Original British Victorian Officer’s Wire Embroidery Clad Cap in Tin named to Major M.S. Bell V.C. Royal Engineers Gift Card The drag of the scabbard

The drag of the scabbard is marked with inspector mark A

from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province

in the early dawn

and a bit of flaking on one side near the spine

The kepi is offered in excellent condition and is approximately a size US 7 1/4

Original British Victorian Officer’s Wire Embroidery Clad Cap in Tin named to Major M.S. Bell V.C. Royal Engineers Gift Card The drag of the scabbardOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have an incredible late Victorian Era British short brimmed officer's cap, contained in a hat tin named to Major M. S. Bell V. C. of the Royal Engineers. He was a legendary soldier and incredible world traveler. It is said that he travelled 12,000 miles in generally unknown parts of Central Asia, China and the East. He had been awarded the Victoria Cross for Valour, and was in fact the first person of Australian