France, 2nd Empire (1852-1870). - Lot 111

France, 2nd Empire (1852-1870). Dragoon troop helmet, model 1858. Brass gutter bomb, brass visor and nape-cover lined with brown basanes and edged around the perimeter with a brass ruffle. The rear of the brass bomb is stamped "L" "9" "D", and stamped "945" and "1871". Original regulation leather turban covered by a felt headband imitating a panther skin. Embossed brass crest, the mask stamped with a flaming bomb surmounted by a jellyfish head with a wreath of laurel and oak branches above, the fins embossed with eight gadroons of decreasing shape, highlighted with pearls and framed with acanthus leaves and palmettes, the "rain screen" protecting the top of the crest with a design featuring a braided mane. Badge holder with black mane puff. Mane of black mane, effective length approx. 57 cm. On the left side of the bomb, brass plume holder decorated with foliate friezes. Pair of model 1858 brass chinstraps with decreasing rings, mounted on leather chinstraps, complete with laurel leaf rosettes. Inner headband in brown wolf-tooth basane. It is fitted with a scarlet cock feather plume, without olive. 29 cm (without fin-holder). (Wear and minor wear, minor bumps on the bomb, worn inner cap and three damaged wolf's teeth. Fairly good condition).