SA0204 French Napoleon helmet/cuirassier helmet

French Napoleon helmet/cuirassier helmet
French napoleon helmet use in 18th century. With black horse hair fitted in
cryest. Red feather is been used. Chin scale is detachable. Make pure brass metal
make natural finish, Helmet plate comprises of high quality material a very true
copy to an original piece.Cuirassiers (/ˌkwɪrəˈsɪər/, from French cuirassier,[1]
pronounced: [kɥiʁasje]) were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first
appearing in late 15th-century Europe. This French term means “one with a
cuirass” (cuirasse), the breastplate armour which they wore.[2] The first
cuirassiers were produced as a result of armoured cavalry, such as the man-atarms and demi-lancer, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as
their primary weapon. In the later 17th century, the cuirassier lost his limb
armour and subsequently employed only the cuirass (breastplate and backplate),
and sometimes a helmet. By this time, the sword was the primary weapon of the
cuirassier, pistols being relegated to a secondary function.Cuirassiers achieved
increased prominence during the Napoleonic Wars and were last fielded in the
opening stages of World War I. Cuirassiers continue to be employed as ceremonial
troops by a number of countries.