Of the 43 Home Office territorial forces in England and Wales, 20 currently use the comb style, eighteen use the rosetop style, and four use the ball style. Some forces wore spikes on top of the helmet, although these have now been completely phased out. Near the end of production, a hole is drilled on the front end of the helmet and an appropriate police helmet plate is screwed on. The helmet then is sized, cleaned, and inspected. Finally, the helmet is labelled and given a good brush to bring up the pile. It is then ready to be shipped on to an awaiting police force.

After winning the FA Youth Cup in 1954, 1955 and 1956, his first-team debut came on 6 October 1956, against Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford, and the youngster made an immediate impact. He scored twice in the Reds' 4-2 league victory, despite carrying an injury. “Mr Busby asked me if I was okay,” recalled Sir Bobby. “I actually had a sprained ankle, but I wasn’t going to admit to it and I crossed my fingers and said ‘yes’.” Certain Italian municipal police forces use a white custodian-style helmet, particularly in open air duties, such as when directing traffic. Harley, Nicola (2017-05-10). "Police swap helmets for caps to attract more transgender officers". The Telegraph. Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1999-11-10 . Retrieved 2010-12-13. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, 40 are currently using the custodian helmet.

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a b c Marriott, Steve (1988). "Bobby Helmet FAQ: British Police Helmets". PICA Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-04-16 . Retrieved 27 December 2016– via The Constabulary. The New Zealand Police retained a white version of the custodian helmet until the 1990s. The same helmet was used by the Samoa police, who still make limited use of it. The Toronto Police Service discontinued regular use of the helmet in 1945 in favour of a forage cap [37] but retains the white helmet for use by the Toronto Police Chief's Ceremonial Unit. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary currently uses the helmet for some officers (usually senior) and for special events. For more free Novelty knitting patterns from the Nixneedles Novelty Knits collection please follow link. Since the 1950s, helmets have no longer been worn by police officers in Scotland, but may be seen worn by Metropolitan Police officers when on Royal duties in Scotland. They ceased to be worn in Northern Ireland after the 1920s, except for night patrol work in Belfast and Derry until the early 1960s. Here you will find a free knitting pattern for a Child's Folded Top Bobble Hatmade in double knitting yarn

Although winning the World Cup is seen as the pinnacle of achievement in football, Charlton’s finest hour at club level came in May 1968 when he captained United to European Cup glory at Wembley. He scored twice in the 4-1 final win over Benfica but famously missed the post-match celebrations, instead conducting a solitary remembrance of the friends he had lost in the Munich tragedy 10 years earlier.A comb and crest, a ball or a simple helmet boss adorns the top of the helmet whilst some forces used to have spikes on top. A thin chinstrap keeps the helmet on with some helmets having an additional double strap with chin cup for more strenuous activity. The traditional cork construction often led CID personnel to call their uniformed colleagues "woodentops" (the name of a children's TV programme). We have sorted each of the Bobby hats we've received and made sure they all have both the helmet badge and the top insignia. We've made sure that none of these custodian helmets have any defects or issues. You will not find a better deal on all original British Police Hats anywhere else, and you can even select the specific insignia you want for your collection. The sizing on each hat is going to run from a standard 57/58 with some being up to size 61. As the sizes are not marked on the hats, we cannot guarantee which size you will receive. This free knitting pattern for an Adults Ribbed Bobble Hat in chunky weight yarn. This free knitting pattern for a bobble hat is prepared using K1, P1 riband was loosely based on the "Brownie hats" which were worn in the 1980's. In 2006/7 Gwent Police and North Wales Police replaced all headgear in favour of baseball caps. In 2010/12 the two forces announced that peaked caps and helmets would return as baseball caps were seen as unprofessional and difficult for the public to see and recognise as police headgear. This change to revert to wearing helmets led to all forces in Wales to continue wearing the custodian helmet.