Original British 12th Lancers Cavalry Officer Uhlan Czapka “Lance Cap” - Size 6 ¾ Feed Block Assembly being assigned to VIII Bomber

being assigned to VIII Bomber Command in England in December 1943

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The distinctive design has been attributed to both sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones

You almost never see kepis of this quality

Original British 12th Lancers Cavalry Officer Uhlan Czapka “Lance Cap” - Size 6 ¾ Feed Block Assembly being assigned to VIII BomberOriginal Item: Only One Available. Uhlans were a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. They first appeared in the cavalry of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the early 18th century. Uhlans were quickly adopted by the mounted forces of other countries, including France, Russia, Prussia, Saxony, and Austria Hungary. The term "lancer" was often used interchangeably with "uhlan"; the lancer regiments later formed for the British Army