United Kingdom. A 1871 Pattern Victorian 1St King's Dragoon Guards Heavy Cavalry Helmet Newly Listed 46mm (1 ¾ inches)

46mm (1 ¾ inches)

machine embroidered on field green wool

obverse centre presenting a bust of Napoleon surrounded by a blue enameled border inscribed NAPOLEON EMP

The Legion would ensure political loyalty and unity among the new French Republic

He died on 18 October 1946

United Kingdom. A 1871 Pattern Victorian 1St King's Dragoon Guards Heavy Cavalry Helmet Newly Listed 46mm (1 ¾ inches)The shell of the helmet is fabricated from two pieces of non magnetic silvered metal alloy forming the dome, along with a third piece of silvered metal alloy creating the protruding point at the front, designed with a "lobster tail" at the rear. The raw open edge of the metal alloy helmet has a brass protective strip, forming a lip around the entire opening. The rear seam between the two halves is concealed by a band in brass that displays a