Original French Model 1874 Plated Brass Cuirassier Helmet Shell with Horsehair Tail & Red Plume Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns There are 3 copper SEPPA

There are 3 copper SEPPA (spacers) around the tsuba

and has the correct modified catch intact

Western Front Knoll on AUGUST 19th

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Original French Model 1874 Plated Brass Cuirassier Helmet Shell with Horsehair Tail & Red Plume Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns There are 3 copper SEPPAOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful French Model 1874 Cuirassier Helmet, with a rare nickel plated brass shell, something that we do not often see. The examples we have had are almost always made from steel. Attached to this is a brass comb embossed with beaded fluting that terminates with a "Head of Medusa" design. The comb is fitted with the correct black horsehair tail, and is fitted with a red feather cockade plume on the left