Original British Victorian Era 12th Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Size 6⅝

Original Item: Only One Available. Always considered one of the most romantic styles of British Cavalry Helmets, is this, the Czapka. The word itself is Polish / Belorussian, and basically means "cap". This style is perhaps best known to English speakers as a word for the 19th-century Polish cavalry headgear, consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front (full name in Polish: czapka rogatywka, initially: konfederatka) to which feathers or rosettes were sometimes added. The helmet style was then adopted by various other European cavalry units, and even made its way to Great Britain, where it was used by the 12th Lancers, whose principal color was bright red. Raised by BRIGADIER GENERAL PHINEAS BOWLES in July 1715 to face the threat of the Jacobite Rebellion, the 12th Lancers has become one of the most famous Cavalry Regiments in the British Army. Even the Duke of Wellington served as a Subaltern (Lieutenant) in the 12th Lancers between 1789 and 1791. The R