Description
National Guard mounted helmet, Model 1814, Restoration period. Two-piece hot-molded helmet in fine black patent leather, with all fittings in silver-plated copper. Front plate depicting a large oval shield with a fleur-de-lys in the center, topped by the royal crown and framed on either side by a palm, an oak branch and a laurel branch. Back band embossed with oak branches. Leather visor encircled by a folded rush straddling the outer edge. Leather neck cover. Chinstraps: leather chinstraps sheathed in black velvet covered with a series of silver-plated brass scales. Square-section tubular plumet holder. Crest with two fins, embossed with a series of gadroons decreasing towards the rear, separated by acanthus leaves. Black horsehair caterpillar. Waxed leather headband. Posterior nib. Accidents on the inside
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National Guard mounted helmet, Model 1814, Restoration perio
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