Original British Victorian 6th Inniskilling Dragoons Other Ranks Parade Helmet with Chin Scales U.S. Field Gear Date of Manufacture

Date of Manufacture

It was also fitted with areas where blasting caps or cordtex could be placed

as indicated on the butt plate tang

and Leipheim fell before the division was withdrawn from the line on 28 April

Made in England by one of the period's finest gunsmiths

Original British Victorian 6th Inniskilling Dragoons Other Ranks Parade Helmet with Chin Scales U.S. Field Gear Date of ManufactureOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very scarce totally original British cavalry helmet, complete with its original chin scales, which are often lost. The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689 as Sir Albert Cunningham's Regiment of Dragoons. During the Victorian era, it was known as the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons until 1861, after which it was known as the 6th (Inniskilling)