Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp Remains of rack number appeals

Remains of rack number appeals to be on the bowl guard

The helmet is painted with a rising sun Japanese Naval flag and New Guinea underneath along the rim

D128 and the interior

Air cover was promised but never arrived

There were many different revisions made during the Pre-WWII and early war years

Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp Remains of rack number appealsOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine example of a WWI period Model 1870 French Cuirassier Enlisted Troopers Helmet. The helmet consists of a steel body with brass fittings, and black horsehair tail. The original leather lining band is still intact, but shows signs of wear from honest use and storage over the decades. The Helmet features a Tall Brass Cimier with the "Medusa head" emblem to the front. Period Black horse mane on top and back of the