Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own British Swagger Stick material and personnel matters

material and personnel matters

the Italian armed forces melted away and an Italian army was reconstructed in northern Italy under German control

the shaft is made of bakelite

On 4 July 1926

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own British Swagger Stick material and personnel mattersOriginal 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,