FRANCE. Troop cuirassier set consisting of a model 1872 steel helmet with brass scale trim and chinstrap, gadrooned crest, plume holder, polished brass puff holder, horsehair mane with braid, scarlet plumeet to model, h: 20 cm, inner cap missing, numbered on back, marked 5e Cuirassiers, dated 1873. ABE (mane attachment screws missing, interior repainted matte black). Cuirasse model 1855/91 in polished steel, leather-mounted shoulder straps with chains, cut brass lock, the right one with flattened rivet for rifle shooting, leather belt with roller buckle, matricule stamped on the left edge with different numbers, a pair of garance epaulettes and a contemporary reproduction cuirass vest are attached. ABE

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