Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own Nepalese Cache Extras It is complete with heavy

It is complete with heavy stitching

This is just what you would expect to find in the local Frontier Trading Post or Mercantile store during the pre-war days of the 1840's and 1850's

with both buckles and intact correct steel end clips

In very nice condition showing some use but just perfect for its age of 258 years

in September 1944

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own Nepalese Cache Extras It is complete with heavyOriginal Item: Only One Available. One of the most romantic style helmets ever issued in the British military is this CHAPKA and was used exclusively by mounted lancers. The chapka, or lance cap, was an item of headdress originally worn by the legendary Polish Uhlan lancer regiments. British forces encountered Polish lancers wearing the Czapka Rogatywka (Horned Cap) in French service during the Napoleonic Wars. The British Army's lancer regiments,