Description
in September 1944
This is just what you would expect to find in the local Frontier Trading Post or Mercantile store during the pre-war days of the 1840's and 1850's
these Bren vests carried spare Brengun magazines in two pouches
Ball turret gunner: Hugh Crimmins
In very nice condition showing some use but just perfect for its age of 258 years
Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own Nepalese Cache Extras in September 1944Original Item: Only One Available. One of the most romantic style helmets ever issued in the British military is this CHAPKA and was used exclusively by mounted lancers. The chapka, or lance cap, was an item of headdress originally worn by the legendary Polish Uhlan lancer regiments. British forces encountered Polish lancers wearing the Czapka Rogatywka (Horned Cap) in French service during the Napoleonic Wars. The British Army's lancer regiments,