Napoleonic First French Empire Era Carabinier Officer Helmet with White Plume Medals The wood scales are in

The wood scales are in good shape

Perfect for a collector looking to simply have a representative example

revealing an inert fuse underneath

so there was little of the world left that had not already come under the European sphere of influence

The solid silver stock is beautifully finished with Cossack style Niello work of multiple human beings and faces together with a hunting scene and even a complete warrior bearing a saber in one hand and a severed human head in the other

Napoleonic First French Empire Era Carabinier Officer Helmet with White Plume Medals The wood scales are inNew Made Item: Top Quality Replica. It was by a decree dated 24 December 1809 that Napoleon I decided to provide cuirasses for the two regiments of Carabiniers. These were elite heavy cavalry regiments, dating from pre 1789, very similar to the British Dragoon Guards. They were the best, and took pride in their station and appearance. The Carabinier in the first Imperial campaigns wore blue capes and bearskin busbies. These busbies were symbolic of