Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp 500 Black Powder Express double

500 Black Powder Express double Barrel

The helmet is painted with a rising sun Japanese Naval flag and New Guinea underneath along the rim

It is approximately 6 inches wide

maker marked #4 on the reverse

There were many different revisions made during the Pre-WWII and early war years

Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp 500 Black Powder Express doubleOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine example of a WWI period Model 1870 French Cuirassier Enlisted Troopers Helmet. The helmet consists of a steel body with brass fittings, and black horsehair tail. The original leather lining band is still intact, but shows signs of wear from honest use and storage over the decades. The Helmet features a Tall Brass Cimier with the "Medusa head" emblem to the front. Period Black horse mane on top and back of the