HELMET of the 1st REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS, model of November 20, 1858, Second Empire. 27743
HELMET of the 1st REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS, model of November 20, 1858, Second Empire. 27743
Brass "yellow copper" helmet according to the regulations, made in a single piece stamped at the balance and finished with a hammer. Four suction holes are drilled in the helmet. The back of the helmet is dated 1867, with the number "889", assigned to the 1st regiment. Turban made of two pieces of half-nourished cowhide, assembled in front and behind by a seam with large cross stitches. The turban is attached to the helmet using four flat-headed rivets, with counter-rivet washers, that go through both. Brass visor, bordered with a band of copper running along the outer edge. This band (H on each side 8 mm) is connected to the visor with a red copper rivet at each end. It is lined below with a black leather glued and held in the border’s setting ring. Visor width at the middle is 5.5 cm. Neck guard made of brass and bordered with copper in a similar fashion to the visor, lined with glued black leather. The bandeau is dyed in imitation leopard print, typical of the 1858 model; it is cut to fit precisely under the helmet’s molding and down on the visor and neck guard, leaving only about a quarter visible. At each end, the bandeau is adorned on the inside with a small copper blade pierced with four holes and metal eyelets. On each side, two washers, one underneath and one on the outside, pierced in the center and joined by a metal eyelet, are fitted where the strap's rod passes through. Two straps, each consisting of fourteen flat rings, assembled in chains, decreasing in size. These rings are mounted with a thin brass wire, the stitches hidden underneath the leather, on a core of strong black varnished leather, finished with a black varnished calf counter-pad and a buckle with a bar carrying a pin. The two upper rings of the chain, which only show part of their circumference, are associated with a copper rosette 5.3 cm in diameter, bordered with a plain and embossed laurel leaf band. Each strap attaches to the helmet with a copper screw with a hemispherical head.
Crest placed on the helmet, from front to back; it is made of yellow copper and composed of two fins, a mask, and a cover. The concave-based fins form a scalloped edge pierced with two holes for copper screws, with rounded tallow heads, which are secured inside the helmet with nuts. They are adorned with palm leaves and a garland along their upper edge. The rim is adorned with water leaves, all embossed. The fins are stamped with a decreasing sequence of eight flutes. The mask serves as the front junction between the two fins. It is embossed with a highly relieved head of Medusa, topped with a small oak crown, and at the bottom, above the lamp-end of the mask, a low-relief grenade is featured. Copper screws at the bottom of the lamp-end. The copper cover is embossed with a low-relief mat. The crest ornament consists of a lower sleeve, a lens adorned with raised palm leaves, and an upper sleeve, also adorned with palm leaves. Black horsehair pompom. Black-dyed horsehair mane, approximately 64 cm long. Brass plume holder decorated with foliage branches.
Interior lining composed of a strong black leather cap, cut with ten loup teeth lined with metal eyelets.
France. Second Empire. Very good condition, posterior crest ornament, crest cover plate re-pierced with a screw at the back, top of the crest mask pierced during a firefighter transformation, Third Republic mane, interior cap worn with one loup tooth torn and partly missing.
Brass "yellow copper" helmet according to the regulations, made in a single piece stamped at the balance and finished with a hammer. Four suction holes are drilled in the helmet. The back of the helmet is dated 1867, with the number "889", assigned to the 1st regiment. Turban made of two pieces of half-nourished cowhide, assembled in front and behind by a seam with large cross stitches. The turban is attached to the helmet using four flat-headed rivets, with counter-rivet washers, that go through both. Brass visor, bordered with a band of copper running along the outer edge. This band (H on each side 8 mm) is connected to the visor with a red copper rivet at each end. It is lined below with a black leather glued and held in the border’s setting ring. Visor width at the middle is 5.5 cm. Neck guard made of brass and bordered with copper in a similar fashion to the visor, lined with glued black leather. The bandeau is dyed in imitation leopard print, typical of the 1858 model; it is cut to fit precisely under the helmet’s molding and down on the visor and neck guard, leaving only about a quarter visible. At each end, the bandeau is adorned on the inside with a small copper blade pierced with four holes and metal eyelets. On each side, two washers, one underneath and one on the outside, pierced in the center and joined by a metal eyelet, are fitted where the strap's rod passes through. Two straps, each consisting of fourteen flat rings, assembled in chains, decreasing in size. These rings are mounted with a thin brass wire, the stitches hidden underneath the leather, on a core of strong black varnished leather, finished with a black varnished calf counter-pad and a buckle with a bar carrying a pin. The two upper rings of the chain, which only show part of their circumference, are associated with a copper rosette 5.3 cm in diameter, bordered with a plain and embossed laurel leaf band. Each strap attaches to the helmet with a copper screw with a hemispherical head.
Crest placed on the helmet, from front to back; it is made of yellow copper and composed of two fins, a mask, and a cover. The concave-based fins form a scalloped edge pierced with two holes for copper screws, with rounded tallow heads, which are secured inside the helmet with nuts. They are adorned with palm leaves and a garland along their upper edge. The rim is adorned with water leaves, all embossed. The fins are stamped with a decreasing sequence of eight flutes. The mask serves as the front junction between the two fins. It is embossed with a highly relieved head of Medusa, topped with a small oak crown, and at the bottom, above the lamp-end of the mask, a low-relief grenade is featured. Copper screws at the bottom of the lamp-end. The copper cover is embossed with a low-relief mat. The crest ornament consists of a lower sleeve, a lens adorned with raised palm leaves, and an upper sleeve, also adorned with palm leaves. Black horsehair pompom. Black-dyed horsehair mane, approximately 64 cm long. Brass plume holder decorated with foliage branches.
Interior lining composed of a strong black leather cap, cut with ten loup teeth lined with metal eyelets.
France. Second Empire. Very good condition, posterior crest ornament, crest cover plate re-pierced with a screw at the back, top of the crest mask pierced during a firefighter transformation, Third Republic mane, interior cap worn with one loup tooth torn and partly missing.
Price :
2 000,00 €
| Destination | Envoi recommandé | Envoi Recommandé + Express |
|---|---|---|
| Shipping France | 17,00 € | 70,00 € |
| Shipping Europe | 25,00 € | 90,00 € |
| Shipping world | 70,00 € | 200,00 € |
Insurance (1%) :
20,00 €
Reference :
27743
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FOR ALL PURCHASES, PAYMENT IN MULTIPLE CHECKS POSSIBLE
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).