CUIRASSIER OFFICER'S HELMET, model 1872 modified 1874, in its transport box, Third Republic. 25155
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OFFICER'S CUIRASSIER HELMET, model 1872 modified 1874, in its transport box, Third Republic. 25155
HELMET COMPOSED OF: a skull; a visor; a neck guard; a copper band; two chinstraps; a crest; a mane; a plume holder; a crest ornament; and an interior lining.
Skull stamped at the balance point, in chromed brass planed with a hammer, pierced at the top with three vent holes.
Visor tilted at 53 degrees below a horizontal plane passing through the junction of the visor and the skull. Edged with a gilt copper circle 7.6 mm wide placed over the edges and fixed at the ends by a rivet. Underside of visor lined with green leather. Visor width 5 cm.
Neck guard composed of: a circular band flat on its surface, welded under the posterior edge of the band it continues, with three gilt brass nails with hemispherical heads riveted inside; a second concave band, forming a throat, with rounded angles and welded inside, at the bottom of the first. Like the visor, the neck guard is edged with a gilt copper rim 7 mm wide, placed over the top. It is lined with brown morocco leather.
Copper band, embossed with a flaming grenade surrounded by laurel leaves, adhering to the skull. Its base rests on the visor and its ends are riveted to the skull in the area hidden by the chinstrap rosette. Height of the band at the front 6.5 cm.
Each chinstrap is made up of 9 copper leaves cut out, embossed in relief with laurel leaves, decreasing in width (max width 4.2 cm, min width 2 cm). These scales are fastened with flattened wire rivets on a black velvet-lined leather core.
At the other end, black varnished calf leather strap end.
The upper scale of each chinstrap is finished with a rounded part embossed with a circular rosette depicting relief laurel leaves (rosette diameter 5.3 cm), rosette fixed to the skull by means of a lock.
The skull is surmounted by a gilt copper crest composed of two fins, a mask, and a covering.
The fins, placed vertically at a distance of 3.2 cm in front and 2.5 cm at the back, have the shape of a convex curvilinear triangle at the top and connected to the skull by a concave base forming a scalloped rim.
This rim is attached to the skull by 4 copper round-headed screws which are secured inside the helmet by square copper nuts.
The fins are decorated with palmettes and a line at their upper edge; the rim is adorned with water leaves, all embossed in relief.
A tinplate connects the upper edges of the fins, fixing their separation.
The mask, serving as the front junction of the two fins through a solder, is embossed with a relief head of Medusa. The cover, also embossed, represents the continuation of the hair of the head of Medusa with intertwined snakes.
Crest ornament composed of a socket 2.4 cm high, diameter 4.6 cm, embossed with relief water leaves and a lens 2.5 cm high and 1.9 cm in diameter, formed with two embossed shells. Fixed on the front of the crest and holding a plume of scarlet horsehair (H 5 cm).
Mane of black dyed horsehair, mounted on a strong nourished cowhide sole, in which the hair is assembled by tinned brass wires with a piece of leather paste glued with strong glue; the space left between the two rows of hair is filled with a braid that starts from the top and follows the curve of the crest to its junction with the skull. Mane length 50 cm.
Etched copper plume holder, H 3.5 cm, forming a square section socket, fixed obliquely.
Interior lining in glossy black leather, cut with seven wolf teeth, each garnished with a metal eyelet and gilded on their outer edge with hot iron.
PLUME
Officer's plume in scarlet feathers, H of the feathers 17 cm, mounted on a steel spring whalebone, total H 25 cm. Olive pompon in 3 cm high gold thread.
TRANSPORT BOX
Rectangular in shape, made of wood covered in black paper, with brass hinges and handle, ivory chamois interior lining. Length 37 cm, width 33 cm, H 23 cm.
France.
Third Republic.
Helmet in very good condition, slight wear on the chrome, brass parts retaining their gilding; crest ornament detached at its base but complete; worn interior lining; plume in very good condition; olive pompon in new condition (modern reproduction); box in good condition, cracked on its lid and on the bottom.
