British American Revolutionary War Era Leather Tarleton Cap Helmet with Bearskin Crest Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets We presume there is some

We presume there is some lock or other mechanism that is stuck

with a great patina and lovely darkening on the oak leaf side panel

The Horse Artillery differed from other light artillery (also known as "mounted" artillery) in that each member of the unit traveled on his own horse

The Japanese were again using a cave defense system

the helmet is allowed to collapse into itself

British American Revolutionary War Era Leather Tarleton Cap Helmet with Bearskin Crest Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets We presume there is someNew Made Item. This pattern of helmet was named after Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton who commanded the British Legion during the American War of Independence (1775 1783). With its bearskin crest the tarleton was regarded as 'the handsomest' of helmets and was reportedly much admired by foreign forces at the time. The Tarleton cap remained the most popular form of cavalry headdress in the post war United States, worn by the cavalry (and later