Original Early Victorian British Crimean War Era North Somerset Yeomanry 1817 Pattern Officer’s Helmet with Chinscales and Horsehair Plume Scabbards & Sheaths It has a brown finish

It has a brown finish and is thicker than the earlier "doeskin" leather used

both being in excellent condition

The reverse sometimes features the name "P

and not a nickel plated one

The socket length is 2

Original Early Victorian British Crimean War Era North Somerset Yeomanry 1817 Pattern Officer’s Helmet with Chinscales and Horsehair Plume Scabbards & Sheaths It has a brown finishOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an exquisite and high grade 1817 Pattern Dress helmet worn by a member of the North Somerset Yeomanry between 1837 1845. The North Somerset Yeomanry was a part time cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1798 to 1967. It maintained order in Somerset in the days before police forces, and supplied volunteers to fight in the Second Boer War. It served on the Western Front in the First World War. The helmet has a