Original British / Welsh Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 1880 Cavaltry Trooper's Helmet with White Plume Manufacture Type_Original Items walnut grips

walnut grips

Proof marks are not visible but we expect they lie underneath the wood line

with the remains of a cartouche near the lower lock screw

stating "Lord Raglan

with a bit of peppering

Original British / Welsh Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 1880 Cavaltry Trooper's Helmet with White Plume Manufacture Type_Original Items walnut gripsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Yeomanry units were usually raised at times of Crisis. This Regiment was first raised in 1803 for the Napoleonic Wars when fear from invasion dominated England. It was then disbanded in 1828 when the danger was long passed. Later re established in the Victorian era it was actually shipped out to South Africa for the BOER WAR in 1899 and returned in 1902. It later served in the First World War. This is a fine example