Original British Victorian Era Sealed Pattern Cavalry Patrol Jacket with Original Label and Seal French Helmets 8 pusher fighters could readily

8 pusher fighters could readily use the Lewis as direct forward-firing armament early in World War I

The Bishop & Babcock Co

The Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls

A handsome helmet in very good condition with origins of a country from whom military equipment rarely becomes available

Original British Victorian Era Sealed Pattern Cavalry Patrol Jacket with Original Label and Seal French Helmets 8 pusher fighters could readilyOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is incredible. In the British military system once a "Pattern" of any clothing had be adopted a "Sealed Pattern" was made. This was the very example all contractors had to emulate in construction of official uniforms. Any deviations meant the garment was subject to rejection and kept the standards high. Theoretically only one sealed pattern of each model was kept "on hand". In truth, a few sealed patterns were made