CUIRASSIER TROOP HELMET, model 1872 modified 1874, Third Republic.
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CUIRASSIER TROOP HELMET, model 1872 modified 1874, Third Republic.
Helmet entirely made of nickel-plated steel. It consists of:
- Bowl, made of cast and pressed steel nickel-plated, with three rectangular holes at the top. Stamped by the manufacturer "HELBRONNER."
- Visor (width 5 cm) and neck cover bordered with a brass strip 8 mm wide placed on its edges. Underside of visor and neck cover lacquered in green leather.
- Neck cover composed of a circular band welded under the rear edge, with three chrome-plated brass riveted domed screws inside; a second concave band forming a groove, bordered by a copper fitting.
- Brass headband with an embossed flaming grenade surrounded by laurel leaves, attached to the bowl. Its base rests on the visor and its ends are riveted to the bowl.
- Each chinstrap consists of 15 copper scales cut alternately in groups of three or two, attached with flattened wire staples on a leather core lined with black sheepskin. The right chinstrap is embellished with a small copper plate at the end with a copper buckle. The left chinstrap has a similar plate with a copper "D" adorned with a black varnished calf leather chin guard.
- The top scale of each chinstrap is covered by a circular copper rosette with four relief stripes.
- The bowl is topped with a copper crest composed of two fins, a mask, and a cover. The fins are adorned with palmettes and a border of water leaves, all embossed in relief. A tinplate unites the upper edges of the fins and fixes their separation.
- The mask jointing the two fins features a relief head of Medusa. The cover, also embossed, depicts the continuation of Medusa's hair with entwined snakes.
- Black horsehair mane approximately 68 cm long.
- Stamped copper plume holder, 3.5 cm high, forming a socket, fixed obliquely on the bowl, slightly forward of the left chinstrap, through two threaded rods passing through the bowl.
- Interior padding consists of a leather turban and a brown sheepskin coif with eight teeth.
- The crest features a socket and a lens formed by two stamped shells of flowers and palmettes. Attached to the front of the crest supporting a scarlet tuft of horsehair.
France.
Third Republic.
Good condition, some oxidation to clean on the crest and chinstraps, the bowl has some oxidation marks on the nickel plating.
Helmet entirely made of nickel-plated steel. It consists of:
- Bowl, made of cast and pressed steel nickel-plated, with three rectangular holes at the top. Stamped by the manufacturer "HELBRONNER."
- Visor (width 5 cm) and neck cover bordered with a brass strip 8 mm wide placed on its edges. Underside of visor and neck cover lacquered in green leather.
- Neck cover composed of a circular band welded under the rear edge, with three chrome-plated brass riveted domed screws inside; a second concave band forming a groove, bordered by a copper fitting.
- Brass headband with an embossed flaming grenade surrounded by laurel leaves, attached to the bowl. Its base rests on the visor and its ends are riveted to the bowl.
- Each chinstrap consists of 15 copper scales cut alternately in groups of three or two, attached with flattened wire staples on a leather core lined with black sheepskin. The right chinstrap is embellished with a small copper plate at the end with a copper buckle. The left chinstrap has a similar plate with a copper "D" adorned with a black varnished calf leather chin guard.
- The top scale of each chinstrap is covered by a circular copper rosette with four relief stripes.
- The bowl is topped with a copper crest composed of two fins, a mask, and a cover. The fins are adorned with palmettes and a border of water leaves, all embossed in relief. A tinplate unites the upper edges of the fins and fixes their separation.
- The mask jointing the two fins features a relief head of Medusa. The cover, also embossed, depicts the continuation of Medusa's hair with entwined snakes.
- Black horsehair mane approximately 68 cm long.
- Stamped copper plume holder, 3.5 cm high, forming a socket, fixed obliquely on the bowl, slightly forward of the left chinstrap, through two threaded rods passing through the bowl.
- Interior padding consists of a leather turban and a brown sheepskin coif with eight teeth.
- The crest features a socket and a lens formed by two stamped shells of flowers and palmettes. Attached to the front of the crest supporting a scarlet tuft of horsehair.
France.
Third Republic.
Good condition, some oxidation to clean on the crest and chinstraps, the bowl has some oxidation marks on the nickel plating.
Reference :
21548
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