Original Early Victorian British Crimean War Era North Somerset Yeomanry 1817 Pattern Officer’s Helmet with Chinscales and Horsehair Plume Scabbards & Sheaths and not a nickel plated

and not a nickel plated one

though there are a few chips

with three pole arms bearing banners on either side

The magazine well portion and barrel jacket are intact and have not been majorly altered

Original Early Victorian British Crimean War Era North Somerset Yeomanry 1817 Pattern Officer’s Helmet with Chinscales and Horsehair Plume Scabbards & Sheaths and not a nickel platedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an exquisite and high grade 1817 Pattern Dress helmet worn by a member of the North Somerset Yeomanry between 1837 1845. The North Somerset Yeomanry was a part time cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1798 to 1967. It maintained order in Somerset in the days before police forces, and supplied volunteers to fight in the Second Boer War. It served on the Western Front in the First World War. The helmet has a