Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet with Plume & Aiguillette - Duke of Cambridge's Own Breda M-37 Years of Manufacture: Circa 1720

Years of Manufacture: Circa 1720

This example bears attached numbers 137 to the front

Additionally next to this is serial number 113

Even as it progressed into Burma

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet with Plume & Aiguillette - Duke of Cambridge's Own Breda M-37 Years of Manufacture: Circa 1720Original 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,