joerookery
Well-known member
I can recommend the books Brass Spikes and Horsehair Plumes: A History of U.S. Army Dress Helmets by Gordon Chappell
I know I should read before I buy but I finally looked at the reference. You are right Peter this is a great book. I now understand that helmets and the differences in the models. That's the good news. The bad news is that I did an exhaustive search for Nichols in the second cavalry officer ranks. No joy. There was no such person. Therefore, this must be the name tag of an old collector??? Really quite disappointing however I did learn how to search for someone in the American army. Not bad.
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Joe