Custodian Helmet - Use Outside The Commonwealth

Use Outside The Commonwealth

Some Italian municipal police forces use a white custodian helmet, particularly when directing traffic.

The Monegasque Carabiniers Company use a white custodian helmet in summer (and a blue in winter).

Until the mid-20th century, custodian helmets were in use with the municipal police forces of several Dutch cities, most notably The Hague.

Some early uniforms of the Pennsylvania State Police incorporated a cloth covered helmet, manufactured in England. Several photographs exist that show a funeral procession for a fallen officer (John (Jack) L. Briscoe) in Stockton, California. Briscoe was killed in the line of duty of 5 February 1917. Some of the line officers in the procession wore a modified custodian helmet with a leather band just above the rim and a silver badge on the front.