Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet with Plume & Aiguillette - Duke of Cambridge's Own Breda M-37 This example bears attached numbers

This example bears attached numbers 137 to the front

and a nice "puggaree" wrapping around it

1987 and has a stamped manufacturer's code over the left ear and size

This cotton flag features multi-piece construction and is double sided

Even as it progressed into Burma

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet with Plume & Aiguillette - Duke of Cambridge's Own Breda M-37 This example bears attached numbersOriginal 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,