HELMET COMPOSED OF: a skull; a visor; a neck guard; a copper band; two chinstraps; a crest; a mane; a plume holder; a crest ornament; and an interior lining.
Skull stamped at the balance point, in chromed brass planed with a hammer, pierced at the top with three vent holes.
Visor tilted at 53 degrees below a horizontal plane passing through the junction of the visor and the skull. Edged with a gilt copper circle 7.6 mm wide placed over the edges and fixed at the ends by a rivet. Underside of visor lined with green leather. Visor width 5 cm.
Neck guard composed of: a circular band flat on its surface, welded under the posterior edge of the band it continues, with three gilt brass nails with hemispherical heads riveted inside; a second concave band, forming a throat, with rounded angles and welded inside, at the bottom of the first. Like the visor, the neck guard is edged with a gilt copper rim 7 mm wide, placed over the top. It is lined with brown morocco leather.
Copper band, embossed with a flaming grenade surrounded by laurel leaves, adhering to the skull. Its base rests on the visor and its ends are riveted to the skull in the area hidden by the chinstrap rosette. Height of the band at the front 6.5 cm.
Each chinstrap is made up of 9 copper leaves cut out, embossed in relief with laurel leaves, decreasing in width (max width 4.2 cm, min width 2 cm). These scales are fastened with flattened wire rivets on a black velvet-lined leather core.
At the other end, black varnished calf leather strap end.
The upper scale of each chinstrap is finished with a rounded part embossed with a circular rosette depicting relief laurel leaves (rosette diameter 5.3 cm), rosette fixed to the skull by means of a lock.
The skull is surmounted by a gilt copper crest composed of two fins, a mask, and a covering.
The fins, placed vertically at a distance of 3.2 cm in front and 2.5 cm at the back, have the shape of a convex curvilinear triangle at the top and connected to the skull by a concave base forming a scalloped rim.
This rim is attached to the skull by 4 copper round-headed screws which are secured inside the helmet by square copper nuts.
The fins are decorated with palmettes and a line at their upper edge; the rim is adorned with water leaves, all embossed in relief.
A tinplate connects the upper edges of the fins, fixing their separation.
The mask, serving as the front junction of the two fins through a solder, is embossed with a relief head of Medusa. The cover, also embossed, represents the continuation of the hair of the head of Medusa with intertwined snakes.
Crest ornament composed of a socket 2.4 cm high, diameter 4.6 cm, embossed with relief water leaves and a lens 2.5 cm high and 1.9 cm in diameter, formed with two embossed shells. Fixed on the front of the crest and holding a plume of scarlet horsehair (H 5 cm).
Mane of black dyed horsehair, mounted on a strong nourished cowhide sole, in which the hair is assembled by tinned brass wires with a piece of leather paste glued with strong glue; the space left between the two rows of hair is filled with a braid that starts from the top and follows the curve of the crest to its junction with the skull. Mane length 50 cm.
Etched copper plume holder, H 3.5 cm, forming a square section socket, fixed obliquely.
Interior lining in glossy black leather, cut with seven wolf teeth, each garnished with a metal eyelet and gilded on their outer edge with hot iron.
PLUME
Officer's plume in scarlet feathers, H of the feathers 17 cm, mounted on a steel spring whalebone, total H 25 cm. Olive pompon in 3 cm high gold thread.
TRANSPORT BOX
Rectangular in shape, made of wood covered in black paper, with brass hinges and handle, ivory chamois interior lining. Length 37 cm, width 33 cm, H 23 cm.
France.
Third Republic.
Helmet in very good condition, slight wear on the chrome, brass parts retaining their gilding; crest ornament detached at its base but complete; worn interior lining; plume in very good condition; olive pompon in new condition (modern reproduction); box in good condition, cracked on its lid and on the bottom.
Reference :
25155
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