Original French 2nd Empire Heavy Cavalry Cuirass Set by Klingenthal - Dated 1828 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover with the original large base

with the original large base plate being replaced by a simple curved model

the iron mounted rifles had blued barrels and color case hardened locks and hammers

Offered in various colors

making it more economic and simple to manufacture

Original French 2nd Empire Heavy Cavalry Cuirass Set by Klingenthal - Dated 1828 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover with the original large baseOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. The cavalry have used armor for since ancient Greek and Roman times. In Europe in the Middle Ages full suits were used by the nobility and from the Tudor period of the 16th Century Breast and Back Plates, known as Cuirasses, were in continual use right up to the era of Napoleon III. Even today ceremonial wear includes such half armor on members of the British Household Cavalry. Here we have some genuine battle