BRITISH KING'S 1ST DRAGOONS GUARDS HELMET

Description

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards HELMET-ALBERT PATTERN
FROM MY FATHERS COLLECTION.
PURCHASED IN LONDON FROM ROY MAITLAND OF TRADITION
ON SEPT 21ST 1979.
PLEASE NOTE THE FACEPLATE IS LOOSE.
NICE CONDITION.
PAY PAL ONLY
US SHIPPING ONLY
The Regiment fought at Waterloo (1815), and shortly thereafter new dress regulations were issued, with a new helmet of black leather skull and peak, "encircled with richly gilt laurel leaves, rich gilt dead wrought scales and lions’ heads" with bear skin crest. At the same time dark blue trousers with a yellow stripe were introduced.
Twenty years later, the Regiment shipped to Canada to suppress unrest between 1838 and 1843. Shortly thereafter, the "Albert helmet" was issued to all heavy cavalry regiments. The 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards wore a scarlet, horse-tail plume which was removed on active service.