Very beautiful Dragoon helmet from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.
As a complement to your helmet: this photo from my collection showing a cavalryman from a Dragoon regiment. Probably from the "2. Hannoverisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 16" (Nordheim, Einbeck) X. Armeekorps. Photographed in...
Thank you for your intervention Tony. I know this isn't the first time I've broached the subject. I will take your opinion about the matter into account.
Very interesting document. Thanks for sharing.
I think the Fokker D.VII seen at the bottom left of the second image from the catalog of the Canadian War Trophies is today in the Canada Aviation & Space Museum (see the images below).
Hi,
Here is a photo I acquired several years ago from the Gentleman George Anderson.
These are, as the post title indicates, cavaliers from the "Kgl. Bayer. 8. Chevaulegers-Regt." (Dillingen) I Bayerisches Armee Korps in 1915.
Philippe,
I know there are two schools of thought about this subject. I have always kept my helmets in their original condition, just removing the dust; apart from one exception for a French Dragoon helmet where I had to treat the leather of a chinstrap which risked splitting because it was too...