Original British Victorian Crimean War Era 16th Queen's Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet Swedish Militaria FORVICTOR TOOL COMPANYREADING

FORVICTOR TOOL COMPANYREADING

light blue was for the Ortsgruppe level

Year of Manufacture: 1871 - Converted 1892

Fully Marked REICHKRIEGSFLG with eagle over M inspectors mark

which was still in service post war

Original British Victorian Crimean War Era 16th Queen's Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet Swedish Militaria FORVICTOR TOOL COMPANYREADINGOriginal Item: Only One Available. One of the most romantic style helmets ever issued in the British military was the CHAPKA, which was used exclusively by mounted lancer regiments. The Czapka, also spelt chapka or schapska, is a Polish, Belarusian, and Russian generic word for a cap. However, it is perhaps best known to English speakers as a word for the 19th century Polish cavalry headgear, consisting of a high, four pointed cap with regimental