Napoleonic French Gendarme Carabineer Cuirassiers Dragoon Empire

Napoleonic French Gendarme Carabineer Cuirassiers Dragoon Empire Cavalry Helmet - France, Second Empire, 1852 to 1871 /.Third Republic 1912CE. A striking brass and silver tinned French cavalry helmet with a long flowing horsehair tail and a leather handle overlaid with brass petals in near mint condition. This helmet possibly belonged to a member of an military police artillery horse regiment with the exploding hand grenade/bomb emblem on the brow, Perhaps part of the Imperial Guard. Atop the helmet is a crest with a face of the Roman god of retribution "Nemesis". A band with a leaf design runs below this around the body of the helmet, The dragoon-style helmet was introduced in 1762 by the French Army, replacing the tricorn hat for their dragoon cavalry regiments. These crested helmets were based on those of the Classical World, Then very much in vogue. By the early 19th century, Austrian, the British, the Prussians and even the Canadians had chosen to emulate the design. Helmets like this were last used in World War I, although then they wore drab helmet covers to provide camouflage.

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