Original French Napoleonic First Empire Brass Faced Carabinier Cuirass Set - Second Empire Reissue Mortars The postwar contract helmets were

The postwar contract helmets were produced in the same factory

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Original French Napoleonic First Empire Brass Faced Carabinier Cuirass Set - Second Empire Reissue Mortars The postwar contract helmets wereOriginal Item: Only one set available. These have become exceedingly scarce. Originally used in the 1st Empire of NAPOLEON the First, many were recycled and re issued in 1858 for the Carabinier Regiments of NAPOLEON the Third. These came in various sizes and usually the tapered waist Cuirass sets, as this is, are of First Empire origin. Even by 1858 nutrition had improved and Cavalrymen were of bigger size. By today's standards these men were all