Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own Nepalese Cache Extras This is just what you

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

It is in great shape

with both buckles and intact correct steel end clips

It is complete with heavy stitching

as flagship for CruDiv 17

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own Nepalese Cache Extras This is just what youOriginal 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,