~ 5th Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Military Helmet ~
The helmet has a brass skull, red and white horse hair plume, leather lining and leather & velvet backed chin scales.
The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially formed in January 1686 as Shrewsbury’s Regiment of Horse. Following a number of name changes, it became the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804.
In 1922, it was amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) to form the 5th/6th Dragoons. Its history and traditions continue today in the Royal Dragoon Guards, an armoured cavalry unit of the British Army.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for condition. The skull is tidy though with a few decent. The liner is complete with minor wear. An above average example.
~ Dimensions ~
The helmet is 38 cm (15 inches) tall.
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