plates now feature parts with coloured enamel, such as the force name or crest. The additional of enamel to helmet plates started around 1985; most forces before this had plain metal ones with no or little colour. Some forces also used "night plates" for unobtrusive use at night-time, usually darkened apart from the centre, instead of metal "day plates". This practice had almost completely ceased by 1973.

Christys & Co Ltd., est. 1773, have produced all forms of headwear and at the end of the 19 th century were the world’s largest hatters. They survived the predominantly hatless culture of the last third of the 20 th century by supplying high quality products and specializing in equestrian helmets. Their most famous helmet however, was the ‘Custodian’, designed by them for London’s Metropolitan Police Force in 1863; tested and then adopted in 1865; the progenitor of all subsequent ‘bobby’ helmets. Discussions concerning new headwear for the police had been on-going since at least 1844 (fig. 2). He does seem to imply that ‘custodian’ was the original name for the 1863 design. Others who made similar items may have called their model something else. As you say the name in an actual early dated helmet would be useful, although often only the makers stamp is present as the helmet shape itself discloses the model? The Metropolitan police was formed in 1829. The early uniform included a ‘stovepipe’ high-crown top-hat style of hat, which Christys won the tender for and supplied. In 1863 a new style – known as the custodian helmet – was created based on the British Army Home Service Helmet. We do not have records of the development process, but, suffice to say, Christys supplied many forces with their specific headwear requirements, including this helmet.’ Police on bikes, from LS8". Daveches.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008 . Retrieved 8 May 2009. Strathclyde Police Marine Policing Unit". Strathclyde.police.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 8 May 2009.

During the 1930s, the Home Office attempted to standardise the design of the helmets with the "Home Office Pattern", after it became evident that since the Metropolitan Police had adopted it and produced their own badge, many small county and borough police forces followed suit and individually adopted their own style badges and designs, which led to many different styles and designs. Some forces adopted the helmet without any badge, others designed their own, usually with the county's arms or crest in the centre. A few forces adopted an Australian style bush hat and one wore a helmet constructed of straw. [8] [9] [10] Helmets worn by Glasgow Police in 1919. These helmets are no longer in use in Scotland. Although it’s known by some as a ‘Bobby’s Helmet’ or commonly as a police hat, it does in fact have its own special name. It’s called a ‘custodian helmet’. During the third quarter of the 1800s the evolution of the tropical sun helmet meant it lost its ‘air pipe/coxcomb’, leading to what was generally called the ‘Colonial’ pattern sun helmet and ultimately the official adoption of the ‘Foreign Service’ helmet. Taking advantage of these sun helmet developments, the Army ‘Home Service’ pattern helmet was developed in the 1870s and was officially adopted in 1878. It was only as these appeared that purely ornamental considerations seem to have come into effect on police helmets. It seems that even during the 1870s design stage of the Army Home Service Helmet the new pattern was offered by Christys to the various police forces as an alternative, more elegant pattern than the coxcomb? Many forces did indeed take up the new Army Home Service pattern helmet, often including militaristic ornamentation, probably in the interests of style and regional or divisional individualism. (1) What influenced the first Custodian’s shape? Unmarked police vehicles are used for a variety of purposes, including undercover operations or road policing duties. The Custodian Helmet is also worn by the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police, the States of Jersey Police, the States of Guernsey Police Service, the Isle of Man Constabulary, the Royal Gibraltar Police, and the Bermuda Police. Special Constables are also issued with Custodian Helmets.

The traffic police or the ‘roads policing’ as they are sometimes known are responsible for policing the roads in the UK. The main reason that traffic police wear white hats is for visibility. See also: Mess_dress_uniform §British_police, Special_Constabulary §Uniform, and Police community support officer §Uniform and equipment Full dress ceremonial [ edit ] The Assistant Commissioner, City of London Police (right), dressed in full ceremonial uniform for the Diamond Jubilee (2012). Tasers are regarded as prohibited weapons under the Firearms Act 1968, and their possession is an offence. [28] Police constables are exempt as Crown servants. [28] [29] Incapacitant spray [ edit ]Baseball caps are also designed to make the police look much more approachable and are more practical as they don’t fall off. However, traditional custodial helmets are still to be worn for ceremonial duties. Larger, more powerful vehicles are used by Road Policing Units and Armed Response Units due to the fact that they carry out tasks such as pursuing stolen cars, responding to emergencies in a larger area, or carrying a larger amount equipment than an IRV. It is for that reason that many of the vehicles are estates and 4x4s. Officers are required to be trained as 'advanced drivers', allowing them to operate higher-performance vehicles. Some advanced drivers are also trained to TPAC standard, allowing them to engage in the tactical phase of a pursuit and perform Tactical Pursuit And Containment (TPAC) maneuvers. Other private or specialised police forces, such as ports police or parks police, are again generally unarmed in Great Britain and rely on armed support from territorial police forces, if needed. This essay will be about general origins and will not attempt to enter the twentieth century or follow the complexities of badges, finials and other ornamentation.