Original French Model 1874 Plated Brass Cuirassier Helmet Shell with Horsehair Tail & Red Plume Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Western Front Knoll on AUGUST

Western Front Knoll on AUGUST 19th

For organizational identification of enlisted men in 1899

We've had multiple examples of these lovely "theater made" knuckle knives over the years

with most of their original paint still intact

and has the correct modified catch intact

Original French Model 1874 Plated Brass Cuirassier Helmet Shell with Horsehair Tail & Red Plume Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Western Front Knoll on AUGUSTOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful French Model 1874 Cuirassier Helmet, with a rare nickel plated brass shell, something that we do not often see. The examples we have had are almost always made from steel. Attached to this is a brass comb embossed with beaded fluting that terminates with a "Head of Medusa" design. The comb is fitted with the correct black horsehair tail, and is fitted with a red feather cockade plume on the left