French Third Republic Fire Brigade Ceremonial Helmet.

A very straight and fine example of a ceremonial helmet dating from around 1874 and in the design of a ''casque de Dragon''. The brass body has a certain amount of patina as it has not been polished for many years. The only damage i can find is the weak spot to the flaming bomb from over polishing during its life. The horse tail is complete and in good condition. The scaled brass chinstrap does swivel and its nice to find that it retains its leather fixing strap and buckle. The inside has a very nice complete officers type liner thats in supple condition.

Code: 58493